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Stories from 2020

  • Featured photo for Joanna Portillo

    Joanna Portillo

    Submitted by Elena Jaloma '03

    I would like to recognize Joanna Portillo for her incredible determination. Joanna’s family is from El Salvador, they came here to give…

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    Latin American Student Organization (LASO)

    Submitted by Leslie Madrigal '20

    As a first-generation Latina undergraduate student, the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) helped me feel at home at Cal Lutheran…

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  • Featured photo for Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Submitted by Celia Woods

    A midsummer’s night dream to me in Thousand Oaks is watching one of the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company’s productions in the par…

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  • Featured photo for Cal Lutheran’s Community Service Center Intern Team

    Cal Lutheran’s Community Service Center Intern Team

    Submitted by Madeline Liberti

    The Community Service Center team was looking for ways to bring our community together through service during this difficult time of phys…

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  • Featured photo for Cortez Espinoza

    Cortez Espinoza '20

    Submitted by Travis Peterson

    I just want to recognize Cortez Espinoza of the Cal Lutheran graduating Class of 2020. I’ve had the honor of teaching and mentoring…

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  • Featured photo for Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Submitted by Shirley Blair

    Every spring I begin to get excited about what lies ahead… warm summer days, cool summer nights, and theatre in the park. Kingsmen …

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  • Featured photo for Laura Brasil

    Laura Brasil '20

    During these last four years, I have met such incredible people. Going back to my freshman year, I was paired with my roommates that have…

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  • Featured photo for Leslie Madrigal

    Leslie Madrigal '20

    Submitted by Monica Madrigal '10

    Today I am not writing as a staff member or alumni, but a proud sister. A sister to a graduating Senior. Leslie began her journey at Cal …

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  • Featured photo for Sue ’86 and Ron Dwyer-Voss ’87

    Sue ’86 and Ron Dwyer-Voss ’87

    We met at CLU as sociology majors taking Byron Swanson’s Peace and Justice class where we studied MLK, Gandhi, Thoreau, Mandela and…

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  • Featured photo for Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Submitted by Becky Zemlyn

    I love Kingsmen Shakespeare for giving me 18 years of magical summer evenings outside with The Bard, family, friends, neighbors and the b…

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  • Featured photo for Undergraduate Psychology Department

    Undergraduate Psychology Department

    Submitted by Hannah Blitstein '18

    I will always be thankful for the passionate, knowledgeable, and dedicated faculty members in the undergraduate psychology department. I …

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  • Featured photo for Megan Wilson

    Megan Wilson '19

    In 2019, I graduated from Cal Lutheran with a degree in Accounting. I always had a passion for baking, so shortly after graduating I star…

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  • Featured photo for Kingsmen Shakespeare Company’s Educational Tour

    Kingsmen Shakespeare Company’s Educational Tour

    Submitted by Ann Oppenheim

    Banyan Elementary School just had a wonderful day with the Shakespeare Educational Tour at our school! My 2nd graders were so delighted, …

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  • Featured photo for Daniel Terry

    Daniel Terry '67

    I was a Zoology major and graduated magna cum laude in 1967. I then went on to graduate from the University of California San Francisco i…

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  • Featured photo for Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals Program

    Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals Program

    Submitted by Christina Tierney '14

    I have a wonderful history with the Professionals program. I started as a student worker for them, back when they were still ADEP! After …

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  • Featured photo for Madelynn Silvis

    Madelynn Silvis '20

    Cal Lutheran has positively impacted my life in many ways. The best thing that happened to me was getting randomly placed in Pederson Hal…

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  • Featured photo for Cal Lutheran’s Jostens Representative

    Cal Lutheran’s Jostens Representative

    Submitted by Clinton Oie

    Our Jostens rep, James, has risen to the current challenge of getting regalia out to our students during pandemic social distancing proto…

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  • Featured photo for Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Kingsmen Shakespeare Company

    Submitted by Sue Marrone

    As one of the founding members of what was originally Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, I am so glad to see it still alive and well. I have …

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  • Featured photo for Emily Werman

    Emily Werman '18

    My name is Emily Werman and I graduated Cal Lutheran in spring of 2018. I have always had a strong passion for working with children with…

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  • Featured photo for The Red Cross and Holly Butcher

    The Red Cross and Holly Butcher

    Submitted by Damon Marin '20

    Ever since the Coronavirus has radically affected our daily lives in many ways, I have been looking for healthy ways to cope with these f…

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