ASU Summer Experience 2025

ASU Summer Experience 2025

OVERVIEW

DURATION: 1 week

AUDIENCE: Undergraduate students, ages 18+

DATES: Monday, June 23 to Friday, June 27, 2025

PROGRAM TUITION: $2,200


PROGRAM INCLUDES:

  1. Double-occupancy housing in a hotel adjacent to campus
  2. Breakfast included at the hotel
  3. Transportation to and from Sky Harbor Airport to hotel
  4. Transportation to and from Program-scheduled off-campus events (e.g., tour bus or public transportation)
  5. A tour of and transportation to and from the Grand Canyon
  6. Welcome and graduation events
  7. Health insurance
  8. ASU Sun Card
  9. ASU Certificate of Completion
  10. Academic and cultural programming with faculty and staff support, both on campus and in the local community


PROGRAM DOES NOT INCLUDE:

Meals, personal expenses, airfare, visa expenses


LEARNING OUTCOMES

Through participation in this program, participants will:

- Identify the principles of thinking innovatively through case studies and discussion

- Experience how ASU has implemented innovative solutions to issues to do with sustainability

- Hear ASU faculty and guest lecturers present on the topics of sustainability and innovation

- Experience ASU’s campuses and American University culture

- Discover the culture and people of the American Southwest region through day tours

SAMPLE PROGRAM CALENDAR

The one-week program will include workshops, guest speakers, events, tours, and activities. The sample Program of Study below includes the total number of learning hours, guest speakers, and experiential events. The program calendar should serve as an example and Global Launch reserves the right to make changes to the actual day-to-day activities, based on availability and participants’ interest.

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ASU SUMMER EXPERIENCE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND TOURS

The Summer@ASU activities and tours give participants a deeper experience living the American University campus lifestyle by embedding them within campus and community events and activities. Below is a list of sample activities and tours that participants may experience during the two afternoons highlighted in the prior sample week schedule.

DREAMSCAPE
DREAMSCAPE
Dreamscape Learn is a virtual reality learning experience at ASU that is a collaboration between the world’s leading virtual reality company, Dreamscape Immersive. On this tour, participants will wear VR gear and experience avatar-driven virtual worlds and spaces in the areas of science, arts or engineering. The tour is an unforgettable experience.
    ASU SUN DEVIL STADIUM
    The Sun Devil Stadium complex was literally carved from the desert and constructed between two rocky hills. It is the home of ASU’s football museum as well as Sun Devil Athletics. On this tour, students will learn about American collegiate athletics and how it occupies a unique section of society. In addition, students will learn about sustainability solutions incorporated into the design of the stadium.
      ASU SUN DEVIL STADIUM
      MARSTON EXPLORATION THEATER
      MARSTON EXPLORATION THEATER
      ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration on Tempe campus boasts a planetarium where 3D astronomy shows are hosted. In addition, this tour will showcase ASU’s involvement with NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter.
        DECISION THEATER
        ASU’s Decision Theater on Tempe campus is a state-of-the-art space to understand and explore complex issues in society. Using data analytics and high-performance computing to drive software-integrated models, DT works with transdisciplinary partners to streamline big data and transform it into novel, interactive data visualizations. The tour will include a Decision Theater overview and model demonstrations.
          DECISION THEATER
          ASU DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
          ASU DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
          Located in the heart of Phoenix, ASU’s Downtown campus is home to the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication as well as Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. One of its newest buildings is the Thunderbird headquarters which is one of the most technologically advanced buildings in the United States, allowing students to learn a new language in its immersive virtual reality language lab, visualize and interpret data using artificial intelligence and connect with the global community with the latest in immersive and virtual communications.
            LUMINOSITY LAB
            Located at ASU’s Tempe campus, Luminosity Lab’s mission is to utilize strategic design, systems thinking and rapid product realization to develop and deploy ideas, tools and technologies that provide unconventional and effective solutions to complex challenges. The tour will include demonstrations of some of the solutions the student-led laboratory has innovated, such as autonomous guardian drones and an open-source robotics platform for teaching coding skills to school-age students.
              LUMINOSITY LAB
              WALTON CENTER
              WALTON CENTER
              ASU’s newest center is the Walton Center for Planetary Health. The Center bridges several disciplines in order to better understand the past while developing global solutions for the future. Focused entirely on sustainability, some of the features of this tour will include mechanical trees that capture carbon emissions, an atrium biome that purifies air, and a water-recycling system. In addition, students will learn about LEED V4 platinum certification and regenerative and bioclimatic technologies within the building.

                VISA

                Participants in this program will secure their own B1/B2 (tourist) visa prior to travel.


                CRITICAL APPLICATION, PAYMENT, AND CANCELLATION DATES

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                PROGRAM DATES

                PARTICIPANTS CHECK IN DATE AT ASU -- SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2025

                FIRST DAY OF PROGRAM -- MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2025

                LAST DAY OF PROGRAM -- FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025

                PARTICIPANT DEPARTURE DATE FROM ASU -- SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 2025

                Registration
                Please submit the form to register for the ASU Summer Experience being held at the end of June 2025. This form will be used to determine your interest and eligibility. You will receive the official acceptance letter once your registration form is reviewed. Please contact us in case you have any issues with the registration link at asusupport@cintana.com or at WhatsApp + 1 (480) 561-6301
                Registration