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Our 9th and 10th grade Barrett Summer Scholars got a taste of college life at ASU, from paint & sip nights to VR experiences to showing off their talents on stage!

The future is bright for these Sun Devils in the making 🔱

🔱 Behind every HMDP graduation cap is years of hard work, family commitment and community support.

From navigating the college process as a family to building the confidence and connections to get there, our student's stories are a reminder of why we do what we do.

These stories remind us every day why HMDP exists.

Read the full article here: https://news.asu.edu/b/20260522-asu-celebration-honors-firstgeneration-students-and-families-navigating-college-together

Congratulations Class of 2026! 🎓 We had the privilege of honoring the graduating seniors from the RISE Leadership Institute, Access ASU Leadership Institute and First Star Academy, alongside their families and supporters.

Our programs are about more than helping students access higher education — they are about preparing students for their educational journeys while building a community of support along the way.

We can’t wait to see what’s next for you all!

On behalf of the Access ASU Family Programs team, congratulations to the HMDP Class of 2026!

What makes this special is the journey. These students started the program four years ago and now they are graduating feeling confident, informed and empowered. More than 300 people joined us to celebrate 235 students completing the HMDP program, and 126 of those students will start as Sun Devils this fall.

We are proud of every student and every family who made this possible. Congrats!

The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory invites you to celebrate Earth Day by exploring the future we build. Since 2021, GFL has served as Arizona State University’s hub for Earth Day. This year, we will celebrate Earth Day featuring an afternoon designed to connect our community, spark ideas and showcase pathways to a thriving planet.

Learn more: https://globalfutures.asu.edu/earthday-2026/

🔱 New ASU TRIO SSS program gives back to veterans! The TRIO Student Support Services Veterans program provides a resources at no cost, including academic tutoring, personalized career guidance, no-cost printing, dedicated study spaces and a supportive community of fellow veterans. These resources are available to qualifying student veterans on the Tempe, Polytechnic, West Valley and Downtown campuses.

Learn more:

New ASU TRIO program gives back to veterans | ASU News Arizona State University’s TRIO Student Support Services has launched a new program for veterans interested in pursuing a college education. The TRIO Student Support Services Veterans program provides a range of resources at no cost, including academic tutoring, personalized career guidance, no-co...

Change the World: Rising Innovator Challenge invited high school students to make a difference in their community. Students were challenged to impact their community through art, performance or exhibit at the ASU Tempe event.

Congratulations to this year’s exhibit participants and winners on your strong innovation, creativity and community impact!

Exhibit Winners (Tie):
🥇Iraj Shroff, 11th grade, BASIS Chandler – “A Rapid, Low-Cost, Smartphone-Based Water Quality Assessment System for Bacterial Detection”
🥇Maxwell Jolley, Vinny Ford and Quinten Dusthimer, 12th grade, Ironwood High School – “Supercomputing for Cheap: Cell Phone Compute Cluster”
🥇Sid Ramkumar, 11th grade, Hamilton High School – “AI vs. Killer Plants: A Random Forest Model to Combat Buffelgrass”
🥇Ben Muhnjuh and Rylan Flores, 9th and 12th grade, ASU Preparatory Academy Casa Grande – “Burrowing Owls”