Leadership changes
New trustees
New law school dean named
Three new trustees have been elected to three-year terms, while Kirk C. Syme became an ex officio member in his new role as chair of the Board of Regents.
Lisa Kloppenberg joined the School of Law as the new dean, after serving 10 years as dean of the law school at the University of Dayton, the largest private university in Ohio and one of the 10 largest Catholic universities in the country. As the first female law dean in Ohio, she helped oversee the law school’s evolution to a higher-profile, better-endowed program with a nationally recognized two-year accelerated degree option and a focus on professional preparation.
Million-dollar returns This year, Affordable College Online released a list of the 46 private universities with a documented million-dollar return on investment (ROI). Using data from the Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Carnegie Foundation, and PayScale.com, AC Online ranked these colleges by ROI, placing Santa Clara University as the No. 10 university nationwide and the top Catholic university on the list.
New vice president for university relations James Lyons, recently named vice president for university relations, will guide Santa Clara University’s fundraising, government relations, alumni relations, and marketing and communications activities. With nearly 30 years of experience in highereducation leadership positions, Lyons most recently was the vice president for university relations at the University of Portland, where he led that institution’s largest fundraising campaign—the $175 million Rise Campaign. Lyons also has held leadership positions in admissions and enrollment at Sonoma State University and Seattle University.
More bang for buck Kiplinger’s Best Values in Private Colleges 2012 puts SCU at No. 33 in the country. That’s culled from some 600 candidates, looking at factors that include graduation rates, cost and financial aid, and academic support. Similarly, employee salary data collection company PayScale asked: Does college pay off long-term? Affirmative—with SCU in the top 30 (out of more than 1,200 schools) when they calculate what you pay vs. what you earn in the years to come. For mid-career salaries, SCU scores even higher, at No. 17.
Rachel Manfre ’09 was elected as a recent-student graduate to the Board of Trustees. Manfre received her B.A. in communication in 2009. She is a secondgeneration Bronco. Steve Sordello ’92, MBA ’01 is currently senior vice president and chief financial officer at LinkedIn, where he oversees finance, business operations, facilities and corporate development. Richard D. Haughey ’72 is a recognized leader in environmental services and engineering at Golder Associates, a global
Presidential recognition for service Santa Clara students devoted 133,000 hours to service during the 2011– 2012 school year. That put the University on the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, a national award for schools that excel in “placing students on a lifelong path of civic engagement by engaging them in meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community.” This makes seven years running SCU has been recognized.
consulting, design, and construction company. Kirk C. Syme ’80, ex officio, founded Woodstock Development in 1995 as a company that develops, owns, and manages commercial properties in the Bay Area. SCU
New degrees Leavey School of Business began offering two new Master of Science degrees starting summer 2013: the M.S. in Finance, and the M.S. in Entrepreneurship. School of Engineering began offering an M.S. in Bioengineering, as of fall 2012. School of Education and Counseling Psychology added a new degree for 2012–13, M.A. in Teaching + Teaching Credential. SCU
IP and entrepreneurs U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools 2014 puts SCU Law School’s intellectual property program at No. 3 in the country and SCU’s graduate business specialty in entrepreneurship at No. 13. The connections between SCU and Silicon Valley businesses (and that entrepreneurial spirit) are key. The part-time MBA program, geared to working professionals, rose to No. 24 in the guide.
Undergraduate business excels Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Santa Clara’s undergraduate business school as No. 4 in the country for macroeconomics. This places SCU one spot ahead of UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and behind New York University’s Stern School of Business. Businessweek used student responses to rank the schools. Overall, the Leavey School of Business is ranked No. 38 for undergraduate education. SCU
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