California Lutheran University

Join us in honoring the Class of 2026!
🟣 Undergraduate ceremony: 8:30 a.m
🟡 Graduate ceremony: 2:30 p.m.
🎥 Livestream: CalLutheran.edu/commencement

Commencement - May 15, 2026 The Class of 2026 is invited to celebrate their achievements with their families on campus in William Rolland Stadium.

🌟 Meet our student speakers for Commencement 2026!

Manuel Vega ’26 and Abigail Marin Iniestra ’26 will be featured during the undergraduate ceremony.

Vega is graduating from the Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals program with a degree in psychological and behavioral science. Raised in Oxnard's La Colonia neighborhood, he served in the Marine Corps and with the Los Angeles and Oxnard police departments. Vega founded the mentorship program Pedaling Against Youth Violence and Anacapa Water Blasting, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned business. He and his family started the nonprofit Save Our Servicemembers and the Patrick Vega Swim Scholarship.

Iniestra is graduating with bachelor's degrees in criminology and criminal justice and Spanish, and a minor in legal studies. She is a low-income, first-generation Mexican-American student who is actively involved on campus as a senior senator, co-president of Women in Law and president of the Languages and Cultures Club. She is a legal intern for a professor in the criminology department and hopes to support the Latino community by becoming a prosecuting attorney and a Spanish-language interpreter in the court system.

The featured speakers for this afternoon’s graduate ceremony are Elicia Faith Morman, MBA ’26, and Megan Fischer, EdD ’26.

Morman earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from Cal Lutheran in 2009 and is graduating with her Executive MBA. She serves as an executive administrative partner to the global operations director in Eaton’s Aerospace Division. Morman also serves on the executive board of Women of Substance and Men of Honor and is dedicated to supporting foster and at-risk youth in both Ventura and L.A. counties by providing housing, mentorship and job coaching for young adults transitioning out of care.

Fischer joined the Psychology Department at Cal Lutheran in 2020 after nearly a decade of teaching in the community college district. She advises The Hidden Opponent Club (dedicated to student-athlete mental health) and is president of the Graduate and Professional Student Council and director of Retention and Transition Programs.

You can watch their remarks on the livestream at CalLutheran.edu/commencement.

It's time for our 63rd annual Commencement! We will honor 648 undergraduates tomorrow, May 15, at 8:30 a.m. The Graduate Commencement, which begins at 2:30 p.m., will honor 429 students, including 396 earning master’s degrees and 37 receiving doctorates.

🎓 More information at CalLutheran.edu/Commencement

Commencement - May 15, 2026 The Class of 2026 is invited to celebrate their achievements with their families on campus in William Rolland Stadium.

A $1.325 million, four-year pledge from the Marymount Education Foundation is offering transformative scholarships to 10 additional incoming Cal Lutheran students from the Greater Los Angeles area.

The Marymount Scholars Program began last year following the foundation’s initial commitment to support seven students. The number of scholars will now grow to 17, including six first-year and four transfer students, who will receive renewable scholarships aimed at easing the costs of tuition, housing, meals, textbooks and study abroad while fostering professional development opportunities.

The program's origins reach back to 2022, when Marymount California University closed its doors, and the foundation looked to other private universities to continue its mission of bringing positive change by improving accessibility, degree attainment and community initiatives.

Robyn K. Jones, the foundation’s executive director, described the partnership with Cal Lutheran as “grounded in a shared belief that students deserve access to a high-quality private education, along with the resources and mentorship needed to succeed.”

“At Cal Lutheran, we believe education has the power to transform lives — and partnerships like this one are how that belief becomes reality,” President John Arthur Nunes said.

Cal Lutheran to Welcome New Marymount Scholars with $1.3 Million Commitment A continuing partnership with the Marymount Education Foundation will expand opportunities for incoming first-year and transfer students heading to Cal Lutheran.

Join CLU Sports for an evening of beer, wine & food in support of our student-athletes!

📅 Saturday, April 25 | 4:30-8 PM
🎟️ $50 Staff | $75 GA | Kids

Wine & Beer Walk Saturday, April 25, 2026 is the 2nd annual Wine and Beer Walk in support of Cal Lutheran Athletics

Know a high school student who’s ready for a head start on college this summer? ☀️📚

The accelerated, two-week courses in our Pre-College Summer Academy are their chance to:
🟣Earn 4 units of college credits
🟣Learn from Cal Lutheran faculty
🟣Explore academic interests
🟣Build confidence for the future

Spots are limited — register today and turn this summer into a launchpad for success.

Pre-College Summer Academy For high school students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grade

Our community has come together today to raise over $675,000 for Cal Lutheran students — and counting! There’s still time to give. Choose a cause to support and help a dream take flight this Day 💜💛 https://bit.ly/41kni92

Today is Day! 💜💛 Join us in supporting our students and strengthening the programs that make this a place where dreams take flight.

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Cal Lutheran Cares Day 2026 April 8, 2026

We’re teaming up with The Steele Family Foundation to help exceptional high school students reach their full potential by removing financial barriers to a college education through the WISE Scholarship Program.

Ninth grade students involved with the Boys & Girls Clubs, just keep livin Foundation, Debbie Allen Dance Academy or other partner organizations can apply for the scholarship to receive personalized mentorship, career guidance and access to academic and early-college experiences at Cal Lutheran throughout their high school years. They’ll also have the opportunity to earn a four-year scholarship to Cal Lutheran.

Brandy Yee, PhD, assistant to the provost for summer programs and partnerships, said “Together, we are creating pathways that not only provide access to college but also ensure students are positioned to succeed and contribute meaningfully to their communities.”

Learn more at

‘Earn-to-Learn’ approach offers path to full-ride college scholarship Cal Lutheran is teaming up with The Steele Family Foundation to help exceptional high school students reach their full potential by removing financial barriers to a college education.

We are less than one week away from Cal Lutheran Cares Day! Early giving is now open at https://bit.ly/4vdgGXK 💜
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Cal Lutheran Cares Day 2026 April 8, 2026

Motivated high school students can make this summer count in the Pre-College Summer Academy ☀️

This unique summer experience offers students real college credit, plus the opportunity to explore academic interests and better visualize their future success with a preview of academic life at the university level.

Taught by Cal Lutheran faculty at our Thousand Oaks campus, these engaging, two-week courses will help students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grade build confidence, strengthen academic skills, and take meaningful steps toward their future goals by earning 4 college credit units.

They’ll also make new connections with peers who share their ambitions and the supportive community that makes Cal Lutheran special — all while getting ahead on their college journey.

Registration is open now, but space is limited, so don’t wait!

Pre-College Summer Academy For high school students entering 10th, 11th and 12th grade

Looking for your next dream job or internship? Looking to hire an amazing Cal Lutheran student or graduate? Join us at the Career & Intern Expo next Wednesday, Mar. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Career & Intern Expo on March 25, 2026 Meet with a wide range of employers at our largest event of the year. Bring your resume and be ready to make a great impression!

This week, President Nunes and Ms. Mo celebrated Read Across America Day with a visit to Elissa Spraggins’ ’99, MS ’03, first-grade class at Madroña Academy of the Arts and Sciences. The class enjoyed a read-aloud of “Mole Music,” a children's book by David McPhail.

It was incredible to gather with our community at last week's State of the University event and share the momentum propelling Cal Lutheran toward a bright future.

Joined by special guests from Angel City Football Club and Amgen, President Nunes and his leadership team reflected on the commitments driving our university forward: forging strong partnerships with our community and businesses in the region; providing innovative experiential learning and career pathways to our students; and making mission-driven investments, fueled by your support, through the launch of “Where Dreams Take Flight: The Campaign for Cal Lutheran.”

You can read more about the event in the Pacific Coast Business Times at ​​https://www.pacbiztimes.com/2026/01/26/state-of-clu-includes-solid-start-to-25m-fundraising-campaign/