News and Features
News and Features
Cal Lutheran News
News and Features

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Serving You, Cal Lutheran’s Neighbor

As I reflect on my early months as interim president, I am struck by the deep sense of community that defines California Lutheran University. Conversations with alumni, students, faculty and staff have demonstrated that...

December 17, 2024

News Highlights – Fall/Winter 2024

The Cal Lutheran choir took its first trip to Europe since the COVID-19 pandemic with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform in May in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria, and Prague, Czech Republic.

December 16, 2024

Through Thick and Thin

From first-day jitters to forming lifelong friendships, alumni share memories of their days in the Cal Lutheran residence halls

December 16, 2024
Cal Lutheran volleyball champions

Showing Their Values

The 17 strong needed to narrow 16 values down to a final four. Basketball isn’t the only college sport with a sweet-16 bracket. They voted on the four they valued most: adaptability, sacrifice, passion and hard work.

December 13, 2024
Historic photo of Cal Lutheran alumni basketball coaches

Coming Full Circle

Thirty years removed from sharing a room inside Mt. Clef Hall, the three friends can still conjure up the name of an obscure Texas Rangers third baseman who, for most casual baseball fans, has been lost to the sands of...

December 13, 2024

Capitol Learning

Democracy is messy … in a good way. Matthew Bauer ’24 said that’s one lesson he learned during his internship through the Lutheran College Washington Semester program in Washington, D.C.

December 13, 2024

Turning Passion into Purpose

Music has been a colossal part of Jasmine Keys' life. Now, as a high school teacher, she seeks to inspire students to love the art form as much as she does.

December 13, 2024

In Memoriam

Remembering Lucy Ballard and Allen Otto Leland.

December 13, 2024

Alumni Awards

Outstanding Alumni Award The Outstanding Alumni Award is given to a Cal Lutheran graduate with a distinguished record of career achievements or humanitarian endeavors dedicated to social reform. Sue Dwyer-Voss ’86...

December 13, 2024

Friends Skip Around with a Nutty Companion

A jar of Skippy Peanut Butter has been passed around a group of friends and traveling with them since their 1993 graduation from Cal Lutheran. In 1989, Kevin Charlston ’93, Rod Borgie ’93, Michael Clarke ’93, Eric...

December 12, 2024

Making Their Marks

Cal Lutheran alumni are carving out impressive careers in Hollywood and using the values they honed as undergraduates.

December 12, 2024

Women’s Flag Football Coming to Cal Lutheran

The university will debut flag football as a club sport this spring, intending to develop it into an NCAA Division III-sanctioned program by the 2026-27 school year.

November 15, 2024
Calley Stein in Greece

A Classroom That Travels

Faculty-led travel seminars are growing in popularity with Cal Lutheran students and faculty as an option to gain a global perspective.

October 22, 2024

Latinas Give Life to U.S. Economy

The contribution of U.S. Latinas is extraordinary, according to the inaugural Bank of America U.S. Latina GDP Report by California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research & Forecasting.

August 27, 2024

Title Winners Take White House Tour

Student-athletes and coaches from Cal Lutheran witnessed history while visiting Washington, D.C, with other NCAA champions.

July 25, 2024
Jazzy Colbert in front of her jewelry display

Being Jazzy

After completing a unique interdisciplinary degree, Jazzy Colbert is ready to launch into a creative career aimed at helping those living with OCD — starting with her new book.

May 7, 2024

How Sweep It Is

Cal Lutheran men’s volleyball team won the 2024 NCAA Division III National Championship on Sunday, April 28, in Dubuque, Iowa.

April 29, 2024

Student Scientists Leading the Way

Alina Tong’s path to the recognition she is receiving now as a young biosciences scholar here at Cal Lutheran started in elementary school — with gum.

April 4, 2024

A Lasting Legacy

After a historic regular season, the Regals (19-1-6) defeated No. 2-ranked Washington University (17-2-4) 1-0.

April 4, 2024