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- Community Camera #64
06/02/2008
From junior high through high school and beyond, a variety of innovative ASU programs foster student interest and excellence in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
- Community Camera #63
05/19/2008
Key players from the ASU-Teach For America partnership come together for a roundtable exploring how successful community-university partnerships are forged.
- Community Camera #62
05/05/2008
The development of a database that consolidates the health care information of nine million people creates greater opportunities for researchers and health care providers to improve health care in Arizona.
- Community Camera #61
04/21/2008
In an effort to change the environmental and economic landscape of one tiny border town, ASU has partnered with the Naco Fire District and other organizations to address issues of water and land contamination, develop public spaces and preserve historical sites.
- Community Camera #60
04/07/2008
Three enterprising individuals from across campuses come together for a roundtable discussion on student and faulty-led fair trade ventures at ASU, from the creation of a women’s marketing cooperative in Puebla, to the construction of a transnational fair trade network.
- Community Camera #59
03/24/2008
Both student journalists and national immigration reporters are looking to ASU for its expertise on border issues, while proving that journalism is an effective way of turning contentious debate into progressive dialogue.
- Community Camera #58
03/10/2008
In partnership with ASU and with the support of the U.S.
Department of Education, one Valley social studies teacher has developed a unique and effective project that has sparked her students' interest in modern American history.
- Community Camera #57
02/25/2008
In an effort to raise community awareness of HIV/AIDS, mental health and substance abuse in the African American community, local artists united with health care professionals for a spirited evening of education and celebration, proving that art can be an effective tool for community engagement.
- Community Camera #56
02/11/2008
Students and community members who participate in Best Buddies at ASU get to learn a lot about friendship from each other that they otherwise might have missed.
- Community Camera #55
01/28/2008
ASU’s annual MLK celebration reaches across campuses, disciplines and the community to honor the civil rights leader with a series of events and traditions. The talents of faculty, students and community members are showcased while challenging them to think critically about issues of race, identify and human rights.
- Community Camera #54
01/14/2008
The Community Camera welcomes Dr. Madelaine Adelman, Associate Professor in the School of Justice & Social Inquiry, as this issue’s guest writer. Over the past five years, Dr. Adelman has integrated her off-campus connections and activities with her research and teaching to the mutual benefit of ASU, her students and the community.
- Community Camera #53
12/17/2007
The Community Camera welcomes its first community guest writer, Andrea Stouder, executive director of Teach For America in Phoenix. Andrea shares her perspective on forging a mutually beneficial partnership with ASU.
- Community Camera #52
12/03/2007
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a two-year grant to ASU College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation to better understand the causes and possible solutions to cancer disparities among minority women with breast cancer. Researchers from ASU and UA will collaborate with Mexican American and African American women from Phoenix and Tucson on this complex study.
- Community Camera #51
11/19/2007
It’s a win-win proposition when high school students team up with mentors in the SCENE Research Experiences for High School Students program. The high school students gain hands-on research experience while providing valuable information to mentors like Kevin McCluney, a doctoral student in the School of Life Sciences.
- Community Camera #50
11/05/2007
Communities both near and far are benefitting from ASU student entrepreneurs who combine their business knowledge and passion to turn ideas into reality with projects focused on making a difference in the lives of others.
- Community Camera #49
10/22/2007
Community Camera photographer Eliza Gregory shares images and thoughts from her travels documenting socially embedded programs and people who make partnerships happen in this photographic survey.
- Community Camera #48
10/08/2007
Around the Valley, ASU’s Public Allies are making a difference in the diverse organizations they are working with their communities.
- Community Camera #47
09/24/2007
ASU’s Photovoltaic Testing Lab at the Polytechnic campus does much more than test solar panels in the searing desert sun. Since its inception, the PTL has been making a difference in our community and around the world by increasing awareness about solar power as an alternative source of energy.
- Community Camera #46
09/10/2007
The ASU in the Community Team is pleased to introduce you to a new member to our team, Maureen Mills, who will be coordinating and advancing the ASU in the Community effort.
- Community Camera #45
08/27/2007
For many ASU faculty, the thought of creating a socially embedded course can be overwhelming. But by working with ASU’s Academic Community Engagement Services (ACES) program, faculty can link their academic coursework to ACES service learning internships, enabling ASU students to work with established community partnerships and relate their research projects to their outreach experiences.
- Community Camera #44
08/13/2007
How do you measure the impact your outreach activities have on a community? The Office of University Initiatives and Escalante Health Center wanted to find out – and created a series of assessment tools that reveals the many ways Escalante benefits university students and community members.
- Community Camera #43
07/30/2007
Having worked in the non-profit sector since he was seventeen, Alex Perilla knows how community programs can benefit large segments of society. Now, as director of ASU’s Center for Community Development and Civil Rights, he uses this knowledge to help adapt community programs to assist everyone from immigrant parents to Latino executives.
- Community Camera #42
07/16/2007
High school students gain an up-close-and-personal look at the possibilities offered by design fields at ASU’s Summer Design Workshop. By attending this three-week program, students work with ASU faculty and students to study innovative buildings and construct models reflecting their own creative interests.
- Community Camera #41
07/02/2007
ASU professors and celebrated authors come together to share strategies for writing with Mesa teachers in the Mesa Writing Project. By practicing techniques used by professional writers, these teachers learn better strategies for teaching writing and awakening a passion for writing in their students.
- Community Camera #40
06/18/2007
Arizona parents take an active role in the education of their children by attending the Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE), a nine-week program offered by ASU and local schools. Through this program, facilitators teach parents how to use school and community resources and create a good learning environment at home.
- Community Camera #39
06/04/2007
Realizing America’s diverse ethnic population require health care providers to possess cultural and medical knowledge, Dr. Carol Baldwin and her ASU nursing students have partnered with Las Fuentes Clinic in the Town of Guadalupe. By working with ethnic groups at the clinic, students learn how to create culturally-relevant treatments to improve health care in Arizona.
- Community Camera #38
05/21/2007
ASU student Roxanna Patterson learns how to develop better university-community relationships by collaborating with the City of Yuma to create a work session for addressing Yuma’s international traffic concerns. Through this partnership, Yuma community members were able to contribute suggestions for improving their traffic routes and signage.
- Community Camera #37
05/07/2007
From September 2006 to January 2007, ASU Art Museum’s New American City: Artists Look Forward, local artists shared work that commented on Arizona issues with community members, raising awareness of the role of an active art community in a vital city.
- Community Camera #36
04/23/2007
Every year, hundreds of immigrant children flee unsafe conditions in their home countries only to face challenges for gaining legal status in the United States. But now thanks to a partnership between the Sandra Day O’Conner College of Law and local immigration services, ASU law students are able to provide legal representation for young immigrants.
- Community Camera #35
04/09/2007
Thanks to a partnership between ASU at the West campus and high-needs school districts, education students in the Professional Development School (PDS) program gain their teacher training through intensive clinical practice in urban and rural schools.
- Community Camera #34
03/26/2007
From shadowing 911 emergency call takers to working with prison correctional officers, Dr. Sarah Tracy has built a career out of studying organizational norms in places few researchers venture. Her emphasis on real-world applications for university research helps organizations address problems ranging from employee burnout to workplace bullying.
- Community Camera #33
03/12/2007
ASU graduate students open a whole new world for middle school students participating in the Graduate Partners in Science Education program by mentoring seventh and eighth graders through hands-on field experiments at the Phoenix Zoo and Rio Salado Project.
- Community Camera #32
02/26/2007
Thanks to Esuba Arizona, a trauma intervention program led by Dr. Dominique Roe-Sepowitz and her graduate students, former prostitutes are able to understand abuse and learn how to rehabilitate themselves.
- Community Camera #31
02/12/2007
Each year, ASU students and alumni partner with the Tempe Community Council and other community organizations to help low-income working taxpayers in Tempe and Guadalupe save millions of hard-earned dollars in tax credits.
- Community Camera #30
01/29/2007
By working with computer scientists at ASU’s Decision Theater, local business leaders and community organizations are constructing computer models and simulations that will help them see the future results of their policies, enabling them to make more effective decisions that will benefit the community.
- Community Camera #29
01/16/2007
Recognizing the depth and breadth of collaboration between ASU and the greater community that has existed for decades, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected ASU for its new “Community Engagement” classification.
- Community Camera #28
12/18/2006
Each year, hundreds of women and men suffer from domestic abuse and are unsure of how to escape from their harmful situations. In response to this problem, ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law has established a program through which law students work with domestic abuse victims to make sure they get the legal help they need.
- Community Camera #27
12/04/2006
Thanks to a partnership between ASU and Gila County, ASU student and firefighter Roy Miller is leading a project that can provide hospitals and schools with clean, renewable energy by using the wood chips from forests as a fuel source.
- Community Camera #26
11/20/2006
Every year, hundreds of refugees arrive in Phoenix with minimal knowledge of American customs and culture. However, through a program at ASU, students are working with these refugees to help them adjust to their new community while increasing their own knowledge of world cultures.
- Community Camera #25
11/06/2006
More and more community members are yearning for a personal connection to their ancestors. In response to this need, ASU has created the Project for Writing and Recording Family History, enabling faculty and students to work with community organizations to enhance skills in writing life stories and preserving family histories.
- Community Camera #24
10/23/2006
Comforting terminally ill patients is never easy – even for professional nurses. But thanks to a partnership between the Mayo Clinic and ASU’s Herberger College of Fine Arts, nurses can develop such skills by role playing end-of-life crisis situations with ASU graduate theatre students.
- Community Camera #23
10/09/2006
Community members gain a new educational resource in the Community Learning Center at the ASU Mercado in Downtown Phoenix. The Center offers free online courses that let community members learn life skills, enhance their job prospects, and further their education.
- Community Camera #22
09/25/2006
What does socially embedded research look like at ASU and how is it actually done? ASU faculty members addressed these questions at the recent Breakfast Dialogue on Social Embeddedness and Research by discussing challenges they face, lessons learned, and rewards that come with socially embedded research.
- Community Camera #21
09/11/2006
Every year thousands of elementary and middle school students are discovering the amazing research ASU scientists conduct by reading Chain Reaction – the only university-created science magazine for young readers.
- Community Camera #20
08/28/2006
Schools across the nation are benefiting from the Leadership for Educational Entrepreneurs (LEE) Program – a Master’s program that teaches ASU students the business and education skills they need to run their own charter schools. Learn how three graduates of the program are using their skills to make positive changes in the educational system.
- Community Camera #19
08/14/2006
ASU theatre professor Dr. Stephani Woodson works with children in foster care and Native American communities to help them communicate their feelings and experiences more effectively to adults. In this interview, she discusses the rewards and challenges of her research and offers suggestions on how to create more mutually beneficial partnerships between ASU and the community.
- Community Camera #18
07/31/2006
Where can you learn about how ASU is working with the community? The students and staff who maintain the ASU in the Community web site know – and they’ve created a resource to give you the inside story on all these great opportunities!
- Community Camera #17
07/17/2006
Funded by a $7.1 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, ASU’s Prevention Research Center and the Superior Court of Arizona have teamed up to develop programs to support divorcing families. This partnership will provide the court with new services while enabling ASU researchers to translate their research into practice.
- Community Camera #16
07/03/2006
ASU students, YouthBuild community volunteers, and traveling teens from the Tribal Civilian Community Core are donating their time this summer to build an energy-efficient home for a family in Guadalupe. Through this Stardust Center project, the construction team will learn how to work with energy-saving materials and incorporate cultural architecture into the home’s design.
- Community Camera #15
06/19/2006
With the help of ASU research support and funding, Desert Harbor Elementary School is implementing the Changing Education Through the Arts (CETA) model at their school to improve their students’ academic and social skills. The CETA model helps teachers integrate drama activities into their regular curriculum, creating lessons that actively involve students in the learning process.
- Community Camera #14
06/05/2006
Arizona schools, the Governor’s Office, and the Men’s Anti-Violence Network have teamed up with ASU’s Arizona Prevention Resource Center to take on the issue of bullying in schools. Together they are implementing a program designed to raise awareness and develop consequences for different types of school bullying - and the impact is noticeable in schools across the state.
- Community Camera #13
05/22/2006
With the Tempe Early Reading First Partnership, early childhood educators are making cutting-edge strokes in the battle against Arizona’s literacy crisis. This unprecedented forum of educators is setting new community education standards, while helping preschool teachers serving low-income students translate research and combined experience into the curricula needed for success.
- Community Camera #12
05/08/2006
Through Service at Salado, a recipient of the President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness, urban students learn so much more than textbook science. By exploring the Rio Salado habitat restoration project located in their community, these students get in touch with nature and come away with a personal connection.
- Community Camera #11
04/24/2006
This year, through ASU’s Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative, students from over twelve colleges have received approximately $200,000 in grant funding, office space, and training to launch eighteen new non-profit and for-profit ventures. Meet two of them who are making an impact through their innovative social ventures.
- Community Camera #10
04/10/2006
ASU law students, in partnership with practicing attorneys in the community, provide legal assistance to over 1,200 homeless clients in the Phoenix area each year. The law students not only have the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge gained in the classroom, but they provide assistance to individuals who otherwise may not have access to legal services.
- Community Camera #9
03/27/2006
ASU researchers are working with 750 Mexican American families across the Valley in a multi-year study that is anticipated to provide knowledge that will help in the development of programs to benefit the next generation of Mexican American students in their pursuit of academic success.
- Community Camera #8
03/13/2006
Hundreds of ASU college students choose each year to take the knowledge and skills they learn in the classroom and apply them to real life experiences through Service Learning. Whether they are mentoring young incarcerated women or looking at DNA evidence with 8th graders, both the college students and the children they work with benefit.
- Community Camera #7
02/27/2006
Through Talent Match, ASU college students open the university’s doors and resources to elementary school students. Since it was founded in 1999, over 300 ASU students have worked with more than 500 elementary school children to help them develop their talents while applying their own.
- Community Camera #6
02/13/2006
Since 1997, the Ask a Biologist web site has answered more than 18,000 life science-related questions from elementary and secondary students and their teachers. The site also includes various web-based games, puzzles, experiments, quizzes and other materials to enhance the learning process.
- Community Camera #5
01/30/2006
The Young Writers Program shares the joy of creative writing with hundreds of young students across the Valley. Working in partnership with local schools, the program assists teachers in using creative writing techniques to demonstrate the importance of imaginative work and written communication in their classrooms.
- Community Camera #4
01/17/2006
Founded by seven ASU students, the Arizona Mentor Society provides academic mentoring to local middle school students while emphasizing the value of a college education.
- Community Camera #3
01/03/2006
Through ASU, 2,000 students in 75 schools across the Phoenix metropolitan area have the opportunity to conduct real scientific research in their own backyards. Working with university researchers and their teachers, students collect data that helps scientists understand how the Phoenix urban ecosystem works, all while learning the processes of scientific methodology and increasing their knowledge of the surrounding environment.
- Community Camera #2
12/19/2005
ASU helps parents prepare their children for school success by providing them with educational methods for use inside and outside the home. Families benefit from the program’s research expertise while also learning practical ways to help their children learn. This program is offered through the Office of Youth Preparation.
- Community Camera #1
12/05/2005
The College of Nursing provices family planning services to 1,200 clients per year through its Breaking the Cycle Community Health Care clinic. Initiated in 1991, the clinic's mission is to help make health care more accessible for those of lower socioeconomic status by providing free or reduced cost health care.
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