Student projects
Within our PIA events and projects, ASU students are tasked with identifying problems and proposing solutions. Using Principled Innovation, they apply a disciplined approach to each step of the process, including identifying their stakeholders, empathy mapping, and storyboarding.
Food waste is a significant issue within the catering and restaurant industry, whether it's through financial losses, environmental harm, or broader social implications. The industry often faces challenges like overproduction, over-ordering, and discarding untouched leftovers…
ASU students can find coordinating and collaborating on coursework to be a struggle. Although several platforms for communication exist -- like Canvas or Slack -- there's a distinct lack of a of centralized system that streamlines the process. Our team feels that this hinders…
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems today, and businesses play a big role in it. From product packaging to shopping bags, single-use plastics are everywhere in retail stores. Many people don’t realize how much waste is created just by everyday…
Being a student should not mean being left out or feeling isolated. Furthermore, wanting to explore other cultures does not have to be that complicated. Like many of us have heard, information is power. Knowing about other cultures is too. That is why we are proposing the…
The lack of a structured system for redistributing leftover food from campus events leads to unnecessary waste. Event organizers often overestimate attendee numbers and are left unsure of what to do with the surplus, while many students face food insecurity and limited access…
Arizona summers are getting hotter every year, and for students on campus, it’s more than just uncomfortable—it’s unsafe. Walks between buildings in 110°F heat without shade, water stations, or indoor breaks can lead to real health risks. Yet these everyday struggles go…
Moving to a new country is exciting—but for international students, it also brings intense stress. Between language barriers, cultural differences, academic pressure, and homesickness, many struggle silently. Far from family and familiar systems of support, these students…
In a technology-booming world, social media is both a tool as well as a trap. The transition to campus life is already filled with academic, emotional, and social hurdles for incoming college students. Add the constant buzz of notifications on phones and the pressure to stay…
In college, managing money isn’t just about numbers - it’s about confidence, access, and knowing where to start. For many international students, financial systems in the U.S. feel confusing and overwhelming. They overspend without realizing it, miss scholarship deadlines,…
After Civil War ended, liberated slaves began seeking economic opportunity. For example Migrate North for labor and the Great Migration in the 1910s. Unfortunately underlying/subconscious racial prejudices, as in desire to restrict African-Americans from neighborhoods placed…
Every day on ASU’s campus, hundreds of single-use cups, containers, and utensils are tossed after one use, burdening landfills and choking our environment. Even students who want to use reusables face hurdles—there’s no easy way to borrow or return them between classes. Small…
Electronic waste is piling up faster than we can manage it. Laptops, printers, and keyboards get tossed, but every component of them can be recycled, especially the plastic. The growing e-waste crisis, especially on university campuses, is worsened by the lack of accessible…