In the midst of the Sonoran Desert, a group of Arizona State University engineering students gather every Monday night after classes to untangle wires, size down battery pods with a metal file and
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2019 Social Embeddedness Network Conference
February 28, 2019 at the ASU Tempe campus Memorial Union
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Social Embeddedness Report 2018
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Presidents Medal for Social Embeddedness
Recognizing ASU faculty and staff who have worked as departmental, interdepartmental or transdisciplinary teams that have demonstrated excellence in embedding ASU in the social and cultural fabric of our surrounding communities
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2015 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll
ASU was listed on the Honor Roll with Distinction as well as recognized as a Finalist for our commitment to improving PreK-20 educational outcomes
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Recipient of the Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement
Recognizing ASU's institutional commitment to the community, outreach, partnerships and curricular engagement
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2019-2020 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellowship
Recognizing one community-committed ASU student who is an outstanding changemaker and public problem solver
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ASU as an anchor institution
Central to ASU’s charter is a commitment to be fundamentally responsible for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. To achieve this bold mission, ASU partners with the community in mutually beneficial ways — deeply rooted in its place as a vital anchor institution in the local community and beyond.
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ASU engages with people and issues in the community through mutually beneficial partnerships. See what makes our collaborative model unique.
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Whether you're a community organization or K-12 school, ASU has an opportunity for you. See how to get connected to ASU community programs, expertise and resources.
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ASU is continually awarded for its engagement with community needs and challenges, and recognizes others for their involvement. See how you can be recognized.
“ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes, and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.” – ASU Charter
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In the News
January 17, 2019
Various studies estimate how long it takes for health research to go from the lab out into the world where it can do some good, with findings ranging anywhere from 10 to 17 years.
January 17, 2019
Arizona State University Professor Neal A.
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