This fall, minorities represent 30 percent of the university's freshman class and nearly 20 percent of the entire enrollment. ASU has more than doubled the number of minority bachelor's degrees in science, mathematics, engineering and technology during the last eight years. During the next five years, graduate minority enrollment is expected to double. Additionally, ASU plans to increase master's degrees earned by minorities in these fields by 75 percent and double the number of doctorates. Although the university's economic impact is impressive, Coor stresses the benefits ASU brings to the community and state must be measured by more than dollars and cents.
Effective communication is critical on every front.
Our communication efforts must create the tie that unites the university, the community and our mutual goals. That role continues to grow as the university develops and expands. For the most part, the vitality of ASU in 1990 was confined to the main campus. The Fletcher Library and the Sands Classroom Building were the only two permanent structures at ASU West. The West Valley campus didn't receive accreditation until 1992, and in 1993, ASU West held its first commencement.