SCU Open House
College of Arts and Sciences - Oct 15
Welcome
Welcome to Santa Clara University's Open House in the College of Arts and Sciences! We are happy to see you in-person on our beautiful campus. Here is a program to help you navigate our offerings.
This year's Open House has our participating departments and programs in 3 neighborhood clusters. Please come visit to talk to faculty, students, and staff about their department majors or minors.
Participating Departments, Programs, and Centers of Distinction:
Anthropology
Art and Art History
Biology
CAS Dean's Office
Center for the Arts and Humanities
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Child Studies
Classics
Communication
English
Environmental Studies & Sciences
Ethnic Studies
History
Imaginarium+WAVE
Letterpress
Mathematics & Computer Science
Military Science
Moder Languages & Literatures
Music
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Public Health
Psychology
Religious Studies
Sociology
Theatre and Dance
Women & Gender Studies
Overview of the College
10:00, 11:00, and 1PM in Recital Hall
The College of Arts & Sciences overview will be in Recital Hall at 10AM, 11AM, and 1PM. Presented by our Associate Dean, Professor Kathy Aoki (Department of Art and Art History) with a couple of Broncos joining her, so you get to hear from student perspectives.
Afterwards, you are invited to join a tour or proceed to any areas of interest. Feel free to continue your explorations further at a tour spot, demo, or info neighborhood clusters. Chat with our faculty, students, and staff. Visit our fabulous spaces! Please note that some department tours are all day while others are morning or afternoon only. Please check the Tours schedule.
Should you like to self-guide your tour, these map pages and links are to help you find your way.
ENJOY! We look forward to seeing you back at SCU.
Tours - locations and times vary
Dowd:
Art & Art History - Lobby all day
Letterpress - Dowd 306 from 11AM-2PM
SCDI:
Biology - SCDI 3315 from 10AM - 2PM
Chemistry & Biochemistry - Tours hourly on the half hour. Meet at dept info table in courtyard.
DISC (Diversity Inclusion Student Center) - SCDI 2306
Physics - Meet in north lobby (by Innovation Zone, aka maker lab). Tours afternoon only.
Music & Dance Facilities:
Music - Lobby from 11AM-2PM. Depart in 15 min increments.
Vari:
Communication - Vari 109 from 11AM-2PM
Heafey:
Imaginarium+WAVE - Heafey 237 at 1PM. Meet at Info Table in courtyard.
Tours start in the film studio of Victor B. and Julia Botto Vari Hall (Vari 109) from 11AM-2PM
Tour of Music and Dance Building meet in the Lobby from 11AM-2PM and depart in 15 min increments
Tours for Biology (10AM-2PM), Chemistry & Biochemistry (hourly on the half hour), and Physics (afternoon only) are all in the Sobrato Campus for Discovery & Innovation
Imaginarium
Tours for the Imaginarium+WAVE is at 1PM. Meet at the info table in the SCDI courtyard
Campus Map
Overview + Info Tables + Tour stop locations are marked on this Map
Recital Hall - College of Arts and Sciences overview presentations. The Music and Dance Facility is also home of the Music Department and SCU Presents. Music tours will be every 15min from 11AM-2PM.
Dowd - Art & Art History tour to showcase facilities and workshops. Letterpress - Demo and take away (Dowd 306) from 11AM-2PM.
Vari Hall - Communication Department tours of our production studios in Vari 109 from 11AM-2PM.
SCDI - Biology department's showcase of SCDI 3315 research and lab from 10AM-2PM. Chemistry & Biochemistry department's showcase of research and teaching labs hourly on the half hour (meet at info table). Physics Department showcase of research and student lounge spaces in afternoon only. Meet in north lobby.
Please also visit the Diversity and Inclusion Student Center (DISC), stop by the Bird Innovation Zone, the lovely Susan Valeriote and Kenneth Goldman Terrace, and the Bruzzone Fresh Bytes cafe. Please see the location details on the Sciences tour page.
Heafey - Imaginarium+WAVE (Heafey 237). Tour at 1PM, start at the SCDI Imaginarium info table. Math Learning Center (Heafey 223).