Put Your Values to Action

Service, Faith & Justice

Central to a Jesuit education is the cultivation of community service, a passion for justice, and a life of faith. University of San Francisco students have many opportunities to apply these values to their studies, careers, and personal lives. Whatever your background, you will find a place to put your values and spiritual growth to action.

"In high school, I gained a passion for service and I knew USF would help me continue this passion."

Jessica Siquig, Mathematics 2017

Service

Esther Madriz Diversity Scholars are second-year students exploring issues of diversity, inequality, social justice, and social change.
Solidarity-In-Action programs are a collaboration with Bay Area nonprofit agencies to provide USF students with opportunities to serve in their local community.
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.

Faith

University Ministry provides opportunities for the USF community to apply Ignition spirituality to their lives and work through justice and community action programs.
The Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Social Thought and the Ignatian Tradition is dedicated to enriching the Jesuit, Catholic character of the university through scholarship and application of Catholic intellectual tradition on contemporary social issues.

Justice

Arrupe Justice Intersession Immersion programs are short-term opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to live, work, and reflect in economically marginalized communities around the U.S. and the world.
The Erasmus Living-Learning Community allows students to learn, discuss, and apply information and ideas together through various community-based research projects.

Empowered by the Mission

"I chose USF because I felt welcomed by the Jesuit values and empowered by the mission. Moreover, I could see students living out the mission through their actions and their demeanor. I felt like although the values were centered around the Jesuit tradition, that every student could apply them to their daily lives." –Jennifer Echeagaray '16