The Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement, located at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University

College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

The College of Saint Benedict , for women, and Saint John's University , for men, are partnered liberal arts colleges respectively located in St. Joseph and Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Students attend classes and activities together, and have access to the resources of both campuses...

 in Central Minnesota

Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...

, is a non-partisan learning and outreach center aimed at fostering enhanced civic engagement and dialog about public policy. The Center sponsors the annual Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture, along with a variety of other programs aimed at CSB/SJU students, alumnae/i, faculty & staff, and the broader community.

Mission Statement

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.

Eugene J. McCarthy Lecture

The annual public lectureship carries McCarthy’s deep commitment to the ideals and principles of democratic self-government. It seeks to inspire a new generation of young people to pursue fresh ideas, to challenge the status quo, to effect positive change in their communities and, like McCarthy himself, to lead with honesty, integrity, and courage.

Washington D.C. Summer Study

The Washington Summer Study Program sends a group of students to Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 every summer to serve as interns in government, political, or non-profit offices while earning academic credit.

Funding

Funding for the McCarthy Center was originally provided through a grant from the Bush Foundation

Bush Foundation

The Bush Foundation was created in 1953 by Archibald Granville Bush an American businessman primarily involved with 3M and his wife, Edyth Bassler Bush. The organization awards $40 million a year to philanthropic organizations, primarily located in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest....

 to sponsor "learning centers" at CSB/SJU. During the recent capital campaigns, a permanent endowment has been created through the support of the Whalen Foundation and other contributors to CSB/SJU.

External links

• Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy
• College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University