ASU in pictures: fall semester in full swing
ASU President Michael Crow speaks at the grand opening of Arizona State University's newest building, College Avenue Commons, on Sept. 3. The $54.5 million mixed-use space in Tempe will serve as the home for ASU’s construction programs, as well as a center of activity for students, staff, alumni and the community. Learn more
Speakers gather for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the grand opening of College Avenue Commons. Left to right: Don Germano, president, Follett Higher Education Group; Edd Gibson, director, ASU's School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment; ASU President Michael Crow; City of Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell; Morgan Olsen, ASU executive vice president, treasurer and CFO; David Burge, director of ASU Admissions Services.
Families were invited to join the ASU Alumni Association for a Grandparents Day brunch with Sparky, Sept. 6.
Rekha Athreya (middle), a communications specialist with the ASU Alumni Association, enjoys Grandparents Day brunch with her daughter, Diya Athreya, her mother, Mythili Ramani – and of course, Sparky.
Students at West campus show their Sun Devil solidarity by wearing gold. This fall, ASU West welcomed 385 new freshmen to its northwest Phoenix campus.
Students, teachers and parents of ASU's Preparatory Academy Polytechnic Elementary School gathered Sept. 9 for a dedication ceremony to celebrate a major renovation and expansion. ASU Preparatory Academy CEO Beatriz Rendon, parent speaker Mia Edrozo, principal Claudia Mendoza and students, along with President Crow and Sparky were on hand to help cut the ribbon at the ceremony.
The expansion of the ASU Preparatory Academy will allow the school to serve more families in the East Valley, adding additional classrooms for grades PreK-6 – enough space for 235 more students. Read more
This year marked the 11th annual Healing Field flag display at Tempe Beach Park – where 3,000 U.S. flags are set up to honor a person lost during the events of 9/11.
A young volunteer helps set up the memorial. Many students and community volunteers were on hand to assist with the display.
Gabe Urias, a student at Chandler High School, volunteers at the Tempe Healing Field.
From left to right: Cadets Justin Hodges, Timothy Luke and Travis Lane visit the Tempe Healing Field. All three are in their fourth year at ASU and will be graduating and commissioning as second lieutenants in May 2015.
Downtown Phoenix is indeed Sun Devil Country. Students enjoy the urban landscape of the Downtown Phoenix campus, which is thriving 10 years after being built from scratch when voters approved the campus in a Phoenix bond election in 2004.
ASU track and field NCAA Champions Shelby Houlihan and Bryan McBride were honored at the Viva! Reception, Sept. 10. University Provost Rob Page (speaking) was on hand to introduce assistant track coach and head cross country coach Louie Quintana (center left). Learn more
Assistant research professor Crista Johnson presents on the Essentiality of Community Partners at the "Fostering Collective Impact to Eliminate Health Disparities" conference, Sept. 12. The conference was sponsored by ASU’s Academic Excellence and Inclusion Office in partnership with the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion and the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center.