Oxford Houses (2026-2027) (Housing)

Dinner: 4:30 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 5:30 PM Community Center

Questions: Email RA Tamara: [email protected]

Dinner: 6:15 Twigs 

Meeting: 5:15 Seeley Lounge 

Questions: Email RA Victor: [email protected] 

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 7:00 PM Noble Lounge 

Questions: Email RA Emma, [email protected] 

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs

Meeting: 7:00 PM Cheever Lounge

Questions? Email RA Lucas: [email protected]

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs

Meeting: 7:00 Seeley Lounge 

Questions: Email RA Robert, [email protected]

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 7:00 PM Seeley Lounge 

Questions? Email RA Piper: [email protected]

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 7:00 PM Community Center (Vandenberg House) 

Questions? Email RA Addison: [email protected] 

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 7:00 PM Emanuel Lounge 

Questions: Email RA Majd: [email protected]

Dinner: 5:30 PM Twogs 

Meeting: 6:30 PM Seeley Lounge 

Questions? Email RA Tyler: [email protected]

Meeting: 6:00 PM Vandenberg Community Center

Dinner: 7:00 PM Twigs 

Questions? Email RA Ben: [email protected]

Dinner: 6:00 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 7:00 PM Community Center 

Questions? Email RA Allison: [email protected]

Dinner: 7:00 PM Twigs 

Meeting: 8:00 PM Seeley Lounge

Questions: Email RA Kennedy: [email protected]

Come hang out with RA Emma & RA Tamara on Tuesday, September 8th from 8-9:30 PM at Noble House to write a letter to your future self, make a vision board, and manifest your success! ✨

It’s been a long week. Take a breather and join us for a late-night breakfast.

Come hang out with your RAs, Majd and Victor, for a cozy and relaxing evening. Whether you want to quietly paint a canvas or just enjoy some evening pancakes, this is a space to unwind and decompress.

Want to paint?

We’ll provide all the canvases, brushes, and paints. No artistic skills are required, just take some time to create whatever brings you peace.

Just here for the food?

You don't have to paint to join us. Feel free to just come grab some breakfast food, chat with your neighbors, or simply enjoy the calm atmosphere.

 Breakfast food at 8:00 PM

 Free painting supplies

 A low-key, relaxing environment

Have you been to the Arb yet? Get a tour from RAs Piper and Allison! Come take a walk around the beautiful arb and meet some of your fellow Oxford residents.

Wanna play some basketball with a sweet treat? Come Monday, September 21st for a competitive game of lightning at Oxford. Winners will get prizes!

Do you know nothing about making music?

PERFECT. We are looking for aspiring artists!

Put your ability/inability to make music to good use and create the worst beat imaginable for a chance to win a prize!!!!

EVERYBODY is welcome to come attend and listen to the worst beats ever!

🎵 Want to compete?

Submit your worst beat using the QR code before the deadline. Never made a beat before? Even better! we’ll share free, beginner-friendly tools you can use.

👀 Don't want to make a beat? COME ANYWAY!

You do not have to submit anything to attend. Come listen to the finalists, react to the musical disasters, see who takes home the awards, eat some snacks, and enjoy the night.

🎧 Live listening party

🧁 Snacks & Drinks

🎤 Awards + prizes

👔 Dress code: Fancy but not required!

• Description: Want to learn and play some card games, enjoy cheese bread, and make new friends? Come to our Midwest game night! 

• Food:Cheese Bread

• Wellness Focus: Social Well-Being

• Click to add Midwest Game Night to your G Cal

• Questions: Email RA Ben: [email protected]

• Description:Join us for an Affirmation & Mason Jar Snack Station! Create uplifting affirmations and build your own mason jar filled with your favorite snacks. Stop by and make something sweet for yourself or someone else!

• Food:Trail Mix Making (no nuts): Lucky charms, pretzels, gummy worms, teddy grams, goldfish, and more! 

• Wellness Focus: Intellectual Well-Being

• Click to add Good Vibes & Good Bites to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Allison: [email protected]

• Date:  Ongoing October 15- November 15 

• Description: The building with the highest number of average steps wins! Compete with your friends against the other buildings and winners get a pizza party! 

• Follow this link to join: myumi.ch/d85G4 

• Wellness Focus: Physical Well-Being 

• Questions: Email RA Piper: [email protected] 

• Description: Midterms got you stressed? Take a mindful break from the textbooks and find your Sereni-Tea! Stop by to relax and make a stress-relieving cup of tea! Chat with neighbors, sip a warm brew, and relax! 

• Food: Tea & Chocolate Chip Muffins

• Wellness Focus: Mental Well-Being

• Click to add Autumn Tea Party to your G Cal 

• Questions:Email RA Kennedy: [email protected]

• Description:  Come visit stations around Oxford to find out if you have been tricked, or have found a treat! Trick stations include: Slime digging for fidget toys, fall Kahoot with candy prizes, and speed math quizzes with candy prizes. Treat stations include: Carmel apple bowl making, International candy guessing games, and minute to win it games with candy prizes. Stations are at various lounges throughout Oxford. Explore Oxford to find your favorite activity of the night! 

• Station Locations: Vandenberg Community Center, Gandhi Lounge (Geddes), Noble Lounge, Seeley Lounge, Emanuel Lounge, Cheever Lounge 

• Food: Carmel Apple Bowls, Candy prizes

• Wellness Focus: Social Well-Being

• Click to add Oxford Trick or Treating to your G Cal 

• Questions:Email RA Piper: [email protected] 

• Description:  Join us for a resume workshop to get resources from the career center, and advice on formatting, structure, and content for your resume! 

• Wellness Focus:Occupational Well-Being

• Click to add Resume Review Workshop to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Victor: [email protected]

• Pearler Bead Making 

• Date: Tuesday, November 3 

• Time: 6-7 PM

• Location: Community Center

• Description: Come join Majd as we make our own creations with Perler beads! Whether you want to make a small design to add to your keychain or get creative with your own idea, there will be plenty of beads and pixel ideas to choose from!

• Wellness Focus: Social Well-Being

• Click to add Pearler Bead Making to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Majd: [email protected]

• Financial Literacy 101 

• Date: Thursday, November 5 

• Time: 7-8:30 PM

• Location: Gandhi Lounge

• Description: Hi everyone, are you interested in learning more about financial literacy and how to get started early? We’ll have UMCU resources available, along with an open Q&A where you can ask questions, learn more about literacy, and get tips on how to prepare early. Plus, there will be cookies! We hope to see you there!

• Wellness Focus: Financial Well-Being

• Food:Cookies

• Click to add Financial Literacy 101 to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Victor: [email protected]

• Rootbeer Ghost Floats 

• Date: Friday, November 6

• Time: 6-7 PM

• Location: Community Center

• Description: Take a break from midterms and kick off November with RA Kennedy and RA Majd! Stop by to build your own custom Root Beer Float loaded with a variety of toppings! Whether you're dropping in for a quick sweet treat or hanging out to catch up and meet people from around Oxford. ALL are welcome! Come socialize, relax, and celebrate fall with us!

• Wellness Focus: Social Well-Being

• Food:Rootbeer Ghost Floats

• Click to add Rootbeer Ghost Floats to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Majd: [email protected]

• Date: Saturday, November 7

• Time: 12-1:30 PM

• Location: Noble Lounge

• Description: Take a moment to mend and make patches to modify, mar, and mark your clothes! Scrap cloth will be provided, though feel free to bring your own garments to fix or patch. No experience necessary!

• Wellness Focus: Environmental Well-Being

• Click to add Midday Mending to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Tyler: [email protected]

• Squeeze The Stress Away 

• Date: Monday, November 9

• Time: 7-8 PM

• Location: Seeley Lounge

• Description: Want some time to relax and de-stress? Come to squishy / stressball making with RAs Ben, Kennedy, Victor, and Piper! Stop by to make your own personal stress toy that you can take home!

• Wellness Focus: Mental Well-Being

• Click to add Squeeze The Stress Away  to your G Cal 

• Questions: Email RA Victor: [email protected]

• NEW! Spooky S'Mores Bowls

  • Date: Tuesday, October 27

  • Time: 6:30 - 8 PM

  • Location: Geddes Lounge

  • Description:  Join the Oxford Hall Council for spooky s'mores bowl making, and cozy movie watching! 

  • Click to add Spooky S'Mores Bowls to your G Cal

  • Questions: Email Hall Council President, Andrew, [email protected]