Purpose changes your perspective.
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.
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ASCENSO Hispanic Fellowship
Our first ASCENSO fellows went inside our local government to study issues confronting Ventura County Latinos.
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Community Scholars for Black Lives
Four students sparking conversations about Black American roots, maternal health, entrepreneurship, juvenile justice and more.
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Consulting to Business
Our MBA students put their skills to work as consultants for local businesses.
The funds will help expand an integrated teacher preparation program that allows students to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential in four years rather than the usual five.
356 storage boxes, in view behind glass walls, are filled with the archived papers of Ventura County’s longest-serving congressman, Elton W. Gallegly.
California Lutheran University will hold separate 2023 commencement ceremonies for 1,217 undergraduate and graduate students on Friday, May 12, in William Rolland Stadium on the Thousand Oaks campus.
The Cal Lutheran community lost one of its most treasured members when the Rev. Dr. Howard Wennes died on July 12, 2022.