Cal Poly SLO partners with area community colleges
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is dedicated to expanding access for all high school graduates in the tri-county area to earn a four-year degree from the prestigious school and it proved that Sept. 23. On that day, Cal Poly announced a new 2+2 program with local community colleges Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo and Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. The Read More →
UCSB, SBCC partner to expand workforce training program
Upskilling the local workforce in each of the tri-counties has been a prolonged effort over the past decade. Two of the higher-learning institutions in Santa Barbara County decided to be a part of the solution as well by expanding on an already existing program that has achieved success. On Sept. 9, UC Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Read More →
Central Coast Universities earn high ranks on Forbes list
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Judge rules in favor of Gallegly, against CLU
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Sept. 19. A judge ruled Sept. 17 that there is a contractual basis for the establishment of a replica of former Congressman Elton Gallegly’s office on the California Lutheran University campus in Thousand Oaks. “The court has been asked to determine if there is a contractual basis for Read More →
Nunes sees major changes for Cal Lutheran
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Guest commentary: Pacifica’s promise to supply the community with professional mental health experts
By Dr. Dylan Martinez Francisco Pacifica Graduate Institute cares about the community. This is at the heart of its new initiative called Pacifica Promise — a ten-year vision of Dr. Leonie Mattison, the President and CEO of Pacifica, inspired by a listening tour that included engaging with the public to understand the needs of the Read More →
CLU interim president says ‘hard decisions’ likely coming
While California Lutheran University’s finances remain strong, some “hard decisions” are likely coming, John Nunes, the institution’s new interim president, told the Business Times Aug. 29. “We’re looking at some of the numbers and we see that the numbers in some cases are not heading in the direction that we want,” Nunes, who started his Read More →
