Global Engagement A to Z

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African and African American Studies
Study Abroad in Ghana, Africa

Alternative Spring Break

American English and Culture Program (AECP)

English as a Second Language (ESL)
Program of Study
Evening Classes
Workplace Learning
Business English

Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE)

Art Museum

Arts, Media and Engineering Program (AME)
AME's specialized focus is the study and development of experiential media systems. These are systems that integrate computation and digital media in the physical human experience for the production of enhanced physical-digital experiences. The program's goals are achieved through a large interdisciplinary network of faculty and students working under a common, use-inspired research and education agenda.

Asian Pacific American Studies

International Nikkei Legacy Project
APAS is an affiliate member of this international project spearheaded by the Japanese American National Museum.
Our role within this project is to archive the Nikkei holdings in the state of Arizona as a contribution to the forthcoming DISCOVER NIKKEI website which will feature resources, and information about Nikkei communities worldwide.
Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund (NSRCF) Scholarships
This scholarship is available to Southeast Asian American students who have been affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Y. F. Wu Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Scholarships
This scholarship provides financial support to Asian American students who aspire to higher education in Arizona. Students from the Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, Asian American, or Pacific Islander communities are encouraged to apply.
Asian LEAD Academy
The Asian LEAD Academy was established in 1994 to provide opportunities and resources for youth, particularly Asian American and Pacific Islander high school students and incoming college freshmen, to reach their full potential as leaders in a multi-cultural society

AstroBiology@ASU
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astrobiology Institute (NAI) represents a partnership between NASA, universities, and research organizations to promote, conduct and lead integrated multidisciplinary research, to train young scientists, and to provide public access to the adventure of studying the living universe.

ASU Foundation

Excellence -Delivering superior education and research across all disciplines
Inclusion -Providing expanded educational opportunities to deserving students
Impact -Taking responsibility for the social, economic and environmental health of our community

ASU in the Community

ASU-NASA Mars Education Program

THEMIS
The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) is an instrument on board the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. It combines a 5-wavelength visual imaging system with a 9-wavelength infrared imaging system.

Thermal Emission Spectrometer

Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer

Rock Around The World

Mars Space Flight Facility

Student Imaging Project (MSIP)
NASA and Arizona State University’s Mars Education Program is offering students nationwide the opportunity to be involved in authentic Mars research by participating in the Mars Student Imaging Project (MSIP). Teams of students in grades 5 through college sophomore level will have the opportunity to work with scientists, mission planners and educators on the THEMIS team at ASU’s Mars Space Flight Facility, to image a site on Mars using the THEMIS visible wavelength camera onboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which is currently orbiting Mars every 2 hours.

ASU-NASA Orion Mission
ORION is a NASA MIDEX Mission proposal to construct and fly an optical/UV orbiting telescope to survey star formation environments near and far, under Principal Investigator Dr. Paul Scowen. The NASA AO for the next round of MIDEX missions is scheduled for release in October 2007. This round would result in a launch in late 2013.

ASU Research Magazine

ASU Technopolis

AzGATES
The Arizona Grants Access Tool and Experts Source (AzGATES) helps users identify and apply for grants, with special emphasis on the U.S. Mexico border region.
Arizona State University launched the site in June 2005 through a partnership with the Arizona-Mexico Commission, a cross-border nonprofit organization chaired by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano.

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Barrett Honors College
The Barrett Honors College offers three summer study abroad programs that allow honors students to travel and study together and with BHC faculty members:
London, Dublin & Edinburgh (Director: Dr. Diane Facinelli)
Paris, Normandy and the Loire Valley (Director: Dr. Kevin Dalton)
Latin America (Director: Dr. Janet Burke)

Bilingual Review Press

Biodesign Institute
– Medicines, Diseases/Virology, Env BioTech

http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/centers/eb/
http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/centers/idv/
http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/centers/im/

Business, see also W. P. Carey School of Business

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Campus Environment Team (CET)
The CET is advisory to the president to promote campus-wide appreciation of diversity and respect for all individuals, while also protecting free speech and academic freedom.

Campus Interfaith Council

Center for Applied Ethics
Including: POS 494B Ethics and Human Rights
Instructor: Roxanne Doty
This course explores issues of ethics, morality, and human rights in the global community.

Center for Asian Studies
The Center promotes Asian Studies at ASU and fosters greater understanding of Asia through a wide variety of research and outreach activities including teacher training, curriculum development, scholarly conferences, public symposia, film series, and exhibitions. The Center for Asian Research is part of the School of Global Studies and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Center for Latin American Research
Thematically the Center focuses on Latin American educational, health and environmental issues by partnering with related departments in the university. While dealing with the broad geographic area, the Center’s core regions are the Andean Region, Argentina, Border Studies, Brazil, Central America, Chile, and Mexico.

Principal activities of the Center include:
Coordinating student exchange programs throughout Latin America
Organizing seminars and research conferences on the region
Sponsoring events featuring Latin American arts and culture
Initiating and facilitating research about the Inter-American region

Consortium with University of Arizona’s Center for Latin American Studies

Border Studies

Amazon and Andes Field School
This program takes place during the ASU Winter and Summer intercessions in an Amazonian Quichua community located on the banks of the Napo River, with shorter stays during the Summer Program in Andean communities near Otavalo and Salasaca. Students (which include undergraduates, graduates, and K-12 school teachers and community college professors) attend classes daily and live within the Quichua speaking communities that they study. To date, over 200 students from various U.S. institutions of higher education have participated in the Field School where they receive introduction to elementary and advanced Quichua language and culture. Beginning courses in Shuar or Waorani, two other indigenous languages of the Ecuadorian Amazon, are available as well. Several alumni of the Field School have returned in following years for additional linguistic and cultural immersion.

Center for Learning and Teaching Excellence

Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Center for Nonprofit Leadership Management

Center for Population Dynamics

CePoD is a transdisciplinary research center drawing scholars who are interested in broad aspects of population research. The center is located in the Phoenix metropolitan area, a vibrant, rapidly growing urban center of the American Southwest. It pursues novel avenues of population research in local, regional, national and international settings.

Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET)
Support for English Language Learners - College of Education Assistant Professors and CRESMET Associate Directors Douglas Clark and Robert Atkinson pursue questions relating to how multiple linked representations (pictorial, symbolic, numerical, graphical, and linguistic) can assist English language learning (ELL) students in grasping science and mathematics concepts.

Center for Services Leadership – W. P. Carey
The Center for Services Leadership (CSL) is an outreach arm from ASU to the business community and the global academic community.

Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict

http://www.asu.edu/csrc/education/undergraduate_fellows.html
Peace Studies Undergraduate Scholarship

Upcoming events

CSRC Projects

Center for Urban Inquiry

Chain Reaction Magazine
Arizona students and teachers join Arizona State University researchers on the front lines of scientific discovery. Whether traveling around the world, digging up mysteries in our own backyard, or sending tools all the way to Mars, ASU scientists are answering questions about the world (and worlds) around us.

Channel 8, KAET
Includes original and public programming including the following PBS offerings:
· Global Connections
· Global Tribe
· Globe Trekker
· Going Places

Chemistry, Department of
CHM 107 Chemistry and Society. (4) fall and spring
General chemical principles and concepts presented in context of social and technological issues, e.g., energy, pollution, global warming, and others. Credit is allowed for only CHM 107 or 101 or 113 or 114 or 117. 3 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion, 2 hours lab. Fee.

Departmental English Language Support Course for International Students (Chem/Bio)

Clinical Partnerships
Including with Universities in Mexico and international businesses

ASU-Mayo Partnership
The ASU/Mayo Partnership for Collaborative Research (PARCORE) offers a Seed Grant Program to encourage new collaborative research projects between ASU investigators and Mayo Clinic Scottsdale investigators. The projects selected for funding are those that involve an active, hands-on role of both the ASU investigators and the Mayo investigators. The projects are well-conceived pilot studies that have a high probability of leading to a later submission to the National Institutes of Health.

Table of Collaboration: Education, Research, Programs, Facilities, Future

Committee on International Academic Programs

CONACyT
Arizona State University (ASU) is proud to present its partnership with El Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACYT) in Mexico. This historic agreement grants 75 fellowships for Mexican graduate students to study at ASU in addition to providing other funding for research and exchanges.

Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes
The Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes is an intellectual network aimed at enhancing the contribution of science and technology to society's pursuit of equality, justice, freedom, and overall quality of life. The Consortium creates knowledge and methods, cultivates public discourse, and fosters policies to help decision makers and institutions grapple with the immense power and importance of science and technology as society charts a course for the future.

The Consortium also extends far beyond ASU to include a network of collaborating groups whose activities focus, in whole or in part, on enhancing the connections between science, technology, and desired societal outcomes, through a diverse portfolio of research, education, and outreach activities:

The Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado The School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology The James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization, Oxford University The Institute for Environment, Philosophy, and Public Policy, Lancaster University Sustainable Sciences Institute Science, Environment, and Development Group, Harvard University

Corporate Leaders Program

http://www.asu.edu/provost/committees/CIA.html
The council is advisory to the executive vice president and provost regarding international issues, including matters of policy and cooperation. Appointments are made by the executive vice president and provost, on the recommendation of the director of International Programs. The membership is comprised of those with internationally related positions.

Creative Writing, see also Virgina G. Piper Center for Creative Writing

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Decision Center for a Desert City

Decision Theatre
The Decision Theater at Arizona State University is a world-class facility for science-based, informed analysis to help the community and policy makers visualize the future through alternate scenarios.

Design, College of

http://www.asu.edu/caed/students/summerstudy/index.htm
http://www.asu.edu/caed/HCDE/html/solar.htm

Diplomat In Residence
Robert B. Laing

Downtown Phoenix campus

The Southwest Borderlands Nursing web site is dedicated to bringing together the Latino/a community and the Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation to provide you with health information and resources.

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Earth and Space Exploration, School of
– new incorporation of disciplines:
SESE: http://sese.asu.edu/
The Department of Geological Sciences
The Astronomy Group of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Center for Meteorite Studies
Systems Engineering

Economics Chair – Nobel Prize
Edward C. Prescott

Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative
The Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative provides $200,000 each year to student-led entrepreneurial ventures of all types. Ten to fifteen awards will be made annually to allow students to explore and develop their innovative ideas in the marketplace. The program will help students launch enterprises, large or small, for-profit or not-for-profit, domestic or global.

Education, see also Mary Lou Fulton College of Education

Entrepreneur, see also Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative

Experts Database

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Fact Book

Federal Relations

Financial Services – Travel

Flexible Display Center
The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University (ASU) is a university/industry/government collaborative venture designed to advance full color flexible display technology and flexible display manufacturing to the brink of commercialization. The principal goal of the FDC is to develop high performance, commercially-viable, conformal and flexible displays that are lightweight, rugged, low power, and low cost.

Fulton School of Engineering

http://www.fulton.asu.edu/fulton/school/global_engage.php
http://www.fulton.asu.edu/fulton/ipo/index_000.html

Global Futures Initiative

Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative
http://www.fulton.asu.edu/fulton/departments/furi/index.php
Undergraduate Student Travel Grant Program (FURI)

Fulton Centers, Institutes and Programs

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Gammage Auditorium (Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium)

Geographical Sciences

Global Institute of Sustainability

http://sustainable.asu.edu/gios/Research.htm

Global Management and Leadership, School of

Global Studies, School of

http://www.asu.edu/clas/globalstudies/research/
http://www.asu.edu/clas/globalstudies/students/SGSTrackOverview.htm

Center for Asian Studies
Center for Latin American Studies
Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict
Central European Collaborative
Department of African and African-American Studies
Program for Southeast Asian Studies
Russian and Eastern European Studies Center
Global Technology and Development

Graduate Studies, Division of
http://www.asu.edu/graduate/international/index.htm
http://www.asu.edu/graduate/diversity/index.htm

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H-AmIndian
A joint project between Arizona State University and H-NET, H-AmIndian includes an edited discussion list for scholars, academicians, and Native peoples to consider the history, culture, ideas and events relating to indigenous peoples from the North Pole to Mexico.

Health Services
Travel health

History, Department of

Immigration
The Immigration page provides useful resources to anyone having a scholarly or professional interest in immigration and ethnicity in the United States.
Funded Projects
Hoyt Tillman continues externally funded projects exploring cultural and historical changes in China; moreover, these grants include international research collaboration, especially with scholars from China and Germany.

Honors, see also Barrett Honors College

Hugh Downs School of Human Communication

Study Abroad

Consortium for Strategic Communication

Areas of Emphasis
Intercultural Communication and Cultural Studies
Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Communication
Performance Studies
Rhetoric Studies and Public Communication

Strategic Initiatives
Health Communication
Conflict Transformation
Project for Wellness and Work-Life
Communication, Terrorism, and National Security

Human Evolution and Social Change, School of

http://www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/research/index.htm?Focus
Cape Field School (South Africa)

Past field schools and other student research opportunities have taken place in Egypt, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa and Spain.
Institute of Human Origins
Teotihuacan Research Laboratory

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InnovationSpace
InnovationSpace is a transdisciplinary laboratory at Arizona State University in which students and faculty partner with researchers and businesses to explore user-centered product concepts that improve society while minimizing impacts on the environment.

Insight Magazine

Institute for Humanities Research

Brazilian Literature Seminar and Language Workshop
This NEH Seminar will focus on five major works of Brazilian urban fiction, basically from the twentieth century. Through a detailed examination of these works as literary texts that interpret the urban experience in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Curitiba , and Porto Alegre, the seminar will provide participants with an important grounding in Brazilian literature.

Institute for Social Science Research

Research Centers that are currently in development include: the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS); the Data Archives Center; the Center for Mexican and Mexican American Family Health and Resiliency; American Indian Policy Development and Leadership Center

Institute of Human Origins

Safari to Africa – Footsteps of our Ancestors trip

Interdisciplinary Studies, School of

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT)
The main objective of the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) in Urban Ecology is to educate a new kind of life, earth, or social scientist who is broader, more flexible, more collaborative, and more adept at linking science and social issues.

International Admissions

International Programs
As part of the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, IPO administers university study programs abroad, visiting scholar programs at ASU, and protocol for international visitors. It has one of the first U.S. Passport offices on a university campus.

International Student Programs
Arizona State University hosts a large number of foreign students, researchers, and professors, who add an international dimension to our campus. More than 147 nationalities are represented in the student body. Of the 2,991 international students, 68 percent are from Asia, 9 percent from Europe, 8 percent from the Middle East, 7 percent from Latin America, 4 percent from North America, and 3 percent from Africa.

International Student Support Services at West campus

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Jewish Studies

Journalism and Mass Communication, see also Walter Cronkite School of

Justice and Social Inquiry, School of

The School of Justice & Social Inquiry has three broad foci:

Economic Justice: particularly the global dimensions of changing economic relations Social Justice, Law and Policy: focusing on crime, environment, immigration, welfare, health, and other policies that inspire concerns, especially around race, class, and gender Cultural Transformation and Justice: especially the role of media and new technologies in changing perspectives on justice

Recent Faculty Publications

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Kerr Cultural Center

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Languages and Literatures, Department of

Languages:
Arabic
Chinese - B.A., M.A.
Classical Studies - Certificate
French - B.A., M.A.
German - B.A., M.A.
Hebrew
Indonesian
Italian - B.A.
Japanese - B.A., M.A.
Korean
Portuguese
Romanian
Slavic Languages - B.A.
Spanish - Certificate, B.A., M.A. PhD
Thai
Vietnamese

Summer Programs
Amman, Jordan
Brazil
China
Cluj, Romania
Florence, Italy
Hiroshima, Japan
Lyon, France
Mérida & Mexico City, Mexico
Portugal
Québec, Canada
Regensburg, Germany
Summer Program in Spain

Semester & Winter Programs
Semester in Alicante, Spain
Winter Term in Argentina

Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of (CLAS)

Teaching English as a Second Language

Film and Media Studies

National and Global Media – area of emphasis

CLAS: Learning Communities
Includes content like: Thinking Globally: Individual, Authority and Nature in World Contexts (Excel) | War Culture and Memory (Excel)

 

Life Sciences, School of

Faculty Groups
Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Cellular and Molecular Biosciences
Genomics, Evolution, and Bioinformatics
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Science
Human Dimensions of Biology
Organismal, Integrative, and Systems Biology

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Annual Undergraduate Research and Poster Symposium
MARC Program
Pre-MARC Program
SOLUR Program
Summer REU Program
UMEB Program

Graduate Research Focus Areas and Concentrations
Animal Behavior
Biogeochemistry
Biology
Biology and Society
Biomolecular Nanotechnology
Computational Biology
Ecology
Evolutionary Functional Genomics
Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology
Microbiology
Molecular and Cellular Biology
Phoenix Long Term Ecological Research
Photosynthesis
Plant Biology
Theoretical Biology
Urban Ecology

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Mary Lou Fulton College of Education

Student Teaching Opportunities Abroad and Alternative Opportunities

Latin American Programs (Costa Rica and Guatemala)

Multilingual/Multicultural (BLE/ESL) Education (concentration Col of Ed.)

Multicultural Student Center
The Multicultural Student Center provides a central location for multicultural students to access services designed to assist them in their pursuit for academic success.

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Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, School of
A unique part of the International Nursing and Healthcare curriculum is an annual one-month summer course in Ecuador during which nursing students and faculty provide nurse-managed care to indigenous people living in small rainforest and/or Andean Mountain villages. The initiative provides healthcare and educational training to villagers.

The Southwest Borderlands Nursing web site is dedicated to bringing together the Latino/a community and the Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation to provide health information and resources.

Student Organization
Nursing Students for Ethnic and Cultural Diversity (NSCED)

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Pan-American Initiatives
Since the establishment of this office in 2003 by ASU President Michael Crow, Pan American Initiatives has evolved into a strategic unit that focuses on maximizing support for ASU’s international initiatives by increasing resources and leveraging synergies with our global partners.

AzGATES
The Arizona Grants Access Tool and Experts Source (AzGATES) helps users identify and apply for grants, with special emphasis on the U.S. Mexico border region.
Arizona State University launched the site in June 2005 through a partnership with the Arizona-Mexico Commission, a cross-border nonprofit organization chaired by Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano.

Pan-American Partners

Peace Corps MS Program

Political Science, Department of

International Relations

Comparative Politics

Certificate in International Relations

Asian Studies Certificate or Emphasis

Diplomat in Residence
Robert B. Laing

 

Polytechnic campus

The Attacking Global Barriers to North American Agribusiness exchange program provides a unique and exciting opportunity for students interested in international agribusiness to study and/or perform research abroad. Funding for the project is provided by the North American Mobility in Higher Education Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.poly.asu.edu/msabr/nafta.htm

Degree Programs

Agribusiness B.S. (including International Agribusiness)
Agribusiness M.S.
Agribusiness PhD
Food Management & Marketing
Food Science
Golf Facilities Management
Peace Corps M.S. Program
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Professional Golf Management

Master of Science Degrees
Aeronautical Engineering Technology (MMET)
Aviation Management and Human Factors (AMT)
Computer Systems (DCS)
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology (ECET)
Environmental Technology Management (DTM)
Fire Service Administration (DTM)
Global Technology and Development (DTM)
Graphical Information Technology (DTM)
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology (ECET)
Management of Technology (DTM)
Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MMET)
Mechanical Engineering Technology (MMET)
Microelectronics Engineering Technology (ECET)

President
In addition to President Crow’s administrative staff, the Office of the President includes specialized program offices with focused missions and objectives. These offices include: the Office of University Initiatives; the Office of Pan American Initiatives; China Council; and the Office of the Advisor to the President on American Indian Affairs. Each of his design imperatives for the New American University has a global impact. President Crow also serves on the Council for Foreign Relations.

China Council

Global Engagement

Knowledge Economy

Science Policy

University Design

Professional Studies
Looking to advance your career with a certificate or a degree program? Looking to advance your knowledge by learning a language or studying world events? The Professional Studies program offers flexible learning formats, such as online courses, allowing working adults to complete their degree in as little as one year. Students in the BLS program will be able to design their own interdisciplinary major based on their personal interests.

Psychology, Department of

Public Programs, College of
College of Public Programs incorporate schools of public affairs, social work, and community resources and development.

Research Centers
Center for Community Development and Civil Rights
Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Morrison Institute for Public Policy
Our summer program was initiated in 1991. Since then over 300 students have enrolled, studying in such diverse locations as Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Caribbean, Bermuda, Austria, Holland and Europe.

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Religious Studies, Department of

Particular geographic areas (e.g. Asia, Russia, the Americas) or traditions (e.g. Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism) or themes (e.g. religion and modernity, gender) can become an organizing focus of one's studies.
http://www.asu.edu/clas/religious_studies/graduate/masters.html#areaof
http://www.asu.edu/clas/religious_studies/graduate/doctoral.html

Islam In Global Context, with concentration on historical and contemporary expressions in Southeast Asia, West Africa, and South Asia.

Study Abroad Programs
The Andes
England
Jordan
Romania
South Africa

Islamic Studies Certificate Program

Religious Studies Society

ROTC, Air Force

ROTC, Army

Russian and East European Studies Center

Academic Programs, Certificates, Languages and Study Abroad programs include:

Armenian Studies