UTO Events

The ASU Arboretum will be harvesting premium Medjool dates from the Palm Walk date palms in September and October. The UTO Giving Back Community is looking for volunteers to package Medjool dates on October 18, 2019. 

Who wouldn’t want to enjoy the beautiful outdoors and scenery at Papago park while helping keep their environment beautiful. Come join your ASU peers or come meet some new ones for a little sunshine and community service in this Papago Park cleanup project. Volunteers will walk areas of the park, removing debris to keep Papago recreation area beautiful.    

The UTO Strategic Implementation Office is providing you the opportunity to be Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC™). This certification is designed to confirm your practical knowledge of Scrum that equips you to understand business aspects and interact with multiple stakeholders in a Scrum environment. This two-day workshop is highly recommended for anyone who interacts with a Scrum Team, provides business requirements or manages business aspects of a project.***Please note that there is a $200 cost that will be collected from your department for this training. You will need to get management approval prior to signing up. ***  

You are cordially invited to join us for the Culture Weavers Community of Practice. This group meets bi-weekly and inclusivity is key. Anyone at UTO who wants to contribute to generating a conscious, collaborative culture at UTO  is welcome to join. If you are interested or just want more information, please attend a meeting. Please contact our Chief Culture Officer, Christine Whitney Sanchez with any questions. We look forward to connecting with you!

The UTO Strategic Implementation Office is providing you the opportunity to be Scrum Product Owner Certified (SPOC™). This certification is designed to confirm your practical knowledge of Scrum that equips you to understand business aspects and interact with multiple stakeholders in a Scrum environment. This two-day workshop is highly recommended for anyone who interacts with a Scrum Team, provides business requirements or manages business aspects of a project.***Please note that there is a $200 cost that will be collected from your department for this training. You will need to get management approval prior to signing up. ***  

Come out & support Special Olympic Arizona athletes as they compete in our Regional Golf Tournament in Tempe! Prior golf experience and working with Special Olympics Arizona is not required. Volunteers will be provided training the day of the event.  

Please join the UTO Giving Back to the Community team by volunteering at Feed my Starving Children. Kids and adults of all ages hand-pack nutritious MannaPack™ meals specifically designed to assist in reversing and preventing undernutrition.       

Come one, come all! Join us for Social Hour! Everyone is invited and we hope to see you there! Please spread the word!  

  Active learning, hybrid learning, digital fluency, learning analytics, adaptive technologies and more -- this conversation will draw on diverse experiences in discussing the intersections of active learning and digital learning spaces. Panelists will also present a draft active learning "maturity" model and invite feedback. The resource inspired by this discussion will serve as a practical reference for instructors, administrators, and students interested in undertaking thoughtful exploration and action in this ever-changing landscape.

The annual Smart Region Summit, convened by ASU and a diversity of partners, focuses on the application of new technologies, systems, and innovation strategies, which could be directed to the idea of the “smart city and region.” This calendar of events aimed at elected officials, civic leaders, businesses, technology firms, and community non-profits engaged in the advancement of the greater metro and the 22 cities in the Phoenix MSA. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the latest developments in smart city / region / campus technologies and connect with experts in the field. Together, we’re creating the future of smart regions.  

Join ASU’s University Technology Office at the Smart Region Summit, co-produced by a cohort of smart city partners across Arizona+, for the second installment of Technology in the Public Interest: An Author Series -- "Rethinking Smart Cities." The topic of smart cities and regions is arguably one of the biggest contemporary springboards for economic growth and societal wellness. Ben Green, author of The Smart Enough City Putting Technology in Its Place to Reclaim Our Urban Future will lead a community dialog on leveraging technology to promote democracy and equity. Ben is a PhD Candidate in Applied Math at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and an Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard. Analyzing the intersections of data science with law, policy, and social science, Ben focuses on the social justice and policy implications of data-driven algorithms deployed by governments. 

As the culmination and exclamation point of a week of exciting conversations, the Smart Region Summit is a day-long event that surfaces the big ideas and highlights the strategic partnerships that will bring our cities and regions into the future. Global Future co-founder and CEO Jerry Hultin will kick off November 15, 2019 with a keynote address on “The Global State of the Smarter City Movement.” Author Ben Green (PhD Candidate, Harvard University) will also speak to his new book, Smart Enough Cities, amid discussions about partnerships, digital equity, leading smart city practices, and more.Join us for the substance from 8 AM to 4:30 PM, and then for the cap-off reception from 4:30 to 8 PM, to contribute to the movement defining how we interact with our cities and each other.   

Arizona State University Technology Office's third annual ASU Data Conference on November 19, 2019! This event brings together data practitioners of various experience levels and specializations to share data innovations, develop skills, and recognize achievements.The focus for this year’s conference is Passion and Perseverance —a key theme for data practitioners — and participants select from 25 sessions to tailor the conference to their goals. To learn more about the conference and specific sessions visit https://analytics.asu.edu/asudataconference.  

   Join ASU’s University Technology Office and Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law in the second installment of Technology in the Public Interest: Future of Governing the Internet. The Technology in Public Interest series provides a deep dive into how modern advancements can serve our society through personal stories shared by some of today’s most influential authors of technology. The environment will be intentionally small-scale for a more intimate experience.

Celebrate the holidays with UTO! Come by the San Tan Ford Club at Sun Devil Stadium on December 12 from 2:30 to 5:30 PM for an evening of drinks, light refreshments, and activities. 

 The 2020 ShapingEDU Unconference will convene education leaders, educators, students, technologists, and others to view learning in the digital age through the lens of human-centered everything. As learning-focused institutions embrace artificial intelligence and extended reality (XR) technologies (virtual, augmented, and mixed reality), for example, how are we ensuring that the design, standards, regulations, and applications reflect our values? Further, if education is truly for the learner, how is the learner being factored in, every step of the way? If these kinds of questions are keeping you awake at night, please spend a few exploratory and solution-oriented days with us in Tempe.