For the Public Good, Together

Public Scholarship and Engagement (PSE) is a university-wide office serving both campuses and all ten colleges and schools. Public scholarship at UC Davis aims to have a positive public impact and is inclusive of different disciplines and diverse forms of scholarship in terms of research and creative activity, teaching and learning, equity and leadership.

Mission

We build and support meaningful relationships between communities and UC Davis scholars that work together for the public good.

Vision

A university unbound that seeks to serve the public, equitably and inclusively, resulting in reciprocal and mutual benefit to California’s communities and beyond.

Values

Change is imagined.

Change requires collective action that is informed by our past experiences and present circumstances. It is based on the values we hold and the type of futures we imagine for ourselves, our communities, and the planet.

Relationships matter.

Personal relationships ground the work we do and are based on trust and reciprocity, collaboration and mutual benefit. We seek out and endeavor to build meaningful relationships in ways that begin with humility and empathy, invite curiosity, enlarge our sense of belonging, and bring meaning and purpose to our lives.

Public engagement is vital to the university’s mission.

Our greatest challenges cannot be adequately or fully addressed from a single point of view. Our success depends on our ability to listen and learn, share and generate knowledge with others.