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Earn a professional certificate in UX/UI design
Ever wondered if you could design a website or app? Highly paid job opportunities for UX/UI designers are increasing rapidly in the U.S. ASU and Thinkful are partnered to offer you a beginner-friendly bootcamp where you’ll earn an ASU Professional Certificate and digital badge in UX/UI design. Choose to study part time or full time and graduate in five to six months.Explore the program
Celebrating 100 Sun Devil owned and led businesses
On June 17, the Alumni Association honored 132 alumni during the Sun Devil 100 award ceremony. Companies are ranked for their year-over-year revenue growth for the past three years. This year, the number one fastest growing business, Pocket Your Dollars, has had 1,650% growth over the past three years. The company is led by CEO Anthony Sarandrea, who graduated from ASU in 2013 with a business management degree. His advice for future entrepreneurs? Be “addicted to failure and find confidence in failure.”See the ranked list of honorees
Curious what new perspectives the next generation of Sun Devils will bring? Ask them yourself.
Join fellow alumni in welcoming the Class of 2025 and their families to Sun Devil Nation on the virtual ASU campus during “Spark a Connection” on July 15 and 22. New students, alumni, family members and ASU staff will interact using avatars and hear more about the Sun Devil Alumni Network and how you can connect with fellow Sun Devils, no matter where you are in the world.Learn more
The inaugural cohort of the the one-year Master of Science in Innovation and Venture Development will soon be joining our #ASUAlumni family.
Founders have developed ventures in agriculture, the arts, energy, education, eldercare technology, tech support and automation, wine-making and the built environment. If you’d like to earn a STEM Master of Science degree and launch a venture in one year, there’s still time to apply.
Save the date: Upcoming events
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Resume review? Got it. Interview prep? Got it. Want to get connected to a large network of ASU alumni through our dozens of special interest alumni chapters? Got that too! We’ll also be featuring ASU alum, Emily Liou, Career Happiness Coach and career expert at CultiVitae, who will be showing us how to “Cultivate our Confidence.”
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#FoodieFriday — Prepped Showcase
We’re featuring not one, but four of our Prepped businesses! You’ll hear from all four foodies and choose which breakout room you’d like to attend for the cooking demo. Don’t worry, recipes and recordings for all foodies will be shared with everyone! Join us as we get to know more about Churro GoNutz, Luana’s Coffee & Beer, Phoenix Coqui and Re Di Roma.
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Join us for this virtual recruiting event designed to connect you with employers who have open employment opportunities across a variety of functions and industries and are looking to hire alumni and new grads.See more events
Stories alumni are reading
ASU welcomes largest incoming cohort of Medallion Scholars
The ASU Alumni Association recently welcomed 37 incoming first-year students into the Medallion Scholarship program, the Alumni Association’s signature scholarship initiative. The Medallion Scholarship program is a four-year educational program focused on leadership, scholarship and service.
ASU creates innovative virtual campus with PXL
ASU partnered with Los Angeles-based creative agency PXL to develop a virtual ASU campus to engage with students, families and alumni. The interactive platform allows for personalization of avatars so guests can socialize with other event attendees using proximity audio, video calls and custom ASU emojis.
Easing your pup into post-pandemic life
ASU researchers share tips to help dogs adjust as humans head back to office. “Dogs are creatures of routine, and when their routine is disrupted, it can cause them a great deal of stress,” said Clive Wynne, ASU professor and director of the Canine Science Collaboratory.
ASU poet Natalie Diaz wins Pulitzer Prize
ASU Department of English associate professor Natalie Diaz has been awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for her collection “Postcolonial Love Poem,” which has been described as “an anthem of desire against erasure.”Read more news
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