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

Alumni Spotlight: Martin Juarez '16, former Advocate for Community Engagement, has returned to ViviendasLeon, as Program Director working with community in rural Nicaragua! Look for our newsletter in your mailboxcoming soon! http://ow.ly/Zw3j50EW6la Nonprofit Tech for Good UNICEF Nicaragua USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice USF Diversity Engagement & Community Outreach USFCA Student Alumni Association

On the final week of #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth, we're lifting community partner, South of Market Community Action Network (SOMCAN)! SOMCAN supports SOMA through leadership development and advocacy. Learn more and support their organization: https://www.somcan.org/about Manilatown Heritage Foundation Bayanihan Equity Center SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District

Our number of the day is 1: It's Day One of our McCarthy Fellows in Sacramento! We're excited to have them continue Leo's legacy in our state capitol! Thanks to our Fellow's host departments and offices! Phil Ting David Chiu California Democratic Party California Department of Education Tony Thurmond Scott Wiener USF Politics Department USFCA Department of Leadership Studies University of San Francisco Sacramento Campus

Happy Harvey Milk Day! Today we celebrate the first openly gay man elected to public office in the country. Milk passed gay rights ordinances and organized against discrimination of gay and lesbian business owners in SF. More at: http://ow.ly/apMk50ESHCx GSA Network SF Office of Transgender Initiatives SF LGBT Center

On the 2nd week of #AsianAmericanHeritageMonth, we are lifting AAPI Victory Alliance and its work in building AAPI political power across the country! Learn more and support their org: https://aapivictoryalliance.com/ USF Asian Studies Program Sayu Bhojwani State Representative Patrick Pihana Branco

In case you missed it, watch our year-end celebration of #2021graduates, staff, and community partners! We wish them the best of luck and are so excited to see them continue Leo's legacy: http://ow.ly/YQKa50ESGDN USF Diversity Engagement & Community Outreach USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice USFCA Department of Leadership Studies USF Politics Department

This week would have marked Changemaker and legendary musician Vernon Alley's 106th birthday! As member of San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Human Rights Commission he advocated against police discrimination. Read more in Engage SF's Changemakers book: http://ow.ly/lb5q50ESGqp SFJAZZ USF Diversity Engagement & Community Outreach

Good luck to Engage Literacy Program Coord., Dresden Smith, who is presenting her capstone project, Dual Pandemics: Implications for the Black Athlete, next week. So proud of all the work she has put in for the Center while obtaining her MA! University of San Francisco School of Education (Official) USF Politics Department Black Achievement Success and Engagement at USFCA

Wishing all families a very Happy Mother's Day! We are grateful to have wonderful female role models in our lives. Send flowers and love to the mother figures in your life! #happymothersday

Congrats to USFVOTES for making #usfca the 2020 Ballot Bowl Winner, an award from the CA Secretary of State for the largest number of student voter registrations among Independent college campuses! http://ow.ly/kooq50EHHHA Assemblymember Shirley Weber The Andrew Goodman Foundation Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (AICCU) Vote.orgw.ly/kINX50EHHHz

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We had a Covid safe bagel delivery to teachers at our Engage SF Literacy Schools, William Cobb and Rosa Parks elementary schools. We <3 teachers! Check out our story! San Francisco Unified School District University of San Francisco School of Education (Official)

Volunteer Opportunity: Help TOGETHER SF on Thursdays and Fridays pack 500,000 booksenough for every San Francisco Unified School District student to have 10 free books this summer! Families and youth 13-18 yrs. old are welcome. Sign up too help: http://ow.ly/88FU50EHzc1 TogetherSF USF University Ministry San Francisco Public Library

This month would have been the 88th birthday of acclaimed author and Changemaker Ernest Gaines. His novels of African American stories earned him an esteemed MacArthur foundation fellowship. More in Engage SF's Changemakers book: http://ow.ly/ycoj50DmoWg Pulitzer Prizes MacArthur Foundation Black Achievement Success and Engagement at USFCA

This week's blog is a reprinted interview from The Brookings Institution with Kevin Hickey, one of our faculty. Learn how he incorporates work-based learning into his programs preparing youth for the job market: http://ow.ly/u11D50DkcH0 JVS USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice University of San Francisco School of Education (Official) San Francisco Unified School District #usfca

From the Sr. Director's Office: I invite you to the MLK Memorial Tribute tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. This event celebrates the stories of Black folks in our cities that have done remarkable things to effect change. - Derick Brown Register at: https://alumni.slu.edu/s/1264/17/interior.aspx Saint Louis University Loyola University Maryland Children's Defense Fund USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice #usfca

ATTN: USF Students! On 2/3, join the Diversity Immersion Series on enhancing your knowledge of social and racial justice! In this 1st session, explore facets of your identity and how you engage with others. Register here: http://ow.ly/9fsI50Di2l3 USF Diversity Engagement & Community Outreach USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice USF University Ministry USF Student Leadership & Engagement

It's the start of a new semester! It's not the same without our students here in person. We can't wait for when we can all be back at Masonic again! University of San Francisco School of Education (Official) #usfca

Today we are sending out our pre election prep checklist! Are YOU ready? For everything you need to know to prepare for election day visit here: http://ow.ly/tfyW50C7PbT #USFVOTES The Andrew Goodman Foundation Students Learn Students Vote Coalition

Interested in connecting your coursework to real world issues, locally and nationally? If so, join us on 1/28 to learn about internship opportunities as a McCarthy Fellow in San Francisco and USF in DC. Register at: https://www.usfca.edu//usf-dc-and-mccarthy-fellows-informa USF Diversity Engagement & Community Outreach USF Politics Department USF Institute for Nonviolence and Social Justice #usfca

This week's Changemaker is Doris Ward, former CA rep for the Democratic National Convention. Read more on Doris' incredible political career and her outspokenness against racism in Engage SF's Changemaker book and website here: http://ow.ly/o9Bj50C5yKy NAACP Democratic National Convention London Breed

SF McCarthy Fellow, Maya Lawton ('21), reflects in this week's blog on the importance of casting your vote. Read more on her take of the responsibility and community building that comes with political activism: http://ow.ly/KGnm50C5yrF #USFVOTES The Andrew Goodman Foundation Students Learn Students Vote Coalition California Campus Compact

Our Sr. Director, Derick Brown, will be taking over our social media each Wednesday! Hear from Derick on his thoughts, reflections and suggestions for public service and the common good. Learn more about Derick in an interview with @blackwinning : http://ow.ly/OTRt50C5uYq California Black Media

On 10/30, we are co-presenting Community Activism: Race and Healing. Master of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs alum Theo Ellington (‘15) is featured on this panel on preventing activism fatigue and continuing advocacy efforts during COVID-19 features. Register here: http://ow.ly/6Wy250C1lkK

On 10/29 and 10/30, join African American Studies Professors, Dr. Candice Harrison and Dr. James Taylor, for a two-part webinar that explores Black voter suppression and the struggle for Black political rights in the U.S. Register here: https://usfca.zoom.us/we/register/WN_ktFPsZu3Q-6htLSMjBgteQ USF Student Leadership & Engagement USF Politics Department

Our number of the day is 8: the number of days until the election! With this influential event on the horizon, it's easy to feel nervous and overwhelmed. Read our latest blog for guidance on pre and post election grounding here: http://ow.ly/6PQ850C1kMt #USFVOTES The Andrew Goodman Foundation Students Learn Students Vote Coalition San Francisco Foghorn

Engage SF's Literacy Program has 40+ tutors who take workshops on history, empathy and cultural humility and teach at Cobb Elementary, Rosa Parks Elementary, and Prince Hall Learning Center. To be a tutor, apply at http://ow.ly/3SPp50C1mzn San Francisco Unified School District

Today is the 75th anniversary of the United Nations! Our recent alumnus, Cassie Murphy ('20), is an Emerging Leaders Fellow at the @UN and has collaborated on various tasks and events associated with UN Day 2020. To learn more, visit https://www.un.org/en/observances/un-day @UNA-USA #UN75 Tomorrow We Vote

This week's Changemaker is Ollie Matson, former #usfca student and Olympian. Read about the NFL Hall of Famer and his record setting career in Engage San Francisco's Changemakers book and website here: https://usfblogs.usfca.edu/sfchangemakers//02/ollie-matson/ City College of San Francisco Football Olympic San Diego State University Athletics Philadelphia Eagles

With the election only days away, it's easy to experience burnout and doubt for the future. Read this week's blog for guidance and resources from USFVotes on how to stay mindful before and after the election: http://ow.ly/jNTa50BZcPK #USFVOTES Students Learn Students Vote Coalition The Andrew Goodman Foundation USF Politics Department

Have you seen our October newsletter cross your inbox? If not, read it online at https://tinyurl.com/y6emo63t . To keep on top of the Center's current projects, programs and future events, subscribe here: http://ow.ly/jqRH50BZYxG NextGen America #USFVOTES

Have you been tested for COVID yet? If not, get to one of these community testing sites on the dates listed! SFDPH Bayview Opera House

It's the last day to register to vote if you live in California! Be a part of this upcoming election and wherever you are, make sure you have a plan to vote. Register here: http://ow.ly/NCcg50BWS8A #USFVOTES The Andrew Goodman Foundation Students Learn Students Vote Coalition