August 25, 2009

Fall 2009 begins with Week of Welcome for students

WHERE:   Temple University Ambler, 580 Meetinghouse Road

WHEN:      Monday, August 31, through Friday, September 4

When students begin classes for the Fall 2009 semester at Temple University Ambler, they will be met with a special week-long celebration.

Temple University has planned a University-wide Welcome Week for students to help them start the year off right by meeting new friends, having fun, and acclimating to their new environment — be it the Ambler campus, the Main Campus, or Temple Japan.

“The Week of Welcome is a way for the campus to welcome all of the new and returning students,” said Dr. Wanda Lewis-Campbell, Assistant Dean for Student Life at Ambler. “It gives them a period of spirit and fun as they begin their academic year.”

On Monday, August 31 — the first day of classes — and Tuesday, September 1, the commons in front of the Ambler Learning Center will be filled with informative booths featuring the campus student organizations. Monday and Tuesday’s Outdoor Festival will also feature vendors, music, and snacks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ambler Dean James W. Hilty will host the “Dean’s Barbeque” at noon on August 31 at the same location to welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus.

Wednesday, September 2 will kick Week of Welcome at Ambler into high — and sudsy — gear with a “foam dance” welcome party for students beginning at 8 p.m., on the Learning Center lawn (rain location is Bright Hall Lounge).

On Thursday, September 3, at 4:30 p.m., a shuttle bus will take students, faculty, and staff — all appropriately clad in Temple Cherry and White — to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia to see the Temple Owls take on Villanova for the “Mayor’s Cup”  during the Owls season opener.

For more information on Week of Welcome events at Temple University Ambler, contact the Office of Student Life at 267-468-8425.