Our community is our campus.

From the very beginning, USF has been a vital part of San Francisco. Our students, faculty, and staff are involved all over the Bay Area in arts, politics, education, entrepreneurship, public service, and other sectors.

Internships and externships are a common way both graduate and undergraduate students get involved in San Francisco life. Our schools and college have long-standing ties to local businesses, like the San Francisco Chronicle, Oracle, and Bank of America, as well as non-profits such as hospitals, schools, and community service and governmental agencies throughout the City and the Bay Area.  These relationships give USF students special access and unique opportunities to apply classroom learning and make a difference in our community.

Community service is a passion for our students. As one freshman recently blogged: “Not only has Glide radically changed my perspective of how I view other people, it has also changed my perspective of how I view myself.”  

USF’s academic and service fraternities and sororities contribute their time, energy, and hard work to local nonprofits.  A number of national organizations have chapters on the USF campus as well, such as Amnesty International and Operation Smile. Local institutions like disability nonprofit the Arc partner with USF students to provide further outlets for community engagement (in the Arc's case forming a club called Best Buddies).

As proud San Franciscans we take our responsibility to be good Bay Area citizens very seriously. Our love for and engagement with the city of San Francisco plays an enormous role in USF’s continued success as an institution.

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