Schools and Colleges Reorganized
In an effort to strengthen academic programs, meet student needs, and keep pace with the rapidly changing marketplace, several of the University's schools and colleges were restructured in the fall 1998 semester. Perhaps the most prominent changes were the separation of the former College of Arts and Sciences into the more focused colleges of Liberal Arts and Science and Technology, and the creation of the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Departments within the former College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance have split to join with other schools and colleges with parallel focal points. |
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| Pact Signed With Community College of Philadelphia
Temple University signed a pact with Community College of Philadelphia to create dual admissions and core-to-core credit acceptance in November of 1998. Under the new agreement, students admitted to an associate's degree program at CCP are conditionally accepted to Temple for completion of a bachelor's degree, with the provision that they maintain a grade point average of 2.0 or higher. Students who leave Community College of Philadelphia with GPAs of 3.0 or higher are also eligible for cash scholarship awards through this program. Temple signed similar dual admissions and core-to-core agreements with the community colleges of Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties earlier in the year. |
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School of Podiatric Medicine Joins Temple University
The Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine and Temple have again joined ranks. The formerly named School of Chiropody originated at Temple and now rejoins the University's multi-disciplinary Health Sciences Center. The Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine is the University's fourth professional school along with the schools of medicine, law and dentistry. This merger gives Temple the largest first professional student population among the nation's public universities. |
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| Temple University Children's Medical Center Opens
The newly constructed, child-friendly 60-bed Temple University Children's Medical Center opened in January 1998. The facility's attending physicians care for children around the clock, utilizing a unique model of pediatric care that is proven to speed recovery. More than half of Temple Children's is dedicated to outpatient services, including specialty services, primary care and community outreach projects. The Center also includes a comprehensive pediatrics emergency department. |
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Academic Exchange With China
President Peter J. Liacouras and China's Minister Wan Xue Yuan of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs signed an Agreement for Academic Cooperation between Temple and the agency responsible for state level exchange programs in the People's Republic of China in January of 1999. The pact provides for an exchange of up to two scholars each from Temple and the PRC for the next three years starting with the 1999-2000 academic year. This pact follows the June 1998 partnership between Temple University and China's largest law school, China University of Political Science and Law. The partnership created the first American law degree program in China's history. |
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| Barnes & Noble Bookstore Opens in Vivacqua Hall
Barnes & Noble bookstore opened on Temple's Main Campus in January of 1999. The store marked one of the latest additions to Vivacqua Hall, part of The Apollo of Temple Complex at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. "This opening is important not only for the faculty, staff and students, but for the community too," President Peter J. Liacouras said. "This is one part of the renaissance of campus." The Barnes & Noble bookstore is another step in Temple's revitalization, and represents another chapter in the retail and residential development that has been generated in the surrounding neighborhood by The Apollo of Temple. |
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Fox School of Business and Management Pact With Ben Gurion
University
The Fox School of Business and Management and Ben Gurion University in Israel announced a unique partnership in January of 1999. The Global Entrepreneurship in Technology Program will act as a pipeline for high technology start-up firms in Israel seeking business management support. Amos Drory, dean of Ben Gurion University School of Business and Management, explained that "most high-tech start-ups are managed by people with great ideas, but they don't necessarily have a background in management." Temple students participating in this program will provide that management support as part of their MBA curricula. |
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| The James E. Beasley School of Law Named in Honor of Alumnus
Temple's Law School was named the James E. Beasley School of Law in March of 1999 to honor the nationally recognized trial lawyer and alumnus whose gift to benefit the school of law is the largest endowment in the school's history. Said President Peter Liacouras of Beasley: "He is the embodiment of the 'Acres of Diamonds' made famous by Temple founder, Russell Conwell. As the Law School's most distinguished alumnus and philanthropist, Mr. Beasley has never forgotten his roots, his passion to help underdogs in society, and the obligation to give others the opportunity to get ahead." |
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Temple Owls Men's Basketball Reaches Elite Eight
The Temple University Men's Basketball team capped a season of milestones with a memorable run in the NCAA tournament, finally bowing out to the number one-seeded Duke Blue Devils in the East Regional Finals. The 1998-99 season saw the Owls become the sixth school of all-time to reach the 1,500-win plateau and Coach John Chaney become Temple's winningest men's basketball coach, with 380 wins on his tally. Coach Chaney also reached a career 600-win plateau during the season. The 1998-99 season marks the second year that the Owls have played to sold-out crowds at the spectacular Apollo of Temple. |
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| The Richard J. Fox School of Business and Management Named
in Honor of Board Chairman
Temple's School of Business and Management was named in honor of Board Chairman Richard J. Fox in recognition of an extraordinary record of leadership and contributions to the University for more than three decades. President Peter Liacouras lauded Fox as "second only to founder Russell Conwell" in his work and contributions on behalf of the University. Fox has served on the Board of Trustees for 32 years, and as Chairman of the Board for sixteen years. As Board Chairman, Fox has presided over one of the most ambitious and successful eras in the 115-year history of Temple University. |
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Teddy Pendergrass and Temple Sign Partnership
Recording artist Teddy Pendergrass has signed a partnership agreement between the Teddy Pendergrass Education/Occupation Alliance for the Disabled and Temple's Institute on Disabilities. Together, the Alliance and the Institute will promote education, training, and employment opportunities for people with spinal cord injuries. Pendergrass himself suffers the effects of a spinal cord injury that resulted from a near-fatal car accident in 1982. The musician is now paralyzed from the chest down. His involvement in this project was inspired by the tremendous burden he found in getting himself back to work after his accident. |
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| New Student Pavilion Adds Recreational Space
In late spring 1999, the new Student Pavilion made its debut on North Broad Street, offering 30,000 square feet of space for basketball, volleyball, badminton, indoor tennis, indoor soccer and flag football. The facility is equipped with seven outdoor lighted tennis courts and a sand volleyball court, and includes space suitable for rollerblading and in-line hockey. The flexible-use space of the Student Pavilion nearly triples the indoor recreational space on the Main Campus and is conveniently located just steps from the Main Campus residence halls and a short walk from the academic center of campus. |
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