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Posted: Jan. 31 2011,6:34 pm |
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I remember reading that ASU had a study where they were investigating using a closed Middle School as the location for a future campus in Havasu. Does anyone know what they finally decided?
The last thing I read was the investigation period was extended until the end of 2010 and then the story just died.
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Posted: Feb. 01 2011,4:31 am |
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I'm thinking the economy is the big factor there!.. 
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Posted: Feb. 01 2011,7:33 am |
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Was there ever a report indicating the plan is officially dead?
It just seemed strange that the local newspaper was following the story closely and now it's just dropped off the radar screen. I did a Google News Search and couldn't find anything.
I think it would be great if ASU had a campus at Havasu - a win-win for both parties.
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Posted: Feb. 01 2011,5:52 pm |
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They'll be there in late March for Spring Break...   
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Posted: Feb. 01 2011,10:23 pm |
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| Quote (Carrera Elite @ Feb. 01 2011,8:26 pm) | | "Lake Havasu Unified School District governing board approved a memorandum of understanding with Arizona State University. This was a first step towards making our Daytona Middle School site an ASU campus. The original agreement established a 45 day time frame for ASU to conduct a feasibility study. The agreement has since been extended through December 31, 2010. Our local newspaper ran two articles on June 4th, providing an update on where things stood at that time." |
Has there been an official response since the agreement expired on 12/31/10?
I read the two links you provided in the earlier posts and the most recent one was dated 12/03/10 and indicated a decision was forthcoming.
I'm guessing that no news is bad news but it still seems strange there wasn't more coverage regarding the decision.
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Posted: Feb. 05 2011,4:59 am |
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Hmmm, wonder why up there, they got a spot picked out yet!.
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Posted: Feb. 05 2011,10:11 am |
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| Quote (jordy @ Feb. 04 2011,8:17 am) | | They're going forward with plans for a campus in Payson though. Â Got a whole little mini-Mill Ave. kind of deal planned out. Â Could be interesting. Â |
Wow, that's cool. I hadn't heard about ASU's plans for Payson.
I don't live in Havasu but I enjoy the area and tend to follow what happens in the local newspaper. In my opinion Havasu really needs the jobs and stability that a college campus would provide. A mini Mill Street would fit perfectly with the image Havasu used to have before the economy collapsed.
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Posted: Feb. 18 2011,8:44 am |
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ASU announces plan to come to Havasu campus
Openning is conditional on a local foundation raising $2MBy JACKIE LEATHERMAN
Today's News-Herald
Published Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:42 PM MST
Arizona State University will open a campus in Lake Havasu City if $2 million is raised locally to renovate buildings and to help sustain classes for the first year.
The Havasu Foundation for Higher Education has a conceptual drawing of what the Arizona State University campus in Lake Havasu City may look like. The drawing has not been finalized or approved. Above is the drawing of the campus student union area. Submitted Illustration
“I’ve heard a lot of people say, and I tend to agree, this is probably the biggest thing to happen to Lake Havasu City since the London Bridge was put in,†said Steve Greeley, Havasu Foundation for Higher Education president. “That’s how exciting this is.â€
The foundation worked for seven years to get the announcement that ASU made to the Arizona Board of Regents Thursday. The Regents oversee the state’s university system.
“The reaction to the fact that we are doing this was all completely positive today,†said Richard Stanley, ASU’s senior vice president and university planner. “We’re thrilled. We’ve been thinking about this idea … for two years now.â€
The foundation announced in January 2010 that ASU would consider opening a four-year undergraduate campus at the former Daytona Middle School, now vacant at 98 Swanson Plaza.
A positive outcome of an ASU study, completed in June 2010, showed favorable enrollment should a campus open. University officials project a first-year class of 175 freshmen.
It is estimated to take around $3.5 million to start the campus. ASU officials have said $2.5 million will be for first-year operating costs and around $1 million used for renovations.
Now, the foundation is responsible for generating $2 million, leaving ASU with a $1.5 million tab to open the facility.
Stanley said ASU officials were in wait-and-see mode while Arizona’s governor and state Legislature figured where the ax would fall — and how hard — for this year’s round of budget cuts.
“The hang up for the last number of months has been the level of uncertainty we’ve had about the overall budget situation for the university (system) as a whole,†Stanley said.
He said although the state’s budget situation isn’t settled, ASU officials felt they couldn’t wait any longer to make a decision.
"Damn you sure know how to fock things up."-GFR
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Posted: Feb. 19 2011,4:34 am |
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Would definitely be a big boost for Havasu if it goes over!..
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Posted: Feb. 19 2011,9:15 am |
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Thanks for the update. I thought the project had died because so much time had lapsed beyond the original deadline.
Now it will be interesting to see how much effort is required to raise the $2 Million to lock-in the deal.
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