Posted in Academic Programs, Awards, Diversity on Mar 31st, 2010
The deadline for submitting “Excellence in Diversity” nominees is April 5! The awards, presented by the West campus CET (Campus Environmental Team), honor “those who are living and promoting cultural diversity,” says Sharon Smith, CET chair and director of the TRiO Academic Center at the West campus. Awards are presented in individual and group categories. [...]
Posted in Academic Programs, Diversity, Students, W.P. Carey School of Business on Mar 31st, 2010
José Ramirez, a third-year student in Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business, can tell you about the value of the іAdelante! U.S. Leadership Fund to Latino students. The fund’s scholarship season is underway now and runs through an application deadline date of May 28. “An іAdelante! scholarship is an opportunity that [...]
Volunteer and make your forefathers and foremothers proud! Since the seventeenth century, Americans have shaped their nation by their voluntary efforts: providing services, organizing political action, caring for the poor, reaching out to the disadvantaged, providing and supporting education, ensuring equality and civil rights for all citizens, and working for change. Your chance is just [...]
Posted in Diablo Performance Rec Center, Events, Student Engagement, Students on Mar 30th, 2010
From politics to ice skating to volleyball, students on ASU’s West campus have plenty of ways to celebrate the end of the month named in honor of Mars, the Roman god of war. Here are some of the events taking place on Wednesday, March 31: A field trip to Arizona’s Capitol in central Phoenix is [...]
Here’s a chance to join a faciltated conversation with other students and members of ASASUW to discuss any changes you believe worthy of consideration in academic programs at ASU’s West campus. The dates are March 30 and 31, from 5-7 p.m. both days, and it’s happening in the Delph Courtyard. For more info, or to [...]
Posted in Academic Programs, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Students on Mar 26th, 2010
ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences is offering a couple of scholarship opportunities with nearing deadlines. The Bernard Osher Reentry Scholars Program is designed especially for adult ASU students between the ages of 25-50 and provides awards up to $2,500 for up to 20 students. Part-time or full-time students, and community college transfer [...]
Posted in Community partnerships, Events, Students on Mar 25th, 2010
MCDPH and the City of Peoria are seeking 200 volunteers with vehicles for this exercise. Free dinner and mileage reimbursement is available to volunteers, and the 2 – 8 p.m. window will include an orientation before the exercise and a short debrief at the end. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age to [...]
Posted in Events on Mar 24th, 2010
10 questions. 10 minutes. Every 10 years. It’s census time in the United States, and it’s important, not to mention mandatory, you stand and be counted. Here are some notes to consider as you take the 10 minutes to answer the 10 questions that should have already arrived in your mailbox: The first census, in 1790, began [...]
Posted in Diversity, Events, Student Engagement on Mar 23rd, 2010
A heart is beating at ASU’s West campus. “One Heart Betrayed” is a container car exhibit designed to bring to light the plight of thousands of political prisoners, or “prisoners of conscience,” who are imprisoned in steel shipping containers for such transgressions as religious beliefs, political views, or for family connections that run counter [...]
Posted in Events on Mar 23rd, 2010
David Lujan, a state senator from District 15, will engage in dialogue on Thursday, April 1 with New College Professor Eduardo Pagan. As part of the Bob Stump Dialogue Series, the two will lead a lively discussion focusing on “Leadership in Challenging Times.” Pagan is ASU’s Bob Stump Endowed Professor of History and a host of the PBS [...]