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86-642: Blue Chip Electronics was founded by John Rossi, an Arizona native who graduated from Arizona State University in the early 1970s. While in university, he married his high school sweetheart Rosita Rossi. After graduation, both Rosita and John Rossi spent three years in Saudi Arabia , the former landing a job teaching English to residents of villages near a gas–oil separation plant during the 1973 oil crisis . Taking an interest in international business during his stay in Saudi Arabia, John Rossi moved back to

172-677: A daisy wheel printer, the BCD-4015, that supports both cut-sheet and tractor-feed stationery, 5 to 15 inches wide. In 1984 the company released a lower-resolution dot-matrix printer, the M120/10, compatible only with the C64, in direct competition with Commodore's own dot-matrix printers. By early 1986, the company had moved to Tempe . In late 1985, Blue Chip released the BCD/5.25, a direct-drive 5.25-inch floppy disk drive , directly competing against

258-679: A high school diploma to the admissions requirements. In 1925, the school became the Tempe State Teachers College and offered four-year Bachelor of Education degrees as well as two-year teaching certificates. In 1929, the 9th Arizona State Legislature authorized Bachelor of Arts in Education degrees as well, and the school was renamed the Arizona State Teachers College . Under the 30-year tenure of president Arthur John Matthews (1900–1930),

344-639: A "well-known revolving door". The two had considered moving to Germany, Scotland, and Hong Kong before settling in Dallas, Texas , in the United States. There, John Rossi incorporated Blue Chip Electronics as a side business in the early 1980s. By 1982, the company relocated to and formally incorporated itself in Scottsdale, Arizona , after Rosita began attending Thunderbird to earn a business degree for herself. John hired another employee to help him devise

430-517: A 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. In September 2024, ASU announced that the campus would close in June 2025 in response to state budget cuts. ASU Online offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through an online platform. The degree programs delivered online hold the same accreditation as the university's traditional face-to-face programs. ASU Online is headquartered at ASU's SkySong campus in Scottsdale, Arizona . ASU Online

516-401: A clock speed switchable between 4.77  MHz and 8 MHz and a 30  MB hard drive. Roughly 50,000 Hyundai-built computers were delivered to customers by fall 1987. Despite these good sales, Blue Chip abruptly terminated its relationship with Hyundai in June 1987. Blue Chip alleged that Hyundai let an order of 9,000 original PC Turbos and 21,400 PC Populars lapse and that Hyundai

602-556: A compact laser printer , for US$ 2,499 . In January 1989, Capewood Limited, a holding company based in Hong Kong , expressed interest in acquiring Blue Chip Electronics and its International subsidiary for an undisclosed sum. Rossi stated that Capewood intended to continue to market Blue Chip's products while expanding its product lines into the 1990s. The deal was completed in November 1989, with Capewood acquiring 100 percent of

688-667: A computer at around US$ 700 that they could buy from stores. Blue Chip nearly doubled the number of units for Hyundai to manufacture, with Rossi expecting to sell up to 200,000 units by the next year, while Hyundai expected up to a quarter of a million units sold. On launch in October, the Blue Chip PC was stocked in over 500 department stores across the continental United States, including Target, Caldor, Sears , Venture , Federated Group , and Fedco , as well as select Walmart , Save Mart , and Toys "R" Us stores. Blue Chip supported

774-629: A decade. The rankings include: College Magazine (10th), Quality Education and Jobs (6th), and International Student (1st). For its efforts as a national leader in campus sustainability , ASU was named one of the top 6 "Cool Schools" by the Sierra Club in 2017, was named one of the Princeton Review 's most sustainable schools in 2015 and earned an "A−" grade on the 2011 College Sustainability Green Report Card. Hyundai Electronics Too Many Requests If you report this error to

860-436: A group of at least nine current and former students who alleged they were harassed or assaulted asked the federal investigation be expanded. In August 2014 ASU president Michael Crow appointed a task force comprising faculty and staff, students, and members of the university police force to review the university's efforts to address sexual violence. Crow accepted the recommendations of the task force in November 2014. In 2015,

946-605: A new platform for health care education and research: the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care. Beginning in 2017, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine students in Phoenix and Scottsdale are among the first to earn a certificate in the Science of Health Care Delivery, with the option to earn a master's degree in the Science of Health Care Delivery through ASU. Thunderbird School of Global Management

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1032-1065: A one-year term as non-voting apprentices. ABOR provides policy guidance to the state universities of Arizona. ASU has four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona , including the Tempe campus in Tempe ; the West Valley campus in Glendale ; the Downtown Phoenix campus; and the Polytechnic campus in Mesa . ASU also offers courses and degrees through ASU Online and at the ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City in western Arizona, and offers regional learning programs in Thatcher, Yuma and Tucson. The Arizona Board of Regents appoints and elects

1118-810: A partnership with edX to form a one of a kind program called the Global Freshman Academy. The program is open to all potential students. The students do not need to submit a high school transcript or GPA to apply for the courses. As of spring 2017, more than 25,000 students were enrolled through ASU Online. In June 2014, ASU Online and Starbucks announced a partnership called the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. The Starbucks College Achievement Plan offers all benefits-eligible employees full-tuition coverage when they enroll in any one of ASU Online's undergraduate degree programs. In 2016, Mayo Clinic and ASU formed

1204-690: A single course and offers more than 100 degree programs from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences , the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College , W. P. Carey School of Business , College of Public Service and Community Solutions , College of Health Solutions, and the College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Founded in 1996 as "ASU East", the ASU Polytechnic campus serves more than 4,800 students and

1290-508: A small nonprofit college, Columbia College Hollywood , and renamed it California College of ASU. In 2023, ASU reached an agreement with the for-profit Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising to take over some of its academic programs, creating ASU FIDM. As of August 2022, ASU had a systemwide enrolled student population (both in-person and online) of 140,759, a 4% increase over the systemwide total in 2021. Out of that total, approximately 79,000 students were enrolled in-person at one of

1376-677: A years-long research facility capital building effort that led to the establishment of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability , and several large interdisciplinary research buildings. Along with the research facilities, the university faculty was expanded, including the addition of five Nobel Laureates . Since 2002, the university's research expenditures have tripled and more than 1.5 million square feet of space has been added to

1462-583: Is Michael M. Crow , who has served since July 1, 2002. ASU has four campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona , and campuses located in Los Angeles , Washington, D.C. and Hawaii . Unlike most multi-campus institutions, however, 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". The university considers each campus "distinctive" and academically focused on certain aspects of

1548-679: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . ASU is one of only four universities in the country to offer a certificate in veterans studies . The 2025 U.S. News & World Report ratings ranked ASU tied for 121st among universities in the United States and tied for 179th globally. It was also tied for 61st among public universities in the United States, and was ranked 1st among "most innovative schools", tied for 16th in "best undergraduate teaching", 131st in "best value schools", and tied for 191st in "top performers on social mobility" among national universities in

1634-404: Is considered urban, and is approximately 660 acres (2.7 km ) in size. It is arranged around broad pedestrian malls and is completely encompassed by an arboretum. The Tempe campus is also the largest of ASU's campuses, with more than 70,000 students enrolled in at least one class on campus in fall 2017. The campus is considered to range from the streets Rural Road on the east to Mill Avenue on

1720-602: Is home to more than 130 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in professional, technical science, humanities, social science and pre-health programs through the W. P. Carey School of Business /Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College , Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering , and College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. The campus — a desert arboretum — includes outdoor learning labs and spaces as well as leading-edge simulators and indoor lab spaces to support teaching and research in various fields of study . The 600-acre (2.4 km ) campus

1806-845: Is home to over 1,100 registered student organizations . The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in 26 varsity-level sports in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference . Sun Devil teams have won 165 national championships, including 24 NCAA trophies. 179 Sun Devils have made Olympic teams, winning 60 Olympic medals : 25 gold, 12 silver and 23 bronze. As of February 2024, ASU reported that its faculty of more than 5,000 scholars. This included 5 Nobel laureates, 11 MacArthur Fellows , 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 11 National Academy of Engineering members, 26 National Academy of Sciences members, 28 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 41 Guggenheim fellows, 163 National Endowment for

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1892-671: Is in southeast Mesa, Arizona , approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of the Tempe campus , and 33 miles (53 km) southeast of downtown Phoenix. The Polytechnic campus sits on the former Williams Air Force Base and is adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Williams campus). The Downtown Phoenix campus was established in 2006 on the north side of Downtown Phoenix . The campus has an urban design , with several large modern academic buildings intermingled with commercial and retail office buildings. In addition to

1978-615: Is lined by 111 palm trees; Charles Trumbull Hayden Library; the University Club building; Margaret Gisolo Dance Theatre; Arizona State University Art Museum; and University Bridge. Furthermore, the Tempe campus is home to Barrett, The Honors College. In addition, the campus has an extensive public art collection; It was named "the single most impressive venue for contemporary art in Arizona" by Art in America magazine . Against

2064-676: Is one of the newest units of "Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise." The flagship campus was in Glendale, Arizona , at Thunderbird Field No. 1 , a former military airfield from which it derives its name, until 2018 when the Thunderbird School relocated to the Downtown area. Following a nearly 15-year presence in Washington, D.C., through more minor means, ASU opened the Barrett and O'Connor Center in 2018 to solidify

2150-640: Is the site of many of the university's simulators and laboratories dedicated for project-based learning. The West Valley campus is focused on interdisciplinary degrees and the liberal arts, while maintaining professional programs with a direct impact on the community and society. The Downtown Phoenix campus focuses on direct urban and public programs such as nursing, public policy, criminal justice, mass communication, and journalism. ASU recently relocated some nursing and health related programs to its new ASU-Mayo Medical School campus. Inter-campus shuttles and light rail allow students and faculty to easily travel between

2236-475: Is up 647 percent. On May 1, 2014, ASU was listed as one of fifty-five higher education institutions under investigation by the Office of Civil Rights "for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints" by Barack Obama's White House Task Force To Protect Students from Sexual Assault. The publicly announced investigation followed two Title IX suits. In July 2014,

2322-410: The 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature , the university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. It was 1 of about 180 " normal schools " founded in the late 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed, but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in the early 20th century, then state universities in

2408-597: The Commodore 1541 floppy drive for the C64. The BCD/5.25 is faster than the 1541 and has a smaller footprint. When paired with the Commodore 128 , the BCD/5.25 can be used in that computer's C64 compatibility mode while retaining its increase in speed, whereas Commodore's 1571 drive cannot take advantage of its own "burst" mode within the C128's C64 mode, instead emulating the earlier 1541 with its slower throughput . By mid-1986, Blue Chip had moved again, to Chandler . It

2494-586: The Thunderbird School of Global Management became the Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU. Partnerships for education and research with Mayo Clinic established collaborative degree programs in health care and law, and shared administrator positions, laboratories and classes at the Mayo Clinic Arizona campus. The Beus Center for Law and Society, the new home of ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law , opened in fall 2016 on

2580-609: The 1960s, under G. Homer Durham , the university's 11th president, ASU began to expand its curriculum by establishing several new colleges and, in 1961, the Arizona Board of Regents authorized doctoral degree programs in six fields, including Doctor of Philosophy . By the end of his nine-year tenure, ASU had more than doubled enrollment, reporting 23,000 in 1969. The next three presidents— Harry K. Newburn (1969–71), John W. Schwada (1971–81) and J. Russell Nelson (1981–89), including and Interim President Richard Peck (1989)—led

2666-529: The 2020–21 Center for World University Rankings. Money magazine ranked ASU 124th in the country out of 739 schools evaluated for its 2020 "Best Colleges for Your Money" edition. The Wall Street Journal ranks ASU 5th in the nation for producing the best-qualified graduates, determined by a nationwide poll of corporate recruiters. ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named one of America's top 10 journalism schools by national publications and organizations for more than

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2752-459: The 2022–23 academic year was 3.54. Barrett, The Honors College is ranked among the top honors programs in the nation. Although there are no set minimum admissions criteria for Barrett College, the average GPA of Fall 2017 incoming freshmen was 3.78, with an average SAT score of 1380 and an average ACT score of 29. The Honors college has 7,236 students, with 719 National Merit Scholars . ASU enrolls 10,268 international students , 14.3% of

2838-446: The 4+1 accelerated program, which allows students in their senior year to attain their master's degree the following year. The 4+1 accelerated program is not associated with all majors; for example, in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College the 4+1 accelerated program only works with Education Exploratory majors. ASU uses a plus-minus grading system with highest cumulative GPA awarded of 4.0 (at time of graduation). Arizona State University

2924-593: The ASU campuses, an increase of 3.2% from 2021. Just over 61,000 students were enrolled in ASU Online courses and programs as of August 2022, an increase of roughly 7% in online student enrollment from the previous year. According to the U.S. News & World Report , for the 2022–2023 academic year ASU admitted 88% of all freshman applicants and classified the school's admissions in the “selective” category. The average high school GPA of incoming first-year students for

3010-466: The Arizona legislature, the West Valley campus sits on 277.92 acres (1.1247 km ) in a suburban area of northwest Phoenix. The West Valley campus lies about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Downtown Phoenix , and about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of the Tempe campus. The West Valley campus is designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride and is nearly completely powered by a solar array . The campus serves more than 4,000 students enrolled in at least

3096-590: The Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center are connected to classrooms in Arizona through video-conferencing technology. The Barrett and O'Connor center is located at 1800 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, close to the White House . ASU operates its "California Center" in Los Angeles at the Herald Examiner Building . The center offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, executive education, workshops and seminars. In 2022, ASU acquired

3182-534: The Blue Chip 286 and Blue Chip 386, each of which features a 1.2 MB 5.25 floppy drive and a 40 MB hard drive. The 386 was their most expensive product to date, at US$ 3,199 in its base configuration, while the base configuration for the 286 was US$ 1,299 . The 386 features an 80386 processor and 1 MB of base memory, expandable to 16 MB , while the latter features an 80286 and 512 KB of RAM (expandable up to 1 MB ). Blue Chip also released

3268-557: The Downtown Phoenix campus, relocating faculty and students from the Tempe campus to the state capital. In September 2024, ASU announced several cuts in response to state budget cuts, including the closure of the Lake Havasu City campus, a reduction of the Arizona Teachers Academy and the addition of a "tuition surcharge." The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) governs Arizona State University as well as

3354-734: The Humanities fellows, and 289 Fulbright Program American Scholars. Arizona State University was established as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe on March 12, 1885, when the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature passed an act to create a normal school to train teachers for the Arizona Territory . The campus consisted of a single, four-room schoolhouse on a 20-acre plot largely donated by Tempe residents George and Martha Wilson. Classes began with 33 students on February 8, 1886. The curriculum evolved over

3440-474: The Tempe campus. During the Great Depression , Ralph Waldo Swetman was hired to succeed President Matthews, coming to Arizona State Teachers College in 1930 from Humboldt State Teachers College where he had served as president. He served a three-year term, during which he focused on improving teacher-training programs. During his tenure, enrollment at the college doubled, topping the 1,000 mark for

3526-458: The U.S. The innovation ranking, new for 2016, was determined by a poll of top college officials nationwide asking them to name institutions "that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities." ASU is ranked 42nd–56th in the U.S. and 101st–150th in the world among the top 1000 universities in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities , and 67th U.S./183rd world by

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3612-456: The United States in the mid-1970s for a Bachelor of Global Management at Thunderbird School of Global Management . He graduated in 1980, and by the end of the year he had launched his career in technology working for GTE Microcircuits . John Rossi turned over to Commodore Business Machines shortly after that, moving to Europe and earning the title of sales manager for Commodore's market in that continent. Rosita Rossi expressed exasperation with

3698-620: The West had been largely unsuccessful; its competitors Samsung and Daewoo , on the other hand, had become well-entrenched in the American computer market from their white-label partnerships with U.S.-based resellers. Although Hyundai's higher-ups continued to push for the Hyundai name to become a household name for computer hardware the United States, the company decided to relent by finding a suitable American reseller for their computer systems. In

3784-715: The campus added the Sun Devil Fitness Center in conjunction with the original YMCA building. ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law relocated from Tempe to the Downtown Phoenix campus in 2016. In response to demands for lower-cost public higher education in Arizona, ASU developed the small, undergraduate-only college in Lake Havasu City . ASU Colleges are teaching-focused and provide a selection of popular undergraduate majors. The Lake Havasu City campus offers undergraduate degrees at lower tuition rates than other Arizona research universities and

3870-421: The campuses. In addition to the physical campuses, ASU's "virtual campus" at the university's SkySong Innovation Center , provides online and extended education. In 2018, the Arizona Board of Regents reported that the ASU facilities inventory totaled more than 23 million gross square feet. ASU's Tempe campus is in downtown Tempe, Arizona , about eight miles (13 km) east of downtown Phoenix . The campus

3956-487: The cheapest PC clone sold through department stores at the time, according to the Los Angeles Times . A green- or amber-phosphor monochrome monitor was sold separately for US$ 89. The Blue Chip PC was intended to be bundled with MS-DOS 3.2 as part of its base configuration. However, on launch, this was sold separately, along with GW-BASIC , for US$ 100. Blue Chip contracted the manufacturing of 120,000 units of

4042-583: The clock speed of the Blue Chip AT to 10–12 MHz switchable and with eight expansion slots. This was followed up in fall 1987 with the Master PC 386, featuring an Intel 80386 , as well as versions of each in the form of luggable computers . During the same period, the company introduced fax modems and a standalone "paper-white" CRT monitor . The company established a subsidiary for international business, Blue Chip International, in 1988. By 1989,

4128-462: The company had grown to 30 employees, including John and Rosita Rossi, and its international subsidiary had offices in Hong Kong, Paris, and Amsterdam. Rossi blamed Blue Chip's business difficulties on dealings with thematically inappropriate retailers such as Service Merchandise and camera stores, and sought to add computer configurations available only to specialist retailers. The company released

4214-565: The company introduced the Blue Chip PC AT, an AT -compatible with an Intel 80286 running at a user-switchable 8- or 10-MHz clock speed, 1 MB of RAM (expandable to 16 MB), a single 1.2 MB 5.25-inch floppy drive, an optional 40- or 80-MB hard disk drive, integrated EGA graphics, a 12-inch monochrome monitor, and keyboard. Its base configuration retailed for US$ 1895. In February 1987, Hyundai bought an undisclosed minority portion of interest in Blue Chip. In spite of market apathy early in

4300-468: The company's first products, while Rosita completed school. Although she had planned to work elsewhere, she became Blue Chip's third employee after graduating from Thunderbird in 1983. Blue Chip offered its first products in 1983 with a line of RS-232 serial and HP-IB parallel high-resolution dot-matrix printers for computers such as the Commodore 64 and the IBM PC . Later that year Blue Chip introduced

4386-420: The company. Rossi did not join the new board of directors, having pursued "other interests". The company was by this point down to 20 employees. Capewood apparently struggled with the Blue Chip name in 1990, with allegations of the company delivering faulty machines and generating bad debt among dealers. At least one dealer, Crown Computers, took legal action against Blue Chip that year. Blue Chip disappeared from

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4472-458: The computer to Hyundai in July and had several department stores on board to sell all units, including Target and Caldor . In the next month, the company chose these two stores as test markets for the computer. Rossi expected interest from the educational sector to exceed that from retail customers. However, 80% of purchases during this test run came from small- and medium-sized businesses who sought

4558-531: The construction of several buildings on the Tempe campus. He also guided the development of the university's graduate programs; the first Master of Arts in Education was awarded in 1938, the first Doctor of Education degree in 1954 and 10 non-teaching master's degrees were approved by the Arizona Board of Regents in 1956. During his presidency, the school's name was changed to Arizona State College in 1945, and finally to Arizona State University in 1958. At

4644-685: The fact that for the first time in the school's history, during the Fall Semester of 2021 Hispanic students comprised over 25% of the university's total undergraduate enrollment. ASU offers over 350 majors to undergraduate students, and more than 100 graduate programs leading to numerous masters and doctoral degrees in the liberal arts and sciences , design and arts , engineering , journalism , education , business , law , nursing , public policy , technology , and sustainability . These programs are divided into 16 colleges and schools that are spread across ASU's six campuses. ASU also offers

4730-478: The first time. Matthews also conceived of a self-supported summer session at the school at Arizona State Teachers College, a first for the school. In 1933, Grady Gammage , then president of Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff , became president of Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, beginning a tenure that would last for nearly 28 years, second only to Swetman's 30 years at the college's helm. Like President Porter Eric Gasvoda before him, Gammage oversaw

4816-800: The late 20th century. One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents , Arizona State University is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". ASU has nearly 145,000 students attending classes, with more than 62,000 students attending online, and 112,000 undergraduates and nearly 30,000 postgraduates across its five campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona. 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. The university

4902-531: The latter by educating retail salespeople through seminars, training videos, and a floppy disk that demonstrated the computer's strengths. The company also hired Bryan Kerr, previously the director of marketing for the Tramiel-led Atari Corporation , as vice-president of marketing and sales in late November. By November 1986, Blue Chip had 20 employees at its Chandler office, all of which were executives in specialist positions. That month

4988-417: The launch with a radio advertising campaign devised by WFC Advertising of Phoenix, Arizona. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor Company was becoming established in the United States with its low-cost cars during the mid-1980s, and Rossi expressed interest in tying future versions of the computer with the Hyundai name. From September to November, 27,000 units of the Blue Chip PC were sold. Although disappointed that this

5074-401: The long hours John had been working: "The company was going through great growth, and they didn't care about the families—just their business." John Rossi himself was dissatisfied with Commodore's management during the mid-1980s, when the company underwent three changes of chief executive officer (CEO), which removed its founder Jack Tramiel from office. In 1986, Rossi referred to Commodore as

5160-417: The market in 1992, and the Blue Chip trademark was declared abandoned in 1995. According to author Richard M. Steers, the company's computers "came and went before most customers even noticed them". Arizona State University Arizona State University ( Arizona State or ASU ) is a public research university in Tempe, Arizona , United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by

5246-434: The mid-1980s, Blue Chip was seeking a manufacturer for its Commodore-compatible printers. When Rossi chose Hyundai as a candidate, Hyundai hinted at plans to develop its own IBM PC clone. Upon hearing this, Rossi convinced Hyundai executives to sell the computer under the Blue Chip name. In February 1986, Rossi met with Hyundai's Sung-hee Lee to formally sign the contract between the two companies. Under their contract, Blue Chip

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5332-574: The new buildings, the campus included the adaptive reuse of several existing structures, including a 1930s era Post Office that is on the National Register of Historic Places . Serving 11,465 students, the campus houses the College of Health Solutions, College of Integrative Science and Arts, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, College of Public Service and Community Solutions , Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, and Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication . In 2013,

5418-486: The northwest edge of campus is the Mill Avenue district (part of downtown Tempe ), which has a college atmosphere that attracts many students to its restaurants and bars. Students also have Tempe Marketplace , a shopping, dining and entertainment center with an outdoor setting near the northeast border of the campus. The Tempe campus is also home to all of the university's athletic facilities. Established in 1984 by

5504-413: The overall university mission. The Tempe campus is the university's research and graduate school center. Undergraduate studies on the Tempe campus are research-based programs that prepare students for graduate school , professional school , or employment. The Polytechnic campus is designed with an emphasis on professional and technological programs for direct workforce preparation. The Polytechnic campus

5590-650: The president of the university, who is considered the institution's chief executive officer and the chief budget officer. The president executes measures enacted by the Board of Regents, controls the university's property, and acts as the university's official representative to the Board of Regents. The chief executive officer is assisted through the administration of the institution by the provost, vice presidents, deans, faculty, directors, department chairs, and other officers. The president also selects and appoints administrative officers and general counsels. The 16th ASU president

5676-439: The school earlier in a variety of roles beginning in 1939, including director of graduate studies, college registrar, dean of instruction, dean of the College of Education and academic vice president. Although filling the role of acting president of the university for just nine months (Dec. 1959 to Sept. 1960), Richardson laid the groundwork for the future recruitment and appointment of well-credentialed research science faculty. By

5762-421: The school was given all-college student status. The first dormitories built in the state were constructed under his supervision in 1902. Of the 18 buildings constructed while Matthews was president, six are still in use. Matthews envisioned an "evergreen campus", with many shrubs brought to the campus, and implemented the planting of 110 Mexican Fan Palms on what is now known as Palm Walk , a century-old landmark of

5848-474: The state's other public universities; University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University . The board is composed of 12 members including 11 who are voting members, and one non-voting member. Members of the board include the state governor and superintendent of public instruction acting as ex-officio members, eight volunteer Regents members with eight-year terms who are appointed by the governor, and two student regents, each with two-year terms, and each serving

5934-521: The time, two other names were considered: Tempe University and State University at Tempe . Among Gammage's greatest achievements in Tempe was the Frank Lloyd Wright -designed construction of what is Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium/ASU Gammage . One of the university's hallmark buildings, ASU Gammage was completed in 1964, five years after the president's (and Wright's) death. Gammage was succeeded by Harold D. Richardson , who had served

6020-477: The total student population. The international student body represents more than 150 nations. The Institute of International Education ranked ASU as the top public university in the U.S. for hosting international students in 2016–2017. In June 2022, Arizona State University was designated a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) by the United States Department of Education in recognition of

6106-556: The university continued its campaign to expand the West Valley and Polytechnic Campuses, and establish a low-cost, teaching-focused extension campus in Lake Havasu City . As of 2011, an article in Slate reported that, "the bottom line looks good", noting that: Since Crow's arrival, ASU's research funding has almost tripled to nearly $ 350 million. Degree production has increased by 45 percent. And thanks to an ambitious aid program, enrollment of students from Arizona families below poverty

6192-569: The university expanded its West Valley and Polytechnic campuses. ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus was also expanded, with several colleges and schools relocating there. The university established learning centers throughout the state, including the ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City and programs in Thatcher, Yuma, and Tucson. Students at these centers can choose from several ASU degree and certificate programs. During Crow's tenure, and aided by hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, ASU began

6278-670: The university to increased academic stature, the establishment of the ASU West Valley campus in 1984 and its subsequent construction in 1986, a focus on computer-assisted learning and research, and rising enrollment. Under the leadership of Lattie F. Coor , president from 1990 to 2002, ASU grew through the creation of the Polytechnic campus and extended education sites. Increased commitment to diversity, quality in undergraduate education , research, and economic development occurred over his 12-year tenure. Part of Coor's legacy to

6364-593: The university was a successful fundraising campaign: through private donations, more than $ 500 million was invested in areas that would significantly impact the future of ASU. Among the campaign's achievements were the naming and endowing of Barrett, The Honors College , and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts ; the creation of many new endowed faculty positions; and hundreds of new scholarships and fellowships. In 2002, Michael M. Crow became

6450-603: The university's 16th president. At his inauguration, he outlined his vision for transforming ASU into a " New American University " —one that would be open and inclusive, and set a goal for the university to meet Association of American Universities criteria and to become a member. Crow initiated the idea of transforming ASU into "One university in many places"—a single institution comprising several campuses, sharing students, faculty, staff and accreditation. Subsequent reorganizations combined academic departments, consolidated colleges and schools, and reduced staff and administration as

6536-821: The university's contacts with the capital city. The center houses ASU's D.C.-based academic programs, including the Washington Bureau of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication , the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Rule of Law and Governance program, the Capital Scholars program, and the McCain Institute's Next Generation Leaders program, among many others. In addition to hosting classes and internships on-site, special lectures and seminars taught from

6622-437: The university's research facilities. The economic downturn that began in 2008 took a particularly hard toll on Arizona, resulting in large cuts to ASU's budget. In response to these cuts, ASU capped enrollment, closed some four dozen academic programs, combined academic departments, consolidated colleges and schools, and reduced university faculty, staff and administrators; with an economic recovery underway in 2011, however,

6708-556: The west, and Apache Boulevard on the south to Rio Salado Parkway on the north. The Tempe campus is ASU's original campus, and Old Main , the oldest building on campus, still stands. Today's university and the Tempe campus were founded as the Territorial Normal School when first constructed, and was originally a teachers college. There are many notable landmarks on campus, including Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright ; Palm Walk, which

6794-808: The year even after steep price cuts to the Blue Chip PC and AT, Blue Chip and Hyundai pressed forward in May 1987 to develop the Blue Chip PC Popular, also based on the IBM PC but with a lower initial retail price of US$ 549 . Blue Chip included with the PC Popular a keyboard, mouse, and other value-adds but still sold the monitor separately. A month later the company announced the PC Turbo, featuring similar specifications to its first computer including six expansion slots, but now with an 8088 processor with

6880-441: The years and the name was changed several times; the institution was also known as Tempe Normal School of Arizona (1889–1903), Tempe Normal School (1903–1925), Tempe State Teachers College (1925–1929), Arizona State Teachers College (1929–1945), Arizona State College (1945–1958) and, by a 2–1 margin of the state's voters, Arizona State University in 1958. In 1923, the school stopped offering high school courses and added

6966-719: Was expected to be the lowest-priced system sold through retail channels. Blue Chip hired an unnamed company in Japan to design the computer and Hyundai Electronics in Korea to manufacture it. Hyundai Electronics had been founded earlier in 1983 to market the parent company's computer hardware directly to resellers abroad. Other chaebols at the time relied on the white-label market , signing contracts with companies abroad to be their original equipment manufacturer (OEM), in exchange for their products being rebranded and rebadged. Hyundai's first attempt at selling hardware under their name in

7052-730: Was now valued at US$ 60 million. In the same year the company planned to release the BCD/128, a competitor to the 1571, with its own burst mode, and the BCD/3.5, which would allow 3.5-inch floppy disks to be used with the C64. The BCD/3.5 was to be compatible with the 128 but without burst mode. Only the BCD/128 was released. In July 1986, the company announced an IBM PC compatible , the Blue Chip Personal Computer, to be released in October. Although some mail order companies were offering lower-priced systems, Blue Chip's clone

7138-435: Was only roughly a quarter of their expected sales, they remained optimistic and projected a total of 50,000 units sold by the end of 1986. While they expressed doubt that this would turn much of a profit, they anticipated higher returns from successors of the Blue Chip PC being sold at higher prices. Meanwhile, Blue Chip was concerned about its lack of a repair service network and skilled sales force. The company sought to rectify

7224-457: Was ranked in the Top 4 for Best Online Bachelor's Programs by U.S. News & World Report . Online students are taught by the same faculty and receive the same diploma as on-campus students. ASU online programs allow students to learn in highly interactive environments through student collaboration and through technological personalized learning environments. In April 2015, ASU Online announced

7310-485: Was selling the computers to other dealers. Blue Chip followed up with a lawsuit, seeking US$ 4.5 million in damages, and turned to TriGem Computer , another Korean electronics company, for manufacturing. After breaking away from Blue Chip, Hyundai began selling computers under its own name in the United States, starting in September 1987. In November that year, Blue Chip and TriGem released the Master PC 286, increasing

7396-411: Was the exclusive seller of computers manufactured by Hyundai. The Blue Chip PC has an Intel 8088 microprocessor running at 4.77 MHz, 512 KB of RAM (supporting up to 640 KB), six expansion slots, one 5.25-inch floppy drive, a high-resolution Hercules-compatible monochrome graphics card, and serial and parallel ports built into the motherboard. The base configuration originally retailed for US$ 699,

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