Arizona State University West campus
Fletcher Library at ASU West
TypePublic university
Established1984
Parent institution
Arizona State University
PresidentMichael M. Crow
Students4,968 [1]
Location
Phoenix
,
Arizona
,
United States

33°36′28″N 112°9′36″W / 33.60778°N 112.16000°W / 33.60778; -112.16000
CampusSuburban, 277.92 acres (1.1247 km2)[2]
WebsiteWest campus website

Arizona State University at the West Campus is a public university in Phoenix, Arizona. It is one of five university campuses[3] that compose Arizona State University (ASU). The West campus was established by the Arizona Legislature in 1984,[4] and is located in northwest Phoenix, bordering the city of Glendale.

For many purposes, ASU's campuses are unified as a single institution so the West campus shares students, faculty, administration, and accreditation with the other campuses.[5] As of Fall 2009, 10,380 students were enrolled in at least one course on the West campus, while the FTE enrollment for the campus is 6,173.[6] Since Fall 2018, on campus enrollment has been about 5,000 on ground students every year. [7]

In 2008, the West campus was designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride,[8] and in 2011, construction concluded on a large solar array that powers nearly the entire campus with solar power.[9]

History

Main pedestrian mall; Fletcher Library in background

Arizona state legislator, Anne Lindeman, located three hundred acres of state land that the west campus currently occupies in 1982. She also drafted the 1984 legislation that created the ASU West campus. Lindeman also created the legislation for the lease-purchase agreement that allowed for $48 million for additional campus construction in 1988. [10]

Established as the second ASU campus in 1984, construction of the West Campus began in February 1986. Prior to the opening of the campus, some classes were held at five other locations in the area including Metrocenter Mall.[11] The Fletcher Library was the first building completed, dedicated in 1988 to honor Robert L. Fletcher and his family, whose gift of property resulted in an endowment for the perpetual support of the library.[12] More buildings were completed like the Sands Classroom Building and the Administration Offices Building, the following year, in 1989.[13] The second main classroom building, Classroom/Lab/Computer Classroom Building, was constructed in 2 phases, with Phase 1 opening in Spring 1991 and Phase 2 opening Spring 2002.[14]

Originally known as "ASU West," this campus operated quasi-independently of the Tempe campus and had its own administration, faculty, and student admissions process. At the time, the west campus was designed to offer only upper-level undergraduate courses (with lower-level courses to be taken at nearby Glendale Community College). In 2001, freshmen students were admitted, allowing them to complete their entire undergraduate education on the West campus. The academic offerings on the West campus were designed to highlight an interdisciplinary focus in the liberal arts and sciences, education, and business.[15] With the arrival of current ASU president Michael Crow in 2002, the academic structure of ASU was reorganized to integrate the west campus into the university as a whole.[16] Today, the West campus shares faculty, students, accreditation, and administration with the other ASU campuses.

In March 2023, the university announced it would be expanding its west campus adding two new buildings in order to add more programs to the campus, among these was a second residence hall. It also announced that it would begin more classes in business, forensics, and engineering starting that fall semester. The University hopes that with this new expansion is can add roughly ten thousand new students to its west campus, helping those in the West Valley, more easily access ASU programs.[17]

Academics and Programs

The programs offered on the West campus focus on interdisciplinary and collaborative programs in the liberal arts and sciences, education, and business,[16] leading to bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.[18][19] The west campus is the headquarters of ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, and offers additional programs from the W. P. Carey School of Business. ASU's Graduate College, Honors College and University College also have an administrative presence on the campus.[20]

In 2015, the West campus began to integrate their academic offerings with those of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, which had recently become part of ASU.[21]; (See also [22] and [23].) The management school has since been moved to and integrated into ASU’s downtown campus.

In 2023, the West Valley Forward campaign announced the development of three new schools that will be housed in the new academic building being built. The School of Interdisciplinary Forensics in the New College of Interdisciplinary Sciences, the School of Integrated Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and the School of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in the W.P. Carey School of Business were announced and add additional degree programs.[24] This is bringing Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering to the West Campus.

Facilities

The West campus receives nearly all of its electricity from a 4.6MW on-site solar array.

The West campus is the smallest of ASU's campuses in terms of facility space (square footage of buildings). The campus primarily consists of five academic buildings arranged around a quad, with a secondary quad surrounded by the campus's dormitories, dining hall, and recreation center.

In 2011, the Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy, a private school for gifted children, opened on the east side of the campus. In August 2017 the school moved into a new 19,500 sq foot building near the secondary quad.[25] The school currently uses the Cambridge Learning Curriculum and a move on when ready program. The levels range from Middle Years 1 to A-Level years. Middle Years houses students from 10 to 14 years old. Both IGSCE years house students from 12 to 15 years old. A-Level years usually host students 16–18 years old. The Herberger Young Scholars Academy shares facilities with the rest of ASU West.

Academic Buildings

There are two main classroom buildings on West Campus: Sands and Classroom/Lab/Computer Classroom (CLCC). These buildings house a majority of the classrooms on campus. Sands is mainly standard lecture rooms with the average capacity of about 36 students. CLCC has standard classrooms with a wide range of capacities, but is mostly home to the laboratories of West campus. CLCC houses all of the teaching laboratory classrooms as well as the research laboratories of New College faculty, namely the wet lab laboratories of the School of Mathematical and Natural Science[26] faculty and the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics[27] faculty.

ASU West has a single standard lecture hall, Lecture Hall 110, with a capacity for 150 students.[28] It is the largest classroom on campus. ASU West offers a small campus feel to students at one of the largest universities in the world, and prioritizes small class sizes and individualized instruction to best fit the needs of the students.

A new academic building is being constructed as part of the West Valley Forward Campaign launched in March of 2023. Construction started in Fall of 2023, and the building is expected to be finished Spring 2025.[24] The new building will house additional classrooms, computer classrooms, faculty offices, research labs, and additional growth space as more programs move to West campus.

Residence Halls

Two residential complexes are located on the west campus: Casa De Oro, a LEED Silver complex built in 2012, offers traditional dormitory-style accommodations in which students are arranged based on their academic area of study.[29] Las Casas, built in 2002, offers apartment-style units for upper-division and graduate students.[30]

A new residential building is also being constructed as part of the West Valley Forward Campaign. Construction started in Fall of 2023, and the building is expected to be open Fall 2024.[24] The new residential hall will bring an additional 500 beds to West to house on campus students.


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facts and figures | Arizona State University".
  2. ↑ ASU University Office of Institutional Analysis. September 24, 2008.
  3. ↑ "ASU Campuses and Locations". campus.asu.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. ↑ House Bill 2376 – Introduced
  5. ↑ Accreditation status of Arizona State University Higher Learning Commission
  6. ↑ ASU Enrollment Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine. 2009. Retrieved Oct 9, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Facts and figures | Arizona State University". www.asu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  8. ↑ 2008 Phoenix Points of Pride Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ ASU News West Campus Solarization Project
  10. ↑ "Anne E. Lindeman". AWHF. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  11. ↑ “Anne Lindeman and Sterling and Barbara Ridge". Arizona Republic. December 24, 1999. p. 82. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  12. ↑ "About Fletcher Library | ASU Library". lib.asu.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  13. ↑ "Arizona Republic 15 Nov 1989, page Page 104". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  14. ↑ "Classroom/Lab/Computer Classroom Building". ASU Virtual Tour. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  15. ↑ History of the ASU West Campus Archived April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  16. 1 2 One University in Many Places Archived March 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Explanation of the ASU campus organization
  17. ↑ Faller, Mary Beth (2023-03-29). "ASU's West campus expanding to serve the evolving West Valley". ASU News. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
  18. ↑ "West campus gears up for growth". 1 February 2008.
  19. ↑ List of Graduate Degree Programs Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ "Welcome – University College". uc.asu.edu.
  21. ↑ "Thunderbird School to offer undergrad degree in global management". ASU. February 6, 2015.
  22. ↑ "ASU, Thunderbird School of Global Management finalize agreement". ASU. December 19, 2014.
  23. ↑ "ASU, Thunderbird School discuss potential merger". ASU. July 3, 2014.
  24. 1 2 3 "ASU's West campus expanding to serve the evolving West Valley". ASU News. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  25. ↑ "Herberger Young Scholars Academy". Business and Finance. 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  26. ↑ "School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SMNS) | New College". newcollege.asu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  27. ↑ "School of Interdisciplinary Forensics | New College". newcollege.asu.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  28. ↑ "Lecture Hall". ASU Virtual Tour. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  29. ↑ Casa De Oro Arizona State University Housing
  30. ↑ Las Casas Arizona State University Housing
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