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Always having a drive to “figure things out”, Leland Hartwell has gone on to accomplish many incredible things (including winning a Nobel Prize) and has recently accepted a new challenge; teaching at ASU Online. Leland leads students through a unique research experience about visual cognition through the Online Undergraduate Research Scholars (OURS) program. This opportunity includes exploring how different interpretations of language, storytelling and memory can affect a narrative as well as creating authentic research experiences for online students.  “We connect events casually to create stories and that’s not only a selection of which things we pay attention to and which we relate to one another, but relationships between things — and that’s the foundation of science.”  Click below to learn more about Professor Hartwell’s journey to ASU Online and explore LIA 294: Research on Cognition and Stories! 

An innovative approach to teaching students a new language has led to intercultural experiences with both ASU and Japanese students. Thanks to ASU professor Hiroko Hino, students are given the opportunity to connect with not just other ASU Online students, but students at Hiroshima Shudo University in Japan. While working together in small groups throughout the semester, all students are able to gain cultural awareness and ask questions about each other’s culture. Learn more about this unique opportunity below! 

Go for #CTO! From technological leadership to #Engineering or #ITSystems, aspiring #ChiefTechnologyOfficers can build their knowledge and hone skillsets at #ASUOnline:

On Monday, Tracy Raivio, Jessica Butts Scott, MBA and Janice Causgrove Dunn from the University of Alberta came to visit the EdPlus team and learn more about our processes in developing and innovating our graduate programs. They were able to take a tour with Sean Edmonds and then an overview of ASU Online with Erica Green. They hope to take what they’ve learned and apply it to their expanding learner population. Thanks for coming to visit!

...and ACTION! 🎬 Prepare to take on a new role as a critical consumer and scholar of past and present media. Find out how a #Film & #MediaStudies degree gains you the know-how needed to enter the industry as a film editor, media policy specialist and more: #ASUOnline https://lnkd.in/eNKfXWcM

#EarthDay isn’t the only day our planet could use a healthy dose of love and support! 🌎 See how you can build a future focused on sustaining our world, solving environmental concerns and improving the Earth and its systems: #ASUOnline #EnvironmentalSciences

According to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 Best Online Graduate Education Programs, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is ranked No. 7 overall. Offering a wide range of studies to students, the MLFTC programs prepare students for a variety of careers ranging from working directly with young students to becoming a school or system leader. Thanks to the flexibility of the online programs, students are able to complete their schoolwork while also balancing work and personal life. Read more about the rankings and programs offered below:  Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College

Take your obsession with true crime and solving puzzles and turn it into a rewarding career. Discover how this program can set you up to work with #LawEnforcement to identify criminal apprehension, crime/disorder reduction and more: #CrimeAnalysis 

Thanks to her positive attitude and outlook on life, ASU Online student Jessica Lopez was awarded the Voyager Scholarship for Public Service, which will cover the tuition of her undergraduate degree in business administration. Because of her experience being born without hands and feet, Jessica’s biggest goal is to be an advocate for disability resources and help corporate companies as they build their products with accessibility in mind. Question: Why is this topic important to you? Answer: While developing my Summer Voyage plan, I came across an organization that offers fully accessible travel packages to nearly anywhere in the world. As an American, even cities in the U.S. are extremely difficult to navigate with disabilities and seeing that a company has built guaranteed accessible travel experiences all over the world is incredible. When accessibility issues arise, avoiding the problems can be easier than investing time and resources to resolve them in the long term. Many companies say they can’t afford to develop accessible products and services. However, companies that prioritize accessibility usually find themselves bringing in more profit. Q: Congrats on your selection as a Voyager Scholar. You had your pick of universities, so why did you choose ASU’s W. P. Carey School of Business?   A: …I'm majoring in business administration because advocating for people with disabilities is my calling. The best way to support people with disabilities is to understand how businesses run and change things from the inside out. ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business is the best choice for me because it has offered online classes for over a decade and provides programming for online students through Barrett, The Honors College. I am grateful for the online education opportunities provided by ASU. I hope more students with disabilities can benefit from what ASU offers and the world it can open up to them.

Experiencing homelessness, violence and crime in the family and battling leukemia at a young age would have been a road-block for many people, but not Dallas Salas. At just 18 years old, Dallas graduated from ASU Online with a Bachelor of Science in neuroscience, all while taking part in research and the OURS symposium. Our team had the chance to chat with Dallas and learn more about his experience with ASU Online: Question: What did you learn at ASU — in the classroom or otherwise — that surprised you or changed your perspective? Answer: One of the more exciting things I’ve learned is how much knowledge your brain can take in. Many think our brains can absorb a finite amount of information, which is untrue. Your brain can take in an insane amount of knowledge. You just have to learn how to take it all in. Q: What’s your best advice for someone still in school? A: First is perseverance. You’re going to face adversity and fail, but whatever you do, don’t give up. Because as long as you don’t give up, you will never truly fail. The second is to learn how to manage your loneliness. Everyone needs a support group. For me, it was harder to find being an online student, but through my classes and lab experiences, I have found a support group through those with the same interests. This is especially important. Q: What is your plan for the future? A: I want to go to law school and learn more about civil rights and LGBTQ+ rights. But I also will always have a deep passion for neuroscience, and going to medical school to be a neurosurgeon is a path I want to pursue. #graduate #inspiration #OvercomingAdversity #Resilience #OnlineLearning If you want to read more about Dallas’s journey, click the link below: