Founded in 1997, the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, formerly known as the Center for Science, Technology, and Society, is one of three Centers of Distinction at

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

. The Centers embody the University's mission to unite students and faculty with

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leaders to address significant public issues. The Miller Center accelerates global, innovation-based entrepreneurship in service to humanity. Its strategic focus is on

poverty Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little income. Poverty can have diverse social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in ...

eradication through its three areas of work: The Global Social Benefit Institute, Impact Capital, and Education and Action Research.

References

https://www.scu.edu/centers/

External links

* http://www.scu.edu/MillerCenter Santa Clara University Centers 1997 establishments in California {{California-university-stub