April 2012

SCU Economics Professor Kevane Receives Fulbright Scholar Award

Michael Kevane, associate professor of economics, recently was awarded a U.S. Fulbright Scholar award from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, to study the development impact of literacy gains in Burkina Faso.

Clergy Sexual Abuse Ten Years Later: A May 11 Conference at Santa Clara University Explores the Status of Reform

A daylong conference being held May 11 at Santa Clara University will explore the findings from a new book, "Sexual Abuses in the Catholic Church, A Decade of Crisis 2002-2012."

Competition Seeks Business Plans from Boomer-Focused Ventures

Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business and Mary Furlong & Associates are now accepting business plans for the ninth annual Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition, taking place at Santa Clara University on June 20.

Sneak Peek of Team Santa Clara's 2013 Solar Decathlon House Available at Earth Day Event

Students at Santa Clara University will hold an Earth Day event on Saturday, April 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the school's Buck Shaw Stadium.

Tenth Annual Class of Social Entrepreneurs for the Global Social Benefit Incubator Training and Mentoring Program Announced

Twenty socially minded entrepreneurs from around the globe have been chosen to participate in Santa Clara University’s intensive, eight-month Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI™) program this year, the 10th anniversary of GSBI.

Jesuit Leader from East Africa to Speak at JST Commencement May 19

The spiritual and community leader for Jesuits in six countries in Africa, Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J., will be the commencement speaker at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University (JST) May 19 at 3 p.m.

Leavey School of Business Accepting Applications for Third Annual California Program for Entrepreneurship

Applications are being accepted for the third cohort of students to attend the California Program for Entrepreneurship (CAPE), a six-month program for emerging entrepreneurs that begins in June.

Silicon Valley Icon Steve Wozniak to Speak at Santa Clara University Undergraduate Commencement June 16

Steve Wozniak, the iconic co-founder of Apple Computer, current chief scientist at Fusion-io, and one of the original architects of the personal-computing industry, will be the commencement speaker for SCU's undergraduate class of 2012 on June 16.

U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary to Address SCU’s Graduate Students at Commencement June 15

The woman President Obama is counting on to help educate America's workforce of the next decade, Martha J. Kanter, will address SCU's graduate students at their 2012 commencement ceremony Friday, June 15.

New Dean Chosen for Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University

Thomas J. Massaro, S.J., a distinguished moral theologian and ethicist, to join the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University as Dean.

Santa Clara University’s de Saisset Museum Brings History and Allure of Bicycles to the Fore

The Evolution of the Mountain Bike and Artists Consider the Bicycle exhibits kick off de Saisset Museum's spring season, April 13 to July 1.

Santa Clara University Play on April 16 to Commemorate 32 Lives Lost in the 2007 Virginia Tech Shootings

Dozens of members of the Santa Clara University community will pay tribute on April 16 to those who lost their lives in the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings, by staging a collection of plays entitled "What a Stranger May Know."

Key Architect of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission to be Commencement Speaker at Santa Clara University School of Law May 19

Paul Van Zyl, a worldwide pioneer in "transitional justice" for countries that have undergone mass atrocity, will speak to Santa Clara University School of Law graduating students May 19.

SCU Math Lecturer Laurie Poe Listed Among the “Best 300 Professors” in the U.S.

SCU math Senior Lecturer Laurie Poe was honored as one of the country's best undergraduate teachers by the education-services company The Princeton Review and the review site RateMyProfessors.com.

Santa Clara University Hosts a Conversation with Interfaith Guru Eboo Patel

Tackling the complex subjects of anti-Muslim prejudice, religious pluralism, and the promise of America’s interfaith communities, Eboo Patel will be the featured speaker April 9 for Santa Clara University's President's Speaker Series.