Spring 2017
Future Tense: Visualizing the impact of the new Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation. And digging deep into the future of science, technology, engineering, and math education.
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ATHLETICS
Profiles of Santa Clara athletes and coaches, tales of teams from yesterday and today. Go Broncos!
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ACADEMICS & RESEARCH
Explore teaching and scholarship at SCU, including research done by students: from controlling a NASA satellite to studying the effects of climate change or looking at grotesque advertising.
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BOOKS & ARTS
Books, music, and art from Santa Clara faculty, students and alumni. Featuring slideshows and podcasts.
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THE UNIVERSITY TODAY
Wondering what that new building is? Curious about the strategic plan? Get the latest news from around the Mission Campus.
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HISTORY & TRADITIONS
Snapshots and stories from the past that have shaped the Santa Clara of today.
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INNOVATIONS
From high-tech to entrepreneurial endeavors, here are projects and ideas with roots in the Mission Campus.
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CURRENT EVENTS
Stories that connect to the big conversations we're having as a society, or should be having.
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SERVICE & SPIRITUALITY
Matters of faith, social justice, and the stuff at the heart of a Jesuit education.
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The Big Cat
Santa Cruz Sentinel and Jim Seimas, 2 May 2017
Saying goodbye to Ken Sears ’55, the first basketball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
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Winning the Pulitzer
Gordon Young, 25 Apr 2017
Tatiana Sanchez ’10 got her start in journalism courses and The Santa Clara student newspaper before going on to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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Well Versed
Juan Felipe Herrera, 20 Apr 2017
Two new poems for our readers from U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera in honor of National Poetry Month. Hear him speak at SCU’s commencement in June.
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The Horrors of Chemical Warfare
David E. DeCosse and Brian Patrick Green, 13 Apr 2017
War is hell. But even so, there are ethical boundaries that must not be crossed. The Syrian attack, the American response, and chemical weapons.
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Recovery of faith in a new direction
David E. DeCosse, 6 Apr 2017
Ethicist David DeCosse considers the distinction between religion and God in the the novel and movie Silence.
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The Story of Islam
David Pinault, 22 Mar 2017
Religious Studies professor David Pinault provides a primer on Islam and argues it includes a greater diversity of views and potentials than alarmists in Europe and the United States allow.
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Terry Carroll J.D. ’94
Terry Carroll J.D. ’94 has been named Copyright Counsel for the IBM Corporation.
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Marisa Plescia '11
Marisa Plescia '11 currently lives in France and Italy where she's completing her graduate studies in cosmetic and fragrance chemistry. She hopes to work in R&D.
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Caroline Robinson '08
Caroline Robinson '08 was recently named Associate Producer of the Disney XD animated television series, Star Wars Rebels.
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Mandy Pearson '08
Mandy Pearson '08 works in Germany for ichhelfe.jetzt ("I help now"), an online platform connecting organizations with volunteers who want to help refugees.
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Michael Santos '11 and Darren Harter ’11
Friends since childhood, Michael Santos '11 and Darren Harter ’11 run The Futures Project, a Bay Area foundation that promotes community growth and opportunity.
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Jerry Howarth '68
Jerry Howarth '68 has been the Toronto Blue Jays radio play by play broadcaster for the past 35 years.