Practice Changemaking

Infuse the entire university with a spirit and practice of changemaking, where innovation and entrepreneurship lead to positive change.

We believe everyone can practice changemaking, and at USD we do so with humility. Our belief in compassionate, active citizenship guides our commitment to foster a more humane world through curricular and co-curricular activities, including community engagement, cultural immersion, innovation, experiential and field-based courses, on-line learning, undergraduate research, and social venture design. We encourage a commitment to addressing social issues and to exploring new ideas that will have a positive social impact.

In the News

SOLES Alumna Makes a Global Impact
// July 10, 2018
Jasmine Williams, '09 is one of those students who inspires professors to continue to teach. She was a member of the first cohort …
Students Explore Passion in USD Changemaking 101, Minor
// June 22, 2018
It was a late May morning on the University of San Diego campus when Sociology Associate Professor, Lisa Nunn, PhD, asked a pertinent questi…
Half Time: Finding the Heart of Inspiration, Collaboration and Community
// March 23, 2018
What brings me joy? What am I good at? Who does the world need me to be? Over intersession, 23 University of San Diego sophomores spent thre…