Christian M Reilly – Temple Update

Boathouse Construction to be Finished by June

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:40:23 +0000

Construction on the East Park Canoe House on Kelly Drive along the Schuylkill River will reach “substantial completion” by the end of June and officials say the rowing and crew teams will be able to move into the new boathouse by the end of September. Renovations began in July 2015 after a partnership agreement between the city and Temple trustee, H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest. Lenfest and the city…

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Tyler School of Art Professor Receives National Recognition

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 12:30:28 +0000

Dr. Lisa Kay, Temple University’s Tyler School of Art Assistant Professor of Art Education, has received a national award for her work in special needs art education. On March 17th, Kay accepted the Peter J. Geisser Special Needs Art Educator of the Year award in Chicago at the National Art Education Association convention. She has been recognized as one of the most highly qualified active art…

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Senior Advisor to lead Temple’s Compliance Efforts

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 14:12:39 +0000

President Neil D. Theobald has named Valerie I. Harrison the Senior Advisor to the President for Compliance to strengthen the university’s compliance efforts. Harrison will focus on diversity, equity, and Title IX with the intent to better educate Temple University students on sexual misconduct behavior in order to create a more safe and healthy environment on campus. With nearly two decades of…

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Freshman Applications Set Temple Record

Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:00:00 +0000

With the March 1 deadline for the fall 2016 semester passing, Temple University has broken the previous total of freshman applications while also setting new records for diversity and the strength of academic credentials. The previous high of 30,043 undergraduate applications was set just last year. However, this year’s number easily surpassed that mark, totaling 32,655. Compared to a year ago…

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Love Park Closed for Redesign

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:30:50 +0000

The long-awaited Love park renovation is now underway. The new designs, drafted by Hargreaves Associates, are a part of a 16.5 million dollar project to transform the park into a greener, more modern city space. Love park is scheduled to reopen in 2017. Last week mayor Jim Kenney lifted a long standing ban on skateboarding in the park for its final week open. Philadelphia skaters are sad…

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