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Forbes magazine named Anna Maria Chavez one of the world’s 50 greatest leaders for 2016 for transforming the world and inspiring others to do the same. The CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA shares the honor with the likes of Pope Francis, U2 singer Bono and billionaire Jeff Bezos who founded Amazon.com.

Chavez will deliver the keynote address during the ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions Convocation May 12 at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe.

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Arizona State University is exploring new territory with its study-abroad offerings: spring break.

For the first time, students will be able to participate in a shorter, more affordable program, aimed at making international learning accessible to more students during the annual spring rite of passage.

“The premise … is to make studying abroad more economical for students who may not be able to afford a full semester of such a program,” said Carrie Herrera Niesen, communications and marketing specialist at ASU’s Study Abroad Office.

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Beginning in mid-June, Arizona State University will host 50 of Africa’s brightest emerging leaders for six-week academic and leadership institutes sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

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Join the nation’s premier graduate program in urban management leadership—a selective fellowship combining an MPA with a two-year management internship. Applications due Feb. 22.

Some of the country’s most talented students aspiring to lead local government are honing their skills through the Marvin Andrews Fellowship in Urban Managment. Since its inception in 2006, 27 students have graduated from the program, receiving both a master of public administration degree and valuable hands-on experience.

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Cities in the United States' Western region face a higher demand for water as populations grow and drought diminishes supply. That’s why the mayors of several Western cities recently agreed to work together on water sustainability and climate-change adaptation. 

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Wendy Hultsman, director of undergraduate programs and associate professor in the School of Community Resources and Development, is being honored at Founders Day with the Faculty Achievement Teaching Award. On the faculty for more than 20 years, Hultsman's students frequently praise her for a hands-on approach to learning. She describes herself as someone who avidly goes beyond being a “4 x 2” teacher (four walls of the classroom and two covers of a book).

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For the second year in a row, the online master’s degree  program at the ASU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice was recognized as one of the best in the country with a number two ranking by US News & World Report. It's also the highest ranked online graduate program at Arizona State University.

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More than 250 graduates will walk across the stage this fall as part of Arizona State University's College of Public Service and Community Solutions fall convocation. Among them are four women who are recognized as outstanding graduates from their respective schools — and exemplify a commitment to public service, innovative thinking and finding solutions for the issues in their community.

Priscilla Guadarrama
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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