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July 2021

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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.

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Springboard to Success

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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Summer Career Fair

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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The Leadership Conference

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Fair CourtsWe can’t achieve equal justice without courts that work for all of us
Donate nowPeter, 

The judges who sit on our federal courts should reflect the diversity of our nation. Our civil rights depend on it.

Unfortunately, in the last few years, more than 85 percent of the federal judges confirmed were White, and 65 percent were White men. Until last month, it had been 10 years since the Senate confirmed a Black woman to serve on an appellate court. And in the past five years, the Senate has confirmed only one Latino/a to serve on an appellate court. It’s bleak. But it can get better — with your help.

Please make a donation now to uphold civil rights and diversify our nation’s judiciary. This is a critical moment to make sure our judges reflect our communities and recognize the rights and dignity of all people — not just a powerful few. 

Diversity matters. Communities depend on the federal courts and the judges who sit on them to administer justice and, importantly, recognize injustice from the perspective of many — not the narrow perspective of one. We need your help to make a system that works for all of us.Your donation supports:   •  Educating and organizing the public around the importance of federal courts and how the judiciary impacts issues like our freedom to vote, equal pay, disability rights, and more  •  Stewarding our Fair Courts Task Force, which brings together organizations across our coalition to ensure the confirmation of judicial nominees who will protect and defend civil and human rights  •  Advocating for fair-minded judges committed to civil rights who reflect the vast diversity of our country  •  Urging the White House and Senate to make this enduring work a priorityDonate NowEvery day, judges make decisions that affect our lives — decisions around voting rights, health care access, economic justice, and more. 

With the Biden administration and Senate, we have new opportunities to fix our courts. It’s time to push for a diverse judiciary that reflects our communities and protects the rights of all of us.

Make a donation today to help build a federal judiciary that delivers on the promise of equal justice for all. 

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Free Scrum Webinar and Virtual Instructor-led SFC Training on Saturday, July 17th – 9 AM to 2 PM (MDT) 

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SCRUMstudy, the global accreditation body for Scrum and Agile certifications, conducts a free 1-hour Scrum Webinar followed by a 4-hour Free Virtual Instructor-led class to prepare students for the Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC™) certification exam. After attending this class, you can take the free SFC™ certification exam (which is a 1-hour unproctored exam with forty multiple-choice questions) and get the highly valued SFC™ credential.

• Training is provided by experienced faculty and/or co-authors of the SBOK™.
• No physical courseware required – E-copies of all courseware including the SBOK™ Guide, Course Presentation, and Process Chart will be sent to your registered email address. 
• Complimentary SFC™ online course which includes high-quality videos; interactive case studies; chapter tests; important terms and concepts; and more.
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Join the upcoming Free Scrum Webinar and Virtual Instructor-led SFC™ Training on Saturday,17 July 2021 – 9 AM to 2 PM (MDT) – EnglishEnroll Now

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Introduction to Scrum and SCRUMstudy (1 hour) – This session gives an overview of Scrum which is an adaptive, iterative, and flexible framework designed to deliver significant value quickly and throughout a project. This session also discusses the Scrum framework as defined in the SBOK™ Guide.

Scrum Fundamentals Certified Certification Training (4 hours) – This session provides details of the Scrum Framework based on the SBOK™ Guide, Scrum Principles, Scrum Aspects, and Scrum Phases.

• Scrum Framework of the SBOK™ Guide:  Purpose of the SBOK Guide™ with its framework.
• Scrum Principles:  Six Scrum principles which are the foundation on which the Scrum framework is based – Empirical Process Control, Self-organization, Collaboration, Value-based Prioritization, Time-boxing, and Iterative Development.
• Scrum Aspects:  Five aspects that are important considerations for all Scrum projects – Organization, Business Justification, Quality, Change, and Risk.
• Scrum Phases:  Scrum processes address the specific activities and flow of a Scrum project. In total there are nineteen fundamental Scrum processes that apply to all projects. These processes are grouped into five phases. They are: Initiate, Plan and Estimate, Implement, Review and Retrospect, and Release.
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Heritage Action

Peter,

Rebekah Warwick, Heritage Action’s Central Regional Coordinator, joined us with an update on election integrity legislation in Texas, and Ryan Walker, Heritage Action’s Director of Government Relations, joined us with the update on Capitol Hill. Be sure to listen to this week’s Sentinel Call.

Texas Special Session

At the end of May, Texas Democrats staged a walk-out to protest election integrity legislation right before the state legislature’s session ended, ultimately killing the bill. The state of Texas has a part-time legislature that meets biannually. To ensure the legislature could complete its work, Gov. Greg Abbott called a special session, which convened on July 8th.

Texas legislators have introduced HB 3 and SB 1, both which contain key reforms such as:

• Adding voter identification to vote by mail, making it consistent with in-person voting
• Strengthening prohibitions against ballot harvesting
• Protecting poll watcher access, improving transparency
• Monthly reviews of voter rolls to verify their accuracy

>> If you live in Texas, use our Texas Dashboard to contact your legislators and urge them to support these bills.

At least 51 Democrats have since boarded private jets to fly to DC to deny the legislature a quorum. While they are there, they plan to lobby for H.R.1, “The Corrupt Politicians Act,” which would undermine states’ ability to safeguard their elections. They are abandoning their constituents and responsibilities as legislators. Special sessions last 30 days in Texas, and without a quorum, bills cannot be considered.

Democrats won’t be able to stay in D.C. forever, however. Because Texas is a part-time legislature, legislators have families and jobs to return to. Gov. Abbott can continue to call special sessions and has said he will do so. Speaker Phelan has indicated he will use every resource to compel members to return to the legislature’s chambers and to fulfill their duties to their constituents. Sentinels should encourage lawmakers to continue to fight to finish the job of securing Texas’ elections. The polling is clear: Texans want to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat.

Infrastructure Boondoggle

Congress is considering a 1 trillion dollar infrastructure boondoggle. It includes additional funding for the IRS to harass Americans with audits, Green New Deal policies, and broadband subsidies for individuals who don’t actually need them. It goes far beyond roads and bridges.

On top of being bad policy, it also is a bad political deal. Democrats have made no sacrifices to achieve this deal, and Republicans are the ones making all the compromises. Democrats have indicated they will likely use reconciliation to pass an infrastructure deal, meaning they don’t actually need Republicans to pass a bill. This deal is a win-win for Democrats, and a lose-lose for Republicans. Republicans should reject negotiations that are a losing deal for Americans.

>> Urge your Senators to oppose the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.

Anti-Gun ATF Nominee

The Senate is expected to vote either this week or next week on the nomination of anti-gun activist David Chipman to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Chipman supports banning almost every modern rifle, as he demonstrated in this exchange with Sen. Tom Cotton during the committee hearing on his confirmation. He has even publicly mocked gun owners. Chipman has no respect for the Second Amendment rights, and should absolutely be rejected for this post. Heritage Action will key vote NO on his nomination.

While Democratic leadership is hoping to keep their caucus united in their support, there are some Democrat Senators who are concerned about how truly radical a nominee Chipman is and may oppose. They include:

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana)
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D- New Hampshire)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia)

>> Urge your Senators to oppose the nomination of David Chipman to Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Pelosi Power Grab

Now that S.1, the “Corrupt Politicians Act” has failed in the Senate, Democrats are turning toward the introduction of H.R. 4, the “Pelosi Power Grab Act.” This bill would give the Biden Administration total oversight of states’ voting laws. While no vote is expected soon, Democrats are working to use hearings to build the case in the media that they need control over our elections. Check out Heritage Action’s toolkit on H.R. 4 and stay tuned for updates.

Debt Ceiling

The U.S. will soon be reaching the limit on how much debt it is allowed to borrow. It is referred to as the “debt limit” or sometimes “debt ceiling.” In 2019, Congress passed a two-year suspension of the debt limit that will soon be expiring. Suspending the debt limit is like giving Congress a credit card with no credit limit.

Democrats will ask Republicans to join them in raising the debt limit. They should refuse. Sentinels should remind their Senators that they should not raise the debt ceiling in order to accommodate massive spending, or give Democrats the ability to spend more. We will continue to update Sentinels as this fight develops.

Janae Stracke
Grassroots Director
Heritage Action

P.S. Stay tuned for more details on Heritage Action’s Sentinel Summit in Orlando, FL on November 11-13th. You won’t want to miss it. More to come soon!

Heritage Action for America | 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Suite 400 | Washington, D.C. 20002

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