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ASU Making Plans to Refurbish Campus Buildings

sstorrs — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:46:59 -0600

Many of Arizona State University's aging buildings will soon receive a long-overdue fix-up.

The Legislature in June approved $1 billion for building renewal and new construction at the state's three public universities, though nearly half will be spent on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus. The Arizona Board of Regents is giving roughly $200 million to ASU.

ASU's School of Construction will get up to $32 million for a new building to house its growing enrollment.

The construction school's new home will meet the highest "green" building standards, James Ernzen, director of the school, has said. Construction professors will use the building to show students first-hand what earth-friendly structures look like and how they work.

University officials are still figuring out precisely which structures on the main campus in Tempe they want to spend their remaining $170 million in maintenance cash.

The Future of the "Sun Corridor"

spprog — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:08 -0600

The Morrison Institute for Public Policy at ASU recently released a comprehensive white paper,

ASU's Downtown Building Nearly Done

sstorrs — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:32:22 -0600

Workers are finishing a signature building on Arizona State University's downtown Phoenix campus.

The $71 million future home for the journalism school and Channel 8 is a bronze building with crisp lines, loft-like spaces and cutting-edge classroom details, said Richard Stanley, a senior vice president and university planner.

"We wanted to put in place the notion that this was for an urban campus," Stanley said. "It's not just another office building."

The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication will move from Tempe to downtown Phoenix this summer, in time for the fall term. The school will share the six-story, 223,000-square-foot building with the public television station and KBAQ, a classical music station.

Grady Gammage “Megapolitan – Arizona’s Sun Corridor”

emersunn — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:17:27 -0600

Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy recently published a report entitled “Megapolitan- Arizona’s Sun Corridor.” The report focuses on the convergence of Arizona’s major population centers into one vast urban area and the challenges and opportunities resulting from this trend.

Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2006; Graduation Rates, 2000 and 2003 Cohorts; & Financial Statistics 2006

spprog — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:51:35 -0600

Economic Stimulus Plan - Dr. Dennis Hoffman

sstorrs — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:46:35 -0600

Last week’s podcast featured remarks by ASU President Michael Crow related to the economic stimulus plan that is currently being proposed by Arizona State University and its two sister universities. Dr. Dennis Hoffman, university economist and director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute in the W. P. Carey School of Business, has been involved in the plan’s development and recently presented the plan to the Arizona Board of Regents. He joins us today to offer additional context for the plan and its critical implications for the state of Arizona.

President Michael Crow - Economic Stimulus Plan

emersunn — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:10:24 -0600

Arizona State University, in cooperation with its two Arizona sister universities, has proposed an economic stimulus program designed to simultaneously address important infrastructure needs within the state's university system and bolster the Arizona economy. On April 11, President Michael Crow addressed the ASU University Management Team and offered a summary of the plan. This podcast features President Crow's brief explanation of the plan.

Providing real solutions for Arizona

spprog — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:50:12 -0600

In his column in last Sunday's Arizona Republic, Bob Robb got one thing right: the biggest issue faced by Arizona State University, and Arizona's other state universities, is the need to retain and graduate more students.

Phoenix Urban Research Lab

spprog — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:49:00 -0600

Polytechnic Campus - Michael Crow's Remarks

emersunn — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:48:37 -0600

Earlier this semester, the ASU Polytechnic campus hosted a welcome back breakfast for faculty and staff. ASU President Michael Crow joined the Polytechnic community for the event and discussed the future of the campus and ASU as a whole. This week’s podcast features excerpts from President Crow’s remarks highlighting some of the plans and challenges that lie ahead for ASU.