OCTOBER 2008

		Fight for Santa Clara Fight Song Ring Tone Download
		Fall Reunions Countdown
		Announcing the NEW Alumni Online Directory
		inCircle Tip of the Month

	Alumni Events Calendar
	10/11/08 SAN DIEGO- AFO Serving Meals at Mission Rescue
	10/11/08 Palm Springs- NBA Basketball at Indian Wells
	10/19/08 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION- Football Reunion
	10/23/08 CHICANO-LATINO- Fall Post Work Reception
	10/23/08 SACRAMENTO- Oktoberfest

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~ AN eNEWSLETTER FOR SCU ALUMNI AND FRIENDS ~

Fall Reunions are Just around the Corner
October 16-19, 2008

The countdown has begun for the Alumni Association's Fall Reunion. There are less than two weeks until the classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, & 1978 return to campus for a weekend of festivities. Set for October 16-19, 2008, the weekend will include events such as a Golf Tournament on Friday, and Academic Showcases, Wine Tasting Lunch, and Class Dinners on Saturday.

Is your class not celebrating a reunion? No problem, there are still opportunities for you to reconnect with the Santa Clara:

Step back into the classroom (without quizzes or tuition) for an Academic Showcase. Topics include The New Boomer Market Place, and Solar Decathlon House.
Join us at the Saturday Wine Tasting Lunch where Fr. Locatelli will give his final University update and incoming University President Fr. Engh will be in attendance.

For more event information and to R.S.V.P. visit us online.

A New Look for the Alumni Online Directory
www.scu.edu/alumnidirectory

The Alumni Online Directory is now available with a NEW look and feel. Designated as the Association’s “white pages”, the directory provides quick and easy look ups of SCU alumni contact information. You may also identify your areas of interests within the University, designate email communication preferences, and update your personal contact information.

inCircle Tip of the Month

www.scu.edu/incircle

Want to connect with alumni in your regional area, from your graduating class, or in your industry? Then look no further, inCircle groups has what you need. Populated with more than 250 groups there is an area of interest for everyone. Log in at www.scu.edu/incircle and click on the Groups tab at the top of the screen. Search the list of groups and join as many as you like.

Is your group not there? No problem, you can create one! It is simple and easy to do:

Log-in and click on the Groups tab at the top of the screen.
Click on Create, located right under the Groups tab.
Fill in the appropriate information and press Submit

Not a Member? Register today at www.scu.edu/incircle. Press the Join Today button, enter in your last name and Alumni ID #, and press Verify.

Announcing a New SCU President: Michael Engh, S.J.

Michael Engh, S.J., distinguished historian and current Dean of the Ballarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, has been selected as the 28th president of Santa Clara University. Fr. Engh will succeed Paul Locatelli, S.J., who announced in March that he would step down after nearly 20 years as president. Engh was elected by Santa Clara University's Board of Trustees during a special meeting of the governing body on September 17 and will take office in January 2009.

Click here for more information on Fr. Engh and the road to a new president.

President’s Speaker Series: Michael Eric Dyson - The Collision of Politics, Religion, and Race
October 9 7:30 p.m. in the Mayer Theatre

The mixture of politics, religion, race, and gender is a potent brew. Hear author and social commentator Michael Eric Dyson discuss the role of this brew in this year’s historic presidential race.

Find more information and a link to a video of Dyson speaking on the Today Show at www.scu.edu/visitors/2009speakers/dyson.cfm.

Student Interview with Randy Winn '96

The Santa Clara, SCU’s student newspaper, strives to tell the story about life on campus and to connect students with each other, the University, and alumni. Cecila Nguyen ’09, sports editor for The Santa Clara, had an opportunity to sit down with one of our alumni, Randy Winn ’96, for an one-on-one interview. Randy opens up about his experience as an SCU student, thoughts on being a Bay Area athlete, and his fellow classmate, Steve Nash ’96.

Click here to read the interview and the latest edition of The Santa Clara.

(Photo by taken Bobby Moon '10)

Meet the 2008-09 Student Bloggers

Check out the real-life stories of Santa Clara students. These seven freshman and sophomore students share their experience about everything from moving into the resident halls and getting through registration, adjusting to life in college and coming back to campus after a summer off.

Click here to read their first blog entries!

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