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Saint Mary’s is a renowned center of learning, and our primary work is educating our undergraduate and graduate and professional studies students. But there’s more to Saint Mary's academics than what happens in the classroom. Our academic centers and institutes are important points of contact between the intellectual life of SMC and the outside world.

Catholic Institute for Lasallian Social Action

CILSA promotes a culture of service and social justice education consonant with Catholic social teaching and integrating the three traditions of the College: Catholic, Lasallian, and liberal arts.

Bishop John S. Cummins Institute for Catholic Thought, Culture and Action

The Cummins Institute seeks to deepen appreciation among all constituents of the campus community for the beauty, wisdom, vitality, and diversity of the Catholic tradition.

John F. Henning Institute

The Henning Institute is a center for the study of Catholic social thought, with special emphasis on the question of human work and its centrality to the common good.

School of Liberal Arts

Center for Engaged Religious Pluralism

The Center for Engaged Religious Pluralism addresses issues in the public square by engaging religiously diverse perspectives to work toward a more inclusive political culture and solutions to public policy issues.

School of Economics & Business Administration

Elfenworks Center for Responsible Business

The center fosters and supports the work Saint Mary's faculty in the area of responsible business and provides opportunities for faculty, students and community partners to collaborate on research, outreach and engagement.

Center for the Regional Economy

The center brings together faculty, students, and alumni with business, governmental and nonprofit groups in the San Francisco East Bay, the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, and the Asia-Pacific Region in support of an economy that is economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable.

Guyette Leadership Fellows

The Guyette Leadership Fellows program aims to develop the next generation of business leaders for a changing world. Leadership Fellows are selected by a competitive process, based on accomplishments and leadership potential.

Kalmanovitz School of Education

The Leadership Center

The Leadership Center provides a unique setting for developing valuable leadership skills and capacities in individuals and organizations facing complex public and private sector challenges.

The Center for Environmental Literacy

The Center for Environmental Literacy supports and advances interdisciplinary, place-based education for sustainable living.

Lasallian Educator Fellowship Program

Lasallian schools are established to provide a quality education for youth, with a preference for serving the poor. This program prepares educators for Lasallian schools in San Francisco.