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Edit requests March 2025

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Latest comment: 1 year ago4 comments3 people in discussion

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 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

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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 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.
 Done -- Sohom (talk) 01:46, 31 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

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

Who is Porter Eric Gasvoda?

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Latest comment: 9 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

In the History -> 1930-1989 section, it says - "Like President Porter Eric Gasvoda before him, Gammage oversaw the construction of several buildings on the Tempe campus. " But as the article states, the president before Gammage was not Porter Eric Gasvoda - it was Ralph Waldo Swetman. Gasvoda is not mentioned anywhere else in the article and so it is unclear who he was and when/if he was president of the college. There are no citations to back up any of this history. ~2025-42918-12 (talk) 18:28, 24 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

@~2025-42918-12 Looks like vandalism from a year ago - well spotted. I've removed it. Andrew Gray (talk) 09:24, 25 December 2025 (UTC)Reply
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