President’s Community Enrichment Programs (PCEP) are premier community outreach events that connect metropolitan Phoenix and other Arizona communities to ASU’s visionary scholars and ideas through multi-week courses, single lectures and custom campus tours. PCEP showcases how ASU is creating solutions to the major challenges of our time and is a unique gateway to greater involvement with the university. What began as a grassroots engagement effort in 1998 has flourished into a successful program that connects more than 1,000 community members each year with the momentum and intellectual power of a New American University.

The single lectures and multi-week courses offered through PCEP are fun, educational and often interactive. At a PCEP event, you can expect to see, hear and experience some of the most captivating scholarship and research that Arizona State University produces.

Single lectures are held during the day or evening at interesting venues (with convenient parking) located throughout the community. Each two-hour session includes 30 minutes to sign in, mingle and enjoy refreshments followed by a 60- to 90-minute program that includes an audience Q and A.

Multi-week courses are two-hour sessions held once a week at various venues throughout the community with convenient parking. Each two-hour session includes refreshments, course synopses and handouts provided by PCEP. Class fees vary according to the number of sessions.

Be sure to check out our tour events — combination custom lectures and explorations of sites on different ASU campuses. There will be one per semester; check the class listings for fall or spring for more details.