This episode of College Checklist features Shannon Boesch and special guest Alicia Marseille, Interim Deputy Director of Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions at Arizona State University (ASU). Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions focuses on creating a bridge between ASU and external stakeholders to co-design solutions to solve problems. They engage with students in a variety of ways, including through applied projects, research assistant positions, and supporting capstone projects. During the interview, Alicia Marseille discusses the importance of curious and life-long learners as well as how beneficial it is for students to be open to the idea of solving complex problems. To get involved with and learn more about Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions visit: https://sustainability-innovation.asu.edu/sustainabilitysolutions/

This episode of College Checklist features Shannon Boesch and special guest Dr. Jared Byrne, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Arizona State Universities W. P. Carey School of Business. The Center for Entrepreneurship engages with the business side of entrepreneurship through engaging predominantly with business students and with other students interested in learning how to apply branding, marketing, supply chain, and more to their new ideas and projects. During the interview, Dr. Byrne discusses how entrepreneurship, at its core, is solving problems in new and innovative ways, why it plays a vital role in the world today, and how students can thrive when they are introspective and harness the skill of entrepreneurship.

This episode of College Checklist features Shannon Boesch and special guest Dr. Brent Sebold, Director of Entrepreneurship + Innovation at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. E + I at Fulton is a program at Arizona State University which focuses on helping participants develop an entrepreneurial mindset. During the interview, Dr. Sebold dives into what entrepreneurship means to him and how the resources and opportunities at E + I at Fulton provide students with the tools they need to make a change in the world and pursue a higher calling. To get involved with and learn more about E + I at Fulton visit: https://entrepreneurship.engineering.asu.edu/

This episode of College Checklist features Shannon Boesch and special guest Dr. Rick Hall, Healthcare Innovation Program Director and Clinical Professor, who is involved with HEALab. HEALab is the Health Entrepreneurship Accelerator Lab at Arizona State University. During the interview, Dr. Hall offers insight into HEALab and the resources and opportunities it provides. This episode is a deep dive into how HEALab can benefit students both during their college experience and life after college.