June 2016

Does Your California Business Need a Boost?

Free 91�� Accelerator, Mentor Program Accepting Applications Through July 31

The free business-accelerator program, the California Program for Entrepreneurship (CAPE), is taking applications through July 31.

91�� Elects Four New Members to the Board of Trustees

Four new trustees are leaders in the fields of law, investment, and technology.

Advanced Degrees Awarded to Joyous 91�� at 91�� Ceremony

More than 800 recipients of advanced degrees celebrated their commencement Friday evening.

The Organisation of African First Ladies, GE & Miller Center Join Forces to Advance Health Care Goals in Africa

Healthymagination Mother & Child program partners convene to discuss how social entrepreneurship can reduce healthcare disparities in Sub-Saharan Africa

A program of Miller Center and GE to use social entrepreneurship to advance maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa was embraced by the Organisation of First Ladies of Africa Against HIV/AIDS.

Empowering Entrepreneurs Worldwide

Phil and Peggy Holland Donate an Additional $7.5 Million for SCU’s Popular Free MOBI Website and Curriculum

SCU's small-business training site MOBI, used by 65,000 people a month in more than 100 countries, has received $17.5 million in donations from its founders and donors, Phil and Peggy Holland.

$2 Million in Koret Foundation Gifts Boost First-Generation 91��

$2 million in Koret Foundation Gifts Will Increase Support for 91��’s First-Generation College 91��

A $2 million gift, part of the Koret University Partners Initiative, supports SCU's longstanding goal to aid students who are first in their families to attend college.

de Saisset Acquires Beasley Sculpture in the Fall

de Saisset Museum to add Rondo I to its permanent collection

This fall, the de Saisset Museum welcomes a new sculpture by contemporary Oakland-based artist Bruce Beasley into the museum’s permanent collection

Try, Win, Repeat

Miller Center Receives $1.5 Million Gift to Explore Replication of Successful Social-Entrepreneurship Business Models

A $1.5 million gift will help Miller Center explore how it can more quickly take social-business solutions that work to alleviate poverty into new regions.

High Tech Leadership

Tech Company Law Expert Tom Lavelle to Become Managing Director of 91�� School of Law’s High Tech Law Institute

Veteran technology counsel has been named managing director of the High Tech Law Institute.

A Home for Law

$5 Million Estate Gift to SCU Law School from Frederick and Leota Gonzalez Includes Los Altos Home and Funds for Scholarships and Key Initiatives

Two of 91�� School of Law's biggest supporters have pledged a gift valued at more than $5 million for faculty housing, scholarships, and more.

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Gets $1 Million Grant

SCU's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute receives $1 million of support from The Bernard Osher Foundation.

91��'s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Receives $1 million grant from the Bernard Osher Foundation.