Message from the President

As a university of the first order, ASU has an imperative to serve the supporting society. Through the vision of a New American University, the special franchise of ASU is that service is the very foundation upon which teaching and research reside, and the university's enduring connection with its constituents is to use its intellectual assets to connect very directly with the economy, culture and general quality of life of the Valley, Arizona, the nation and the world.

The New American University is not just a concept, it is a mandate, publicly stated, that ASU is going to change the very nature of the way higher education is practiced in this century.

The purpose of the Arizona State University Foundation is quite simply to support the implementation of the New American University. This will be done by drawing the broad public and constituencies of ASU into this powerful new vision through the devotion of time, advocacy, volunteerism, philanthropy and numerous other ways.

The foundation is meant to be the "front porch" for ASU for the individuals, corporations and foundations who believe in what we are trying to achieve here and investing in ways most suitable to them.

Thank you for visiting the ASU Foundation's Web site. We welcome you and hope that you will use the site to better understand our role in advancing the New American University and the many ways that you can invest.

If you have any questions or ideas, please don't hesitate to contact me at johnnie.ray@asu.edu. Arizona State University is not cloistered and its light is not hidden. Our goal is to positively touch the lives of all citizens regardless of whether they ever set foot on our campus. And we hope you will want to help us achieve this mission.

Sincerely,



Johnnie D. Ray
President and CEO
ASU Foundation