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Stories from 2020

  • Featured photo for Jeff Soltman

    Jeff Soltman '20

    I enrolled at CLU in the fall of 2018 as a transfer student and I didn’t know if this was going to work out for me. I knew a few pe…

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  • Featured photo for Darin Erickson

    Darin Erickson '89

    Cal Lutheran has truly shaped my life the past 36 years. Ever since I stepped foot on campus, my life hasn’t been the same. I have …

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  • Featured photo for Amanda Miller

    Amanda Miller '15

    Amanda is a former CLU track and cross country athlete working on the frontlines in Chicago as a Physician Assistant. She has been testin…

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  • Featured photo for The CLU Women’s Basketball Team

    The CLU Women’s Basketball Team

    Submitted by Kelli DiMuro '96

    In this chaotic time, reflection has been high on my list as we all navigate the murky waters of these trying times. While cleaning out t…

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  • Featured photo for Sara Wilson

    Sara Wilson

    I am delighted to support PLTS on Cal Lutheran Cares Day! This seminary means the world to me. When I accepted the invitation to serve on…

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    Center for Cultural Engagement and Inclusion

    Submitted by Sofia Herrera '20

    As an officer of PRIDE Club I have worked closely with the CCEI over the years and have loved every second of it! It was so nice to know …

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  • Featured photo for Lauren Heller

    Lauren Heller '22

    My dad was diagnosed with ALS over the summer of 2019. When I reported for volleyball season later in the fall, my team and my coaches sh…

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  • Featured photo for Beth Berry

    Beth Berry '10

    Submitted by Kevin Holt '10

    Cal Lutheran fosters so many lasting bonds between students, faculty, and staff. My closest friendships today were formed during my time …

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  • Featured photo for Judy and Jim Day

    Judy and Jim Day '69

    Today Roberta (Hage) Wheat had an appointment at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, AZ, Roberta and I were roommates at “CLC”. She has been stay…

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  • Featured photo for Julia Samarin

    Julia Samarin '16

    I am a former Regal water polo player and Psychology Grad turned ER nurse. I guess you could say for lack of better words I’m on the …

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  • Featured photo for Jade Jordan

    Jade Jordan '21

    Being a student-athlete at Cal Lutheran has really changed my life for the better. It has given me the opportunity to grow as person and …

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  • Featured photo for Tealani Carbullido

    Tealani Carbullido '21

    As a high school senior looking at colleges, I wanted to find a place that felt like a home away from home. When I first came to Cal Luth…

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  • Featured photo for Kingsmen Shakespeare

    Kingsmen Shakespeare

    Submitted by Michael Arndt

    For the last 24 years, Cal Lutheran has been the wonderful host of the annual Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival. Thousands of people each sum…

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  • Featured photo for Scott Schultz

    Scott Schultz '90

    It was the fall of 1988, and just after Thanksgiving and a few weeks before finals, I became ill with acute appendicitis. I went to the c…

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  • Featured photo for Carrie Hernandez

    Carrie Hernandez '08

    It’s hard for me to put into words what Cal Lutheran means to me. It truly is my second home. When I first toured the campus with m…

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  • Featured photo for Krystle Sanchez

    Krystle Sanchez '20

    Thank you to my amazing cohort for all their support over the last 2.5 years. I couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you…

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  • Featured photo for Sandra Dubois

    Sandra Dubois

    Submitted by Christian Rider '18

    45 days ago Sandra learned to use a sewing machine to make fabric face mask to donate to 1st responders and essential workers. Not knowin…

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  • Featured photo for Josh Wortham

    Josh Wortham '23

    Born in North Philadelphia, I’m not supposed to be here in California nor College but I’m constantly grinding, learning and doing thi…

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  • Featured photo for Marineh Allen

    Marineh Allen '24

    My admiration for Cal Lutheran truly blossomed when my mom took me to see a Kingsmen Shakespeare play. I fell in love with the campus, th…

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  • Featured photo for Women in Leadership @CalLuthern – Dr. Trudy Arriaga

    Women in Leadership @CalLuthern – Dr. Trudy Arriaga

    Submitted by Jody Skenderian

    I am grateful for all the inspiring women in leadership throughout the Cal Lutheran Community – from students and alumni, to facult…

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