Home to our Second Professional Athletic Team
Dear Campus Community,
I am thrilled to announce that Cal Lutheran is now home to a second professional athletic team. We just finalized an agreement with the Angel City Football Club (ACFC)—the 11th member of the National Women's Soccer League.
The agreement allows Angel City to base its training operations at Cal Lutheran for at least two years with the possibility of an extension to a third year. And, thanks to the collegial spirit of our colleagues in Athletics, there are additional agreement provisions that allow the team and its coaches to have access to Rolland Stadium and the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center.
In return, ACFC will help us fund major improvements to North Field and provide internship opportunities to our undergraduate and graduate students. In an effort to go far beyond a mere business transaction, members of their staff have also agreed to serve as guest lecturers in a variety of classes, lead chalk-talk programs with Cal Lutheran student-athletes, and more. We see this as the beginning of a highly positive and productive relationship — a mutually beneficial one in which our respective missions find great alignment.
A press release about this exciting new partnership will go out shortly. I wanted all of you to get the news first.
President
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