well as all cultural, religious and ethnic backgrounds". The school began a determined effort in 1986 based on recruiting international students from Scandinavia, and in one year it was seventy international students from Norway attending the college. Furthermore, a grant from the Irvine Foundation helped the college recruit and offer financial aid to minorities. The effort became successful and the college soon attracted a significant Hispanic-American population from Ventura County. An Office of Multicultural Services was established to facilitate various ethnic organizations and their events. Another accommodation the university made to promote diversity includes the Prayer Room located in the Samuelson Chapel. This is a place that is welcome to all faiths where anyone can freely go and practice.
=== University status ===
In the fall of 1985, the board of regents agreed with the administration that California Lutheran College was ready to receive university status. Not all agreed; those opposing the change …
