Community Partnerships
Herberger Institute Community Engagement advances the mission of the institute and the university forward by:
- Supporting ASU's most important resource – its students – in learning about Phoenix, establishing the whole Valley as a laboratory for learning.
- Increasing student awareness of and appreciation for how culture and creativity shape economies.
- Inculcating a tradition of student engagement with the community so that they may contribute, at many levels, to the new vibrant economy of the 21st century.
- Allowing students to become active ambassadors of The New American University, and further ASU's engagement with the everyday life of our city.
- Demonstrating that ASU's education works most effectively in tandem with partners in the community.
A great advantage for the ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is its location in one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country. This affords our students many exciting educational and professional opportunities. Our faculty have created innovative partnerships with the major local arts and design organizations. We collaborate in education and therapy initiatives with schools across the state and with hospitals, including the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.