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Stories from 2020

  • Featured photo for Doug Green

    Doug Green

    Years ago, the Center for Nonprofit Leadership was the first place I turn to learn the skills I needed to succeed as a nonprofit executiv…

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  • Featured photo for CLU Campus Ministry

    CLU Campus Ministry

    Submitted by Paul and Louise Evenson

    Louise and I are happy to support our CLU campus ministry in their efforts, in this challenging time, to continue to provide opportunitie…

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    California Reading and Literature Project in the Graduate School of Education

    Submitted by Nancy Myers

    As the Regional Director for the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) I know that when the pandemic arrived here schools had …

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  • Featured photo for Students in the Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals Program

    Students in the Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals Program

    Submitted by Jess Waddell

    Hello Cal Lutheran community! My name is Jess Waddell and I proudly serve as the Director of the Bachelor’s Degree for Profes…

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  • Featured photo for Faculty and Students in the Counselor Education Programs

    Faculty and Students in the Counselor Education Programs

    Submitted by Daniel Tillapaugh

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the graduate students and faculty in the Department of Counselor Education have certainly had thei…

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  • Featured photo for Jerry and Margaret Miller

    Jerry and Margaret Miller

    Our love and support surrounds the students of California Lutheran University. May blessings abound for you in these years and in the yea…

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  • Featured photo for Karly Beyers

    Karly Beyers '20

    I met my best friends at Cal Lu. I couldn’t be more grateful for this amazing school to give me these wonderful people and coaches!…

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  • Featured photo for The Annual Fund

    The Annual Fund

    Submitted by Michael and Shirin Sexton

    Universities are enduring institutions that have withstood the test of time in nurturing our future generations. The range of activities …

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  • Featured photo for Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

    Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

    Submitted by Herbert & Phyllis Anderson

    PLTS keeps changing in dramatic ways, and yet stays the same at its core: rooted in Christ and engaged in the world. We see that core ide…

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  • Featured photo for Bonnie Harrison

    Bonnie Harrison '20

    I love our Cal Lutheran community! I am donating my Professionals Provost’s Award gift to help other Cal Lutheran students achieve thei…

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  • Featured photo for The Annual Fund

    The Annual Fund

    Submitted by Sarah Sexton '20

    The Annual Fund has made a positive impact in my life as a scholarship recipient. This is the main reason I have supported the Annual Fun…

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  • Featured photo for Howie and Mary Wennes

    Howie and Mary Wennes

    Cal Lutheran is a giving and caring place that keeps on modeling and mentoring these two great characteristics of life to another generat…

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  • Featured photo for Student Inclusion and Equity Fund

    Student Inclusion and Equity Fund

    Submitted by Cassie W '23

    I have been fortunate enough to work with Advancement on the Student Inclusion and Equity Fund. Being able to have discussions with stude…

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  • Featured photo for Jim Bower

    Jim Bower '76

    Giving back to Cal Lutheran, especially during this unprecedented time, is a way to express my appreciation for the education and develop…

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  • Featured photo for Rev. Les and Helen Hoffmann

    Rev. Les and Helen Hoffmann

    Helen and I have a special love for Cal Lutheran – two of our children called it their home. We firmly support the Christian Educat…

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  • Featured photo for Eloise Olson Cohen

    Eloise Olson Cohen '71

    Our family arrived on campus September of 1963 when my father became the 2nd president of California Lutheran College. As a student from …

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  • Featured photo for Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

    Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

    Submitted by Jim and Anne Carlson

    Margaret Mead offered this observation regarding passion & change: “Never ever depend on governments or big institutions or rul…

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  • Featured photo for Nancy Trube

    Nancy Trube '18

    As a military wife for 20+ years, I struggled working on my education because we moved every two years. During that time, there werenR…

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  • Featured photo for The School for Professional and Continuing Studies Team

    The School for Professional and Continuing Studies Team

    Submitted by Lisa Buono '04

    In 2004 I decided to make a career change and came to Cal Lutheran to obtain my MS in Counseling and Guidance. At that time, I could not …

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  • Featured photo for The Convocation of California Lutheran University

    The Convocation of California Lutheran University

    The Convocation cares about supporting the Presidential Scholarship because we are dedicated to assisting our students to flourish and co…

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