ASU football opens Fall Camp
Arizona State University began preparations for its 97th season of football when training camp opened on Thursday, August 6th. The Sun Devils will hold practices throughout the month of August in advance of the 2009 season opener against Idaho State on September 5th at Frank Kush Field/Sun Devil Stadium.  Fans are welcome to attend all Sun Devil football practices held at the Kajikawa Practice Facility. Any practice held in the Indoor Practice Facility will be limited to football staff, media and designated football personnel only.

Fans are encouraged to attend the two practices that will be held at Sun Devil Stadium, which will be followed by fans being invited onto the field for photo opportunities and autographs. Sun Devil fans will have approximately 30 minutes following the practices on August 22 and 28 to mingle with Sun Devil student-athletes. For the complete story, click here.

2009 Sun Devil Football Schedule
9/5 vs. Idaho State 7:00 p.m. PT  @ Sharkeez in Newport Beach....details to follow
9/19 vs. Louisiana-Monroe 7:00 p.m. PT
9/26 at Georgia Sanford Stadium ( Athens , Ga. ) TBA 
10/3 vs. Oregon State Time TBA
10/10 at Washington State Time TBA
10/17 vs. Washington (Family Weekend/Hall of Fame) 7:00 p.m. 
10/24 at Stanford 7:15 p.m. PT 
10/31 vs. California (Homecoming) Time TBA
11/7 vs. USC  5:00 p.m. PT
11/14 at Oregon Time TBA 
11/21 at UCLA  Time TBA 
11/28 vs. arizona Time TBA

2009 Sparky's Touchdown Tailgates
Sign up now for the 2009 Sparky’s Touchdown Tailgates at Georgia, UCLA and Stanford. Members of the Alumni Association can purchase game ticket and tailgate packages for the ASU @ Georgia game September 26th. The Alumni Association will also host tailgates before the Stanford and UCLA road games. Click here for more information: ASU Alumni

ASU Homecoming, October 31, 2009
Save the date and start thinking about your costume!  That’s right, Homecoming is on Halloween and the Block Party and parade will be transformed into the place to be at Halloween!  Your ASU Alumni Association will have exciting areas that celebrate the Halloween theme.  We’ll have a Sun Devil Generation’s pumpkin patch and a Halloween craft area to entertain kids of all ages, a member’s lounge, LIGHT - the high school singing and dancing troupe that brought the largest crowd we’ve ever seen at last year’s Homecoming, and much, much more.  We hope to see you there! 

ASU @ UCLA – Game and Tailgate Tickets Available Now
The Devils make the trip to Pasadena on Saturday, November 21st to battle the Bruins. Game and tailgate tickets are now available for sale. Join other gold-clad Devils at Sparky’s Touchdown Tailgate before the game and sit with other ASU fans inside the Rose Bowl. We’ve sold out of our LA Alumni Chapter ticket allotment the last two years 3-4 weeks before the games, don’t wait until the last minute to order tickets!

Click here to purchase game and/or tailgate tickets.

ASU named one of nation's 'greenest' universities
By Sharon Keeler
Arizona State University has been named one of the nation's "greenest" universities by The Princeton Review in its second annual rating of environmentally-friendly institutions. This is the second year in a row that ASU made the list.  The Princeton Review named 15 colleges to its "2010 Green Rating Honor Roll" – a list that salutes the institutions that received the highest possible score – 99 – in this year's rating tallies. For the complete story, click here.

You'll be hearing from us...
The ASU Alumni Association and its partner Harris Connect are working together to develop a comprehensive directory that will feature thousands of alumni listings, as well as highlights and photos alums choose to share.

As part of this project, ASU alums will be contacted by Harris Connect to obtain the most current information about their record. As always, we are committed to protecting the privacy of the information shared and ensuring the integrity of the information collected. We appreciate your support and look forward to sharing this directory with you.

If you have any questions about the project, please contact us at alumni@asu.edu or click here.

ASU Alumni Association Travel Portal
Heading to Arizona sometime soon? Traveling? Before you book your reservations, be sure to check out the ASU Alumni Association Travel Portal. The Alumni Association has partnered with Campus Travel management to create a unique portal designed to give you access to many Phoenix area hotels. Check it out here.

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Help Support The OC ASU ALUMNI Chapter! Become A Paid Member
Take a moment today to invest in the future by becoming an ASU Alumni Association member. Annual dues range from $25 to $45 and offer an affordable way to support the University. Life memberships start at $300 for recent graduates and $500 for non-recent grads (slightly higher if you opt for life membership payment plan).   Also, 10% of your dues will go right back to the chapter and become funds we can use for programming or other events and activities.  Don't delay, join today! 

Visit http://www.asu.edu/alumni/membership/  or call (480) 965-ALUM or 1-800-ALUMNUS (258-6687).  Please enter the code "Orange County" under the Campaign Code.