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Message from Vice Provost and Dean

Welcome to the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University!

I’m delighted you’ve chosen ASU New College! Situated on the idyllic, beautiful West Valley campus of ASU, New College provides you with a personal, small college learning environment in the midst of the largest public university in nation. In this nationally unique environment, you’ll have incredible opportunities to thrive, learn, and discover alongside award-winning, frontier-defining faculty. Both within and beyond the classroom, New College students work with faculty across disciplines to innovate and invent solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing society today.

I encourage you to engage fully in New College programs that will supercharge your college experience and enhance your competitiveness as you enter the workforce or pursue a graduate or professional degree. Earn credit or a stipend while you create new knowledge and develop solutions to real-world problems through New College’s undergraduate research program, NCUIRE. Learn about and immerse yourself in different cultures across the globe by studying abroad through New College’s IGLE program. Maximize your success and serve as a mentor to other students through New College’s peer mentor program. These are just a few of many opportunities you’ll have in New College to become a critical thinker, a master learner, and a world-changer.

ASU New College graduates include doctors, lawyers, artists, scientists, performers, forensic scientists, psychologists, and CEOs (to name just a few). Whatever your aspiration, New College is here to provide you with a path to success, to changing your world and the world around you.

This is an incredibly exciting time of your life, and I am grateful you have chosen to join ASU New College. I encourage you to explore and engage in all that we have to offer.

Todd Sandrin, Ph.D.
Vice Provost, ASU's West Valley campus and Dean, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

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Todd Sandrin

Todd Sandrin serves as Vice Provost at ASU’s West Valley campus and leads ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences as Dean. Since his appointment to these roles in 2017, ASU’s West Valley campus has experienced vigorous rates of enrollment growth as well as remarkable student success outcomes. He has led multiple valley-wide collaborations, including work with a team of leaders and faculty from across ASU and MCCCD to secure $5M in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support transfer student success in STEM disciplines.