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For an eighth consecutive year, ºÚÁÏÉç has been named a 2017 Military Friendly® School.  Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I.

ºÚÁÏÉç’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. During his 10 years with ºÚÁÏÉç, he has earned a name for himself as a scholar who wants to get people thinking about how they move, and moving better so they can think better.

Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at ºÚÁÏÉç, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. 

ºÚÁÏÉç journalism major Jimmy Miller recently spent 10 weeks traveling the country examining the political views of white, working-class Americans, a group now credited as a difference maker in the successful campaign of President-elect Donald Trump. The project was part of , a national Carnegie-Knight initiative. Each year, the program invites top student journalists from across the country to Arizona State University to report on and investigate a topic.

The ºÚÁÏÉç's men's basketball student-athletes select fans of all races to stand with them in solidarity during the national anthem.

During International Education Week, which runs from Nov. 14-18, ºÚÁÏÉç’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design will showcase the creative projects of seniors Zach Barber, Ben Brannan and several others who studied abroad in Florence, Italy, during the past spring semester. The special weeklong exhibit is located in the second floor gallery of the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, and a special gallery opening will be held Nov.

ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly Warren again pledged $25,000 to support ºÚÁÏÉç on Nov. 29, which is Giving Tuesday. In addition, the ºÚÁÏÉç Foundation is pledging an additional $50,000 to match every gift, dollar for dollar, designated to the ºÚÁÏÉç programs and initiatives of the donor’s choice.    

ºÚÁÏÉç President Beverly Warren is the recipient of the 2016 National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Region IV-East award for her outstanding performance as a university president. She joins an elite group of college and university presidents across the United States honored by NASPA for advancing the quality of student life on campus by supporting Student Affairs staff and programs.

ºÚÁÏÉç held its annual Veterans Day observance on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.

ºÚÁÏÉç’s Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the ºÚÁÏÉç of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and well-being across the ºÚÁÏÉç system. The ºÚÁÏÉç of Wellness team has identified eight health priorities for the ºÚÁÏÉç community of students, faculty and staff at all campuses. Join us to hear about the initiative and share YOUR ideas on wellness for an undeniably healthy ºÚÁÏÉç. The forums are open to faculty, staff and students.