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The ASU School of Social Work begins offering Master of Social Work extension courses in Tucson.
The ASU School of Social Work pilots a Bachelor of Social Work program in Tucson in partnership with the Arizona Department of Economic Security.
The Bachelor of Social Work program in Tucson becomes a permanent program.
The ASU School of Social Work program begins operating out of the Community Resource Center campus developed by the United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona, Pima County One Stop and the city of Tucson.
ASU Professor Michael Shafer receives U.S. Department of Justice Cooperative Law Enforcement Award for Tucson Crisis Intervention Team Training Group.
The ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Innovation begins including Greater Tucson/Pima County nonprofits in its Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report.
ASU’s Old Pueblo Alumni Chapter launches a scholarship for Tucson-area students.
The Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship launches through a generous donation from the Community Partnership of Southern Arizona in memory of ASU School of Social Work Tucson alumnus Gabe Zimmerman.
ASU’s Lodestar Center begins convening hundreds of nonprofit professionals and leaders in Tucson at Annual Forums on Nonprofit Effectiveness and other capacity building events.
Tucson-based nonprofit leaders begin joining Arizona and national-based learning cohorts to successfully complete the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Certificate program through ASU’s Lodestar Center.
Thrive in the 05 launches; a community-based partnership to revitalize areas in the 85705 ZIP code.
ASU’s Old Pueblo Alumni Chapter organizes the first Tillman Honor Run in Tucson.
Public Allies Arizona expands to Tucson and begins recruiting, developing and mentoring Allies in 10-month apprenticeships serving Southern Arizona through different nonprofit organizations and public agencies.
Between 2020–2021, ASU Office of Community Health, Engagement and Community Resiliency named Copper Cactus Award, Social Impact finalist awarded by Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce.
ASU’s Office of Community Health, Engagement and Community Resiliency receives the Go Green Community Partner Award awarded by Tucson Electric Power.
ASU begins offering a Certified Public Manager program in Tucson.
ASU’s Lodestar Center assumes responsibility from the Arizona Governor’s Office to lead the Service Enterprise Initiative and begins intentionally engaging with Tucson-area nonprofits.
ASU Prep Global provides virtual Professional Learning Communities for K–10th grade teachers statewide, including more than 30 teachers from Southern Arizona.
ASU’s Lodestar Center’s Cogenerational Service Academy expands to Tucson.
ASU Prep Global partners with the Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District to host a training session for more than 100 teachers aimed at enhancing educational practices through responsible artificial intelligence.
ASU Prep Global Academy launches a partnership with Sierra Vista Unified School District to provide hybrid learning options for SVUSD students.