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Occidental College Celebrates Success of The Oxy Campaign For Good
Occidental College has completed its largest-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, raising more than $252 million for student scholarships, academic programs, campus modernization, and other high-priority needs.
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Norris Hall Keck Gift
Keck Foundation Gift to Kick Off Chemistry Building Renovation
A $5 million gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation will make possible the launch of a multi-phase renovation of Occidental College's 63-year-old chemistry building on a campus where 40 percent of students are pursuing…
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Mental Health Awareness Gift and Program
New Gift To Fund Campus-Wide Student Health Promotion Program
A generous gift from the Choi Family, combined with gifts from other donors, will fund a new campus-wide health promotion program to address the growing need for mental health and wellness education for Occidental…
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John Stauffer Charitable Trust Endows John Stauffer Chair of Chemistry at Occidental
John Stauffer Charitable Trust Endows John Stauffer Chair of Chemistry at Occidental
A $2.5 million grant from the John Stauffer Charitable Trust of Pasadena will endow the new John Stauffer Chair of Chemistry to recognize exceptional professors who are acknowledged leaders in teaching, research and…
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Passing a Major Milestone
With one year remaining, The Oxy Campaign For Good propels past the $225 million mark
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New Gift to Fund Equity and Justice Training Program
A $300,000 gift from an anonymous Occidental College alumnus of the 1990s will fund the creation of a new justice, equity, inclusion and diversity (JEID) training and professional development program in support of…
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The Oxy Campaign For Good
Good Vibrations
The Oxy Campaign For Good passes the $215 million benchmark with 18 months remaining
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Occidental College Mellon Grant for "Humanities for Just Communities"
$1.5 Million Mellon Grant to Fund “Humanities for Just Communities” Initiative
A $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will fund Occidental’s “Humanities for Just Communities” (HJC) program, a three-year collaborative teaching and community-engaged initiative that will introduce…
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Dane Gillette ’72 and Pat (Kruse) Gillette ’73
Kind of You to Ask
Capitalizing on a personalized appeal at a time when the pandemic made in-person visits impossible, Oxy’s Legacy Challenge documents more than $7 million in planned gift commitments to the College.
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