Purpose changes your perspective.
Festival of Scholars
April 28 – May 2, 2025
Showcasing the best academic work at Cal Lutheran.
Our dedicated and accomplished faculty works with small classes of undergraduate and graduate students who are open-minded — about ideas, about people, and about faith — and are seeking to grow as individuals while they pursue their passions and discover their purpose.
Total Students
Internships Each Year
Employed or in Grad School
Countries Represented
Active Student Clubs & Orgs
Alumni Around the World
Dive in to real-world experiences and different approaches to learning.
Making Waves
Hope Gonzalez’s entrepreneurial spirit and marketing savvy are powering her philanthropic mission.
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Researching Close to Home
Moises Velasquez aims to make a difference in his community through his directed research projects.
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Flying to Class
Students like Calley Stein find faculty-led travel seminars are rewarding alternatives to a semester abroad.
Read storyA posh dinner party with lovably goofy, bourgeois guests quickly spirals into a scandalous evening of confusion, mistaken identities and lies in this student production.
With a reduction in the stigma surrounding treatment and advancements to improve access, especially the rise of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking therapy has become increasingly commonplace.
Matthew Fienup, Ph.D., and Dan Hamilton, Ph.D., received the 2024 Crystal Ball Award for the Fannie Mae Home Price Expectations Survey.
The In-Between: Senior Art Exhibit 2025 will run March 20 through May 16.
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