ASU's Week in Pictures

Former Arizona Senator Jon Kyl (far left) moderated an immigration reform panel last week at ASU that included (left to right) Glenn Hamer, president and CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Lisa Maga, associate professor, ASU's School of Transborder Studies; Mayor Scott Smith, City of Mesa; Daniel (Danny) Ortega Jr., attorney at law, Ortega Law Firm, P.C.; Tamar Jacoby, president and CEO, ImmigrationWorks, USA; and Bill Montgomery, Maricopa County Attorney. For more information on the panel, visit: https://asunews.asu.edu/20130419_immigrationreformpanel

President and CEO Tamar Jacoby of Immigration Works, USA (left) listens to Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery express his views on immigration reform proposed by the U.S. Senate's Gang of Eight during a six-person panel at ASU. ASU joined 75 other college and university campuses hosting similar discussions across the nation on April 19.

Football head coach Todd Graham chats with ASU faculty and staff at the Staff Appreciation BBQ on Sun Devil Fitness Field.

Susan Goettl, left, and Carina Galvez, right, participate in a game of "Oh Deer" in Professor Peter Rillero's "Science in Elementary Schools" class. The game is a simulation to help students meet these learner outcomes: (1) describe food, water, and shelter as three essential components of habitat; (2) describe factors that influence carrying capacity; (3) define limiting factors and give examples; and (4) explain that some fluctuations in wildlife populations are natural as ecological systems undergo constant change. Rillero likes to use the game as a way to show how learning can be fun.

ASU sophomore Bethany Smith's research centers on developing batteries at the nanoscale, a project she has been working on since her freshman year: https://asunews.asu.edu/20130422_undergrad_research_ISTBIV

Freshman Nursing students Katelyn Taylor and Kimberly Eatinger help set up before Relay for Life at Sun Angel Stadium. The event was organized and led by 50 student volunteers and was attended by 2500 participants. It raised $87,000 for the American Cancer Society.

Close to 30,000 runners showed up on the streets of Tempe outside Sun Devil Stadium April 20 to honor fallen U.S. soldier Pat Tillman and his legacy of service in the ninth annual Pat's Run. Here, participants finish at the 42-yard line of Sun Devils Stadium. For more images from the event: https://asunews.asu.edu/20130423_gallery_patsrun

Professor and prolific author Naomi Oreskes investigates the role of science in society. Oreskes spoke in Carson Ballroom as part of the Wrigley Lecture Series on Sustainability.

President Michael Crow meets with business and community leaders from the Dutch municipality of Haarlemmermeer. The delegation visit was hosted by the Global Institute of Sustainability's Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative.

Leslie Feldman, a junior in English looks over the produce at the Farmer's Market on Orange Mall. This week's market was the last of the spring season.

The Navy ROTC Battalion was assembled on the lawn in front of Old Main before the Change of Command Ceremony. In a ceremony as old as the United States Navy, the command of the ASU Naval ROTC Battalion, The Sea Devils‚ changed hands as MIDN Katlin Forster was relieved by MIDN Michael Swahn. This ceremony mirrors that conducted in the Fleet. As the new commanding officer of the Sea Devil Battalion, Midshipman Commander Swahn will be directly involved in formulating and executing policy that will influence how the unit trains the new generation of Navy and Marine Corps leadership. The off-going Commander, Midshipman Katlin Forster, will be commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy following graduation, and then attend flight training in Pensacola, Florida.

Officer Candidate Kevin Hill giving marching commands to the battalion staff during the Change of Command ceremony early Tuesday morning.

Captain Dave R. Price talks with the Navy ROTC after the Change of Command ceremony.