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New Temple students clap during a post-Convocation pep rally
As individuals and as a class, new Owls settle on campus
Type: News Story
Students came to Temple for various reasons. All found an exciting new home.
August 25, 2017
Members of the Diamond Marching Band cheering at Convocation.
Looking back at Welcome Week 2016
Type: News Story
Temple welcomes the record-breaking Class of 2020 to campus with creative and exciting events.
September 7, 2016
A woman in a Temple T-shirt smiling as she unpacks a car during move in.
One student’s journey to Temple
Type: News Story
The road to move-in was a family affair for first-year student Haneyah Carter-Johnson.
September 8, 2016
Three students from the Class of 2020 at the Welcome Week barbecue.
20 facts about the Class of 2020
Type: News Story
Temple University’s unprecedented momentum continues with the arrival of a record-breaking class of new students this academic year.
August 29, 2016
Temple freshmen make themselves at home
Type: In the Media
August 25, 2011
Technology, close parental relationships are changing how young people transition to college
Type: News Story
It’s orientation for Temple University’s incoming freshmen, and both students and their parents are coming to terms with the reality of their impending separation.
August 3, 2011
Traffic and parking changes during Welcome Week
Type: Announcement
August 23, 2011
Class profile tells story of Temple’s rising appeal
Type: News Story
Another record-breaking class of new undergraduates has arrived. Projected to total more than 7,000, Temple's new students are the most highly qualified cohort in the university's history. Once final enrollment numbers are tallied in mid-September, they may end up being the largest as well.
August 25, 2010