| Santa Clara University | |
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Seal of Santa Clara University |
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| Motto | Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam(Latin) |
| Motto in English | For the Greater Glory of God |
| Established | 1851 |
| Type | Private Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Endowment | $603.6 million[1] |
| President | Rev. Michael Engh, S.J. |
| Provost | Dennis Jacobs, Ph.D. (Appointed June 2011) |
| Academic staff | 488 (full-time) 268 (part-time) |
| Students | 8,831 (Fall 2010)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 5,107 |
| Postgraduates | 3,724 |
| Location | Santa Clara, California, United States |
| Campus | Suburban, 106 acres (43 ha) |
| Colors | Red and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I 19 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Broncos |
| Mascot | Bucky the Bronco |
| Affiliations | West Coast Conference |
| Website | Official website |
Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), whose members founded the school in 1851. It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. The first to open its doors to students, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California.[3]
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The university is situated in Santa Clara, California (2006 est. population 108,518), adjacent to the city of San Jose, California in Santa Clara County (population 1.8 million), which anchors the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. Also known by the abbreviation SCU, its students and 71,000 alumni are called “Santa Clarans” and its athletics teams are called the Broncos. Official online and print publications promote the school as "The Jesuit University in Silicon Valley."[4]
Built around historic Mission Santa Clara, the present university is home to a population of nearly 5,000 undergraduate and 3,500 masters, JD, and PhD students. The institution employs over 450 full time faculty members, who are divided between four professional schools and the College of Arts and Sciences, all of which are located on the 106-acre (43 ha) mission campus. In July 2009, the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (JST), formerly an independent school, legally merged with the university taking the name "Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University." Although a division of SCU, the school retains its campus in Berkeley, California. JST is one of two Jesuit seminaries in the United States with ecclesiastical faculties approved by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education. The other seminary, Weston Jesuit School of Theology, completed a similar affiliation with Boston College in June 2008, becoming Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.[5]
For the 2008–09 academic year, the university's operating budget was $311 million, and the university's endowment was over $697 million.[6] For the same period, undergraduate tuition and fees was $34,950 and the average cost of room and board was $11,067.[7]
Santa Clara is civilly chartered and governed by a board of trustees, which appoints the president. By internal statute, the president must be a member of the Jesuit order; although, the membership of the board is primarily lay. About forty Jesuit priests and brothers are active teachers and administrators in various departments and centers located on the main campus in Santa Clara. Additionally, fourteen Jesuits currently hold faculty positions at the university's Jesuit School of Theology located in Berkeley. In total, Jesuits comprise around seven percent of the permanent faculty and hold teaching positions in biology, computer engineering, counseling psychology, economics, English, history, law, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, theology, and theater arts. They also serve in campus ministry and residence-hall ministry, and some act as faculty directors in residential learning communities.
SCU maintains its Catholic and Jesuit affiliation and supports numerous initiatives intended to further its religious mission. Students are invited to attend the Sunday evening student Masses in the mission church and encouraged to participate in campus ministry programs and lectures. All bachelor's degrees require three religious studies courses as part of the academic core. An emphasis on social justice is furthered through the Pedro Arrupe Partnership and Kolvenbach Solidarity programs, which offer service opportunities in the community and immersion opportunities throughout the world.[8] The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and the Center for Science, Technology, and Society also have programs that serve the University's Catholic, Jesuit ethos and identity.
California witnessed the founding of its first two colleges in 1851, each in the town of Santa Clara at the height of California's Gold Rush. Santa Clara College was first to open its doors to students and is distinguished as the state's first operating institution of higher education. The Methodist-run California Wesleyan College opened shortly thereafter and was the first institution to receive an official state charter. Santa Clara's Jesuit founders eventually accumulated the endowment required for a charter, which was granted on April 28, 1855. Santa Clara bears the distinction of awarding California's first bachelor's degree, given to Thomas I. Bergin in 1857, and its first graduate degree two years later.[9]
Inheriting the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Clara University's campus, library holdings, art collection, and many of its defining traditions date back to 1777, almost 75 years before its founding. In January of that year, the Blessed Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan friar, established Mission Santa Clara as the eighth of 21 Alta California missions. Fray Tomás de la Peña chose a site along the Guadalupe River for the future church, erecting a cross and celebrating the first Mass a few days later.[10] Natural disasters forced early priests to relocate and rebuild the church on several occasions, moving it westward and away from the river. Made of wood construction, the first permanent structure quickly flooded and was replaced by a larger adobe building in 1784. This, in turn, suffered heavy damage in an 1818 earthquake and was replaced six years later by a new adobe edifice, which could be seen on the early Santa Clara College campus.[10]
The mission flourished for more than 50 years despite these setbacks. Beginning in the 1830s, however, the mission lands were repossessed in conjunction with Mexico's secularization, and church buildings fell into disrepair. Such was the state of affairs in 1851, when the Bishop of Monterey, Dominican Joseph Sadoc Alemany, offered the site to Italian Jesuits John Nobili and Michael Accolti on condition that they found a college for California's growing Catholic population.[11]
In 1912, Santa Clara College became the University of Santa Clara with the addition of the School of Engineering and School of Law. In 1925, the Leavey School of Business was founded. In 1961, women were admitted to what had been initially an all-men's school. This step made Santa Clara University the first Catholic university in California to admit both men and women.
In 1985, in part to avoid confusion with the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Santa Clara, as it had been known since 1912, changed its name to Santa Clara University. Beginning with the graduating class of 1986, diplomas began being printed with the new name, Santa Clara University.
In 2001, the School of Education and Counseling Psychology was formed to offer master's level and other credential programs.
Over the last century, the Santa Clara University campus, located along the famed El Camino Real in Santa Clara, California, has expanded to more than 106 acres (43 ha) .
In the 1950s, after the University constructed Walsh Hall and the de Saisset Museum on two of the last remaining open spaces on the old College campus, Santa Clara began purchasing and annexing land from the surrounding community. The first addition, which occurred slightly earlier , brought space for football and baseball playing fields. Thereafter, particularly in the 1960s when women were admitted to the school, more land was acquired for the other buildings, residence halls, and facilities.
In 1989, the rerouting of The Alameda (California State Route 82), a major thoroughfare that bisected the university – and the closure of several interior roads unified the Santa Clara University campus. In place of these streets emerged sparsely landscaped pedestrian malls and plazas. The current five year campus plan calls for integration of these areas with the gardens of the campus core.
The 1990s brought a number of campus additions, including the Music and Dance Building, a new science wing, the Arts and Sciences Building, the Malley Fitness Center, the Sobrato Residence Hall, and the first on-campus parking structure. Santa Clara also carried out all deferred maintenance, including the renovation of Kenna Hall, the Adobe Lodge, and many other historic buildings. One unique feature of Santa Clara University's undergraduate education is the Residential Learning Community program. Eight Residential Learning Communities (RLCs), each with their own distinct themes, are charged with integrating the academic experience of the classroom and student communities in the residence halls.
Recently completed expansion projects include a new baseball field (Stephen Schott Stadium, 2005), a renovated basketball arena (Leavey Center, 2000), Kennedy Mall – the campus' first "green building" (2005),[12] a Jesuit community residence (2006), a 194,000-square-foot (1.8 ha) state-of-the-art library (2008), and a new 85,000-square-foot (0.79 ha) building for the Leavey School of Business (2008).
Students have the option of living on campus in the residence halls. There are 11 residence halls in all and each has a theme, otherwise known as a Residential Learning Community (RLC)[13] which encompasses a particular ideal, issue or cultural theme:
East Side of Campus
West Side of Campus
North Side of Campus
Graduate students also have the option of living in university sponsored housing. These include:
The Sustainability Council meets quarterly to guide efforts of the University's Office of Sustainability . Santa Clara University's Sustainability Council are currently drafting the University's Climate Action Plan for the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. The Sub-committees of the Council are broken into three committees of Stewardship, Education, and Outreach. The Committee of Environmental Stewardship seeks to reduce use of non-renewable resources, minimize pollution, and to live more lightly on the land. All of the University's new projects and major renovations follow LEED standards. The Student Center which was designed to be a LEED Gold Building opened in 2010.
On May 24, 2007, an article published in The Santa Clara (campus newspaper) reported that SCU IT specialist Michael Ballen was heading a project to digitize the SCU campus in the virtual world Second Life. Ballen purchased Santa Clara Island for $980 on a grant from the Technology Steering Committee. Digital models of de Saisset Museum, Mission Church, and the new library are the first buildings to be featured on the island. Ballen reported that student-created art will be featured in buildings and that, in time, he hopes students and staff will have opportunities to discuss courses offline and download pre-recorded lectures through the Second Life virtual world. Ballen stated that his "main emphasis [is] teaching and learning", and that: "It's a way to get to the people who like to game and get them exposed to educational material."[14][15]
Santa Clara University is a private corporation owned and governed by a privately appointed Board of Trustees composed of 44 members.
The University's administration consists of a president, a provost, a executive assistant to the president, a University General Counsel, vice presidents for the University's various departments, as well as vice provosts, assistant vice presidents, associate vice presidents, Executive Directors, Directors, Deans, a Chief Investment Officer, a University Registrar, a University Librarian, and Athletic Director. The University's prevailing president is Michael Engh, S.J. who became president January 2009.
Santa Clara University is organized into six professional schools, the School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, SCU Leavey School of Business, School of Engineering, Jesuit School of Theology, and the School of Law. The University's professional schools are all led by an academic dean.
The Associated Student Government of Santa Clara University (ASGSCU) is Santa Clara University's student government and are an elected representative body for Undergraduate students. The Associated Student Government is made up of the Executive Board, the Senate, Community Development and the Judicial Branch.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies Santa Clara as a master's level university, which denotes that the institution offers only a few, if any, PhD programs.
The university's different academic programs are split into six different Schools & Colleges: The College of Arts & Sciences, The Leavey School of Business, The School of Education, Counseling Psychology & Pastoral Ministries, The School of Engineering, The School of Law, and the Jesuit School of Theology located in Berkeley, California.
Students can also obtain the following minors from the Leavey School of Business as well:
Graduate students can obtain degrees in the business school as well with degrees under:
On July 1, 2009, Dr. Drew Starbird became the Acting Dean of the Leavey School, following the departure of Barry Posner who had served as Dean for 12 years and returned to the Management faculty.[16]
| University rankings (overall) | |
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| Forbes[17] | 7th |
In U.S. News & World Report's 2010 collegiate rankings master's universities (West), Santa Clara University ranks 2nd.[18] The same publication for 2010 ranks its part-time MBA program 10th and its executive MBA program 15th in the nation.[19] The undergraduate business program of the Leavey School of Business was ranked 32nd in the nation by Business Week in 2009.[20] Santa Clara also participates in the NAICU's University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN). The Law School was named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top law schools in the nation with its Intellectual Property Law program being recognized nationally as one of the top 10 ranking 8th in 2011. The School of Engineering was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2007 as 20th in the nation for engineering schools with focus on undergraduate and master's engineering programs. In 2007 the Undergraduate program at the Leavey School of Business was ranked 27th in the Nation and was 3rd in California by Business Week. In 2007 U.S. News & World Report ranked the Leavey School of Business Part-Time MBA program 14th in the nation with Santa Clara University continually being listed in the top 20 part-time MBA programs every year since the rankings began in 1995. In 2007 the Princeton Review named Santa Clara University as one of Princeton Review's Best Colleges. The School of Engineering was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2008 as 21st in the nation for engineering schools with focus on undergraduate and master's engineering programs. In 2008 Santa Clara University was named one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education in The Princeton Review's "The Best 368 Colleges." In 2008 PayScale ranked Santa Clara 20th in the nation for undergraduate alumni earning among the highest salaries. SCU was named to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for community service programs and student involvement. In 2009 Santa Clara University was named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education in The Best 371 Colleges, by Princeton Review. In 2009 U.S. News & World Report named Santa Clara University one of 80 colleges and universities known for a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates. The School of Engineering was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2009 as 17th in the nation for engineering schools with focus on undergraduate and master's engineering programs. In 2010 Santa Clara University was ranked 33rd in the 2010 College Return on Investment Report by PayScale. Santa Clara University was named one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education in the 2011 annual guidebook, “The Best 373 Colleges.” Santa Clara University was named to the 2009 and 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for community service programs and student involvement.
The school colors are red and white (the school's football team uniforms featured gold trim) and the team mascot is the "bronco," in past illustrations depicted as a "bucking bronco."
On February 2, 1993, Santa Clara president Paul Locatelli, S.J. announced the discontinuation of football at the university.[21] For many years, Santa Clara participated in NCAA Division II in football, including reaching the NCAA Division II Championship semi-finals in 1980, because of an NCAA bylaw that allowed Division I schools to participate in lower divisions in football; however, the rule was changed in the mid-1990s, and the program forced to move into Division I-AA (now FCS). Other teams were/are Division I, including the men's and women's soccer teams, both of which are past NCAA Division I National Champions. The basketball teams have also made regular appearances in NCAA Division I playoffs. The demise of the football program disappointed some students, staff, alumni, boosters, and fans; some made and continue to make the case for keeping the sport by citing a long Santa Clara football tradition. Cited in particular were the 1930s-1950s heyday comprising major bowl appearances, nationally recognized teams coached by Lawrence [Buck] Shaw and Edward [Slip] Madigan, victories over favored ranked teams, and the long-standing traditional game with cross-bay rival Saint Mary's College. Despite the wide recognition of football's place in the university's history, there is no indication that the sport will be reinstated in the future.
Santa Clara University fields athletic programs which compete at the highest university levels, including soccer and volleyball, consistently ranked among the top ten or twenty teams nationally. . The men's soccer team has reached the championship match of the College Cup three times. In 1989, they faced the University of Virginia and played to a 1–1 tie that was called due to darkness after 2 overtimes, earning both Santa Clara and Virginia a share of the National Championship. In 1991 they again faced Virginia and again tied after regulation, this time 0-0, but lost to the Cavaliers on penalty kicks. In 1999, they lost to Indiana University, 0–1.
The men's basketball team has participated in the NCAA tournament on several occasions in past decades; the 1992–1993 team (led by future NBA MVP Steve Nash) was one of 4 #15 seeds to defeat a #2 seed in the tourney. On February 12, 2007, the men's basketball team snapped Gonzaga's 50 game home winning streak. At the time, it was the longest ongoing home winning streak in the NCAA.
In 2008, the Santa Clara Men's rugby club made it to Pacific Coast Playoffs which were held that year in Orem, Utah. They ousted a powerful Western Washington club before falling to eventual division champion Utah Valley State. The Santa Clara University Touring Side (SCUTS) built upon that success and followed with a strong 2009 campaign. In 2010, the SCUTS qualified for the National tournament held in Sanford, Florida with the 2nd seed from the Pacific and finished ranked 16th in the nation. Following their success on the DII national stage and the creation of the College Premier Division, the SCUTS made the move to DI in the Northern California League.[22] In 2008, the Santa Clara Paintball Team made it to the final rounds of the NCPA competition in Florida.
The Santa Clara US Army ROTC Battalion and SCUs military history dates back to the American Civil War. An official organization of the basic military unit was established in 1861 due to the outbreak of the war. The unit was known as the Senior Company of Cadets. On September 10, 1863, Leland Stanford, then Governor of California, presented the Corps of Cadets with forty Springfield rifles, Model 1839. In return for his generosity, an armory was built in his honor. In 1936, the armory was located southwest of the athletic field with the pistol range located below the stage of the auditorium. Today, the rifles are preserved in the University Museum.[23]
Fr. Paul Locatelli, S.J., (former) President of Santa Clara, was a cadet at the university prior to his military service and his entrance into the Jesuit Order. Also, it is known that two Jesuits from Santa Clara, Fr. McKinnon and Fr. McQuaide volunteered as Chaplains in the Spanish-American War. Both men were part of the American Expeditionary Force that was with Theodore Roosevelt when he made his attack at San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898.[24]
On February 2, 2010 the Santa Clara University ROTC “Bronco Battalion” won the prestigious MacArthur Award granted by the U.S. Army’s Cadet Command and the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation. The award, named after late General Douglas MacArthur, is granted to the year’s most excellent Reserve Officers' Training Corps program among 33 battalions in the West Coast 8th Brigade. The award takes into consideration factors such as the battalion's physical fitness, navigation skills, leadership, and success in commissioning officers after ROTC.[25]
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