This paper addresses a specific aspect of University Social
Responsibility, or USR, which is a concept currently being put forth in
collaboration with universities throughout the world. USR’s first step is to
provide a framework for all universities to unite in a single network with the
purpose of understanding the harsh realities of our world today. Every
university graduate should not only be well versed in her major, but much
more, each and every students' attitude toward her true life-goal must first be
centered on the fundamental desire and ultimate goal of acting only with
complete social responsibility. This empathetic, altruistic, benevolent,
unselfish and caring mind-set is essential to the survival of all living things,
including our planet itself.
The absolute requirement of constant, complete and universal altruism,
as set forth by USR, is a clearly revolutionary change now required of all
human beings. We must be ready to give back to our planet without any
desire to receive anything in return. We must put everything in front of our
own selfish desires and measure our success by how much we contribute to
the sustainability of all well-being living things. The USR revolution will require
fundamental changes in our education, economic and social structures as well
as our belief systems.
University Social Responsibility Alliance incorporates multiple models for
utilizing the Alliance and linkage to universities that have expressed interest in
finding solutions for sustainable development. USR’s foremost belief that we
must all work together to save the world.