Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Lectures and Discussions

The British Invasion (Part 1)
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Lundring Events Center and Online via Zoom

This course focuses on the most popular, influential and enduring artists of the British Invasion, which spanned roughly the years 1964 to 1968.

Defending the Homeland: WWII and the Cold War in California
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Lundring Events Center and Online via Zoom

This course will take a closer look at historical sites to provide an overview of how California and the West Coast experienced WWII and the Cold War.

Founders Day 2025

PLTS Campus

Featuring lectures & generative discussion with Dr. Vic Thasiah and Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda; Worship with the Installation of Rector Rev. Dr. Colleen Windham-Hughes; and Community Lunch (registration required)

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: Context, Conspiracy and Consequence
Fifty and Better Fall Session

GSFC 253 and Zoom

This course will dive into questions behind one of the most infamous events in American history, Lincoln’s assassination.

American Regionalism
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Kingsmen Room and Zoom

In this course, we explore the varied works of the Regionalist Triumvirate — Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, as well as the New York-based Edward Hopper and Pennsylvania's Andrew Wyeth.

Geography of Wine
Fifty and Better Fall Session

Online Via Zoom

This course will introduce participants to the history of wine making and the difference between “old world” and “new world” wines.

Leif Erikson Celebration
200 Year Anniversary of the First Organized Emigration from Norway to the U.S.

Overton Hall

Learn about the 1825 emigration from Norway to the United States, followed by a nyckelharpa performance and reception with the Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation.

Holy Justifications: The Use of Religion in Legalized Oppression
Lessons from Native American Law

Lundring Events Center

Join us for an academic lecture and panel discussion with Khrystyne Wilson, PhD.

Founders Day Lecture: "Windows of Clarity and Intent"
Glass artist Mark Eric Gulsrud ’72

Samuelson Chapel

Glass artist Mark Eric Gulsrud ’72 will speak about his family, its relationship with Cal Lutheran and the special techniques used for the Samuelson Chapel stained-glass windows. 

23rd Annual Student Research Symposium

Soiland Recreation Center

The symposium will feature short research talks in which undergraduate student scholars will present their findings and ideas in fields such as chemistry, biology, physics, exercise science, psychology, political science and religion.

ASCENSO Scholars Community Gala
Celebrating the 2025 cohort

Kwan Fong Gallery

Join us in celebrating the ASCENSO scholars with a gathering with their families and mentors, and other community members.

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