Recent News

Longtime baseball coach Marty Slimak retires

Marty Slimak, or “Coach Slim” as he’s been known on the diamond, has announced his retirement from Cal Lutheran and the Kingsmen baseball program.

October 2, 2023

Alumnus named men’s and women’s water polo head coach

John Jacobson, MBA ’11, is the new head coach for the men’s and women’s water polo programs.

October 2, 2023

Cooper Curtin ties for 12th in pole vault at NCAA Championships

Cooper Curtin represented Cal Lutheran men's track and field in the pole vault at the 2023 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in Rochester, New York, in May.

October 1, 2023

Carmen Bufkin is first Regal to compete at NCAA Division III Tennis Championships

Carmen Bufkin made Regal history this year by becoming the first woman to represent Cal Lutheran tennis at the NCAA Division III Tennis Championships.

October 1, 2023

Men’s basketball team reaches NCAA tournament

The Cal Lutheran men's basketball team earned SCIAC’s automatic bid for the NCAA Division III National Championships in March.

October 1, 2023

Kingsmen baseball ends season just shy of regional championship

Cal Lutheran’s baseball team finished the 2023 season one game short of a regional championship.

October 1, 2023

U.S. Latino economic output tops $3 trillion for the first time

Latinos in the United States continue to drive the economy forward — as they’ve been doing since the 1500s.

September 13, 2023

Cal Lutheran welcomes 3,500 diverse students

Of the 770 first-time undergraduate students, 62% are students of color.

September 5, 2023

Gagliardo wins President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

The award recognizes professors who are held in high esteem by their peers, students and the rest of the university community.

August 15, 2023

Faculty members retire with emeritus status

The Board of Regents awarded emeritus status to five Cal Lutheran faculty members who retired in May 2023 and have a combined total of more than 115 years of service.

August 9, 2023

Paul Hsu, Dan Hamilton, David Hayes-Bautista and Matthew Fienup.

Center for Economic Research and Forecasting wins Latino Leadership Award

Cal Lutheran’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting (CERF) economists are among the recipients of the 2023 Pacific Coast Business Times’ Latino Leadership Award.

July 28, 2023

The Apocalypse Is Here in Kingsmen Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

The 26th season concludes with a novel twist on the play, which takes place in an abandoned shopping mall after an apocalyptic event.

July 17, 2023

Cal Lutheran Hires General Counsel

Marvin Richards will serve as Cal Lutheran’s chief legal officer, Rick Ysasi has been appointed CFO and Colleen Windham-Hughes is the new associate vice president for Mission and Identity.

July 13, 2023

MPPA students and professor in Ecuadorian jungle

Going Places with an MPPA

Busy working professionals in this master's program keep coming back for affordable, enlightening travel courses.

July 7, 2023

Longtime Cal Lutheran Baseball Coach Retires

Marty Slimak, or “coach Slim” as he’s known on the diamond, has retired from California Lutheran University and the Kingsmen Baseball program after more than three decades.

July 7, 2023

A Novel Setting for “Gentlemen of Verona”

The Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival returns to California Lutheran University for its 26th season on June 30 through Aug. 6 with “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”

July 3, 2023

Annual Cares Day raises more than $2 million

Nearly 1,800 donors made 2,352 gifts in the most successful annual fundraising campaign ever.

June 7, 2023

Cal Lutheran receives $500,000 state grant to fund four-year teacher credential program

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.

May 25, 2023

Cal Lutheran opens access to Gallegly Archive

356 storage boxes, in view behind glass walls, are filled with the archived papers of Ventura County’s longest-serving congressman, Elton W. Gallegly.

May 18, 2023

Commencement ceremonies set for May 12

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.

May 5, 2023

Treasured memories

The Cal Lutheran community lost one of its most treasured members when the Rev. Dr. Howard Wennes died on July 12, 2022.

April 30, 2023

Seeing one another

“Rev. Scott,” as he is known, is the university’s first Black pastor and the first non-Lutheran to hold the post.

April 28, 2023

A landmark gift

The Rod Gilbert Achievement Scholarship fund allows the university to assist up to 100 students in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 over the next eight years.

April 28, 2023

Sign for help outside of monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine

On a mission

To the Rev. Rachel Eskesen ’04, MA, MDiv ’14, the work of a pastor can look remarkably similar to the work of an English professor.

April 27, 2023

Photo of Lorri Santamaría with students at a Black History Month kickoff event.

Strategic plan in action

Cal Lutheran’s 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, developed with input from all members of the university community, outlines the university's top priorities.

April 27, 2023

A faith-friendly focus on the future

The intersection where future-focused meets faith-friendly is unique in higher education. It is the special place where Cal Lutheran lives and thrives. I believe we can “own” this space by making it one of our true...

April 21, 2023

Balancing the narrative in Ventura

Being an effective public servant and improving the human condition has always been an objective for Lorrie Brown ’07, MPPA ’09, whether that means working in government or helping people discover their purpose.

April 21, 2023

In Memoriam

Judith K. Larsen (1942-2022), Joyce Ann Geeting (1944-2022), Jerry L. Schmalenberger (1934-2022), James Gottlieb Wenzel (1926-2022)

April 20, 2023

Students bring personal experiences to the fight against racism

Four students are sparking conversations about Black American roots, maternal health, entrepreneurship and more as Community Scholars for Black Lives.

March 9, 2023

Cal Lutheran hosts its first-ever Women in Film Summit

An impressive lineup of women will be on campus for discussions of inequality in the movie and TV industry over two days.

March 3, 2023

Recent News

Longtime baseball coach Marty Slimak retires

Alumnus named men’s and women’s water polo head coach

Cooper Curtin ties for 12th in pole vault at NCAA Championships

Carmen Bufkin is first Regal to compete at NCAA Division III Tennis Championships

Men’s basketball team reaches NCAA tournament

Kingsmen baseball ends season just shy of regional championship

U.S. Latino economic output tops $3 trillion for the first time

Cal Lutheran welcomes 3,500 diverse students

Gagliardo wins President’s Award for Teaching Excellence

Faculty members retire with emeritus status

Center for Economic Research and Forecasting wins Latino Leadership Award

The Apocalypse Is Here in Kingsmen Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

Cal Lutheran Hires General Counsel

Going Places with an MPPA

Longtime Cal Lutheran Baseball Coach Retires

A Novel Setting for “Gentlemen of Verona”

Annual Cares Day raises more than $2 million

Cal Lutheran receives $500,000 state grant to fund four-year teacher credential program

Cal Lutheran opens access to Gallegly Archive

Commencement ceremonies set for May 12

Treasured memories

Seeing one another

A landmark gift

On a mission

Strategic plan in action

A faith-friendly focus on the future

Balancing the narrative in Ventura

In Memoriam

Students bring personal experiences to the fight against racism

Cal Lutheran hosts its first-ever Women in Film Summit

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