ASU launches Barrett campus

ASU celebrates grand opening of new Barrett campus

Arizona State University celebrated the grand opening on Oct. 15 of Barrett, the Honors College, the nation’s first comprehensive four-year residential honors college at a public university. It is a stunning campus that is unrivaled in scope. Barrett, the Honors College at ASU, has a new $130 million seven-building campus featuring housing, classrooms, faculty offices, a fitness center, computer lounge and dining hall. About 1,700 students moved into the new nine-acre complex before school started Aug. 25, 2009. Read more.

New honors campus unrivaled in scope
Facts about Barrett, the Honors College
History of Barrett, the Honors College
Comparisons of four leading honors colleges at public universities
Barrett comparisons chart (pdf)
Some of the local media coverage of the Barrett move-in, Aug. 17-18

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Craig and Barbara Barrett	Residential Rooms	Classrooms/Small Campus	Why Mingle
Design of Complex	The Sustainability House at Barrett	The Dining Facilities at Barrett
Chef Making a Dish/Food Choices	Tour of the New Barrett Honors College Campus

Mark Jacobs - Brain Drain in Arizona	Mark Jacobs - The Best Come Here	Mark Jacobs - The Benefits of Research 1
Mark Jacobs - The Benefits of Research 2	Mark Jacobs - Opening Entire Campus Rare	Mark Jacobs - Benefits of Coming to ASU
Mark Jacobs - Concentrated Campus	Mark Jacobs - Food is more but worth it