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Our Mission
The McCarthy Center prepares students for lives of ethical public service not just in government but in business, the environment, healthcare, and education, whose policies affect the marginalized and poor.
The Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good is dedicated to inspiring and preparing students at USF to pursue lives and careers of ethical public service and the common good.
The McCarthy Center provides a forum for education, service and research in public policy-making and programs for the common good. It supports undergraduate and graduate academic programs, provides service learning, and government experiences for students and generates publishable research. A curriculum that blends rigorous intellectual training with fieldwork experience prepares students to articulate and promote the common good of all society's members through careers or service in government, non-profits or the private sector.
The McCarthy Center will urge students who pass our way to embrace passionately some mission in public service.
— Leo T. McCarthy
Contact Info
Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good
M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Masonic, Room 106
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117 mccarthycenter@usfca.edu (415) 422-5662 (415) 422-5641
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA 94117 mccarthycenter@usfca.edu (415) 422-5662 (415) 422-5641
From the Blog
Carrying on John Lewis’ Vision
This week’s blog is a reprint of a piece from USF Foghorn’s April issue, entitled “Why We Need the John Lewis Voting Rights Act”. Two of our...
Education as a Liberatory Force
The 8th annual Women in Leadership and Philanthropy Virtual Symposium was held last week, hosting women who are making changes in their...
Extending Our Mission
In this week’s blog, McCarthy Fellows in Sacramento alum, Caleb Smith ’16, reflects on how their experience with the Center prepared them for...