Santa Clara University

Imagine a world where police can predict when and where crime happens, just as meteorologists can with thunderstorms.

Santa Clara University's School of Engineering can boast having the top two U.S. champions in taekwondo.

Excitement and anxiety sparkle in the eyes of the incoming freshmen as they sit in rows, and wait to be introduced to their orientation leaders.

Plans are underway to expand SCU's Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) which annually trains and mentors 15-20 "social entrepreneurs" pursuing not just profits, but also the betterment of poor communities. A program that has already contributed to the betterment of an estimated 74 million lives around the world could be expanded to other Jesuit and mission-aligned universities worldwide, and offered online for a fee.

Starting July 5, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University will launch 10 weeks of online dialogue focusing on the major ethical issues in the life of a college freshman -- including sex, alcohol, and cheating.