To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of Temple University Rome, President Ann Weaver Hart, Temple Trustee Robert A. Rovner and a large group of visiting alumni, senior staff and faculty visited Rome for a special weeklong anniversary reunion on March 3–9.
The week was capped by a reception at Villa Taverna, the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Italy, where the Temple delegation (led by President Hart (at right), second from right, and Temple Rome Dean Kim Strommen, right) met with Ambassador Ronald Spogli (left) and Francesco Rutelli, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Culture (second from left).
Photo courtesy Temple University Rome
Other highlights included an art exhibition of works by past and present Temple Rome faculty members and a side trip to the Umbrian hill town of Todi, where visitors enjoyed a nine-course lunch.
