Our Mission

 

To cultivate the habit of

promoting the common good

through an integrative

environment for learning.

 

To promote the value of

politics; our shared identity as

citizens; our engagement in

public work.

The Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement was founded in 2006 as a learning community and resource hub for students, faculty, staff, and alums interested in engaging issues and practices of public policy.  The McCarthy Center facilitates opportunities for collaborative scholarship, creative and integrated learning through programming and activities on and off campus and in collaboration with various other departments and organizations.  The McCarthy Center also offers resources for internships, networking, and career mentoring experiences in the areas of public policy and public affairs.  The staff and student participants of the McCarthy Center work to create venues for constructive, responsible and interesting civic debate and engagement in community affairs.