Santa Clara University News

Santa Clara University: Hon. Eugene Hyman and Santa Clara County Superior Court Honored for Public Service by the United Nations

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:43:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA - June 19, 2008. Santa Clara University School of Law adjunct professor, Eugene Hyman ’77, and the State of California Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara will be honored with the 2008 United Nations Public Service Awardat a ceremony on June 23 in New York City. Hyman and the court are being recognized in the category of ‘Improving transparency, accountability, and responsiveness in the Public Service’ for ‘Juvenile Delinquency Domestic Violence and Family Violence Court.’

“Santa Clara School of Law is very proud of our alumnus and faculty member, Judge Gene Hyman, for the wonderful contributions he and his colleagues on the court have made and for the recognition given by the United Nations,” says Donald J. Polden, Dean of the Santa Clara School of Law. “Judge Hyman, over the span of his career, epitomizes the Santa Clara Law graduate—a lawyer of competence, conscience, and compassion.”

Santa Clara University: Class of 2008 celebrates SCU's 157th commencement

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:04:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – June 14, 2008. Santa Clara University President Paul Locatelli, S.J., who, after 20 years as president, will be stepping down during the 2008-09 academic year asked the graduating class of 2008 to make the world a better place for all.

In a speech that looked back over his 20 years as President, Locatelli drew parallels between his time at the University and that of the graduating students. “Santa Clara opened up a new world for me, and it prepared me for a higher calling than a career. I pray it will be the same for you as you begin a new phase of your lives,” he said. “Your Jesuit education has prepared you well to succeed but I hope you will also want to change the world.”

Santa Clara University Graduate School Commencement: B.J. Cassin gives Class of 2008 tips to live by

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:00:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA - June 13, 2008. Philanthropist and venture capitalist B.J. Cassin addressed the class of 2008 at Santa Clara University’s graduate school commencement ceremony on June 13. Cassin gave the newly minted graduates a few words of advice, “Work hard, laugh often, and keep your honor,” he said.

More than 4,000 people gathered in the university’s Leavey Center to celebrate graduates from the School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries; the Leavey School of Business; and the School of Engineering. Degrees were given to 445 graduates at the university’s 157^th commencement ceremony.

Leavey School of Business Announces $1 million Gift from Koret Foundation

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:43:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 23, 2008. Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business has received a $1 million grant from the San Francisco-based Koret Foundation, bringing fundraising for the $48 million project to $41.7 million.

"The Koret Foundation is a strong philanthropic partner to educational and cultural projects throughout the Bay Area. We feel very fortunate to be part of their portfolio of grantees," said Margaret McCarthy, SCU's director of corporate and foundation relations.

U.S. District Judge gives advice to Santa Clara Law graduates: Don?t be afraid of change

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Sat, 17 May 2008 12:28:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 17, 2008. The Honorable Phyllis Hamilton, U.S. District Court Judge and a Santa Clara University School of Law alumna addressed Santa Clara Law’s class of 2008 at a commencement ceremony held today in the University's Mission Gardens.

Judge Hamilton graduated from Santa Clara Law 32 years ago and talked about how the law profession has changed since she began her career. Technological innovation and advancements have introduced a new layer of skills lawyers must possess in order to be successful, she said. “Today is as exciting of a time as ever to become a lawyer,” Hamilton told the graduates. Hamilton also noted that more women are becoming lawyers. According to the American Bar Association 8.4 percent of law school graduates were women in 1976, the year Hamilton graduated from Santa Clara Law. Thirty years later, just over 50 percent of all graduates from law school are women. Santa Clara Law reflects that change, with women making up approximately 50 percent of the class of 2008. “The opportunities available to you are virtually limitless,” Hamilton said.

Barry Posner, Dean at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business to step down

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:57:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 15, 2008. Barry Z. Posner, Dean of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business, has announced he will step down as dean at the end of the 2008-09 academic year. Posner has served as dean since 1997. After a year-long sabbatical, Posner will return to SCU as a professor of leadership.

Posner's leadership has helped build the Leavey School of Business to one of the top-ranked institutions in the country.

U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton tapped as commencement speaker for Santa Clara University School of Law

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:19:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – May 6, 2008. The Hon. Phyllis Hamilton, U.S. District Court Judge and a Santa Clara University School of Law alumna, will address graduating students at the School of Law's 2008 commencement ceremony May 17. The event is planned for 9:30 a.m. in the University's Mission Gardens.

Judge Hamilton '76 was a deputy public defender before beginning her judicial service in 1980. She served as an administrative law judge for the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Service and also worked as an Alameda County Municipal Court commissioner. In 1991, she was appointed a U.S. magistrate judge in San Francisco, holding that post until 2000, when former President Bill Clinton nominated her as a judge for the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California.

Santa Clara University named one of the best places to work in the Bay Area

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:33:00 PST

Santa Clara, CA— May 1, 2008. Santa Clara University was selected as one of the best places to work in the Bay Area by the university's faculty and staff. According to a joint survey conducted by the San Francisco Business Times, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, and the East Bay Business Times, Santa Clara University ranked No. 10 in the "big companies" category, including those with 501 to 1,500 employees. Other top Bay Area employers in this category are Webcor Builders, HOPE Services and Brocade Communications, Inc. Santa Clara is the only higher education institution in the top 10.

"Santa Clara University has attracted and is blessed by an exceptional community of faculty and staff, students and parents, trustees and other friends, alumni, and benefactors," said SCU President Paul Locatelli, S.J. "I am proud that those who work here have voted our University as one of the best places to work in the Bay Area. My thanks and congratulations to the entire community -- to the teaching scholars, staff, and administrative leaders who make Santa Clara such a remarkable and welcoming community and one of the nation's best Catholic, Jesuit universities."

B.J. Cassin to speak at Santa Clara University's graduate commencement

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:57:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – April 17, 2008. Philanthropist and venture capitalist B.J. Cassin will address candidates for graduate degrees at Santa Clara University's annual graduate school commencement ceremony Friday, June 13. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. in SCU's Leavey Center and confers degrees on students from the University's School of Engineering, Leavey School of Business, and School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries.

Cassin, a former member of the advisory board for the Leavey School of Business, founded the Cassin Educational Initiative Foundation (CEIF) in 2000 with his wife, Bebe. The couple will receive honorary degrees at the ceremony.

SCU President Paul Locatelli, S. J. to Speak at 2008 Commencement

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:52:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA– April 17, 2008. Santa Clara University's president, Paul Locatelli, S.J., will deliver the commencement speech for the school's undergraduate class of 2008 on Saturday, June 14. The ceremony will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Buck Shaw Stadium.

Graduating seniors who have just begun their last quarter at SCU, and their families and friends, will hear an address from Locatelli before he steps down as president during the 2008-2009 academic year. Named to the position in 1988, Locatelli, 69, is the longest serving president at the University, which was established in 1851. He leaves SCU to take on expanded duties with the Jesuit order, requiring more time in Rome and more international travel.

Santa Clara University welcomes new endowed chair in journalism

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:58:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – April 10, 2008. This fall, award-winning science journalist Sally Lehrman will become Santa Clara University's first Knight Ridder San Jose Mercury News Endowed Chair in Journalism and the Public Interest.

Lehrman has distinguished herself as a writer and reporter on science and society for outlets including Scientific American, Nature, Health, Salon.com, and the radio documentary series The DNA Files, distributed by National Public Radio. She has been honored with a John S. Knight Fellowship and shares a Peabody award and Peabody/Robert Wood Johnson Award for excellence in health and medical programming, and a Columbia/Du Pont Silver Baton. She is no stranger to academia, having written chapters for scholarly textbooks on covering the sciences.

Santa Clara University's part-time MBA program ranked No 13 in the nation

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:44:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – April 1, 2008. The part-time MBA program at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business was ranked No. 13 among the top MBA part-time programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report magazine's annual "America's Best Graduate Schools" rankings.

Other part time MBA programs in California ranked by U.S. News in the top 15 are: The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley (6), the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (6), and the Anderson School of Business at the University of California, Los Angeles (4).

U.S. News' survey gives high marks to Santa Clara University law school

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:37:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA– March 31, 2008. Santa Clara University School of Law was once again named one of the top 100 law schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The annual graduate school ranking also recognized the law school as having one of the most diverse student populations.

"We are proud that Santa Clara University's law school continues to be appreciated on awider spectrum for our commitment to educating future lawyers of competence, conscience, and compassion and for preparing them for leadership roles in the legal profession and in our communities," said Donald J. Polden, dean of the law school.

Opening of library marks a new chapter in Santa Clara University history

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:07:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA– March 31, 2008. On Monday, March 31, Santa Clara University opened the doors of its newest building, the Harrington Learning Commons, Sobrato Technology Center, and Orradre Library. The 194,000-square-foot building merges the age-old components of liberal arts education with modern information technologies to form what is expected to become the intellectual heart of the Mission campus.

On Monday afternoon, the SCU Pep Band marched from Kennedy Commons to the entrance of the new library, where University President Paul Locatelli, S.J., Congressman Mike Honda, and Provost Lucia Gilbert joined in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. After, guests took self-guided walks of the new facility.

Northern California Innocence Project hosts inaugural Justice for All Awards Dinner

ecelrod@scu.edu (E. Celrod) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:53:00 PST

SANTA CLARA, CA – March 24, 2008. Santa Clara University's Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) will host its inaugural Justice for All Awards Dinner on March 27, honoring individuals for their work on behalf of the wrongfully convicted. The awards dinner comes on the eve of the 2008 Innocence Network Conference which will be held at Santa Clara University March 28–30.

"The Justice for All Awards Dinner provides the opportunity for our supporters to meet the exonerees whose lives they have touched, hear their stories, and see firsthand why the Innocence Project fights tirelessly for justice," said Kathleen "Cookie" Ridolfi, director of the Northern California Innocence Project.