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
- Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) | Class of 2026
Undergraduate students across disciplines are turning curiosity into hands-on research that shapes careers, communities, and real-world impact.
- The Impact of Thriving Neighbors
- April 17 - Jul 10
2nd Floor, Main HallwayFire, Forest, and Imagining Their Future 5 Years after CZU
- March 25 - May 1
2nd Floor, Main HallwayGlobal Engagement Photo Contest Finalists
- April 10 - May 1
2nd Floor, Outside Rooms 205 & 206A Shared Canvas: Exploring Artistic Expressions in Synodality
Learn five digital marketing trends students should know to succeed in Silicon Valley, from agentic AI and search to authentic storytelling and data privacy.
JST-SCU Dean Orobator was recently featured in multiple outlets regarding Pope Leo's April 13-23, 2026, trip to Africa.
Verdicts rendered against both Meta and Google signal a new reckoning for social media companies and, importantly, represent a failure of leadership.
Aprenda estrategias prácticas de networking para emprendedores, incluyendo cómo identificar partes interesadas, comunicarse con clientes, inversionistas y empleados, y construir relaciones comerciales sólidas que ayuden a su pequeño negocio a crecer.
Learn practical networking strategies for entrepreneurs, including how to identify stakeholders, communicate with customers, investors, and employees, and build strong business relationships that help your small business grow.
Inadequate regulation of anthropogenic nanomaterials—man-made pollutants ranging from 1-100 nm—may reinforce health inequities due to fenceline communities’ heightened exposure.
Compare the MBA and master's in finance. Learn about admission requirements, program length, and which degree offers the best prospects for your future career.
What matters to teaching professor Andrew Ishak? He’s still searching—and that’s the whole point.
Amy Cooprider, MA '26, an aerospace engineer, is experiencing transformative spiritual and professional growth through Santa Clara University's Pastoral Ministries program, deepening her faith and leadership through study and pilgrimage.
Jenise Dormann MA ‘24, speaks about how Santa Clara University’s Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries has so deepend her religious understanding and has completely altered the course of her life by unveiling her newfound dedication to providing ministry to incarcerated people.
María Cristina Hernández MA ‘24, speaks about her story, experience, and continuing to make the world a better place through faith using the tools she learned from Santa Clara University’s Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries in the program’s second Mindful Ministry Series.
Nathan Sheets MA ‘21, speaks about his experience, takeaways, and ongoing work in faith following his graduation from Santa Clara University’s Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries in the program’s all new Mindful Ministry Series.
Stop assuming humans are rational. Learn what behavioral economics is, from Nudge Theory to the Disposition Effect, and how to outsmart your own biases.
Naila Ahsan was initially worried that a smaller college wouldn’t have a strong social scene, but quickly found Santa Clara to be welcoming and inclusive. By joining clubs like Intandesh, Women in Business, and Alpha Kappa Psi, she made close friends, stayed connected to their culture, and built professional skills. Overall, she discovered a vibrant campus life with plenty of opportunities to get involved.
Santa Clara University, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, listed by Town&Country
As artificial intelligence reshapes how we think and work, what do leaders stand to lose in the process? For Meerah Rajavel, Chief Information Officer of Palo Alto Networks, that question is not theoretical.
As Earth Day approaches, the global conversation around climate action and sustainability reminds us that the choices we make today will shape the future of our planet. For Dr. Nik Tehrani, a Lecturer of Management at the Leavey School of Business, the path toward a healthier planet runs through innovation in clean energy.
For Heather M. Owen, Director of Athletics at Santa Clara University, a mindset has shaped a career defined by reinvention - from student-athlete to professional athlete, from law to leadership in Division I athletics.
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.