Congressman Ed Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service
Congressman Ed Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service
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The Pastor Center is on the front lines in Arizona registering and educating young voters in record numbers. Your gifts to the center will fuel voter registration efforts that are making a difference. Youth voting is essential to our democracy, and your support ensures that more young people vote and become engaged, informed citizens.
In addition to its efforts to register and educate voters, the Pastor Center honors former U.S. Congressman Ed Pastor and his legacy of service in Arizona by preparing and empowering ASU students from all backgrounds to assume leadership positions in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
Located in the ASU Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, the Pastor Center for Politics and Public Service serves as a dynamic, student-centric hub of activity that promotes, publicizes, and encourages political engagement and public service among ASU students and the broader community. It embodies ASU's commitment to being an active agent of change and addressing societal problems.
Impact of Donor Support
- More learners can pursue higher education. Thanks to our donors, more than 7,000 ASU students have received upwards of $32 million in scholarships with more than $39 million raised.
- More students succeed. ASU ranks #1 among the state’s public universities for its 86% first-year retention rate thanks in part to donor-funded student success initiatives.
- Important initiatives continue. More than $320 million in new gifts and commitments support ongoing initiatives at ASU.
- The spirit of generosity abounds. In the past year, more than 100,000 individual, corporate and foundation donors stepped forward to help the ASU community.
We want to show the power of a university to be a difference-making partner in the positive transformation of all communities."