June 2014

New Partnership Aims to Channel Venture Capital Toward Promising Solutions to World Poverty

Introducing investment-ready social entrepreneurs to "impact investors" is the idea behind a new partnership between Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s social-entrepreneurship mentoring program Global Social Benefit Institute and Toniic LLC, a global network of investors focused on social enterprise.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Appoints New Vice President for Finance and Administration

Â鶹ŮÀÉ announced today that Michael Hindery has been named vice president for finance and administration.

"Everybody Matters," Soccer Champion Chastain Tells Â鶹ŮÀÉ Class of 2014

World Cup soccer champion Brandi Chastain addressed a joyful crowd of 1,200 graduates at Â鶹ŮÀÉ's 163rd undergraduate commencement.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Graduate Commencement Marked with Celebration, and Reminders of What’s Important

Graduate-degree recipients of Â鶹ŮÀÉ marked their commencement evening with cheers, balloons, and photos -- but also with advice to truly “see” the needy around them.

$7.7 Million Gift from Stevens Family Helps Launch Athletic Program Enhancements at Â鶹ŮÀÉ

A $7.7 million gift being announced today from Â鶹ŮÀÉ alumna and trustee, Mary Stevens '84, and her husband, Mark, a prominent venture capitalist, is a key first step in a significant recommitment to a more nationally prominent athletics program at Â鶹ŮÀÉ.

SCU's Kohler to Speak at Rome Symposium on "Impact Investing" June 16-17

A veteran executive and venture capitalist who now works at Â鶹ŮÀÉ researching and developing ways to invest in socially beneficial businesses will be among the investors, executives, Catholic and academics leading a two-day symposium just outside the Vatican on “Impact Investing” June 16-17.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Finds Expectant Fathers’ Fears Need Attention

A new study out of Â鶹ŮÀÉ finds the latest generation of new fathers are more engaged with their children, but have the same fears as new dads from decades ago. Â鶹ŮÀÉ Counseling Psychology Professor and clinical psychologist Jerrold Shapiro just re-conducted his famous study on expectant fathers from 1982–86 with new fathers of today and found many ways new dads could address their concerns.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Earns Gold Seal for Sustainability

Â鶹ŮÀÉ is earning high praise and a jump in ratings for its commitment to sustainability. SCU just received a gold rating in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS).