Upcoming Events

Elaine’s Dining Hall Specials

February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2025

During the lunch and dinner specials on February 5, 12, 19, and 26, Elaine’s Dining Hall will serve traditional soul food and Black cultural meals. Learn more about why certain foods are important in Black culture, and read more about the history of soul food.

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Dawoud Bey Einstein Lecture Series

February 20, 2025 | 7:00 p.m.

Join us in the Forum at 7:00 p.m. to hear the Einstein Lecture Series, The History and Memory in the Landscape: A Conversation with Daowoud Bey and Colette Veasey-Cullors.

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BIPOC Student Summit

February 22, 2025 | 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

The fifth annual Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Student Summit at Otis College, sponsored by Target’s Advancing Design Diversity initiative, will be on campus from 9a-4p. Students will have an opportunity to hear from our main speakers, Edwin Lewis, Director of TV Series, Product, Discovery, and Promotion at Netflix, and Regis Peeples, Otis Alum (MFA ‘17) and Professor at Santa Monica College. In addition, they will engage in a career services session, a networking lunch, a portfolio review, and sessions across 3 tracks: Mental Wellbeing, Understanding Entrepreneurship, or Preparing for the Workforce.

Register Now (closes on February 14).

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Band of Vices Gallery Tour

February 22, 2025 | 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Following the BIPOC Summit, transportation will be available for student attendees to visit the Band of Vices art gallery for a private tour with light refreshments.

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