Downtown Phoenix Campus

www.asu.edu/downtownphoenix
Mernoy E. Harrison Jr., PhD, Vice President, ASU;
Provost, Downtown Phoenix Campus

Arizona State University is partnering with the City of Phoenix to build a modern, vibrant university campus in downtown Phoenix as part of a larger plan to revitalize and redevelop the city’s urban core. ASU envisions a campus embedded within the city, embracing the cultural, socioeconomic, and physical setting of urban downtown Phoenix in the 21st century. The first phase of the campus will open in the fall semester of 2006. The full manifestation of ASU in downtown Phoenix is likely to take more than 10 years to achieve. When fully developed, the new full-service downtown Phoenix campus will serve 15,000 students, with academic buildings, student and nonstudent housing,

compatible retail development, and cultural programs that create an active 24/7 environment. Current plans call for the College of Nursing, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the College of Public Programs (which includes the School of Community Resources and Development, the School of Social Work, and the School of Public Affairs), and KAET-TV (Channel 8) to relocate from the Tempe campus to downtown Phoenix.

In addition, University College has been created to provide undergraduate students with a cross-college alternative to the existing majors. Construction of the campus is being designed around the planned light rail system, which will provide a 20-minute commute between the downtown Phoenix and Tempe campuses.

CAMPUS STUDENT SERVICES

The Downtown Phoenix campus will have an array of student services, including but not limited to the following:

 1. admissions and registration services,

 2. academic advising,

 3. Associated Students — student government,

 4. ASU shuttle service,

 5. bookstore,

 6. counseling,

 7. career services,

 8. disability resource center,

 9. financial aid services,

10. food service,

11. library services,

12. mail/postal services,

13. multicultural student services,

14. parking,

15. recreation and wellness and fitness,

16. student employment,

17. student housing — residential life,

18. student health care, and

19. tutoring.

For more information, access the Downtown Phoenix campus Web site at www.asu.edu/downtownphoenix.