Most students don’t fail because they lack talent. They fail because they don’t know how to present their ideas. In our first episode of Voices of SCU, Professor Hawley — a serial entrepreneur with 5 decades of experience — shares the one skill students avoid… but need the most. Learning to speak. Learning to pitch. Learning to tell stories. This isn’t about confidence. It’s about practice. 🎙️ Voices of SCU 📍 Santa Clara University

Update 7:44a.m. Jan 15, 2026: Water has been turned back on at the Villas as of 7::40a.m. Students in the University Villas are without water because of a damaged main line pipe that caused flooding between residential buildings on Wednesday, Jan 14, 2026. In an email sent at 9:38 p.m., the Santa Clara Housing Office said that “repair completion and restoration of water service are expected early Thursday.” Facilities crews responded to a report of flooding in the Villas around 4 p.m. Gabrielle Pitre ’26 said she noticed at 3:28 p.m. that “muddy water looked like it was coming from the ground.” At that time, she could see water seeping into first-floor rooms. Alongside contractors, Facilities staff found that the source of the flooding was a broken pipe, and they dug deep into the ground to address the issue. While they were looking for the pipe, a section of the ground above the pipe collapsed exposing the concrete walking path. University Villas Resident Director Terrance (T.J.) Singleton relayed in an email at 5:24 p.m. that the water had been turned off and the flooding was resolved. According to Facilities staff member Robert Solis, the pipe once repaired needs time to dry before water flow can be restored to the University Villas. As of 9:53 p.m., they were still shoveling mud and water out of the ditch to prepare the pipe to be repaired. Singleton encouraged residents in an email to shower in the Malley Center. 📝: @ninaglickphoto 📷: @ninaglickphoto