Watertower on A-S-U Polytechnic Campus

Message from the Dean

Students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters, welcome to ASU’s College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA)!

In CISA, we embrace programs that are career-connected, interdisciplinary and responsive to the evolving needs of the next generation, and as a result, we are one of ASU’s most dynamic and fastest-growing colleges.

We design opportunities to prepare students to become the problem-solvers and changemakers that today's world demands — through hands-on learning experiences, community engagement, undergraduate research opportunities, as well as connections to local, growing industries via internships, lab work and field-based projects.

CISA stays on the pulse of new technology and learning modalities by integrating virtual reality, AI, transformative research, study abroad opportunities and state-of-the-art lab equipment throughout the curriculum.

Aligning with ASU’s Charter — I am a firm believer in the transformational power of public higher education and its accessibility — CISA is measured not by whom we exclude, but by whom we include and how they succeed. This is reflected in everything we do.

Here, we pride ourselves on unlocking new possibilities and opportunities for all. We thrive in the potential of what could be. Never complacent, this spirit keeps us growing and advancing so we can serve our students, faculty, staff, industry partners and communities with purpose and intention.

We welcome new students, transfer students, continuing learners, partners…anyone who sees value in pursuing or supporting higher education across the sciences and math, the humanities and social sciences to join us in our mission. 

Our degrees are offered at ASU’s Tempe, Polytechnic, Downtown and ASU Online campuses, so you can thrive in CISA, wherever you live.

The future is filled with possibility. We look forward to being a part of your success.

 

Go Devils! 

Manuel Avilés-Santiago
Interim Dean and Professor
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

College of Integrative Sciences and Arts Interim Dean Manuel Aviles-Santiago

 

Manuel Avilés-Santiago

Interim Dean and Professor
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts