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ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus

Arizona State University (ASU) is partnering with the city of Phoenix to develop the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus, thanks to a $223 million commitment from Phoenix voters in the 2006 bond election. At build-out, the campus will be home to 15,000 students, 4,000 student beds and thousands more faculty and staff.

The first phase of the campus opened in the fall of 2006 with approximately 6,300 students enrolled, 250 interim student beds and about 2,800 students taking classes downtown. Phase II was partly completed in fall 2008 with the opening of the Taylor Place student residence hall, nearly $5 million in streetscape improvements along Taylor and First streets, and the new $71 million home of the Cronkite School of Journalism and KAET Channel Eight. There are now approximately 8,500 students enrolled in programs funded by the Downtown Phoenix campus and about 5,000 students taking classes downtown, as well as 445 students living on campus.

Change continues at the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus. The Civic Space public park and student quad opened April 2009, featuring the much anticipated Her Secret is Patience public art project by internationally acclaimed artist Janet Echelman. The Civic Space also features the renovated and historic AE England Motor Company building with classrooms, retail and assembly rooms which will open by Fall 2009. The second Nursing & Health Innovation building, as well as the second tower of Taylor Place, will open August 2009. Finally, the historic downtown post office will be transformed into a student union for the campus, while retaining USPS retail functions for the community.

This city of Phoenix and ASU partnership has created jobs, new public revenues, attracted significant private investment and brought great educational opportunities to the central city. These efforts and accomplishments have been recognized nationally, such as through the 2008 C. Peter Magrath University Community Engagement Award.

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Watch a video about the award winning City-ASU partnership and Downtown Phoenix campus development.	Get a quick overview of facts and impacts from this new ASU campus	See a presentation on the ASU Downtown Phoenix campus	Read a report on the campus	View a photo montage of current and future ASU-City of Phoenix projects	See a journalism construction timelapse	Watch a College of Nursing Construction video

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