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$12 Million Gift from Real Estate Investor Ed Dowd Advances the Role of Arts in Education at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï

Ed Dowd, a veteran real-estate investor, financier, and CEO who has learned the healing qualities of art, has donated $12 million to ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï to help build a grand, three-story art and art history facility on campus by 2016.

Tickets to be Released for Dalai Lama’s ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Visit

Tickets for the Dalai Lama’s first visit to ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï will be released for public sale Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. The event entitled “Business, Ethics, and Compassion: A Public Dialogue” will take place at the Leavey Event Center Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. and is sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at SCU and Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

Where the Rebound Ends: New Report to Show Continued Growth in “Meal Gap” in ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï and San Mateo Counties Despite Improving Economy

Second Harvest Food Bank of ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï and San Mateo Counties and ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï will release new data Friday that shows the “meal gap” in ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï and San Mateo counties grew by 4 percent in the past year.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama to speak at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï Feb. 24 for a day of discussion entitled “Compassion, Business, and Ethics: A Dialogue with the Dalai Lama.” The event is co-sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï and Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

Sixteen Global Social Entrepreneurs Selected for ½ñÈճԹϒs Pioneering GSBI® Accelerator

Sixteen social entrepreneurs and their organizations have been chosen for the 12th annual Global Social Benefit Institute (GSBI®) Accelerator program at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï.

Intel Economist, former Fed and White House Economist, Joins Business School Leadership

Carolyn Evans, a senior economist at Intel Corp., has been named senior assistant dean for graduate business programs in the Leavey School of Business at ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï, beginning January 27.

½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï hosts A Conversation with 49ers CEO Jed York

Celebrating another successful season, 49ers CEO Jed York will discuss the future of his team and their move south in ½ñÈճԹϒs President’s Speaker Series on Jan 15. The event begins 7:30 pm at SCU’s Mayer Theatre and will explore the important relationship between sports franchises and their neighbors.

SCU Professors Available to Discuss GMOs

Two professors from SCU can discuss the science and hype about the food and crops altered by genetically modified organisms (GMOs).