Mother Nature must've heard it was a special day, offering the campus community some respite from the rain. On January 12, 1777, the original Mission Santa Clara de Asis was founded. Today, on this 246th anniversary, the Mission is the heart of the SCU campus. ❤️🤍 | Santa Clara University

On July 31, our community gathered in historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís to honor the founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius of Loyola. Father Luis Calero, S.J., shared a powerful reflection on how Jesuit institutions worldwide form "an incredible, rich network" committed to global citizenship, sustainability, and justice. His message resonates deeply with our mission: when we acknowledge that we are "profoundly loved by God and called to God's service," we gain the interior freedom to

#SCUhistory: The view through the Adobe Wall may have changed, but its significance hasn’t. Much of the early Mission Santa Clara de Asís was built from adobe. Today, the Adobe Wall—and the Adobe Lodge—is all that remains of those beginnings. A quiet reminder of where we started...and how far we’ve come. ❤️ | Santa Clara University