The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education
The Ignatian Center exemplifies and activates the Jesuit, Catholic character of Santa Clara University.
We encourage our students, faculty, staff, and community to embrace Jesuit wisdom by inspiring awareness, thought, reflection, discernment, and action.
Stories of Impact
Reflections of a Natural Born Volunteer
Ever since she was a child volunteering with her mother, Catherine Nguyen '20 has given her time to help others. She continued to volunteer as a Thriving Neighbors Fellow while at SCU. Even now, working in the corporate world, she has found ways to give to those in need.
College Dreams Coming True
When the Ignatian Center launched Thriving Neighbors in 2013, the goal was to help ensure that all children from San Jose's Greater Washington neighborhood finish high school prepared for post-secondary education. Today, that vision is coming to fruition.
Practicing Gratitude & Finding Joy
As part of her fellowship working with the Northern California Innocence Project this past quarter, Alexis Takagi '22 led the creation of a podcast about the organization's work of challenging wrongful convictions which aired on National Public Radio (NPR).
Feeling Connected from a Distance
This past Winter Quarter, Ignatian Fellow Afton Burrell '21 completed her fellowship working with A Step Ahead Foundation. Afton shares how the virtual aspect of her fellowship provided surprisingly intimate and direct connection with the community.
