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Solar Decathlon Students Gear up for a Bright Year Doing More Than Building a Solar House

For the 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 2013 Solar Decathlon team, the challenge of building a solar house is testing more than just design and engineering skills. The U.S. Department of Energy’s biennial competition is putting the students in many roles they have never explored.

Fifth Annual Santa Clara County Hunger Issues Forum Examines the Persistent Food Gap

Even in wealthy Santa Clara County, the number of hungry people is growing, with the problem becoming more widespread. How can Silicon Valley’s community partners take action to connect new and existing hungry families with nutritious food where they live, learn, work, and play? These issues will be addressed at the fifth annual Santa Clara County Hunger Forum titled “It’s Complicated: Hunger in Our Community.”

Sacred Texts in the Public Sphere: Series of Talks by the Ignatian Center Begin Oct. 2

As the 2012 election approaches, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ’s Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education is holding a series of lectures titled Sacred Texts in the Public Sphere.

U.S. News and World Report Ranks Santa Clara No. 2 in the West

In its annual ranking, “America’s Best Colleges 2013,” U.S. News & World Report ranked 91¶ÌÊÓƵ second overall among master’s universities in the West. At 96 percent, 91¶ÌÊÓƵ has the highest freshman retention rate of all master’s universities. Santa Clara’s average undergraduate graduation rate, 86 percent, was the third highest rate of the 625 master’s universities across the country.

Convocation, Awards and Professorships Celebrated

President Michael Engh, S.J., convened the 2012-2013 academic year at a Mission Church ceremony, by celebrating honors bestowed on several faculty and staff members and sharing ways 91¶ÌÊÓƵ is working to overcome its newest challenges.

91¶ÌÊÓƵ Places High in New Alumni Factor Ranking

The Alumni Factor ranked 91¶ÌÊÓƵ 43rd nationally in a new college ranking service. Unlike other rankings, colleges and universities are judged on a survey of 42,000 alumni from 177 schools across the country.