Arizona Built ASU

We need ASU to Build Arizona’s Future

Nearly 70 years ago, Arizona citizens made a remarkable choice. They voted to create Arizona State University because they believed a great public university could help build a stronger, more prosperous state.

They were right.

Today, ASU educates hundreds of thousands of students, prepares the workforce driving Arizona’s economy, partners with industries shaping our future, and tackles the challenges that matter most to our communities—from health care and semiconductor manufacturing, to water security and extreme heat resilience.

Arizona’s future will depend on those contributions even more in the decades ahead.

But great public institutions don’t thrive on momentum alone. They thrive because the people who believe in them continue to invest in them, speak up for them, and help shape their future.

That’s why we’re launching Devil’s Advocate, a public voice for Arizona State University.

Not to celebrate what ASU has accomplished – to help ensure it continues serving Arizona for generations to come.

Every Great Public University Needs a Public Voice

Across Arizona, countless lives have been touched by ASU.

Students, whose lives were changed by education. And parents who watched new doors open for their children, young adults inspired by opportunities they never imagined.

Business leaders, who rely on its graduates and whose success is supported by ASU research.

Communities, strengthened by partnerships and a university that takes responsibility for being of service.

Yet when important decisions are made about public investment in higher education, those voices are rarely organized and often go unheard. A silence often interpreted as indifference.

Devil’s Advocate exists to change that.

We’re building a statewide movement of citizens who believe Arizona’s largest and most impactful public university, recognized as the most innovative in the nation, deserves informed, engaged advocates – people who are willing to make the case for investment in one of our state’s greatest public assets.

Because when the future of ASU is being decided, Arizona deserves to be heard.

Investing in ASU Is Investing in Arizona

We are not doing this to reward a great public university. We’re doing this for the community. A great public university doesn’t exist for itself. It exists to serve the people of Arizona.

Opportunity

Every qualified Arizona student deserves access to a world-class public university that opens doors to opportunity, regardless of where they come from.

Economic Prosperity

Arizona’s economy is changing rapidly. From semiconductor manufacturing and advanced technology to bioscience and engineering, our future depends on a highly educated workforce and a culture of innovation. ASU helps make both possible.

The point of the spear for Arizona’s challenges

The footprint of ASU exists across the state and beyond because the issues shaping Arizona’s future go far beyond a campus boundary. Improving health care, securing water resources, supporting agriculture, strengthening communities, adapting to extreme heat, collaborating on issues of national security and advancing scientific discovery all require the kind of engagement that a leading public research university makes possible.

When Arizona invests in ASU, Arizona invests in itself.

Why Now?

Under President Michael Crow’s dynamic leadership, ASU has become so successful that some assume it no longer needs strong public investment.

The opposite is true.

Arizona’s ambitions continue to grow. So do the expectations we place on our public university. And rightly so – ASU is here to serve the public.

If we expect ASU to educate tomorrow’s workforce, fuel innovation, attract industry, strengthen our economy, and help solve Arizona’s biggest challenges, public investment is an essential part of that partnership.

The university was created by the people of Arizona.

Its future should continue to be shaped by them.

Become a Devil’s Advocate

Becoming a Devil’s Advocate means more than supporting ASU at football games and community events. It means speaking up for it when decisions are being made by the people we elect to represent us.

Devil’s Advocates stay informed about the issues affecting Arizona’s public university and the state’s future.

They engage with elected leaders when important decisions are being made.

They invite others into the conversation.

They help ensure that Arizona’s policymakers hear from the people whose lives, businesses and communities are strengthened by ASU and transformed by it.

Advocacy isn’t about politics. It’s about citizenship. And, frankly, it’s about self-interest.

We benefit from what ASU does and we need to make the case that investing in Arizona’s public university is an investment in Arizona itself – an investment in us.

Join Us

contact@devilsadvocateaz.com