The Native American Coalition for Change hosted its sixth annual powwow on Saturday, May 2, 2026, on the St. Ignatius Lawn at Santa Clara University. The event—held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.—featured a variety of vendors, dancers, food and cultural exhibitions intended to further outreach from the University community to Indigenous communities. “It’s part of an ongoing reconciliation,” said Ray Plaza, senior director of Campus Climate and Belonging as well as advisor to the Santa Clara Powwow. Santa Clara University resides on the unmarked graves and unceded land of the Muwekma Ohlone people, and in recent years, the University has made particular strides to improve relations and build connections with the Ohlone, including the implementation of an augmented reality tour and the hosting of the powwow. “We started this in 2019 in the Mission Gardens,” said Plaza. “This was an opportunity for our Native students who wanted to see a powwow on this campus. It’s helped us build relationships and maintain rapport. People now know that the first Saturday of May is the Santa Clara Powwow.” Read the full story on our website (link in bio) 📝: @sofia_ruvs 📷: @ninaglickphoto & Dylan Ryu

Santa Clara women’s golfer Kelsey Kim ’27 has been selected as an individual qualifier for the Stanford Regional of the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship. Kim becomes just the third player in program history to qualify for an NCAA Regional, joining Miki Ueoka ’11 in 2009 and Kristin Le ’18 in 2017. “I was really surprised,” Kim said when asked about what this milestone means to her. “It’s a great opportunity for me to represent Santa Clara and also become a motivation for my other teammates. Hopefully, we can make it to regionals next year, and on and on.” She is coming off one of the most impressive seasons in program history, posting a school-record scoring average of 71.73 strokes per round across 10 events. Kim recorded eight top-10 finishes and placed in the top 20 in nine tournaments. Both records rank second in program history. The Broncos, led by Kim, also delivered a record-setting team performance at last week’s WCC Championship at Green Valley Country Club. “Our teammates have the best sportsmanship, and I really appreciate them for that, because they know how to support each other and make each other laugh out there on the course. Golf is not a team sport, so I really appreciate them for being out there having fun even when there’s hard times,” said Kim. Individually, Kim opened the tournament with a 2-under round, tied for the second-lowest round in program history at the event. She finished tied for seventh overall and matched Le’s 2016-17 season for the second-most top-10 finishes in program history. Kim was named to the All-WCC women’s golf team. When asked about her goals for the rest of your college career, “Win an event. I haven’t won anything so far. I would really want to win at least one event before I graduate, so that would be great,” said Kim. The Stanford Regional, one of six regional tournaments, will be played in a 54-hole format from May 11-13. Each regional hosts 12 teams and six individual players. The top five teams and top individual will qualify for the 2026 National Championship, held May 22-27 in Carlsbad, Calif. 📝: @aneeka.sideline 📷: Courtsey of SCU Athletics