Holly Hanbury-Brown '12 14 Oct 2012 1 billiard room, 8 large classrooms, and accommodations for 120 senior students in the just-completed O’Connor Hall. 3 degree programs offered in the new College of Engineering: civil, mechanical, and electrical. 30 cents for a dozen Eastern oysters to take home at the Santa Clara Restaurant and Oyster House. (California oysters are a much better buy, at 50 cents for 100.) 121 runners participate in San Francisco’s inaugural Cross City Race—now known as Bay to Breakers. 35,000 people attend the celebration on June 16—and 10,000 of them march in a parade—marking the transformation of Santa Clara College into the University of Santa Clara. Archbishop P.W. Riordan of San Francisco presides at commencement. 10,091,550 square miles of the sun will be affected by a “great solar disturbance” the first week in June, predicts J.S. Ricard, S.J., who is director of the college observatory and known as “Padre of the Rains”.
Rafael Luciani discusses synodality—the Catholic Church’s efforts to create a faith reflective of all members A global expert on synodality and a new professor at the Jesuit School of Theology aims to help the Santa Clara school become a worldwide resource on this process of prayer, listening, and communal discernment. By Deborah Lohse, 11 Nov 2025 share 6 min read
History was in her roots Professor Dorothea French’s love of medieval history lives on in a Santa Clara University campus garden. Lauren Loftus, 07 Nov 2025 share 2 min read
The Mass Appeal of Campus Mass Attendance at Santa Clara’s Sunday evening service has grown significantly among students in the last two years. Miky Ching ’25, 06 Nov 2025 share < 1 min read
Mission-driven business leaders can pursue new grad degree at SCU The new interdisciplinary master’s in social impact leadership will be offered starting fall 2026. Lisa Robinson, 06 Nov 2025 share < 1 min read