As a key part of our strategic plan, Envisioning 2024, we strive to help our students graduate with a global perspective as compassionate citizens and ethical leaders. There are many opportunities to get involved. Explore some of the options for students to work together to address social justice issues in our community and in the wider world around us.
By the Numbers
A closer look at community engagement*
Number of faculty members who participate in community engagement
6,828
Student Members
Over 148 community partners
416,341
Total hours
* These figures include faculty, staff and students who actively participated in community engagement activities throughout the 2019-20 academic year.
Changemakers in Action
Melanie Grosso, former program coordinator for the Mulvaney Center's Youth Engagement Initiative at Kit Carson Elementary School, shares what working in the Linda Vista community has meant to her.
USD partners with local community partner Urban Corps for the university’s Changemaker Challenge. The challenge allows students to explore a social justice topic and get past any fears of proposing new ideas for addressing big issues.
USD students have an opportunity to be a part of the Mulvaney Immersion Communities for Action and Humility (MICAH) Fellowship Program, which works across the Mexico border to work with organizations concerned with solving social ills.