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Thank you for your interest in scheduling a visit with arizona state university.

At ASU, we offer many ways for groups to learn about being a Sun Devil and our campuses. This group visit request form is for visits hosted by Admission Services: student experience tours of ASU campuses led by current students. The tours provide a look at what it is like to be a student at ASU. These visits are designed for prospective ASU students and are offered on specific dates throughout the year. If you are not able to find your group category in the list below, please contact  [email protected]  regarding your visit request. Due to the high temperatures in Phoenix during the months of May - July, for the safety of our staff and guests we only offer guided tours in the mornings. 

If you are a K-5 th elementary school group, we have partnered with various departments at ASU to provide an opportunity to visit campus. These departments are limited in the number of visits they can offer, so please contact them directly to inquire regarding availability. 

The School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) :

• SESE’s science and technology content has been structured for either an in-person experience at the ASU Tempe campus or a virtual visit to classrooms offering online, in-class, or hybrid models. It is designed to encourage STEM education/career exploration and provide supplemental K-12 STEM education correlated to education standards. Please email [email protected] for additional information and to check availability. 

 ASU Art Museum :

• The ASU Art Museum offers guided and self-guided tours for the art enthusiasts of all ages! To learn more about our tour options, visit the website: https://asuartmuseum.org/visit/tours/ . You can make a reservation through the link in the green box at the bottom of the page. Once you make your reservation, you will receive a submission confirmation email. Shortly after, a staff member will reach out to confirm your reservation. Please note, reservations are not guaranteed.

Please contact our group visit coordinator at  [email protected]  with the following details for your group:

• School/Program
• Desired Event Date/Time
• Student Grade Level(s)

Please review the following information before requesting a group visit.

• ASU Admission Services only offers 9 th -12 th grade group visits for high schools that are not Access ASU partners.  If you are a 9 th -12 th grade Access ASU partner high school please click here to request a group visit with Access ASU. 
• If you are unsure if you are an Access ASU partner high school, please feel free to reach out to Access ASU at [email protected] .
• Our group visit program is designed for groups of 8 or more. If you have less than 8 guests, please register for our  Experience ASU program .
• We are currently scheduling visits for summer 2024, which includes dates from May 2024 through July 2024. September 2024 and beyond visit registration will open in June 2024.  Group Visit requests are reviewed on Tuesday of each week, and groups will be followed up with later that week. In an effort to accommodate our visit and events schedule group visits are only offered on Tuesdays (summer) or Wednesdays (fall/spring) and are not available during certain times of the year. While completing this form please select your date and time carefully; due to the high volume of visits we facilitate we are unable to reschedule dates and/or times. We also require notice of cancellation at least 72 hours prior to your scheduled visit. We also ask that you make your group reservation at least 2 weeks in advance of your planned visit . We may be unable to accommodate your group visit request with less than 2 weeks’ notice.
• Note: Filling out this reservation page does not confirm your group visit. An ASU Campus Visit Coordinator will be in contact with you shortly to confirm your group visit.
• Requests for group tours are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and may be restricted during peak visitation seasons.
• Advance planning:  Students must be organized into groups with one chaperone for every 10 students prior to arrival. Visitors with special needs can be accommodated by contacting the Campus Visit Coordinator several days in advance. Visiting groups must provide their itinerary and group leader/chaperone contact information to the Campus Visit Coordinator prior to arrival.
• Timeliness:  Arriving on time and sticking to the schedule are important since many tour activities are led by Arizona State University students. Groups that cannot meet the schedule are asked to contact the Campus Visit Coordinator immediately to make alternate arrangements. Self-guided walking tours will be provided for groups arriving more than 15 minutes late. Other activities may be canceled for late arrivals.
• Supervision while on campus:  Groups must provide at least one adult chaperone for every 10 student visitors. Chaperones must stay with the group at all times. If chaperones leave the group at any time, ASU staff will end the visit and return the group to the tour starting location. Chaperones are required to discipline and control their students while on campus. This includes making sure that students refrain from using cell phones and other electronic devices during tours and presentations, and that students pick up any leftover food, paper supplies or other items before leaving. The visiting organization is liable for any damage to Arizona State University property during its visit.

Group Tour Parking: Information on additional parking options is available at:  https://cfo.asu.edu/parking . Visitor parking will NOT be validated. Please arrive on campus at least 15 minutes prior to your check-in time to allow time to park your vehicle (if necessary) and walk to the designated Check-In location. Detailed parking information will be sent upon visit confirmation from the specific campus.

* Self-guided tour option available if dates/times don’t work.

Questions? Please contact [email protected]

For Arizona middle school (6 th -8 th grade) group visit requests, please click here to request a group visit with Access ASU. 

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Explore our engineering and technology facilities by using the interactive map or navigate across our Tempe and Polytechnic campuses with a click of your mouse. See inside our classrooms and research labs. Hear from Fulton Schools students about their learning experiences and from our world-class faculty about their cutting-edge research. Visit the Fulton Schools flight simulators, automotive lab, eSpaces, concrete canoe lab, engineering residence hall, manufacturing research and innovation hub, and much more.

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Biome: a large area of plants and animals that occur naturally.

Virtual: a simulated (made up) environment based on the real world. Often computers are used to create virtual worlds.

Explore Biomes in Virtual Reality

While it is fun to visit and explore each biome in person, it is not likely that you can get to all of them. So we are creating 360 tours of the different biomes that you can use to explore and learn about each biome. It is like having your own private window looking into these amazing places. Even better, you can use a computer, a tablet, or your smartphone to explore these biomes. We do recommend a larger screen device for the best experience.

For those who have been exploring our biomes, we are announcing the release of our newest version of tours, or version 2.0. These tours now include our tour guide, Bella, who can read the text in our collection of new galleries and videos. We also released the first of our marine biomes complete with sharks, coral reefs, and a shipwreck. We also welcome your feedback and suggestions.

While we complete our changes, and add a few more biomes, you can try out the new tours by entering the new portal .

More about Biomes 2.0

These new tours have been made possible by the work of the following people. Without them we could not have brought you the new interface and new tours.

• Tony Redhead - VR interface designer extraordinaire
• Andrew James Ferris - Freediver, VR photographer, and your guide to the Pacific ocean tour stops
• Captain Seawolf - Our trusty captain for the Bahama marine tour stops
• Dimensions.com - Animal dimensions and illustrations used with permission.
• Additional funding by ASU Learning Enterprise

How to explore the virtual biomes 1.0

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Biologist Notebook

When you explore these different biomes you will want to take notes of what you see and hear. You can use your own notebook, or download our custom designed Biologist Notebook that can be used to document your travels and discoveries.

Desert Biome VR 360

This virtual biome is from the desert southwest of the United States. This biome is filled with desert plants and animals. See if you can find biologist Karla Moeller who is studying Gila monsters. Oh, and be sure to be on the lookout for the rattlesnake.

As you explore this biome, take notes on the types of plants and animals you find. Here are a few questions to get you started.

• How are the plants and animals different than in other biomes?
• What would you expect to be the biggest challenges for plants and animals that live in the desert?
• Can you find the rattlesnake, Gila monster, and bird nest?
• Learn more about the desert biome .

Grassland Biome VR 360

This virtual biome explores the grasslands of the United States, across Iowa, South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming. See how many different bird calls you can find and learn all about the types of grasslands that are disappearing from biologist Meghann Jarchow. Don't miss the butterfly video in this tour.

• What would you expect to be the biggest challenges for plants and animals that live in the grassland?
• Can you find the harvester ant hill, the red-winged blackbird, and the cup plant?
• Learn more about the  grassland biome .

Rainforest Biome VR 360

Pop into this virtual rainforest found in Panama. Listen to the animals and explore the lush green plant life. Biologists David Pearson, Karla Moeller, and Peter Marting are also there to show you around this biome. If you click on Karla, you can listen to her talking about what they are doing in the rainforest. Be sure to track down the howler monkey in this tour.

• What would you expect to be the biggest challenges for plants and animals that live in the rainforest?
• Can you find the termite nest?
• What role do fungi have in the forest?
• Learn more about the rainforest biome .

Savanna VR 360

This virtual biome allows you to explore the savanna of Kenya Africa. Join biologist Beth Pringle and her research team as they travel in the savanna where they are researching the relationship between some ants and trees that live in this biome. While they are out they also see many animals that make the savanna their home. Be sure to find Beth and click on her to hear her talk about the research and animals that are part of the virtual tour. Later, you can read her PLOSable story,  Trees Get By with Ant Aides , to learn more about her research.

• What would you expect to be the biggest challenges for plants and animals that live in the savanna?
• How many animals can you find in this trip?
• What would it be like to live in the savanna?
• Learn more about the  savanna biome

Temperate Forest VR 360

This virtual biome allows you to explore the temperate forest in North America.  Not only can you jump from location to location, you can also travel in time. Look for the time travel icons that let you move between summer, fall, and winter seasons.

• What differences are there between the different seasons?
• What animals or signs of animals can you find?
• Learn more about the temperate forest biome .

Tundra VR 360

Tundras are cold, wind-swept areas where low-growing bushes, grasses, and mosses seem to rule the land. Travel around the country of Iceland to check out many faces of the tundra, but without the biting cold. This tour has some extra stops, so make sure to check the thumbnail menu so you don't miss any locations.

• Learn more about the tundra biome .

Desert 360 images by CJ Kazilek.  Locations include Lost Dutchman State Park, Senoran Desert east of Picacho, South Mountain Park, Arizona. Audio recording at locations by CJ Kazilek.

Savanna 360 images by Beth Pringle.

VR-360 Video of hyena: Courtesy of Wildlife Protection Solutions .

Rainforest 360 images by Karla Moeller. Locations include Pipeline Road, Gamboa, Panama. Audio recordings at locations by CJ Kazilek.

Video host: David Pearson.

Temperate forest 360 images by CJ Kazilek. Locations include Mount Humphrey Arizona, and Keystone Colorado. Audio recordings at locations by CJ Kazilek.

Points of interest by: David Pearson, Karla Moeller, and Charles Kazilek.

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• Article: Virtual Biomes
• Author(s): Charles Kazilek
• Publisher: CJ Kazilek
• Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
• Date published: August 24, 2016
• Date accessed: April 13, 2024
• Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/Virtual-360-Biomes

Charles Kazilek. (2016, August 24). Virtual Biomes. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved April 13, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/Virtual-360-Biomes

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Virtual Tours

Take a 360-degree room tour.

Living on-campus is expected for first-year freshmen and encouraged for upper division students. The 360-degree tours will allow you to zoom in and out as well as move your viewpoint in a 360* (use degree symbol) radius. The tours and videos provide general examples of various accommodations across campus. Incoming freshmen will have the ability to tour their specific Residential College building when they attend New Student Orientation.

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Fulton Schools Residential Community at Tooker House

Note: Virtual tours may not reflect slight variations in furniture style/size as well as variations in room and apartment size.

Explore the Polytechnic campus

On this page: -->, the polytechnic campus is home to students who are exploring professional and technical programs..

Located in Mesa in the heart of the dynamic East Valley, the 600-acre campus has approximately 56 buildings in use for academic programs and student services. The Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport borders the campus on the east, along with Chandler-Gilbert Community College. SanTan Village, a regional shopping and dining complex, lies three miles west.

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ASU 2024 spring graduation: When is it, what can I bring and where should I park?

Graduation day is less than a month away for students across Arizona. Arizona State University students will celebrate among thousands of their peers this May at the university’s spring commencement ceremonies.

Many who are set to graduate started their college careers in the midst of a global pandemic.

Last year, ASU celebrated 19,700 graduating students. Of them, 15% were international students, roughly 70% attended in-person and nearly half were Arizona residents. ASU, with campuses in Tempe and Phoenix, is one of the largest universities in the country with more than 140,000 students enrolled in total.

Here’s what to know before celebration day for the Sun Devils.

When is ASU graduation?

This year, spring commencement will be on May 6 for both graduate and undergraduate ASU students. The ceremonies will be at different times of day, allowing guests to attend both. The undergraduate ceremony will last around 90 minutes and no tickets are required for either ceremony.

ASU graduate commencement will be at 9 a.m. at Desert Financial Arena. Doors are set to open at 7:30 a.m.

Undergraduate commencement will be at 7:30 p.m. at Frank Kush Field at Mountain America Stadium. Doors are set to open at 6 p.m.

More than 30 school-specific convocations are scheduled throughout graduation week. For a full list, including locations and times, visit ASU’s site .

What can I bring to ASU's graduation?

Guests for graduation will have to adhere to ASU’s clear bag policy . All clutch bags larger than 4.5 by 6.5 inches will need to be transparent, such as a gallon-sized plastic bag. Seat cushions without pockets or zippers are allowed.

Other prohibited items:

• Outside beverages
• Tobacco or e-cigarette products
• Selfie sticks and tripods
• Full-size strollers
• Noisemakers
• All weapons

All guests with non-compliant bags will need to return items to their car.

Where should I park at ASU's graduation?

ASU’s campus includes multiple parking locations detailed on its site . General parking is free and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Parking near Mountain America Stadium:

• Packard Drive Structure

Parking near Desert Financial Arena :

• Packard Drive South Garage
• Novus Parking Structure

A courtesy shuttle is available for guests with a disability or accessibility license plate who are parked at Lot 59. More information is online or by calling 480-965-6407.

Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic. Reach her at [email protected]. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter: @helenrummel .

April 11, 2024

Psyche Inspired Virtual Gallery – Tungsten Class

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Click through the 3D virtual gallery created in Spatial to explore each of the gallery rooms and view artworks from the Tungsten Class of Psyche Inspired interns (2023-2024).

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As host university, ASU instrumental in ensuring Final Four runs smoothly

Athletic department leadership has been working on preparations for a year.

Final Four volunteers listen in during the volunteer orientation at Desert Financial Arena. Photo by Emma Fitzgerald/ASU News

Jay Parry had a huge smile on her face as she addressed the 200-plus NCAA Men’s Final Four volunteers gathered at Desert Financial Arena on a mid-March Saturday morning.

Parry, the president and chief executive officer of the 2024 Host Committee, was thanking the volunteers for all the work they would be doing during the Final Four, to be played April 6–8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

As she spoke, Mike Chismar and J.D. Loudabarger sat quietly, more than 25 rows up from the floor.

Chismar, Arizona State University’s senior associate athletic director for operations and facilities, and Loudabarger, the associate athletic director of athletic operations and facilities, are the two men primarily responsible for ensuring ASU’s role as the host university goes smoothly.

They have been working on Final Four preparations for a year, ever since they traveled to Houston for the 2023 Final Four and thought about all the details they’d have to take care of over the next 12 months.

“Oh, man,” Loudabarger said at the time. “It’s hard to even say (how many). But it’s a lot.”

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Now that the Final Four is almost here, those details are now a working plan, composed after hundreds of emails, conversations, checks and re-checks.

“We’ve got a lot going on,” Chismar said.

ASU is playing a prominent role in the Final Four. Students from across the university will either be volunteering for the event or covering the games , and Loudabarger and Chismar will lead a nearly 50-person crew that will be responsible for everything from operating the scoreboard to making sure there’s enough soda in each team’s locker room.

On the Monday after the volunteer orientation at Desert Financial Arena, Loudabarger held a series of meetings to go over the game management operation of the Final Four — that’s ASU’s responsibility — to ensure everyone was on the same page.

ASU’s role is multifaceted. One group consists of the floor crew: scoreboard operator, shot clock timer, ball boys and girls, even mopping the floor when it gets slick.

In addition, when the Final Four teams enter State Farm Stadium, they’ll be welcomed by an ASU employee who will make sure they have the proper credentials.

ASU is also responsible for the “back of the house,” which includes the locker rooms, and its trainers will be on site working in conjunction with physicians from Mayo Clinic.

“We’ll meet with them beforehand and talk through things like safety issues, emergency situations, evacuation-type stuff,” Loudabarger said. “Like, ‘If a player gets hurt and has a catastrophic injury, what does that look like? Where’s the ambulance? How are we going to get them to the nearest hotel or hospital?”

ASU’s Final Four team will be busy even before the semifinal games are played Saturday. In an all-day event on Thursday, the Next Generation Officials event will be held at Desert Financial Arena, where Chris Rastatter — the NCAA’s men’s basketball national coordinator of officials — will work with and train local officials from high school and junior college ranks who would like to work NCAA games.

There’s so much to do that Loudabarger, Chismar and about 10 other ASU employees will stay in Glendale during Final Four weekend.

“We’re pretty much there and working 24/7,” Loudabarger said.

ASU also has to ensure the practice sites for all four teams are ready to go.

But ASU's preparations have been made easier by the fact it was the host university in 2017, the last time the Final Four was played in Glendale. Also, approximately 75% of the game management crew that worked in 2017 will perform those same roles this year.

“I think to have that experience is invaluable,” Chismar said. “You’ve gone through the whole process. J.D. and I worked the Final Four together the last time. We know what we’re getting into.”

Still, they’re taking nothing for granted. They know that just because things went well seven years ago doesn’t guarantee a smooth ride this time around.

“We’ll do a walkthrough before (the teams get here) and get our wits about us,” Chismar said.

Loudabarger and Chismar both said it’s an “honor” to be working at, as Chismar put it, “the mecca of college sports.”

And once the champion has emerged and the streamers have fallen from the rafters and the fans have gone home, what will Chismar and Loudabarger do?

Show up for work. The Final Four may be over, but ASU’s athletic season isn’t.

“We’ll be back in the office. Business as usual,” Loudabarger said.

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