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Mission Matters

At Our Feet
Leslie Griffy, 12 May 2022
2 min read
At Our Feet

History lives within the walls of Mission Santa Clara de Asís. 

Staring Into the Fire
Lucy Nino, 05 May 2022
2 min read
Staring Into the Fire

Not your typical summer break. Henry Jones ’23 forewent a cushy office internship and beach vacations to fight fires in the Pacific Northwest.

The Gardens Kenny Built
Tracy Seipel, 12 Apr 2022
4 min read
The Gardens Kenny Built

Santa Clara photography professor Takeshi Moro pays tribute to the owner of an East Bay Japanese-American nursery by photographing the gardens of longtime clients.

Impactful Team
Lauren Loftus, 01 Mar 2022
< 1 min read
Impactful Team

Pairing kids dealing with chronic illnesses with college athletes makes everyone’s world bigger.

Water Dance
Sarah Young, 24 Jan 2022
5 min read
Water Dance

As fire, drought, and the climate crisis threaten. Can art drive people to change? One multimedia dance event tries to change how you see water.

Absorbing Appalachia
Sarah Young ’24, 21 Jan 2022
3 min read
Absorbing Appalachia

In this immersion trip through the Ignatian Center, students take on the complex cultural, environmental, and socioeconomic issues of Appalachia.

Tiny History
Sam Prasad, 06 Jan 2022
3 min read
Tiny History

What can you learn from really old notes? A lot, at least when SCU students study an ancient clay tablet.

Mic Drop
Lucy Nino ’22, 02 Nov 2021
2 min read
Mic Drop

Jamie Gussman ’22 co-founded a new non-profit, Voices Heard SF, to act as a liaison between those who’ve been muted and those who can help.

Overwhelmed, In Color
Leslie Griffy, 26 Oct 2021
< 1 min read
Overwhelmed, In Color

Art and art history lecturer Jessica Eastburn’s paintings “information overload” were exhibited at the Maude Kerns Art Center in Oregon.