Education
How do we educate in a rapidly changing world?
Ninety percent of well-paying jobs today require postsecondary education or training. Ensuring that every person is well-educated increases our local and national competitiveness.
"By incorporating global perspectives, students strengthen their understanding of the intricacies and benefits of international interdependence.
"Retention and the transfer of concepts to other experiences are improved when learned in real-world environments.
"By encouraging students to pursue curiosity and ask — and attempt to answer — big questions, we transform how they think and live.
"Critical thinking cultivates substance and true intellectual discipline, requiring rigorous self-reflection, open-mindedness, perseverance and integrity.
"By incorporating global perspectives, students strengthen their understanding of the intricacies and benefits of international interdependence.
"Retention and the transfer of concepts to other experiences are improved when learned in real-world environments.
"Critical thinking cultivates substance and true intellectual discipline, requiring rigorous self-reflection, open-mindedness, perseverance and integrity.
"Today’s successful students have a broad range of skills to draw from and apply toward our increasingly interconnected world.
{Financially support the Medallion Scholarship Program through the purchase of a Sparky license plate} Does your Sun Devil wardrobe include something for your car? Outfit it with an ASU Sparky plate, obtainable from the Arizona Motor Vehicle Divison. For every plate sold, $17 goes to the Alumni Association's Medallion Scholarship fund to help deserving students. So when you get a Sparky plate, your car looks good and you look good too.
Visit online: http://alumni.asu.edu/support/sparky-plates{Host a Send Off for new ASU students} Sun Devil Send-Offs provide a personal welcome and offer opportunity for incoming Sun Devils to connect with ASU alumni and new and continuing students from their home area. These fun and casual summer events provide a relaxed setting in which new students and their families can ask questions about ASU and make a few friends before making the transition to college.
Visit online: http://alumni.asu.edu/programs/sun-devil-send-offs{Become an Alumni Admissions Ambassador} As an Admissions Ambassador, you’ll provide the interaction, personal attention and encouragement that can make the difference between a student choosing ASU or another school. Alumni are the university’s most ardent supporters, and they are the heart of this program.
Visit online: http://alumni.asu.edu/programs/asu-admissions-ambassadors{Mentor current students as part of the Young Alumni program} The Arizona State Young Alumni group is dedicated to Sun Devils under the age of 35 interested in staying connected, getting out there and having a blast. Whether you’re looking to establish new professional opportunities or mingle socially with people with similar interests, Young Alumni has something to offer you.
Visit online: http://alumni.asu.edu/programs/asu-young-alumni{Mentor students through the Medallion Scholarship Program} The Medallion Scholarship program is the ASU Alumni Association’s signature scholarship initiative. The Medallion Scholarship is more than a financial award; it is a comprehensive scholarship program that incorporates components of leadership, scholarship and service. Contact Dan Turbyfill for more information.
Visit online: http://alumni.asu.edu/awards/medallion{Support a Collegiate Scholar} Contact Mark Duplissis for more information.
{Volunteer as a CLUB ASU leader} Club ASU is an exciting way for young students to begin exploring higher education and have fun while they learn how a college education can fit into their futures. Club ASU Chapters do fun stuff throughout the year and they can even connect with other Club ASU Chapters. Contact Barbara Shaw for more.
Visit online: http://clubasu.asu.edu/home{Mentor students through the Medallion Scholarship Program} The Medallion Scholarship program is the ASU Alumni Association’s signature scholarship initiative. The Medallion Scholarship is more than a financial award; it is a comprehensive scholarship program that incorporates components of leadership, scholarship and service. Contact Dan Turbyfill for more information.
Visit online: http://alumni.asu.edu/awards/medallion{Support a Collegiate Scholar} Contact Mark Duplissis for more information.
{Volunteer as a CLUB ASU leader} Club ASU is an exciting way for young students to begin exploring higher education and have fun while they learn how a college education can fit into their futures. Club ASU Chapters do fun stuff throughout the year and they can even connect with other Club ASU Chapters. Contact Barbara Shaw for more.
Visit online: http://clubasu.asu.edu/home{Building Educator Support Teams (BEST) project} Preparing university students to become outstanding K-12 teachers is largely a futile effort if those teachers leave the profession after a year or two. The BEST (Building Educator Support Teams) Program offers a program with multiple forms of support to improve the odds and support and retain beginning teachers, as well as help teachers and administrators reach their full potential throughout their careers in education.
Visit online: http://education.asu.edu/community/best{American Dream Academy} The ADA’s educational focus starts with the beginning of life, helping parents to instill the value of education within themselves and their children. Through ADA, parents are given the tools to guide their children through K-12th grades and into higher education. This type of school based intervention empowers and trains parents to become effective advocates and partners in their children’s education.
Visit online: http://cdcr.asu.edu/news-1/american-dream-academy-education-academy{Science Studio Audio Program} Science Studio offers an adult science podcast to the public hosted through iTunes. The show creates a conversation with some of the top scientists in the country (from ASU and guests at ASU). Topics range from what’s current in our daily lives, such as climate change, bioenergy, conservation and bioethics, to discussions about the evolution of culture, science in art and the divine spark behind the development of innovations and entrepreneurship.
Visit online: http://sols.asu.edu/podcasts/index.php{Civic Engagement Summer Camp} ASU's Civic Engagement Summer Camp will help kids develop leadership skills while learning how to be engaged in their communities. This is in answer to a state civics coalition that concluded Arizona schools need improvement to their teaching of civics. Contact Sherman Elliot for more information.
Visit online: http://ccel.asu.edu/camp/{Adult and Family Literacy Project} In the Department of English’s Adult and Family Literacy Project, Masters of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MTESOL) students serve at-risk English language learners in the greater Phoenix area, teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) using the latest methodology and socially-embedded teaching practices.
Visit online: http://english.clas.asu.edu/community{School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program (SOLUR)} The School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research (SOLUR) program promotes and facilitates real-world, hands-on experiences for undergraduates to participate in the cutting-edge research and technologies in Biology, Bioengineering, Psychology, Philosophy, Kinesiology on the ASU campuses and elsewhere in the Valley of the Sun. The program, in connection with AZBioNet, serves more than 100 students each year.
Visit online: http://sols.asu.edu/ugrad/solur/index.php{Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative} Transforms student ideas into successful ventures by granting $200,000 each year to student teams with innovative venture ideas and providing winning teams with mentoring, office space and training.
Visit online: http://studentventures.asu.edu{Sun Devil Entrepreneurship Network} The network links local small businesses with the extensive student talent base at ASU while presenting students with valuable internship experience working in an entrepreneurial environment.
Visit online: http://entrepreneurship.asu.edu/sden{Ashoka Changemaker Campus} Advnaces social entrepreneurship education and practice in partnership with Ashoka: Innovations for the Public and nine universities across the U.S. through cutting-edge curriculum development, research initiatives and applied learning opportunities.
Visit online: http://ashokau.org/changemaker-campuses/arizona-state-university/{Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship} As part of Entrepreneurship at ASU, the Knight Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship offers hands-on, experiential courses that teach aspiring entrepreneurs from university-wide majors how to envision, prototype, launch and market cutting-edge, viable media products and services with sustainable, growth-oriented business models – and how to position and present these products to attract early-stage investment.
Visit online: http://cronkite.asu.edu/experience/knight.php
