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ASUPD joins Police2Peace Project to help change law enforcement narrative
The ASU Police Department is committing to changing the narrative around law enforcement, and embracing its origins and training as peace officers through the Police2Peace Project.

Carrie Gambee earns historical promotion to commander
On March 31st, Carrie Gambee became the first female to hold the rank of Commander with the Arizona State University Police Department in over five years, and just the fourth woman to hold the rank in the history of the agency.

ASU ranks #1 in the PAC-12 for student athletic success
The NCAA announced today that Arizona State University recorded a record-breaking multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) average of 995 over a four-year period (2017-18 to 2020-21), which is an all-time ASU high and the university’s first time leading the conference, ahead of Stanford.
Arizona energy providers and state universities join forces to pursue a carbon-neutral economy
The unique coalition aims to develop a clean hydrogen ecosystem to help cut carbon dioxide emissions in the state.

ASU Thunderbird School celebrates grand opening of global headquarters
The Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art global headquarters in downtown Phoenix. During the event, Thunderbird unveiled the official name of the building as the F. Francis & Dionne Najafi Global Headquarters, named after Thunderbird alumni F. Francis and Dionne Najafi in recognition of their generous support of global… Read more

John Thompson named ASUPD assistant chief following national search
The ASU Police Department is pleased to announce the appointment of Commander John Thompson to the role of Assistant Chief.