Day For Oxy

Our second annual Day For Oxy on April 20, 2021 was another incredible success! Because of the outpouring of support from Oxy alumni, parents, students, staff, faculty, and friends from around the world, we far surpassed our goal of 2,021 gifts and raised 3,069 gifts for a total of $1,711,278!

Thank you to every supporter, challenge donor and volunteer advocate who contributed to this remarkable event.

3,069

total gifts raised

308

new donors to Oxy

152%

of our goal was achieved

$851,950

given to The Oxy Fund

52

donor challenge and matching gifts

50

volunteer advocates to help connect the community

$1,711,278

given by our generous donors

"I am so grateful to Occidental for providing me such an incredible foundation and connecting me with lifelong friends and mentors. It's a very special place to me that has shaped much of what I am as a human and scientist."

Jessica Kirkpatrick '02

Day For Oxy Advocate
“Without financial aid, I wouldn’t have been able to attend a school like Oxy. The Day for Oxy has a very personal connection to me. Oxy gave me the ability to make friends and create a community thousands of miles from home.”

Siddharth Saravat '15

Day For Oxy Advocate
“As parents of an Oxy student, we have seen Oxy working hard to foster a sense of community among students in these challenging times and despite the remote learning environment.”

Paula Ramey-Pérez and Paul Pérez P'23

Day For Oxy Advocates
“A few years ago, a Wall Street Journal article noted that Oxy's commitment to a diverse experience, accessible to a broader cross section of students, did not come free. I was proud to call myself a tiger, and took the opportunity to give back.”

Karen Whittlesey '95

Day For Oxy Advocate
“We, as parents, have been transformed and inspired by the Oxy community. We marvel at the strong sense of community on display and the tireless dedication of the school’s educators, alumni, and staff. We have both secretly confessed our fantasies to each other of being able to attend college all over again at Oxy.”

Leah and Robert Levine P'21

Day For Oxy Advocates
"Oxy continues to need our support as alumni whose lives were changed for the better by a special, high-caliber liberal arts education."

Charles McClintock, Ph.D. '68

Day For Oxy Advocate

Give to what you love

During the 2021 Day For Oxy, we encouraged all donors to give to the area of the College which had the most meaning to them. From scholarships to softball, or the Glee Club to the Geology Department, Tigers from around the world gave to academics, financial aid, athletics, and The Oxy Fund, which provides immediate and necessary funding for the entire College. We are grateful for all the gifts we received which supported each programmatic area below:

African American and Underrepresented Student Success Fund

Alice Stebbins Wells Endowed Award

Alpha Sorority Scholarship

Alumni of Occidental in Education (ALOED)

American Studies Department

Andy Beattie '75 Endowment for Campaign Semester

Anson J. Credille '97 Endowed Scholarship

Asian American Tutorial Project (AATP)

Asian Pacific Islander (API) Scholarship

Asian Studies Department

Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC)

Barbara A. Lloyd '68 & Franklin R. Lloyd '69 Endowed Scholarship

Baseball

Biology Department

Black Studies Department

Campus Dining

CCBL Reserve

Center for Gender Equity

Chaffee Global Opportunities Fund

Chemistry Department

Class of 1962 Endowed Scholarship

Class of 1971 Endowed Scholarship

Class of 1987 Memorial Scholarship

Cleveland Gillis '72 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

COVID 19 Expenses

CTSJ Department

Current Year Scholarships

Dean's Enrichment Grant Fund

Diplomacy and World Affairs Department

Elisabeth Leonard Jeffrey '36 Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Employee Relief Fund

English & Comparative Literary Students Department

Equity and Justice

Geology Department

Glee Club

History Department

Intercultural Community Center

International & North American Programs

José F. Silva '84 Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Joseph H. Birman Geology Endowment FundLacrosse

Library

Math Department

McClintock-Wilburn Family Fund in Leadership

Media Arts & Culture Department

Men's Basketball

Men's Cross Country

Men's Golf

Men's Soccer

Men's Swimming & Diving

Men's Tennis

Men's Track & Field

Men's Water Polo

Moore Lab of Zoology

Multicultural Summer Institute

Music Department

Nick Lee '10 Endowed Financial Aid Fund

Occidental College General Endowed Scholarship

Occidental College Latino Alumni Association (OCLAA)

Philosophy Department

Phi Sig Scholarship

Physics Department

Political Science Department

Psychiatry Research Lab

Psychology Department

Religious Studies Department

Softball

Spanish & French Literary Studies Department

Stafford Ellison Wright Endowment

Student Emergency Aid Fund

Summer Theater

Technology Resources

The George Schmiedeshoff Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Obama Scholars Program through the Boesche Society

The Oxy Fund

Theater Department

Tiger Club Athletics

Undergraduate Research Center

Upward Bound Department

Urban & Environmental Policy Department

Vantuna Research Group

Volleyball

William and Elizabeth Kahane United Nations Program

Women's Basketball

Women's Cross Country

Women's Golf

Women's Soccer

Women's Swimming & Diving

Women's Tennis

Women's Track & Field

Women's Water Polo

Writing Center

Zeta Tau Zeta Endowed Scholarship Fund

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