Campus News
Words of optimism and encouragement punctuated Temple’s 125th Commencement, as more than 8,600 graduates were conferred degrees during a morning ceremony at the Liacouras Center. “Nothing will stop us,” said student speaker LaToya Stroman, a School of Communications and Theater graduate. “Because of all that we have been through we are here today. Because Temple University believed in us we are graduating today."
May 10, 2012
Temple graduation celebrations begin today with the Honors Program senior ceremony at 6 p.m., continue through the week with 125th Commencement Thursday in the Liacouras Center and a host of surrounding school and college events, and extend through June 3 when the main ceremony reconvenes at Temple University Japan.
May 8, 2012
Preparations for the university's 125th Commencement began in earnest yesterday, as crews set cherry and white chairs in a Temple "T" pattern in advance of the 10 a.m. Thursday event in the Liacouras Center.
May 8, 2012
Temple's Gender and Sexuality Climate Task Force — a group of administrators, faculty members and students convened by President Hart to study perceptions of Temple as a welcoming, safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ) members of the Temple community — has released the results of a sweeping survey of Temple's gender and sexuality climate.
On Saturday, Liacouras and Polett walks were transformed into a family festival, with sports clinics, children's games, a moon bounce, Skee-ball, face painting and a video-game station. The activities were part of a successful Alumni Weekend that brought graduates from around the nation back to Temple.
Get a look behind the scenes as students prepared for the flash mob dance they performed at the Bell Tower Thursday during Spring Fling. The stunt was a promotion for the John Legend concert held Saturday as part of Alumni Weekend.
Temple University alumnus and entertainment business legend Larry Magid will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Temple during the 125th Commencement Ceremony on May 10 in the Liacouras Center.
As part of an effort to increase engagement on Temple's official Facebook page, the university is giving away four free floor-seat tickets to see John Legend at his Alumni Weekend concert on Saturday, April 21, at the Liacouras Center. To enter, students, faculty, staff and alumni can "Like" the page and submit an original photo of themselves with someone or something they consider to be a Temple legend by posting to the page wall or sending by email to LikeforLegend@gmail.com.
Student leaders are ready for Spring Fling 2012, the annual outdoor festival to be held today from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Main Campus. Highlights will include Segway rides in Founder's Garden, bungee trampolines at the Bell Tower, a balloon artist on Liacouras Walk, the National Pan-Hellenic Council Spring Fling Step Show and performances by four student bands at the Bell Tower.
Lew Klein and his wife Janet have donated the broadcast pioneer's papers to the Temple University Libraries Special Collections Research Center. The rich collection documents Klein’s extraordinary career and contacts in media, sports, business, politics and entertainment, as well as his father’s accomplishments as a journalist, U.S. Senate staff member and boxing commissioner. Temple celebrated the acquisition at a ceremony yesterday in Paley Library.
In an effort to raise awareness and rally support for the newly reinstated Mounted Patrol Unit, Philadelphia Police officers and horses came to campus on Wednesday to meet the Temple community.
Members of the Temple community traveled to the state Capitol in Harrisburg last week to showcase the many sides of Temple to Pennsylvania’s elected officials. Cherry and White Week events were organized as part of this year’s Stand with Temple campaign and were designed to give elected leaders a better opportunity to get to know Temple and its students.
The Bursar’s Office has launched a new website to help students learn about range of financial issues. Students can use the site, Money Matters, to learn about Student Financial Services, Diamond Dollars, consumer credit counseling, the Career Center, the Bursar’s office and other financial concerns.
