Mission Statement and Goals

The Social Issues Committee will: increase awareness of social issues; instigate positive change through communication, advocacy, and activism; and embrace the value of respect, dignity, and compassion by:

• Creating opportunities to bring diverse people together and developing skills within a community of learners;
• Responding to contemporary conflicts as they affect the campus community;
• Focusing attention on an area of social controversy through an annual theme;
• Collaborating, coordinating, and communicating Social Issues within the entire USD community;
• Challenging perceptions of communities outside of USD and promoting connections with those communities