Transform global education
Experiential and inquiry based learning programs, such as New College Undergraduate Inquiry and Research Experience (NCUIRE) and Future Leaders and Geoscience High-Road Internship Program (FLAGSHIP), are well-established at New College.
These initiatives eliminate financial barriers to experiential learning, ensuring access for students who might not otherwise be able to pursue undergraduate research. By providing mentorship and real-world experiences, NCUIRE and FLAGSHIP lead to enhanced critical thinking and problemsolving skills among participants, not to mention a wealth of opportunities post-graduation.
Changing Futures will scale these programs and others like them, making strides to provide experiential learning for all students at New College.
Build the future of health
The Center for the Future of Health Data aims to address the gap in actionable health data resources for underserved communities in Arizona and around the world. Using machine learning and AI, the Center will make health data actionable at the community level, empowering leaders to identify and address emerging public health issues. The Center will focus on health issues such as air quality impacts on respiratory diseases, mental health service utilization, and food insecurity’s effects on overall health, empowering local stakeholders to articulate their health needs through data-driven insights.
Through Changing Futures, we can foster inclusive and equitable health outcomes through the power of data and community voices.
Reshape our relationship with the planet
New College’s work in planetary health centers on innovative desert science with global applications.
Our programs—including the desert restoration zone, carbon sink and learning forest, among others— explore the evolution of desert ecosystems. Our interdisciplinary research not only fosters healthy desert environments but also supports overall planetary health. From examining how global wind patterns influence desert ecology to pioneering cutting-edge sustainability innovations, we are dedicated to advancing Desert Health for Planetary Health.
Empower community resilience
College success is a path to Generational Wealth and Community Transformation. Today, less than half of adults in the West Valley have a post-secondary degree. This initiative empowers families and brings degree attainment within reach through increased preparedness, financial support, guidance and community engagement. By providing families with knowledge and resources, this initiative seeks to shift community attitudes toward higher education and create supportive environments for students, particularly first-generation and underrepresented individuals.
Through Changing Futures, we will create a successful, sustainable model for educational attainment in the West Valley, leading to brighter futures for students, families, and our community.
The ASU Law and Behavioral Science Initiative is designed to create a more effective and just legal system by understanding how human behavior influences laws and policies. It’s easy to point to negative unintended consequences in our legal system, but harder to understand the flawed assumptions about human psychology that cause them. This initiative is a collective of faculty, students, research centers, labs and academic programs using psychology and behavioral science to address these critical issues.
Changing Futures will formalize the Law and Behavioral Science Initiative into a driver of research, education and training.
Inspire tomorrow's game changers
Student Success and Persistence will scale proven interventions to support firstgeneration and disadvantaged students throughout their college journey. Key initiatives include the Peer Mentor Program, which pairs first-year students with upperclassmen, and West Valley Common Read, fostering community connections through shared reading experiences. Our partnership with the Boys and Girls Club builds pathways to student success before enrollment, ultimately creating a brighter future for students and their families.
Innovations and Advances in Gender Equity will address the needs of New College’s growing female student population by improving access to education, leadership opportunities, and equitable advancement. With women soon representing nearly 70 percent of students at West Valley campus, we must create educational strategies that support vulnerable groups, including single mothers and women of color.
Through Changing Futures, we will inspire future leaders and foster gender equity, empowering women to overcome barriers and realize their full potential.
Transforming global education
Inspiring tomorrow's game changers
Reshaping our relationship with the planet