Kenneth Behringer

Chair's Letter

You do not get to see history being made very often.

I got that experience when I attended the birth of the new ASU Downtown Campus in Phoenix on August 15.

The campus is unique in Arizona, because it is an urban university environment that lets students experience the education process in the middle of an active city. The students are close to a full range of governement, media, legal, medical and business venues that offer opportunities for internships, mentoring and networking with professionals in their field.

Like all the campuses of ASU, the Downtown Campus will become an important partner in the community. it is geared toward students who are attracted to service-oriented careers. Each of the programs on the campus will have a strong connection to the community, whether

it is improving citizen's health, informing residents on key public issues or addressing the community's social and economic needs.The most amazing facet of the Downtown Campus is how quickly it came about. With a gestation of just five months since the Phoenix voters approved bonding for construction of the campus, the first students began attending classes in the new University Center at the start of the Fall semester. Unlike most newborns, the Downtown Campus is not only walking, it is up and running.

The opening of the Downtown Campus is another exciting accomplishment at ASU for which alumni can be proud.

Kenneth Behringer '74, '78 J.D., '88 M.B.A.
2006-2007 Alumni Association Chair

P.S. If you have any ideas, questions or comments on ASU Alumni Association activities, please let me know at Kenneth.Behringer@asu.edu