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Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 located in Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the School accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin....
, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Jesus Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a Holy Orders....
 (Jesuits), whose members founded the school in 1851. Santa Clara is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California and the oldest Catholic university in the American West. It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education...
.

university is situated in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
 (2006 est.






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Santa Clara University is a private, co-educational Jesuit-affiliated university
University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
 located in Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the School accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin....
, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Jesus Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a Holy Orders....
 (Jesuits), whose members founded the school in 1851. Santa Clara is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California and the oldest Catholic university in the American West. It is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities

The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and two theological centers in the United States committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting and coordinating collaborative activities, sharing resources, advocating and representing the work of Jesuit higher education...
.

About Santa Clara University

The university is situated in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
 (2006 est. population 108,518), adjacent to the city of San Jose, California
San Jose, California

San Jose or San Jos? is the List of cities in California city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States....
 in Santa Clara County (est. population 1.8 million), which anchors the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, or the Bay, is a metropolitan region that surrounds the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay Bays in Northern California....
. Also known by the abbreviation SCU, its students and 71,000 alumni are called “Santa Clarans” and its athletics teams are called the Broncos. In many of its informational and promotional publications the school is billed as "The Jesuit University in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of Integrated circuit innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high-tech businesses in the area; it is now generally used as a metonym for the high-tech s...
."

Built around historic Mission Santa Clara, the present university is home to a population of nearly 5,000 undergraduate and 3,500 masters, J.D.
Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a first professional degree graduate degree and professional doctorate in law degree. The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century as a degree similar to the old European doctor of law degree and the legal studies counterpart to the M.D....
, and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy

Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph.D. or PhD for the Latin , meaning "teacher of philosophy", is an postgraduate academic degree awarded by University....
 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 (0.4 km²) mission campus. For the 2007–2008 academic year, the university's operating budget was $293 million, and the university's endowment was over $697 million. For the same period, undergraduate tuition and fees was $34,950 and the average cost of room and board was $11,067.

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. 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, 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
Roman Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Church, officially known as the Catholic Church is the world's largest Christianity Ecclesia , representing over half of all Christians and one-sixth of the world population....
 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
Social justice

Social justice, sometimes called civil justice, refers to the concept of a society in which justice is achieved in every aspect of society, rather than merely the administration of law....
 is furthered through the Pedro Arrupe Partnership and Kolvenbach Solidarity Programs, which offer service opportunities in the community and immersion opportunities throughout the world. The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University provides a nationally recognized academic forum for research and dialogue concerning all areas of applied ethics....
 and the Center for Science, Technology, and Society
Center for Science, Technology, and Society

The Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara University, USA, brings together scholars, students, and professionals in the field to explore the connection between human sociology and technological change....
 also have programs that serve the university's Catholic, Jesuit identity.

On February 23rd 2009, President Michael Engh, during his "State of the University" speech, announced that Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley

The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley is one of the member colleges of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.JSTB is located two blocks north of the University of California, Berkeley campus, and about two blocks east of "Northside, Berkeley, California" the central area of the Graduate Theological Union....
(JSTB) would become a part of Santa Clara University. JSTB is one two Jesuit seminaries
Seminary

A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is a specialized and often live-in higher education institution for the purpose of instructing students in philosophy, theology, spirituality and the religious life, usually in order to prepare them to become members of the clergy....
 in the United States. The other seminary Weston Jesuit School of Theology
Weston Jesuit School of Theology

The Boston College School of Theology and Ministry in Brighton, Massachusetts is a graduate divinity school of Boston College and an Pontifical university of theology that trains men and women, both lay and religious, for service, especially for the Roman Catholic Church....
 completed its affiliation with Boston College
Boston College

Boston College is a private university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, in the city of Newton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, in the New England region of the United States, rendering it neither in Boston nor a college....
 in June 2008, becoming Boston College School of Theology and Ministry.

History

Mission Santa Clara 1849 (project Gutenberg)
In 1777, the Blessed Junipero Serra
Junípero Serra

Fray Jun?pero Serra was a Spain Franciscan friar who founded the Spanish missions in California chain in Alta California....
, a Spanish Franciscan
Franciscan

The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic religious orders that follow a body of regulations known as "The rule of St....
 friar
Friar

A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders....
, had founded the Santa Clara church, as the eighth in the chain of Franciscan missions in Alta California
Alta California

Alta California was formed in 1804 when the Las Californias, then a part of the Commandancy General of the Provincias Internas in the Viceroyalty of New Spain, was divided in two, along a line separating the Franciscan missions in the north from the Dominican Order missions in the south....
, at the site of the future university.

In 1851, at the height of the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush

The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California, California....
, at the request of the Bishop of Monterey, the Dominican Joseph Sadoc Alemany
Joseph Sadoc Alemany

Josep Sadoc Alema?y i Concill, Dominican Order was a Catalan American Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary. He served as the first Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey from 1850 until 1853, and as the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco from 1853 until 1884....
, Italian Jesuits John Nobili
John Nobili

John Nobili, born Giovanni Pietro Antonio Nobili, was an Italy priest of the Society of Jesus. He was a missionary in the Oregon Territory and later founded Santa Clara University....
 and Michael Accolti established the original Santa Clara College around Mission Santa Clara de Asís.

The year 1851 saw the foundation of California's first two colleges in the town of Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California

Santa Clara, California , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, California, in the U.S. state of California....
 -- Santa Clara College and the Methodist-founded California Wesleyan College, now known as the University of the Pacific and located in Stockton, California
Stockton, California

Stockton is a city in California and the county seat of San Joaquin County, California . Stockton's population estimate for January 1, 2008, according to the California Department of Finance, is 290,141....
. Because Santa Clara College began instruction before the Methodist campus, the modern university calls itself the first institution of higher learning in the state. With its 1851 foundation, Santa Clara also became the first Catholic college west of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....
, where the Jesuit Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, Missouri. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Du Bourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River....
 traces its origins to 1818. For its part, California Wesleyan obtained its state charter in July 1851, and for that reason its successor, the University of the Pacific, legitimately claims to be "California's first chartered university".

Santa Clara's Jesuit founders eventually accumulated the endowment required for a charter, which was granted on April 28, 1855.

In 1857, Santa Clara awarded the first bachelor's degree given in California. The recipient was Thomas I. Bergin.

In 1912, Santa Clara College
College

File:Government college for Women Dhoke Kala Khan.JPGCollege is a term most often used today to denote an education institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of collegialitys, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals....
 became the University of Santa Clara with the addition of the School of Engineering
Santa Clara University School of Engineering

Santa Clara University's School of Engineering was founded and began offering bachelor degrees in 1912. Over the next century, as the Santa Clara Valley transformed from a largely agricultural area to an industrial center, the school added master and doctoral programs designed to meet the area's growing need for expert engineers....
 and School of Law
Santa Clara University School of Law

The Santa Clara University School of Law is a private law school located in Santa Clara, California. It was founded in 1911 as a part of Santa Clara University, and is known for its nationally ranked intellectual property program, diverse student body, and strong commitment to social justice....
.

In 1925, the Leavey School of Business
Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was founded in 1923 and accredited by the The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later....
 was added and became one of the first business schools in the United States to receive national accreditation.

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
University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States....
, the University of Santa Clara, as it had been known since 1912, changed its name to Santa Clara University.

In 2001, the School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries
Santa Clara University School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries

The School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries at Santa Clara University was created in the fall of 2001 and brought together graduate programs in Counseling Psychology, Education, and Pastoral Ministries....
 was formed to offer master's level and other credential programs.

Campus

Over the last century, the Santa Clara University campus, located along the famed El Camino Real
El Camino Real (California)

El Camino Real and sometimes associated with Calle Real usually refers to the 600-mile California Mission Trail, connecting the former Alta California's 21 Spanish missions in California , 4 presidios, and several pueblos, stretching from Mission San Diego de Alcal? in San Diego, California in the south to Mission San Francisco Solano...
 in Santa Clara, California, has expanded to more than 104 acres (42 ha
Hectare

A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
). Amid its many mission style academic and residential buildings are the historic mission gardens, rose garden, and palm trees.

The modern campus


In the 1950s, after the University constructed Walsh Hall and the de Saisset Museum
De Saisset Museum

The de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University opened in the early 1950s after Isabel de Saisset, the last member of a France pioneer family bequeathed her estate to the University of Santa Clara....
 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 Benson Memorial Center, Toso Pavilion
Leavey Center

Leavey Center, also known as the Leavey Activities Center or occasionally by its old nickname the Toso Pavilion, is an indoor basketball arena in Santa Clara, California....
, Orradre Library, Kennedy Mall residence halls, and other facilities.

In 1989, the rerouting of The Alameda
The Alameda, San José, California

The Alameda is a busy and historic street in San Jose, California and Santa Clara, California California. Except for the last few blocks of The Alameda on the Santa Clara end, the road is signed as a part of State Route 82 ....
 (California State Route 82
California State Route 82

State Route 82 runs from Route 101 at Blossom Hill Road in San Jose, California to Interstate 280 in San Francisco, California following the San Francisco Peninsula....
), 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 calls for a better integration of these areas with the gardens of the campus core. Already, the Saint Clare Garden, designed in the medieval style, works to this end.

The 1990s brought a number of important campus additions, including the Music and Dance Building, a new science wing, the Arts and Sciences Building, the Malley Fitness Center
Malley Fitness Center

The Pat Malley Fitness and Recreation Center, at Santa Clara University was constructed in 1999 and provides a large new space for on-campus recreational activities....
, 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.

Contemporary changes

Recently completed expansion projects include a new baseball field (Stephen Schott Stadium
Stephen Schott Stadium

Stephen Schott Stadium, or Schott Stadium for short, is the home of the Santa Clara University Broncos baseball team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's West Coast Conference....
, 2005), a renovated basketball arena (Leavey Center
Leavey Center

Leavey Center, also known as the Leavey Activities Center or occasionally by its old nickname the Toso Pavilion, is an indoor basketball arena in Santa Clara, California....
, 2000), 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
Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was founded in 1923 and accredited by the The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later....
 (2008).

Santa Clara Island
On May 24, 2007, an article published in The Santa Clara
The Santa Clara

The Santa Clara is the weekly student newspaper of Santa Clara University. It publishes about 5,000 free copies every Thursday during the academic year....
 (campus newspaper) reported that SCU IT
Information technology

Information technology , as defined by the Information Technology Association of America , is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to data conv...
 specialist Michael Ballen was heading a project to digitize the SCU campus in the virtual world Second Life
Second Life

Second Life is a virtual world developed by Linden Lab that launched on June 23, 2003 and is accessible via the Internet. A free Client called the Second Life Viewer enables its users, called Resident , to interact with each other through avatar ....
. 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."

Gallery


Academics and rankings


The Carnegie Corporation classifies Santa Clara as a master's level university, which denotes that the institution offers only a few, if any, PhD programs. In U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report is an influential United States newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, although it focused more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories....
s collegiate rankings of 123 (as of 2007) master's universities on the West Coast, Santa Clara consistently ranks second. The same publication ranks its part-time MBA program 13th and its executive MBA program 19th in the nation. The undergraduate business program of the Leavey School of Business
Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was founded in 1923 and accredited by the The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later....
 was ranked 27th in the nation by Business Week in 2007. Santa Clara also participates in the NAICU's University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN).

Degrees offered

The university offers three types of Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree

A bachelor's degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years....
s:
  • Bachelor of Arts
    Bachelor of Arts

    Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin language Artium Baccalaureus, is an Undergraduate education bachelor's degree awarded for either a course or a program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
  • Bachelor of Science
    Bachelor of Science

    A Bachelor of Science is an bachelor's degree academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years ....
     (includes engineering degrees)
  • Bachelor of Science in Commerce


The university offers graduate study in the following areas:
  • Law
    Santa Clara University School of Law

    The Santa Clara University School of Law is a private law school located in Santa Clara, California. It was founded in 1911 as a part of Santa Clara University, and is known for its nationally ranked intellectual property program, diverse student body, and strong commitment to social justice....
     (J.D., L.L.M)
  • Business
    Leavey School of Business

    The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University was founded in 1923 and accredited by the The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later....
     (MBA, MSIS)
  • Engineering (M.S., Ph.D.)
  • Counseling Psychology (M.A.)
  • Education (M.A.)
  • Pastoral Ministries (M.A.)


Centers of distinction

  • The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
    Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

    The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University provides a nationally recognized academic forum for research and dialogue concerning all areas of applied ethics....
     at Santa Clara University provides a nationally preeminent academic forum for research and dialogue concerning all areas of applied ethics
    Applied ethics

    Applied ethics is, in the words of Brenda Almond, co-founder of the Society for Applied Philosophy, "the philosophical examination, from a moral standpoint, of particular issues in private and public life that are matters of moral judgment"....
    . The center engages faculty, students, and members of the community as well as its own staff and fellows in ethical discussions in a number of focus areas, including business, health care
    Health care

    File:Ear surgery on a patient.jpgFile:Monoclonal antibodies3.jpgHealth care, or healthcare, refers to the treatment and management of illness, and the preservation of health through services offered by the Medicine, pharmaceutical, Dentistry, clinical laboratory sciences , nursing, and allied health professions....
     and biotechnology
    Biotechnology

    Biotechnology is technology based on biology, especially when used in agriculture, food science, and medicine. United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity defines biotechnology as:...
    , character education, government, global leadership, technology, and emerging issues in ethics
    Ethics

    Ethics is a word for a philosophy that encompasses proper conduct and good living. It is significantly broader than the common conception of ethics as the analyzing of right and wrong....
    .


  • The Center for Science, Technology, and Society
    Center for Science, Technology, and Society

    The Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara University, USA, brings together scholars, students, and professionals in the field to explore the connection between human sociology and technological change....
     at Santa Clara University "examines the interrelationship of human systems with rapid scientific and technological change" on a global scale. The center focuses on developing and publicizing technology with a potential to benefit humanity and solve current world-wide challenges, particularly in the Global South. Santa Clara University, through this center, gives out the , which honor innovators who use technology to help humanity.
  • The Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education at Santa Clara University is the result of a 2005 merger between the Bannan Center for Jesuit Education and the Pedro Arrupe
    Pedro Arrupe

    Fr. Pedro Arrupe, S.J. was the twenty-eighth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was born in Bilbao, Biscay, Spain....
     Center for Community-based Learning. In addition to maintaining the functions of these two programs, the Center has added Kolvenbach
    Peter Hans Kolvenbach

    Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, Society of Jesus, Doctor of Sacred Theology , was the 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus of the Society of Jesus, the largest Catholic order of the Catholic Church....
     Solidarity Programs, which focus on student immersion trips to developing countries.


Accreditations


Principal accreditations include:

The of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the School accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin....


The (Accredited in Business and Accounting)

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

ABET, Inc., formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, is a non-profit organization that serves the public by accrediting United States postsecondary degree programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology....
 (Accredited in Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering)

The American Bar Association
American Bar Association

The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary association bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States....
 and the State Bar of California
State Bar of California

The State Bar of California is California's official bar association. It is responsible for managing the admission of lawyers to the practice of law, investigating complaints of professional misconduct, and prescribing appropriate discipline....


Noted Santa Clarans

  • Leon Panetta
    Leon Panetta

    Leon Edward Panetta is the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency of the Central Intelligence Agency. An United States Democratic Party politician, lawyer, and professor, Panetta served as President of the United States Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Re...
    ,director of the Central Intelligence Agency
    Central Intelligence Agency

    The Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the Federal government of the United States. It is the successor of the Office of Strategic Services formed during World War II to coordinate espionage activities between the branches of the US military services....
    , former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton

    William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....
    , former director, United States Office of Management and Budget
    United States Office of Management and Budget

    The Office of Management and Budget is a United States Cabinet-level office, and is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States ....
    , former U.S. Congressman, 17th District
  • Dee Dee Myers
    Dee Dee Myers

    Dee Dee Myers served as White House Press Secretary for the first two years of the Clinton administration, from January 20, 1993 to December 22, 1994....
    , author, political commentator, former Press Secretary to President Bill Clinton
  • Gavin Newsom
    Gavin Newsom

    Gavin Christopher Newsom is the current mayor of San Francisco. A Democratic Party , Newsom was elected mayor in 2003, succeeding Willie Lewis Brown, Jr....
    , mayor of San Francisco, California
  • Jerry Brown
    Jerry Brown

    Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is the current California Attorney General and a former Governor of California of the State of California. Brown has had a lengthy political career spanning terms on the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees , as California Secretary of State , as Governor of California , as chair of the California...
    , California state Attorney General, former mayor of Oakland, California, former governor of California
  • Paul Laxalt
    Paul Laxalt

    Paul Dominique Laxalt was a United States Republican Party Governor#United_States and U.S. Senator from Nevada....
    , former governor and U.S. Senator, Nevada
  • Janet Napolitano
    Janet Napolitano

    Janet Ann Napolitano is the third United States Secretary of Homeland Security. She assumed the job on January 21, 2009, and is the first woman to serve in that office....
    , governor of Arizona, currently Secretary of Homeland Security
  • Richard Riordan
    Richard Riordan

    Richard J. Riordan is a Republican Party politician from California, United States who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001....
    , former mayor of Los Angeles, California, former California state Secretary of Education
  • Tom McEnery
    Tom McEnery

    Tom McEnery is an United States author, businessman, and teacher from San Jose, California, who served as the 61st mayor of that city from 1983 to 1990....
    , author, former mayor of San Jose, California
  • Everett Alvarez, author, deputy Peace Corps
    Peace Corps

    The Peace Corps was established by Executive order 10924 on March 1, 1961, and authorized by United States Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act ....
     director, U.S. Navy commander and prisoner of war in Vietnam
  • Zoe Lofgren
    Zoe Lofgren

    Zoe Lofgren , Politics of the United States, has been a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 16th District of California , based in San Jose, California....
    , U.S. Congresswoman (16th District)
  • Mike Espy
    Mike Espy

    Alphonso Michael Espy, usually called Mike Espy, was a United States political figure. From 1987 to 1993, he served in the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi....
    , former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, former U.S. Congressman
  • George Reyes
    George Reyes

    George Reyes is the former CFO of Google, and a director of BEA Systems, Symantec and LifeLock.Reyes received his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from the University of South Florida....
    , CFO, Google
    Google

    Google Inc. is an United States public company, earning revenue from AdWords related to its Google search, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Apps, Orkut, and YouTube services as well as selling advertising-free versions of the Google Search Appliance....
  • Chris Malachowsky
    Chris Malachowsky

    Chris Malachowsky is an American computer scientist.He received a Bachelors degree degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida and an M.S....
    , co-founder, NVIDIA
    NVIDIA

    Nvidia is a multinational corporation specializing in the manufacture of graphics processing unit technologies for workstations, desktop computers, and mobile devices....
  • Stephen Schott
    Stephen Schott

    Stephen Schott is a real estate developer and businessman from California, best known for his ten-year co-ownership of the Oakland Athletics....
    , businessman, former owner, Oakland Athletics
    Oakland Athletics

    The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the American League West of Major League Baseball's American League....
  • John A. Sobrato
    John A. Sobrato

    John Albert Sobrato owns Cupertino-based Sobrato Development Companies, a prominent Silicon Valley development firm specializing in commerce and residential....
    , billionaire owner, Sobrato Development Companies
  • John Fry, co-founder and president, Fry's Electronics
    Fry's Electronics

    Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley....
  • Brandi Chastain
    Brandi Chastain

    Brandi Denise Chastain is a former soccer player, who was on the United States women's national soccer team from 1991 to 2004 and the San Jose CyberRays of the Women's United Soccer Association ....
    , former soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and World Cup champion
  • Dennis Awtrey
    Dennis Awtrey

    Dennis Wade Awtrey is a retired United States professional basketball player. A 6'10" Center from Santa Clara University, Awtrey was drafted by the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers in 1970....
    , former National Basketball Association
    National Basketball Association

    The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
     player
  • Steve Nash
    Steve Nash

    Stephen John Nash, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia , is a Canada professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ....
    , player, Phoenix Suns
    Phoenix Suns

    The Phoenix Suns are a Professional sports basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
    , twice the NBA's Most Valuable Player
  • Ken Sears
    Ken Sears

    Kenneth Robert Sears is a retired United States professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward from Santa Clara University, Sears played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and San Francisco Warriors....
    , former player, New York Knicks
    New York Knicks

    The New York Knickerbockers are a professional basketball team based in New York City. The team plays in the National Basketball Association ....
     and San Francisco Warriors, the first basketball player to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated
    Sports Illustrated

    Sports Illustrated is an United States sports magazine owned by Mass media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the United States....
     magazine
  • Kurt Rambis
    Kurt Rambis

    Darrell Kurt Rambis ...
    , former player and coach, Los Angeles Lakers
    Los Angeles Lakers

    The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association....
  • Randy Winn
    Randy Winn

    Dwight Randolph "Randy" Winn is an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. Winn is a switch hitter, and throws right-handed....
    , player, San Francisco Giants
    San Francisco Giants

    The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
  • Dan Pastorini
    Dan Pastorini

    Dante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Tennessee Titans, Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia Eagles....
    , former player, Houston Oilers and Oakland Raiders
    Oakland Raiders

    The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the AFC West of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Brent Jones
    Brent Jones

    Brent Michael Jones is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from . He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft....
    , former player, San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in , while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California....
    , member of three Super Bowl
    Super Bowl

    In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
     championship teams, four times named to the NFL's Pro Bowl
    Pro Bowl

    In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the AFL-NFL Merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, matching players in the American Football Conference against those in the National Football Conference ....
  • Doug Cosbie
    Doug Cosbie

    Douglas Durant Cosbie is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who was NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft....
    , former player, Dallas Cowboys
    Dallas Cowboys

    The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the National Football Conference East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
  • Mike Carey, National Football League
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
     referee and founder of Seirus Innovation
  • Duane Larson
    Duane Larson

    Duane Larson was a minor league baseball infielder, and is currently a major league scout and special assistant to the General Manager in the Atlanta Braves organization....
    , scout for the Atlanta Braves
    Atlanta Braves

    The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the National League East of Major League Baseball's National League....
  • Shemar Moore
    Shemar Moore

    Shemar Franklin Moore is an Emmy Award-winning United States actor and former male fashion model with Irene Marie Models, best known for his role as Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless, which he originally played from 1994 to 2002, and as the third permanent host of the long-running Soul Train series, from 1999 to 2003....
    , African-American actor and model
  • Andy Ackerman
    Andy Ackerman

    Robert Andrew ?Andy? Ackerman is a television director and Television producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and the HBO Television program Curb Your Enthusiasm....
    , TV writer and producer, best known for his work on Seinfeld
    Seinfeld

    Seinfeld is an Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning Television in the United States Situation comedy that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in Broadcast syndication....
     and Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy starring Seinfeld writer, co-creator, and executive producer Larry David as himself, and produced and broadcast by Home Box Office....
  • Max Baer, Jr.
    Max Baer, Jr.

    Max Baer, Jr. is an United States actor, screen writer, Film producer, and Film director. He is the son of boxer Max Baer .He was born Maximilian Adalbert Baer, Jr. in Oakland, California, California, the son of legendary boxing champion Max Baer and Mary Ellen Sullivan....
    , television actor, producer
  • Frank Murkowski
    Frank Murkowski

    Francis Hughes Murkowski is an United States politician and a member of the Republican Party . He was a United States Senate from Alaska from 1981 until 2002 and Governor of Alaska of Alaska from 2002 until 2006....
    , Former governor of Alaska; initially attended SCU, but transferred to and graduated from Seattle University
    Seattle University

    Seattle University is a non-profit Roman Catholic Church Society of Jesus university located in the First Hill, Seattle, WA neighborhood of Seattle, WA....
  • Jorma Kaukonen
    Jorma Kaukonen

    Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr. is an United States blues, folk music and rock music guitarist....
    , guitarist for the band Jefferson Airplane
    Jefferson Airplane

    Jefferson Airplane was an United States rock music band formed in San Francisco, California in 1965. A pioneer of the psychedelic rock movement, Jefferson Airplane was the first band from the San Francisco scene to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success....
  • Reza Aslan
    Reza Aslan

    Dr. Reza Aslan , is an Iranian-American Muslim writer and scholar of religions.Aslan is also a regular commentator for American Public Media's Marketplace , and the Middle East Analyst for CBS News....
    , religious scholar and author of     No god but God
    No god but God

    No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam is a book written by the Muslim scholar Dr. Reza Aslan.Aslan appeared on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher on September 22, 2006, to speak about the book....
  • Khaled Hosseini
    Khaled Hosseini

    Khaled Hosseini is an United States novelist and physician originally from Afghanistan. He is now a citizen of the United States. His 2003 in literature debut novel, The Kite Runner, was an international bestseller, selling in more than 10 million copies worldwide....
    , author of     The Kite Runner
    The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner is a novel by the author Khaled Hosseini, who is also the author of #2 Bestseller, A Thousand Splendid Suns. Published in 2003 in literature by Bloomsbury publishing PLC, it is Hosseini's first novel, and was adapted into a The Kite Runner in 2007....
     and A Thousand Splendid Suns
    A Thousand Splendid Suns

    A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 in literature novel by Afghan author Khaled Hosseini, his second, following his Bestseller debut, The Kite Runner ....
  • Teri Okita, reporter, CBS Newspath
  • Dennis Kennedy, former Mayor of Morgan Hill, California
  • William Royer
    William Royer

    William Howard Royer is an United States politician and a member of the Republican Party . He served as a United States House of Representatives from the California's 11th congressional district of California from 1979 until 1981....
    , former U.S. Representative from the 11th Congressional District of California from 1979 until 1981
  • Arthur Hayes, M.D., Rhodes Scholar and former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Jack Kuehler
    Jack Kuehler

    Jack D. Kuehler , was an United States electrical engineer who devoted the majority of his career at IBM, where he was the firm's highest ranking technologist, serving as president and later vice chairman of the company....
    , former president and vice chairman, IBM
    IBM

    International Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue" , is a multinational corporation computer technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, New York, United States....


Athletics


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."

University athletic memberships

  • NCAA Division I
  • West Coast Conference
    West Coast Conference

    The West Coast Conference is an National Collegiate Athletic Association list of college athletic conferences consisting of eight member schools across the states of California, Oregon, and Washington....
  • Western Water Polo Association
    Western Water Polo Association

    The Western Water Polo Association is a conference of colleges and universities in the western United States that compete in water polo....
  • The school mascot is Bucky the Bronco


Club sports

The university is also home to 18 student-run club sports, including paintball, rugby, ultimate frisbee, ice hockey, lacrosse, field hockey, and volleyball. These clubs are self-funded, competitive and regularly compete in regionals and nationals.

In 2008, the Santa Clara Paintball Team made it to the final rounds of the NCPA competition in Florida.

Noted programs

Santa Clara University has excellent programs in soccer and volleyball
Volleyball

Volleyball is an Olympic Games team sport in which two teams of 6 active players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules....
 that are consistently ranked among the top ten or twenty teams nationally. One year after winning the national title in 2001, the women's soccer program was mentioned several times in Bend It Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham is a United Kingdom film starring Parminder Nagra and Keira Knightley released in 2002 in film in the UK and released in Canada and in India in March 2003....
, a hit British film.

The men's soccer team has reached the championship match of the College Cup three times. In 1989, they faced the University of Virginia
University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public university research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson. Conceived by 1800 and established in 1819, it is the only university in the United States to be designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, an honor it shares with nearby Monticello....
 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
Virginia Cavaliers

The Virginia Cavaliers are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Cavaliers participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I Atlantic Coast Conference in 25 varsity team sports....
 on penalty kicks. In 1999, they lost to Indiana University, 0-1.

The 1992-1993 Santa Clara men's basketball team (led by future NBA MVP Steve Nash
Steve Nash

Stephen John Nash, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia , is a Canada professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ....
) was one of 4 #15 seeds to defeat a #2 seed in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament.

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.

Facilities

  • Buck Shaw Stadium
    Buck Shaw Stadium

    Buck Shaw Stadium is a 10,300 seat soccer stadium at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was the former home of the now defunct Santa Clara football team as well as the Santa Clara baseball team....
    : Named for Lawrence T."Buck" Shaw, the school's most successful football coach (1936-1942) and who later coached at the University of California
    University of California

    The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University system and the California Community Colleges s...
     and with the San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in , while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California....
     and Philadelphia Eagles
    Philadelphia Eagles

    The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. They are members of the NFC East of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
    , the stadium was the longtime home of Bronco football and baseball. "Buck Shaw" is now entirely dedicated to SCU's nationally ranked soccer programs. Buck Shaw Stadium undertook drastic changes after the 2007 season as it is expanded to seat 10,300 as well as the pitch and stadium facilities being modernized and improved. This was all due to the stadium becoming the temporary home for Major League Soccer
    Major League Soccer

    Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league based in the United States, overseen by the United States Soccer Federation. The league is comprised of 15 teams, 14 in the U.S....
     team, the San Jose Earthquakes
    San Jose Earthquakes

    The San Jose Earthquakes professional Association football team is located in San Jose, California and participates in the top level soccer league in the United States, Major League Soccer ....
    , who began their return to the league in April, 2008. Although no concrete plan is in place for a soccer specific stadium
    New Earthquakes Stadium

    New Earthquakes Stadium is the working name of a proposed soccer specific stadium that will be built in San Jose, California, for Major League Soccer?s San Jose Earthquakes....
    , the move is expected to last between two and three years.
  • Bellomy Field: Bellomy is used for intramural sports and for casual student use.
  • Malley Fitness Center
    Malley Fitness Center

    The Pat Malley Fitness and Recreation Center, at Santa Clara University was constructed in 1999 and provides a large new space for on-campus recreational activities....
    : Malley is open to the university community for recreational sports, indoor intramurals, weightlifting, and fitness classes.
  • Kids on Campus: Santa Clara University's child care and preschool center since 1969. Serves children of SCU students, faculty, staff and alumni. The program accommodates infants six weeks old to children age 6.
  • Leavey Center
    Leavey Center

    Leavey Center, also known as the Leavey Activities Center or occasionally by its old nickname the Toso Pavilion, is an indoor basketball arena in Santa Clara, California....
    : Santa Clara's arena provides space for basketball and volleyball teams. The Leavey Center is also used as a concert venue and a hall for large lectures and speeches. Adjacent to the arena, and also a part of the center, is the university's pool. Leavy Center's Max Capacity is 4,500 persons
  • Marsalli Park: Located nearby the university campus, Marsalli provides a softball diamond used by the SCU softball team.
  • Mission Santa Clara de Asís
    Mission Santa Clara de Asís

    Mission Santa Clara de As?s was founded on January 12, 1777 and named for Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order of the Order of Poor Ladies....
    : University Chapel and historical mission dating back to 1777. Current location is the third site. Built in 1828. Destroyed by Fire in 1925. Rebuilt in 1929.
  • Saint Clare School
    Saint Clare School

    Saint Clare School is a Roman Catholic elementary school operated by Saint Clare Parish in Santa Clara, California, in the United States. It serves families of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose in California, from kindergarten to eighth grade....
    : The mission's first elementary school (K-8). Founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1856. Located behind Nobili Hall at Lafayette and Lexington street.
  • Saint Clare Parish
    Saint Clare Parish

    Saint Clare Parish is a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose, CA. It is located in Santa Clara, CA.The parish community of St. Clare originated from the Mission Santa Clara de As?s....
     & St. Clare Parish Hall: In 1926 St Clare's Parish was built 1 block behind the Mission Santa Clara to take over the parish functions of the Mission church after its fire in 1925.
  • Stephen Schott Stadium
    Stephen Schott Stadium

    Stephen Schott Stadium, or Schott Stadium for short, is the home of the Santa Clara University Broncos baseball team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's West Coast Conference....
    : Built in 2005 for $8.6 million, Schott stadium is home to SCU baseball.
  • Degheri Tennis Center: The tennis center opened in 1999 at a cost of $2.5 million and includes nine courts and seats for 750 spectators.


ROTC

The Santa Clara US Army ROTC Battalion and SCUs military history dates back to the American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
. 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. As with the rest of the nation, the Civil War brought on strong feelings for the students and their families. As a result, parents who sympathized with the Confederacy withdrew their sons from school, while other young men left Santa Clara to join the Union forces. By 26 November 1862, the Junior Company of Cadets, consisting of younger classmen, was established. However, the Junior Division was short lived.

Meanwhile, on 10 September 1863, Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford

Amasa Leland Stanford was an American tycoon, politician and founder of Stanford University....
, the Governor of California at the time, 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.

The Jesuits
Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus is a Roman Catholic religious order of clerks regular whose members are called Jesuits, Soldiers of Jesus Christ, and Foot soldiers of the Pope, because the founder, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a knight before becoming a Holy Orders....
 greatly support the battalion. Fr. Paul Locatelli
Paul Locatelli

The Rev. Paul Locatelli, S.J. is a former president and professor of accounting at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. He is a Jesuit priest and a Certified Public Accountant, earning his undergraduate degree at the University of Santa Clara, now Santa Clara University, in 1960 and his doctorate in business at the University o...
, S.J., the 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.'s W. D. McKinnon and J. P. McQuaide volunteered as Chaplains in the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War

The Spanish?American War was an armed military conflict between Spain and the United States that took place between April and August 1898, over the issues of the liberation of Cuba....
. Both men were part of the American Expeditionary Force that was with Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
 when he made his attack at San Juan Hill on 1 July 1898.

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Media

  • The Santa Clara
    The Santa Clara

    The Santa Clara is the weekly student newspaper of Santa Clara University. It publishes about 5,000 free copies every Thursday during the academic year....
    , SCU's weekly student newspaper
  • On-campus radio station "The Underground Sound"




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