ASU West Valley campus enrollment of new first-year, transfer and master’s students has increased by 25%. To accommodate that growth, ASU is adding new buildings, including the Casa del Valle residential community, which opens this fall. It features 507 double-occupancy, suite-styled units; a social lounge; zen areas; study halls; a creation hub; and a landscaped courtyard. Students will begin moving in this weekend, starting Saturday morning, Aug. 17.
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All upper-division students were invited to live on campus and become part of the new residential community. Many universities, including ASU, advocate on-campus living. “We know that living on campus creates an environment for them to build meaningful relationships with faculty, staff and other students and they have higher rates of graduation and persistence,” said Christiana Sletten, assistant vice president in Educational Outreach and Student Services and director of Residential Life.
Senior Gabe Heraty says he’s looking forward to moving into Casa Del Valle. He’s studying supply chain management and business entrepreneurship at the W. P. Carey School of Business. “I’m super excited. You hear about the new building and the new rooms and you wonder what it’s going to be like. But then just the other day I had a chance to tour the rooms and they’re brand new and modern. I’m looking forward to being in the study lounge,” said Heraty.
ASU’s West Valley campus also has three new schools this fall: the School of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the W. P. Carey School of Business; the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences; and the School of Integrated Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
A new academic complex is in construction and will focus on developing a network of community groups with an emphasis on diversity in perspectives and approaches. The groups will include representatives from preschool, K–12, higher education, community-based organizations, business, students, nonprofits, donors and other sectors. That building is scheduled to open in 2025.
Through its West Valley Forward expansion efforts, the university is committed to supporting the 14 communities that make up more than 50% of Maricopa County’s future growth. Arizona State University’s West Valley campus offers over 125 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
“It’s built into our name — we are first and foremost here to serve the people of Arizona,” ASU President Michael M. Crow said. “Our university is dedicated to enabling student success, leveraging its place, being socially embedded and engaging globally, so while we are ‘one university in many places,’ ensuring that Arizonans have the knowledge and tools to build a bright future is fundamental to who we are. Our state has unbelievable potential for achievement, health and prosperity, and ASU is here to help make it happen.”
In a given year — counting unique enrollments across all sessions of fall, spring and summer — ASU enrolls more than 181,000 students. See more fall student highlights of the university’s new students on ASU News.
