Integrated Education
Investments in programs that educate the whole person
In his 1982 commencement address at Santa Clara, Ignacio Ellacuria, S.J. said a university should "provide science for those who have no science... skills for the unskilled... a voice for those who have no voice...."
Santa Clara's academic, intellectual, and spiritual enterprises demonstrate how the university is bringing this ideal into the 21st century in powerful new ways.
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| Associate Professor of Chemistry Amy Shachter with chemistry major Robert Pereyda '03 |
Key Academic Program Support: $5 million
- faculty research and scholarship
- funds for visiting faculty and speakers
- pastoral ministries
- East San Jose Community Law Center
- faculty development
- student mentoring programs
Centers of Distinction
Santa Clara University has four Centers of Distinction. Individually and collectively, they provide unique opportunities for integrated scholarship and learning, a hallmark of SCU's mission.
- Center for Science, Technology and Society: $8 million
The Center explores the changing nature of work and the interaction of science and technology with culture, community and family, and law and public policy. - Markkula Center for Applied Ethics: $5 million
The Center has made ethics a curriculum-wide theme in teaching while serving as a national ethics resource on business, health care and biotechnology, government, character education, and emerging issues. - Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education : $4 million
Brought about by the merger of the Bannan Center for Jesuit Education and the Pedro Arrupe Center for Community Based Learning in 2005, the Ignatian Center is dedicated to preserve and extend the unique mission and identity of Santa Clara University. As one of three Centers of Distinction at the University, the Ignatian Center touches the lives of students, faculty and staff and links the University with its important stakeholders through partnerships, scholarship, and service.
Athletics: $2 million
- rebuild the Buck Shaw playing field
- install an artificial surface on Stanton field
- create a strategic fund for the athletic director's use.
