Alumni Weekend 2010: Deadline to register is Friday!

Alumni Weekend is less than two weeks away – have you registered yet? The deadline to register for a weekend full of fantastic events is Friday, April 2. Don’t miss out on all that Alumni Weekend has to offer, including:

• Talks by faculty experts on topics such as wine making, child’s play, adolescent brain development and marriage
• An open house and beer tasting at Ambler Campus
• Temple Theaters’ RENT
• Taste of Temple
• The annual Founder’s Celebration gala event at the Marriott Downtown, featuring the Class of 1960 reunion

To register for these events and many more, visit myowlspace.com/alumniweekend. Hope to see you there!

Play Ball!

Spring has arrived, the Grapefruit League is winding down and opening day is just around the corner. That means it’s time to register for our regional alumni club baseball outings. Catch a Phillies game (and a fabulous pre-game reception) with fellow Temple alumni in cities across the nation, including:

Washington D.C.: Phillies vs. Nationals – Wednesday, April 7

Phoenix: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks – Friday, April 23

San Francisco: Phillies vs. Giants – Tuesday, April 27

Dig out your Utley jersey, your Howard T-shirt or your favorite Temple gear and join fellow grads at the ballpark.

Students perform RENT, Brubeck premiere in March and April

If you are in the Philadelphia or New York area in the coming month, Temple students have some fantastic performances coming up. Temple Theaters’ production of RENT opened March 3 and continues through April 11 in Tomlinson Theater, Main Campus. Tickets are $20-$25. Watch a video promo on Temple’s channel on YouTube or visit www.temple.edu/theater for more information.

At the same time, Temple University Symphony Orchestra is performing two new works — one by jazz legends Dave and Chris Brubeck and the other by composer and former Temple professor Bill Cunliffe — on March 21 at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philly and April 9 at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Brubecks’ work is a tribute to the photography of Ansel Adams (check out the NPR story here) and the performance will include a slideshow of 100 of his images. Cunliffe’s piece (check out the Temple Online Newsroom story and video here)  is a collaboration initiated by jazz trumpeter and Temple professor  Terrell Stafford.

Tickets to the March 21 Kimmel Center concert are $20-$35.

Tickets to the April 9 Lincoln Center concert are available directly from Lincoln Center for $20-$35 or in a package with a pre-concert reception hosted by Temple University Alumni Association for $35. 

Team Player

As the 2009-2010 Temple women’s basketball team charged through the postseason A-10 Tournament, former Owl Candice Dupree, CHPSW ’07, became a member of the 2010-2012 USA Basketball Women’s National Team. She was the first female player at Temple to be drafted by the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and also was the first to be drafted by the Chicago Sky, the WNBA team for which she currently plays.

Going Dancing!

With impressive wins over Rhode Island and Richmond to secure the A-10 Tournament Championship, the Owls earned a No. 5 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament. Temple will face the No. 12 seed Cornell on Friday at 12:30 PM in Jacksonville. With an overall record of 29-5, the Owls are making their 28th tournament appearance on a 10-game winning streak.

Tickets are still available for the game, starting at $72. Contact the Temple Box Office at 215-204-8499 to reserve your tickets today!

Can’t make it to the game? Catch the Owls in action on CBS.

A-10 Tournament Update

The women’s basketball team pulled out a thrilling upset in overtime against No. 2 seed Dayton on Sunday evening to advance to the A-10 Championship today. The Owls take on nationally ranked No. 5 Xavier at 5:00 PM at Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, MD.  Support the Owls and come out to watch our women vie for the tournament title! Buy your tickets now.

Going to the game? Stop by the Temple alumni suite (Private Suite #3 inside the arena) for complimentary drinks and food. The suite opens at 4:00 and will remain open throughout the game.

Can’t make it to DC? Catch the Owls on TV on ESPN2.

In men’s basketball news, Head Coach Fran Dunphy was awarded the A-10 Coach of the Year title as the men look forward to this weekend’s A-10 Tournament. Atlantic 10 co-champions, the Owls face the winner of the Duquesne vs. St. Bonaventure game at noon on Friday, March 12. Temple Athletics will host a pre-game party at Bally’s beginning at 10:00 AM. Show your Owl pride – let’s turn Atlantic City into a Temple home town! Get your game tickets now.

Women’s A-10 Tourney Begins This Weekend

The basketball postseason gets underway this weekend as the women’s basketball team heads to Upper Marlboro, MD on Saturday, March 6 for the A-10 tournament. The Owls will face the winner of the Duquesne vs. George Washington game. Tip-off for the Temple game is at 8:00. Get your game tickets!

The women are heading in to the tournament as the No. 3 seed and coming off a two-game winning streak. Keep your eye on sophomore Kristen McCarthy, who was recently honored as Big 5 Women’s Basketball Player of the Week. She has averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in the regular season, ranks fourth in the A-10 in scoring, and proved herself to be a powerhouse in the final games of the year.

What’s a tournament without an alumni party? Join Washington D.C. area fans in the Temple alumni suite at Showplace Arena. Enjoy an open bar, sandwiches and finger foods before, during and after the game. The suite will be open from 7:00 – 10:00 PM. Cost is $20 per person; game tickets must be purchased separately. Register online today.

Go Owls!

Preserving Heritage

Jay Nachman, SCT ’81, recently told me that he and two other Owls–Irv Hurwitz, LAW ’84, and Jannine Medrana, CLA ’00–work in prominent positions in the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia. Hurwitz is the director of institutional advancement, Medrana is the director of donor relations and Nachman is the director of public relations.

Business Deal

The Fox School of Business has announced a new 5 percent scholarship, now offered to alumni of Temple’s undergraduate programs who will begin earning MBA degrees in fall 2010.