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ASU receives $10M gift to endow football coach position
Brian Swette loves college sports and what they mean to a university. That passion, along with his support of ASU head football coach Kenny Dillingham, has led Brian and his wife, Kelly, to establish the Swette Family Endowed Football Coach position.
A visit from Sparky and Sun Devil Athletics turned an ordinary afternoon into one that sparked curiosity toward college readiness for students at Fuller Elementary in Tempe.
A growing understanding that sports psychology coaches can make the difference between success and failure for athletes has created a rapidly increasing demand for them at all performance levels. An ASU master’s degree was designed to meet that need, and its first graduates are now entering the workforce.
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ASU Prep Digital grad balanced high school and competitive hockey
Alejandro Apud travels the country playing competitive hockey, and he is graduating this semester from ASU Prep Digital.
Spectator sports will return, but it’s a matter of how and when, say industry insiders
Professional and amateur sports' return in the United States will take place, but it's a matter of how and when, with a number of possibilities to maintain participants' and spectators' safety, say industry insiders presenting to an ASU summer session sports tourism class.
ASU Sun Devil Marching Band’s video cheers on Sun Devil Nation
The ASU Sun Devil Marching Band, School of Music and Sun Devil Athletics banded together to create a virtual performance of the fight song to show support and build encouragement for Sun Devil Nation.
Native American communities are missing sports during pandemic pause
The suspension of sports has taken away a happy part of Native American culture as the world deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to several experts on an ASU panel on Friday. But the public health crisis also has shown the resilience of Native American people, the panelists said during the “COVID-19 and Native American Sport” Zoom discussion sponsored by the Global Sport Institute at ASU.
Law school student veteran grad driven by sports passion, equity
Coaches often demand their teams to “finish the game strong,” and that is exactly what a former high school star athlete and military veteran from North Carolina did this semester as he achieved a lifelong goal — finishing graduate school.
ASU honors graduate wants to use data and education to empower communities
Pratik Nyaupane graduated ASU this week with a bachelor's degree in informatics and a minor in political science with honors from Barrett, the Honors College. He wants to use his technical knowledge is ways that will promote social justice.
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