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
Public Interest JD students support Santa Clara Law's 51,000 hours of pro bono service during the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Two PIJD students have been selected by the Trial Team to represent Santa Clara Law at UCLA’s trial competition on November 13.
Diksha is an exchange student from Bathinda, Punjab, India studying at Santa Clara University School of Law in Fall 2026.
Sofia Rossi is one of two Santa Clara Law students nominated for the national PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award.
Hana Murphy is one of two Santa Clara Law students nominated for the national PSJD Pro Bono Publico Award.
Four recipients named ahead of the November 9 gala; the John Beam Community Action Award will be presented liveStephen Curry, Golden State Valkyries President Jess Smith, Olympic medalist Brenda Villa, and the Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative are the first winners of the Bay Area Sports Business Awards. The Leavey School of Business and the San Francisco Chronicle will present a fifth award live at the November 9 gala.
A 1993 Leavey finance graduate, he has spent three decades negotiating some of the technology industry’s largest patent deals. The work, he says, still comes down to people.When Ericsson takes a smartphone maker to court over its patents, the cases can run in as many as 13 countries at once. Roy Maharaj ’93, Ericsson’s chief licensing officer, explains why the deals still get made in person, and how a first-generation finance graduate of the Leavey School of Business came to lead them.
Now in its second year of competition, this student club combines engineering and business smarts to solve real-world challenges.Budget concerns, supply chain delays, tariffs, and deadlines occupy the mind of anyone leading a complex business operation, including Bronco Racing’s students. Now in its second year of competition, Santa Clara University’s Formula SAE Electric team combines engineering and business smarts to take a $60k-$70k race car from concept to the racetrack.
Economics ranked eighth among 73 majors for mid-career median income, yet its five most common jobs account for only about one-quarter of graduates. New research co-authored by Kevin Chiu, a lecturer in economics at Leavey, maps where the rest build their careers, from software development to public service.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) and distributed across multiple markets, including Barron's, Japan Times, Yahoo News, and others.
Davina Hurt, director of government ethics, quoted by The Mercury News.
- Oct. 23 - Nov. 20
2nd Floor, Corridor Wall & Exhibit CaseHighlighting artistic works of people with lived experience of homelessness
Fr. Bill O'Neill, director of immigration ethics, quoted by the Los Angeles Times.
Ann Skeet, interim executive director, quoted by Nebraska Public Media.
Exhibition Dates: January 4 to February 19, 2027 Reception: February 18, 2027, 5-6 p.m., Dowd Lobby
Exhibition Dates: Sept. 21 to Nov. 20, 2026 Reception: Sept. 30, 2026, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Dowd Lobby
Learn what a COO does, the responsibilities the role carries, how it differs from the CEO, the salary you can expect, and the path to this C-suite role.
When the WNBA awarded the Bay Area an expansion team in 2023, the franchise had no name, no colors, no roster and no fans. Two years later, the Golden State Valkyries had sold out every home game of their first season, set league attendance records, and built a season-ticket waiting list. The executive who led that build, team President Jess Smith, is the inaugural recipient of the Sports Innovator of the Year award at the Bay Area Sports Business Awards.
Discover what executive presence is, why it shapes who gets promoted, and how to build the gravitas, communication, and confidence leaders need in 2026.
JST-SCU Alumnus Daniel Valcazar II discusses his experience with the Spiritual Exercises of the Ignatian tradition, his time at JST-SCU, and his recently published book.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, quoted by The Detroit News.
Davina Hurt, director, government ethics, interviewed by KQED Forum.
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.