ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY t once the youngest and the largest of the roughly 150 public and private research- Agrade universities in the nation, Arizona State University enrolls more than 68,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students on four cam- puses of equally high aspiration configured across metropolitan Phoenix, a region negotiating societal and environmental challenges that anticipate coming trends worldwide. ASU offers outstanding resources for study and research, including libraries and museums with impor- tant collections, studios and performing arts spaces for creative endeavor, and unsurpassed state-of-the-art scientific and technological laboratories and research facilities. ASU’s historic campus in Tempe, which serves more than 55,500 students, offers the feel of a college town in the midst of a dynamic metropolitan region. The West campus, which serves 10,300 students in northwest Phoenix, and Polytechnic campus, which serves 9,146 students in Mesa, offer more specialized missions. The Downtown Phoenix campus, which opened in fall 2006 as part of a larger plan to revitalize the city’s urban core, provides a university experience in a modern, urban atmosphere for more than 11,500 students. ASU is research-driven but focused on learning – teaching is carried out in a context that encourages the creation of new knowledge. The faculty includes Today’s Academic First Team of any public univer- ing an enduring niche in higher education, research recipients of prestigious academic and professional sity in the nation. and policy. ASU has also formed strategic partnerships awards, members of the various national academies ASU also champions diversity, boasting one of with: Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico; Sichuan and a Nobel Laureate. Research and discovery featur- the nation’s largest Hispanic student enrollments and University in China; Dublin City University in Ireland; ing ASU faculty can be found regularly in the nation’s among the most Native American faculty members Monash University top publications and journals. nationally. in Australia; and Nanyang Technological University The university annually attracts some of the nation’s The university is international in scope, welcoming in Singapore. top scholars, including a higher number of freshman students from all 50 states and nations across the ASU is an active partner with the private sector in National Merit Scholars than almost any other public globe, and engaging in educational partnerships world- initiatives to enhance the social well-being, economic university in the United States. ASU has the most wide. ASU has formed strategic partnerships with competitiveness, cultural depth, and quality of life of undergraduates (12) named to USA countries such as China where the university is secur- metropolitan Phoenix and the state. Academic Highlights at Arizona State University • ASU is a Doctoral/Research-Extensive I Institution, based on grades, leadership, activities and how the the highest distinction of the prestigious Carnegie students extend their intellectual talents beyond the Foundation classification system. classroom. • Enrollment for the fall 2009 semester was 68,064 • ASU students’ record of winning Fulbright with 55,552 students at the Tempe campus; 11,503 Fellowships is double the national average. Ten at the Downtown Phoenix campus, 10,380 at the percent of applicants nominated from any given West campus and 9,146 at the Polytechnic campus. university actually will be awarded a Fulbright, but • Of the 68,064 students, 54,277 were undergraduates ASU applicants win at the rate of 36 percent. In and 13,787 were graduate students. 2009, 17 students won Fulbrights to study or do • ASU students have more than 250 majors and more research abroad next year, a record for ASU, placing than 12,000 classes from which to choose on four the university 4th among public universities and 14th campuses in Metropolitan Phoenix. overall. • The university’s faculty includes recipients of • ASU is home to the nation’s first School of prestigious academic and professional awards, Sustainability, established in 2007. The school members of the various national academies and a addresses critical challenges facing the world by Nobel Laureate. bringing together disciplines and leaders to create and • The number of National Merit Scholars at ASU share knowledge, train scholars and practitioners, and has increased substantially since 2002. The 2009 develop practical solutions to pressing environmental, freshman class included 156, with more than 610 economic, and social challenges of sustainability. National Merit Scholars enrolled at ASU. • Princeton Review named ASU as one of the nation’s • The ASU freshman class in 2009 included 118 greenest universities and Kaplan College guide cited National Hispanic Scholars, with more than 320 ASU as one of the nation’s top 25 environmentally enrolled overall. responsible universities. Sierra Magazine has named • Twelve ASU students have been named among the ASU as one of the “coolest” schools. top 20 undergraduates in the U.S. by USA Today, • U.S. News & World Report named ASU as one on the All-USA College Academic First Team, since of the best “Up-and-Coming Schools” in the 2009 1992. This is the best record of any public university edition of “America’s Best Colleges.” This ranking in the nation. Only Harvard, Yale and Duke have had highlights colleges and universities that have recently more. (Another 8 ASU students were named to the made the most promising and innovative changes in Palm Walk is one of the most picturesque spots on second team of 20 and 2 to the third team of 20.) academics, faculty, students, campus life, diversity the Arizona State campus. A national team of judges chooses top students and facilities. 78 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL 2010 ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY ASU Academic Programs Ranked in the Top 25 in the Nation W. P. Carey School of Business - The W. P. Carey School is ranked at No. 11 among public schools; is ranked in the top 30 for its full-time MBA program; and is among the top 5 business schools in the western United States. Ranked programs include: International Supply Chain and Logistics (5); Information Systems (16); and Accounting (27). College of Education - Ranked No. 25 among public universi- ties. Ranked programs include: Education Policy (11); Secondary Teacher Education (11); Education Psychology (12); Elementary Teacher Education (14); Student Counseling and Personnel Services (15); Education Curriculum and Instruction (17); and Education Administration and Supervision (17). Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering - Engineering programs at ASU, overall, are ranked No. 24 among public universities. Ranked programs include: Industrial Engineering (16); Environmental Engineering (21); and Aerospace Engineering (24). Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts - The Herberger Institute features top rankings in Printmaking (3); Photography (5 and 2 among public institutions); Art Education (7); Master’s of Fine Arts program (13 and 8 among public institutions); and Ceramics (14 and 11 among public institutions). The School of Music masters programs rank 19 and 8 among public institutions. The Department of Dance was named one of the “most highly recognized programs in the country,” with national rankings for Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Grady Gammage Auditorium is home to Broadway shows graduate programs (5) and undergraduate programs (9). The and other productions. Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Rent are just a few of the School of Theatre & Film features ranked programs for Theatre for Broadway shows to come to Gammage Auditorium. Youth program (top 3) and Creative Writing/Playwriting (20 and 15 among public institutions). College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Ranked programs Arizona State University Deans include: Earth Sciences, Archaeology, Creative Writing, Kinesiology, Geological Sciences, and Speech and Hearing Sciences. Robert E. Mittelstaedt Jr. Quentin Wheeler College of Nursing & Health Innovation - Ranked 32 out of W.P. Carey School of Business College of Liberal Arts and 396 graduate programs. The college’s Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Sciences specialty track program ranked 13th out of 76th existing PNP Kwang-Wu Kim programs. Herberger Institute for Design Bernadette Melnyk College of Public Programs - The School of Public Affairs ranked 25th nationally and top 15 for public institutions. Ranked and the Arts College of Nursing and Health programs include City Management and Urban Policy (6); Innovation Public Management and Administration (8); Public Finance and Deirdre Meldrum Budgeting (18); Nonprofit Management (23); and Public Policy (Paul Johnson, effective Jan. 1, 2011) Philip Regier Analysis (27). Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering ASU Online Maria Allison Debra Friedman Graduate College College of Public Programs Mark Jacobs Sander van der Leeuw Barrett Honors College School of Sustainability Elizabeth Langland Mari Koerner New College of Interdisciplinary Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Arts and Sciences Keith Hjelmstad Christopher Callahan College of Technology and Walter Cronkite School Innovation of Journalism and Mass Communication Frederick Corey University College Paul Schiff Berman Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL 2010 79 PRESIDENT/REGENTS i c h a e l M. Crow Arizona Mb e c a m e Board of the 16th president of Arizona State Regents University on July 1, 2002. He is guiding the transformation of ASU into one of the