Arizona State University is one university in many places, starting in Tempe, where was first called the Territorial Normal School at Tempe, in 1885. It is now home to 16 colleges and schools that offer opportunities for success to students through scholarship, research and discovery of public value. The Tempe campus is also the home to 24 varsity sports with membership in the Pac-12 conference.
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Old Main was completed in 1898 and originally served as a classroom building with an auditorium and library. Now it is home to the ASU Alumni Association.
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Wrigley Hall is the home of the School of Sustainability.
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Maria Cruz-Torres is a socio-cultural anthropologist who specializes in environmental, applied and economic anthropology.
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Palm Walk is one of the main avenues through campus. Palm trees at the north end of the walk were first planted in 1916.
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Steps lead down to the below-ground entrance of Hayden Library. Built in 1966, the Hayden Library is named for Charles Trumbull Hayden, founder of Tempe and the first president of the board of the Arizona Territorial Normal School. It's the largest facility in the ASU Libraries system.
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Arizona State takes the field at Sun Devil Stadium. Constructed between two mountain buttes, the stadium was literally carved from the desert.
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A bridge connects two of the Life Sciences buildings.
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English instructor Adam Hoffman listens to students in his First Year Composition class.
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The Nelson Fine Arts Center, with the Galvin Playhouse and the ASU Art Museum, is a scenic highlight of the campus.
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The new McCord Hall is part of the W. P. Carey School of Business.
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ASU Gammage Auditorium was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and was named after former ASU President Grady Gammage.
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A model of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover — "Curiosity" is displayed in the lobby of the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 4 (ISTB4).
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The College Avenue Commons, a Gold LEED certified building, showcases advanced features of sustainable construction and provides a platform for educating students in the practical aspects of planning, designing, constructing and operating such buildings.
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A small zen garden and fountain is outside the G. Homer Durham Language and Literature building.
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The Lattie F. Coor Hall features an inspirational sign worthy of reflection on its west side.
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Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building 1 (ISTB1) provides flexible laboratories and adjoining workspace for biomedical engineering, including neural, molecular, tissue and cell research to develop artificial organs, biomaterials, and diagnostic and therapeutic devices.
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As ASU's reputation grows around the country and the world, more and more high school students are applying to be Sun Devils.
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