From all of us at the Temple University Alumni Association, happy holidays and best wishes for the new year! We look forward to serving you in 2010 and hope to see you at one of our many events on campus, in Philadelphia and across the nation.
Find out more about our affinity groups and regional clubs as well as other Alumni Association events at myowlspace.com.
Today Temple issued the following statement in response to the action this week in the state General Assembly regarding the Commonwealth Appropriation for state-related schools:
“We are extremely concerned with the continued delay on a final vote for the appropriation for Temple University. The failure to act has continuing financial consequences for the University and creates an unacceptable level of uncertainty for our students, families and employees. We remain hopeful that the appropriation will pass next week but we are preparing to take action if it does not.”
Temple has been without its state funding — $178.5 million, accounting for approximately 20 percent of its budget — since the new fiscal year began on July 1, 2009. Learn more about current legislative activities that affect the university at http://www.temple.edu/newsroom/TUGovtAffairs.
Saturday’s win against Navy brought the Owls to a six-game winning streak, and made us bowl-eligible. The last time we played in a bowl game was in 1979, at the second-ever Garden State Bowl, when we beat Cal 28-17 at Giants Stadium. Next up: Home (Lincoln Financial Field) against Miami (Ohio) on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25, or listen on 1340 AM WHAT.
From left to right: Master of Ceremonies Brian McDonough, MD’85, School of Medicine Board of Visitors chair E. Ronald Salvitti, MD’63, School of Medicine Dean John M. Daly, MD’73, Temple University President Ann Weaver Hart, Board of Trustees chair Patrick O’Connor, School of Medicine student government president Daniel Mueller and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Photo by Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Though students, faculty and staff have been using the building for several months, the official Medical Education and Research Building ribbon cutting today brought to North Broad Street Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and hundreds of the contributors who made it possible. The 11-story building, 480,000 square feet at Broad and Tioga streets, is impressive, and the news coverage has been glowing (the Philadelphia Daily News did a story about a week ago, and NBC10, 6ABC, Philadelphia Business Journal and others covered today’s event). Also, check out The Temple News video tour.
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