Santa Clara University: Beyond Innovation

You can teach a man to fish...

...but are the fish safe to eat?

Applying Innovative Ideas to Improve the World

With a mission ideally suited to its Silicon Valley location, Santa Clara University is taking the lead in using technological innovation and entrepreneurial savvy to address the world’s problems. Its bold vision, backed by an ambitious fundraising plan, will have transformative impact in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the globe.

With its Silicon Valley partners—corporations, nonprofits, social enterprises, community organizers, and tech startups—SCU is creating solutions that have tangible social benefits and bring humanitarian technology to those in need. The results promise to make history.

Highlights of the University’s strategic efforts:

Integration of STEM disciplines to stimulate innovative teaching and learning and stronger linkages to Silicon Valley
Expansion of engineering and science interdisciplinary collaboration and undergraduate research, with more visibility for hands-on labs, such as Frugal Innovation Hub and Robotics Systems Lab, in a cutting-edge STEM complex
Creation of a state-of-the-art law facility that fosters an advanced curriculum and cutting-edge integration of legal theory, practical skills, and ethical training
Acceleration of advising for social enterprises and startups in California and beyond through centers and programs such as the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, the Leavey School’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Santa Clara Law’s Entrepreneurs’ Law Clinic
Cultivation of a problem-solving mindset—incorporating sustainability into design thinking—in School of Engineering students
Strengthening of the Jesuit School of Theology’s competitiveness through increased scholarships and an endowed professorship

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The STEM Complex

The School of Law

If fortune favors the bold...

...to what are the bold obligated?

Educating the Whole Person

Santa Clara University’s commitment to educating the whole person is rooted in the Jesuit tradition and extends to every aspect of the student experience. Students not only gain the knowledge and skills to build successful careers, but they also develop their spiritual lives and cultivate an unswerving commitment to advance the social good.

Through experiential programs, initiatives, and centers, the University gives students a foundation in ethical integrity, as well as practice in thinking creatively and communicating effectively in real-world situations. By the time they graduate—no matter their field of study—students know how to apply their learning to address human and community needs.

Highlights of Santa Clara’s holistic education:

Tools to excel in an increasingly visual world, facilitated by a new Art and Art History Building
Engagement with local and global issues through creative explorations, experiential learning, and interdisciplinary research collaboration at the Center for the Arts and Humanities
Academic, social, and cultural involvement in situations that lead to personal and professional growth during study abroad programs and internships
Creation of new pathways for prosperity and enhanced educational outcomes in disadvantaged neighboring communities through initiatives such as Thriving Neighbors
More programs, courses, retreats, and other opportunities for contemplation, reflection, and vocational discernment through the Career Center and Campus Ministry
Ability to make better choices, cultivated by events and cocurricular programs at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Center for faculty excellence and teaching innovation that will support a comprehensive faculty development program and accelerate curricular and pedagogical innovation to ensure both professional development for all faculty and optimum student learning experiences
Expanded opportunities in the Ignatian Center for community-based learning activities, including immersion trips and community internships, promoting engagement with marginalized communities and integrating compassion, justice, and the intellectual life

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Can sharing knowledge...

...increase the power of that knowledge?

Expanding Reach and Opening Doors

Making Santa Clara University accessible and affordable to a wider range of students will help expand diversity on campus, enriching the educational experience for all by generating life-changing dialogue. And with a more inclusive community of both students and faculty—and a higher national profile afforded by a more robust athletics program—the University will attract even greater numbers of future leaders determined to use their knowledge, skills, and visions to serve humanity.

Expanded scholarships will enable more students from low- and middle-income families to benefit from a premier Jesuit education. Many of these students will be first-generation or from underrepresented or underserved populations, and Santa Clara’s support programs will ensure that these students have the tools to succeed. With merit awards, the number of potential change makers who enroll at the University will increase. And with an infusion of funding to the athletics program, the campus community will grow in spirit, unity, and visibility—attracting more students from all backgrounds nationwide.

Highlights of Santa Clara’s efforts to expand its reach:

Support for first-generation students focused on academics, community engagement, and service through the LEAD Scholars Program, including an early introduction to campus during LEAD Week
Expanded incentives to attract students of extraordinary leadership potential through distinguished scholarship programs such as Johnson Scholars and other merit awards
Increased percentage of faculty of color on campus, encouraged by the Provost’s Faculty Diversity Fund and the Inclusive Excellence Post-Doctoral Scholars program
Increased scholarships and enhanced recruiting, training, and nutrition programs to strengthen the athletics program and build Bronco pride

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