Social Embeddedness

America Reads at ASU partners with local schools and community centers to send a team of paid college student-tutors to pair with children from low-income areas at Title I schools. A mentor relationship is fostered via small-group interactive activities targeting Arizona Academic Standards in reading, writing, and math. The program also provides educational resources for families.

Federal Work-Study (FWS) is a federally funded campus-based program designed to create additional job opportunities for students eligible to participate in need-based financial aid programs. The program encourages community service work and work related to the student's course of study.

Whether through a for-credit or non-credit internship, on-campus employment, part-time job or volunteer work, ASU Career Services provides opportunities for students to build their resume while attending school to bolster student success after graduation. Handshake is an online platform that works to connect community organizations interested in hosting student interns with ASU students.

ASU Changemaker Central exists to create a university-wide culture that empowers students to apply their passion, knowledge and expertise to create innovative solutions to local, national and global challenges.

REACT is an ASU and Mayo Clinic student-run 501c3 nonprofit which seeks to address the healthcare disparities that arise from the geographic, linguistic and cultural isolation experienced by the refugee and asylee communities in the greater Phoenix area. Their community engagement approach is from 4 pillars: (1): Engaging with the communities directly, (2) Understanding health needs, (3) Educating on health knowledge gaps, and (4) Providing high-quality patient care.

USG provides several student-run services and advocates for student initiatives including student wellness, campus safety, community outreach, civic engagement and ASU pride and traditions for both online and on-campus students. USG also facilitates the distribution of funding from the student activity fee to clubs and organizations across ASU. USG voices students' concerns and interests at the University, local, state and national levels, and provides students with experience and training through active political participation.

RISE Tutoring is a partnership between an ASU student organization and the American Muslim Women’s Association. The team tutors and mentors refugee children, who face challenges due to language and socioeconomic barriers, to help them become academically successful.

BLAST was founded in the fall 2006 semester. The team works to create and organize new events that will build a strong community among Barrett students, past and present, and lay the foundation for longstanding traditions unique to the Honors College. BLAST focuses on three pillars of engagement: leadership development, social service, and the support of major honors college events.

The Next Generation Service Corps is a four-year, undergraduate leadership development program with a two-year transfer-student track. Students study their chosen major while earning a Certificate in Cross-Sector Leadership. Students engage in practical elements of leadership, learn cross-sector collaboration, and complete internships working on real issues in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors all while pursuing their own chosen social mission.

The one-year Spirit of Service Scholars program develops leaders with the talent, compassion and skills to become the next generation of public interest advocacy and community engagement professionals.

In founding the Lincoln Center, the Lincoln family was always interested in facilitating student’s ethical development. To better serve this vision, the Lincoln Scholars Program was created to allow students to learn about diverse ethical topics and discuss challenges and solutions with peers. Every year, the Lincoln Center gives out $30,000 in scholarships to their students and directly connects students to talented ASU faculty working in various disciplines. The Lincoln Scholars Program includes a diverse group of students with varying beliefs, cultures and values who share a commitment to understanding and improving the communities to which they belong.

The Medallion Scholarship Program is the ASU Alumni Association’s signature scholarship initiative. The Medallion Scholarship Program is more than a financial award, it is a comprehensive program that recognizes and develops a proud tradition of leadership, scholarship and service.

AmeriCorps engages more than 75,000 Americans in intensive service each year at nonprofits, schools, public agencies and community and faith-based groups across the country. Since the program’s founding in 1994, more than 900,000 AmeriCorps members have contributed more than 1.2 billion hours in service across America while tackling pressing problems and mobilizing millions of volunteers for the organizations they serve.

Peace Corps service is a 27-month commitment that places Peace Corps volunteers abroad to work with local communities in the areas of agriculture, community and economic development, education, environment, health and youth development.  The agency’s mission is to promote world peace and friendship and a better understanding between Americans and people of other countries.

Teach For America is a non-profit organization that enlists recent college graduates of all academic majors to teach for two years in urban and rural public schools. Through this effort, Teach For America is growing the movement of leaders who work to ensure kids growing up in poverty get an excellent education.