Dear Alumni and Friends,

As always, Spring quarter is a bittersweet time as we celebrate the wonderful achievements of our graduating majors and minors while simultaneously wishing them goodbye. We have also had to wish goodbye, temporarily, to Professor Ana María Pineda, who will be departing for Omaha, Nebraska this summer to begin her term as Vice President for the West Midwest Community of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. But these goodbyes need not be final; we would love to hear from any of our alumni and include updates in the Alumni section of future issues of Perspectives. If you have any news that you would like to share, please email us. 

David Gray
Chair, Religious Studies Department

Amia Nash ‘15, Religious Studies minor, was recently crowned Miss Silicon Valley 2018.

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Jonathan Homrighausen ‘15, Religious Studies and Classical Studies, completed his MA in Biblical Studies at the Graduate Theological Union and is headed to Duke University to begin a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

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Alumni Engagement Initiative

In January, the Religious Studies Department launched an alumni engagement initiative, entitled "Where Are They Now?" The project aims 1) to find out more about the amazing things Religious Studies alums have achieved in their lives after SCU and 2) to build an active, engaged community of Religious Studies alumni. This work will provide the basis for a number of new departmental projects, including public lectures and events, networking and mentoring initiatives for current RS majors and minors, and more. To date, faculty members have reviewed a list of alumni that spans five decades, and we have discovered so much incredible work that RS alumni have done in service, scholarship, law, medicine, media, education, and numerous other fields. Our plan is to reach out via phone and email in the coming months to find out more about what our alums are doing and to discuss how our alumni might contribute to the ongoing work of the RS department—whether they're a year or many years past graduation.

And we would love to hear from you! If you have any news or memories to share (tell us your best RS story!), would like to update us about your current life and work, or have any ideas for RS programs and initiatives, please email religionteam@gmail.com. You might include a story or photo of a recent event, or just let us know about your current location, career, or thoughts.