Santa Clara University

Michael Engh, S.J., the new president of Santa Clara University, already feels at home in his new neighborhood. The welcoming nature of both Santa Clara, the university, and Santa Clara, the city, reminds him of the Westchester enclave of Los Angeles where he grew up.

When the home team scores in the soccer season opener at Buck Shaw Stadium this spring, it won’t necessarily be the men on the Earthquakes team. The latest team also to call Buck Shaw Stadium home is the FC Gold Pride, the Bay Area’s new Women’s Professional Soccer franchise.

When Kimee Goeggel was being recruited for the Santa Clara’s women’s basketball team, she was impressed with how the team played on the court. But one of the biggest selling points in her mind was how the Broncos acted outside the gym.

Butch Coyne, the new director of the Center of Performing Arts, cannot choose just one campus performance to highlight in the upcoming months. “Where do I start? There are so many exciting and diverse performances at the Center of Performing Arts. Whether you prefer dance, music or theatre; from the avant-garde to the well-known, the CPA has it all,” he responds enthusiastically.

Looking for a quiet place to relax? Tucked between the de Saisset Museum and the Arts and Sciences Building on campus, the crisscrossed paths and carefully chosen plants of the St. Clare Garden create a peaceful tribute to the patron saint of both the university and the city of Santa Clara.

“Witch Hunt” may sound like it’s a movie about the 1600’s, but the modern-day, real-life story recounts no less chilling a tale than the Salem witch trials of centuries ago.

From the electronic, digital, and Web-based new media creations in the Tech Tools of the Trade: Contemporary New Media Art exhibit, to the inspirational pieces in the ArtsConnect: Art Empowers show, this spring the de Saisset Museum is offering a glimpse of art and techniques most visitors probably haven’t seen before.