Santa Clara University

Dennis R. Parnell,S.J., Ph.D

Associate Director, Special Programs

Fr. Dennis Parnell, S.J. wears many hats. At Santa Clara, he serves as both Associate Director of International Programs for Special Programs and Professor of Biology. He is also the Treasurer for the California Province of the Society of Jesus.  Fr. Parnell has traveled extensively in Europe. His experience has been an invaluable resource for him in his development of projects for International Programs. He has been instrumental in launching Santa Clara's own internship and service-learning semester in London with the collaboration of the Foundation for International Education (FIE). More recently he is helping to start a new summer program at the University of Stirling in Scotland in partnership with Arcadia University.