The Claremont Colleges Services

Black Graduation
2025-05-16 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Pomona College Seaver Theater, 140 W 6th Street, Claremont, 91711, United States
If you’re a 2025 graduate, it’s time to register for Black Grad!
Registration is now open and will close on Monday, May 12 at 5pm
There are no costs associated with this event.
Open to graduating students, their family and guests, and the 7C community.
DATE Friday, May 16, 2025
LOCATION Pomona College Seaver Theater, 300 E Bonita Avenue, Claremont
More information will be sent to registrants by email.

Welcome B(l)ack Annual OBSA BBQ
2025-09-14 14:00 - 16:30 | OBSA Bungalow
Join us for OBSA’s annual welcome event for 5C undergraduate students! We’ll have burgers and dogs on our brand new grill (vegan options available!), music and games on the patio, and socializing indoors and outdoors. Meet the OBSA staff in a relaxing atmosphere, learn about how to use the center and our plans for the fall. Bring a friend, free and open to all!

Back to Your Future
2025-09-17 15:00 - 18:00 | Streets South of the TCC Library, N Dartmouth Ave & N College Way, Claremont, CA, Claremont, CA, 91711
The Claremont Colleges Services presents Back to Your Future, your ultimate 7C student services block party!
Join us on Wednesday, September 17, from 3:00 to 6:00 PM for an exciting outdoor fair that kicks off the back-to-school season and connects you to the student services available across The Claremont Colleges.

Free Food
Live Music
Crafts & Giveaways
Fuzzy Animals
Games & Activities
Health Clinic
Raffle Prizes

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OBSA Annual Mentorship Retreat
2025-09-20 09:00 - 14:30 | CA
Registered OBSA mentors and mentees are invited to the annual retreat! Mentorship groups are led by assigned upperclass mentor volunteers to help guide and support their first year experience. All participants enrolled int he program are eligible to attend.
The retreat is a half day in Pasadena at a comfortable indoor multipurpose space. Facilitated by OBSA staff and guests!
Food and travel are provided!

OBSA Fellow Office Hours at SCORE
2025-09-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-21 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-28 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-04 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates | Scripps SCORE, 1111 Amherst Ave., Claremont, CA, 91711
Tuesdays starting September 23, 6-7pm at Scripps SCORE (1030 Columbia Ave, # 2011)
Stop by and say hi to OBSA fellows and Scripps students Ahlam and Ryann for their joint hours with SCORE (Scripps Communities of Resources and Empowerment) student interns! Open to all students and a great opportunity for Scripps students to get to know both OBSA and SCORE, share ideas, participate in a fun themed activity and hang!
Open to all students

RK Russell in conversation
2025-09-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Balch Auditorium Scripps College
A conversation between the former NFL player, author, and advocate for LGBTQ+ visibility in sports and OBSA Dean Lydia Middleton. Russell will share his groundbreaking journey as the first openly bisexual player in the NFL and discuss his critically acclaimed memoir The Yards Between Us. Stay after the event for a chance to purchase the memoir and have it signed by Russell.
Reserve tickets here: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/ScrippsCollege/events/r-k-russell-in-conversation
7pm
Location: Balch Auditorium, Scripps College
Presented by Scripps Presents
Open to all

Mental Wellness Mondays: Weekly Drop in Office Hours w/MCAPS Senior Staff Psychologist Dr. Adrienne Hilliard
2025-10-06 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-03 14:00 - 16:00 | OBSA Conference Room
Sign up for a 30 minute 1 on 1, informal and confidential mental wellness check in with Dr. A from MCAPS! You can choose an in person or zoom meeting.
Drop ins are welcome, or RSVP here to choose a time slot

OBSA/IDAS Joint Open House
2025-10-09 11:30 - 13:30 | OBSA, 139 E. 7th st, Claremont, CA
OBSA and Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies hosts our annual joint welcome lunch at OBSA.
Meet faculty and staff from both offices, hear about our plans and partnerships and enjoy a free lunch!
Open to all, including all majors and academic interests.

OBSA x Pomona Valley Food Bank Volunteer Project
2025-10-11 12:00 - 16:00 | CA
We’re volunteering with God Provides Ministry Inc. / Pomona Valley Food Bank, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1996 and incorporated in 2001, to support families across Greater Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties. Through long-standing programs like Fresh Rescue and the newly added Pomona Meals on Wheels, the organization continues its mission to nourish and uplift our community. Join us in giving back—learn more at www.pomonamealsonwheels.org.
The volunteer shift is from noon-4pm. Attendees will travel via Foothill Transit Bus System using their student Connections Bus Cards. Complete the online form here to indicate availability and bus card status: Sign Up! OBSA X Pomona Valley Food Bank Volunteer Opportunity!
Event is free and open to all who are interested.

OBSA Movie Night: Friday
2025-10-17 18:30 - 21:00 | OBSA, 139 E. 7th st, Claremont, CA
Join OBSA for an outdoor movie night showing the 90s classic, Friday!
We’ll have comfortable seating, heat lamps and snacks and watch the movie on the OBSA patio. A perfect opportunity to get together, meet other students and enjoy community. Bring your own comfy blanket!
Open to all, bring a friend!
6:30pm snacks!
7pm movie

OBSA's Annual Halloween Bash
2025-10-30 22:00 - 2025-10-31 01:00 | OBSA Bungalow
OBSA is planning its second annual Halloween bash featuring a DJ and dancing, costume contest, snacks, 21+ open bar (valid ID required), photobooth and more. Free and open to all (must be a current student at The Claremont Colleges).

OBSA x FLI Present Sweet Escape: Study Abroad Info Chat
2025-11-12 20:00 - 21:00 | FLI Nest (SCC Basement)
Join Gilman Scholars Rachel Nguyen and Werlie Cius (also an OBSA fellow) for a chat about minimizing costs while maximizing time abroad. Sweet treats provided.

OBSA Student Art Gallery Fall Opening
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:30 | OBSA Bungalow
Join us for wine, cheese and mocktails to celebrate OBSA’s fall submissions to our student art gallery in the OBSA main house and bungalow. Showcasing student artists from the 5 colleges colleges, OBSA’s gallery exhibition celebrates the work of Black student creatives. A community event free and open to all.
An OBSA Art & Artist Engagement Series event.

OBSA x SCORE Friendsgiving Lunch
2025-11-14 14:00 - 15:30 | CA
Join us in the SCORE living room for a friendsgiving lunch with delicious catered food, celebrating community, abundance and gratitude

Sigd Shabbat sponsored by McAlister Center, Claremont Hillel & OBSA
2025-11-21 18:15 - 19:30 | McAlister Center, 919 N. Columbia Ave., Claremont, CA, 91711
Join us to celebrate Sigd at 6:15 PM at McAlister! Sigd is an Ethiopian Jewish holiday that celebrates the covenant between the Jewish people and God, marked by prayer, fasting, and a longing for unity and connection to Jerusalem.
Shabbat Menu:
Ethopian Cuisine From Rahel’s Ethiopian Restaurant

Challah (GF options available)
Tomato Salad
Injera (Traditional Ethiopian flatbread)
Yemisir Kik Wot (Red lentil stew)
Collard Greens
Yeatkilt Wot (Mixed vegetable stew)
Yefasolia Wot (String bean stew)
Doro Wat (Ethiopian Shabbat chicken stew)

Thanksgiving Holiday TCCS Closure
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-28 | CA
Happy Thanksgiving! In observance of the holiday, TCCS offices will be closed from noon on Wednesday, November 26, through Friday, November 28. We wish our community a joyful holiday weekend!

Black to Nature Poetry and Theory x OBSA present Open Mic Night
2025-12-03 14:45 - 17:30 | CA
Annual event hosted by the Dr. Laura Harris Black to Nature Course! Hosted at OBSA, the course runs each semester and closes with an open mic event featuring class participants. Free and open to all, this community event is also a celebration of the garden space designed and cared for by the students held at OBSA. Hair oil produced from herbs in the garden will be available for purchase.

Winter Holiday TCCS Closure
2025-12-20 - 2026-01-04 | CA
Happy Holidays! TCCS will be closed for winter break from December 20 through January 4. We will return to normal operations on Monday, January 5. Wishing our community a joyful and restful holiday season!
