ASU Open Door shakes up Downtown Phoenix campus


child using virtual reality set

The Downtown Phoenix campus continued this year's Open Door series on Friday, welcoming visitors — who mingled with the Phoenix First Friday art and music crowd — for a peek inside Arizona State University's learning spaces.

From exercise activities to squid dissections, the event gave hundreds of attendees a look at the colleges, schools, programs and student groups that help make ASU the most innovative university in the country.

READ MORE: The Polytechnic campus starts Open Door in style

Video by Krisanna Mowen/ASU

If you missed the fun, don't worry: There are two more free Open Door events in February:

  • West campus: 1–6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10
  • Tempe campus: 1–6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24

Read more about what's in store at each campus here, including information on the free app that can help visitors map out the activities they want to visit. Get free tickets in advance online. 

Check ASU Now after each event for photo galleries and video, and follow along as our crew shows all the fun on Snapchat (search for username: ASUNow).

Top photo: 9-year-old J.P. Corens, of Phoenix, turns on the faucet through virtual reality at the ASU Preparatory Academy's display at the Downtown Phoenix campus' ASU Open Door, on Friday, Feb. 2. 

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