Entrepreneurial journalism workshop brings together professors, professionals
The Scripps Howard Journalism Entrepreneurship Institute brought university professors together to the Walter Cronkite School to discuss practices, tools and ideas to teach entrepreneurial journalism.
Slide show: Construction progresses at new downtown recreation center
The new student recreation center at the Downtown campus, which broke ground in August, has been an ongoing construction project this semester.
ASU smartphone app aims to promote university clubs, events
A new smartphone app called SunDevils Count has been made for ASU clubs to promote their events, and aims to help those organizations gain more members and event participants.
New lifelong learning program downtown opens ASU to older adults
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ASU offers a variety of classes and lectures to adults ages 50 and over. To register for classes, members pay a $15 fee per semester plus an additional $35 per four-session class or $10 per one-time lecture they wish to take.
Slide show: Faces of late-night Cronkite-dwellers
The week leading into finals means one thing to students at the Downtown campus: all-hours access to the Walter Cronkite School for any last-minute studying, project-doing or — in some cases — napping. These late-night Cronkite-dwellers told the Downtown Devil a little bit about why they were in the building so late.
ASU’s Teachers College plans two degrees on Downtown campus
The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College is currently based on ASU’s Tempe campus, but soon it will be offering two degrees at the Downtown campus.
Biographer tells story of Walter Cronkite’s life
Dr. Douglas Brinkley, author of the biography “Cronkite,” gave a brief recap of Cronkite’s life in the First Amendment Forum for the last Must See Monday of the semester and told exciting stories about the school’s namesake.
USGD president proposes professors use same textbook for a fixed time period
USGD President Joseph Grossman is trying to create a book pledge with Downtown professors to continue to use the same textbook for fixed periods of time, saving students money by allowing them to return the book to the bookstore nearly at-cost.
Futurescape City Tour educates public on nanotechnology in Phoenix
ASU students worked with Phoenix residents to explore nanotechnology's effect on the city's future, presenting their work on Friday at the Downtown campus Nursing and Health Innovation 2 building.
Phoenix police, Valley Metro staff host light-rail safety forum
Downtown Arizona State University students voiced their light-rail safety concerns at a forum on Tuesday. The session also gave students an opportunity to learn safety tips.