About the Santa Clara University Business Index survey

This monthly business indicator, the only one of its kind for the
Silicon Valley region, is a composite index that every month tracks
business conditions in Silicon Valley companies and their markets, as
well as trends in job availability in the region, by polling the
region's executives and managers. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education
institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social
justice.m. "We are honored to have him speak at Santa Clara University on
this critical topic."

Both events are free and open to the public .

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than 80 percent of its 1,100 MBA student body are working
professionals in the Bay Area .

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For more information, see www. master's universities, California's oldest higher-education
institution demonstrates faith-inspired values of ethics and social
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Media: Mario Belotti is available to comment on survey results and
on business conditions in Silicon Valley. He was a noted spiritual advisor to the second Vatican
Council (1962-65) and is one of the 20 co-authors of the manifesto for
the U.

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The Declaration on Human Responsibilities
suggests an approach for balancing freedom with responsibility. The center at Santa Clara University in Santa
Clara, Calif. Ethics center
programs include: biotechnology and health care ethics; business
ethics; K-12 character education; philosophical questions in applied
ethics, public policy and government ethics; and emerging issues in
ethics .

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About the Leavey School of Business

The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University began in
1926, and was one of the first business schools in the country to
receive national accreditation .edu

TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW, PLEASE CALL BRONWYN HOGAN AT
408-554-5126. The center supports research, assists faculty in
integrating ethics into their courses and helps businesses, schools ,
hospitals and other organizations put ethics to work.

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"The overall index is hovering around a nine-month mean," said
Mario Belotti, W."
The index of current economic conditions fell slightly from last
month, from 57.

Santa Clara University Hosts Hans Kung Catholic Theologian and Scholar; Kung to Open the World Religions Exhibit and Address Symposium on Global Human Respons

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Kung is the author of the proposal of the InterAction Council for
a Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities , starting with the
Fundamental Principals for Humanity, article 1, "Every person,
regardless of gender, ethnic origin, social status, political opinion,
language, age, nationality, or religion , has a responsibility to treat
all people in a humane way.

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00 to 54. It is managed for the Leavey School of Business by
The Survey Company.surveycompany. He was appointed
chair of Fundamental Theology at Tubingen University, and later served
as director of the Institute for Ecumenical Research for the
university."
Kung's recent emphasis has moved from theology to the global
responsibilities of Christians.scu.

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"Last spring we had a new bipartisan spirit in Sacramento, the
presidential candidates all but nominated, and the end of coalition
involvement in governing Iraq," said Belotti .92, remaining in the region above the neutral
50 mark. Its undergraduate business program is
recognized as one of the best in California, and its MBA program is
ranked among the top 15 in the nation among part-time graduate
programs for working professionals by US News + World Report.S. "Crossing the Divide: Dialogue among Civilizations. Hanson, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied
Ethics.

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Belotti said that "although the survey numbers slid for
the second month in a row, the sentiment remains on the positive side
of the scale.

About Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic
university located in California's Silicon Valley , offers its 8,213
students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences,
business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees.
Kung will also participate in a symposium on Human Rights and
Responsibilities on April 1.

For a complete list of symposium speakers or symposium agenda , or
for a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities,
contact Almaz Negash at 408-554-7890 or anegash@scu.

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"Hans Kung has been the most articulate champion of the need for a
global ethic, drawing on the ethical beliefs of all religions," said
Kirk O.

About the Markkula Canter for Applied Ethics

Founded in 1986, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has grown
into one of the four most active university-based ethics centers in
the United States.

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The exhibit has been shown at the United
Nations Plaza, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. The faculty team indicated concern over oil
prices as a bigger factor in business planning, with the dollar's
weakness having a neutral or even positive impact, reflecting Silicon
Valley's relatively strong export-oriented position. More information is online at www. Other speakers include Malcolm Fraser, former
Prime Minister, Commonwealth of Australia, and Bertrand Ramcharan,
former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights., is a nationally recognized resource for people and
organizations that want to study and apply an ethical approach to
decision-making.

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The World Religions exhibit, at SCU's Arts and Sciences Building,
runs through June 2005. Kung's lecture on commonalities between
Hinduism , Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam will begin at 6. He calls for every faith to
self-reflect, since, as he says, none has access to absolute truth.
Distinguished nationally by the second-highest graduation rate among
all U.

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Since February 2002, the SCU Business Index has asked managers and
executives in a wide range of businesses in Silicon Valley to assess
their business prospects for the next six months, and compared to the
past six months, as well as current and future availability of jobs in
their companies.

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In addition, survey participants also anticipated that business in
the next six months will be better than current conditions, with the
forward -looking index standing at 58.30 p.
The InterAction Council has proposed a Universal Declaration of
Human Responsibilities to complement the United Nations Universal
Declaration of Human Rights .

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He
hopes that a global ethic will emerge out of the interaction between
religions. More information is online at www.

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Valley's business sentiment is holding steady at a "mildly optimistic"
level, in spite of a second month of sentiment decline, said a team of
Santa Clara University business school faculty who conduct a monthly
survey of business leaders in the Bay Area. Keck Professor of Economics at the Leavey School
of Business. in the Mayer Theatre. The symposium (8:30 a.-4.N.

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Santa Clara University: Silicon Valley Business Outlook Still Positive in Spite of Dip in Business Index

"This spring, we 've seen
reality set in.
Participants were also asked about rising oil prices and the
dollar 's weakness, and the impact of these market factors on their
businesses next year.scu.scu.edu

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com/SCUBI_05/index. Call 408-554-5125 or
408-554-2162 to arrange an interview with him.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.----Catholic
theologian and philosophy scholar Hans Kung will open the Global Ethic
Foundation's "World's Religions: Common Ethical Values" exhibit at
Santa Clara University. in
SCU's Recital Hall) is sponsored by the Global Leadership and Ethics
Program of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, in cooperation with
the InterAction Council. The
symposium will explore ways in which these two concepts can reinforce
one another."
Born in Switzerland in 1928, Kung studied in Rome and in Paris,
coming into contact with top theologians of his time .

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SCU faculty said this indicates respondents felt business
conditions for their companies (and that of their customers) were
somewhat better than they were six months ago. Complete SCU Business Index results and
methodology for April and earlier months can be found at
www.S.

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M." Valley optimism was higher a year ago, he observed.17, about the same levels
reported since August 2004.edu

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The opening reception is scheduled for March
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About Santa Clara University

Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic
university located in California's Silicon Valley, offers its 8,213
students rigorous undergraduate curricula in arts and sciences,
business, and engineering, plus master's and law degrees.