The day's public program begins at 1 p.m. in Alter Hall (1801 Liacouras Walk, just north of Montgomery Avenue) with presentations in the undergraduate student lounge by Fox's Student Professional Organizations highlighting the school's teaching, research and community outreach.

Guided tours of the building also begin at 1 p.m. and will continue throughout the day. Top sights on the tour include more than 200 pieces of newly installed art by local artists curated by Dennis Alter and gallerist Bridgette Mayer; a 177-foot elliptical stock ticker (the nation's longest at a business school); the Capital Markets Room; the Center for Student Professional Development; a newly painted indoor mural by the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program; a 6,400-pound stone and water sculpture of a revolving globe; high-tech classrooms and video wall; the Frederic Fox Board Room; and a kinetic flag sculpture.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place in the Alter Hall Atrium at 4 p.m. Radio personality and Temple alumnus Steve Cordasco, a radio host on the Big Talker 1210 AM, will serve as master of ceremonies. Speakers will include Temple President Ann Weaver Hart; Daniel H. Polett, chair of Temple's Board of Trustees; Dean Porat; Fran Dunphy, Temple men's basketball coach; Temple trustee Richard J. Fox; and Dennis Alter, Temple alumnus and chair and CEO of Advanta Corporation. Dennis and Gisela Alter contributed a transformational gift of $15 million that helped make the construction of Alter Hall possible.

A public reception will follow the ribbon-cutting at 5 p.m.

To register for the day's activities, go to www.myowlspace.com/alterhallevent. For more information about Alter Hall, including a blog with photos of the facility's new art, go to http://sbm.temple.edu/alter.