Purpose changes your perspective.
Our dedicated and accomplished faculty works with small classes of undergraduate and graduate students who are open-minded — about ideas, about people, and about faith — and are seeking to grow as individuals while they pursue their passions and discover their purpose.
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Researching Close to Home
Moises Velasquez aims to make a difference in his community through his directed research projects.
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Flying to Class
Students like Calley Stein find faculty-led travel seminars are rewarding alternatives to a semester abroad.
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Learning to Thrive
Jazzy Colbert’s individualized course of study reflects her unique personal journey and determination to help others with OCD.
Read storyThanks to an NCAA ruling that granted student-athletes an extra year (or two) of eligibility to compensate for the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,some students returned this fall for one final season.
The Feb. 28 conference will spotlight how lack of affordability impacts families, the community, region and state.
Author Robin Wall Kimmerer will explore the dominant themes of her seminal book in a Zoom webinar at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 12.
California Lutheran University is now home to the largest training facility in professional women’s soccer in the United States.
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