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ASU takes a look at accomplishments of 2008
With a new year comes renewal. Recalling the accomplishments of yesteryear not only informs ASU’s progress and continued success, but it also offers an opportunity to outline new avenues for growth and re-examine university goals, as well as refresh some old ones.
The design aspirations that ASU President Michael Crow articulated in his inaugural speech in 2002 are the foundation of the New American University vision – and it’s time for a facelift. Now on the brink of 2009, ASU is breathing new life into these revitalized design aspirations as students, faculty and staff aspire to become even more innovative, more engaged – and, ultimately, more equipped – to take on bigger challenges.
ASU has accomplished a lot this year. Before we look ahead to a new year, let us take a look back on 2008 to see the extent of a year’s work at ASU. The links below will take you to some of the university’s biggest stories of 2008. Also, see how the New American University design aspirations have helped in guiding the community toward a common goal: impact.
2008 Year in Review
- ASU commemorates 50th anniversary
- A Maroon and “Golden” Homecoming week kicks off Nov. 7, commemorating the historic 50th anniversary of Arizona State University.
- Professors see solutions in slime
- Milt Sommerfeld and Qiang Hu are doing their part to harness the power of algae as an environmentally friendly fuel – and beyond.
- Sun Devils earn first-ever national softball crown
The ASU softball team posted an 11-0 victory to win the Women's College World Series, clinching the first NCAA softball championship for ASU.
- Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program celebrates 25 years of success
- The ASU Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, having helped thousands of young women finish high school and attend college.
- SkySong opens doors to tenants
- Skysong, ASU’s Scottsdale Innovation Center, is ushering in a new chapter in global engagement with the opening of its first building
- Scientists announce top 10 new species
- ASU's International Institute for Species Exploration and an international committee of taxonomists – scientists responsible for species exploration and classification – are unveiling the top 10 new species described in 2007.
- Researchers document mammals in crisis
- One in four mammal species on Earth is being pushed to extinction according to an assessment of the world's mammals, created by a team that includes ASU researchers.
- Renowned cosmologist to champion origins initiative at ASU
- Lawrence Krauss, renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, is assuming a leadership role at ASU in an emerging research and educational initiative on “origins.”
- Fall enrollment tops 67,000
- ASU official enrollment numbers for fall 2008 are even higher than predicted at the start of the semester, topping the 67,000 mark.
- Grant grows business journalism at ASU
- A $5 million grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is helping establish ASU's Cronkite School as a global hub for business journalism.
- Institute puts university on 'green' path
- The new home of the Global Institute of Sustainability is one of the most eco-friendly buildings on ASU’s Tempe campus, taking advantage of natural light, recycled materials and wind power.
- Magazine lauds ASU as top athletic program
- On the strength of three national titles and multiple conference championships, one national publication is lauding ASU as having the top ranked athletic department for 2007-2008.
- Team repeats as Academic Bowl champions
- Defending champions, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, took home the President's Cup – and $22,000 in prizes and scholarships – in ASU's third annual Academic Bowl.
- Humanities programs illuminate university innovation
- As ASU emerges as a comprehensive knowledge enterprise committed to discovery, creativity and innovation, the humanities are playing a vital role in that mission.
- ASU announces new research initiative
- ASU is launching a major new initiative that will revolutionize academic research through the innovative convergence of science, engineering, social sciences and computing.
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