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SCU Board of Regents Receives John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) awarded SCU’s Board of Regents the 2022 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership.

The award recognizes higher education governing boards that have demonstrated innovation and exemplary leadership.

The creativity and forward-thinking of our SCU Board has helped to fuel increasing enrollment, financial health, and strong student, staff, and faculty satisfaction.

SCU President John Scaringe Awarded the Visionary Leadership Award

SCU President John Scaringe, DC, EdD, was honored with the 2022 Visionary Award at the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (AIHM) 2022 Conference: Disruptive Innovation + The Future of Health, on Oct. 29, 2022.

The award recognizes interprofessional collaborators and unifiers who are helping to establish a new paradigm of healthcare for humanity and the planet.

An educator, author, researcher, and advocate for healthcare transformation, Dr. Scaringe has led an inspiring institutional transformation at SCU—diversifying programs, more than doubling enrollment, and implementing a groundbreaking whole health approach to healthcare education.

SCU Awarded $1.7 Million NIH R01 Grant

The SCU Clinical and Health Research Department has received a prestigious and highly sought after R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The $1.7 million grant will support groundbreaking research comparing the safety, efficiency, and care costs for Medicare beneficiaries receiving acupuncture for chronic low back pain.

The research, in collaboration with Dartmouth College, launched in August 2024 and will span three years.

“2023 Great College to Work For,” with Special Honor Roll Distinction

In 2023, SCU was named one of the nation’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by the Chronicle of Higher Education. In addition, we were named to an elite Honor Roll, for having performed exceptionally well in five specific categories:

• Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
• Confidence in Senior Leadership
• Compensation & Benefits
• Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness
• Faculty & Staff Well-Being

“2024 Great College to Work For,” with Special Honor Roll Distinction For Second Consecutive Year

In 2024, SCU was named to the “Great Colleges to Work For” list for the second consecutive year. We also made the Honor Roll once again, this time ranking in six categories:

• Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
• Confidence in Senior Leadership
• Compensation & Benefits
• Supervisor/Department Chair Effectiveness
• Faculty & Staff Well-Being
• Professional Development

The Times Higher Ed Impact Rankings

In 2024, SCU was listed on Times Higher Ed Impact Ranking (in the Good Health & Wellbeing Category), recognizing universities committed to addressing the world’s most pressing challenges, including social inclusion, environmental sustainability, economic growth, and partnerships.

BestColleges.com Best Online Master’s in Genetics Programs

SCU’s Masters in Human Genetics and Genomics program was named the 2024 Best Online Master’s in Genetics Program by BestColleges.com

The program stood out to evaluators for its high graduation rates, flexible format, and affordability, as well as the broad array of topics covered in the curriculum, from classical genetics to the latest in advanced genomics technologies.