OBSA Presents Poli-Ed: 2024 Presidential Election Voter Skills Workshop
2024-10-10 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | OBSA Bungalow, 139 E. 7th street, Claremont, CA, 91711
Join us for an enlightening workshop designed to empower and educate students as we approach the upcoming election. This event will kick off with a captivating lecture by Professor Golub, a Scripps professor who focuses on American political theory and African American political thought and group conversation facilitated by OBSA fellow Se’maj Griffin (Pomona College, Sociology & Environmental Analysis). Following the lecture, we will engage in interactive discussions and activities focused on understanding the electoral process, identifying what “your” key issues are, and developing effective voter skills. Click here to RSVP!

Weekly Graduate Student Coworking sessions with OBSA's graduate fellows
2024-10-11 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-18 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-25 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-01 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-08 14:00 - 17:00 | OBSA Main House Conference Room, 139 E 7th street, Claremont, California, 91711
Open to KGI and CGU students interested in sharing productive coworking space for job searches, research, assignments, prep and more! Enjoy the company of other students in community and make connections while advancing in your academic career. Hosted by the OBSA graduate fellows. No registration required, feel free to bring food and beverages. Outlets and dry erase wall available for use!

OBSA's Wellness, for Us Series: Melanated Mondays with Dr. A
2024-10-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-21 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-04 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-11 14:00 - 16:00 | OBSA Bungalow, 139 E. 7th street, Claremont, CA, 91711
Melanated Mondays are facilitated by Dr. Adrienne Hilliard, MCAPS Senior Staff Therapist. Sign up for a 30 minute 1 on 1 informal, confidential wellness support check in. Zoom and in person slots are available. Part of the OBSA/MCAPS Wellness, For US Series. Open to all, with particular emphasis on students of African descent. Sign up on Engage, OBSA’s linktr.ee or at https:// calendly.com/adrienne-hilliard.

KGI Student Government, KGI PASU and OBSA present: Nigerian Independence Day Celebration
2024-10-17 17:00 - 20:00 | KGI 517 Chan Family Cafe, 517 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA
Join KGI Student Government and KGI Pan African Student Union for a Nigerian Independence Day Celebration, featuring authentic Nigerian cuisine, interactive games and performances. 5-8pm at KGI Chan Cafe Patio. Sponsored by OBSA.

Drop in Hours with OBSA Fellows Nekyla (KGI) & Abstract (CGU)
2024-10-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-24 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-31 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-10-31 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-07 16:00 - 17:00 | OBSA, 139 E. 7th st, Claremont, CA

Focus Group Discussion: Black Hair & Identity Creation
2024-10-24 17:30 - 20:30 | OBSA Bungalow, 139 E. 7th street, Claremont, CA, 91711
By Sasha Leonard (Pomona ’25) with support from OBSA. Free Chipotle! RSVP below.

OBSA's Wellness, for Us Series: CreativiTEA Paint and Sip
2024-10-24 19:00 - 21:00 | The Hive, Pomona College
OBSA/MCAPS Wellness, For US Series Event
Enjoy tea, creative art projects and relaxation! 7C inclusive, open to all!
7pm-9pm
The HIVE
RSVP on Engage or linktr.ee

Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Info Session
2024-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Chicano Latino Student Affairs Office, 757 College Way, Suite 2100, Claremont, CA, 91711
Want to learn more about the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) application process? If so, please join Professor Gabriela Bascán at an upcoming info session.

Centering Blackness: Black Psych, White Spaces
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | OBSA, 139 E. 7th st, Claremont, CA
OBSA/IDAS collab returns, ft. Dr. Monique Levermore moderated by IDAS Chair Eric Hurley. Topic: Black Clinical Psychology. Free lunch provided!

Black Psychology, White Spaces: Reflections on 27 years as a Black Clinical Psychologist with Drs. Monique Levermore and Eric Hurley
2024-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | OBSA Bungalow, 139 E. 7th street, Claremont, CA, 91711
Dr. Monique Levermore is the Founder of Levermore Psychological Services – a clinical/consulting private psychology practice incorporated in Florida, with satellite offices in Miami, West Palm Beach and Orlando, Florida. Dr. Levermore’s unorthodox private practice was partnered with a variety of state agencies to provide services to underserved and marginalized children and adults. A graduate of Howard University (PhD, Clinical Psychology), she currently serves as a full professor and the Program Director of the APA accredited Clinical Psychology PhD Program at Alliant International University – California School of Professional Psychology in Los Angeles.
Dr. Eric Hurley (Chair, IDAS; Professor of Psychological Science & Africana Studies at Pomona College) will host a Q&A with Dr. Levermore sharing her career journey, lived experiences and reflections on trailblazing in a predominantly white field.
Offering a unique opportunity to discuss multidisciplinary topics outsidethe classroom that center Black experiences, Centering Blackness is where Black culture, identity and academics meet in a comfortable, open forum.
Open to all 7C students, faculty and staff. All majors and disciplines welcome. No registration required.

OBSA's Haunted House Party
2024-10-31 21:00 - 2024-11-01 01:00 | OBSA Bungalow, 139 E. 7th street, Claremont, CA, 91711
Open Bar: 9pm to 11pm (Must be 21+ & show valid ID to get wristbands for drinks). Free food, DJ, photobooth! Wear a costume for the costume contest!

OBSA's Art Engagement Series: OBSA & Scripps SCORE “Go Together” Exhibition outing
2024-11-02 17:45 - 21:00 | OBSA, 139 E. 7th st, Claremont, CA
Join us for a special “go together” in partnership with Scripps SCORE (meet at OBSA and travel over) to the “What Moves You” exhibition opening by Edwin Malave II feat. Robert Melendez, Sara Sunkyung Park, & Phillippe Anthony Quinal at Bunny Gunner, from 6pm – 9pm. Those interested in traveling together should RSVP here and meet at OBSA at 5:45pm. Then the group will then head to the gallery at 230 W. Bonita Avenue in The Claremont Village.

OBSA Art & Artist Engagement Series: Chakaia Booker Lunch (noon@OBSA) and Artist Talk (7pm@Benton Museum)
2024-11-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-11-07 19:00 - 21:00
OBSA and Benton Museum invite you to lunch with guest artist Chakaia Booker:
Noon-1pm at the OBSA Bungalow. RSVP required.
Then at 7 pm join the Chakaia Booker Artist Talk at the Pomona College Benton Museum of Art

OBSA + QRC + Scripps SCORE Pottery Workshop with Mims Ceramics
2024-11-08 15:00 - 17:00
Pottery instruction & creation course with Los Angeles-based studio Mims, a Black and Trans-owned company. Join the class! Sign up on OBSA’s linktr.ee.

OBSA 2nd Friday Graduate Student Happy Hour: Game Night & Cocktails
2024-11-08 17:00 - 19:00 | OBSA Bungalow, 139 E. 7th street, Claremont, CA, 91711
Join OBSA for its special launch of our monthly graduate student happy hour hosted by the OBSA graduate fellows at the bungalow from 5pm-7pm. We invite Black student communities at KGI and CGU to enjoy oversize connect 4, jenga, card games, appetizers and a hosted 21+ open bar. Enjoy an early evening of fun, games and community and more as we launch our new monthly social series!

OBSA/Draper Black Alternabreak Info Session
2024-11-12 18:00 - 19:00 | Draper Center for Community Partnerships, 735 N Dartmouth Ave, Claremont
Attend any info session to be eligible to attend the annual Black Alternabreak experience in Oakland, California over spring break! Open to 5C students who identify as having African descent, the immersive service learning experience is designed and delivered by students in collaboration with the Draper Center for Community Partnerships and The Office of Black Student Affairs.
Info sessions are a prerequisite to applying, so attending one is REQUIRED for all students interested in participating. Alternabreak is a fully funded program offered at no cost to students, and an application is required for selection.
