Built in the early part of the 20th century as the former Camarillo State Hospital, the sprawling 1930s Spanish revival buildings, cloistered hallways, Bell Tower, tiled fountains, open space, and many courtyards are being renovated to house our new state-of-the-art 21st century University.
CSU Channel Islands looks forward to meeting future challenges while appreciating and building on a rich past. The campus site represents a significant and interesting segment of Southern California history. It holds stories of the Chumash people, Californios, early ranchers, politicians, captains of agribusiness, field workers, Camarillo State Hospital associates, and Ventura County families. In these histories we find the vision, inspiration, aspirations, and challenges that will connect the scholarly research and teaching of CI to the remarkable past and fertile future of Southern California.
