During the 2008-09 academic year, students at Santa Clara University completed more than 100,000 hours of academic service learning and community service, and these efforts were recognized when Santa Clara University was named to the 2009 Presidents Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
Huffington Post names SCU's "Joy of Garbage" as 1 of 10 "Coolest College Courses." Class offered by the Environmental Studies Institute, taught by Stephanie Hughes.