Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good

Dismantling Grind Culture

In this week’s blog, Cassidy Steele, our Graduate Assistant for Engage San Francisco, considers her identity as a first generation graduate student balancing professional and personal life. Keep reading to find out how Cassidy has resisted burnout and grind culture after years of self-reflection. As a first-generation graduate student, I have unknowingly been heavily influenced…

Nurses’ Place in Healthcare Policy: Advocating for Patients and the Profession

In this week’s blog, Sunshine Joyce Alba Batasin BSN-RN describes her experience of connecting healthcare, nursing, and public policy. Learn more about Sunshine’s recent participation at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Student Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. with a national network of individuals advocating for nursing initiatives. The depth and breadth of…

A Weekend of Civil Discourse

Last month March 24-26, USF Politics seniors Jada Commodore and Aaron Fontan traveled to the University of Delaware for the Biden School of Public Policy Stravos Nicharos Foundation National Student Dialogue. This weekend brought together students from all over the country to engage in intellectual discussions on anti-intellectualism. The theme of the weekend was “Confronting…

Sowing the Seeds of Transformative Justice

In this week’s blog Maya Jane Visconte ’25, Community Empowerment Activist (CEA), shares their vision for their final CEA project guided by the value of transformative justice. Keep reading to find out how the CEA program nurtures Maya’s passion for seed sovereignty and their active role at the USF Seed Library, demonstrating the importance of…

From Southern California to Sacramento: Finding Community at the McCarthy Center

In this week’s blog, Joshua Dineros ’23 tells his story as student from Southern California navigating his way through college, strengthening his passions, and finding his community in the Bay Area. Find out how Joshua fostered his values of public service and civic engagement as a USFVotes team member, McCarthy Fellow in Sacramento, and Community…

Racial Equity Through SFPL Communications

In this week’s blog, we learn about how Diego Barajas ’22 transitioned from being a McCarthy Fellow in Sacramento at the State Senator Nancy Skinner’s Office to a McCarthy Fellow in San Francisco at the Public Library’s Racial Equity Office. Keep reading to find out how Diego used marketing and communications to help organize tools…

Congrats to our 2023 Community Partners!

The community partners awards were officially announced last week uplifting the center’s most impactful partnerships with individuals and organizations over the past year. Each recipient received an award signifying their commitment in shaping community engagement in San Francisco while nurturing relationships with USF students and faculty. The award winners, normally recognized at the center’s year-end…

Meet Our Spring USF in DC Fellows!

This Spring’s USF in DC cohort has begun their semester-long community-engaged learning in our nation’s capitol where they will be engaging in public service internships across the Beltway alongside a rigorous academic schedule. This semester, our students have the unique opportunity to live, learn, explore all that Washington, D.C. has to offer. Read on to…