We are in and of the community.
A deep engagement with the surrounding communities in Silicon Valley and beyond is central to our mission.
Our communities influence how SCU students learn and what they choose to do on weekends and breaks. They inspire the work of our faculty and shape the lives of our alumni.
Community programs, activities, and initiatives help strengthen the connection between Santa Clara, our neighbors, and our world, while creating opportunities for all of SCU to learn, serve, and grow.
This engagement works in both directions. We welcome our neighbors to experience Santa Clara’s campus culture through public events and enrichment programs. Activities throughout the year might include exhibits, performances, athletics, and public forums featuring some of Silicon Valley’s most notable visionaries—often our own alumni.
SCU in the Community
Police are routinely dispatched to mental health crises, yet these encounters disproportionately result in harm for individuals of color, a pattern long highlighted by racial justice movements like Black Lives Matter. This predictable pattern exposes a deeper ethical tension: can a system grounded in enforcement defend a model that endangers those it is meant to protect?
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by TechTarget.
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Explainability techniques seek to remedy the “black box” problem of AI. This piece argues that they are ethically insufficient in a health care context, and that interpretable and rigorously validated models should be used instead.
National Student Employee Appreciation Week. April 12th - 18th
In the brain economy, trust isn't a PR asset. It's structural. And right now, many organizations are building on sand. Guadalupe Hayes-Mota, director of bioethics, explores the ethical implications associated with neurotechnology in his latest essay for Forbes.
Upcoming On-Campus Events sponsored by the Career Center and Employers
As she prepares to take the stage for her senior showcase, Ximena De La Parra-Tostado ’26 shares the inspiration behind her original choreography.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.
Subramaniam Vincent, director of journalism and media ethics, quoted by The Dispatch.Subramaniam Vincent, director of journalism and media ethics, quoted by The Dispatch.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by San José Spotlight.
Top Excel skills employers look for in business graduates, from formulas to pivot tables, to help you stand out in your first job.
Guadalupe Hayes-Mota published in Forbes.
Synopsis: I am Jonathan Kimyai, a senior AIS major who will be working at KPMG in San Francisco post graduation. Before this, I was an undecided major, an MIS Major, a CS minor, and had zero idea what I wanted to do.
Synopsis: Understanding how interviews can be growth driven over outcome driven. Each interview builds your confidence, sharpens your story, and prepares you for the right opportunity, even when it doesn’t result in an offer.
Standing on the battlefields of South Korea, Six Bronco Battalion seniors transformed classroom strategy into lived understanding through an immersive Korean War staff ride.
Residente de Texas Abre las Puertas de su Hogar a Víctimas de Violencia Doméstica y Ofrece un Preescolar en Casa como una Nueva Iniciativa Empresarial- Texas Resident Opens Her Home to Victims of Domestic Violence and Offers a Home-Based Preschool in a New Business Venture
Synopsis: Within the recruitment process, we often primarily focus on obtaining a job offer. However, once we have secured an offer, how do we know if it is the right job for us, past the written description, salary, and title?
Learn more about sports technology careers and why the Bay Area offers a unique environment for entering the industry.
Associate professor of philosophy, Meilin Chinn, on how the stillness within music and nature can create a richer and more interconnected life.
Computer engineering graduate students designed and produced software to engage visually-impaired preschoolers as a project for their Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and Programming class, COEN 275, then got the thrill of seeing their work in action.