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Arizona State University Tempe campus is the largest of four campuses that compose Arizona State University. The campus lies in the heart of Tempe, Arizona, about eight miles (13 km) east of downtown Phoenix. The campus is considered urban, and is approximately {{convert|642|acre|km2|1}} in size. ASU's Tempe campus is arranged around broad pedestrian malls and is completely encompassed by an arboretum.^[4]^[5] ASU has an extensive public art collection, considered one of the ten best among university public art collections in the United States.^[6] Against the northwest edge of campus is the Mill Avenue district (part of downtown Tempe) which has a college atmosphere that attracts many students to its restaurants and bars. ASU's Tempe Campus is also home to all of the university's athletic facilities.

History

The Tempe campus is the original campus, and Old Main, the first building constructed on campus in 1898, still stands today. The university used to be named the Arizona Territorial Normal School and was initially used to train public school teachers. In 1925 the college was renamed the Tempe State Teachers College and started offering its first four-year bachelor's degree. After gaining accreditation in 1933, the college started offering graduated programs in 1937. The Tempe campus is also the largest of the four campuses, with 52,734 students enrolled in its programs.^[7] There are many notable landmarks on campus, including Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Other notable landmarks include Palm Walk, which is lined by 111 palm trees,^[8] Charles Trumbull Hayden Library, Old Main, the University Club Building, and University

Academics

In addition, the Tempe campus hosts courses and programs offered by the following schools and colleges:

Residence halls

University Towers (Upper Division Students); a privately owned apartment complex that has teamed up with ASU to have that ‘ASU-Tailored’ loving experience without officially living on campus.

See also

Campus Gallery

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://uoia.asu.edu/files/quickfacts/Quick_Facts_Spring_2009.pdf |title=Quick Facts Spring 2009 |year=2009 |publisher=Arizona State University Office of Institutional Analysis |accessdate=July 21, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
2. ^This figure is summed from students whose academic majors are based on the Tempe campus—any ASU student may be enrolled in classes on any of the four campuses simultaneously.
3. ^ASU University Office of Institutional Analysis. September 24, 2008
4. ^ASU's Tempe campus
5. ^Arizona Arboretums And Botanical Gardens {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823073752/http://www.azarboretum.org/ |date=August 23, 2014 }}
6. ^{{cite journal|date=Spring–Summer 2006|title=Big Ten|journal=Public Art Review|volume=17|issue=2|pages=24–5|issn=1040-211X}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://uoia.asu.edu/files/quickfacts/Quick_Facts_Fall_2007.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=July 22, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326063848/http://uoia.asu.edu/files/quickfacts/Quick_Facts_Fall_2007.pdf |archivedate=March 26, 2009 |df= }}
8. ^Arizona State University: Virtual Tour {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231193351/http://www.vpsa.asu.edu/UGA/360/campus.asp?campusid=1 |date=December 31, 2007 }}
9. ^List of ASU Colleges

External links

Arizona State University at the Tempe campus