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,…

Camarillo, CA — The California State University system and CSU Channel Islands(CSUCI) will award honorary degrees to two women who strongly supported the creation and growth of the Camarillo campus at the 2023 Commencement ceremonies. CSUCI…

Camarillo, CA - Five choruses totaling more than 100 singers will perform together April 22 and 23 in CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Choral Spectacular 2023. The CSU Channel Islands University Chorus will be joined by the Pleasant Valley…

CSUCI Students to Appear Before Oxnard City Council with Research About the Future of the Oxnard Performing Arts Center A group of CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) psychology students will appear before Oxnard City Council on Tuesday, April 18, to…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) can now accept 15 additional students each year for its School of Education Teacher Residency program, thanks to a $1.5 million School of Education Residency Expansion Grant from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing…

Camarillo, CA – California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and the Santa Barbara Zooare pleased to announce a partnership that will enrich academic opportunities for students and enhance wildlife conservation, research, and outreach…

Camarillo, California (March 30, 2023) The first CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Climate Action Plan sets an ambitious goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2040, five years before the target for the state of California. The just-adopted plan also…

Camarillo, California (March 28, 2023) - Dancers conveying the stories and identities of Mexican Americans through a combination of ballet and folklorico will present a free public performance in Oxnard and a master class for CSU Channel Islands…

“I believe that in order to heal, we must remember…” - Author Dolen Perkins-Valdez Camarillo, CA - Siblings Mary Alice and Minnie Lee Relf were 12 and 14 years old respectively when they were taken to a hospital in downtown…

Camarillo, CA - If you need to locate a book-even if it was a written a decade or a century ago - there are library archives and organized shelves to help you. But similar systems for continually evolving computer games and interactive software have…

Camarillo, California (March 23, 2023) - The CSU Board of Trustees this week gave CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) a unanimous green light for a proposal to add 18 new academic programs. CSUCI President Richard Yao was invited by the Board of Trustees…

Camarillo, California (March 20, 2023)—Plans can get underway for CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) to offer a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, thanks to a $550,800 check presented to the University from U.S. Representative Julia Brownley.…

Camarillo, California (March 15, 2023)—A Ventura filmmaker outraged by the Russian war campaign traveled to Ukraine to film the gritty and heartbreaking human toll of the war, as well as the power of hope. Filmmaker Rick Ray will share…

Camarillo, California (March 7, 2023) - California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) Associate Professor of Mathematics Selenne Bañuelos recently received $274,750 in continued funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her…

(Camarillo, California) March 2, 2023 — Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) has received accreditation that has been earned by only nine of the 23 California State University campuses. The designation…

Bay Area surgeon Dr. Michael Baker will offer a boots-on-the-ground perspective of the conditions in Ukraine following his two visits to the war-torn country to teach Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) to Ukrainian physicians and other medical…

OLLI classes include examination of local agricultural history A new course offered by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) during its Spring II 2023 session will examine the history of Ventura County…

Camarillo, California (Feb. 22, 2023) — A CSU Channel Islands faculty member and student have curated an art exhibition focused on the heritage of agriculture in Ventura County. “Stories of Labor From the Fields of Ventura…

The only Southern California display of a traveling Smithsonian exhibition on Dolores Huerta will open Wednesday, March 8, at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) with a daylong series of events featuring the 92-year-old civil rights activist reading to…

The parody “Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” was chosen for the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) spring production because the Performing Arts program currently includes several students with…

CSUCI Professor of English wins statewide award for excellence in the classroom CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Professor of English Mary Adler will accept the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Award for Classroom Excellence on…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) President Richard Yao and Vice President for Student Affairs Eboni Ford Turnbow will speak at two Oxnard churches as part of the 18th Annual CSU Super Sunday on Feb. 26. Yao will speak at St. Paul Baptist Church at 1777…

Feb. 10, 2023 ¾ The 12th Social Justice in Education Conference at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) will examine how everything from picture books to nursing curriculum are being used in local schools to help build a more equitable world. With a…

Camarillo, California (Feb. 2, 2023)—Interpreting numbers, statistics and other forms of data can be intimidating, especially if you’re not a scientist or computer engineer. Which is why the field of data visualization is rapidly…

Camarillo, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2023)—Auditions are now open for singers who would like to join the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) University Chorus and be part of the Spring 2023 “Choral Spectacular!” Anyone wishing to audition is…

Camarillo, CA -- Auditions are now open for singers who would like to join the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) University Chorus and be part of the Spring 2023 “Choral Spectacular!” Anyone wishing to audition is invited to send an email to…

Camarillo, California (January 11, 2023)—A collection of Nubian jewels dating back as far as 2500 B.C. will be the subject of a free Zoom webinar scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 16. Presented by CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s…

Local expert’s guide to evaluating statistics among OLLI classes The Spring I 2023 session of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) features several new instructors, including a local expert who will…

CSUCI Computer Science faculty member with connections to nuclear fusion lab’s groundbreaking discovery explains what it means Camarillo, California (Dec. 23, 2022) — When CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Assistant Professor of Computer…

Camarillo, California (Dec. 14, 2022)—When she arrived in Washington D.C. to spend the Fall semester as a Panetta Institute Congressional Intern, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Chicana/o Studies major Lyzette Cornejo felt like she didn't quite…

Camarillo, California (Dec. 13, 2022)—CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management (ESRM) Sean Anderson, Ph.D., is among four CSU faculty members to receive part of a research grant for $865,884 to…

Camarillo, California (Dec. 1, 2022)—After being named one of 10 nationwide “Programs to Watch” by Excelencia in Education, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s Academic Student Success Excellence Team (ASSET) Scholars Program just…

?Camarillo, California (Nov. 21, 2022)—CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI)’s winter concert— “De Colores, A Cultural Celebration of Choral Music”— will sweep the audience around the world with musical selections from…

Camarillo, California (Nov. 17, 2022) — CSU Channel Islands’ (CSUCI) Veterans Resource Center (VRC) received a 2022-23 Military Friendly® Schools Awards designation recently for the 12th year in a row, having earned the award every…

Camarillo, California (Nov. 16, 2022) — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) President Richard Yao, Ph.D., has named Richard LeRoy as the next Vice President for University Advancement (VPUA), effective immediately. LeRoy has served as Interim VPUA…

CSUCI and the Ventura County Library invite everybody to dig into “Taste Makers” with “One County, One Book” event Desperation drove Mexican immigrant Elena Zelayeta and her husband to begin selling homemade Mexican and…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) is one of 17 CSU campuses tapped to receive California State University HSI Community Grants, part of a CSU-wide initiative of the Global HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institution) Equity Innovation Hub (EIH). CSUCI’s…

Camarillo, California (Nov. 3, 2022) — CSU Channel Islands has chosen a site for construction of an early childhood center designed to address the dire need for quality, affordable and accessible care for children of CSUCI students, 40% of…

Camarillo, Calif. (Nov. 2, 2022)—If statistics from the 2020 election are any indication, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students are very likely to show up at the polls for the critical 2022 midterm elections. According to The National Study…

Meet the tardigrade. Resembling a nearly microscopic balloon animal with eight clawed feet, this aquatic organism can lose almost all of the water in its body and survive, once it is rehydrated. Often called one of the toughest animals on earth,…

A former NASA rocket scientist, tech firm executive and Girls Scouts CEO will share her experience and advice with CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students and community members during a free luncheon on Monday, Oct. 31. The Martin V. Smith Speaker…

The California art collection of beloved Camarillo nurse Cherie Nedderman will be on display for the first time beginning with a reception on Oct. 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. in the John Spoor Broome Library Art Gallery at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI). …

Two CSUCI faculty members receive grant from National Science Foundation to streamline imaging for science and medicine Camarillo, Calif. (Oct. 10, 2022)—If a doctor wants to get a closer look at a tumor inside of a patient, or if scientists…

A $471,862 National Science Foundation grant will enable CSUCI students to research mysterious evolutionary phenomenon in frogs CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students will learn molecular genetic techniques on campus, use sophisticated research…

CSUCI receives $6M in Hispanic-Serving Institution grants Camarillo, California (Oct. 3, 2022) — The U.S. Department of Education Thursday awarded CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) more than $6 million in Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI)…

Camarillo, California (Oct. 3, 2022) - The application for admission to CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) for the Fall 2023 semester opened Saturday, Oct. 1, with a new streamlined transfer process available for community college students. CSUCI…

Camarillo, California (Oct. 4, 2022)—The pandemic disrupted California students’ lives at home and at school, including their physical and mental health. To help California teachers address the physical education and emotional…

Camarillo, California (September 30, 2022)—As a kid growing up in New York in the 1960s, Broadway veteran Nicholas Santa Maria remembers sitting on the floor with his siblings in front of a 12-inch black-and-white TV screen watching a…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) is the first college in California to earn Seal of Excelencia recertification, which is awarded for a high level of commitment and effort to serve Latino students. CSUCI President Richard Yao this morning attended the…

John Spoor Broome Library 20th Anniversary exhibit chronicles the history of CSUCI from dream to reality Camarillo, Calif. (Sept. 29, 2022)—It was August of 2001 and CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) was still a year away from opening when…

Camarillo, California (Sept. 28, 2022) — CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) is presenting an exhibit of art created by students, faculty and community members from marine debris found on Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands to highlight one of the most…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Vice Provost Jessica Lavariega Monforti recently received multiple national honors for her academic leadership and her work examining Latino political issues, including a new book on military recruitment. Inspired by…

Camarillo, California (Sept. 22, 2022) — To help health science and nursing students gain understanding of the healthcare system from the perspective of local leaders, CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) is launching a symposium series featuring local…

Ladies of the evening, Buddhism, space exploration and Trump’s place in history among CSUCI Fall OLLI offerings Camarillo, California (Sept. 15, 2022) - Classes are underway, but anybody 50+ is welcome to join one of the classes offered…

CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Health Science major Daisy Morado Navarrete is taking a full load -16 units- this semester, maintaining a 3.92 grade point average (GPA) and spending four hours a week at St. John’s Regional Medical Center helping…

Camarillo, Calif. (Sept. 13, 2022) - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) President Richard Yao, Ph.D. will be formally recognized as the fourth president of the University during an investiture ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m., Friday Sept. 23, at the John…

Camarillo, California (Sept. 12, 2022) - CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) rose in three major categories in the recently released U .S . News & World Report 2022 college and university rankings. CSUCI falls into the Regional Universities West…

Camarillo, California (Sept. 9, 2022) — Now that CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) Teaching Credential candidate Marina Luque is student teaching at her elementary school alma mater—Norma Harrington Elementary School—Luque’s former…

Four CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students are traveling to different corners of the world to study during the 2022-23 academic year, thanks to the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. This Fall,…

Camarillo, California (Aug. 23, 2022)—In an effort to highlight the importance of high school choirs, Ventura County area high school students are being invited to audition this Fall for the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) University Chorus. …

CSUCI to offer a new Dance Studies major Camarillo, California (Aug. 10, 2022) — When she begins her senior year in the Fall, Performing Arts student Madison “Maddy” Hitchcock will be among the very first Dance Studies majors…

Camarillo, California (July 29, 2022)—Fourteen CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) students sat around a conference table in the John Spoor Broome Library as photos they had taken on Santa Rosa Island lit up the screen at the front of the room. One…

Camarillo, California (July 28, 2022)—Stay-at-home mothers know their 24/7 unpaid job involves the skills of a nurse, cook, chauffeur, therapist, maid, endurance athlete, logistics expert and, in the case of toddlers conflict negotiation.…

CSUCI announces new Vice President for Student Affairs Camarillo, California (July 22, 2022) — Eboni Ford Turnbow, Ph.D., has been named the next Vice President for Student Affairs at CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI), effective Sept. 12, 2022.…

CSUCI’s new Dean of Education brings a global perspective to her new job As the daughter of an immigrant, CSU Channel Islands’ (CSUCI) new Dean of the School of Education Elizabeth Orozco Reilly, Ph.D. brings the perspective of an…

Camarillo, California (June 16, 2022)—The Juneteenth federal holiday celebrates African American history, culture, and the abolition of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation into law on…

Camarillo, California (June 9, 2022)—Because of its ongoing commitment to the 1,579 trees and about 90 species on campus, the Arbor Day Foundation has named CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) a Tree Campus USA for the 10th year in a row. CSUCI is…

Camarillo, California (June 3, 2022)— After CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) 2022 Nursing graduate Sabrina Shaboti takes and passes her state board exams this summer, she plans to become a professional nurse practitioner, just like her mother,…

Camarillo, California (June 1, 2022) — A building that sits at the heart of the CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) campus – University Hall – will be renamed Richard R. Rush Hall in honor of President Emeritus Richard R. Rush. Rush…

CSUCI Model United Nations team wins awards at National Model UN conference Camarillo, California (May 23, 2022)—A team of students from CSU Channel Islands (CSUCI) attended the National Model United Nations (NMUN) conference in New York for…