Oakes was founded in 1972 as College Seven by Professors Herman J. Blake and Ralph C. Guzmán. In 1968, the Black Liberation Front, a black power group, demanded an all-black college. Blake, UCSC's only African American faculty member at the time, along with Guzmán, one of the few Mexican-American faculty on campus, proposed a compromise in which College Seven's academic program would focus on ethnic studies, particularly the studies of minority groups in California. Though the term ethnic studies was dropped in the planning phases, the college has always stressed racial, ethnic and cultural diversity, along with the representation and support of students from historically disadvantaged groups.[3]
Oakes is perceived by some students[who?] as a "minority college", partly due to its roots in radical elements of the Civil Rights Movement. Comparative racial and ethnic statistics do show that Oakes' student body has slightly higher percentages of minorities than a number of other UCSC colleges and UCSC's student body as a whole. For example, 9.8% of Oakes's students are African American and 12.2% are Filipino American, compared with 2.7% and 4.5%, respectively, among UCSC's general student body.[4]
College Seven was renamed Oakes in 1975 after philanthropists Roscoe and Margaret Oakes, whose endowment contributed significantly to the founding of the college.
Noted political activist Angela Davis, an Oakes affiliate, [5] is a professor of history of consciousness, an unconventional program centering on the history of struggles for racial, economic and social justice and equality.
The amphitheater steps and Oakes Bridge serve as a crossroads between the academic and residential halves of Oakes College.
Oakes College provides theme housing for their students that want to live on campus. There are four dormitory buildings and four apartment blocks.[6]
Dormitory buildingsedit
Biko House – African American theme and STEM Community Hong-Lim House - Asian American/Pacific Islander themes Bayit Wiesel - Jewish, GLBTI themes Casa Huerta - Chicano/Latino theme
Apartment blocksedit
Casa Kahlo - Chicano/Latino Theme Shabazz Block - African American Theme Milk Block - Jewish, GLBTI Themes Lili'uokalani Minami Block - Asian American/Pacific Islander Themes
Notesedit
^Fall Quarter Undergraduates by College (Historical), Fall 2006 data, accessed July 17, 2007
^Photographs and architectural drawings of Oakes College from the UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections
oakes, college, residential, college, university, california, santa, cruz, southwestern, corner, campus, south, rachel, carson, college, east, family, student, housing, complex, mottofiat, luxtyperesidential, collegeestablished1972provostmarcia, ochoaundergrad. Oakes College is a residential college at the University of California Santa Cruz It is on the southwestern corner of the campus south of Rachel Carson College and east of the Family Student Housing complex 2 Oakes CollegeMottoFiat LuxTypeResidential collegeEstablished1972ProvostMarcia OchoaUndergraduates1312 1 AddressUniversity of California1156 High StreetSanta Cruz CA 95064 Santa Cruz California United StatesCampusSuburban and sylvanColors UCSC blue UCSC goldNicknameOakiesWebsitewww wbr oakes wbr ucsc wbr eduOakes was founded in 1972 as College Seven by Professors Herman J Blake and Ralph C Guzman In 1968 the Black Liberation Front a black power group demanded an all black college Blake UCSC s only African American faculty member at the time along with Guzman one of the few Mexican American faculty on campus proposed a compromise in which College Seven s academic program would focus on ethnic studies particularly the studies of minority groups in California Though the term ethnic studies was dropped in the planning phases the college has always stressed racial ethnic and cultural diversity along with the representation and support of students from historically disadvantaged groups 3 Oakes is perceived by some students who as a minority college partly due to its roots in radical elements of the Civil Rights Movement Comparative racial and ethnic statistics do show that Oakes student body has slightly higher percentages of minorities than a number of other UCSC colleges and UCSC s student body as a whole For example 9 8 of Oakes s students are African American and 12 2 are Filipino American compared with 2 7 and 4 5 respectively among UCSC s general student body 4 College Seven was renamed Oakes in 1975 after philanthropists Roscoe and Margaret Oakes whose endowment contributed significantly to the founding of the college Noted political activist Angela Davis an Oakes affiliate 5 is a professor of history of consciousness an unconventional program centering on the history of struggles for racial economic and social justice and equality Contents 1 Theme housing 1 1 Dormitory buildings 1 2 Apartment blocks 2 Notes 3 External linksTheme housing edit nbsp The amphitheater steps and Oakes Bridge serve as a crossroads between the academic and residential halves of Oakes College Oakes College provides theme housing for their students that want to live on campus There are four dormitory buildings and four apartment blocks 6 Dormitory buildings edit Biko House African American theme and STEM CommunityHong Lim House Asian American Pacific Islander themesBayit Wiesel Jewish GLBTI themesCasa Huerta Chicano Latino theme Apartment blocks edit Casa Kahlo Chicano Latino ThemeShabazz Block African American ThemeMilk Block Jewish GLBTI ThemesLili uokalani Minami Block Asian American Pacific Islander ThemesNotes edit Fall Quarter Undergraduates by College Historical Fall 2006 data accessed July 17 2007 Photographs and architectural drawings of Oakes College from the UC Santa Cruz Library s Digital Collections History Oakes College UCSC pdf UCSC General Catalog Archived from the original on June 27 2006 Retrieved July 28 2006 UCSC statistics by residential collegeExternal links editOfficial website 36 59 21 N 122 03 52 W 36 98925 N 122 06433 W 36 98925 122 06433 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oakes College amp oldid 1135216596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
