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