Please note that information on this page is specific to Barrett at the ASU Tempe Campus. Unique accommodations are available for Barrett students at ASU Downtown, ASU Polytechnic and ASU West as well. Learn more about the Barrett presence across all four campuses.

History

Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University opened an extraordinary new residential community in the fall of 2009 that underscores its standing as the premier undergraduate honors college in the nation. Constructed as a partnership between ASU and American Campus Communities, the largest and most successful developer of university residential communities in the country, the new Barrett College is a 130 million dollar, eight-building facility spread across nine acres. ASU contributed 3.8 million dollars while ACC invested the remainder, a crucial commitment that resulted in no increased program costs to the Barrett student body. As the first comprehensive four-year residential honors college campus within a top-tier Research I university, it is also the largest residential community built at one time in the nation in forty years.

Housing

The Barrett College campus was designed by renowned architects with input from Barrett students, faculty and staff to function as its own cozy community on the ASU Tempe campus where students also enjoy the resources that exist within a large university. This unique arrangement has often been referred to as the best of both worlds by current students who enjoy the small college feel but appreciate the access to large university programs like Division I athletics and high profile lecturers. The residential halls feature suite-style living accommodations for students at all stages of their university experience; incoming first-year students live in the Agave and Cereus halls, while upper division students have a variety of options in the Willow, Rosewood, Juniper, and Cottonwood halls. Laundry facilities are paired with sky lounges that offer views of South Mountain and downtown Phoenix. A sustainable living community in Sage North and Sage South halls with low consumption plumbing fixtures, enhanced energy monitoring, a green roof and organic garden offers the opportunity to study and experience sustainable living concepts. Other small communities exist for business and engineering majors.

Community

The residence halls blend gracefully in a very open interior with five uniquely landscaped courtyard spaces to achieve a contemporary and fun yet meditative and studious environment for academic and co-curricular activities. Other outdoor spaces include a secluded amphitheater, volleyball court, and freestanding fireplace gathering area. Twelve fully mediated and modern classrooms are reserved for honors-only courses taught by the full-time Honors Faculty Fellows. All Barrett offices (deans, staff, and faculty) are conveniently located in the complex to facilitate advising, mentoring, and teaching exercises. A state-of-the-art student union, aptly named Honors Hall, serves as the central hub for a variety of activities. The student union houses a fitness center, computer lounge, writing lab, multi-use meeting rooms, student lounge and recreation room, café, and quiet study areas. The Barrett dining facility is also located in Honors Hall. Unlike any “college cafeteria” you’ve ever seen, the Barrett dining hall includes remarkable food and sparkling amenities. Students enjoy wood-fired brick oven pizzas, vegetarian and vegan offerings that change daily, sushi, a salad bar, made to order sandwiches and more in an all-you-care-to-eat setting that includes a covered terrace, a refectory, and private dining rooms. A special emphasis is placed on faculty-student engagement in the dining hall as an extension of the broader college philosophy.

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