Posted in New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences on Jun 27th, 2012
No summer doldrums here – the West campus continues to attract curious young students who are eager to learn about some of the fields of study they may choose to pursue through ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences when the time comes to go to college. This week marks the culmination of the [...]
Posted in New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Uncategorized on Jun 20th, 2012
They’re here to experience what life at a university is all about, including a taste of what it’s like to live in student housing. Several dozen high school students from around the Valley are on the West campus for three days, through June 21, as part of the fourth annual Student Enrichment Program. The students [...]
Posted in New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences on Jun 15th, 2012
Don’t forget to thank your dad on Fathers Day, Sunday, June 17! According to Paul Miller, a faculty member in New College’s Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, you may have your dad to thank if persistence is one of your personality traits. Miller commented in an ABC News story reporting on a study published [...]
Posted in New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences on Jun 8th, 2012
Learning to be comfortable with being lost – that’s what one New College student says he gained from venturing to London over spring break. Several New College students made the trip, accompanied by faculty members including New College Dean Elizabeth Langland. You can read about the group’s adventures in the latest edition of “what’s new,” [...]
Posted in Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College on Jun 1st, 2012
Congratulations to Sumaita Mulk, a student at ASU’s Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy, who tied for tenth place at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Mulk made it all the way to the sixth round of the competition; her tenth-place finish was all the more impressive considering she was up against nearly [...]