Experiential Initiative Carlyse Franzia Ciocca ’77 and Arthur Ciocca help fund the education of future business moguls. Lucy Nino 03 Sep 2019 An $11 million gift will help educate the business leaders of tomorrow. Alumna Carlyse Franzia Ciocca ’77 and her husband, The Wine Group founder Arthur Ciocca, bestowed $7 million on Santa Clara University in the name of enhancing entrepreneurship on campus. The Charles Koch Foundation supplemented that gift with a $4 million contribution of its own. The donations fund upgrades to existing entrepreneurial programs, enhancements to courses, new faculty hires, and research opportunities in a new initiative.
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