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University Press Releases
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 Fifth Annual Santa Clara County Hunger Issues Forum Examines the Persistent Food Gap
Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2012
Even in wealthy Santa Clara County, the number of hungry people is growing, with the problem becoming more widespread. How can Silicon Valley’s community partners take action to connect new and existing hungry families with nutritious food where they live, learn, work, and play? These issues will be addressed at the fifth annual Santa Clara County Hunger Forum titled “It’s Complicated: Hunger in Our Community.”
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Sacred Texts in the Public Sphere: Series of Talks by the Ignatian Center Begin Oct. 2
Monday, Sep. 17, 2012
As the 2012 election approaches, Santa Clara University’s Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education is holding a series of lectures titled Sacred Texts in the Public Sphere.
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U.S. News and World Report Ranks Santa Clara No. 2 in the West
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012
In its annual ranking, “America’s Best Colleges 2013,” U.S. News & World Report ranked SCU second overall among master’s universities in the West. At 96 percent, SCU has the highest freshman retention rate of all master’s universities. Santa Clara’s average undergraduate graduation rate, 86 percent, was the third highest rate of the 625 master’s universities across the country.
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Convocation, Awards and Professorships Celebrated
Wednesday, Sep. 12, 2012
President Michael Engh, S.J., convened the 2012-2013 academic year at a Mission Church ceremony, by celebrating honors bestowed on several faculty and staff members and sharing ways SCU is working to overcome its newest challenges.
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Santa Clara University Places High in New Alumni Factor Ranking
Tuesday, Sep. 11, 2012
The Alumni Factor ranked Santa Clara University 43rd nationally in a new college ranking service. Unlike other rankings, colleges and universities are judged on a survey of 42,000 alumni from 177 schools across the country.
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Cutting-Edge Online Courses in Entrepreneurship, Patents, and High-Tech Law Being Offered by the Leavey School of Business
Friday, Aug. 31, 2012
To help advance the high-tech knowledge base of entrepreneurs, executives, and professionals, the Executive Development Center of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business has launched 10 online, non-credit courses on topics that include entrepreneurship, patents, high-tech law, and "law school lite."
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