Best images from ASU's Barrett & O'Connor Center in DC launch week
Editor's note: ASU Now photographers share their best photos from the opening week at the Ambassador Barbara Barrett & Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Washington Center at Arizona State University, the university's new home in Washington, D.C. Check back daily for new images, and follow event updates at our ongoing blog.
Day 5 plus
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Participants explore "Where is design going?" as part of roundtable discussion by The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
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Participants collaborate in small groups at a roundtable exercise exploring "How can design education be more relevant?" sponsored by The Design School.
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Steven Tepper, dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, greets guests at the “Arts and Design at ASU” reception.
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On the evening of Monday, March 19, Ambassador Kurt Volker (right), executive director of the McCain Institute, speaks with former National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen on how the threat of terrorism has changed and how the response of the United States should evolve in turn.
Photo by Laura Chuckray/ASU
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The Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center is located at 1800 I St. NW in Washington, D.C., in the center of the capitol action; it's just a 10-minute walk from the White House.
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(From left) Kenneth L. Shropshire, CEO of Global Sport Institute, moderated the panel discussion "For the Win: Innovative Approaches to Athlete Education," with Martin Carlsson-Wall of the Stockholm School of Economics and Arthur McAfee, the NFL's senior vice president of player engagement, at the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Friday, March 16.
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The Global Sport Institute panel discussion kicked off Day 5 of the launch of the new ASU facility in Washington, D.C.
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The GSI panelists had a rousing discussion (from left): Carlsson-Wall; McAfee; ASU Assistant Proffessor Molly Ott with the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College; Amy Perko, head of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; and Collin Williams, the regional director of leadership and education programs with the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality.
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A blustery day in Washington, D.C., was the backdrop for a day of fascinating events at the Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center.
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Participants deliberate best practices for an asteroid detection activity at the School for the Future of Innovation in Society; Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes; and School of Earth and Space Exploration interactive discussion exploring "How the Public Can Inform Science and Technology Policy: The Case of Planetary Defense," on Friday afternoon.
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ASU Professor Dan Sarewitz, founder and co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes introduces the activity at the SFIS-, CSPO-, and SESE-hosted event on Friday. Following a series of introductory speakers, the participants became collaborating groups in an exercise to develop plans to increase detection capabilities of large asteroids coming in close proximity to Earth.
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David Sittenfeld (right), from the Museum of Science in Boston, speaks along with panelists (from left to right) Lindley Johnson, NASA; Victoria Friedensen, NASA; and David Tomblin, University of Maryland; on "How the Public Can Inform Science and Technology Policy: The Case of Planetary Defense."
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Participants explore "Where is design going?" as part of roundtable discussion by The Design School in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Participants collaborate in small groups at a roundtable exercise exploring "How can design education be more relevant?" sponsored by The Design School.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Steven Tepper, dean of the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, greets guests at the “Arts and Design at ASU” reception.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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On the evening of Monday, March 19, Ambassador Kurt Volker (right), executive director of the McCain Institute, speaks with former National Counterterrorism Center Director Nicholas Rasmussen on how the threat of terrorism has changed and how the response of the United States should evolve in turn.
Photo by Laura Chuckray/ASU
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The Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center is located at 1800 I St. NW in Washington, D.C., in the center of the capitol action; it's just a 10-minute walk from the White House.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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(From left) Kenneth L. Shropshire, CEO of Global Sport Institute, moderated the panel discussion "For the Win: Innovative Approaches to Athlete Education," with Martin Carlsson-Wall of the Stockholm School of Economics and Arthur McAfee, the NFL's senior vice president of player engagement, at the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Friday, March 16.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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The Global Sport Institute panel discussion kicked off Day 5 of the launch of the new ASU facility in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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The GSI panelists had a rousing discussion (from left): Carlsson-Wall; McAfee; ASU Assistant Proffessor Molly Ott with the Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College; Amy Perko, head of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; and Collin Williams, the regional director of leadership and education programs with the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
Day 4
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Guests mingle in the lobby of the Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center prior to the "Globalism in the Age of Nationalism" panel hosted by the Thunderbird School of Global Management on Thursday evening.
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Jeff Cunningham, Distinguished Professor of Practice for the Thunderbird School of Global Management, welcomes guests and gets the panel started not with a "time-out" but a Thunderbird "T" on Thursday evening.
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ASU's Anne Simmons-Benton speaks at the Thunderbird School of Global Management panel Thursday evening. Panelists included Kris Balderston (left) with FleishmanHillard and Hiroshi Hamada, Thunderbird alumnus and chairman/CEO of ARUHI Corp. in Tokyo.
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The rooftop of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on I Street in Washington, D.C. affords a scenic view of the nation's capitol.
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ASU Professor Lisa Magaña speaks at the School of Transborder Studies discussion, "Perspectives on the Current Immigration Debate: Communities in a Transborder World," in the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Thursday, March 15.
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Clarissa Martinez de Castro speaks about Latino-related immigration issues at the School of Transborder Studies discussion in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Martinez de Castro is the deputy vice president of UnidosUS, formerly the National Council of La Raza.
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The Thunderbird School of Global Management hosted a reception in the lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Thursday, March 15.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Guests mingle in the lobby of the Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center prior to the "Globalism in the Age of Nationalism" panel hosted by the Thunderbird School of Global Management on Thursday evening.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Jeff Cunningham, Distinguished Professor of Practice for the Thunderbird School of Global Management, welcomes guests and gets the panel started not with a "time-out" but a Thunderbird "T" on Thursday evening.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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ASU's Anne Simmons-Benton speaks at the Thunderbird School of Global Management panel Thursday evening. Panelists included Kris Balderston (left) with FleishmanHillard and Hiroshi Hamada, Thunderbird alumnus and chairman/CEO of ARUHI Corp. in Tokyo.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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The rooftop of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on I Street in Washington, D.C. affords a scenic view of the nation's capitol.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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ASU Professor Lisa Magaña speaks at the School of Transborder Studies discussion, "Perspectives on the Current Immigration Debate: Communities in a Transborder World," in the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Thursday, March 15.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Clarissa Martinez de Castro speaks about Latino-related immigration issues at the School of Transborder Studies discussion in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Martinez de Castro is the deputy vice president of UnidosUS, formerly the National Council of La Raza.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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The Thunderbird School of Global Management hosted a reception in the lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Thursday, March 15.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Guests mingle in the lobby of the Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center prior to the "Globalism in the Age of Nationalism" panel hosted by the Thunderbird School of Global Management on Thursday evening.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
Day 3
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Jay O'Connor (center), son of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, visits with ASU President Michael Crow (right) and Law School Dean Doug Sylvester in the lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Wednesday.
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(From left) Barbara Barrett, Jay O'Connor and Craig Barrett listen to ASU Law Dean Doug Sylvester at a reception before the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law panel discussion on "Expanded Opportunities through ASU’s International Rule of Law and Security Program" on Wednesday evening.
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Around 75 people attended the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law panel discussion on Wednesday.
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(From left) Clint Williamson, Distinguished Professor of Practice at ASU Law served as moderator for thw law school panel, with Michael Sulmeyer of the Harvard Kennedy School; Stephanie Pell, of West Point's Army Cyber Institute; and Nicholas Rasmussen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
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Self-described "Monster Expert" Emily Zarka talks about the historical and cultural influences on the horror genre of literature and how to teach it to different audiences, at the ASU Graduate College's panel, "Transformative Knowledge by Design: Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows' Research Impact," in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 14.
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Clinical Associate Professor Karen Gallagher (left) talks about her work with returning military veterans and their cognitive issues at the ASU Graduate College's panel on Wednesday.
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Doctoral candidate Peter Marting speaks about his combination research on the symbiotic relationship between insects and plants and the artistic expression of the work, at the ASU Graduate College's panel on Wednesday.
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Commander Morgan Kane, of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., speaks at the ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions, discussing the use of force and its impact on communities as part of the "Restoring Trust in American Policing" panel on Wednesday, March 14.
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ASU Professor Michael White speaks on body-worn cameras at the "Restoring Trust in American Policing" panel at the ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions at the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Wednesday.
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Jay O'Connor (center), son of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, visits with ASU President Michael Crow (right) and Law School Dean Doug Sylvester in the lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Wednesday.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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(From left) Barbara Barrett, Jay O'Connor and Craig Barrett listen to ASU Law Dean Doug Sylvester at a reception before the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law panel discussion on "Expanded Opportunities through ASU’s International Rule of Law and Security Program" on Wednesday evening.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Around 75 people attended the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law panel discussion on Wednesday.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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(From left) Clint Williamson, Distinguished Professor of Practice at ASU Law served as moderator for thw law school panel, with Michael Sulmeyer of the Harvard Kennedy School; Stephanie Pell, of West Point's Army Cyber Institute; and Nicholas Rasmussen, former director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Self-described "Monster Expert" Emily Zarka talks about the historical and cultural influences on the horror genre of literature and how to teach it to different audiences, at the ASU Graduate College's panel, "Transformative Knowledge by Design: Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows' Research Impact," in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 14.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Clinical Associate Professor Karen Gallagher (left) talks about her work with returning military veterans and their cognitive issues at the ASU Graduate College's panel on Wednesday.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Doctoral candidate Peter Marting speaks about his combination research on the symbiotic relationship between insects and plants and the artistic expression of the work, at the ASU Graduate College's panel on Wednesday.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Commander Morgan Kane, of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., speaks at the ASU College of Public Service and Community Solutions, discussing the use of force and its impact on communities as part of the "Restoring Trust in American Policing" panel on Wednesday, March 14.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
Day 2
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Assistant Professor Owen Hildreth (left) talks with Col. Stoney Trent about his 3-D-printed metal manufacturing at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception on Tuesday, March 13.
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Sethuraman Panchanathan, executive vice president of KED, holds one of the grasshoppers that are part of the Global Locust Initiative at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception Tuesday evening.
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks with ASU President Michael Crow, Ambassador Barbara Barrett and others at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception in the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on March 13.
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Craig Barrett (right), along with Ariel Rivers, poses with one of her grasshoppers at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception on Tuesday evening.
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Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Dean Kyle Squires introduces a panel discussion on "The Importance of University Researchers Partnering with Mission-Focused Government Agencies," with members his school and various governmental agencies on Tuesday, March 13 in Washington, D.C.
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Early morning commuters walk past the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
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Director of ASU's Global Security Initiative Nadya Bliss talks with Provost Mark Searle before she leads a panel discussion in the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Tuesday.
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President Michael Crow (center) talks about technology advances and the human responses to them, during a panel discussion on "Designing the Transition to Autonomous Mobility," with moderator Andrés Martinez of Future Tense and the Cronkite School and Tekedra Mawakana, a vice president with Waymo.
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Tuesday's "What Does Our Driverless Future Look Like?" panel included (from left) CityLab writer Laura Bliss; Ken Laberteaux, a principal scientist in future mobility research for Toyota; Karina Ricks, director of the Department of Mobility and Infrastructure in Pittsburgh; and Robert Grant, a senior director of global public policy and the head of autonomous vehicle policy with Lyft.
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Doctoral students Kevin Hubbard (left) and Lena Heffern talk with ASU alum Darcy Gentleman, of DJG Communications in Washington, about the Psyche Mission, at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception on Tuesday evening.
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Assistant Professor Owen Hildreth (left) talks with Col. Stoney Trent about his 3-D-printed metal manufacturing at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception on Tuesday, March 13.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Sethuraman Panchanathan, executive vice president of KED, holds one of the grasshoppers that are part of the Global Locust Initiative at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception Tuesday evening.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., talks with ASU President Michael Crow, Ambassador Barbara Barrett and others at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception in the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on March 13.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Craig Barrett (right), along with Ariel Rivers, poses with one of her grasshoppers at the Knowledge Enterprise Development showcase and reception on Tuesday evening.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Dean Kyle Squires introduces a panel discussion on "The Importance of University Researchers Partnering with Mission-Focused Government Agencies," with members his school and various governmental agencies on Tuesday, March 13 in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Early morning commuters walk past the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Director of ASU's Global Security Initiative Nadya Bliss talks with Provost Mark Searle before she leads a panel discussion in the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Tuesday.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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President Michael Crow (center) talks about technology advances and the human responses to them, during a panel discussion on "Designing the Transition to Autonomous Mobility," with moderator Andrés Martinez of Future Tense and the Cronkite School and Tekedra Mawakana, a vice president with Waymo.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
Day 1
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Nearly a dozen prospective journalism students, along with Associate Dean Mark Lodato (right) listen to one of the students in the Cronkite News Washington Bureau as they tour the bureau and learn more about the opportunities at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, during the launch of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center March 12.
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Cronkite News/Arizona PBS Washington Bureau Director Steve Crane talks with nearly a dozen prospective journalism students as they tour the bureau during the launch of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center March 12.
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"CBS This Morning" senior producer Chloe Arensberg speaks to a full house of more than 75 people on the topic "Covering Washington in the Age of Trump," along with CNN White House correspondent Abby Phillip, left, and The Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker, for the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on March 12.
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The lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center is filled with alumni, faculty, administrators and patrons following the first day of the launch of the new facility on March 12.
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The new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center launched Monday, March 12, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
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Ambassador Barbara Barrett (center) and her husband Craig Barrett (left) give their nephew Ian McConnell, 15, a tour on the roof of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Monday, March 12.
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Gen. Bob Schmidle (Ret.), senior fellow in the Center on the Future of War, speaks during the first panel discussion on the "Future of War and U.S. National Security" on March 12, in Washington, D.C.
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From left: Candace Rondeaux, Daniel Rothenberg, Sharon Burke and Peter Bergen take part in the Center on the Future of War panel discussion on March 12 in Washington, D.C.
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Ambassador Barbara Barrett poses with her nephew Ian McConnell (and a couple of familiar faces) in the photo booth of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on March 12.
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Craig and Barbara Barrett pose with ASU President Michael Crow and ASU Foundation CEO Grechen Buhlig in the lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center before the Barrett luncheon on March 12.
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From left: Allison Stanger of Middlebury College; Robert P. George of Princeton University; Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education; Laura Beth Nielsen of Northwestern University; and School of Civil and Economic Thought and Leadership (SCETL) founding director Paul Carrese speak at a SCETL panel discussion on March 12 in Washington, D.C.
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Marisela Ramirez talks about how her work in the Washington Bureau of Cronkite News led her to an internship at Edelman Public Relations, and beginning next week, her first career job with The Hill, at the "Exploring the Cronkite School" panel during the launch of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on March 12.
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Nearly a dozen prospective journalism students, along with Associate Dean Mark Lodato (right) listen to one of the students in the Cronkite News Washington Bureau as they tour the bureau and learn more about the opportunities at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, during the launch of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center March 12.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Cronkite News/Arizona PBS Washington Bureau Director Steve Crane talks with nearly a dozen prospective journalism students as they tour the bureau during the launch of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center March 12.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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"CBS This Morning" senior producer Chloe Arensberg speaks to a full house of more than 75 people on the topic "Covering Washington in the Age of Trump," along with CNN White House correspondent Abby Phillip, left, and The Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker, for the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on March 12.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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The lobby of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center is filled with alumni, faculty, administrators and patrons following the first day of the launch of the new facility on March 12.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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The new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center launched Monday, March 12, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Ambassador Barbara Barrett (center) and her husband Craig Barrett (left) give their nephew Ian McConnell, 15, a tour on the roof of the new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Monday, March 12.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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Gen. Bob Schmidle (Ret.), senior fellow in the Center on the Future of War, speaks during the first panel discussion on the "Future of War and U.S. National Security" on March 12, in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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From left: Candace Rondeaux, Daniel Rothenberg, Sharon Burke and Peter Bergen take part in the Center on the Future of War panel discussion on March 12 in Washington, D.C.
Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
Top photo: The new Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center on Monday, March 12, 2018, in Washington, D.C. The center will be a large presence in the nation's capital, with academic programs and intellectual insights about national and global issues. Photo by Charlie Leight/ASU Now
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