As we welcome a new cohort of students from around the world to Arizona State University and the Herberger College of the Arts, our message to the community is that success in the arts is achieved through connecting to the larger world. Discovering new connections is essential to the creative process. The arts are important to any community and should not be practiced in isolation – unseen and unheard.

In the future, artists must choose from among an unprecedented array of tools to express their creative vision. We need to examine both what we are teaching and why we are teaching it, as well as the effectiveness of our teaching methods. We need to guarantee that our students are fluent in the full range of techniques that are available to them as life-long members of the creative community.

The New American University cannot thrive without the arts. And the arts cannot thrive without new models of education that interact dynamically with the realities of the world around us.

We look forward to carrying the ASU initiatives of access, excellence and impact into the coming year. With your leadership and support, whether you give your time or treasure, we invite each of you to continue partnering with us. Together we can strengthen our students and the community.

Listen to Dean Kim talk about the essential role of the arts: Quicktime (4.5 mb), WMP (6.9 mb)

Herberger College of the Arts, in partnership with the ASU Foundation, has created new online-giving options. This feature allows you our investors a secure, easy way to invest. Your gifts can support any one of Herberger College’s arts investment societies. Read More

Charles Kazilek (B.F.A., Photography, ’83) often describes himself as a devout artist who was seduced to the dark side - science. In practice, Kazilek has spent more than 20 years encouraging people to express their creativity in both the arts and sciences.

As the director of technology integration and outreach in the School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University, Kazilek has kept his personal creativity flowing and expanding with a collection of art collaborations that use the tools of science and technology to explore the beauty of nature. Read more

“One of the large creative challenges facing the university, as ASU’s enrollment has grown, is the increased numbers of student graduating each year,” Brown says. “We have a dynamic young alumni population who are a challenge to reach. Although we have a loyal core of investors, we are investing a great deal of creativity into figuring out ways to engage these young potential investors and increase the number of alumni who are making gifts.” Read More

Herberger College Dance chair hails from the Netherlands
After an international search, the Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University announced that it has appointed Simon Dove as chair of its Department of Dance. Dove, 48, is a contemporary dance expert from Britain who has directed the Springdance international contemporary dance festival in the Netherlands since 2000. Read more

Marshall is instrumental to School of Music vision
The ASU Herberger College is pleased to announce Kimberly Marshall, Goldman Professor of Organ, as the new School of Music director. Since August 2006, Marshall has pulled out all the stops as the School of Music’s interim director when Wayne Bailey stepped down after a six-year term as director. Marshall previously was the School of Music’s associate director of graduate studies. In her new role, Marshall’s experience and expertise is instrumental in shaping the vision of the school. Read more

Herberger College appoints associate dean, Lynne Aspnes
When Lynne Aspnes applied to be director of the School of Music in the Herberger College of the Arts at Arizona State University last year, she had no idea where the experience would take her. As a long-time music professor at the University of Michigan with nearly 10 years’ experience as an associate dean, she knew she was destined for a new leadership role and was excited about ASU’s New American University model. Read more

Interested in Herberger College events? Enjoy more than 1,000 events annually in art, dance, music, theatre and film. Herberger College Calendar

Featured Event:
The Lyric Opera Theatre presents: She Loves Me
Sept. 28-Oct. 6
Evelyn Smith Music Theatre
$7-$22
Funny, intelligent, honest and sentimental, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance and nostalgia, yet universal and relevant in this age of internet romances.