CLU Magazine Feature – Cal Lutheran News

KCLU Radio’s Golden Voice

The diagnosis was gut-wrenching: kidney cancer. But even at his most vulnerable, when Lance Orozco had every right to keep this life-changing moment to himself, he decided to share the news with his listeners on KCLU...

April 21, 2026

Environment of Faith

For the Rev. José Martín Matos Hernández, growing up in the small coastal town of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, meant seeing the effects of climate change everywhere: eroding coastlines and rivers, drying freshwater sources...

April 21, 2026

Moving Beyond the Walls

The aim of the Inside-Out program is to foster dialogue about the criminal justice system, enabling people behind locked doors and those free to roam to collaborate on ways to improve it and to prepare incarcerated...

April 21, 2026

Support Behind the Scenes

Meet some of the Cal Lutheran staff helping students navigate their college years and beyond.

April 7, 2025

Finding Their Pathways

Thanks to an innovative partnership between the school district and California Lutheran University’s teacher credentialing program, Landeros, at 42, expects to soon become a full-time, fully credentialed teacher with...

April 7, 2025

Swan Song

After an impressive 33-year tenure as a music professor at California Lutheran University, Wyant Morton is set to retire this May, leaving behind a legacy that has deeply influenced the university's musical landscape.

April 7, 2025

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

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

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

Reaching for the stars

As a fourth grader visiting the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Joshua McCall ’22 enjoyed it so much he didn’t want to leave. Now, his love of space is fulfilled with a permanent place at NASA:...

April 4, 2024

Meeting Their Matches

Alumni share their stories of finding true love on campus.

April 4, 2024

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

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

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