Sheri Lambert, an assistant professor of marketing at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, agreed that Perrett has “a great, great story” to tell.

Charles Leone, who has served as executive director of Temple’s public safety for six years, overseeing the 115-officer department he has been a part of for 35 years, said it’s the first time he’s seen so many policy creations and alterations and new training added in such a short period.

A walk along North Broad Street on Thursday morning revealed 414 steps between Temple’s Athletic Department offices and the front steps of Sullivan Hall, where Temple’s first-year president, Jason Wingard, has his second-floor suite of offices.

Temple University’s new Vice President and Athletic Director Arthur Johnson certainly did his homework before taking the job in leading the Owls’ athletic program.