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Evolution of a University [permanent dead link ], a series on ASU's history and future plans printed in The State Press from Nov. 4–6, 2008 50 years ago, voters endorse name change for Arizona State; Longtime employees look back at past 50 years’ ASU presidents; Crow’s vision attracts both praise, criticism
Arizona State University was established as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe on March 12, 1885, when the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature passed an act to create a normal school to train teachers for the Arizona Territory. The campus consisted of a single, four-room schoolhouse on a 20-acre plot largely donated by Tempe residents ...
Arizona State University Tempe campus is the main campus of Arizona State University, and the largest of the five campuses [4] that comprise the 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 642 acres (2.6 km 2) in size.
Tempe also contains one of the state's three major universities, Arizona State University, the Maricopa County Community College District administrative offices and the headquarters of Rio Salado Community College. Arizona State University is known for its numerous studies and innovations, particularly in the field of science which include ...
In 1885, the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College, Arizona State College and finally Arizona State University. In 1887, the Phoenix Railroad was built and crossed the Salt River at Tempe, linking the town to the rest of ...
The history of Arizona State University's largest library and the City of Tempe accredits one significant figure for whom this library has derived its name, Charles Trumbull Hayden. [3] He used his background in developing, and founded the City of Tempe, but also paired the existing businesses of the " cable ferry , grist mill and general store ...
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Arizona State University-Tempe (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014. Schools are ranked based on the percentage of their athletic budget that comes from subsidies.
Old Main, at 400 East Tyler Mall on the Tempe campus of Arizona State University, is the oldest building on the campus.It was built in 1898 and was designed by W. A. McGinnis in the Victorian Queen Anne style with Richardsonian Romanesque influences.