ASU gallery: spring semester in motion
ASU President Michael Crow gives a speech at the ASU+GSV Summit. (GSV stands for Global Silicon Valley.) Widely regarded as the premier event in education innovation, the Education Innovation Summit brought together some 2,000 key stakeholders, including entrepreneurs, policymakers, business leaders, investors, philanthropists and educators, to collaborate and drive change, April 21-23, at The Phoenician in Phoenix.
Sanjay Pradhan, vice president for Change, Leadership & Innovation at the World Bank, speaks at the ASU+GSV Education Summit. The event, which is co-hosted by ASU and GSV (Global Silicon Valley) advisers, also serves as a launch pad for new ideas and ventures. This year, more than 225 new and emerging companies will pitch to an audience of venture capital firms, education companies, philanthropists and educators. Learn more..
Students enjoy the spring weather as they make their way to and from class at the Farmer Education Building on ASU's Tempe campus.
ASU's Irma Arboleda and Steven Borden (left) talk with Tomas Robles of Living United for Change in Arizona about the "Fighting for Country" tribute to America's immigrant veterans. Learn more.
SPARKS students enact skits to help high school students at the Future Sun Devils Experience. SPARKS – Students Providing Awareness, Resources and Knowledge to Start college – is a paraprofessional student organization of college student ambassadors who inspire and mentor junior high and high school students to prepare for and succeed in college.
Construction crews start to dismantle portions of the north end of Sun Devil Stadium as part of renovations.
Ray Anderson, ASU athletic director, talks to the media after construction crews start to dismantle portions of the north end of Sun Devil Stadium as part of renovations.
Lani Guinier, a civil rights attorney and the first tenured African-American female professor at Harvard, speaks at the A. Wade Smith Lecture on Race Relations.
The Gammage Parkway PowerParasol on the ASU Tempe campus produces 494 kilowatts of direct current with 1,716 photovoltaic solar panels.
Eric L. Begody, a sophomore in electrical engineering, and Sydney Miguelino, a freshman in chemical engineering, connect their windmill to a meter. The students tried to build various devices to generate power by either wind, water or light in Ben Mertz's Intro to Engineering class. Mertz' section was competing against another section to see which class can generate the most total power.
Creative and musical ASU graduate Devon Johnson is finding a way to combine his passions for film, history and teaching as he joins Teach For America in June. Learn more about Johnson's journey. Learn more about the class of 2014 graduates.
Outstanding Teacher Candidate and 2014 graduate Lauren Edgar found her perfect fit in education, and joins Teach For America this summer to continue working in Title I schools. Learn more.
More than 160 student projects from the College of Technology and Innovation were on display as part of the Innovation Showcase, held May 1 at the Polytechnic campus. Landon Breaux demonstrated wearable eye technology that was designed as part of the AMT 410 Aviation Safety and Human Factors class.
Paul Johnson (second from left), Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering dean, and other guests at the Innovation Showcase talked to students about their projects, which aim to solve real-world challenges. Students working with the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation explained how algae can not only be used to clean Arizona's wastewaters, but can be turned into food, feed and fuel.
ASU Naval ROTC Midshipman Elena Whitton (facing) reports to the battalion executive officer, Midshipman Amanda DeArmond, that the battalion is formed and ready as the Color Guard looks on during a change of command.
Midshipman Rachelle Edwards (left) is relieved as the battalion commanding officer by Midshipman Cameron Gunn as the commanding officer, Captain Dave Price, and Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Martinez observe during a change of command.
Veteran graduates receive their sashes during the Veterans Reception at Old Main.
Twelfth-graders receive information about ASU at the RECHARGE Conference on the West campus. The 3rd annual Arizona State University RECHARGE conference empowers Native American students in grades 7-12 to take charge of their education and invest in their future and community. The event includes engaging activities and inspiring presentations from a variety of ASU schools and offices, including the Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts, American Indian Student Support Services, the Office of the President for American Indian Initiatives and current ASU students. Topics include college readiness, financial aid and scholarships, college majors and specialized ASU campus resources.
A young ASU fan meets with Sparky during the the ASU Alumni Sun Devil Generations Arts and Crafts day at Old Main.
Another young ASU fan shows her Sun Devil pride at the event.
A young fan works on craft projects.
Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court of the United States, was joined in conversation by the Honorable Sandra Day O'Connor, retired associate justice, and the Honorable Mary Schroeder, senior circuit judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, as ASU's Program in Justice and Social Inquiry in the School of Social Transformation presented the 15th annual John P. Frank Memorial Lecture.