Bernadette Rabuy, a Political Economy student originally from South San Francisco, has been an active leader in several Public Service Center programs. In 2011, she participated in the …
Growing up in Bangkok, Thailand, Tara often volunteered in impoverished communities with her mother. “I really care about marginalized groups,” Tara says. “I’m moved by that sense of …
As a budding community activist, Terrie Light began serving meals to homeless people living in Oakland’s Jefferson Park. More than 25 years later, what began as a part-time …
2016 was a difficult year by any measure and making sense of this fractured political moment has been uppermost in the minds of many of our students. At …
If you’ve stopped by the Public Service Center anytime in the last year and a half, chances are Ursula Kajani has greeted you at the front desk. She’s …
This spring the Public Service Center sponsored nine Alternative Break trips that immersed students in a social justice issue. Trips ranged from learning about Native American rights at …
My involvement with the Public Service Center (PSC) began relatively late in my college career, but had a tremendous impact on me. As co-director for Cal in the …
As the daughter of farmworkers in California’s Central Valley, I know firsthand of the many barriers that low-income people and their children face. My experiences have motivated me …
Fall 2015 My favorite thing about working with students is their energy and desire to be put in motion for the common good. They are clear thinking, hopeful, …