SCU Arts & Sciences

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#SCUSeniorFeature ⭐ 👏 Through research, leadership, and hands-on work with children and families, Meagan Mitchell ’26 explored how relationships, community, and early experiences can shape a person’s well-being.
#scu2026 #LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Six Santa Clara College of Arts and Sciences students and alumni have earned Fulbright grants to research, study, and teach across three continents ✈️ 🌍 👏

#SCUProud #LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos

Click the link below to learn more ⬇️

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

#SCUSenior Sofia “Ximena” Garcia-Isabelli, an environmental science major and biology and geospatial analysis double minor, embraced every opportunity at SCU through hands-on research, sustainability leadership, and immersive field experiences 🌎🔬

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Students are uncovering hidden histories through campus archaeology tours started by Professor Lee Panich. From a 2,500-year-old Ohlone village beneath campus to partnerships with local Indigenous communities, the tours help students uncover history. 🌿🌴

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

#SCUSeniorFeature ✨ 🎭 For Christian Barnard ’26, political science and theater have always gone hand in hand. One explores how institutions can change the world, while the other shapes culture and the way people connect with one another.

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

NEW from the Sinatra Series: Join Teresa McCollough in concert with alumnus Nicolás Lell Benavides ‘10 featuring SCU’s New Music Ensemble 🎵 🎹 ⭐

📅 June 5
🕣 7:30pm
📍 Music Recital Hall
🌐 https://t.co/c9WMDruuHE

See you there!✨

#LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos #SCUsinatra

[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Meet Ayden Eways ’27, a 2025-2026 Center of Arts and Humanities Student Fellow!

Learn about Ayden's project, “Exiled Voices: A Musical Portrait of Palestinian Displacement” 👏

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#SCUSeniorFeature ✨ Public health science and psychology double major Nadia Lobo ’26 built her SCU experience around service, advocacy, and care for others. Read Nadia's story by clicking the link below 💛 #BoldBroncos #LifeatSCU #SCUSeniors
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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

TOMORROW! Music@Noon - Music for Mezzo-soprano and String Quartet 🎻

Melinda Martinez Becker ’04, M.A. ’06 and the Friction Quartet will perform selections composed by Nicolás Lell Benavides ’10. Join us at the Music Recital Hall at 12pm for this fresh series! 🎶 ⭐

[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Proud to be part of an institution that puts in the work! Our world needs physicians with competence, conscience, compassion, and a commitment to community! 🙌🔥

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We’re collaborating with @SutterHealth to launch the first new #MedSchool granting Doctor of Medicine degrees in the San Francisco Bay Area in over a century!

A $175M gift from Mary Stevens '84 & Mark Stevens marks the largest-ever cash gift to Catholic #HigherEd.

[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Meet Anthony Ventura ’26, a 2025-26 Center of Arts & Humanities Student Fellow!

Learn about his project collaborating with Ohlone cultural reps and Ohlone youth to showcase their legacy—past, present, & future at SCU 📖 ✨ 🤩 ⬇️

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

MacArthur Fellow Jason Buenrostro ’09 (Biology) is advancing personalized medicine through epigenetics, studying how stress and food insecurity shape long term health to better serve communities in need. 🧬

#SCUProud #LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos #SCUAlumni

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Fernanda Castañeda Ruiz ’27 and Franco Garcia ’27 spent last summer with Santa Maria Urban Ministry through the #scuREAL Program, where they found purpose and professional growth by serving their community firsthand.🤝

#LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos
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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

“Leadership is about taking risks.” Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ’60, J.D. ’63 returned to SCU to encourage students to lead with courage, integrity, and a commitment to democracy.

#SCUProud #SCUAlumni #LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

From amplifying overlooked voices in literature, to studying early indicators of Alzheimer’s disease, to using data to strengthen student support systems, #scuREAL students are tackling issues that matter on campus and beyond. 🤩

#LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Meet Ava Garcia ’28, a 2025-26 Center of Arts and Humanities Student Fellow!

Click the link below to learn about Ava's project investigating the role of music therapy in pediatric patients across medical specialties 🧬 🎵 🤩 ⬇️

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#LifeatSCU #BoldBroncos

[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

This year's DeNardo Lecture featured Dr. Kafui Dzirasa (Duke). Students, faculty, staff & community members gathered to hear his lecture earlier this month titled, 'Mapping and editing brain circuits to prevent psychiatric illness.' 🧬 🔬

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Step into the story of SCU’s Mayer Theatre as it celebrates 50 years. From its 1975 groundbreaking to its first production, 'A Man for All Seasons,' explore its early history through photos, documents, and artifacts. 🎭 ✨

Daily through June 15: https://t.co/BY5ZJRrWj8

[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

What if meaning is found in emptiness? Associate Professor Meilin Chinn explores how stillness in music and nature can lead to a richer, more interconnected life, drawing on Chinese philosophy and environmental ethics.✨ ⛰️

#BoldBroncos #LifeatSCU

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[SCU Arts & Sciences @SantaClaraCAS]

Meet Elise Fendon ’26, a studio art major and 2025-26 Student Fellows in the Center of Arts and Humanities!

Elise's project examines non-western interpretations of death and mourning - Learn more about it at the link ⬇️ ✨ 🎨

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#BoldBroncos #LifeatSCU