CLU Magazine Fall/Winter 2023 – Cal Lutheran News

News Highlights

A brief rundown of news updates on campus retirements, Cares Day, teaching spotlight, and new hires.

October 10, 2023

Looking to the future with new projects and programs

Greetings from Thousand Oaks, where colleagues and I have spent the majority of the summer hosting a series of leadership briefings to prioritize the proposed projects and programs that emerged from last year’s...

October 9, 2023

After 41 years at Cal Lutheran, Michael Arndt starts his next act

Michael J. Arndt, MFA, wasn’t sure he wanted to run the theatre department at Cal Lutheran when he was offered the job in the early 1980s. The prefabricated, single-story steel structure that served as the university’s...

October 9, 2023

Q&A: The future of music

Michael Hart aims to prepare students to adapt their skills for future careers.

October 6, 2023

Setting the Stage

Cal Lutheran’s Theatre Arts and Dance program gives students a personal, well-rounded experience.

October 6, 2023

Keeping the Faith

Playing basketball and being Cal Lutheran’s only Orthodox Jewish student hasn’t been easy for Ze’ev Remer, but he’s up for the challenge.

October 6, 2023

Preparing for the future

New renovations will modernize the Ahmanson Science Center in order to facilitate mid-21st-century teaching and learning in some of academia's most dynamic fields.

October 3, 2023

In Memoriam

Donald Bielke (1932-2023), William E. Hamm (1944-2023), Sandy Smith (1950-2023)

October 3, 2023

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