3 ways the Alumni Association puts you at the top of the class
It’s graduation time – which means it’s time to show off your smarts! If you are a member of the ASU Alumni Association, here are three ways in which you can show you’ve earned “extra credit” with Sparky!
| 1. | Life members and Gold Devil Life members get first dibs on tickets to the Sparky’s Touchdown Tailgate at the Sept. 26 ASU-Georgia game in Athens! | |
| 2. | Members around the country are encouraging the next generation of Sun Devils by hosting Sun Devil Send-Offs in their hometowns for incoming ASU freshmen and their families. | |
| 3. | Alumni Association members can join the jet set and travel to exciting destinations such as Machu Picchu in Peru and Spain as part of the association’s premiere travel program, Sun Devil Destinations. |
Commencement 2.0!
No matter how far away you’ve moved from your Sun Devil home, you can be a part of ASU’s history-making 2009 Spring Commencement on May 13! Watch the ceremonies live or on-demand via a webcast, and communicate with other alums as the ceremony takes place via Twitter and Facebook!
Learn more about our social media coverage of Commencement
Membership appreciation mixer promotes career success
Next month, the ASU Alumni Association would like to say thank you to its members by picking up the tab at the June 16 Maroon and Gold Professionals Network mixer! Dues-paying members of the Alumni Association receive complimentary admission to the event, which will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the University Club, 425 E. University on ASU’s Tempe campus.
RSVP for the event
Not a member yet? Join today!
Ramp up your Sun Devil pride with a Gold Devil Life membership
Show your commitment to Arizona State University by taking your Sun Devil loyalty to the next level. The Gold Devil Life membership is reserved for ASU alumni and friends who know what it takes to build a great university, and a great Alumni Association.
Take your pride to the next level
Read about alumni news as it happens
Want the latest news about Sun Devil alumni and the ASU Alumni Association? Check out our news page and read about upcoming events, alumni achievements and new Alumni Association programs as they are unveiled!
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Watch Sparky get into the swing of things!
This humorous video, shot at the Alumni Association’s April 23 Grad Blast for Senior Year Experience participants, shows why Sparky is the daring young mascot on the flying trapeze!
Sparky becomes a flying Sun Devil!
Chapter events cultivate Sun Devil connections
Renew friendships with old friends and make new ones at these upcoming chapter events in the Phoenix area:
Interdisciplinary Studies: 6:30 p.m., Friday May 15, New Grad/Alumni Bash at Dos Gringos Trailer Park, 1001 E. 8th Street, Tempe. RSVP
Native American: 10 a.m., Saturday, May 16, Spring 2009 Native American Convocation, ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Ave., Tempe. RSVP
Greek Alumni: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, May 28, social hour at the Salty Senorita, 3636 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale. RSVP
Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering: 5-7 p.m., Thursday, June 18, networking mixer at La Bocca, 699 S. Mill Ave., Tempe. RSVP to Sue Chretien at devo.events@asu.edu or (480) 727-8871.
Meet other Sun Devils May 20 at Maroon & Gold Professional Network
The Maroon & Gold network is a great opportunity to meet other alums and expand your circle of connections. The group meets at 5:30 p.m. at Monti’s La Casa Vieja, 100 S. Mill Ave., Tempe.
RSVP today!
Boost your career with “Transition Take-Off” event
Career Launch: Transition Take-off is an all-day professional development seminar designed specifically for recent grads. The event will be held at ASU's SkySong Innovation Center in Scottsdale, 1475 N. Scottsdale Road.
Highlights include workshops led by industry professionals, a keynote lunch presentation on creating a professional presence and a networking mixer involving employers, recruiters, alumni, and registered participants.
The event costs $99 to attend.
View the calendar listing for the event
Let your child’s creativity flow at Sun Devil Generations Arts and Crafts Day
Have a fun morning with the kids, ASU style! ASU Alumni Association members and their children are invited to the next Sun Devil Generations event, Arts and Crafts Day, slated for 10:30 a.m.-noon, Sunday, May 31. Junior Sun Devils can make Sparky masks, color, paint, and more!
Sign up for Arts and Crafts Day
Put in orders now for June’s White Mountain Steak Fry
Make it a cool Father’s Day weekend in the pines! The 2nd Annual White Mountain Sun Devil Steak Fry & Golf Event will be held at the Pinetop (Ariz.) Country Club on June 20 and 21.
Reserve your place at the event today
Sun Devil Send-Offs unite new ASU students with local alums
ASU alumni chapters all over the country are hosting Sun Devil Send-Offs, which provide incoming freshmen and their families with a warm welcome and words of advice from Sun Devil alums. The events will begin in late June and run through early August; alumni volunteer participation is vital to making the Send-Offs successful.
Find a Send-Off near you!
Sun Devil kids can become Petroglyph Pathfinders at rock art summer camp
The Deer Valley Rock Art Center, a program of ASU’s School of Human Evolution and Social Change, is pleased to host another season of our popular summer camp, Petroglyph Pathfinders. These one-week camps for children ages 8-11 feature hands-on educational activities, crafts, storytelling, games, hikes and much more at a real archaeology site!
Learn more about the camps
Georgia tailgate tickets now available to Life and Gold Devil Life members!
The Sun Devil football team is going down to Georgia Sept. 26 to play the University of Georgia Bulldogs, and the ASU Alumni Association is hosting a pre-game tailgate that is just one part of an away-game weekend filled with fun, festivities and Southern hospitality.
Life and Gold Devil Life members of the ASU Alumni Association are now eligible to order tickets to this event, which promises to be one for the ages.
Learn more about ordering tailgate tickets
Outstanding faculty members named Regents’ Professors
Five exceptional ASU professors at the top of their careers have been named as ASU Regents’ Professors for 2009 by President Michael Crow and Elizabeth D. Capaldi, executive vice president and provost. Their selection was ratified by the Arizona Board of Regents on May 1.
Winners include luminaries in law, engineering, biosciences
University energizes West campus with large solar project
Arizona State University has begun an ambitious project to install 3.3 megawatts of renewable energy capacity via solar cells on its West campus. The project primarily will utilize open space on the campus and will meet nearly all of its energy needs.
Crow: solar project at West a “smart investment”
Business journalism association moving to Cronkite school
The Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the world’s leading association of financial journalists with 3,300 members, is moving its national headquarters to Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix.
Dean: ASU “worldwide center of business journalism education”
Public policy institute welcomes Clark-Johnson
Sue Clark-Johnson, former president of the newspaper division of Gannett Co. Inc., has been appointed as executive director of ASU’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy.
Clark-Johnson, a longtime Arizona businesswoman, executive and leader, replaces former Morrison director Rob Melnick, who left the position to become executive dean of ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability.
“Her knowledge of Arizona issues … will be of great value”
Cronkite alumna wins Pulitzer Prize
Julie Cart, a 1980 journalism graduate of Arizona State University and member of the Cronkite School Alumni Hall of Fame, recently won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for a powerful Los Angeles Times series on fighting wildfires.
Learn more about Cart’s career
ASU’s Turner Thorne to coach for USA Basketball
USA Basketball announced on April 30 that ASU women’s basketball Head Coach Charli Turner Thorne will be the head coach of the 2009 Women’s World University Games Team that will compete this July in Belgrade, Serbia.
Learn more about Turner Thorne’s selection
The “Visions of a New American University” Graduation Edition is the perfect gift for your graduate. The book features handcrafted Cabra leather, a padded cover, and embossed lettering. The Graduation Edition is personalized with the recipient’s name on the front cover and their own personal photo (provided to the publisher), which will be showcased on the front cover. Limited quantities are available. Don't miss this opportunity!
Order the graduation edition TODAY!
Real Sun Devils say “thank you”
Buy your graduating ASU student a set of thank-you cards featuring a customized verse on a card featuring Old Main or another ASU landmark.
Get a set of custom cards today
Dress up their correspondence with ASU mailing labels
Since your grad will have lots of thank-you cards to send, they’ll need a set of mailing labels to go with it. Two designs are available; each one expresses alumni pride for ASU!
Order the labels
Celebrate a special Commencement with the ASU Wine Club
Commencement 2009, featuring a live appearance by President Barack Obama, will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. You can commemorate this occasion for your graduate, or a fellow ASU alum, by ordering a specially labled bottle or two at ASU’s PersonalWines.com Web page.
Let the good times pour
M. LaHart & Co. offers Sun Devils items of distinction
Want to purchase an ASU-themed gift for your favorite Sun Devil that’s elegant and stylish? M. LaHart & Co., an official licensee of Arizona State University, offers men’s and women’s watches, key rings, glassware, collectibles and much more.
View M. LaHart’s ASU collection
Make sweet music (and pick up a bargain) at the School of Music’s Piano Sale
Find the piano of your dreams and help out Sun Devil music students at the same time. The ASU School of Music Piano sale is May 21-24 and offers a great opportunity to purchase a quality piano at a fraction of retail price. Proceeds from the sale directly support music students.
Learn more about the sale
Get yourself covered with short-term medical insurance
If you lose your job or are afraid you might be without medical coverage between jobs, check out the short-term medical insurance offered by partners of the ASU Alumni Association. You’ll enjoy up to $2 million in benefits, an extensive provider network, and discounted alumni-only rates.
Apply today for medical coverage
Cover the globe with Sun Devil Destinations
Sun Devil Destinations, the Alumni Association’s premiere travel program, has a varied itinerary planned for 2009 and 2010, including trips to Machu Picchu in Peru in September, a grand tour of Spain next spring, and much, much more.
Find more destinations on our travel page
Save big on office supplies and print services from OfficeMax
You know a beautiful deal when you see one. ASU alumni are entitled to receive preferred pricing on selected office supplies and print services from OfficeMax!
To enroll in this exclusive savings program, contact Karen Hart at (602) 484-5769 or karenhart@officemax.com, or register online and enter username 251437reguser520 and password KHIFTM.
Stretch your travel dollar, use the Sun Devil travel portal
The Alumni Association has partnered with Campus Travel Management to create a unique travel portal to offer out-of-town Sun Devils access to area hotels that offer special ASU alumni rates, enhanced availability and a “Go Devils!” attitude.
Valley of the Sun residents can expand their savings on the road by utilizing Campus Travel Management’s network of college-centric travel portals, which covers dozens of other cities throughout the country.
Explore the Campus Travel Management network