April 10, 2024
Stories from 2020
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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