California Baptist University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==History== ===1950s through 1990s=== 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.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition'', Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 120</ref> 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|date=August 2023}} Soon, the college outgrew its facilities, and, in 1955, moved its campus to the then-rural city of [[Riverside, California]].<ref>Thomas C. Hunt, James C. Carper, ''Religious Higher Education in the United States: A Source Book'', Taylor & Francis, Abingdon-on-Thames, 1996, p. 358</ref> 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|date=August 2023}} 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|date=August 2023}} 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|date=August 2023}} In September 1998, California Baptist College officially became ''California Baptist University''.<ref>Praeger, ''American Universities and Colleges, 19th Edition [2 Volumes]: Nineteenth Edition'', ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 88</ref> ===2000s through present day=== 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.<ref name="951mag"> {{Cite news |url=http://www.951mag.com/article/articles/8/1/California-Baptist-University-%26-La-Sierra-University |title=California Baptist University & La Sierra University |magazine=951 Magazine |access-date=January 30, 2008 |date=July 23, 2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009235413/http://www.951mag.com/article/articles/8/1/California-Baptist-University-%26-La-Sierra-University |archive-date=October 9, 2007}}</ref> {| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Student body composition as of May 2, 2022 |- ! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web |title=College Scorecard: California Baptist University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?110361-California-Baptist-University |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref> ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] |align=right| {{bartable|38|%|2||background:green}} |- | [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] |align=right| {{bartable|37|%|2||background:gray}} |- | Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}} |align=right| {{bartable|10|%|2||background:brown}} |- | [[African Americans|Black]] |align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:mediumblue}} |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] |align=right| {{bartable|6|%|2||background:purple}} |- | [[Foreign national]] |align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:orange}} |- | [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:gold}} |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:pink}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]] |- | [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|43|%|2||background:red}} |- | [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|57|%|2||background:black}} |} In the fall of 2010, CBU added a College of Health Science and enrollment exceeded 4,700 students.<ref>September 27, 2010 "CBU Fall enrollment posts new record, historic one-year" from university website http://www.calbaptist.edu/news/2010enrollment.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927154755/http://www.calbaptist.edu/news/2010enrollment.aspx |date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.pe.com/2017/11/10/new-cal-baptist-university-arena-in-riverside-impresses-on-opening-day/|title=New Cal Baptist University arena in Riverside impresses on opening day|date=November 11, 2017|website=Press Enterprise|language=en-US|access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> The following year, the CBU Dennis and Carol Troesh Engineering Building was opened.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://calbaptist.edu/news/cbu_dedicates_new_building_for_college_of_engineering|title=CBU dedicates new building for College of Engineering|date=July 26, 2018|website=California Baptist University|access-date=December 5, 2018}}</ref> === Expulsion of Domaine Javier === 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-10-31 |title=Transgender Student Says School Kicked Her Out For Being A Him - CBS Los Angeles |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/transgender-student-says-school-kicked-her-out-for-being-a-him/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/domaine-javier-lawsuit_n_2775756 | title=Transgender Student Sues University That Expelled Her for 'Fraud' | date=February 27, 2013 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://baptistnews.com/article/expelled-transgender-student-gets-partial-win/ | title=Expelled transgender student gets partial win | date=July 15, 2014 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/transgender_student_baptist_college|title=Transgender student and Baptist college both claim victory in lawsuit over expulsion|first=A. B. A.|last=Journal|website=ABA Journal}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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