CLU Community Leaders Association Distributes Auction Proceeds

(THOUSAND OAKS, CA – March 22, 2007) -- The CLU Community Leaders Association has recently allocated more than $66,000 for academic programs at California Lutheran University. Granted to 10 academic departments at the university, the funds were netted from the 2006 auction that was held at the Westlake Hyatt Regency in November.

One of the largest grants was awarded to Media Services to convert a traditional classroom to a multi-use computer lab with streaming media and distance learning capabilities. Other academic departments that received funds were Multimedia, Graduate Psychology, Theatre Arts, Music, Special Education, School of Business, Religion, French and German.

The Community Leaders Association’s 2007 auction will be held on Oct. 27 at the University’s new Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center. The venue will offer guests an opportunity to see the new athletic facilities, including the recently dedicated Samuelson Aquatics Center and the CLA-sponsored equipment in the Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Department.

The Community Leaders Association provides a link between business, community and university leaders. Members assist in raising funds for scholarships and academic programs while serving as university ambassadors to promote campus initiatives and events in the community. Since the organization’s founding in 1963, it has provided more than $1.5 million to the university through gifts of scholarships, equipment and departmental grants. Each year, the Community Leaders Association sponsors the auction and a golf tournament as well as other social, academic and sporting events. For more information, please call (805) 493-3151 or visit www.callutheran.edu/cla