April 10, 2024
Stories from 2023
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John Crenshaw
Submitted by John Crenshaw
It has been my pleasure to work with the students in the Bachelor’s Degree for Professional Program and its forerunner, ADEP, at Califo…
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Mike Panesis
Submitted by Mike Panesis
I’m new to the Board of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company. My presence on the Board is a bit of an anomaly. I don’t know that …
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What FAB Means to Me
Submitted by Wendy Block
I live in Westlake Village, California, and I was an adjunct faculty in Cal Lutheran’s Graduate School of Education. I have participate…
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Lifelong Learning with Fifty and Better
Submitted by Patricia Loo
I live in Redlands, California. During the COVID lockdown, my daughter-in-law sent me the link to the Fifty and Better program, and I hav…
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Christina Tierney
Submitted by Rachel Johnson
I have a wonderful history with the Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals progr…
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Kingsmen Shakespeare
Submitted by Andrea Robinson
Our daughter started attending the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival when she was around 5 years old. Galvanized by the free admission for al…
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Alan Toll
Submitted by Alan Toll
My wife Rachel and I have been volunteers for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company since its first production of A Midsummer Night’s Dr…
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My Unstoppable Scholarship Story '22
Submitted by Maria Betyadegar
I graduated from the Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals in May 2022! It took many years to get to this point in my life. After many ye…
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Barbara Obermeier
Submitted by Allen Zimmerman '20
Of all the classes I took during my time at Cal Lutheran, the one I felt had the most significant impact on me was Typography with Barbar…
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Leslie Kim '96
Submitted by Leslie Kim
One of my favorite memories was when I attended the Scandinavian Festival. Everyone around me had so much energy, laughing and talking. I…
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My Fifty and Better Experience
Submitted by Diana Troik
– FAB was born during the worst days of the Pandemic and provided a beacon of hope that we could still enjoy intellectual stimulati…
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Why I am a FAB Student
Submitted by Adele Enright
I live in Fullerton, California. I found out about the Fifty and Better program through a friend who recommended classes with one of the …
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Michael Arndt
Submitted by Michael Arndt
In 1997, Cal Lutheran’s Theatre Arts Department paired with the Santa Susanna Repertory Theatre Company to produce two weekends of …
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Fifty and Better is FAB!
Submitted by Eleanor Schrader
I have been a teacher for 42 years, and one of the highlights of my teaching career is being with the FAB scholars! If there has been a s…
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My Fifty and Better Story
Submitted by Ruth Buono
As a lifelong learner, I really enjoy the courses and lectures FAB offers. I ha…
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Brody Swarm '26
Submitted by Brody Swarm
My teammates on the CLU water polo team have made a huge impact on my life! Coming into the team as a freshman I was welcomed into the wa…
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Princesa Martinez '24
Submitted by Princesa Martinez
This time last year, I was preparing to complete my undergrad in Psychology at CSUCI. I was interning at the County of Ventura as a Menta…
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My Unstoppable Scholarship Story
Submitted by Donna Sepe
I learned about the Professionals program when I applied to CLU as a transfer student from Moorpark College. My intention was to be a tra…
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Center for Nonprofit Leadership
Submitted by Eloise Cohen '71
The Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Cal Lutheran is a treasured resource in …
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The Stories Behind My FAB Story
Submitted by Sharon Boorstin
I enjoy introducing CLU-FAB students to places with fascinating history. Here I am at one of my favorites: The Mission Inn Hotel & Sp…
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