The fragility of faith

First the students write and James P. Degnan edits. Then rewrites and rewrites and rewrites.

Alumna's positive attitude helped her win the fight for her life

Through work in the fields, to deportation, to struggles in English class, Francisco Jiménez persevered. And now he's a professor at SCU.

Each week hundreds of students close their books for the night and crowd into Mission Santa Clara for an informal 10 p.m. Mass.

SCU Alumni Director Jerry Kerr will retire in June.

Donald Polden takes up a new role on the Mission campus.

A prayer vigil was held in Mission Santa Clara in February as part of the national Day of Prayer for Peace.

The grant will create 15 ministry internships to enable students to explore the rewards and demands of church leadership.

The Ruff Riders booster club, which has 1,300 members, is a vocal presence at SCU sporting events.

For the second year in a row, a Bronco women's soccer standout was the top pick in the WUSA professional draft.

Senior Julie Butler helped the Broncos to another postseason appearance and 20-win season.

The Bronco men's basketball team, a young squad with just two seniors, finished the season with a 13-15 record.

Former Bronco goalie Rusty Johnson '01 returns as an assistant coach.

The women's tennis team's 4-3 victory over WCC rival Saint Mary's on Feb. 1 gave head coach Aby Ryan her 100th career victory.

Formerly unpaid advice is now a career for alumna

As a 17-year-old in 2000, Michelle Do became to youngest athlete to make the U.S. table tennis Olympic team.

References to SCU in the hit movie have brought international attention to the women's soccer program.

Experts visit campus to discuss the issue of clergy abuse and work on a book about the topic.

SCU archaeologists, anthropologists, and students probe a site near campus to learn about the area's history.

University President Paul Locatelli, S.J. delivered a prayer for peace to commemorate the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Over 700 business leaders attended Silicon Valley Business Journal’s second annual event Mission Gardens for food and refreshments.

Andy Gonzales ’75 helped develop craft to fly over Mars. His glider-like prototype made a groundbreaking flight at nearly the speed of sound.

Santa Clara University’s curriculum periodically modified during the past century-and-a-half is based in tradition and shaped by innovation.

Coonan becomes the fifth director of athletics at Santa Clara.

Mary McConneloug ’93, Brandi Chastain ’91, Aly Wagner ’02, and Kelly Crowley ’99 all earn spots in Athens.

1980 WCC Player of the Year, Kurt Rambis, was among five South Bay athletes to be inducted this November.

Chastain explores offers advice on how to maneuver the high-pressure world of competitive sports in her new book.

James Tamm ’75 shares his experience as a judge and mediator in his new book on radical collaboration.

Meet three SCU professors who received University awards for teaching excellence and curriculum innovations.

The value of an SCU education goes beyond statistics and scores. Students at this university have experiences that engage and transform them.

Two SCU professors of finance explore how psychology can help us understand how people behave when they make financial decisions.

The SCU Archives will host Silicon Valley History Online, featuring 1,000 historical images of the Valley’s history.

Gavin Newsom ’89 was elected mayor in December, 2003 with endorsements from Bill Clinton.

Professor Tim Myers retells a Japanese folktale of a priest who is visited by a tricky and sly tanuki, or raccoon-dog.

Sherri (Gong) Taguchi ’83 hopes to provide inspiration during job searches and career transitions in her new book.

Men’s soccer team finished their season with a 16-4-4 record, a 5-1-0 league mark, and a ninth West Coast Conference championship.

The WCC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament will return to the Leavey Center this March.

Men's tennis received the inaugural US Tennis Association and Intercollegiate Tennis Association Community Service Award.

Becky Potter earns her second All-American honor after leading the volleyball team to a 20-11 record.

Seven SCU student-athletes were named to the 2003 West Coast Conference Fall All-Academic team.

Top government agencies, other universities, and companies are relying on the University’s Robotics Systems Lab – and its students – to build and monitor satellites.

The University’s publishing partnership with Heyday Books aims to help preserve California’s cultural legacy.

This Web-exclusive story offers SCU faculty perspectives on issues raised by the film, "The Passion of the Christ," which was directed and co-written by Mel Gibson.

The Leavey School of Business is included in the annual “Top Business Schools” list for the first time.

Six SCU theater grads began the nonprofit, Renegade Theatre Experiment, desiring to keep their passion for theater alive.

Men’s basketball coach Dick Davey earned his 200th career win and 100th career WCC win this season.

Men’s basketball players Jim Howell and Ethan Rohde were named to the 2004 WCC All- Academic Men’s Basketball Team.

Santa Clara University soccer players Leslie Osborne and Julie Ryder were named All-Americans by Soccer Buzz magazine.

Alumni Ryan Cochrane and Steve Cronin were drafted in the first round during the Major League Soccer Superdraft.

WCC Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year in 2000, John Maloney, resigns to focus on his growing family.

Basketball champs, Quinn Thomas, Jennie, Rondel, Ashley Graham, and Tori Markey, achieve great honors after their 9-20 season.

Robert Kinerk ’62, was named one of the best books for 2003 for ages 6-8 by Child magazine.

Thomas Plante, professor of psychology, has collected expert essays to convey how the Church plays a role in the sex abuse scandal.

Mark Thomas J.D. ’56, a retired judge of the superior court, tells the story of the Law School of Santa Clara.

Emcee of the hit Home and Garden Television show “Curb Appeal,” Bill Duggan ’99 hosts about 40 episodes per year.

The East San Jose Community Law Center celebrates its 10th anniversary, along with the establishment of their endowment.

Director at Markkula Center, Schulman analyzes how high school and college students learn and how that has been affected by the Web.

Alexander Matthew Weyand ’05 wins the 2003 Shipsey Poetry Prize for his work.

Gregory J. Boyle, S.J. encourages grads to help the underprivileged.

The Department of Athletics and Recreation presents a new look for Bronco logo.

Rita Beamish ’74 illustrates how dangerous life in Hawaii can be in her book, Perils of Paradise.

Author Julia (Mori) Keller ’91 addresses media awareness, conversion, rites of passage, sexuality, and female role models.

Is it possible to turn our gift giving into a spiritual exercise?

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano ’79, a rising political star, uses the lessons learned at SCU to serve her state.

An SCU professor and Fulbright Scholar researches forgiveness and justice in post-communist Poland. Her studies make her reconsider what it means to fall on hard times.

SCU is ranked number two among “master’s universities” in the West by U.S. News & World Report.

Entrepreneurs and technology innovators join this program sponsored by SCU’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society.

Senior Tierra Wilson’s perseverance landed her a job as a gorilla research assistant and caregiver.

SCU Professor of Music Hans Boepple is a gifted pianist and dedicated teacher.

An SCU student spends a summer helping children in Moscow orphanages.

Former Bronco basketball players keep their careers going by playing professionally around the world.

Applications set a new record.

Tim Anaya ’98 helps craft Governor Schwarzenegger’s messages.

Scholarship student-athletes at SCU graduate at the highest rate in the WCC for the third year running.

The Bronco basketball program opened its 100th anniversary after beating North Carolina and Stanford.

The team its 10th College Cup, led by Senior Star Leslie Osborne ’05.

Broncos earn amazing achievements in soccer, volleyball, and cross country.

Inspired by her service with kids, Katie Kornfield ’98 collaborated with Howard Anderson ’71 to craft this picture book.

Margaret Donohoe MBA ’88 shares practical advice to help leaders of non-profits in her new book.

Elizabeth Biller Chapman M.A. ’78 pursued her passion for poetry at age 43.

Editor Adam Breen discusses the benefits of learning in the Silicon Valley.

Some alumni share their thoughts on spirituality, art history, and loss.

SCU has two Campaign goals: $350 million and 75 percent alumni participation, but every donation helps.

Senior Richie Lumley ’05 stepped away from the University to serve others in Tijuana.

Santa Clara on the Forefront of Innovation

Santa Clara is ranked as the ninth-best place to work among large employers in the Bay Area.

Five alumni receive highest honors for dedicating their lives to excellence, judgment, worldliness, and service.

NBC newsman and Agilent Technologies' chairman emeritus will speak at Commencement ceremonies.

SCU President is presented the 2005 Exemplary Community Leadership Award.

SCU faculty is commended for balancing their outstanding scholarship with excellent teaching.

Women’s hoops squad makes NCAA’s.

The University is planning a new $12.9 million residence for the Jesuits who serve it.

Lawyer Issac Vaughn ’84 builds institutions that create opportunities.

Boosters hit the road to support the Bronco women

Is ADHD a gift?

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini ’88 reached No. 1 on the NYT paperback fiction bestseller list.

From Cottonlandia, by Rebecca Black, won the 2004 Juniper Prize for Poetry.

Jewish assistant professor of religious studies, Baker has found a fit between Jews and Jesuits.

Albert Hoagland, helped to build the first disk drive, and now works to preserve the history of magnetic disk storage.

Survey shows most students vote and want honest politicians.

Thomas G. Plante explores how we make decisions and offers suggestions on how to do the right thing.

Steven James Bartlett ’65 authored  The Pathology of Man: A Study of Human Evil.

Stefanie Silva takes award.

Sellout crowd takes in the game.

Season included impressive wins over nationally-ranked Washington and Stanford.

Tasaki wins big honors.

Campaign-funded capital projects support SCU’s mission.

SCU’s women’s soccer team celebrated its silver anniversary.

Alum’s documentary highlights the cruising culture.

Alum bikes 585 miles to support AIDS services.

Phil Kesten is rightfully honored for his innovative teaching and devotion to his students.

Professionals address lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues on Catholic campuses.

We welcome Gregory Bonfiglio, S.J. ’82, David C. Drummond ’85, J. Terrence Lanni, and Robert Peters ’61!

“Ethics at Noon” presents pressing questions about lynching and social change.

Joanne Hayes-White '86 is now SF's first female fire chief.

Social entrepreneurs use technology to address some of the world’s urgent needs.

In December 2005, a devil, a chicken head, a chocolate-dipped rabbit, a blue hand, a hamburger, and even a 12-foot-tall figure of St. Ignatius were among more than 30 “giants and heads” that paraded around campus.

What have we learned (and not learned) about civil rights in the 50 years since Emmett Till's murder?

SCU's 11th-ranked women’s volleyball team has yet another fantastic season.

Web Exclusives and Editor's Notes

SCU has the oldest alumni organization west of the Mississippi.

"Theology of Marriage" encourages students to turn inward, recognizing that loving yourself will allow you to love your spouse.

Santa Clara ranked as high as 13th in Sports Illustrated’s weekly all-sports top 25 national ranking

Quite a lot has happened since 1529 at the University of Paris, when three men formed the Society of Jesus.

How Iñigo de Loyola's notebook has become a practical, guiding manual for individuals today

Geoffrey Bowker, executive director of SCU's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, says preserving biodiversity is one of the central problems that confronts us—and not necessarily for the reasons you'd think.

Locatelli reflected on his hopes for the future, while emphasizing his mission to his role as president.

The Mayer Theatre proudly hosted this discussion on the economy, society, politics, and corruption.

This new program is likely to draw in more students with different interests to the University.

The 2006 Santa Clara New Music Festival, featuring Chen Li, was a hit.

Jerry D. Gray ’81 bashfully shares this award "is really a wonderful gift.”

Back from the brink of death, Jill Mason '99 is full of life.

Acting Editor Margaret Avritt publishes her final letter.

Former Broncos share how they feel about social justice and Santa Clara.

Read about some of the new books by SCU alumni and faculty.

Challenges remain as campaign nears completion.

What makes this year so special?

Following one of the most successful fall seasons in school history.

Jim Shepard explores the evolution of film violence and audiences' developing reactions over time.

The Mayer Theatre still receives acclaim for educating its performers and entertaining its audiences.

How the Lifeboat continues to be a place of boundless creativity years later

Andy Ackerman ’78 advises taking advantage of SCU's facilities, in order to further develop your talents.

Santa Clara alumni recruit other alumni and students to maneuver the film industry, together.

Designing costumes for film and TV is a big job and a huge joy for Hope Hanafin ’75.

Women's volleyball scores big time in the annual West Coast Conference Commissioner's Cup.

Connecting SCU's Jesuit mission to immigration reform.

Giovanni Mata Magana rises above all odds--he's the first of his family to graduate high school and attend college.

Math and computer science professor, Byron Walden, turned Sundance star.

Examining how the Church and our conscience inevitably clash.

Celebrating recipients of the Ignatian Award for Community Service Awards and Bannan Award.

The WCC commends the Women's Water Polo team, as well as various coaches.

Recognizing student-athletes who demonstrate mental and physical discipline on and off the court.

Celebrating amazing achievements by Men’s Golf, Women’s Water Polo, and Baseball.

Mission and Identity

SCU hosts a well-rounded celebration to honor well-rounded individuals.

AFO offers a volunteer opportunity in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Stricken with cancer, Bill Spohn and his wife faced death and learned profound lessons about love and grace amidst grief.

How can we enter into the last human experience of life with faith, hope, and love?

Friends since their time at Santa Clara, John M. Sobrato ’83 and John Nunziati ’83 have stayed close for decades. And now they’ve saved a life.

A look into this diverse group of people connecting to learn through interaction, study, and reflection.

Locatelli's homily stressed the collaboration of spirituality and the spirit of team play.

This first-year class is 1,350 students strong.

SCU named one of 20 schools nationwide that’s “worth the trip” for prospective students.

Make yourself familiar with the new faces of the Bronco family. Here’s your new people primer.

From Santa Clara to South Africa, students help battle this epidemic.

"Memory cards" issued to help bid this special study space farewell.

Tying innovation to Jesuit values and the three C’s.

Santa Clara Athletics ranks fifth in the nation for the ’06-’07 season.

Cassie Perret ’06 awarded for carrying the team to the Final Four.

Jon Wallace leads his volleyball team to milestone victory.

Roy Mytinger ’81 and the battle against ALS.

The latest from the California Legacy Series.

Photographer Dan Dion '92 confesses his addiction to comedy. Then again, nobody has photographed comics like he has.

From what the media offers every day, you can't help but think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. What's really going on? And what can we do about it?

Eye patch and peg leg—we all know what makes a pirate. Or do we?

Legacy students' unique connection to our Santa Clara family.

Stories from those moved by the magazine.

SCU is awarded a gold medal for excellence in magazine writing, headed by Margaret Avritt.

Don Callejon humbly accredits his success to others, while sharing excitement for this new K-8 school.

Pelosi and family leaving Mass

Locatelli maintains two crucial positions at SCU.

Bill Gates shares a new vision for health research.

Green is the color of hope...and of the first laptop produced by One Laptop Per Child.

Bringing attention to the plight of the refugees displaced by the genocide and unrest in Darfur.

SCU obtains first-place, arguing for the prosecution, the defense, and as victims’ advocates.

SCU engineering students work with NASA.

Engineering students eager to move their generation away from fossil fuels.

A conversation on the craft of acting.

When we talk about "sustainability," what are we really talking about?

A team of students aim to win the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon. And save the planet.

Want an environmentally sustainable economy? Start making polluters pay.

SCU alumni mentor two Kenyan entrepreneurs trying to clean up the environment.

A poem by Paul Mariani.

Celebrating the first hundred seasons.

Meet new men’s basketball coach Kerry Keating.

The Campaign for SCU has given a new sense of possibility to our mission.

Addressing increased student safety, additional study space, and confronting alcohol culture.

Trading the classroom for Africa and Central Europe.

Lindsey "Sustainability" Cromwell ’05 is making the campus a cleaner place.

SCU soars in sustainability.

Curtis Macon helps free an innocent man from prison.

Welcome (back) William S. Carter B.S. ’71, M.S. ’95, Tony Ridder, and Tasce Simon ’03!

SCU RecycleMania goes for gold.

Now mom and dad can pay bills, check calendars, and get involved more easily.

A note from Laurie Hernandez ’85.

A degree in vocal performance isn’t often a stepping stone to a career in professional cycling.

Steven Boyd Saum, on imagination.

A remarkable glimpse of a century of Filipinos in Los Angeles.

Set your alarm early to follow Paul Locatelli, S.J., through a day of leading the University.

A timeline for adults...and 9 year-olds.

Considering life’s deeper questions amid a culture of consumerism and constant commotion.

SCU's own lecturer, Rebecca Black, publishes her first book of poems.

Can community-based learning change the nature of higher education?

Graduation and other news from the Mission campus.

Safety, service, and second derivatives.

How do I discover vocation in my life?

It was art that broke all the rules.

California Association of Realtors share the lowdown on the mortgage meltdown.

Once upon a time, he was playing guitar in the Nobili Hall cafeteria.

Opening its doors to the enrollment of women as undergrads in 1961 forever transformed the University.

A poem by Michael Blumenthal.

Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

SCU commends faculty for their excellence.

Examining insurance company's inability to insure.

“A Year for Accountability:” holding those responsible for crimes in Darfur.

The Mission is more than just a flat map.

A conversation with Richard A. Clarke on whether to "trust" or "risk" cyberspace.

Laureates helping developing nations are honored at the Seventh Annual Tech Museum Awards.

Analyzing how technology can address the world’s urgent unmet needs.

Recognizing the indelible mark Father Dan Germann, S.J. has left on SCU.

From a child of the Summer of Love.

In the international Solar Decathlon competition, a team from Santa Clara blazed a dazzling trail from almost-ran to third in the world.

Açai ("ah-SIGH-ee") a future for these four.

On attracting and keeping top talent.

Congratulations to our 2007 Solar Decathlon Team!

Gerald McKevitt, S.J., wins the Howard R. Marraro Prize in Italian History.

Presenting the inaugural Alexander Prize to human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson.

Ballin' Bronco Basketball.

A knockoff start for the women’s water polo team.

Eight SCU student-athletes earn spots on the WCC Fall All-Academic team.

Asking teens, themselves, about the cause of the violence inside school.

Meet Jessie Garibaldi ’74, M.A. ’77.

The great revival of the Taddeucci tribute at SCU.

A satire of sisters in an oversexed home.

Carrying the torch, Jill Mason makes us proud.

Expanding his role as the Jesuit secretary of higher education.

Locatelli rightfully left the stage to a standing ovation.

Amazing! Incredible! "I can’t wait to study here!"

SCU earns high marks in graduate programs in business and law.

David Pace spreads SCU to Burkina Faso.

Bound with a few clothes, the Virgen de Guadalupe, and a desire to make a difference.

Phyllis Hamilton J.D. ’76 encourages all to strive to be their best.

How has Locatelli transformed the University—as a place—and an idea?

An interview with John Brennan, S.J.—lauded as a “national treasure.”

Welcoming the new Leavey School of Business building, Lucas Hall.

SCU garners a top spot in the “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2008” survey...again.

The Center for Science, Technology, and Society celebrates its first decade.

This year’s freshmen breaking records even before they arrive on campus.

From Santa Clara to Oxford, meet Nicholas Obradovich ’09.

A solemn reminder of this tragic human cost.

Commencement with the Class of 2008.

One way to explain our low-grade dissatisfaction.

33 years later, they do—and the case of the missing wallet is closed.

Honoring Ignatian Ideals and Service.

Meet the newest members of SCU’s Athletic Hall of Fame.

Courthouse named for Robert M. Falasco '48, J.D. '51.

A new president and more.

Chasing crabs and seastars.

Recognizing accomplished Broncos.

Celebrating six alumni's new books.

Return of the ring, all hands on deck!

Checking in on SCU Rhodes Scholars, Trinity-bound scholars, and more.

Inside water, Coach Oldham is inducted into San Jose Sports Hall of Fame.

Imagining a new future, building on the past.

And the breath returns.

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps expands nationwide.

From the editor: a new chapter for SCU with President Michael Engh, S.J.

Readers sound off on our most recent issue, and other matters.

Check out these new books by SCU faculty and alumni.

In his own words.

Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 to head the Central Intelligence Agency.

President Obama taps Janet Napolitano ’79 for Cabinet post.

The California Legacy Series.

Biologist Janice Edgerly-Rooks and the extraordinary embiids.

An essay by Mitch Finley ’73.

Two world premieres onstage.

New publications from SCU alumni.

Alexander J. Field on staving off the next economic crisis.

Tops in conference: a men's basketball season for the record books.

Shining the spotlight on Kelley Lund ’05, founder of Blondie’s Frozen Yogurt & Ice Cream.

Nicole Fox ’06 becomes Miss Hawaii.

8,439 Alumni—4 Days—1 Family!

President Engh's first State of the University, on nationwide and worldwide economic challenges.

How skipping class to play "Dungeons and Dragons" paid off.

Video: Dig into one of psychology's most controversial experiments.

Readers sound off on our previous issue and other ideas.

Food, glorious food. Editor Steven Boyd Saum dedicates this issue to sustenance.

President Engh issued a ringing challenge: Make SCU a champion of environmental justice.

Our food-safety system is in shambles. But we can make it work again.

All told, 12 percent of the U.S. population don’t get enough to eat.

It’s jerseys to the rafters for basketball stars Kurt Rambis ’80 and Melissa King ’93.

"What’ll it be?" Co-owners Johnny Hannegan, left, and Chris Benson preside over their namesake pub

Prepared remarks for the inauguration on April 24, 2009.

Recognizing our alumni.

News from around the Mission campus.

Savoring the rewards of patience, contemplation, and TLZ.

Exploring waterways and the question: “Where are we?”

From alumni and faculty.

A double take.

Proud of these fresh alumni authors.

It's about adventure and environmental justice, says Patrick McVeigh '78.

Forensic investigator Horatio Caine lies face-down in a pool of blood. Who killed him — and why?

An interview with Avraham Burg, former speaker of the Israeli Knesset.

Succumbing to the cuisine of The Most Serene Republic.

Meghan Mooney ’09 helps those who scavenge for garbage survive.