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  • We believe in the ideals of a democratic society and the power of a liberal arts education
    to change the world.

  • What better place than Oxy.

    What better time than now.

  • Join us in securing this future.

    FOR GOOD

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For Access
Investments in endowed scholarships, internships and research experiences
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Professor Kathryn Leonard works with computer science students
For Distinction
Investments in endowed professorships, academic and co-curricular programs
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For Campus
Investments in modernization and beautification of our campus
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For Today
Annual support to underwrite the Oxy experience for current students
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We believe in the ideals of a democratic society and the power of
a liberal arts education to change the world.

What better place than Oxy.
What better time than now. 

Join us in securing this future.

For Good

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The Oxy Campaign For Good

Goal: $225 Million

$167,485,034
$225,000,000

For Access

Our highest Campaign priority, we seek to endow new student scholarships, internships and research experiences.Learn More

For Distinction

To continually enhance Oxy’s distinctive liberal arts approach, we seek to endow professorships, academic programs and co-curricular experiences.Learn More

For Campus

Cherished by generations, we seek investments to maintain and modernize our beautiful campus.Learn More

For Today

Every gift makes a difference. The Oxy Fund’s impact is felt in every area of the student experience, from scholarships to internships and athletics.Learn More
Chart of campaign monetary goals
74%
of Oxy students receive financial aid
$48,175
average financial aid package
$820m
additional support needed to fully endow Oxy’s financial aid budget
100%
amount of financial aid given based on a student’s demonstrated financial need
19%
of the class of 2023 receive Pell Grants

For Community

Oxy Tigers are coming together from near and far to support our community. Involvement in The Oxy Campaign For Good can take many forms, from making a gift to attending a local event or spreading the word of “Oxy good” among your friends and peers. Join us as we continue to strengthen Oxy bonds across generations.

Oxy's O-Team, a group of student volunteers who welcome new students to campus every semester
28,056
70,000 gifts
Giving Participation

Every gift, every year makes a difference. Be a part of the philanthropic movement for Oxy and help us reach our goal.

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Oxy alumni at reunion
102,888
136,000 connections
Tiger Connections

We’re connecting with Tigers around the world. We invite you to volunteer and engage with Oxy to help us reach our Campaign goal.

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Our Stories For Good

Oxy students, faculty and alumni are committed to making a positive impact on their communities, their cities and the world. Hear our community members talk about how their Oxy experiences have enabled their success and why they give back.
Esther Tedoro

Esther Teodoro '95

I feel an immense gratitude for not just what I learned in the classroom, but for learning how to navigate the world with a more critical lens rather than just an ‘it is what it is’ attitude.
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Malcolm Sowah

Malcolm Sowah '20

The opportunities that Oxy provides with the UN program, other study abroad opportunities, and the chance for students to participate in clubs and other networking programs were things I felt would be relevant to my academic career as well as my professional development.
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Rebecca and Peter Bjorklund

Rebecca and Peter Bjorklund '06

If we want Occidental to continue to remain competitive and respected as a top liberal arts school, it’s crucial that we have the funds to allow the campus to grow, develop, and change with the times.
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Aja-Fullo Sanneh

Aja-Fullo Sanneh '13

It's nice to be connected with people and it feels good to be part of many different things. I want to help Oxy students who need it. ...
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Adam Portnoy

Adam Portnoy '93

In choosing the parts of my life to stay connected to, Oxy is pretty much the only part of my past that I've decided to stay relatively close to, just because I got so much from it...
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Stephen and Karen Casner

Stephen L. Casner '73 and Karen Johnson Casner '74

I think we always felt that we have gotten a lot out of the College, and that it made sense to contribute to the extent we could.
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Oxy Arts on York

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

By modeling a community-centered approach to arts education—and art making—we hope that Oxy Arts and its partners will be regarded as accepting and accessible spaces that increase exposure to and participation in the arts for all community members.
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Rosney Daniel '09

Rosny Daniel '09

Oxy gave me so many different opportunities, I always try to give back.
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Occidental College

Louise D. Edgerton '67 M'69 and Brad Edgerton

We want to make sure that Occidental can continue to recruit the best and brightest, regardless of their background.
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John Power

John Power '58 H'19

I am deeply interested in, and concerned with, the need to attract the best and brightest students, and I wanted to do something to provide incentives for the best students to come to Oxy.
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janette Sadik-Khan '82

Janette Sadik-Khan ’82

Janette Sadik-Khan is one of the world’s foremost authorities on transportation and urban transformation.

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Evita Chavez '15

Evita Chavez '15

I stay involved with the College because I want to make sure that there are more people who can have opportunities like I had.
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Alumnus Jesus Trevino

Jesús Treviño ’68

At Oxy, I learned that no man is an island, that we all belong to a larger universe that encompasses not just the Occidental community, but the L.A. community and the American and world experience.
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Scott and Joyce Berney Corbett

Joyce Berney P'10 and Scott S. Corbett '77 P'10

We live in an increasingly technical society...that combination of technical fluency and the liberal arts background is really a valuable asset—how can I help others have access to that? ...
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Andie DeVries

Andrea DeVries '20

That Oxy has been able to provide me with the money to pursue this education, something that no one in my family has been able to do prior, has been the key to unlocking the door to my passions, my goals and everything that I've wanted to accomplish. ...
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Alumnus Gene Grigsby

Gene Grigsby ’66

Occidental teaches you how to think and how to learn. For me, those are the hallmarks of an educated person.
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Andrew Farkas

Andrew Farkas '59

Only a person with my experience can fully appreciate having zero resources, so I wish to help students who attend college under comparable fiscal challenges.
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Darla Chavez

Darla Chavez '21

I think it's just really important to get involved with the community where you are. Everything that I've done has allowed me to build really deep and meaningful connections and I think I've gotten to meet a lot of really amazing people. ...
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