California State University, Channel Islands
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California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI, known informally as CI) is a four-year public university
located in Camarillo, California
, in Ventura County
. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the 23rd campus in the California State University
system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of CSU Northridge
. The campus had formerly been the Camarillo State Mental Hospital
and has been the setting for various movies and music videos. CSUCI is located midway between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in Camarillo, California, just north of the Santa Monica Mountain range. The campus is situated in a thriving economic region that is home to major industrial and biotechnology
firms, agricultural operations, as well as several non-profit agencies and organizations. Despite its name, the campus is not located on the Channel Islands
.
’s New Deal
during the Great Depression
, a public works project to house the Camarillo State Mental Hospital
and provide for welfare. The hospital operated from 1936–1997, more than six decades.
Planning for the University began in 1965, when State Senator Robert J. Lagomarsino
co-authored Senate Bill 288 calling for establishment of a four-year public college in Ventura County, and Governor Pat Brown
signed a bill authorizing a study for a state college for the county. In 1974, Dr. Joyce Kennedy established the UC/CSU Ventura Learning Center. She went on to serve as director of the CSUN Ventura Campus for more than fifteen years.
In 1996, J. Handel Evans began as Planning President charged with beginning development of a public, four-year university in the region. In September 1997, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and a community task force appointed by the Governor, the CSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept the former Camarillo State Hospital site for the purpose of transforming it into the CSU’s 23rd campus. In July 1996, the CSU Board of Trustees formally adopted the name California State University Channel Islands for the new University. In September 1997, Governor Wilson signed into law S.B. 623 (Jack O’Connell) providing for the financing and support of the transition of the site for use as a university campus. The state legislature and the CSU Board of Trustees provided funds to begin the conversion of the facility from a state hospital into a college campus. In 1997, the hospital closed and the patients were moved into the state-local system. In August 1999, The Ventura Learning Center moved to the Camarillo site as CSUN-CI, a satellite facility for CSU Northridge.
The school chose red and silver as their colors for the university. The red is consistent with the tradition of the region, and the silver is for the dolphin, the University mascot
. The campus is situated on land inhabited by the historic Chumash. They asked CSU Channel Islands to consider making its mascot the dolphin, which is cherished by the tribe.
The CSU Board of Trustees appointed Richard R. Rush as President of California State University Channel Islands and he started on June 18, 2001. Dr. Rush’s formal inauguration was held on April 19, 2002. While establishing the University structures, Dr. Rush has overseen and participated in hiring of faculty and the university’s senior staff. In addition, he has directed the development of the university’s strategic, academic, and physical master plans. On August 16, 2002, CSUCI opened to upper division transfer students and in the fall of 2003, accepted its first freshman class. As of January 2006, the first named school of the campus was the Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economics. On May 17, 2007, CSUCI graduated its inaugural freshman class and received its initial accreditation for seven years, the maximum period allowed by the WASC
. The campus is under continuing construction to accommodate the projected growth of the university. While there are about 3,500 registered students, projected enrollment for the year 2025 is 15,000 full-time students.
and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles, although there are a few "modern" buildings. The campus is split into two primary sections: North Quad and South Quad. Quite a few of the buildings in the North Quad are still uninhabited and unsafe due to age. CSUCI Campus Map Recently, The Biggest Loser
held a marathon along the southern road to campus, which caused traffic and disruption.
Because the North Quad is relatively empty, it is a popular destination for ghost hunting by students and locals. The middle of the quad has a large and unique stage that is utilized for numerous school functions. In 2009, it was used for the Student Programming Board's annual picnic, as well as the President's dinner.
The annual Student picnic bands that performed:
In 2006, Channel Islands students passed a referendum to fund the design, construction and operation of the new Student Union. The 23000 square feet (2,136.8 m²) Student Union includes a large programmable area for student events and live entertainment; a dining center with a coffee shop, pizzeria, sandwich deli and salad bar; lounges for informal gatherings; a game room, pool tables and computer gaming systems; and ASI offices for Student Government, Student Programming Board, The Nautical Yearbook, and the Channel Islands View (CI View) student newspaper. The Student Union also includes a courtyard for outdoor events and gatherings for the entire campus community.
, an Oxnard rancher and philanthropist. The library opened on April 4, 2008. It is one of the few buildings on the campus that does not represent the Spanish mission style. This 13700 square feet (1,272.8 m²) complex, which is twelve times large than the previous library, is home to 75,000 books, 180,000 electronic books, and 32,000 images of art. It also complements the campus sustainability plan by using recyclable carpeting, natural lighting and combining the new structure with the existing buildings surrounding it. Students claim that the old mental hospital's morgue is located under the library.
In the summer of 2002, former Congressman Robert J. Lagomarsino and his wife, Norma, established the Robert J. and Norma M. Lagomarsino Department of Archives and Special Collections, which is housed within the library. Lagomarsino, a native of Ventura County, served as mayor of Ojai in 1958, as a state senator from 1961–1974, and later, as a United States congressman from 1974 to 1992.
in twenty-two areas of study: Applied physics
, Art
, Biology
, Business
, Chemistry
, Chicano Studies, Communication
, Computer Science
, Early Childhood Studies, Economics
, English
, Environmental Science and Resource Management, History
, Information Technology
, Liberal Studies, Mathematics
, Nursing
, Performing Arts
, Political Science
, Psychology
, Sociology
, and Spanish
.
Teaching credentials for the university are as follows Administrative Services, Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Level I and II, Multiple-Subject and Single-Subject—Mathematics, Science, English and History/Social studies. The early childhood development continues to grow along with the liberal studies major. Graduate degree programs offered through Extended Education include: MBA, MS Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, MS Biotechnology/MBA Dual Degree, MS Mathematics, MS Computer Science, and MA Education.
The school offers small class sizes and experienced teachers in their fields to provide the most complete learning. With the small size and faculty it has been compared to a private university education. The study abroad program at CSUCI is the same cost as tuition, with some limitations on the schools the students may choose to attend.
The school also has various Academic Centers and Institutes
. Four out of its five centers are mission specific centers and has two institutes, the Alzheimer's Institute and the Small Business Institute. All centers and institutes must support the CSUCI mission. Mission specific centers are developed with the primary purpose of enabling the CSUCI faculty to support the mission of the university. Centers cut across disciplines and have co-curricular implications. Institutes and other centers are created with the intent to provide a necessary service, program, or disciplinary or interdisciplinary focus for the university and/or community.
There are two villages that make up student housing. They are both named after two of the Channel Islands: Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands.
Opened in the Fall of 2007, Santa Cruz village is home to freshmen students and those students that have less than thirty units completed. Most suites are two bedroom, housing four students with two in each bedroom. Most single occupancy rooms are reserved for the Resident Assistants or "RAs," which are students employed by Housing and Residential Education. Santa Cruz has various amenities including a game room, art room, several television rooms, a dance studio and study rooms. Santa Cruz village at capacity is home to 460 residents.
Anacapa Village houses transfer students and students with more than thirty units completed. Each student has their own bedroom, and also shares a living room and kitchen with three other students.
(NCAA) level.
Arroyo Hall, which is the general student gym
on campus, is located between the Bell Tower
and Anacapa Village. It has Basketball
and Volleyball
courts and various gym equipment. The gyms hosts different intramural team tournaments for students and also host all sport teams activities.
Channel Islands has various intramural teams and club teams.
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
located in Camarillo, California
Camarillo, California
Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at the 2000 census. The Ventura Freeway Camarillo is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. The population was 65,201 at the 2010 census, up from 57,084 at...
, in Ventura County
Ventura County, California
Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
. CSUCI opened in 2002 as the 23rd campus in the California State University
California State University
The California State University is a public university system in the state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the...
system, succeeding the Ventura County branch campus of CSU Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
. The campus had formerly been the Camarillo State Mental Hospital
Camarillo State Mental Hospital
Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital for both developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients in Camarillo, California. The hospital closed in 1997. The site has been redeveloped as the California State University, Channel Islands...
and has been the setting for various movies and music videos. CSUCI is located midway between Santa Barbara and Los Angeles in Camarillo, California, just north of the Santa Monica Mountain range. The campus is situated in a thriving economic region that is home to major industrial and biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
firms, agricultural operations, as well as several non-profit agencies and organizations. Despite its name, the campus is not located on the Channel Islands
Channel Islands of California
The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America...
.
History
The first buildings of the campus were built in 1934 as part of President Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
’s New Deal
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of economic programs implemented in the United States between 1933 and 1936. They were passed by the U.S. Congress during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The programs were Roosevelt's responses to the Great Depression, and focused on what historians call...
during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
, a public works project to house the Camarillo State Mental Hospital
Camarillo State Mental Hospital
Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital for both developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients in Camarillo, California. The hospital closed in 1997. The site has been redeveloped as the California State University, Channel Islands...
and provide for welfare. The hospital operated from 1936–1997, more than six decades.
Planning for the University began in 1965, when State Senator Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino is a former Republican congressman from California. Lagomarsino began his service in the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and was re-elected every two years until 1992, when he was defeated for renomination by Michael Huffington...
co-authored Senate Bill 288 calling for establishment of a four-year public college in Ventura County, and Governor Pat Brown
Pat Brown
Edmund Gerald "Pat" Brown, Sr. was the 32nd Governor of California, serving from 1959 to 1967, and the father of current Governor of California Jerry Brown.-Background:...
signed a bill authorizing a study for a state college for the county. In 1974, Dr. Joyce Kennedy established the UC/CSU Ventura Learning Center. She went on to serve as director of the CSUN Ventura Campus for more than fifteen years.
In 1996, J. Handel Evans began as Planning President charged with beginning development of a public, four-year university in the region. In September 1997, on the recommendation of the Chancellor and a community task force appointed by the Governor, the CSU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept the former Camarillo State Hospital site for the purpose of transforming it into the CSU’s 23rd campus. In July 1996, the CSU Board of Trustees formally adopted the name California State University Channel Islands for the new University. In September 1997, Governor Wilson signed into law S.B. 623 (Jack O’Connell) providing for the financing and support of the transition of the site for use as a university campus. The state legislature and the CSU Board of Trustees provided funds to begin the conversion of the facility from a state hospital into a college campus. In 1997, the hospital closed and the patients were moved into the state-local system. In August 1999, The Ventura Learning Center moved to the Camarillo site as CSUN-CI, a satellite facility for CSU Northridge.
The school chose red and silver as their colors for the university. The red is consistent with the tradition of the region, and the silver is for the dolphin, the University mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
. The campus is situated on land inhabited by the historic Chumash. They asked CSU Channel Islands to consider making its mascot the dolphin, which is cherished by the tribe.
The CSU Board of Trustees appointed Richard R. Rush as President of California State University Channel Islands and he started on June 18, 2001. Dr. Rush’s formal inauguration was held on April 19, 2002. While establishing the University structures, Dr. Rush has overseen and participated in hiring of faculty and the university’s senior staff. In addition, he has directed the development of the university’s strategic, academic, and physical master plans. On August 16, 2002, CSUCI opened to upper division transfer students and in the fall of 2003, accepted its first freshman class. As of January 2006, the first named school of the campus was the Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economics. On May 17, 2007, CSUCI graduated its inaugural freshman class and received its initial accreditation for seven years, the maximum period allowed by the WASC
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
. The campus is under continuing construction to accommodate the projected growth of the university. While there are about 3,500 registered students, projected enrollment for the year 2025 is 15,000 full-time students.
Campus
The campus is located about two miles (3 km) south of the city of Camarillo. The campus is bordered by farms along one side and mountains on the other. Gaining official possession of the land in 1998 and then occupancy in 1999, California State University began classes on the 634 acres (256.6 ha) existing campus-style facility, primarily one to two-story buildings organized around three primary quads. In 2007, the campus acquired an additional 153 acres (61.9 ha). Many of the buildings are in the Mission RevivalMission Revival Style architecture
The Mission Revival Style was an architectural movement that began in the late 19th century for a colonial style's revivalism and reinterpretation, which drew inspiration from the late 18th and early 19th century Spanish missions in California....
and Spanish Colonial Revival architectural styles, although there are a few "modern" buildings. The campus is split into two primary sections: North Quad and South Quad. Quite a few of the buildings in the North Quad are still uninhabited and unsafe due to age. CSUCI Campus Map Recently, The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser
The Biggest Loser is an American reality game show that debuted on NBC October 19, 2004. The show features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight relative to their initial weight....
held a marathon along the southern road to campus, which caused traffic and disruption.
North Quad
The North Quad buildings are widely undeveloped, but have a few usable classrooms. Solano and Manzanita Halls are relatively new additions to the campus, adding classrooms for the nursing program and other various classes. Placer Hall is home to the University Public Safety and Parking Services and is located next to the Business School. It dispenses permits to visitors. Napa Hall, which includes the Mike Curb Studios opened in 2010, has classrooms for art and design students. Finally, the University Hall is where the President's Office is located along with various other administrative departments. Renovation and construction on the North Quad's newest Hall, North Hall, began with a groundbreaking in Fall 2010.Because the North Quad is relatively empty, it is a popular destination for ghost hunting by students and locals. The middle of the quad has a large and unique stage that is utilized for numerous school functions. In 2009, it was used for the Student Programming Board's annual picnic, as well as the President's dinner.
The annual Student picnic bands that performed:
- 2009: John West and Cute is What We Aim For
- 2010: Ray Fresco and Sum 41Sum 41Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax, Ontario. The band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of members Deryck Whibley , Tom Thacker , Jason McCaslin and Steve Jocz .In 1999, the band signed an international record deal with Island Records...
Martin V. Smith Center for Integrative Decision-Making
Martin V. ("Bud") Smith donated eight million dollars to finance the construction of California State University Channel Islands. The first school on campus was named in his honor. Additionally, his name marks The Martin V. Smith School of Business and Economics, the Martin V. Smith Professorship in Land Use Studies, and the Martin V. Smith Center for Integrative Decision Making. The 4148 square feet (385.4 m²) building was opened in the Spring of 2009. It features a large lecture hall and adjoining classrooms. This building is one of the few classrooms in the north quad.South Quad
Most of the campus' redeveloped buildings are located within the South Quad area. The Bell Tower houses most of the campus classrooms and professor offices. The Bell Tower can be seen from most areas on campus, because of it height and centrality. The Islands Café, the dining services area, is located on campus near the South Quad, off University Drive. Currently, the company Sodexo, runs the cafe but, in the next few years, the school will use a school-wide card for students in housing, to buy food from everywhere on campus, including the Student Union and the Town Center behind the Library.In 2006, Channel Islands students passed a referendum to fund the design, construction and operation of the new Student Union. The 23000 square feet (2,136.8 m²) Student Union includes a large programmable area for student events and live entertainment; a dining center with a coffee shop, pizzeria, sandwich deli and salad bar; lounges for informal gatherings; a game room, pool tables and computer gaming systems; and ASI offices for Student Government, Student Programming Board, The Nautical Yearbook, and the Channel Islands View (CI View) student newspaper. The Student Union also includes a courtyard for outdoor events and gatherings for the entire campus community.
John Spoor Broome Library
The John Spoor Broome Library was designed by architect Lord Norman Foster and named after the first major donor to campus, John "Jack" Spoor BroomeJohn "Jack" Spoor Broome
John "Jack" Spoor Broome , was born in Chicago, IL. He was born into a successful ranching family, became an aviator and philanthropist....
, an Oxnard rancher and philanthropist. The library opened on April 4, 2008. It is one of the few buildings on the campus that does not represent the Spanish mission style. This 13700 square feet (1,272.8 m²) complex, which is twelve times large than the previous library, is home to 75,000 books, 180,000 electronic books, and 32,000 images of art. It also complements the campus sustainability plan by using recyclable carpeting, natural lighting and combining the new structure with the existing buildings surrounding it. Students claim that the old mental hospital's morgue is located under the library.
In the summer of 2002, former Congressman Robert J. Lagomarsino and his wife, Norma, established the Robert J. and Norma M. Lagomarsino Department of Archives and Special Collections, which is housed within the library. Lagomarsino, a native of Ventura County, served as mayor of Ojai in 1958, as a state senator from 1961–1974, and later, as a United States congressman from 1974 to 1992.
Academics
CSUCI offers undergraduate majorsAcademic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
in twenty-two areas of study: Applied physics
Applied physics
Applied physics is a general term for physics which is intended for a particular technological or practical use.It is usually considered as a bridge or a connection between "pure" physics and engineering....
, Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Chicano Studies, Communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, Early Childhood Studies, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, Environmental Science and Resource Management, History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, Information Technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, Liberal Studies, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
, Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, Psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.
Teaching credentials for the university are as follows Administrative Services, Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Level I and II, Multiple-Subject and Single-Subject—Mathematics, Science, English and History/Social studies. The early childhood development continues to grow along with the liberal studies major. Graduate degree programs offered through Extended Education include: MBA, MS Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, MS Biotechnology/MBA Dual Degree, MS Mathematics, MS Computer Science, and MA Education.
The school offers small class sizes and experienced teachers in their fields to provide the most complete learning. With the small size and faculty it has been compared to a private university education. The study abroad program at CSUCI is the same cost as tuition, with some limitations on the schools the students may choose to attend.
The school also has various Academic Centers and Institutes
CSUCI Academic Centers
California State University, Channel Islands located in Camarillo, California has five different academic centers, four of which are mission-based: the Center for Community Engagement, the Center for Integrative Studies, the Center for International Affairs, the Center for Multicultural Engagement,...
. Four out of its five centers are mission specific centers and has two institutes, the Alzheimer's Institute and the Small Business Institute. All centers and institutes must support the CSUCI mission. Mission specific centers are developed with the primary purpose of enabling the CSUCI faculty to support the mission of the university. Centers cut across disciplines and have co-curricular implications. Institutes and other centers are created with the intent to provide a necessary service, program, or disciplinary or interdisciplinary focus for the university and/or community.
| % | |
|---|---|
| African American African American African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States... |
2.5% |
| Asian American Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,... |
6.9% |
| White American White American White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa... |
54.2% |
| Hispanic American | 25.3% |
| Native American Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as... |
1.0% |
| Ethnicity unreported/unknown | 10.2% |
Statistics
- Average high school GPA of CSUCI first-time freshmen: 3.17
- Average ACT Score: 21
- Average SAT Score: 1003
- Average class size: 20.1 students.
Student life
Throughout the year students can enjoy participation in intramural sports, health and fitness activities, join various student organizations, utilize our waterfront programs (sailing, rowing and kayaking), participate in outdoor adventures, honor societies, leadership retreats and workshops, multicultural programs, sports clubs, block parties, career and graduate fairs.Housing
Opened in the Fall of 2007, Santa Cruz village is home to freshmen students and those students that have less than thirty units completed. Most suites are two bedroom, housing four students with two in each bedroom. Most single occupancy rooms are reserved for the Resident Assistants or "RAs," which are students employed by Housing and Residential Education. Santa Cruz has various amenities including a game room, art room, several television rooms, a dance studio and study rooms. Santa Cruz village at capacity is home to 460 residents.
Anacapa Village houses transfer students and students with more than thirty units completed. Each student has their own bedroom, and also shares a living room and kitchen with three other students.
University Glen
The University Glen Community contains six hundred and fifty-eight apartments, townhomes and single family residences available for rental or purchase. Only overflow students are housed in University Glen otherwise most of the residents are school employees or teachers. The Town Center is a multi-use building with apartments on the two upper floors and thirty thousand square feet of retail space on the first floor. Current tenants of the Town Center include the Bookstore, Tortillas Grill and Cantina, Sammy’s Market with Subway and Juice-it-Up, and the University Glen Corporation offices.Athletics
Currently there are no teams from the school on the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNational Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) level.
Arroyo Hall, which is the general student gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
on campus, is located between the Bell Tower
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
and Anacapa Village. It has Basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
and Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
courts and various gym equipment. The gyms hosts different intramural team tournaments for students and also host all sport teams activities.
Channel Islands has various intramural teams and club teams.
- CyclingCyclingCycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
- This club features a bicycle kitchen (volunteer mechanics/repair advice), riding club and USAC mountain and road racing teams that compete against other colleges and clubs such as USC, UCLA, Stanford, Cal, and UC Davis. Club Website || Club Facebook Page - LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- CSUCI Men's Lacrosse - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
The Volleyball team practices in Arroyo Hall. - SailingSailingSailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
The sailing team practices in Channel Islands harbor in Ventura, California. They compete against teams around California and have had some success.