SCU offers the ideal combination of a diverse, dynamic community within an intimate environment that focuses on personal attention and growth. Students, faculty, staff, and neighbors intersect in valuable and enriching activities that promote solidarity and caring.
Students like Umang Desai get involved in activities that reflect diverse interests and concerns. Student government, peer education, and community living and a hundred other clubs offer the chance to make a difference. Continue reading.
Applied Ethics Center and O'Connor Hospital
The mission of the Applied Ethics Center at O'Connor Hospital is to clarify and enhance the role of ethics in the practice and delivery of health care. Visit the site »
Connecting with the Homeless
In November 2006, students from an SCU photography class set up a portrait studio at a local shelter in to hone their practical skills and open their hearts. Visit the site »
Fundamental Values
The six core values critical for carrying out our mission in pursuit of our vision: academic quality, integrated learning, commitment to students, service to others, community and diversity, and Jesuit distinctiveness. Visit the site »
Future Directions: Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
Cultural competence and understanding play a large role in the Jesuit "way of proceeding." A Santa Clara education calls for respect for cultural traditions of its and consciousness of the marginality of underrepresented groups. Visit the site »
Future Directions: International Education
How will Santa Clara adapt its educational mission to the era of globalization? Michael Kevane addresses the tensions and tradeoffs. Visit the site »
Future Directions: Student Life
Student life embraces a full range of student experiences, in service of developing leaders and challenging students to commit to the community. Visit the site »
Global Social Benefit Incubator
Through GSBI, international entrepreneurs learn from Santa Clara mentors about scaling and sustainability for projects that share technological advances with those in need. Visit the site »
Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center
Since 1993, students and legal advisors in this law center have offered pro bono advice and representation in several areas including workers' rights, workers' compensation, consumer rights, and immigration rights. Visit the site »
Northern California Innocence Project
The NCIP, a part of the National Innocence Network, works within an educational framework to exonerate indigent California prisoners who have been wrongly convicted. Visit the site »
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Santa Clara recognizes that learning is life long and adults bring particular interests and experiences to the University. This next generation of learners will be encouraged to explore who they are and what they want to become at this juncture in their lives, through intellectually challenging, psychologically, and spiritually engaging offerings. Visit the site »
Ignatian Center Community-based Learning
The Arrupe Partnerships works to actively engage the Santa Clara University community in the realities of the lives of the marginalized and the poor through service and reflection. Visit the site »
Rebuilding in Post-Katrina New Orleans
Just months after the waters receded, SCU's Kolvenbach Solidarity Program sponsored an immersion trip to New Orleans to help begin rebuilding. The participants share their photos and reflections from the trip. Visit the site »
Residential Learning Communities
RLCs combine residence life with academic coursework, helping students make the transition from high school to college by placing them in a community of learners with similar interests. Visit the site »
Santa Clara Community Action Program (SCCAP)
SCCAP collaborates with diverse organizations in the community, giving students a unique opportunity to lead by example and actively apply education to social service. Visit the site »
Student Organizations
There are more than 100 official student clubs and groups sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, for professional, social, athletic, service, and creative interests. Visit the site »
Study Abroad
Approximately one-third of SCU students study abroad, with program opportunities in more than 40 countries. Visit the site »
The Impact of Immersion
Immersion trips challenge students' values and beliefs about the world; Santa Clara offers personal and communal support, and tracks the changes in their perspectives over time. Visit the site »
