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Explore Upcoming Events with The Humanities Lab!

We’re excited to invite you to discover our upcoming events, including student-directed initiatives and other thoughtfully curated experiences. Each event reflects the issues and ideas we’re passionate about. We hope you’ll join us and be part of these enriching experiences!

Opportunity to talk across differences

Faculty/ Staff - March 20, 2026
𖡡 Skysong, Building 1
Room 201 Global
1475 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85257

Students - March 21, 2026
𖡡 Memorial Union

These in-person, half-day workshops, hosted by the Constructive Dialogue Institute, in collaboration with the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics and the Cultivating Civic Virtues through Action initiative provides participants with the foundational skills and mindsets of constructive dialogue.

This workshop is highly interactive and experiential.

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Event Schedule

3 students smiling and an image of their Empathy Mentorship Handbook

Beyond the Lab | Empathy Mentorship Handbook Collaborative Student-led Workshop

April 23, 2026

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Durham Hall Room 240

Join our Beyond the Lab student team in the Humanities Lab at Arizona State University for a collaborative workshop showcasing our Empathy Mentorship Handbook—a resource designed to help student leaders and mentors build more inclusive, engaged campus communities and strengthen their ability to communicate across differences and consider new perspectives.

This interactive session invites participants to help shape the final handbook through hands-on activities, discussion, and real-time feedback.

This is not a lecture—it’s a working session. You’ll collaborate with peers, contribute directly to a campus-wide resource, and be recognized for your input. Participants will also receive a printed copy of the final handbook.

Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

Register for the workshop

Woman of color carrying a plant with a sign that says the Accessible Urban Farming Garden Collective

April 27, 2026

1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Durham Hall west outdoor covered patio

Join us for a student showcase on organized by students from the “Accessible Urban Farming Lab from the Humanities Lab at Arizona State University. This event, hosted on the west patio of Durham Hall, will explore how improving accessibility and equity in local food systems—through urban farming, school gardens, and community farms—can transform community health, sustainability, and overall quality of life.

Discover student-led work on accessible food systems and community-driven solutions.

Learn how to plant a seed and grow your own connection to nature through a hands-on experience.

Enjoy light snacks and refreshments
Take home a plant to continue the journey beyond the event

Registration is not required. Please direct any questions to the [email protected].

Celebrate the Semester with the Humanities Lab & ASU Farm!

December 5, 2025

3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Maya's | ASU Farm

Wrap up the last week of classes in good company —join the Spring 2026 Humanities Labs — Growing BioDiverse Cultures, Justice Through School Gardens, and ReEnvisioning Food Systems — in partnership with ASU Farms, for an end-of-semester off-campus celebration unlike any other.

Student Showcase: Experience the sculpture designed by ReEnvisioning Food Systems Lab students, Discover story maps and fieldwork from Growing BioDiverse Cultures students and Lean into small group conversations about school garden innovations from Justice Through School Gardens students.

We'll have: Delicious locally sourced bites, free Uber or Waymo rides for first 10 attendees requesting transportation ([email protected]), networking with the ASU farming community —and yes—live goats, chickens and roosters on site!

RSVP to let us know your coming and help us plan — we look forward to seeing you there.

Event Schedule

Día de los Muertos Celebration

November 1, 2025

5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | 2150 E. Orange St, Tempe AZ 85281

Justice Through School Gardens students in collaboration with the Escalante Community Garden welcome you to a Día De Los Muertos celebration — an evening of storytelling, remembrance, and togetherness. Open mic begins at 6pm. You are invited to bring a photo of your loved ones and plant a seed in their honor as we celebrate their memories through stories and shared reflection. This student-led project is a free and family-friendly event.

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Join the Humanities Lab for The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2024 Humanities Week

October 21-25, 2024

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Tuesday, Oct.22

12-1:15pm | Memorial Union Stage and Hayden Lawn

Designing Planetizenship: Manifestos, Constitutions, Declarations, and Art as Tools for Building Inclusive Futures!

Join Arizona State University’s Humanities Lab, the 2024 recipient of President Crow’s Award for Innovation, for a dynamic student-led event presented by the Planetizing Citizenship course. Explore how we can rethink democracy and citizenship to be more inclusive, ecological, and responsive to today’s world challenges. Engage with live blog readings and tune in to podcasts that challenge the status quo and explore new concepts like 'Planetizenship.' Discover how manifestos, constitutions, art, and science fiction can spark imagination and collective action on critical issues like climate migration and rights of nature.

The Planetizing Citizenship course is part of the UNESCO BRIDGES series of Humanities Labs.

No registration required, just show up!

Thursday, Oct. 24

1 pm to 2 pm | ASU Art Museum

Scavenger Hunt at the ASU Art Museum with Migration Related Themes

Step into the Future of Innovation at the Humanities Lab!

Join Arizona State University’s Humanities Lab —honored as the 2024 recipient of President Crow’s Award for Innovation—and our Migration, Art and Place: US/Germany course students for ASU Art Museum's curated scavenger hunt event that is more than just a showcase of art exhibits. With migration-related themes this event is a testament to the transformative power of the humanities. Discover how the humanities not only inform but drive meaningful change among students and their communities. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness the future in action!

The Migration, Art and Place: US/Germany course is part of the UNESCO BRIDGES series of Humanities Labs.

No registration required. Scavenger hunt materials can be picked up in the museum lobby,

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Join for the Panel Discussion and Stay for Guided Networking

Thursday, Oct. 02

4:30-5:45 pm | Armstrong Hall (ARM), Tempe

From Ideas to Impact: Humanities Lab Alumni Panel and Networking

Humanities Lab Alumni share how project outcomes translate into real-world impact and meaningful careers. Join for the panel discussion and stay for guided networking and Q&A to build connections and identify next steps for your own launch.

The Humanities Lab is built on collaboration. Its courses bring together transdisciplinary students from across the university to tackle pressing issues—like climate change, immigration, and inequality—while earning course credit. In the Lab, students engage in hands-on research addressing today’s most urgent social challenges while working alongside professors from different disciplines, graduate and undergraduate peers, embedded librarians, and often community partners. Together, you’ll design and develop project outcomes that create positive impact while building resume-worthy skills you can carry into your career.

**Faculty and Staff are welcome. We'd love to see you there! Register here: https://asu.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/1817527

Join the Humanities Lab for The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 2025 Humanities Week

October 22, 2025

Wednesday, Oct.22

10:30-11:45pm | Sparky's Garden at the Social Sciences Building

Dig In: Humanities Lab (and Sparky!) at Sparky’s Garden

Join the Humanities Lab at Arizona State University—recipient of the 2024 President’s Award for Innovation—as we celebrate Humanities Week in Sparky’s Garden. Together, we’ll explore how gardens intersect with the humanities, and how these living spaces can cultivate ethical and civic engagement, enrich cultural history and inspire creative expression. We invite you to:

Take home a pot of fresh herbs
Discover Hayden Library’s Seed Library
Dig into the ethics and culture of food
Explore Humanities Lab students’ garden design work for local and community gardens—plus learn how to get involved
Enjoy a garden-fresh snack before your next class
Meet Sparky—snag a photo and a high-five!

Come hang where the humanities are in blossom and learn how growing food, ideas, and culture intertwine!

No registration required, just show up!

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (MST) | Sun Devil Fitness Complex Lawn
- The Humanities Lab, ASU Leonardo and Seize the Moment will participate in the ASU University Sustainability Practice's Earth Festival event on Thursday, April 20th, from 11 am-2 pm on the Sun Devil Fitness Complex lawn. This festival brings together various ASU departments and vendors to show sustainability practices by providing educational materials, sustainability giveaways and more.
  Come see what the event's collective of teams has to showcase and learn about sustainable practices, Indigenous sustainability and how you can live a more sustainable life!
  This event will take place outside on the SDFC West Lawn, please be cognizant to weather and dress accordingly. We also recommend individuals to bring their own reusable bags and water bottles.

Learn More here

Thursday, April 20, 2023

12 p.m. (MST) | Memorial Union Stage

Don't miss out on the amazing opportunity to experience Ukranian cultural music here on campus! Join us on Thursday, April 20th at 12:00 PM at the MU stage for a live concert featuring Ukrainian musician Max Tovstyi. ASU New Horizons, a student team from the Art, Place, Migration: Berlin/US Humanities Lab, is hosting this event to illustrate what migration looks like through the lens of music. The performance will support Max in sharing his migration story and its impact on his music. We hope you'll join us!

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

3 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Student Pavilion, 321, and virtual

Multicultural Communities of Excellence (MCoE) Tempe Spring Faculty Speaker Series featuring the Humanities Lab conversation, Empowering Student Research to Effect Accessible, Equitable, & Inclusive Social Change.

- The Multicultural Communities of Excellence Tempe Spring Faculty Series is hosting the Humanities Lab for a live panel discussion on — Empowering Student Research to Effect Accessible, Equitable, & Inclusive Social Change.
  The series aims to cultivate conversations around culture, heritage, identity, inclusion, and justice while fostering collaboration and community among students, staff, and faculty in pursuit of a more accessible, equitable, and decolonized university and society at large.
  The panel will be made up of past Humanities Lab students, faculty, librarians and community partners.

Learn more here