Angelo Armenti, Jr.

Since Dr. Armenti’s arrival at California University in 1992, applications have increased by 90 percent, average SAT scores have increased by 95 points, FTE enrollments have increased by 30 percent, and four-year graduation rates have increased by 80 percent. Many new academic programs have been initiated, including Master of Social Work, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Multi-Media Technology, sports management, graphic design, computer engineering technology, criminal justice, and legal studies.

Angelo’s leadership has led to other accomplishments as well, including the creation of an athletic hall of fame, completion of the college’s first capital campaign, adoption of a university bill of rights, formation of a new governance structure, introduction of a new general education curriculum, and construction of several new institutional buildings.