Santa Clara University LEAD Scholars Program

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics recently announced the winners of the Hackworth Fellowship in Applied Ethics for the 2021-2022 academic year! #SCULEADScholars were among those students! Help is congratulate: Mikayla Apodaca, a Psychology and Political Science double major from Thornton, Colo.; Mikayla will work with Ethics Center Executive Director Don Heider on a team of fellows focused on ethics issues on campus. Gerryk Madrigal Ayala, a History and Ethnic Stu...dies double major from Redwood City, Calif.; Gerryk will work with Jonathan Kwan, the Ethic Center's Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Madison Perez, a Psychology major from King City, Calif.; Madison will work with Margaret McLean, Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies and for many years the Director of Bioethics at the Ethics Center. Thank you, Mike and Joan Hackworth, longtime supporters of the university and the #Ethics Center who endowed the fellowships and provided a lasting vision of ethics in action.

ICYMI: LEAD staff is still available this summer! Be sure to reach out. We will, however, be Out Of Office all of next week (Monday, July 5th to Friday, July 9th) and return on Monday, July 12th! Be sure to say hello when you can we miss you all already but hope you’re having a great summer!

We are excited to have our Transfer LEAD Scholars featured as student spotlights on the SCU Admission website. #sculeadscholars is so proud of these students' many accomplishments and contributions to our Santa Clara University community! https://www.scu.edu/admitted/virtualtransfer/

Future #SCULEADScholars transfers today is the deposit deadline! Be sure to give us a follow if you’re #FirstGenProud just like Joce Pulido, class of 2021!

One last send off for our graduating #sculeadscholars! Congratulations! We are so proud of you, your brilliance and resilience. Thank you for all you have contributed to the SCU and LEAD communities! Please keep in touch!

Congratulations to our graduating #sculeadscholars! We are so excited for these amazing students, the bright futures they have and the many ways they will contribute to our world! #SCUProud

Many of #sculeadscholars are recipients of Cal Grant which helps them attend Santa Clara University. In support of them, I hope you'll consider joining me in signing the Petition to Invest in Low-Income Students at Independent, Nonprofit Colleges and Universities. This petition urges the @CAgovernor and state legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to the maximum Cal Grant award for students attending independent, nonprofit institutions like Santa Clara University. Please sign and share with your networks. http://chng.it/P4nDfBqvcV #calgrant #CALeg @AICCUCal

We had a great night learning about the ventures of our #sculeadscholars and alumni. Thank you to Ana Karen Romero with Brewing Dinero, Josue De Paz with First Tech Fund, Alejandra Magana Gamero with Latinas Talk Dinero, Ernesto Escalante Venegas with Slick Tinting, Darius Johnson with DREM, Cinthya Jauregui with Tour, Edson Cardona with PMP Academica, and thank you to SCU Ciocca Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and My Own Business Institute for sharing the amazing resources they have for SCU entrepreneurs!

Santa Clara University Admits & Class of 2025 If you identify as a first-gen student students whose parents did not graduate from a 4-year college or university be sure you sign up TODAY! The #SCULEADScholars Program is focused on academic success, community engagement and vocational exploration. There are absolutely no fees to be part of LEAD, it takes 2-3 minutes to sign-up, it is not an honors program and lastly, there is limited space so please be sure to sign-up today!

Today’s the day!! LEAD staff is ready to join our Seniors, their families, friends, and SCU/ LEAD community for tonight’s Senior Celebration! Seniors, be sure to bring your choice of beverage so we can toast to you and all of your accomplishments throughout your time at #SCU As we celebrate each of our seniors, we created a Senior Celebration Toolkit that consists of: Virtual Backgrounds, Instagram Stickers, and Instagram Templates. Click here https://drive.google.com//1i1v...tRndud37zyCRmGRZrNojSu-JdBD_x or check the LEAD Council newsletter! Please upload your photos with your LEAD stoles, with your family and friends, and pre-graduation celebrations here. If you happen to post on social media, be sure to tag @SCULEADScholars and/or use our #SCULEADScholars hashtag.

LEAD staff is beyond excited for tonight's event welcoming the newest member of our staff, Jessica Johns. She will be the Associate Director of Student Advocacy for our LEAD Scholars! Join us today, 5/6 from 6-7pm PST Please be sure to register here: https://scu.zoom.us///tJMtfu-vqT4pHtztqB8b4MlxPcMBRPYbLqAN... Jessica will share how her new role at SCU will entail advocating and supporting LEAD Scholars, connecting with staff & faculty about supporting the needs of LEAD Scholars, assisting with wellness related programs, and more. Come and share your perspectives on how this new role can support student success at SCU! Event will count towards LEAD participation!

It’s #CollegeDecisionDay today! We are beyond excited to welcome #SCU2025 first-years and #SCU2023 transfers. The #SCULEADScholars family looks forward to seeing you at Santa Clara University on campus in the fall! #BroncoBound #CelebrateFirstGen #FirstGenProud #SCU #SCUProud

Join USAA tonight as SCU and LEAD alumni, Ana Romero, discusses the Psychology of Undocumentedness. Ana recently obtained her PhD in Counseling and Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on the impact of immigration status on the relationship between Mexican and Mexican American mixed status siblings. Come and learn more about her business, Brewing Dinero, a social media platform that aims to increase financial literacy among BIPOC and undocumented/ mixed status families and communities. Register here: https://scu.zoom.us///tJwvfuqtrj4sGNM9c84Z794zUkigXI6D28CB #SCULEADAlumni #SCU #FirstGenProud #BrewingDinero #FinancialLiteracy #SCULEADScholars

Spring registration is coming up! Tuesday, February 16th - Thursday, February 25th For students who have completed 88 or more units should have a registration time on Tues, 2/16, between 7:55am-5:45pm.... For students who have completed 87 or fewer units should have a registration time on Mon, 2/22, between 7am-5:40pm.

This is exciting news for transfer students!!! #TransferStudents #BayArea #SCULEADScholars #FirstGenProud #HigherEd

#SCULEADScholars are #FirstGenProud scholars with loads of talent! Our first ever virtual LEAD Pageant was a success Thank you to our amazing participants: Ricky (senior) - Pageant winner Danny (senior) Mariela (junior) Ifeanyi (sophomore)... Zakiya (sophomore) Lola (sophomore) Jaylinn (sophomore) - Pageant winner Daniel (first-year) Y’all were the absolute BEST and you kicked off our weekend on such a positive note. We are beyond gracious for your participation! The talent portion was by far the most creative... along with Pictionary. A special shout-out to our #SCULEADCouncil for juggling both midterms AND #PlanningPageant (MVPs)!

Congratulations to our SCU Fulbright Semifinalists! And a special shout out to our LEAD Scholars in the mix, Ryan Nazari and Bryan Altamirano-Gopar! We are so proud of you! https://www.scu.edu//news--ev/stories/in-good-company.html

Amazing meeting today with our Healthcare Innovation Fellows, a collaboration between the SCU's Bioinnovation and Design Lab (https://www.linkedin.com//scu-bioinnovation-and-design-lab/) and Prashanth Asuri, and the LEAD Scholars Program. It was great to hear about the amazing informational interviews, research projects, and career reflection being done by first-generation college students & LEAD Scholars: Leslie Valenzuela, Renzo Huarcaya, Aliyah Contreras, Tannaz Azimi, Karina Sanchez, Jocelyne Pulido, and Cinthya Jauregui! Learn more about the fellowship at: https://www.scu.edu//healthcare-innovation-fellows-progra/