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New, enhanced fan experience awaiting Sun Devil Football fans
Arizona State University isn’t just entering a new era with its move to the Big 12. The fan experience for Sun Devil Football games this fall will be new and improved, as well.
Thanks to a collaboration between the Office of National Scholarships Advisement and Sun Devil Athletics, student-athletes have support when applying for big scholarships — like the NCAA Postgraduate. Two Sun Devils won the award this year.
A new live-learn community empowers high-achieving undergraduates as leaders within sports media and the Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at ASU.
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ASU Law sports law and business program under new leadership
The Allan "Bud" Selig Sports Law and Business Program at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University has appointed Aaron Hernandez as its assistant dean and executive director. Evan Singletary has been promoted from program coordinator to assistant director. The program offers a Master of Sports Law and Business (MSLB), which students may also pursue concurrently with a Juris Doctor.
‘The Big Unit’ still pitching memorable moments
After 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson traded in his mitt for a camera after his retirement, finding joy in photography. He shared his story at the Sept. 28 Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award event, where three Cronkite School winners were honored.
‘Tears and cheers’: Alumni Association recognizes 50th anniversary of Sun Devil Volleyball
This year’s Sun Devil Volleyball Affinity Reunion — an annual event held by the ASU Alumni Association to invite alumni of a particular school, academic affiliation, organization, club or group back to campus to reconnect and celebrate the legacy they shared at ASU — was a weekend, as some former players referred to it, that served as a perfect balance between “tears and cheers.” Old teammates gathered once more, trading stories and reminiscing on what it meant to be Sun Devils.
Pulitzer Prize-winning ASU professor pens coffee table book about NBA fashion
Mitchell Jackson has been an NBA fan for as long as he can remember. So when the idea of writing a book about NBA fashion was broached to him, he was immediately interested. After years of work, he's releasing "Fly: The Big Book Of Basketball Fashion," a photo-heavy coffee table book that will be available Sept. 5.
ASU sports historian to speak on state of sports in the US
A former NCAA national champion with a PhD in the history of sport, Victoria Jackson is well suited to speak on the subject, something she does often in the media and at Arizona State University, where she is a clinical associate professor in the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. On Sept. 6, Jackson will continue doing what she does best when she gives opening remarks for a public hearing: The Future of Olympic and Paralympic Sports in America.
ASU Law to host mock NBA trade competition in November
Students with a head for business and a passion for sports will be happy to learn of a first-of-its-kind event being hosted by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University this November. The Mock NBA Trade Deadline Competition will take place Nov. 2–4 at the Beus Center for Law and Society in downtown Phoenix.
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