BC January 2025

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January 2025

Bronco Connect Wrapped

We shared and you clicked! Find out which stories made the 2024 Top 10 to revisit a favorite or discover something fun you might have missed.

Alumni News

Serving Their Purpose

Every year, the Alumni Association celebrates those who have exemplified the Bronco spirit of service. Please join us in congratulating our wonderful 2025 Alumni Awards honorees, including the inaugural recipient of the Outstanding Young Alumni Award!

Bryan S. Neider ’78, Ignatian Award
Cathy Horan-Walker ’69, Louis I. Bannan, S.J., Award
Richard ’72 and Ginny Haughey ’73, Paul L. Locatelli, S.J., Award
Josue De Paz ’15, Outstanding Young Alumni Award

We look forward to formally honoring these individuals and their remarkable achievements at The President’s Dinner on Saturday, April 5.

Cheers to the New Year!

A new year brings with it new possibilities and we hope your possibilities are limitless. From our Alumni Association family to yours, we wish you a joyful 2025!

Adventure Awaits

For the first time since 2019, the Alumni Travel Program is headed back to Ashland, OR! This June, enjoy shows from various playwrights at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, cheer on SCU theatre professor Aldo Billingslea as he performs in two of the productions, celebrate Mass with Jack Treacy, S.J. ’77, bond with your fellow Broncos, and enjoy optional activities like wine-tasting or kayaking.

Get On Board

We’re on the hunt for passionate Broncos to bring fresh energy and exciting ideas to our Alumni Association Board of Directors. If you or someone you know is interested in joining to help guide the alumni experience at SCU, submit your nomination by Friday, Jan. 24.

A Storybook Ending

When she began her SCU journey, Sofia Herrera J.D. ’21 couldn’t afford her law textbooks. She completed her readings thanks to the law library’s copies, and now, the Top Global CISCO Award winner is giving back by donating her textbooks to SCU. She’s including copies of her own book: “The Founder, The Candidate and the Biometric Gamble: A Privacy and Security Fable.”

Bronco Book Nook


	Looking for your next great read? You’ll discover books from Charles Glass ’72, Shonal Narayan ’06, Catie Costa ’93, and more amazing Bronco authors on our Alumni Bookshelf!

Alumni Events

Jan

Santa Clara Valley: Alumni for Others Project at Second Harvest

Support your community and have fun with your fellow Broncos by spending the afternoon sorting food at Second Harvest.

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Jan

Virtual Examen with Jack Treacy, S.J. ’77

Lean into your spiritual side this year and connect with God and your fellow Broncos for the virtual Examen, led by Fr. Jack Treacy.

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Feb

Central Coast: 49th Annual Alumni Dinner

Hear from SCU President Julie Sullivan at this time-honored gathering and get to know local Broncos over a delicious meal at Café Roma.

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Feb

Santa Clara Valley: First Friday Mass & Lunch

Celebrate noon Mass at the Mission Church, then gather in communion with your fellow attendees over lunch at Bannan Alumni House.

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University News

Stronger Together

Santa Clara University is partnering with Loyola Marymount University and the University of San Francisco to form the Tri-Alliance for Post-Award Innovation. The consortium, designed to advance research excellence, received $7.2 million from the National Science Foundation to boost research, make access more equitable, and build out training and education.

Alumni Benefits

Did you know alumni can utilize SCU career services? Tap into our expansive professional network with Bronco Exchange, meet with a career counselor, attend career fairs, and access webinars. Whatever your need, SCU is here for you.

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