ASU boasts a diverse population of students from near and far. In this series, we take a peek inside the lives of a variety of Sun Devils. We'll add more stories over the next two weeks.
Veterans transition to student life at ASU
Shifting to college life can be a tough transition for any student, but students who come to ASU from the military have unique concerns and situations that make the change more complicated. Thats why ASU has programs and services to help veteran students succeed in their academic pursuits.
The daily grind: ASU student-athletes work hard for their success
ASU student-athletes say their lives are a busy balance of achieving student and athletic success, but they would not have it any other way.
The tough transition: International students help one another adjust to ASU
There are about 9,800 international students at Arizona State University, and they’ve taken a variety of paths to ASU. And although these students come from all over the world, they face similar issues once they get here — from language barriers to the acclimation of a new culture.
Life doesn't stop for ASU online students who want to better themselves
As if homework wasn't enough to worry about, Tony Bothwell has freeze rays to contend with. That's the life of this ASU online student balances a full time job in California and parenting a "Despicable Me"-loving kid with earning a degree in graphic information technology. Bothwell's drive is typical of ASU online students - people who want to add to their successes or improve their futures by earning degrees from home.
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School of Transborder Studies celebrates 15th anniversary
During the summer before his freshman year at Arizona State University, Salvador Macias participated in the AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute, a college access organization designed to help young…
Barrett program unlocks study abroad for first-year honors students
Twenty first-year students from Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University are spending their second semester studying abroad in Rome, Italy.Traveling in a tight-knit honors community…
A champion's gift: Donation from former Sun Devil helps renovate softball stadium
Jackie Vasquez-Lapan can hear the words today as clearly as she did 17 years ago.In 2008, Vasquez-Lapan was an outfielder on Arizona State University’s national championship-winning softball team,…