Through the generosity of the Bannan family endowment, the Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education sponsors academic events and supports scholarship that specifically furthers the Jesuit, Catholic character of the University.
Past Bannan Institutes
From 2012-2015 the Ignatian Center offered three yearlong thematic Bannan Institutes. These Institutes carried on the long tradition of Bannan programs, speakers and events in a reimaged effort to engage Santa Clara University and the larger community. The topic of these Institutes spanned academic, public, and pastoral offerings around issues of contemporary religious, cultural, and theological debate.
A Select Collection of Past Lectures
Pedro Walpole, S.J.
Nicholas Santos, S.J.
Vincent Lloyd
Matthew Carnes, S.J.
Matthew Carnes, S.J.
Rabbi Abraham Skorka
Rabbi Abraham Skorka
Simone Campbell, S.S.S
Simone Campbell, S.S.S
Maureen O’Connell
Maureen O’Connell
Cornel West
Cornel West
Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald
Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald
Sr. Carol Keehan, D.C.
Sr. Carol Keehan, D.C.