Resources

The Working Group to Support Undocumented Students is composed of faculty, staff, and students from different areas of the university to develop areas of growth where undocumented students can better be served.

The Working Group host an annual UndocuAlly training for faculty and staff.

To see who is a Working Group Member, visit our contact page.

The UndocuAlly training is an annual training hosted by the Task Force. The training is an interactive and engaging workshop designed for USF staff and faculty focused on how we can better support and serve undocumented students on campus.

For more information, contact the ADEI office at diversity@usfca.edu.

Are you an UndocuAlly? Let others know!

Download the UndocuAlly sign and put it somewhere visible in your workspace to let others know you are able to provide or refer undocumented students to the appropriate resources.

UndocuAlly Sign

The Undocu-Student & Staff Peer Network is for undocumented students and staff who self-identify as DACAmented, DREAMers, AB540, and TPS immigrants. The purpose of the network is to build community and to connect with peers.

To learn more about the network, contact the student organizers at undocudons@usfca.edu.

If you are continuing undocumented student and need support in securing on-campus housing, you can reach out to the Senior Director, Torry Brouillard-Bruce. If you do not feel comfortable reaching out to Torry you can notify a ADEI staff or Task Force member of your need and they can forward your name along. Torry has assured that he will keep students' status confidential and will submit names along with other students who have been approved for priority housing. That list includes no information about why students on the list are approved for priority housing.

Those with priority status are the first groups of students who have access to select open beds. This process does not guarantee students a specific space or a specific set of roommates but gets students into the system first and guarantee there will be space available for those in the priority group.

Contact Torrey Brouillard-Bruce at tbrouillard@usfca.edu or (415) 422-6824.

Professor Bill Hing and USF School of Law students present a Know Your Rights training for USF staff, students, and faculty at a variety of events, meetings, and gatherings on campus.

If you would like to have a Know Your Rights training at your next event, contact the ADEI office at (415) 422-2821 or diversity@usfca.edu for more information.

As a Jesuit Catholic university, the University of San Francisco is intent on protecting and advocating for the safety and well-being of our students and our entire learning community, so that all may flourish to their fullest potential both on- and off-campus. In the tradition of Catholic social teaching, we stand with the most vulnerable members of our community, particularly those who face hardship and discrimination because of race, ethnicity, citizenship, economic status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, and/or ability. The following protocol is intended to guide members of the USF community in responding to inquiries or visits from officials representing federal, state, and/or local law enforcement and/or other government agencies including, but not limited to, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

If a law enforcement and/or government agent asks a university employee for access to campus or for student or employee information:
 

1. Inform the agent(s) that all agency inquiries – including ICE requests for directory information – are processed through the USF Office of General Counsel (OGC) in coordination with the USF Immigration Law Clinic and the Department of Public Safety (DPS).
2. The director of Public Safety (or highest-ranking member on site) will take the agent’s name, badge number, and phone number, as well as the name and phone number of the agent’s supervisor.
3. The director shall not share any student information unless compelled to by a signed judicial warrant or subpoena, along with the approval of the OGC. An administrative warrant does not meet these guidelines.
4. After consultation with OGC and in consultation with Immigration Law Clinic, the DPS will personally escort the agent off of campus and notify senior leadership. 
5. If the student (or students) associated with the inquiry is a registered international student, efforts will be coordinated with International Student Scholar Services (ISSS) and the highest-ranking members on site will come to the proper resolution.
6. If requests occur after-hours, advise the law enforcement and/or government agent to return during business hours, then immediately notify DPS leadership and OGC. 
7. If the law enforcement and/or government agent is serving a federal warrant, immediately notify DPS leadership. DPS will accompany, assist, and monitor the federal agents the entire time they are on campus.

If a law enforcement and/or government agent makes an arrest of one of our students:

1. Student is provided with information on whom to contact for legal assistance. 
2. The Office of the Dean of Students (ODOS) will follow internal protocol for student arrests. The ODOS will immediately consult with DPS to determine specifics regarding arrest. Specifics are to include the reason for the student’s arrest, where they will be detained, etc. ODOS will contact the student’s emergency contact to inform them of the arrest and which law enforcement or government agency initiated the arrest, and to provide location of detainment, if known. Lastly, the ODOS will provide any available resources, including contact information for the USF Immigration Clinic, if applicable.  

The Cultural Centers include the Gender & Sexuality Center and the Intercultural Center. The centers serve as both physical spaces on campus where students build community, and as outlets for student-run programs that explore social issues and identity.

The Cultural Centers bring students together to increase their understanding, and embrace their roles, as members of a diverse community on the local and global levels.

To learn about the Cultural Centers' programming and how to get involved, visit the Cultural Centers page.

The mission of the University Ministry (UM) is to support the spiritual, religious and pastoral needs of the USF community. They enrich the USF experience by creating communities grounded in Ignatian spirituality and the Jesuit Catholic mission of USF. UM programs and services encourage USF students, faculty, staff and alumni of all religious backgrounds or none, to connect their faith, spirituality and values with an active engagement in the world, especially with economically poor and systematically oppressed communities, in order to realize the fullness of their humanity, and lead lives of meaning and purpose.

To learn about the UM's programming and events, contact Associate Director for Immersions, Kique Bázan at lebazan@usfca.edu or (415) 422-2708.