Laughter sparks learning at Downtown Phoenix campus Open Door
The heart of the city comes alive Saturday as ASU schools welcome the community
The Downtown Phoenix campus continued this year's Open Door series on Saturday, welcoming visitors for a look inside Arizona State University's learning spaces.
From hearing screenings and science experiments to arts and crafts and bouncy castles, the event gave hundreds of attendees a chance to spark their creativity, plus look at the colleges, schools, programs and student groups that help make ASU the most innovative university in the country.
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Visitors to the Downtown Phoenix campus Open Door on Saturday, Feb. 8, learn about languages from ASU students at the Thunderbird Global Village.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Roman Mrotek's family cheer him on as he makes his way through a bouncy obstacle course.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Members of the Bocardo family have a great time playing corn hole at the Downtown Phoenix campus Open Door. There were plenty of activities to keep guests entertained.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Laila Saracevic gets a big hug from Clifford the Big Red Dog at the PBS Studio during Open Door.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Emma Bocardo (center) smiles while making her Curious George puppet at the PBS Studio.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Isaiah Carlier watches as sound waves make patterns in sand on a Chladni plate in one of the ASU labs.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Sam Bloom gets a glimpse of some very cool fish during Open Door.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Rachel (left) and Nolan Mealy (middle) learn about pH levels from an ASU student.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Briana Bilandzija (middle) mixes solutions to create industrial-quality nylon threads at Open Door.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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Visitors paint scales of justice with the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.
Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
If you missed the fun, don't worry: There are two more free Open Door events:
- Tempe campus: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22
- Polytechnic campus: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29
More: See photos from the West campus 2020 Open Door
Learn about what's in store at each campus, including information on the free app that can help visitors map out the activities they want to visit. Free tickets are available in advance online.
Check ASU Now after each event for photo galleries of the action.
Top photo: Vincent Pineda receives a free hearing check from audiology graduate clinicians from the ASU Speech and Hearing Clinic on the Downtown Phoenix campus on Feb. 8. Photo by Meg Potter/ASU Now
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