From the tree-lined campus in a charming small town, to the woods Oxford students have spent years restoring, to the 11-acre organic farm, a living laboratory that feeds students and the community, Oxford College doesn’t just value ecological sustainability, we live it. A distinguished professorship in environmental studies would expand the curriculum and learning opportunities, strengthening a key area of undergraduate study at Emory.

By supporting 2O36, we can recruit a senior scholar to lead our academic study of the environment and support co-curricular sustainability initiatives like Oxford’s organic farm. The professorship in environmental studies will position Oxford College, and Emory more broadly, as a leader in understanding and practicing sustainability.

The arts are essential to our residential liberal arts experience, and the TV and film industries’ growing presence in Georgia, particularly here in Newton County, provides substantial opportunities for applied learning. Improving our studio arts, film, and media studies programs can help Oxford increase engagement with the film industry and serve our students pursuing related careers. Through 2O36, Oxford can invest in the arts and in students’ futures. We can develop more TV and film industry partnerships, update equipment students practice on, and beautify historic Humanities Hall, Few Hall, and Tarbutton Theater. These efforts will not only raise the quality and profile of these key programs, they’ll better prepare Oxford students to transition into arts careers.