First phase of Gallegly vs. CLU trial in judge’s hands
The first phase of the trial of a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against California Lutheran University by former Congressman Elton Gallegly is now in the hands of the judge. Ventura County Superior Court Judge Henry Walsh starts a three-week vacation on Aug. 10 and it’s not known when he will issue a ruling. Walsh heard testimony over three Read More →
Cal Poly, UCSB stepping up on student housing
To expand residential housing for students at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara, about 7,600 new student beds will be created at the two universities over the next six years. Construction began at Cal Poly in July on the first phase of a 10-year, 4,100-bed project. The CSU Board of Trustees approved the plan at Read More →
Updated: CSUCI’s Guajardo named to CSU Board of Trustees
This story was updated on July 31 to include new details. The updated piece was written by Mike Harris. CSU Channel Islands nursing student Jazmin Guajardo has become the university’s first student to be appointed to the CSU Board of Trustees. As the sole student trustee for 2024-26, Guajardo will represent all 450,000 students in the 23-campus Read More →
Dubroff: Cal Poly keeps walking the walk fostering innovation in SLO
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Cal Poly announces summer accelerator startup teams
The next big San Luis Obispo-based company could just be starting to get their foot in the door as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced the eight startup teams that will be a part of its summer accelerator course. Ran by the university’s Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, its Summer Accelerator program is a 12-week program Read More →
Court rejects CLU motion to dismiss Gallegly lawsuit
A Ventura County Superior Court judge on May 24 denied a motion by California Lutheran University to throw out a breach of contract lawsuit filed against it by former Congressman Elton Gallegly. “Defendants’ motion for summary judgment is denied,” Judge Henry Walsh wrote in a seven-page ruling. The case can now proceed to trial, scheduled Read More →
Updated: Embattled California Lutheran University president stepping down
The article was updated on May 22 to add more detail on Varlotta’s tenure at CLU. Four months after the faculty at Thousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University passed a no-confidence resolution in her, President Lori Varlotta announced she will be stepping down from her role effective May 21. John Nunes, most recently pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Read More →
