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Requested move 22 December 2024

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved per WP:SNOW, considered in the context of the 100+ RMs proposed at once by this user. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:55, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Arizona State University → Arizona State – WP:COMMONNAME. Theparties (talk) 13:49, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Edit requests for February 2025

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I’m an employee of ASU, and have a few requests to help update the article. I consulted with User:Brucemyboy1212 at WhiteHatWiki, a consulting company, for guidance. Since I have a conflict of interest as an employee, I’m listing the suggested changes below for a volunteer Wikipedia editor to review. Thank you.

1. In the BUDGET section of the infobox, please update the information to the following:

| budget = $7.9 billion (2025)[1]

Why: The current numbers are outdated; the numbers I’ve provided are as of January 2025.

2. In the infobox, please update the FACULTY and TOTAL STAFF to the following:

| faculty = 5,400[2] | total_staff = More than 18,500[3]

Why: Updates the number of faculty from 5,300 to 5,400, according to the source. I also updated the estimated staff from “about” to “more than”, and updated the citation access date.

3. I have an update for the article’s lead regarding the enrollment numbers. Can an editor please update the 2nd sentence in the 2nd paragraph of the lead from:

ASU has nearly 145,000[2] students attending classes, with more than 62,000[2] students attending online, and 112,000[2] undergraduates and nearly 30,000[2] postgraduates across its five campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.[2][4]

TO:

ASU has over 183,000[2] students attending classes, with more than 74,000[2] students attending online, and 142,000[2] undergraduates and over 41,000[2] postgraduates across its four campuses[5] and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.[2]

Why: The enrollment numbers are outdated, reflecting information from 2018. ASU also has only four campuses, not five.I updated the paragraph to reflect the most recent numbers, with supporting citations, as of January 2025.

4. In the article lead, can an editor please update it from:

ASU offers 350 degree options from its 17 colleges and more than 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for undergraduates students, as well as more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs.[6]

TO:

ASU offers more than 400 undergraduate degrees[7] from its 16 colleges[8] and over 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for students.[6] It also offers more than 450 graduate degrees and certificate programs.[9]

Why: I’ve updated the number of majors, and graduate degrees and certificates, and slightly rewrote the sentence for concision and to reflect the sourcing provided.


5. In the “Organization and Administration (ASU school/college founding)” section, can you please update the names of the following schools from this:

| Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College ||

1954

| College of Nursing and Health Innovation ||

1957

To this:

| Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation ||

1954

| Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation ||

1957

Why: The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College name was changed to Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning in January 2025.[1] The College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s name was changed to “Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation” in 2019.[2]

Thank you for taking the time to review these requests. Parker480 (talk) 15:53, 11 February 2025 (UTC) Parker480 (talk) 15:53, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Thanks for the helpful and clear formatting and the cogent explanations. ElKevbo (talk) 00:00, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Annual Operating Budget FY '25". Arizona State University. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Enrollment by Campus, ASU University Office of Institutional Analysis". Arizona State University. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Working at ASU | Arizona State University". cfo.asu.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  4. ^ Ryman, Anne. "ASU enrollment hits more than 100,000 for first time". azcentral. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Schaudt, Sky (17 August 2023). "More than 65K students are on ASU Online, a new university record". KJZZ Phoenix. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Majors and Degree Programs". Arizona State University. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "ASU Academics". Arizona State University. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  8. ^ "ASU Academics". Arizona State University. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  9. ^ "ASU Academics". Arizona State University. Retrieved 24 January 2025.

Edit requests March 2025

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Hi! I'm Melted Brie, a contributor independent of the above working on ASU's Wikipedia presence. The edit request here reflects additional comments made in this process.

  • Change |free_label1= to "Other campuses and centers". Reason: ASU nomenclature considers only four campuses, the ones in metropolitan Phoenix, but ASU has presences in a substantial amount of other places that are not campuses. Given the large number of places, it would be best to restructure the accompanying content to list the four campuses first (Tempe, Downtown Phoenix, Polytechnic, West Valley) followed by the various cities where ASU has a presence, facilities, or ASU Local.
    • Important note: Lake Havasu City is closing this June.
    • Note West Valley, not West. I opened a requested move to align the article title.
  • Add a footnote in the Campus field of the infobox to clarify that the designation of "midsize city" applies only to Tempe: Data for the Tempe campus. Other ASU campuses are all in large cities (Phoenix, Mesa).
  • In the Campuses and locations level-2 header, change In addition to the physical campuses, ASU's "virtual campus" at the university's SkySong Innovation Center, provides online and extended education. to In addition to in-person classes, ASU Online provides online and extended education. The phrasing "virtual campus" is unusual and not in line with current ASU standards (though the article could be linked somewhere), and SkySong is not a campus. See below.
  • In the ASU Online level-3 header, remove mention of SkySong as a campus and retarget link to Los Arcos Mall#SkySong, which is the current location of information about this facility on the encyclopedia. Again, SkySong is not a campus.
  • Reinforce what is and isn't a campus by adjusting the section hierarchy in Campuses and locations:
    • Campuses and locations
      • Tempe campus
      • Downtown Phoenix campus
      • Polytechnic campus
      • West Valley campus
      • ASU Online
      • Other centers
        • ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City
        • Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, in collaboration with ASU
        • ASU in California
        • Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center (note change in title)
  • Remove the Thunderbird campus level-3 header, as ASU no longer owns the historic Thunderbird campus and Thunderbird is now on the Downtown Phoenix campus. The physical plant was traded to Arizona Christian University. Information on that campus would be due in the Thunderbird article.
  • Further updates to the table of colleges and schools in Organization and administration:
    • Consider alphabetizing again to reflect some renames.
    • Add the Graduate College (est. 1958). This will ensure that all the top-level ASU academic units as listed at [3] are listed here.
    • Two new top-level academic units are scheduled to come online in the next few years: the School of Technology for Public Health (2025) and the School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering (2026). These should not be listed until added to the above page.
  • In Traditions, rephrase "Whitewashing" of the "A" is a tradition in which incoming freshmen paint the letter white during orientation week and is repainted gold before the first football game of the season. to Incoming freshmen paint the "A" white during orientation week; it is repainted gold before the first football game of the season. This accommodates a change in terminology from the university that occurred in 2019.

If you have questions, let me know. This is anticipated to be the first in a series of edits and improvements to this article with these overall goals and, ideally, a pursuit of possible Good Article status:

  • Bring the ASU article up to date with new metrics
    • The previous set of edit requests included a lot of areas previously identified, many of which tend to need annual updating — enrollment, budget, etc.
  • Repair, as far as is possible, discrepancies between university nomenclature and article terminology
    • Many of the requested edits in this batch are for this purpose.
  • Update photos
    • This requires some work within ASU to approve photos for Creative Commons licensing.
  • Excise undue-weight promotional trivia and facts in several subsections
  • Continue to meet Wikipedia policies and guidelines

Melted Brie (talk) 22:23, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Rusalkii (talk) 22:42, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, @Rusalkii. Would you mind pinging me (at this account is fine) if you or someone else approves future edit requests? That way they can get done. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 20:23, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sammi Brie I'll try to remember to do that if I review any further requests. Rusalkii (talk) 20:26, 25 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"University of Arizona, Tempe" listed at Redirects for discussion

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The redirect University of Arizona, Tempe has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 April 24 § University of Arizona, Tempe until a consensus is reached. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 10:10, 24 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alumni section overhaul

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Replace the alumni section with the following. It is a major reformat leveraging my work earlier this year on citing every entry in the ASU alumni lists and inspired by the format of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill#Alumni. It also corrects a series of errors (Ronstadt attended UA, Kevin Warren has a new job) or failed verifications (Jendrick didn't turn up, for some reason, as I did this work). Melted BrieASU (onward to victory · t · c) 18:51, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Alumni
Main articles: List of Arizona State University alumni and List of Arizona State University athletes

As of 2024, the Arizona State University Alumni Association has more than 640,000 members worldwide, 338,000 of whom live in Arizona.[1] It is headquartered in Old Main on the Tempe campus.[2] Prominent alumni in government and politics include three U.S. senators (Carl Hayden,[3] Roger Jepsen[4] and Kyrsten Sinema[5]) and four governors of Arizona (Evan Mecham,[6] Jane Dee Hull,[7] Doug Ducey[8] and Katie Hobbs[9]), as well as ten U.S. representatives; former U.S. ambassador and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett;[10] and three presidents of the Navajo Nation (Peterson Zah,[8] Albert Hale[11] and Joe Shirley Jr.).[12][13] In business, alumni include Ira A. Fulton, founder of Fulton Homes and namesake of ASU's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering;[14] Kate Spade, namesake and cofounder of Kate Spade New York;[15] and Kevin Warren, president of the Chicago Bears and former commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.[16][17][18] Notable academics include Harriet Nembhard,[8] Dean T. Kashiwagi,[19] and Eduardo Obregón Pagán.[20]

Sun Devils have also made a mark on pop culture, with figures including Steve Allen,[21] Jimmy Kimmel,[21] sportscaster Al Michaels,[8] and comedian and actor David Spade.[22] Influential writers and novelists include Amanda Brown, author of Legally Blonde;[23] academic and animal scientist Temple Grandin;[24] and conservative author, commentator and popular historian Larry Schweikart, author of A Patriot's History of the United States.[25]

Six ASU alumni are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Eric Allen, Curley Culp, Mike Haynes, John Henry Johnson, Randall McDaniel and Charley Taylor.[26] Silver Star recipient Pat Tillman, who played football at ASU from 1997 to 2004, left his National Football League career to enlist in the United States Army in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.[27] As of 2024, ASU is second among all NCAA universities with 117 alumni who have played in Major League Baseball and has the most inductees into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, with notable players including Barry Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Ian Kinsler and Dustin Pedroia.[28] Thirty Sun Devils have played in the National Basketball Association, including Joe Caldwell, Ike Diogu, Lionel Hollins, James Harden, Eddie House, Fat Lever, Alton Lister and Byron Scott.[29] Joey Daccord was the first ASU alumnus to play in the National Hockey League,[30] while ASU has produced professional women's soccer players including Liz Bogus,[31][32] Alexia Delgado[33][34] and Jemma Purfield.[35][36]

Notable ASU alumni golfers include major tournament winners Phil Mickelson[37] and Jon Rahm.[38] Wrestlers and mixed martial arts fighters include Zeke Jones,[39] Anthony Robles[40][41] and Cain Velasquez.[42] More than 200 Sun Devil student-athletes have competed in the Olympic Games as of 2024, winning a total of 66 medals;[43] notable Olympians from ASU include Melissa Belote, Herman Frazier, Ron Freeman, Jan Henne and Léon Marchand.[44]

References

  1. ^ Schaible, Elizabeth (2024-07-15). "ASU Alumni Association ranks as No. 1 largest Phoenix-area networking association". ASU News. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ^ "ASU Alumni Association history". ASU Alumni. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ^ "Carl T. Hayden Is Dead at 94; Arizonan in Congress 56 Years". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1972-01-26. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  4. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (2020-11-15). "Roger Jepsen, Senator From Iowa and Reagan Ally, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  5. ^ "Kyrsten Sinema". ASU Search. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  6. ^ Johnson, James W. (August 1, 2002). Arizona Politicians: The Noble and the Notorious. University of Arizona Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780816522026.
  7. ^ McKinnon, Shaun (September 4, 1997). "Hull prepared for job while on tenterhooks". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. p. 11A. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ a b c d "Notable and famous alumni". Arizona State University. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  9. ^ "Meet Governor Katie Hobbs". Office of the Arizona Governor. December 11, 2014. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  10. ^ "Barbara Barrett, '72 BS, '75 MPA, '78 JD". ASU Alumni. Arizona State University. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ^ Romero, Simon (February 6, 2021). "Albert Hale, Former President of Navajo Nation, Dies at 70". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "'98 Runner-Up Tries Again for Navajo Top Job". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. November 22, 2001. p. A17. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Shirley seeks third term as Navajo Nation President". Navajo-Hopi Observer. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  14. ^ "Meet Ira A. Fulton". Arizona State University - Ira. A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Arizona State University. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  15. ^ Trimble, Lynn (June 5, 2018). "Remembering Designer and ASU Alumna Kate Spade". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Alumni Hall of Fame". W. P. Carey School of Business. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  17. ^ Rooney, Jack (November 4, 2019). "How Kevin Warren '90 J.D. went from ND Law to Big Ten commissioner". The Law School, University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  18. ^ Wiederer, Dan (2023-07-21). "Inside Halas Hall: Can Kevin Warren's ambitious vision revive the Chicago Bears?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  19. ^ "Dean Kashiwagi". ASU Search. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  20. ^ "Eduardo Pagan". ASU Search. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  21. ^ a b Harris, Ashley (May 10, 2016). "9 Famous People Who Went to Arizona State University". Phoenix New Times.
  22. ^ Egeland, Alexis (October 5, 2016). "6 celebrities you didn't know were ASU alumni". The State Press. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  23. ^ Silverman, Amy (October 30, 2003). "Legally Brown". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  24. ^ "Temple Grandin impresses ASU professors with master's study". ASU News. Arizona State University. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  25. ^ Olalde, Mark. "'Rockin' the Wall': Chandler High alum showcasing film". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  26. ^ "Sun Devil Players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame". Arizona State University Athletics. April 6, 2024.
  27. ^ "Sun Devil Hall of Fame (Football)". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  28. ^ Sun Devil 2025 Baseball Yearbook (PDF). Arizona State University. 2025. pp. 52–55, 58, 74–78.
  29. ^ "Sun Devils in the NBA Draft; Sun Devils in the NBA". Sun Devil Men's Basketball 2024–25 Yearbook. University Sports Publications Co., Inc. 2024. pp. 77–79.
  30. ^ Policar, Randy (2024-06-13). "Forging Tradition: Daccord's Career Brought ASU Hockey's Mantra to Life". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  31. ^ "Player Bio: Elizabeth Bogus". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  32. ^ McDowell, Sam (March 1, 2016). "FC Kansas City players Bogus, Lisenby announce retirement". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  33. ^ "Alexia Delgado - Soccer". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  34. ^ Limón, Beatriz (2022-05-26). "How México's Alexia Delgado conquered college soccer at ASU on her way to the World Cup". AZ Luminaria. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  35. ^ "Jemma Purfield - Soccer". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  36. ^ "Southampton FC Women sign experienced defender Jemma Purfield". Southampton FC. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  37. ^ "Sun Devil Hall of Fame (Men's Golf)". Arizona State University Athletics.
  38. ^ Bell, Andrew (2020-07-20). "Sun Devil alum Jon Rahm earns No. 1 ranking in the world". House of Sparky. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  39. ^ Nath, Nikash (February 24, 2022). "How ASU head coach Zeke Jones helped turn the wrestling program around". The State Press. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  40. ^ "Former ASU Wrestler Robles to be Inducted to National Wrestling Hall of Fame". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  41. ^ Boehm, Jessica (2024-11-26). "'Unstoppable' movie chronicles true story of ASU wrestler Anthony Robles". Axios. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  42. ^ "Sun Devil Hall of Fame (Wrestling)". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  43. ^ "Sun Devil Olympic History (By Medals)". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-11.
  44. ^ "Sun Devil Olympic History (By Name)". Arizona State University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

Edit Request Aug 2025

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"Unlike most multi-campus institutions, ASU describes itself as "one university in many places", inferring there is "not a system with separate campuses, and not one main campus with branch campuses".[11]"

It should be implying not inferring, I believe. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:c2:1f80:f160:8da0:f8d5:4219:4a9b (talk) 11:40, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch. I've made the correction. Thanks! ElKevbo (talk) 01:43, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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