[Source: Jahna Berry, Arizona Republic] — More than 900 Arizona State University students from the downtown Phoenix campus will take part in graduation ceremonies this week. The College of Public Programs will graduate 286 students at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix on Thursday. The college of nursing will graduate 243 students at the convention center on Friday, and the University College will graduate 450 students on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Tempe. Graduation and several other signs show that the 2-year-old Phoenix campus is growing stronger, said Debra Friedman, vice president of the downtown campus.
This year, the campus established a College of Letters and Sciences and two centers: one focused on philanthropy and a second on executive leadership, she said. The campus also received a regional McGrath Award, which recognized the university-city partnership that helped to establish the campus. “We have celebrated many milestones this year at the ASU downtown Phoenix campus,” Friedman said. “Increasingly, students are embracing the urban university experience.” [Note: To read the full article, click here.]
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