California Lutheran University and the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a State of the University Address on Friday, February 3, 2017 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m, at the Lundring Events Center. Dr. Chris Kimball, University President, will deliver a keynote address highlighting the current priorities, plans and progress for the private liberal arts school in Thousand Oaks.

As the University’s seventh president, Chris Kimball is leading Cal Lutheran with a commitment to academic excellence, service, and real-world learning.  A historian by training with more than 25 years of administrative and academic experience, Chris earned doctorate and master’s degrees in history from The University of Chicago.

Chris’s dedication to higher education extends beyond campus. He chairs the President’s Council for the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and is an Executive Committee member and past Board Chair of the Council of Independent Colleges.  Locally, he serves on the boards of Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center, New West Symphony, the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce, the President’s Council of the American Red Cross Ventura County, the Conejo/Las Virgenes Futures Foundation and is a member of the Thousand Oaks Rotary Club.

Tickets for this event are $45 per person and include a served lunch. Purchase online at www.conejochamber.org through Wednesday, February 1, 2017 or call 805.370.0035.