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Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences

Message from the Dean

"The most important social responsibility of a university is to be a promoter of justice at all levels: in individual relations, in organizations and also in societies where it operates, with a vision that is both local and global. A justice which, as our recent General Congregations have underlined, must integrate new dimensions: sustainability in the form of environmental justice, the dimension of gender, and human coexistence in a multicultural world."

Fr. Adolfo Nicolas. S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus

It is USF's vision as a premier Jesuit Catholic, urban University with a global perspective to educate leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. Leading the way in this effort are our outstanding faculty.  In recent years, our teacher-scholars have garnered unprecedented national recognition-winning national awards; receiving major new grants and prestigious Fulbright scholarships; and premiering in major art venues and film festivals around the globe. more...


 
 
     
 
 

Mentoring Program Connects Students, Alumni
Arts and Sciences recently launched a mentoring program designed to connect students with alumni who share their career, cultural, or social interests.

     
 
  USF Artist Comforts Market Street
Rachel Beth Egenhoefer, assistant professor of design at USF, has stitched San Francisco’s neglected Central Market neighborhood a cozy sweater.
     
 
 
 

African Studies invites you to a Book Signing and Reading by Uwem Akpan, S.J., author of Say You're One of Them (NY Times Bestseller and Oprah's Book Club Book), November 18, 2009, 4:00p.m., Xavier Hall, Fromm.

   
 

The Davies Forum presents "Re-Making the News Across the Border," hosted by Dorothy Kidd and featuring Franc Contreras and Laura Villafuerte, November 18, 2009, 6:30-8:30p.m., Harney 127.

   
  Thacher Gallery presents  Eric Gill Iconographer: Engravings from the Albert Sperisen Collection, October 11-December 20, 2009.
   


   
   

 
 


           
   
 
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