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Alumni Impact

Mirelle Raza poses for a portrait at Charney Hall at Santa Clara University, standing between two shelves of books in the law library.
Mirelle Raza ’15 arrived undeclared. Today, she fights for a better world.
Does success mean more money, or does it mean leaving the world a better place? Mirelle Raza chose both.
Sam pluta engages with several tablets and computer equipment to play music.
Sam Pluta ’01 combines his love of coding and music as an electronics performer and composer
Today, the Guggenheim fellow and professor at the Peabody Institute performs alongside live instrumentalists, using technology to manipulate sounds in real time to create a vibrant sonic universe.
Frank Greene, Jr. Ph.D. ’70 inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame
A pioneering African-American engineer, SCU’s first Black trustee is posthumously honored for his patented method for optimizing memory chips.
Erin Kimura-Walsh: ‘You are me and I am you. We belong to each other’
The director of Santa Clara's LEAD program discusses the power of connection and conversation in building community.
Theatre alum builds memorable halftime shows with technical design skills
For nearly a decade, Joey Brennan ’09 has worked behind the scenes to move major productions from vision to reality.
How a national higher ed leader found his purpose at Santa Clara
From first-generation student to Vice President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), José Cabrales ’00 shares his journey in his own words.
How are you flourishing? The debut of Class Voices
Santa Clara Magazine offers a new way for Broncos to share their life stories.
‘It looked like we had landed on the moon’
Natalia Lazarus ’04 ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven days in the Great World Race. Here's her story, in her own words.
History was in her roots
Professor Dorothea French’s love of medieval history lives on in a Santa Clara University campus garden.
Alum fills niche helping other Latino cancer survivors with wellness platform
Nelly Pérez González ’05 launched Nutrivitamine for her Spanish-speaking community through SCU’s MOBI program.