Students go back to school for fall semester
A car emblazoned with slogans of support for Arizona State University is parked outside Wells Fargo Arena on the Tempe campus, early Saturday morning. Students started moving into residence halls Friday, Aug. 17.
Psychology major Ao Gao (center) beats the rush to get her photo taken by Jason Sorenson (left) for her student identification card, known as a Sun Card. Gao is one of more than 12,500 freshmen arriving on campus for the beginning of classes, Aug. 23.
Navy veteran Josh Capizzi (left) chats with Chris Rauschenbauch, program manager at the Tillman Veterans Center on ASU’s Tempe campus, during a break in the center's presentation, which introduced the Tillman Center staff and highlighted resources available to assist in the veteran’s education journey at ASU.
Players make their way to the practice field, as Sun Devil Football renewed a tradition with weeklong pre-season workouts at Camp Tontozona outside of Payson, Ariz., Aug. 15. To see more images from Camp T, check out the FULL GALLERY
Retha Warnicke, history professor at ASU, presented a talk titled "Fearless Females: Audacious and Feisty Women of the Middle Ages and Renaissance" to a full house of attendees at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Aug. 16. The event was one of the public programs of ASU's Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Warnicke specializes in politics and protocol of the court of Tudor England and has just released her new book, "Wicked Women of Tudor England: Queens Aristocrats, Commoners."
Incoming freshmen in Barrett, The Honors College were the first to move into the newly completed Century Hall on ASU’s Polytechnic campus, Aug. 17. Ray Long (left) and his son, Marc Long, watch as student helpers Nigel Hobbs and Brett Montgomery (right) load appliances into bins during the move-in process. Marc came to ASU from Sierra Vista, Ariz., and is planning on studying software engineering.
Matt West (left) helps his brother, Andrew West, a software engineering major from Gilbert, Ariz., move a mattress into the residence hall. Matt, who also will be attending ASU, is studying engineering.
Tyson Stevenson, a mechanical engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation, takes a break from unpacking to check his cell phone for text messages.
Housing personnel pass out lanyards – used to hold keys and student ID cards – to students lined up out outside Wells Fargo Arena, waiting to check in so they can move into the various residence halls on ASU’s Tempe campus, Aug. 18.
Darryl Swaggerty (left) prepares to unload his son’s bicycle from the back of his truck, as Ruy Vasquez (right), an incoming freshman majoring in international business, helps unload boxes. Swaggerty's son, Samuel, is also an incoming freshman interested in studying business. He and Vasquez were both moving in to Hassayampa Hall on ASU’s Tempe campus.
Incoming freshmen on ASU’s West campus moved into the Casa de Oro, the new 365-bed residence hall on Aug. 18.
Rene Sanchez (center), an incoming freshman psychology major from Avondale, Ariz., gets his room key and other check-in materials from Carolyn Cummings during move-in on ASU’s West campus. Sanchez was accompanied by his father, Gilbert Sanchez (center left) and his mother, Martha Sanchez (right), as he began to move into the new Casa de Oro residence hall.
Ashley Benoit (left), life sciences major from Las Vegas, Nev., receives some assistance in unloading her car from volunteer Stephanie Miller (right) as Benoit arrived on ASU’s West campus to move into the new Casa de Oro residence hall.
Juan Villafane (left) helps his daughter, Zayarie Villafane, make her bed during the move-in at the new Casa de Oro residence hall on ASU’s West campus, Aug. 18. Villafane came from Sierra Vista, Ariz., to major in life sciences with an emphasis on forensics.
Incoming freshmen moved into Taylor Place, the residence hall on ASU’s Downtown Phoenix campus, Aug. 18.
Kameron Wesley, a student volunteer, helps Josh Baldus, an incoming health and wellness student from southern California, move into Taylor Place on the Downtown Phoenix campus.
Movers unload cars next to the Palo Verde Complex on the Tempe campus, as students continued to move into residence halls, Aug. 19.
Students have their vehicles unloaded by movers on Forest Mall in front of McClintock Hall on ASU’s Tempe campus.
Movers assist students moving into McClintock Hall, home of the CLAS Academy, a residence community for students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at ASU.
As part of orientation activities, Sun Devil alumnus and NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles spoke to a group of incoming athletes – both freshman and transfer students – about motivation, striving to excel and Sun Devil Spirit.
Priscilla Liang (right), a junior economics major, gets some assistance from Sun Devil Campus Stores worker Tarun Arora as they check her iPad for a list of texts needed for her fall semester classes.
Suzanne Egan examines the content of her Human Evolution and Disease textbook that she needs for her dual major in criminology, at the bookstore.
Incoming freshmen in ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business show their spirit during the Sun Devil Welcome, an introduction to the spirit traditions at ASU.
ASU President Michael M. Crow welcomed more than 9,000 students who gathered in Wells Fargo Arena during Sun Devil Welcome.
Students in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College show their school spirit during Sun Devil Welcome.
Arizona State's head football coach Todd Graham and members of the ASU football team participated in the Sun Devil Welcome event.
Students learned the fight song and how to make the ASU pitchfork symbol during Sun Devil Welcome. You too can learn how to properly make the ASU pitchfork by watching this tutorial.
Safety Alden Darby (4) and other members of the Sun Devil football team taught the Sun Devil Welcome attendees the team's fight song.
The Sun Devil Marching Band revved up the crowd at Sun Devil Welcome in anticipation of the first football game, when ASU hosts Northern Arizona, Aug. 30.
Students filled Tyler Mall on ASU's Tempe campus on the first day of classes, Aug. 23
Audrey Walters, a staff member in the English department (left) gives directions to students trying to locate the proper buildings on the first day of classes at ASU.
Sophomore criminology major Crystal Williams uses a campus map to find where her classes are being held for the fall semester.
Harry Hale, a senior technical director at ASU's Gammage Auditorium, talks to new students and their families during a tour of the facility during Broadway Buzz, a free event on Aug. 16 that showed what ASU Gammage has to offer.
Classes have barely begun and senior nursing majors Jason Meyers (left) and Sergio Vazquez are hard at work preparing for a quiz on cardio procedures and protocols, Aug. 24. The mezzanine of the University Center on ASU's Downtown Phoenix Campus provided a quiet place for them to study.
The 2012 Fall Welcome Concert featured headlining artist B.o.B and special guest Far East Movement, who rocked Wells Fargo Arena Aug. 21.
Commemorative shovels and ceremonial hardhats await use at the groundbreaking ceremony for a new facility in Phoenix. ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus and the Lincoln Family Downtown YMCA were celebrating the beginning of a new $25 million student recreation center, Aug. 24. Construction on the ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus Recreation Center (also known as the Y@ASU) is scheduled for completion by 2013. For more on the project visit https://asunews.asu.edu/20120821_ymca
A line of students wait their turn to help paint the "A" as the tradition was renewed again Aug. 25.
Leonard Menchaca, first year architecture student (left) and Elizabeth Villanueva, who will be studying elementary education (second from left) apply paint to the large concrete "A" on the side of Tempe Butte.
A band of stalwart freshmen made the climb up the butte next to Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe to apply a coat of whitewash to the concrete letter "A."
Tiana Benjamin, a mechanical engineering major who just transfered to Arizona State from a college in Kentucky, keeps up with her homework as she works on her chemistry assignment in the Academic Center building on ASU's Polytechnic campus.
Gibran Garcia, a sophomore mechanical engineering major (left) and Suleman Siddiqui, a junior biochemisty student, visit between classes on the West campus of Arizona State University.
With monsoon clouds over the mountains and airplanes overhead, the Sun Devil Marching Band prepares for the football season opener in its practice facility, east of Scottsdale Road.
The band breaks into smaller groups and spreads out around the area to practice. Graduate teaching assistant Serena Weren (center) coaches a part of the horn line.
Euphonium player Brian Huft rehydrates during a pause in rehearsal.
James Hudson, director of Athletic Bands, critiques the performances of the 350 member Sun Devil Marching Band during a late afternoon rehearsal as they prepare for their first appearance at the ASU/NAU football game, Aug. 30.
Student worker Adam Cook paints the Pac-12 logo on the Frank Kush Field inside Sun Devil Stadium in preparation for the first football game of the season as Arizona State hosts the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona University, Aug. 30.