Live the Suite Life in San Diego!
Do your vacation plans need a boost? Members of the ASU Alumni Association are eligible to enter the organization’s “Suite Life in San Diego” prize drawing. You could win a 2-night stay at the Sheraton Suites in San Diego!
Enter the drawing!
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Bring your Sun Devils-in-training to our Sept. 20 kids’ carnival
Make your ASU pride a family affair! Bring the whole brood for a fun afternoon of children's activities, learn more about the Sun Devil Generations program and meet other ASU families!
Register today!
Get in the know with new Women in Business Network
Do you want to network and connect with other successful women in business who share your Sun Devil spirit? Make plans to attend the inaugural Wine and Networking event, 5:30-7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 15, at La Bocca Pizzeria, 699 S. Mill Ave., #115. Bring plenty of business cards and be prepared to meet new people!
RSVP for the event
Show your Sun Devil pride! Join or renew your membership with the ASU Alumni Association and take advantage of a host of benefits and opportunities to connect with fellow alumni and current students.
Join today!
Celebrate ASU’s excellence through the years at Homecoming Nov. 15
Meet members of the classes who spearheaded Arizona State’s 1958 name-change effort, connect with all that the Alumni Association has to offer you, and give your “next generation” a head start on ASU pride—it’s all happening Nov. 15, when ASU celebrates an extra-special Homecoming.
Homecoming offers something for everyone
Join the Web 2.0 generation with us!
The ASU Alumni Association has set up groups on Facebook and LinkedIn for graduates of ASU! LinkedIn is a social networking platform dedicated to helping professionals expand their online business network and Facebook is one of the most popular social networks on the Web.
Sign up today and see who you know from ASU, and who THEY know!
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How many ways can you spell Sun Devil pride?
You’ve got five characters and your own creativity—the possibilities are limitless. When you purchase an ASU collegiate license plate for your car, $17 of the $25 fee goes to the ASU Alumni Association’s Medallion Scholarship fund.
Learn more about the plates
Help new Sun Devils get a great start at Fall Welcome
Help new students and their families get off to a great start at the university during ASU’s Fall Welcome, Aug. 20-24. Volunteer with Sparky’s Welcome Team and assist at events such as Passport to ASU, residence hall move-in days, and much more!
Join Sparky’s Welcome Team!
Starting a second-generation Sun Devil?
Are you a parent or relative of a new ASU student and a graduate of ASU? Don't miss our special Aug. 21 "Welcome Home" event, designed specifically for our legacy family members! After you help your student move into their new home for the semester, stop by Old Main on the Tempe campus between 3:30 and 5 p.m. to enjoy complimentary refreshments and snacks.
Register for “Welcome Home” today!
Herberger alums highlighted in 2009 calendar
The alumni chapter for the Herberger College of the Arts has introduced its inaugural alumni calendar, filled with inspirational stories and news about alumni from around the country. The 16-month calendar for 2008-09 is just $10, including shipping and handling, and benefits the chapter’s scholarship programs.
To order, send a check made out to ASU Foundation, with “HCA Alumni Calendar” in the memo line, to: Deanna Stulgaitis, ASU Herberger College of the Arts, PO Box 872102, Tempe, AZ 85287-2102.
Visit the Herberger alumni “virtual mosaic”
Engineering alums plan Sept. 20 BBQ
The Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering alumni chapter invites engineering alums to join current students for a barbecue on Saturday, September 20, prior to the ASU vs. Georgia football game. The event will be held at the Brickyard at 7th Street and Mill Avenue in Tempe and will get started three hours prior to kickoff.
For more information, call Kendra at 480-727-7600.
Recreate at Rio with RTM alums
Bring the entire family out to “Recreate at Rio,” an event hosted by the Recreation and Tourism Management alumni chapter, 6-8 p.m., Saturday, August 16 at Rio Vista Park, 8866 West Thunderbird Road, Peoria. Join your fellow RTM alums and current students as they barbeque and enjoy the splash park.
For information, contact Melissa Matt at 623-824-2367.
Got Greek? Get happy!
The Greek alumni club invites ASU grads with fraternity and sorority connections to attend the group’s inaugural Happy Hour, 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 14 at the Salty Senorita, 3636 N. Scottsdale Road. For information, contact club president Erin Sorensen at asuaagac@gmail.com.
Native American chapter to host scholarship benefit dinner Oct. 18
Native American alums will gather on Oct. 18 at the 14th Annual Josiah N. Moore Memorial Scholarship Benefit Dinner. The theme this year is “Connecting with the Vision of Josiah,” and proceeds from the event deliver financial opportunity to current Native American ASU students through building the chapter’s endowment fund.
RSVP for the dinner
Piano prep program helps kids hit all the right notes
The highly successful ASU Piano Prep/Conservatory Program, housed in ASU’s School of Music celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2008 and invites new students age 7-17 to enroll. Interviews for the program will be held Aug. 20-21 from 2 to 6 p.m.
Program renowned for creative course of study
ASU named one of nation's 'greenest' universities
Arizona State University has been named one of the nation's "greenest" universities by The Princeton Review in its first-ever rating of environmentally friendly institutions.
Learn more about the rating
University’s tech transfer reach goes global
Arizona Technology Enterprises, the technology venturing arm of Arizona State University, has entered into separate global arrangements to market technologies developed by ASU’s partner universities, Dublin City University in Ireland and Tec de Monterrey in Mexico.
Collaborations key to developing a “vibrant global network”
Biodesign director to lead groundbreaking science initiative
The director of the university’s Biodesign Institute, George Poste, has been selected to head a major new initiative at ASU that will revolutionize academic research through the innovative convergence of science, engineering, social sciences and computing.
Learn more about the Complex Adaptive Systems Initiative
Enjoy grub and gridiron gab at the Sun Devil Football Kickoff Luncheon
The Tempe Chamber of Commerce and the ASU Alumni Association will host the 8th Annual Sun Devil Football Kickoff Luncheon on Aug. 22 to jump start the ASU football season as Head Coach Dennis Erickson, President Michael Crow, Alumni Association President Christine Wilkinson and Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love rally the audience and share their vision for the upcoming season.
Register NOW to save your seat at the luncheon!
Sports Illustrated names ASU athletics program No. 1
On the strength of three national titles and multiple conference championships, Sports Illustrated is lauding ASU as having the top ranked athletic department for 2007-2008.
More on the ranking
Sun Devil athletes go for the gold
Tune in to the 2008 Olympics in Bejing and you may just see a Sun Devil winning a medal! Former and current ASU athletes competing in this year’s summer games for Team USA include field athlete Trevell Quinley and heptathlete Jacquelyn Johnson.
Sun Devils who are competing for their home countries include diver Joona Puhakka, who is competing for his native Finland; track stand-out Joel Phillip of Grenada; track athlete Marcus Duncan of Trinidad and Tobago; and Mohammed Madwa, a freestyle swimmer from Kuwait.
Financial support helps reinstate men’s swimming
Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love announced July 15, that the athletic department was fully reinstating the sport of varsity men’s swimming due to financial support from various donors across the globe.
Program supporters rally to save varsity sport
Bright lights, fabulous dancing…win tickets to “A Chorus Line”!
Ready to experience one singular sensation? Enter our drawing to win two tickets to the Sept. 2 performance of “A Chorus Line.” Put “Chorus Line Ticket Drawing” in your e-mail’s subject line and include a daytime phone number. A winner will be chosen and notified during the week of Aug. 11.
If you don’t win the drawing, but still want to see one of Broadway’s most popular shows, you can still get a $10 discount on the Sept. 2-4 performances of the show by visiting the electronic box office and using ALUMNI as the promo code.
Enter to win two FREE tickets!
Order discounted tickets today!
Do the Grand Canyon the Sun Devil way
Sun Devil Destinations’ “Grand Canyon Explorer” adventure, slated for Oct. 14-19, will show travelers the natural wonder’s many faces. Travel with other ASU alumni and friends through nearby towns via railway, take a close look at the canyon’s painted walls on a below-the-rim day hike, and enjoy a smooth-water rafting adventure on the Colorado River.
Sign up for this adventure today!
Smart Sun Devils never stop learning
ASU Lifelong Learning students who are also members of the ASU Alumni Association can have their registration fees waived for classes taken at ASU’s Polytechnic (Mesa) and West (Phoenix/Glendale) campuses, as well as for classes taken through the “Tempe Connections” program. With site registration fees at $35 per semester, your membership can save you at least $70 a year!
Check out the ASU Lifelong Learning class catalog
Your SunDevil Spark Could Be Worth $10,000!
Here’s your chance to rule your devil domain, win some cash and help support the ASU Alumni Association!
Bank of America has launched the “MyExpression™ Search for Alumni Passion” contest. The alumnus whose college pride outshines all others can win $500, plus a $10,000 donation made in their name to the ASU Alumni Association.
The contest runs Sept. 2-Oct. 24. Full details are available at www.bankofamerica.com/alumnipassion starting Sept. 2. Good luck!
Kaplan’s Admissions Consulting $100 off in August
Intimidated by the graduate school application process? Kaplan’s Admissions Consulting can help – our expert consultants are former admissions officers, advisors and experts; they know what admissions committees seek in a candidate. Throughout August, alumni who enroll in a 3-, 6-, 10-, or 15-hour law, business, graduate or medical school Admissions Consulting program can save an extra $100 off the hourly rates. Call 1-800-KAP-TEST to sign up today!
Learn more about Kaplan’s services