Former names | California Baptist College (1950–1998) |
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Motto | Live Your Purpose |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1950 |
Religious affiliation | California Southern Baptist Convention |
Endowment | $119.1 million (2022) [1] |
President | Ronald L. Ellis |
Students | 11,491 (Fall 2021) |
Location | , , United States 33°55′48″N117°25′30″W / 33.93000°N 117.42500°W [2] |
Campus | Suburban, 160 acres (65 ha) |
Colors | Navy blue and gold [4] |
Nickname | Lancers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I, Western Athletic Conference Western Water Polo Association (men's water polo) Golden Coast Conference (women's water polo) |
Website | www |
California Baptist University (Cal Baptist or CBU) is a private Baptist Christian university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. CBU is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College in El Monte, California by the Los Angeles Southern Baptist Association, the new college enrolled 120 students during its first year under the leadership of the first president, P. Boyd Smith. [5] In 1953, the college moved under the wing of the California Southern Baptist Convention, the same year that the first edition of the Angelos, the college yearbook, was published. In 1954, the college received its charter from the state of California.[ citation needed ]
Soon, the college outgrew its facilities, and, in 1955, moved its campus to the then-rural city of Riverside, California. [6] The school's new 75.6-acre campus was already equipped with constructed buildings that could be used for offices, classrooms, and living areas.[ citation needed ] What is now known as the Annie Gabriel Library, was the first to be built in 1921. In 1927, the original administration building was constructed whereas the W.E. James Building was built in 1934.[ citation needed ] The building which now houses the ceramics studio and boiler was constructed in 1938. In 1958, the college named its second president, Lloyd Simmons.[ citation needed ]
In September 1998, California Baptist College officially became California Baptist University. [7]
The School of Music was established in 2002, and the Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education following in 2003. The same year, the university complex, known as the Yeager Center, was opened housing classrooms, administration offices, the cafeteria, computer labs, and professors' offices. [8]
Race and ethnicity [9] | Total | ||
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Hispanic | 38% | ||
White | 37% | ||
Other [lower-alpha 1] | 10% | ||
Black | 6% | ||
Asian | 6% | ||
Foreign national | 2% | ||
Native American | 1% | ||
Pacific Islander | 1% | ||
Economic diversity | |||
Low-income [lower-alpha 2] | 43% | ||
Affluent [lower-alpha 3] | 57% |
In the fall of 2010, CBU added a College of Health Science and enrollment exceeded 4,700 students. [10]
On September 8, 2015, CBU offered its first doctoral degree, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) through the School of Nursing.
The CBU Events Center opened in November 2017. [11] The following year, the CBU Dennis and Carol Troesh Engineering Building was opened. [12]
On August 30, 2011, California Baptist University expelled incoming nursing student Domaine Javier for being a transgender woman. CBU claimed she concealed her identity when applying to the school. [13] Before attending classes, Javier revealed her identity on MTV's True Life, after which CBU expelled her. As a result, Javier's attorneys filed a lawsuit against the school on the grounds of discrimination, citing California's Unruh Civil Rights Act. Javier also brought suit against the university for breach of contract. [14] Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gloria Connor Trask ruled on July 11, 2014 that as a transgender person, Javier's application violated the university's moral code and the school was within its rights to expel her. Trask, however, ruled the university should not have prohibited Javier from entering university businesses and services which were open to the public. [15] Because of California Baptist's decision to bar Javier from their campus businesses, Judge Trask ordered the school to pay her $4,000 in statutory damages in addition to attorney's fees. [16]
The Annie Gabriel Library is named in honor of Miss Annie Gabriel, whose gifts enabled the initial development of the collection.[ citation needed ]
In 2004, CBU was recognized in a November 2004 article in the American School and University magazine, which recognizes education design excellence, for the construction of the Yeager Center, by Kroh/Broeske Architects in Riverside. The university also won honors from the city of Riverside.[ citation needed ]
The California Baptist (Cal Baptist) athletic teams are called the Lancers. The university is a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) for most of its sports since the 2018–19 academic year; [17] [18] [19] while the men's water polo team competes in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA); and the women's water polo team competes in the Golden Coast Conference (GCC). The Lancers previously competed in the Pacific West Conference (PacWest) of the NCAA Division II ranks from 2011–12 to 2017–18; and in the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1987–88 to 2010–11.
Cal Baptist competes in 21 intercollegiate varsity sports: [20] Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, track (distance), water polo and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, stunt, swimming & diving, track (distance), volleyball and water polo; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance.
California Baptist University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In March 2011, WASC awarded a 10-year accreditation reaffirmation to the university, the maximum accreditation period granted by WASC. [21]
In addition, CBU's various schools and colleges hold accreditations from and memberships with organizations related to their specific disciplines. These accreditations and memberships currently include:
The university is a member of the American Association of Higher Education, the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges.[ citation needed ]
CBU is affiliated with LECOM, the largest medical school in the United States, offering qualified students early acceptance to their medical, dental, and pharmacy schools. [25] [26] [27]
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