 JANUARY 2010
Stay Connected with SCU Friends, Networking, & | | ~ AN eNEWSLETTER FOR SCU ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ~ In this Issue Need a New Year's Resolution? New Year resolutions are sometimes difficult to keep… but not this one! We will make it easy for you to fulfill your commitment to help prospective students choose SCU. The New Student Recruitment Program matches SCU alumni, parents, and current students with high school students who have been admitted to Santa Clara but have not yet formally accepted. We ask that you call or e-mail 10-15 prospective Broncos in February and/or April 2010 and share with them some of your experiences as an SCU student or parent. If you have been away from Santa Clara for 5 months or 50 years, don't worry… we will provide all the information you need to help these students make the Bronco choice. Join the New Student Recruitment team today! Alumni Award Nominations Due January 22 It's nomination time for the Alumni Association’s highest honors: the Ignatian Award, the Louis I. Bannan, S.J. Award and the Paul L. Locatelli S.J. Award. Submit your nominations online.
Your recommendations are needed to help us recognize members of our Santa Clara family who are making a difference. The deadline for submission is Friday, January 22, In addition, mark your calendars for Saturday, April 24 for the annual Alumni Association Anniversary Awards Dinner where the recipients of each award will be honored. Alumni Profiles Hold the Line At Harlem’s Frederick Douglass Academy, basketball coach Pat Mangan ’84 has built a legendary program by making sure his players have their priorities straight. Family first. School second. Then hoops. Read More >> Getting Their Bhangra On at the White House What is SCU like Today?
Vice President for University Relations to Step Down Santa Clara University’s Vice President for University Relations Jim Purcell plans to step down from his post later this year after 13 successful years directing the University’s fundraising and external-relations efforts. Read More >> President's Speaker SeriesThe Financial Crisis and the Loss of America's Global Leverage On Thursday, Jan. 14, New York Times correspondent David Sanger will address "The Financial Crisis and the Loss of America’s Global Leverage." "Dual crises in economic and diplomatic circles are bearing down on America," says David Sanger in his first book, The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power, an analysis of the Bush administration and the nation’s current challenges. How President Obama reacts to these conditions will determine America’s future economic health and position in the world. Join us to learn more of David Sanger’s thoughts on Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mayer Theatre. General admission tickets are $25 each. Seating is limited For more information or to order tickets, visit the President’s Speaker Series Web site.To read more University Press Releases please visit the SCU News Center online.
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