California Baptist University

California Baptist University

California Baptist University (Cal Baptist or CBU) is a private, Christian, aesthetic sciences college situated in Riverside, California, United States. Initially  established in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is controlled by the California Southern Baptist Convention, an association partnered with the Southern Baptist Convention. CBU is authorize by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 

History 

Established in 1950 as California Baptist College in El Monte, California, the new school enlisted 120 understudies amid its first year under the authority of the primary president, P. Boyd Smith. In 1953, the school moved under the wing of the California Southern Baptist Convention, that year that the principal version of the Angelos, the school yearbook, was distributed. In 1954, the school got its contract from the condition of California. The school moved to a more open 75.6 section of land grounds which as of now had built structures that could be utilized for workplaces, classrooms, and living ranges. What is presently known as the Annie Gabriel Library, was the first to be implicit 1921. In 1927, the first organization building was built though the W.E. James Building was inherent 1934. The building which now houses the earthenware production studio and evaporator was built in 1938. In 1958, the school named its second president, Dr. Lloyd Simmons. 

In 1961 CBU got full accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In 1964, the school started extending with the development of the Lancer Arms flat unpredictable and the understudy populace achieved 500. In 1968, Smith and Simmons habitation corridors were fabricated and named to pay tribute to the school's initial two presidents. These new quarters took into account higher enlistment at the school. In 1971, Dr. James R. Staples was named as the third school president. After two years, the Wallace Book of Life Theater was fabricated. In 1978, the school's $800,000 note for the Riverside grounds was at long last paid and was smoldered in a school wide festival.  Dr. Russell R. Tuck turned into the school's fourth president in 1984. That year, the principal graduate degree was conceded and accreditation was gotten by the National Association of Schools of Music. 

In 1991, Wanda's Place was set up, an on-grounds bistro named out of appreciation for a prominent long-term school representative. After three years, Dr. Ronald L. Ellis was introduced as the fifth school president and the following year school enlistment achieved 1,000. California Baptist College turned into the main school on the West Coast to get accreditation by Association of College Business Schools and Programs in 1996. The following year enlistment achieved 2,000. In September 1998, California Baptist College authoritatively got to be California Baptist University. In 2000, the school's 50th commemoration was praised. The grounds again extended in 2001 with the expansion of the University Place Apartments. The School of Music was set up in 2002 with the new Dr. Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education following in 2003. That year, the new college intricate, known as the Yeager Center, was opened lodging classrooms, organization workplaces, the cafeteria, PC labs, and educators' offices. The mid year of 2004 saw new lodging edifices constructed, and in the fall the college selected its first understudies in the Masters of Music degree program. The School of Engineering was built up in 2006. The inaugural class in the fall of 2007 had 55 understudies. CBU included its College of Allied Health in the fall of 2010 when enlistment surpassed 4,700 students. Also in September 2010, CBU additionally opened its third grounds eatery, Brisco's Village Cafe.

On August 30, 2011, nursing understudy Domaine Javier was removed from California Baptist University for being a transgender woman. The reason given for Javier's ejection was that she was blamed for "submitting or endeavoring to take part in misrepresentation, or hiding character" by having connected and being acknowledged as a lady to the school. As a private foundation, laws limiting sexual orientation segregation don't make a difference to California Baptist University. On August 22, 2012, CBU's four year college education programs in structural designing (BSCE), electrical and PC building (BSECE) and mechanical building (BSME) were authorize by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). On August 23, 2012, CBU devoted another working for its Dr. Robert K. Pokes School of Business. Undergrad programs in Applied Statistics, Architecture, Aviation Science, Chemical Engineering and Software Engineering were included for Fall 2013. New MBA focuses in Accounting, Healthcare Administration and Construction Management were included, and also Master of Arts in Education fixations in Science Education and Leadership. On September 8, 2015, CBU offered its first doctoral degree, a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) through The School of Nursing.