{ Temple News }
Student mentors from Temple's chapter of Eye to Eye use art as a vehicle for connecting with local middle-school students with learning disabilities and ADHD.
'Offering,' a remastered recording of a rare live performance given by legendary jazz artist John Coltrane at Temple University, was released earlier this year by Resonance Records.
In an interview for Bloomberg TV, Temple University President Neil D. Theobald discussed the Temple Option, a new admissions alternative that considers factors other than students' standardized test scores.
Temple University was one of only seven universities nationwide to receive a prestigious Transformational Planning Grant, a one-year, funded project designed to make a quality higher education more accessible.
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{ Accolades }
New Temple University faculty recognized at football game
Three new faculty members were recognized at the Temple vs. Navy home game on Sept. 6: David Boardman, dean of the School of Media and Communication; Michael Klein, dean of the College of Science and Technology and director of the Institute for Computational Molecular Science; and Laura Siminoff, dean of the College of Public Health and Laura H. Carnell Professor of Public Health.
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{ Calendar }

The Owls travel to Washington, D.C., to take on the Howard University Bison.

Today, 5 p.m., Burr Gymnasium, Washington, D.C.

Listen to live radio coverage of the Owls vs. Blue Hens game in Delaware at Talk Radio 1210 WPHT Philadelphia.

Today, 7 p.m., Bob Carpenter Center, Newark, Delaware.
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{ On the Horizon }

Join Marie Leonard, assistant director of recruitment for the College of Public Health, at the Ambler Campus to learn more about Temple's Master of Social Work program. Walk-ins are welcome, or email Marie Leonard to schedule an appointment.

Friday, Dec. 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ambler Campus, Learning Center, Room 310.

DeLeon, a New York-based band specializing in modern Sephardic folk music, will play live as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Art After 5 series. Tickets are free with museum admission. For more information, visit philamuseum.org/after5. The event is sponsored by Temple's Feinstein Center for American Jewish History.

Friday, Dec. 19, 5-7 p.m., Philadelphia Museum of Art. 
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{ Today's Notes }
Winter Break parking special

The Office of Parking Services is offering Temple students 24-hour parking, Dec. 12 through Jan. 11, in the Liacouras Garage for $75 (a discount of 25 percent). The Liacouras Garage is located on 15th Street between Montgomery and Cecil B. Moore avenues.