On Tuesday, March 3, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) – the largest college at ASU, held the second annual Humanities Career Fair at ASU’s Memorial Union (MU 221) on the Tempe campus. According to the college’s press release, “Students had the opportunity to meet face-to-face with prospective employers and internship providers in non-profit, corporate, governmental, small business and privately-run organizations.”
The college noted that “past participating employers and internship providers have included Arizona Capitol Museum; Arizona Department of Education; City of Phoenix; GEICO; Govig & Associates; Green Living Magazine; Office of the Attorney General; Peace Corps; South Mountain Community College; Teach For America; Yelp Inc.; and more.’
In other words, either work for a non-profit, a call center, or a government agency if your lucky. However, students might not be enticed into fairly useless degrees, if the universities’ budgets are cut.
The Capitol Times’ Yellow sheet reported that Governor Ducey reached an agreement with both the House and Senate leadership on the budget. “Although whether that budget can garner 31 and 16 votes is still unclear. The House and Senate both held small group meetings with Republican lawmakers this evening, and Gowan confirmed to our reporter that “we have movement” on the budget,” reported the Yellow Sheet.
According to the Yellow Sheet, the major changes from Ducey’s proposed budget include:
• increasing cuts for universities from $75 million to $107 million
• eliminating all state funding for Maricopa, Pima and Pinal community colleges, increasing the governor’s proposal from $8.8 million cut to $19.6 million
• postponing funding for additional private prison beds until FY17
• eliminating Ducey’s proposed doubling of the vehicle registration tax
The universities have been able to offer students incredible opportunities for growth and enlightenment and the cuts might prevent offering current programs and events from occurring in the future, such as:
(Re)Claiming Radical Trans and Queer Histories
Thursday, March 5, 2015 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The University of Arizona, McClelland Park Building, 650 North Park Avenue, Room 402
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Under Water Race: Notes On Ellen Gallagher
Thursday, February 5, 2015 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The University of Arizona, McClelland Park Building, 650 North Park Avenue, Room 402
Presenter: Eva Simone Hayward
Looking at the artwork of Ellen Gallagher, this talk asks how race and racial thinking have shaped our understanding of seawater, oceans, and undersea life.
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Dispelling the Myths of the Beauty Queen
Monday, March 2, 2015 – 18:00 to 19:00
ASU Tempe Campus, Memorial Union, Pima Auditorium.
Free and Open to the Public
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ASU partner joins LA mayor to discuss iconic film
Zócalo is an affiliate of Arizona State University and is based at the ASU Center in Santa Monica, California.
Ever wondered what makes Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti laugh?
June Cleaver speaking jive, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a pilot and a bowl of Jell-O on a turbulent plane.
Garcetti hosted Zócalo and KCRW’s “My Favorite Movie” series at the Million Dollar Theatre in downtown L.A., Feb. 26. He chose the 1980 classic comedy “Airplane!
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ASU launches academy to educate young students about sustainability
The academy is currently accepting applications for the first workshop taking place June 22-26.
Today’s students will become tomorrow’s leaders, and educating them about sustainability is increasingly important in light of the complex social, economic and environmental issues the world faces.
Arizona State University’s new National Sustainability Teachers’ Academy aims to bring teams of elementary, middle and high school teachers from across the nation together to establish an educational task force for sustainability.
“Teachers are ideally positioned as role models for future generations and have the capacity to reach a younger population that can be inspired to think creatively about solutions,” said Monica Elser, senior sustainability scientist and education manager in ASU’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. “By combining online learning with in-person participation, we’re preparing our educators with the knowledge and practical skills to foster change agents.”
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The impact of obesity stigma: ASU professor seeks solutions
The group spent a packed day together on Feb. 13, presenting on their past, present and planned future research, and exploring collaborative opportunities.
Arizona State University medical anthropologist and President’s Professor Alexandra Brewis Slade says that even as more and more Americans find themselves carrying extra weight, the stigma attached to being overweight has grown.
As one of the world’s leading researchers of obesity stigma and co-director of Mayo Clinic-ASU Obesity Solutions, she hopes to change the lack of awareness of the impacts of obesity stigma and fat shaming on people who are overweight and obese.
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Self Reflection, Listening to Women’s Voices & Coming Together with Men to Make Justice: Anti-patriarchy Organizing within Social Justice Communities
Thursday, April 9, 2015 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The University of Arizona, McClelland Park Building, 650 North Park Avenue, Room 402
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It is unclear if ASU’s “Studies in American Literature/Culture: U.S. Race Theory & the Problem of Whiteness” will survive the cuts.
