Camarillo, CA - When CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) alumna Sara Ruiz had the opportunity to return to her alma mater as a guest director, she didn’t think twice. The Class of 2020 alumna, who double majored in Performing Arts and Political…

Camarillo, CA - Ask Ojai filmmaker George J. Sandoval why he created an exhibit to honor Ventura County Vietnam veterans, and the weight of it catches in his throat. “I did this for the 114 guys from Ventura County,” he said,…

Camarillo, CA - Despite losing his Decker Canyon home to the Woolsey Fire in 2018, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) 2007 alumnus Garret Allard continues to explore his deep connection with the local mountains. His site-specific installation is one of…

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and think critically. Intelligence plus character; that is the goal of a true education.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Camarillo, CA - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)…

Camarillo, CA - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) welcomes back all university alumni beginning Monday, Oct. 21 through Saturday Oct. 26 for its first-ever Homecoming Week. The week will be packed with a pep rally, golf cart parade, sunset kayaking, a…

Camarillo, CA - During the year she was volunteering with the Peace Corps as a teacher in Madagascar, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) alumna Alyson Lucas witnessed the severity of the country’s water crisis on a daily basis. “In the high…

Camarillo, CA - You no longer have to be 50+ to take CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) classes. Beginning with the 2024 Spring Session I, anyone age 30 and up can register. “While OLLI is designed for…

CSUCI Model UN Team takes top honor plus six more awards at Seattle competition Camarillo, California (Dec. 21, 2023) - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Political Science major Miguel “Miggy” Aguilar will never forget his 21st birthday…

Camarillo, CA - From February to September, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) alumnus Lyndsay Peterson and her partner and former classmate Bryan Castro run their bee business, “Bryan’s Bees.” Business is brisk until October when the…

Camarillo, CA - The power of the written word enabled CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) English alumna Tracy Moore to procure a new van to transport dogs to and from Santa Paula’s Canine Adoption & Rescue League, or CARL. With what she learned…

CSUCI students headed to Lahaina to do research and help with restoration Camarillo, CA (Dec. 12, 2023) - The historic Hawaiian village of Lahaina has been integral to CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) student and faculty research for years. Lahaina…

CSUCI among select universities researching the needs of student parents Camarillo, California, (Nov. 22, 2023) - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Studio Arts major Alex Davis spends almost as much time on the 210 freeway as he does in class.…

University Chorus to perform winter concerts in Santa Barbara and Ventura Camarillo, California (Nov. 16, 2023) - For the first time since the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) University Chorus was established in 2004, the winter concert will…

CSUCI History faculty member celebrates the forgotten force behind the California wine industry with new book Camarillo, California (Nov. 13, 2023) - Each year the holidays mark the biggest season for wine sales, with Christmas and New…

Camarillo, CA - Percy Jackson is just 12 years old and faced with pursuing a villain across the United States to retrieve the original weapon of mass destruction - the lightning bolt of the Greek god Zeus. The public is invited to join in on…

Camarillo, CA - A Show dramatizing the various traditions around the Day of the Dead - Dia de Los Muertos - has become CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s first traveling show. CSUCI students and artists from Inlakech Cultural Arts Center in…

Camarillo, CA - Nicknamed “Gabby” when she and her friends hung out on the streets of Santa Barbara, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) 2023 Distinguished Alumni “Gabby” Vignone believes her formal name, “Gabrielle,” now…

Camarillo, CA - The world is in danger of losing almost half of its frogs, salamanders and other amphibians with climate change emerging as a greater threat than ever before. That’s according to a major new study co-authored by CSU Channel…

Four million Americans turn 18 each year, and we have a presidential election coming up. This is one of the reasons we need to be concerned about voting inequities as well as the quality of education in the U.S., according to Dr. Michael Baker, a…

Camarillo, CA - Community college students from across the region - Santa Barbara City College, Ventura College, Oxnard College, and Moorpark College - are invited to CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s 2023 Regional STEM Transfer Mixer on…

Camarillo, CA - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will begin accepting applications for its Fall 2024 semester beginning Oct. 1, 2023. Transfer students also have the option of applying for the Spring 2024 semester during the open enrollment period. The…

Camarillo, CA - Author Javier Zamora was just nine years old when he fled his native El Salvador to make a perilous journey through Guatemala, Mexico and into the U.S. after being separated from his parents during the civil war. The memoir he later…

Camarillo, CA - The pandemic scattered numerous obstacles onto Serena Palaroan’s road to college, but the Nursing major managed to maintain a solid 4.0 grade point average after dropping out at one point, then coming back with more…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has received one of the largest gifts in the history of the University from the estate of Philippe and Arlette Larraburu, two very early supporters of Ventura County’s only four-year public University. CSUCI is…

Camarillo, CA - Ventura County’s senior population (age 65+) is expected to increase 14% this year to 224,812, outpacing the overall growth of the county population, which is projected to increase just 2% to 884,148 in 2023. CSU Channel…

Part of the legacy of former Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez can be found in the thank you notes from the school classrooms she visited. “Laws and rights are very important to me. Especially the littering one,” wrote one…

Camarillo, CA - From the dawn of the earliest humans to the backstage behavior of Broadway divas, the Fall 2023 semester of CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) offers a window to the worlds of art, music,…

Camarillo, CA - Applications open Oct. 1 for graduate students seeking a Doctorate in Educational Leadership (or Ed.D.) at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). Pending final approval, the CSUCI Ed.D. in Educational Leadership for Equity and Justice…

Camarillo, CA - An innovative CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) program has received a national honor for enabling Latino students to quickly get back on track to graduate after experiencing academic challenges. Excelencia in Education named the CSUCI…

CSUCI learns about the need for diversity in agricultural careers with a fellowship in Washington D.C. Camarillo, California (Aug. 10, 2023) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the world of agriculture in general need workers, and not…

Camarillo, CA - Some entrepreneurs had been working in somebody else’s landscaping business or hair salon and wanted to strike out on their own. Others had been providing child day care and wanted to expand their services. And some had…

After the 2013 Springs Fire stripped the foliage from the hillsides around CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI), Professor of Anthropology Colleen Delaney and six of her students unearthed something mysterious as they began excavating the area. Remnants of…

Camarillo, CA - California State University has awarded CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) a grant to develop the statewide system’s first online program in Health Science in order to address the critical need for workers and provide working adults…

Grant to fund pre-K teacher preparation program at CSUCI Camarillo, California (June 27, 2023) — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has received $250,000 to develop an affordable program where students can complete bachelor’s degrees and…

CSUCI Health Science students get on board with the CI Boating Center Camarillo, California (June 21, 2023)—With their kayak paddles in hand, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Health Science students clustered around Channel Islands Boating…

CSUCI named a Tree Campus USA for the 11th time and gets a Gold Star for sustainable practices Camarillo, California (June 16, 2023) - Commitment to the roughly 1,600 trees on the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) campus has earned the University a…

Faculty and students from four CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) academic programs are working together on a research project that has been awarded $80,000 by NASA. Faculty and 10 students from CSUCI’s Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science and…

There’s no question that climate change is affecting conditions for millions of surfers around the world, but a recent study co-authored by CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management…

Glaciers, geysers, volcanoes, spectacular sea birds and dramatic coastlines distinguish the small island nation on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Iceland. The people, animals, customs and food are also distinctive with delicacies like fermented…

Camarillo, CA - When CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Sociology alumnus Vanessa Gonzalez was invited to apply to become tutor in the Learning Resource Center, she hesitated. “I took a statistics course in Sociology and afterward, my professor…

Camarillo, CA - They won! A team of CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Computer Science students won first place against 11 other colleges across the nation in a supercomputer competition involving some of the most prestigious laboratories in the U.S. The…

CSUCI Political Science major is one of 20 chosen across the nation for prestigious fellowship at Duke University CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Political Science major Shayonna Huley is among 20 college students across the United States to be…

Camarillo, CA - Students enrolled in or planning to enroll in an area community college in Fall of 2023, but who would eventually like to earn a four-year degree at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) might qualify for a new dual admissions program that…

Grants to CSUCI will support emergency student housing, healthy nutrition and aquatic programs for kids CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Basic Needs program has received four grants aimed at enhancing the basic needs of students, and the…

Camarillo, CA - Students in CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Class of 2023 will graduate in one of four in-person ceremonies being held on May 20 and 21 at the South Quad of the campus. Each academic program is assigned to either the morning…

“Perseverance” is the theme of CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s 13th annual “Arts Under the Stars” show, scheduled for 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 on the John Spoor Broome Library lawn. The public is invited, and…

Camarillo, CA - CSU Channel Islands(CSUCI) Applied Physics major Trent Ruiz failed to get into college more than once, often felt discouraged, and struggled with anxiety and depression. But thanks to mentors, good therapists and sheer perseverance,…