Office of the President
Watch President Richard M. Englert deliver the 2016 State of the University address.
To the Temple community: Those of you who have followed the events surrounding the Amtrak derailment last week know what a tragedy it was. We at Temple send our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those who lost loved ones in the crash and wish a quick recovery to the injured.
Temple University President Neil D. Theobald announced that he has nominated Kevin G. Clark to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. Clark has served as vice president and athletic director at Temple since 2013.
Temple University President Neil D. Theobald announced that Patrick M. Kraft, who currently serves as Temple's deputy director of athletics, will replace Kevin Clark as athletic director.
President Neil D. Theobald announced today the appointment of two experienced leaders to new roles in alumni and government relations as part of an administrative restructuring. Beginning today, Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. will assume the new role of vice president of Alumni Relations, and George Kenney will serve as senior advisor to the president.
President Neil D. Theobald will deliver his first State of the University address as part of the Faculty Senate meeting today in the MBA Commons on the seventh floor of Alter Hall. The address will begin at 1:15 p.m. and be followed by a question-and-answer session. It will also be webcast live and made available for later viewing on Temple's YouTube channel.
Michael B. Gebhardt, who has served as Temple University’s interim university counsel and secretary to the Board of Trustees since March, has received permanent appointments to both positions, effective immediately.