Santa Clara University was founded with the intention to educate the whole person within the Jesuit, Catholic tradition. Founder John Nobili, S.J.'s goal for the university was "Eloquentia Perfecta," felicity with written and spoken expression and the ability to make sound arguments. This educational philosophy still pervades the campus today. Students engage in research projects and outreach programs and participate in immersion trips around the world. From this philosophy comes a highly analytical environment that encourages an understanding of the world. While counseling your students in their college search process, please keep in mind these key distinctions:
- SCU makes a difference in the world; we educate students for a global society both in and out of the classroom.
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SCU prepares students to assume leadership roles in society through an education that stresses moral and spiritual as well as intellectual and aesthetic values, and seeks to answer not only "what is" but "what should be," as well as encourages faith and the promotion of justice.
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SCU holds an uncompromising standard of academic excellence and an unwavering commitment to academic freedom, freedom of inquiry, and freedom of expression in the search for truth.
- SCU offers excellent teaching in and out of the classroom, with educational programs designed to provide breadth and depth, to encourage the integration of different forms of knowledge, and to stimulate not only the acquisition but also the creative and humane use of knowledge.
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SCU respects other religious and philosophical traditions and promotes a dialogue between faith and contemporary culture, opposition to narrow indoctrination or proselytizing, and the opportunity for worship and the deepening of religious belief.
