The prospect of a ready-made workforce in ASU’s 30,000 engineering students was a major driving force in TSMC choosing Phoenix as the home of its $165 billion semiconductor manufacturing complex, according to Christine Mackay, president and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, who spoke at the U.S.-Taiwan Technology Partnership Forum held May 8 at ASU.

As a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Ashley Caretto says that being able to speak Spanish has given her opportunities that she may not have had otherwise — and the dual nursing and Spanish grad is not alone in seeing that value. ASU’s School of International Letters and Cultures has seen a 52% jump in students enrolling in entry-level language courses over the past year.