Modern Languages & Literatures at Santa Clara University

Congratulations to Evelyn Ferraro, Assistant Professor of Italian, who was selected as one of the winners of the Leonardo 2020 Awards by the Leonardo da Vinci Society of San Francisco and the Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation (ISSNAF). ISSNAF is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote scientific, academic, and technological cooperation among Italian researchers and scholars active in North America and the world of research, academia..., and industry in Italy; the Bay Area Chapter of ISSNAF was established in 2017. The Leonardo Award was established in 2019 on the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death to recognize outstanding contributions of Italian/Italian American early career scientists/scholars working in the San Francisco Bay Area. An online gala will take place in late September to officially recognize the achievements of the Leonardo 2020 awardees. See more

Congratulations to Sabine Pigg chosen as the Class of 2020 Valedictorian! "Here I have been heard, trusted, respected, challenged, and nurtured. I have been made better by this place, by these people; because no one expected my perfection, I learned not to expect it from myself." Sabine is graduating with a degree in Biochemistry with minors in Political Science and Spanish. She was a Training Officer and Shift Lead for the EMS program and co-directed the SCU EMS CPR certification program. She served as Curriculum Chair for the Johnson Scholars Program and was also a Health Care Ethics Intern with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. After graduation, Sabine will be taking a year to work as a site coordinator for the Americorps literacy non-profit Reading Partners in New York City while she applies for medical school."

Congratulations to Yesenia Magdaleno Solis, Recipient of the Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Award! The Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Award is given by the President of the University to a graduating senior who exemplify the ideals of Jesuit education, especially being a whole persons of solidarity in the real world and having the courage and faith to build a more just and humane world. Read more: https://www.scu.edu//pr/student-leadership/2020-graduates/ "I was hired by S...acred Heart Community Service as a temporary Housing Specialist for a rental relief program for families affected by COVID-19 and in danger of eviction. I have to thank the community in Campus Ministry for helping me find what faith meant to me, and for the Ignatian Center in teaching me how to transform my faith into action for solving social justice issues, particularly at a local level. I know it is a long route ahead, but I am forever thankful for the difficult conversation, the privilege-checks, and the life-long friends I made during my time at SCU." See more

Our wonderful SCU Chamber Singers - The New Colossus

Mariana Perera, Class of 2020, discusses her Fulbright Fellowship with Fr. O'Brien!

Celebrating the Class of 2020! Congratulations to our department language award recipients: Geoff & Josie Fox German Studies Award: Henning Jolivet Francisco Jimenez Scholar Award: Gloria Sevilla... Pancrazio & Giulia Infantino Italian Studies Award: Amanda Wucher French & Francophone Studies Prize: Henry Godfrey French & Francophone Studies Prize: Alexis Miller See more

Celebrating the Class of 2020! Congratulations to the recipients of the Richard E. Rebello Phi Sigma Iota Award French: Mia Hope Italian: Sydney Altobell... Spanish: Erica Martinez See more

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the SCU Day of Giving! https://youtu.be/_JqGwPPckEU