Exploring Your Interests
There are more than 30 student clubs available at Oakton, and we encourage you to grow that number by starting your own! Learn more about our active clubs and student activities.
Learning does not stop when you exit the classroom at Oakton. We believe that one of the most important aspects of attending college is your personal growth and enrichment, in addition to your academic development. Oakton is proud of our community’s diverse and equitable environment in which all our students can find a club or activity with which to engage. The Office of Student Life and Campus Inclusion has made it our mission to emphasize and encourage student engagement throughout the college and the larger campus community. With office locations on both the Des Plaines and Skokie campuses, we encourage you to reach out to our team any time to learn more about what life at Oakton has to offer.
Oakton is dedicated to ensuring equity and opportunity for every member of our diverse student body. The Center for Campus Inclusion and Diversity exists to address students' needs and concerns from historically marginalized communities and help them access opportunities through programs, services and resources related to equity, diversity and inclusion. Every program and service we offer provides rewarding co-curricular experiences and opportunities for learning, growth and making a difference. Oakton is a safe environment where we aspire to encourage every student to discover and be their best self. Learn more about our inclusion and equity initiatives, including our neurodiversity and anti-racism statements.
There are more than 30 student clubs available at Oakton, and we encourage you to grow that number by starting your own! Learn more about our active clubs and student activities.
Oakton students can participate in more than 12 intercollegiate sports, join an intramural sports team and take advantage of specialized personal training at our Fitness Center.
Visit the Koehnline Museum of Art located right here on Oakton’s campus and enjoy our permanent and rotating collections. Or check out the Performing Arts Center; it’s always humming with music and activity.
There are plenty of ways to get involved on campus and with the Oakton community, earn a bit of money and still have some fun. Our apprentice and internship programs offer the whole Oakton campus experience, allowing you to engage and network to further your career goals.
Office of Student Life and Campus Inclusion
Des Plaines Office
847.635.1699
Room 1530
studentlife@oakton.edu
Skokie Office
847.635.1443
Room A130
studentlife@oakton.edu
Kristian Harris
Manager of Student Life and Campus Inclusion
Room 1530 DP
kharris@oakton.edu
Princess Escudero
Coordinator of Student Life
Room A130 SK
princess@oakton.edu
Gabrielle O'Connor
Coordinator of Student Life
Room 1530 DP
goconnor@oakton.edu