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About Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located 40 miles south of San Francisco in California’s Silicon Valley, offers its 8,377 students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences, business, and engineering, plus master’s and law degrees and engineering Ph.D.s. Distinguished nationally by one of the highest graduation rates among all U.S. master’s universities, California’s oldest operating higher-education institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social justice. For more information, see the About SCU Web site.


About Santa Clara Magazine

Santa Clara Magazine (USPS# 609-240) is published quarterly, February/March, May/June, August/September, and November/December, by the Office of Marketing and Communications, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Write to us at: Santa Clara Magazine, c/o Donohoe Alumni House, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 95053-1505. Update your address information for receiving the magazine right here online.

The diverse opinions expressed in Santa Clara Magazine do not necessarily represent the views of the editor or the official policy of Santa Clara University. Copyright 2009 by Santa Clara University. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.

The print edition of Santa Clara Magazine is printed on paper and at a printing facility certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). From forest management to paper production to printing, FSC certification represents the highest social and environmental standards. The paper and cover contain 30 percent post consumer recovered fiber.


Associate Vice President, Marketing and Communications Richard Giacchetti
Managing Editor Steven Boyd Saum
Literary Editor Ron Hansen M.A. '95
Art Director Linda Degastaldi-Ortiz
Photographer Charles Barry
Web Editor Russ Morris
Designers Cuttress & Hambleton
Advisory Board Margaret Avritt
Terry Beers
Elizabeth Fernandez '79
Richard Giacchetti
Ron Hansen M.A. '95
Kathy Kale '86
Paul Locatelli, S.J. '60
James Purcell
Paul Soukup, S.J.
Editorial Intern
Alicia K. Gonzales '09