University Press Releases

Bronco Battalion Instructors Honored with 2012 Cadet Command Awards for Excellence

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:30:00 PST

Two instructors from the University's Army ROTC program each recently received a 2012 Award for Excellence from the U.S. Army’s Cadet Command.

Cultural Context Enriches Theology, Leading African Jesuit Tells 2012 Jesuit School of Theology Graduates

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse ) — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:56:00 PST

Respecting the cultural context in which believers worship adds to the richness of Catholic theological teaching, a leading African Jesuit told the 2012 graduating class of the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University.

Let Your Own "Metaphysical Guilt" Guide You to Act for Others, South African Human-Rights Defender Tells 2012 SCU Law Graduates

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse ) — Sat, 19 May 2012 13:00:00 PST

Your own sense of "metaphysical guilt" can and should be a powerful impetus to defend the rights of others, Paul van Zyl, a key architect of South Africa's Truth & Reconciliation Commission told the 300 graduating students from Santa Clara University School of Law.

Santa Clara University Students Embark on 225-Mile Walk Across California with an Eye for Social Justice and Sustainability

mekrause@scu.edu (Marika Krause) — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:00 PST

Fourteen students from Santa Clara University will spend two weeks this summer getting a firsthand look at California from a social justice and sustainability perspective--by walking 225 miles from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park.

SCU Engineering Part of a Gold Prize Team at Edison Awards 2012

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:11:00 PST

A group that includes Santa Clara University School of Engineering students and faculty was awarded Gold Prize (first place) at the 2012 Edison Awards competition for innovation in business, products, design and services.

Santa Clara University Featured in "The Princeton Review's Guide To 322 Green Colleges"

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:43:00 PST

For the third year in a row, Santa Clara University was noted as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to the noted education-services company The Princeton Review.

SCU Law Professor and Attorney Lynette Parker Receives Unsung Hero Award

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:23:00 PST

Lynette Parker, a supervising attorney specializing in immigration with Santa Clara University School of Law's Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC), received an Unsung Hero Award from the Victim Support Network for Santa Clara County on April 24.

High-Tech Access: Full Array of Articles from the Influential Santa Clara Law High-Tech Law Journal Now Available Online, to Anyone

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:50:00 PST

The full array of articles dating back to 1984 from the Santa Clara Computer & High Tech Journal is now available on an "open access" basis via the Internet.

Santa Clara University's Solar Decathlon 2013 Team to Present New Designs of Their Solar House

jkdubashi@scu.edu (Jay Dubashi) — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:25:00 PST

Santa Clara University's Solar Decathlon 2013 team will unveil the latest plans for its custom-designed home to the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon director visiting from Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SCU Economics Professor Kevane Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:03:00 PST

Michael Kevane, associate professor of economics, recently was awarded a U.S. Fulbright Scholar award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, to study the development impact of literacy gains in Burkina Faso.

Clergy Sexual Abuse Ten Years Later: A May 11 Conference at Santa Clara University Explores the Status of Reform

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:43:00 PST

A daylong conference being held May 11 at Santa Clara University will explore the findings from a new book, "Sexual Abuses in the Catholic Church, A Decade of Crisis 2002-2012."

Competition Seeks Business Plans from Boomer-Focused Ventures

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:36:00 PST

Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business and Mary Furlong & Associates are now accepting business plans for the ninth annual Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition, taking place at Santa Clara University on June 20.

Sneak Peek of Team Santa Clara's 2013 Solar Decathlon House Available at Earth Day Event

jaydubashi@gmail.com (Jay Dubashi) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:05:00 PST

Students at Santa Clara University will hold an Earth Day event on Saturday, April 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the school's Buck Shaw Stadium.

Tenth Annual Class of Social Entrepreneurs for the Global Social Benefit Incubator Training and Mentoring Program Announced

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:06:00 PST

Twenty socially minded entrepreneurs from around the globe have been chosen to participate in Santa Clara University’s intensive, eight-month Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) program this year, the 10th anniversary of GSBI.

Jesuit Leader from East Africa to Speak at JST Commencement May 19

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:29:00 PST

The spiritual and community leader for Jesuits in six countries in Africa, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J., will be the commencement speaker at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (JST) May 19 at 3 p.m.

Leavey School of Business Accepting Applications for Third Annual California Program for Entrepreneurship

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:11:00 PST

Applications are being accepted for the third cohort of students to attend the California Program for Entrepreneurship (CAPE), a six-month program for emerging entrepreneurs that begins in June.

Silicon Valley Icon Steve Wozniak to Speak at Santa Clara University Undergraduate Commencement June 16

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:27:00 PST

Steve Wozniak, the iconic co-founder of Apple Computer, current chief scientist at Fusion-io, and one of the original architects of the personal-computing industry, will be the commencement speaker for SCU's undergraduate class of 2012 on June 16.

U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary to Address SCU’s Graduate Students at Commencement June 15

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:08:00 PST

The woman President Obama is counting on to help educate America's workforce of the next decade, Martha J. Kanter, will address SCU's graduate students at their 2012 commencement ceremony Friday, June 15.

New Dean Chosen for Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

abaker@scu.edu (OMC) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:15:00 PST

Thomas J. Massaro, S.J., a distinguished moral theologian and ethicist, to join the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University as Dean.

Santa Clara University’s de Saisset Museum Brings History and Allure of Bicycles to the Fore

dlohse@scu.edu (Deborah Lohse) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:30:00 PST

The Evolution of the Mountain Bike and Artists Consider the Bicycle exhibits kick off de Saisset Museum's spring season, April 13 to July 1.