SIM Fund grows endowment – and the students it serves

Endowed funds are an important source of revenue for the long-term health of Arizona State University’s research, teaching and learning activities, but their returns are not just monetary: each year, about 30 students gain rigorous, hands-on experience analyzing and managing a small percentage of ASU’s endowment assets as part of the Student Investment Management (SIM) Fund.

Four Questions with Garth Johnson, Curator of Ceramics

The ASU Ceramics Research Center (CRC), part of ASU Art Museum, is located at street level in the Brickyard, just off Tempe’s Mill Avenue. Its 15th anniversary, being celebrated this March, marks a decade and a half of donor support and public engagement in a field that is “on fire” in the art market.

Here, Garth Johnson, curator of ceramics at the CRC, explains the collection.