STRATEGIC PRIORITY FOUR
BELONGING FOR ALL BRONCOS
By building a vibrant and engaged campus and alumni community that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive, and whose members interact meaningfully with one another, we embrace our Jesuit, Catholic values of recognizing the God-given dignity of all human persons and our responsibility to genuinely accompany others and care for the whole person.
This priority also aims to sustain and nurture the “secret sauce” that has long characterized our Bronco community—the incredibly strong ties and lifelong relationships formed among students and sustained among our alumni, which is so important to our success as a university.
In fostering belonging, connection, and community, it is important to have a more diversified campus with collaborative spaces, rich performing arts offerings, values-oriented communities, and common experiences to foster belonging. This can help inculcate respect for diversity across political, social, and cultural divides—skills our nation and our democracy urgently need. Such bonds will also help sustain our strong student retention and graduation rates.
Bronco Athletics also plays an essential role. The shared, collective experience and excitement generated by our outstanding student athletes in women’s soccer, men’s basketball, and other sports, fosters pride and unity, and creates memories and bonds that last a lifetime.
I am constantly finding new ways to fulfill my passions of education, leadership, and service at Santa Clara. These opportunities empower me to address challenges, because I know that I will be able to overcome them with the support of my SCU community.
–Hydeia Wysinger ’25, first-generation LEAD Scholar, double major psychology and public health
GOAL:
Ensure that all faculty, staff, students, and alumni experience a strong sense of belonging and engage in a lifelong affiliation with each other and Santa Clara
Initiatives include:
- Implement a reimagined Residential Learning Community experience that builds common ground within our student population, and encompasses third- and fourth-year students
- Create mentoring and internship programs between alumni and students that focus on learning and success after Santa Clara
- Remodel technology-enhanced spaces to support cultural, artistic, and social programming
- Launch a Performing Arts Incubator for extracurricular programming, pairing faculty artists with students across the University, to create meaningful, interactive artistic experiences for students
- Continue to invest in Bronco Athletics and build on the prominence of women’s soccer and men’s basketball, which builds Bronco spirit and community
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