Announcements

  Trustees approve new general education program
   Temple’s Board of Trustees has approved a new program of general education (or “gen-ed”) for all undergraduates. The new gen-ed program will replace the current core curriculum in fall 2007. [more]

  Temple returns Sugarloaf to Greenfield Foundation
   Temple University has reached agreement with the Greenfield Foundation to return ownership of the Sugarloaf Conference Center to the foundation.  Temple will cease operating the center effective Jan. 31, 2005. [more]

  Changes in H-1B Processing Fees
   On December 8, 2004, the United States Department of Homeland Security issued a press release confirming that President George W. Bush has signed the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY 2005, which contains provisions affecting the Nonimmigrant Worker (H-1B) visa category. [more]

  Larry P. Alford appointed to new Libraries position
   In a significant move to comprehensively enhance its library systems, Temple University President David Adamany has announced the appointment of Larry P. Alford to the newly created position of vice provost for libraries and university librarian. [more]

  New paycheck location
   On Wednesday, Dec. 8, the Payroll Department will relocate from the 10th floor of Carnell Hall to the University Services Building, room 201. Beginning Wednesday, paychecks (and any other information that needs to be submitted to Payroll) should be picked up or dropped off at the new location.

  Dec. invoice reminder from Accounts Payable   
    The Accounts Payable Department requests that all invoices, request for payments, receivers and travel expenses be submitted no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 17, in order to make the Wednesday, Dec. 22 check run. [more]

NewsBriefs

Ways to help those less fortunate this holiday season

Students: Fund your diamond dollars early

Second 7-Eleven opens on Main Campus

Campus Safety Services reminder: Buckle up!

Entrepreneurship club for grad students established

Turner Construction helps student
build engineering career
    Electrical and computer engineering freshman Darius Williams is attending Temple on a five-year, $25,000 scholarship that Turner created last year ... [more]

Spotlight | Trustee Christopher W. McNichol
    “I graduated from the Wharton School at a time when that institution’s curriculum was geared to producing one-dimensional specialists and technicians. My greatest concern is that Temple students be offered a more well-rounded curriculum.” [more]

Soccer stars prove 'student'
and 'athlete' can go hand-in-hand
    The Vietry twins: Identical not just in appearance, each has succeeded to similar levels on the playing field and in the classroom .... [more]
    Senior midfielder Steven Wacker: "I feel in order to be a successful student-athlete you must have good time management skills” .... [more]

Around Temple
'Mr. Manson' speaks to art history students ... Exchange students give samba lesson ... Podiatry students help at MS Walk ... Kidney transplant patient share experiences [more]

This Week in Temple History
Dec. 6, 1990
  The Temple Times reported that a majority of the University’s buildings reflect its history. Some of them include:

• Anderson Hall: Named after Paul R. Anderson, the University’s fifth president.
• Annenberg Hall: Named the Center for Performing Arts in 1963 before receiving grants from the M.L. Annenberg Foundation and Triangle Publications.
• Barton Hall: Samuel G. Barton, a 1903 graduate, became a noted astronomer. After his death in 1958, he left much of his estate to the University. [more]