Academic Commons (2024)

HousesOccidental’s collection of books, including rare books, visual media, sound recordings, and other primary source and rare materials.

Visit the Help Desk on the first floor of the Academic Commons to get technology help or inquire about the various services offered by our team of information technology professionals.

The TLRS team engages in Information Literacy Instruction in multiple modalities, with the goal of supporting the teaching, learning, and research needs of Oxy's faculty, students, and staff in order to encourage and inspire lifelong learning.

This special collection illuminates typography, papermaking, bookbinding, illustration, and the development of printing and book design.

ThePeer Learning Program offers a peer-to-peer learning community for academic and co-curricular pursuits.

Critical Making is a hands-on, collaborative exploration of the impacts of technology on how we think, learn, and create.

The Writing Center offers students from all disciplines two types of support to work on their writing: peer-to-peer, drop-in consultations and appointments with faculty writing specialists.

The Undergraduate Research Center supports faculty-mentored research projects on- and off-campus, across all disciplines. Students also have a chance to present their research to faculty and peers.