Alumni Impact Archives - Page 4 of 46 - Santa Clara University News and Ideas

Camp counselors to college sweethearts to lifelong partners

From playful beginnings to vows beneath the California sun.

Couple meets on the apps, bonds over Santa Clara connection

Jason Back ’16 likes to think he played a part in wife Christina Eliopoulos M.A. ’23 pursuing master’s at SCU.

Athletics

Longtime 49er and standout Bronco is now a hall-of-famer

“It is truly the greatest honor of my life,” says Brent Jones ’85 about his induction in the San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame.

A legacy of philanthropy

Michael and Kirsten Esquivel established an endowed scholarship in their daughter Vanessa’s name with the expectation that she’ll one day pay it forward.

How an art history major parlayed her education into political communications

Arts

Social Sciences

How an art history major parlayed her education into political communications

From the art museum to political organizing: Brit Eames ’11 sees a lot of crossover in skills from her careers

Business

Science & Tech

Sustainability

On bringing cool air to hot deserts

Paul Mahacek ’05, M.S. ’10, Eng. ’11 launched a large-scale cooling system that aims to reduce temperatures in the world’s hottest desert environments

Health

Science & Tech

Safety app modernizes alert tech for seniors

Snug is a mobile check-in application that lets users’ contacts know there may be an issue.

‘Joy and grief are so intertwined. You can be crying one minute and laughing the next’

Community Engagement Manager Yesenia Magdaleno-Solis ’20, MBA ’26 will once again honor her loved ones through an interactive ofrenda at Santa Clara’s Camino de los Muertos on November 1.