Posted in Faculty and Staff, Student Health Services on Nov 20th, 2009
If you’re a West campus student or employee under age 25 and you haven’t received a vaccine for the swine flu (H1N1) virus yet, what are you waiting for? Get over to the Student Health office in the University Center Building and get yourself protected!
You can stop in for a swine flu vaccination between 9 a.m. [...]
Posted in Diversity, Events, Student Engagement, Uncategorized on Nov 18th, 2009
An interactive exhibit exploring the ongoing genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan is in place on Fletcher Lawn today and tomorrow (Nov. 18-19).
In addition to tents detailing such tragedies as Darfur, the Holocaust, Armenia, Cambodia and Rwanda, speakers and performances are featured. Today at 5:30 p.m is a musical performance by February State, an [...]
Posted in Community partnerships, Diversity, Hispanic Honor Society, Students on Nov 17th, 2009
Now is the time to get into the spirit of giving! The Hispanic Honor Society at ASU’s West campus is gathering food and necessities for the Esperanza para los Ninos Orphanage in Puerto Penasco, Mexico. It’s your chance to “fill a tummy while you fill your heart.”
Your donations of food, personal items, hardware and cleaning/kitchen [...]
Posted in ASU Bookstore, Academic Programs, Barrett the Honors College on Nov 16th, 2009
Visiting scholar Stephen Pluhacek will discuss “Philosophy at the Field’s Edge” on Monday, Nov. 23 at noon in the Bookstore on ASU’s West campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Dr. Pluhacek also will sign copies of three of his books, all of which are available at the West Bookstore.
This event is sponsored by [...]
Posted in Academic Programs, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, Students on Nov 16th, 2009
In less than two years, the M.A. degree program in Social Justice and Human Rights (MASJHR) in ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences has developed what Director Dr. William Simmons calls, “a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary and applied curriculum” that focuses on educating students to work with affected populations to address social justice and human [...]
Posted in Student Health Services, Students on Nov 13th, 2009
ASU has received a partial allotment of swine flu (H1N1) vaccines. On the West campus, vaccinations will be offered Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in La Sala to students, faculty and staff in the following high-risk groups:
Age 24 and younger
Those caring for children under age 6 months
Those with one of the [...]
Posted in Academic Programs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Students on Nov 13th, 2009
Next week, Nov. 16-20, is Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) at ASU, offering students across the university’s four campuses a chance to learn how to turn a smart idea into action that could be life-changing.
A full week of events and activities have been scheduled and take place at locations ranging from the Memorial Union on the Tempe campus [...]
Posted in Community partnerships, Diversity, Events, Uncategorized on Nov 13th, 2009
Here’s a final reminder that one of the West campus’ signature events, the Veteran’s Day Weekend Traditional Pow Wow, is a celebration of Native American Veterans and takes place on the Fletcher Lawn tomorrow, Sat., Nov. 14.
This is a wonderful chance to thank our Native American Veterans for their service to this country, and the [...]
Posted in Events on Nov 13th, 2009
R & B newcomer Jeremih, currently one of this country’s hottest hip-hop singing sensations, is coming to ASU’s West campus on Tuesday, Nov. 17, and he’s bringing an all-star cast of performers to encourage students to stay in school and pursue their dreams. The “Education and Awareness Tour” stops at the West campus and La [...]
Posted in Sustainability on Nov 10th, 2009
Maroon and gold are still the primary colors, but ASU’s West campus is getting greener.
What started with indoor lighting fixtures on campus now has moved to exterior locations including parking lots and the campus perimeter. The lighting retrofit, designed to save more than a million kilowatt hours annually, hit the FAB parking lot today. The work is being [...]