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Diversity Award
‘Alter’ed landscape
Top tech
Athletics dept. wins Overall
Excellence in Diversity Award.
Curtis Hall makes way for
the new Fox School building.
‘Computerworld’ names
Stahler a top IT leader.
See page 3.
See page 5.
See page 5.
TEMPLE TIMES
January 19, 2006
www.temple.edu/temple_times
NewsBriefs
Vol. 36, No. 16
What has 700 computers, is open day and night and makes coffee?
HSC parking garage opens
On Dec. 19, the new Health
Sciences Center Carlisle West Parking Garage was opened. With a total
of 781 parking spaces, the garage is
expected to reach near-capacity
with the start of the spring semester.
It serves student, employee and
adjunct faculty parkers, and has
some special-use parking available.
Handicapped-accessible spaces are
available on the garage’s first floor.
Construction of the garage is part
of the first phase of the University’s
plan that will page the way for construction of a new Medical School
building. Additionally, reassignment of some employee parkers
from Temple University Health System patient parking garages better
positions TUHS to accommodate
increased patient parking.
With the addition of the garage,
the University’s total number of
parking spaces at all campuses
increased to 6,151.
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Music Prep classes
to be offered at Kimmel Center
Temple University’s Music
Preparatory Division and the Kimmel Center announced in December
the addition of Early Childhood
Music Foundations (ECMF) classes
to the Kimmel Center’s educational
offerings beginning this month.
A leading source for introducing
infants and toddlers to musical
activity, the ECMF will, for the first
time, expand the Kimmel’s educational outreach to include children
in the 0–4 years age range.
Classes are planned for Monday
mornings in the Kimmel’s Merck
Education Center, 260 S. Broad St.
For information on free introductory sessions and registration, contact the Music Prep office at 215204-1512 or [email protected].
Temple’s new TECH Center features 600 computer workstations, 100 laptop loaners, 13 breakout rooms for group study, and specialized software and labs, as well as faculty resources. Throughout the TECH Center, portable computing is made easy with wireless Internet access, comfortable chairs with laptop pads and abundant power outlets. The renovated building also houses a new Undergraduate Admissions Welcome Center on its first floor.
TECH Center opens for business
By Harriet Goodheart
[email protected]
On page 4
Visitors to the new $17 million TECH
Center, which opened quietly on Jan. 5 in
advance of the return of students and faculty for the spring semester, will quickly discover it offers much more than computers.
Designed to position Temple as a premier
technology institution, the TECH (Technology, Education, Collaboration and Help)
Center boasts 24-hour accessibility to stateof-the art technology, 13 breakout rooms for
collaborative learning and study, six special-
• Map and
photos
• TECH Center
special
features
ty labs, an Internet lounge,
multiple laser printing stations, the Computer Services Help Desk, and wireless access throughout the
facility.
It is believed to be the
largest computer technology center of its kind in
the nation.
“We see this as becoming the academic
and social hub of the campus,” said Timothy
O’Rourke, vice president of computer and
information services. “With the dramatic
growth of the residential student population
on and around the Main Campus, the need
for the resources offered by the TECH Center was apparent.”
Located in the former Bell Building at
12th Street and Montgomery Avenue, the
75,000-square-foot center will also house the
University’s Welcome Center, the TLC and
instructional support center, the studentrun radio station and a Starbucks.
Other amenities: the convenience of additional built-in electrical outlets at computer
TECH Center on page 4
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Real Estate Institute introduces
online courses for continuing ed
Real estate professionals will now
have the option of enrolling in
online continuing education courses
through Temple’s Real Estate Institute.
In an initiative geared to providing real estate brokers and salespeople with greater flexibility in completing their license renewal
requirements, the Real Estate Institute has partnered with Dearborn
Publishing to offer online courses.
The 10 courses, each from six to
12 hours, have been approved by the
Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission, the regulatory agency for
licensing. Brokers and salespeople
must complete at least 14 hours of
NewsBriefs on page 6
Arbitrator denies TAUP grievance over tenure
An arbitrator has denied a grievance against Temple University by
the Temple Association of University Professionals, the union representing about 1,100 full-time faculty members, librarians and academic professionals in 13 of Temple’s schools and colleges.
On Dec. 11, arbitrator Ralph H.
Colflesh Jr. ruled that the University acted properly when it rejected
two tenure-track faculty members’
request for an extension of their
probationary period under the
terms of the new collective bargaining agreement. The grievance was
the first to go to arbitration since
the contract was ratified last spring.
“What’s really significant here is
the arbitrator’s acknowledgement
that the collective bargaining agreement between the University and
TAUP represents a significant raising of tenure standards at Temple,”
President David Adamany said.
“Excellence in teaching and scholarship must always be our primary
shared goal.”
The dispute arose over the
interpretation of a probationary
period extension option in the new
collective bargaining agreement
that was designed to accommodate
tenure-track faculty members who
are eligible for tenure under the
new standards starting in the
2005–06 academic year.
The new collective bargaining
agreement raises the standards for
tenure, requiring that a candidate
demonstrate outstanding performance and continuing promise of
outstanding performance as a faculty
member,
with
teaching/instruction
and
research/scholarship/creative activity given greatest weight in the evaluation. The new contract also
requires that standards of outstanding performance are informed by
tenure standards at other national
research universities appropriate to
a candidate’s discipline.
In order to give tenure-track fac-
Temple’s weekly newspaper for the University community
ulty members who are eligible for
tenure decisions in 2005–06 more
time to meet these new standards,
the collective bargaining agreement
offered an optional, one-time, twoyear extension of the probationary
period.
About 37 faculty members who
were eligible for tenure decisions in
2005–06 applied to extend their
probationary period by the July 1,
2005, deadline; the University
approved all of those extension
requests. The University, however,
rejected extension applications
from two other faculty members
who were already engaged in the
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Bits&PCs
Updated TUportal goes live
Computer Services has re-engineered Temple’s single-gateway
TUportal Web site (http://tuportal.
temple.edu) to allow for greater flexibility, stability and performance.
Depending on your University status (current student, faculty, staff or
future student), TUportal provides
customized access to familiar applications, as well as new resources
and information.
For faculty and staff, TUportal
now consolidates frequently used
applications, such as TUmail, Blackboard, Employee Self-Service, time
collection, organizational chart,
Performance Development System,
Cherry & White Pages, and employee forms.
For students, TUportal continues
to provide access to familiar applications,
including
TUmail,
OWLnet, Blackboard, MyBackpack,
Diamond Dollars, TUlibrary, Cherry & White Pages, and MyHousing.
The new TUportal also contains
expanded links to other Temple
Web sites, Temple Today news
items, campus webcam views, and a
look at current weather conditions.
Finally, you can customize your
TUportal screen through the use of
small windows, called portlets, that
deliver specific content areas.
Examples of portlets include your
Blackboard courses, Google search,
Word of the Day, Today in History,
Merriam-Webster dictionary and
RSS news feeds.
With the new technical infrastructure in place, development on
TUportal will continue. Computer
Services plans to roll out new portal
features in the near future.
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Computer Services Help Desk
moves to TECH Center
The Computer Services Help Desk
has moved to Temple’s new TECH
Center located at 12th Street and
Montgomery Avenue.
In its new location, the Help Desk
will continue to serve the University
community in a larger facility with
new equipment and expanded
hours. The Help Desk is now open
24 hours a day from noon on Sunday through 7:30 p.m. on Friday;
Saturday hours are 9 a.m. to 6:30
p.m. The phone number is still 215204-8000.
Computer Services welcomes
Temple students, faculty and staff to
the new and expanded Help Desk
location in the TECH Center.
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Sony BMG offers free
replacement CDs
In early November, it was discovered that a group of compact discs
released by Sony BMG and partner
Sunncomm contained a version of
Digital Rights Management software that posed a security risk. The
CDs, when played on your computer, install a component called
eXtended Copy Protection (XCP),
which leaves your computer system
wide open to hackers.
A list of titles containing the XCP
software is available at http://cp.
sonybmg.com/xcp/english/titles.html.
Please note that this information
is provided as a courtesy to the
Temple community. Temple has no
involvement with this lawsuit.
Pa. legislators visit Temple
in search of ideological bias
By Hillel J. Hoffmann
[email protected]
HRMatters
Reminder
to update
personal
info online
State lawmakers came to Temple last week to continue their
investigation of alleged liberal
political bias at college campuses
in Pennsylvania.
The Select Committee on AcadWith the start of the new year,
emic Freedom in Higher EducaHuman Resources would like to
tion, a body created by House Resremind all employees that it is
olution 177 in July, conducted two
essential to visit the Employee Self
days of public hearings in the StuService Web site to check and
dent Center on Jan. 9 and 10. The
update their personal and work
committee is charged with examinformation. As Human Resources’
ining what HR 177’s authors called President David Adamany spoke before state lawmakers last week regarding alleged
Payroll division prepares employ“the imposition of ideological liberal political bias at college campuses in Pennsylvania. The Select Committee on
Academic
Freedom
in
Higher
Education,
a
body
created
by
House
Resolution
177
last
ees’ 2005 W-2 forms, correct
orthodoxy” at Pennsylvania’s
July, conducted two days of public hearings in the Student Center on Jan. 9 and 10.
employee information is required.
state-related and state-owned
Here’s how to get it done.
institutions of higher education.
Rachel DuPlessis and Faculty the University’s intellectual herLawmakers heard statements Senate president Jane Evans (as itage, first-year writing and sumEmployee self-service
from President David Adamany, read by professor Jeff Solow), the mer reading programs for their
Log on to http://ess.temple.edu.
Temple faculty members, Temple committee heard an opposing “ideological agenda” (criticisms
View and update your personal
undergraduate Logan Fisher and point of view from Logan Fisher, a that were rebutted by Temple facand work information that the HR
leading national voices on both senior business major and vice ulty members Susan Wells and
system contains. View your cursides of the issue, including David chairman of Temple College Daniel T. Tompkins).
rent
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relationship for accuracy. Any
paign to bring an “academic bill of himself and other students who Horowitz’s call for an academic
changes you make in employee self
rights” to college campuses in order
were “afraid to testify for fear of bill of rights, but their efforts
will be made in real time to
service
to fight what he believes is pervasive
repercussions,” testified that some have yet to yield any legislation.
the
HR
system and Cherry &
liberal indoctrination of students
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belittle
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and intimidation of conservatives.
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Expected distribution is Jan. 23.
creation of [the committee] and professor in question “dismissed” week.
for current employees
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its conduct of hearings is a threat his opinions, so complaints
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current
student
workers will be
covered by The Chronicle of Higher
to academic freedom,” Adamany wouldn’t help.
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for
paychecks.
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Rep. Gibson C. Armstrong, the Education and insidehighered.
said. “I do not share that view.
workers who are not working now
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but who worked in the spring 2005
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Chief Communications Officer: Mark Eyerly [email protected]
sion
by
the
elected
represity Professionand
rights
Director of Communications: Ray Betzner [email protected]
sentatives of the people.”
als president
grievance proEditor: Betsy Winter [email protected]
William
W.
cedures.
President David Adamany
Assistant Editor: Kevin Gardner [email protected]
Cutler III; WilAdamany
Director, Health Sciences PR: Eryn Jelesiewicz [email protected]
E.
liam
acknowledged
Contributing Writers: Barbara Baals [email protected]
Scheuerman,
that
Temple
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of
United
University
president
could do a better job of helping
James Duffy [email protected]
students understand their rights, Professions; Anne D. Neal, presiHarriet Goodheart [email protected]
and that the University should dent of the American Council of
Tory Harris [email protected]
Hillel J. Hoffmann [email protected]
consider unifying its many col- Trustees and Alumni; Temple
Lisa Z. Meritz [email protected]
English
professor
Steven
Zelnick;
lege-specific grievance policies.
Preston M. Moretz [email protected]
and
Horowitz.
“All of that said … we have
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Zelnick, a former vice provost
reviewed our records and we do
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students have complained about ple, described the “one-sidedness of
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Fourth floor: Student Health
Center
SSA hosts White House
videoconference aimed
at stemming drug trade
By Ted Boscia
[email protected]
Third floor: The College of
Liberal Arts’ Academic Advising
Office
Second floor: Math and Science
Resource Center
First floor: Academic Resource
Center and the Health
Professions Advising Center
Photo by Betsy Manning
1810 Liacouras Walk welcomes new tenants
Construction on the row buildings along Liacouras
Walk between Montgomery Avenue and Berks Walk
was completed in December, in time for several offices
and student services to move in for the start of spring
semester. Part of the City of Philadelphia Historic
District, the building façades on the east and south
sides were maintained, while the rear portions were
demolished and completely rebuilt for the offices’ use.
Research
Temple center awarded new $4.7M
grant from NIH to study drug abuse
By Ilene Raymond
[email protected]
While environment and psychology play important roles in
drug abuse, understanding the little-known biological effects of
marijuana, opiates and cocaine at a
cellular and physiological level is
just as — if not more — important
in developing promising new treatments and prevention strategies,
according to investigators at the
Center for Substance Abuse and
Research at the School of Medicine.
As one of only a few centers specializing in the basic science of
drugs of abuse, CSAR recently
received a $4.7 million grant from
the National Institute of Drug
Abuse to continue its groundbreaking work on mechanisms of addiction and how addictive substances
interact with the nervous and
immune systems.
“Eventually, as in the case of
marijuana or morphine, the hope is
to block the negative effects of the
drugs while enhancing the positive,
such as pain management,” said
Martin Adler, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Pharmacology and director of CSAR.
Many of the center’s current
investigations turn on how multiple drugs taken simultaneously
affect the body, since addicts rarely
ingest a single drug. Instead, by
combining everything from alcohol
to heroin to cocaine, often in a
short period, they set off myriad
complex internal biological
changes, which can include
immunosuppression — a reduced
immune response, problems in
regulating body temperature and
shifts in the body’s perception of
pain.
One novel explanation about
why these reactions occur lies with
chemokines, small signaling proteins that are produced by the brain
and the immune system. CSAR scientists are studying how
chemokines affect the activities of
drugs in the nervous and immune
systems, significantly altering the
body’s natural responses.
In one example of this process,
CSAR researchers are examining
the role of opioids and their interaction with chemokines to understand why one-third of those
infected with HIV are also intravenous drug users.
“We asked ourselves whether
the coincidence is due solely to use
of contaminated needles, or
whether the drugs themselves are
also to blame,” said Toby Eisenstein, co-director of CSAR. “Findings by CSAR scientists Thomas
Rogers, Lee Liu-Chen and Earl
Henderson show that the drugs
alter the chemokine receptors for
the HIV/AIDS virus, and in some
conditions, enhance HIV replication.
Other work by the Temple
researchers has shown that certain
chemokines can block the painrelieving effects of morphine on the
body. These findings provide clues
as to how scientists might eventually fine-tune drugs, modifying both
pleasurable and problematic effects
of legal and illegal drugs.
Other ongoing CSAR studies are
measuring the impact of drug
withdrawal on the human immune
response.
“We want to see whether symptoms during an addict’s withdrawal
— such as chills or shakes — might
actually be connected to immunosuppression, which leaves the
immune system more vulnerable to
illness and disease,” Eisenstein said.
Examining this brain-immune system connection may help doctors
to anticipate and better treat symptoms of withdrawal from abused
drugs.
The uptick in interest in
chemokines as a link between the
brain and immune system has led
Adler to theorize that the proteins
will eventually be considered on a
par with neurotransmitters, the
discovery of which revolutionized
treatment for depression.
“Much of this is brand-new
research,” he said. “In many ways,
we’re just at the beginning. Perhaps in seven to eight years we will
understand the connections. But I
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drug abuse. More than 50 local officials attended, among them representatives from the U.S. Attorney’s
By hosting a White House Office, the Drug Enforcement
Office of National Drug Control Agency, the Pennsylvania DepartPolicy (ONDCP) videoconference ment of Health and the Camden
for the Philadelphia region on Dec. Prosecutor’s Office.
13, the School of Social Adminis“One of the most promising outtration played a significant role in comes of this meeting is a closer
helping local policymakers to for- working relationship on drug issues
mulate updated drug control between officials in Camden and
strategies.
Philadelphia,” Zibalese-Crawford
Among the most pressing con- said.
cerns that Philadelphia officials
Temple was selected to host the
heard about at the videoconference, Philadelphia region’s meeting
according to Temple social work thanks in part to its ties to Nataki
professor and conference co-moder- MacMurray, an ONDCP policy anaator Marsha Zibalese-Crawford is lyst in Washington, D.C., and SSA
the need to stem
alumnus.
the infiltration of
MacMurray,
methamphetawho was a stumine into the “One of the most promising dent in the first
region’s illicit outcomes of this meeting is class
that
drug market.
Zibalese-Crawa closer working relationAbuse of the
ship
on drug issues between ford taught at
highly addictive
Temple, has long
officials in Camden and
drug has become
been interested
rampant in the
Philadelphia.”
in the professor’s
rural South and
for
research
Marsha Zibalese-Crawford
Midwest,
Philadelphia
Professor of social work
prompting
Safe and Sound,
Congress to cona study that prosider a proposal
vides an annual
in mid-December that sought to assessment of the well-being of
regulate sales of over-the-counter Philadelphia children. (Substance
cold medicines that can be used to abuse is one of the many factors
cook up methamphetamine in rated in the project’s yearly
homemade labs.
review.)
“We heard from our counterparts
“I credit my experience at Temple
in other cities who were wishing SSA for igniting a passion for social
that they had done greater prepara- justice, a critical eye for social policy
tion before meth hit their areas,” and a deep appreciation for grassZibalese-Crawford said. “The sug- roots momentum,” MacMurray
gestion was clear that Philadelphia wrote in an e-mail. “I see my posishould start thinking about these tion in a White House agency as a
issues now. It can be as simple as the responsibility to advocate for the
need for training among social disempowered and disenfranchised
workers and social service providers rather than as an opportunity for my
to be able to recognize the signs of own personal gain, uplift or
advancement.”
meth addiction.”
Jerry Daley, another Temple
The videoconference was part of
the ONDCP’s Major Cities Initiative, alumnus and the executive director
an effort to unite researchers, law for the Philadelphia-Camden High
enforcement officials, lawmakers Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency,
and drug prevention and treatment joined Zibalese-Crawford as coexperts in 25 American cities as moderator for the videoconferu
they develop holistic solutions to ence.
Temple earns recognition
for diversity in athletics
Temple is one of 10 Division I-A
institutions to earn the Overall
Excellence in Diversity Award
bestowed by the Laboratory for
Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M
University. The award recognizes
the NCAA Division I-A athletic
departments that excel in the area of
diversity.
“I am extremely pleased that the
Temple athletics department has
received this recognition,” said
Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw.
“This is an area that Temple University takes pride in, not just in athletics, but in all areas of the University.”
The Overall Excellence in
Diversity Award was based on the
Temple’s weekly newspaper for the University community
sum of six categories, including
diversity strategy, African-American graduation rates (male and
female), Title IX compliance,
employee gender diversity and
employee racial diversity. In each
category, the laboratory recognizes
multiple recipients. Temple is also
one of 10 schools to receive recognition for its employee racial
diversity.
Temple was the only school in the
Atlantic 10 Conference to receive
recognition for Overall Excellence in
Diversity. For more information,
visit the Laboratory for Diversity in
Sport
Web
site
at
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FIRST FLOOR
1B
1E Faculty Wing
1A Temple University Welcome Center
1E 2
1B
1D
1E 3
1E
5
First
Floor
Lobby
1E 4
Restr ooms
Front
Desk
MONTGOMER Y AVENUE
1B
1A
1B Breakout Rooms
■ Breakout rooms provide students with the
privacy and resources needed to work
collaboratively. Equipment includes a flat
panel wall display and a desk with a computer
set up for group interaction.
1C Starbucks Café
■ Drink coffee, sip tea, or enjoy some light
refreshments.
1D Computer Services Help Desk
1F WHIP Internet Radio Station
■ The Computer Services Help Desk provides
24-hour technology support for the Temple
community from Monday through Friday, plus
weekend hours. Support is provided on a
walk-in or call-in basis, as well as via e-mail
and online chat.
1F
1C
ENTRANCE
■ The Faculty Wing includes:
1. The Teaching and Learning Center supporting
Temple faculty and teaching assistants by
helping to enhance their teaching skills.
2. The Faculty Presentation Room, with seating
capacity for 35 people, featuring a ceilingmounted projector, a projection screen,
a podium, and a computer.
3. The Instructional Support Center (ISC)
providing consulting and production
services training, and access to stateof-the-art equipment for Temple faculty
interested in using technology in the
classroom.
4. The Faculty Breakout Room
5. The Faculty Lounge
■ The University Welcome Center is the first stop
on campus for prospective students and their
parents. The facility includes a reception area
and a 100-seat auditorium.
1E 1
■ WHIP houses an Internet radio station run by
Temple students.
12th STREET
The TECH Center @ Temple University
SECOND FLOOR
2D
2A Information Desk/Library Resources
■ Positioned at the top of the Center's stairway,
the Information Desk is staffed by a librarian
ready to assist students with scholarly research.
General information about the TECH Center is
also available at the desk.
2B General Lab Areas
■ General lab areas, subdivided by different colors,
offer PC and Macintosh workstations, with local
print stations, popular software programs, and
free music feeds and cable television streams to
the desktop. Some workstation areas are
clustered to allow group work, while others are
set up for individual work. Wireless loaner
laptops are also available for use in the
various lounge areas.
2C Specialty Labs
■ Specialty labs provide space and/or specialized
equipment and software dedicated to the
following areas:
1. Video Editing Lab
2. Music Lab
3. Software Development Lab
4. Graphics/CAD Lab
5. Language Lab
6. Quiet Room
2D Breakout Rooms
■ Breakout rooms provide students with the privacy
and resources needed to work collaboratively.
Equipment includes a flat panel wall display
and a desk with a computer set up for group
interaction. Three breakout rooms are equipped
with multimedia, surround sound, a large screen,
and a DVD/VCR console.
2B
2C 5
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■ The Internet Lounge features distinctive Web
browsing stations and customized furniture so
students can quickly check their e-mail or access
the Internet.
2F Service Desk
■ Consultants are available at the Service Desk to
answer computer questions, reserve breakout rooms,
loan out wireless laptops, and generally monitor
activities on the second floor.
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■ In addition to local printers throughout the lab,
the print operations room offers high-speed laser
printers, a color laser printer, and plotters.
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Take a virtual tour of the TECH Center at http://techcenter.temple.edu/tcpreview.htm.
12th STREET
Designed by Joanne Malone
TECH Center envisioned as new academic, social hub
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workstations for charging cell
phones and iPods, and vending
machines that dispense headsets,
computer supplies and even toothbrush kits for the late-night study
crowd.
“The resources offered here
address the needs of Temple students academically, technologically
and socially,” noted Sheri Stahler,
associate vice president for computer services. “Students will have 24hour access to computers, technical
support and dedicated space for collaborative work and group study.”
Six color-coded computer lab
areas on the second floor offer both
PC and Macintosh workstations,
with some areas clustered to accommodate group work. In all, there are
600 fixed computers and an addi-
TECH Center special features
• 75,000-square-foot academic
technology center
• open 24 hours a day, from Sunday
to Friday and all day Saturday
• 500-plus PC workstations
• 100-plus Mac workstations
• 100 wireless PC laptops
• 150-plus software packages
• 13 breakout rooms
• five specialty labs with high-end
hardware and specialized software
• quiet room
• wireless access throughout
• secure broadband gigabit-capable
connections with spyware protection
• free music feed to the desktop
• cable television streams to the
desktop
tional 100 laptops available for student use.
Twelve-channel cable TV to the
desktop provides fingertip access to
instant study breaks. Through an
arrangement with Dell and Napster,
students will have access to a 1.5million-song library.
Six specialty labs feature 25 high
end computers equipped with dedicated software for video editing,
music composing, CAD/graphics
and other specialized programs.
“Previously, these programs were
available only in the computer lab of
a particular school or college, and
access was limited by the hours
those labs were open,” Stahler said.
“Now, students will enjoy uninterrupted access to the academic
resources they need.”
In addition to conveniently located laser printing stations, a print
operations center will offer highspeed laser, color printing and plotters.
The Faculty Wing on the first
floor includes the Instructional Support Center, the Teaching and
Learning Center, a presentation
room, a breakout room and a faculty
lounge.
Now a 24-hour operation, the
relocated Computer Services Help
Desk has increased the size of its
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staff and provides technological support to the Temple community on a
walk-in or call-in basis, as well as via
e-mail and online chat.
“The TECH Center reflects the
dynamic changes in how 21st-centu-
ry students are using computers and
learning collaboratively,” O’Rourke
said. “And most importantly, it has
the flexibility to respond to ongoing
change quickly, efficiently and inexpensively.”
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Computer Services’
Stahler honored as a
Premier 100 IT Leader
By Preston M. Moretz
[email protected]
process; and a 24hour cyber café.
“We’re really
Continuing Temple’s recent
excited about the
ascension as a technology leader in
opening of this new
higher education, Sheri Stahler,
facility,” she said.
associate vice president for ComputStahler joined
er Services, has been named one of
Temple in 1988
Stahler
the Computerworld Premier 100 IT
from the UniversiLeaders for 2006.
ty of Maryland,
Stahler becomes the third person just as the University was transitionfrom the University to be honored ing from outsourcing its computer
with this prestigious award in the work in the academic area to hanpast five years, joining Vice Presi- dling those functions on-campus.
dent for Computer and Information
“We had begun handling the
Services Tim O’Rourke (2004) and technology support area — the Help
Fox School of Business Associate Desk, desktop support, the computDean for Information Technology er labs; I was even running the eJohn DeAngelo (2002).
mail functions back then,” she said.
The Premier 100 IT Leaders “We were servicing students, faculty
award, presented annually by IDG’s and staff, but on a much smaller
Computerworld, honors executives scale than we are today.”
Of her 17-year tenure at Temple,
who show exemplary technology
leadership in resolving pressing Stahler said she is most proud of the
business problems, as well as quality and commitment to service
demonstrate the ability to foster cre- that her department has been able
ativity and challenging work envi- to provide to the University commuronments, envision fresh approach- nity as technology use had increased
es to business challenges, and effi- dramatically.
“In 1999, for example, we started
ciently manage information techBlackboard
with only 11 courses,
nology investments.
and
today
we
have over 3,400 cours“I was really thrilled; it meant a
es
running
on
it,” Stahler said. “As
lot,” Stahler said about learning that
she had been selected from among another example, in 1991, I had
the nearly 500 nominees for the about 3,400 requests for technology
award. “I think for Computerworld support, and now we receive over
to recognize a university like Temple 140,000 a year.
“Just the fact that we’ve been able,
and the impact of technology on a
I think, to deliver excellent support
university is very important.”
As associate vice president for aca- services to the University community given the fact
demic computer
that we’ve had
services, Stahler
technology
is responsible for
“Just the fact that we’ve
exploding
in
providing techbeen able, I think, to deliver terms of usage,
nological support
for the entire excellent support services to that’s what I’m
the University community most proud of,”
Temple community, including given the fact that we’ve had she said. “Not so
the
much
the academic
technology exploding in
increase in numunits within the
terms of usage, that’s what bers, but that our
colleges
and
quality of service
I’m most proud of.”
This
schools.
has increased to
includes running
Sheri Stahler
the
meet
Blackboard,
Associate vice president
expanding
managing the
for Computer Services
demand.
computer labs
“I think we’re
and smart classinnovative and
rooms, overseeing the University’s Web portal and e- we try to adapt to the technology
mail functions and running Comput- needs of our students, faculty and
er Services’ Help Desk, as well as pro- staff, and I think Computerworld
viding on-campus training and the recognized that with this award,”
documentation that is produced for Stahler added.
“I know I speak for the rest of my
computing at Temple.
colleagues
in Computer Services
Stahler also is responsible for the
when
I
say
that
we are thrilled that
University’s new state-of-the-art
Sheri
has
received
this recognition
TECH Center at 12th Street and
as
a
Premier
100
IT
Leader,” said
Montgomery Avenue, which features
O’Rourke,
who
as
a
past
honoree
a student computer center with up to
served
as
a
judge
for
this
year’s
Com700 computers; 13 breakout rooms;
puterworld
awards.
“Under
Sheri’s
six specialized computer labs; student lounge areas with wireless net- leadership, Temple University has
working for laptop use; a 24-hour been recognized as a national leader
computer Help Desk for students, in its use of academic technology;
faculty, and staff; the Teaching and and nearly every student and
Learning Center to support faculty employee at Temple has experienced
and teaching assistants in enhancing the outstanding service offered by
their teaching; the Instructional Sup- the Help Desk and the Micro/Lan
port Center, which provides consult- consultants, which Sheri has direct
ing services, training, and access to responsibility for.
“Temple University is proud of its
state-of-the-art computer equipment for use by faculty who are use of technology, and this recogniinterested in incorporating technol- tion of one of our key IT leaders is
ogy into the teaching/learning truly deserved.”
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Image courtesy The Fox School of Business
Scheduled for construction to begin mid-2006, The Fox School of Business’ Alter Hall will be built in the former location of Curtis Hall at
13th Street and Montgomery Ave. The new building will be connected to Speakman Hall (which will undergo renovations) by a new atrium,
making space for lecture halls, general-use classrooms, student offices, administrative offices, student lounges, instructional spaces and
Fox School academic departments.
A bittersweet farewell to Curtis Hall
By Betsy Winter
[email protected]
Remember the wall of phone
booths in Curtis Hall — the phones
no one ever seemed to make a call
from?
As a wrecking ball pounded its
way eastward through Curtis Hall
in late December, staff, faculty and
students lined the south side of
Montgomery Avenue, jumping a
bit each time the ball dropped and
sharing memories in between.
Facilities employees who had
worked the hot summer months
outdoors knew that Curtis Hall had
the worst-tasting water on Main
Campus.
Students wondered to each
other, why did the Curtis entryways often smell slightly sour?
And yet, as one alumnus put it,
Curtis “was the building where you
had the most boring class, and also
the hardest class, you took at Temple. You came out of it changed.”
For one faculty member (and
many others), it was the place
where he met his future wife.
No one voiced regrets that Curtis Hall, at 13th Street and Montgomery Avenue, has made way for
the Fox School of Business’ new
Alter Hall. But it is remembered
fondly, as the place nearly every
Temple student entered at some
point, a shared experience across
disciplines for several generations.
When construction on Curtis
Hall began in 1955, it was the first
building in a 10-year expansion
program: Cecil B. Moore to Diamond, Broad to 12th. Until then,
Temple had been so cramped, it
was using converted kitchens and
bedrooms in rowhomes for class-
Photo by Betsy Manning
Between Dec. 19 and Dec. 29, Curtis Hall was demolished to make space for the new Alter
Hall building.
room space.
Named for early Temple benefactor Cyrus C.K. Curtis, founder of
the Saturday Evening Post and former president of Curtis Publishing
Co., Curtis was the future: Threeand-a-half stories high; 50 classrooms for up to 2,000 students; predominant windows; modern, functional architecture. It was the first
Temple building to be completely
air-conditioned.
In October 2004, The Fox
School accepted a lead gift from
Gisela and Dennis Alter of $15 million toward the new $78 million
Alter Hall. Currently, donors have
pledged $16 million toward the $28
million the school must raise to
build Alter Hall. By the end of
2006, Fox anticipates reaching $22
million toward its goal. Additional
naming and other gift opportunities are available for Alter Hall’s
new state-of-the-art spaces.
The 200,000-plus-square-foot,
seven-story facility is being
designed by architect Michael
Graves in collaboration with Burt
Temple’s weekly newspaper for the University community
Photo courtesy the Templana Collection
On Feb. 16, 1956, Temple President Robert
L. Johnson (left) and Common Pleas Court
Judge Curtis Bok laid the cornerstone for
Curtis Hall using a silver trowel and mortar.
Bok was the grandson of early Temple
benefactor Cyrus H.K. Curtis, former head
of the Curtis Publishing Co., after whom the
building was named.
Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates
of Butler, Pa.
Visit the Fox School Web site at
http://sbm.temple.edu/alter to learn
more about the Alter Hall building
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commission-approved continuing
education courses every two years.
The deadline for the current renewal cycle is May 31.
For more information or to register for the REI’s online courses — as
well as classroom offerings for
spring 2006 — visit the REI Web site
at www.temple.edu/tucc/rei or call
the REI at 215-204-1530.
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IEI announces Mid-Atlantic
Diamond Ventures
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at The Fox School of
Business recently agreed to carry on
work begun by the organization
Diamond State Ventures more than
five years ago. These activities —
delivering high-quality coaching
and advisory services to technology
and science entrepreneurs and regularly hosting venture forums at partner institutions around the region
— will be performed under the
name Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures (MADV), which will be part of
and administered by IEI.
The first MADV Venture forum will
be held Feb. 10 at Rutgers University
Camden Campus. For more information about MADV or the forum, visit
www.fox.temple.edu/madv.
ResearchNotes
Presentations
Ram Mudambi, general and
strategic management professor at
The Fox School of Business and
Management, presented “Subsidiary Power in Multinational Corporations: Technological vs. Marketing Knowledge” at JIBS Frontiers
Conference in Rotterdam, the
Netherlands, on Sept. 30. He presented “Multinational Firms and
Clusters: The role of knowledge” at
the International Conference on
Innovation, Multinationals and
Local Development in Catania,
Italy, on Sept. 30–Oct. 1. He also
delivered the keynote address at
this conference.
Andy Buck and George Lady,
both economics professors at The
Fox School of Business and Management, presented their paper
“Approximation of Large ComputerBased Economic Models” at the
annual meeting of the International
Atlantic Economic Society in October in New York.
Several Temple International law
students panelists presented at the
Philadelphia Bar Association’s Nov.
22 program “Issues in International Human Rights.” Raquel Cohen
and Edgar Arranda, both of Peru;
Juliane Baxmann of Germany;
and Jiefeng Lu of China shared
their interest and expertise in
human rights issues in their countries of origin, as well as the work
human rights advocates are
involved in to address those concerns.
Publications
School of Medicine faculty and
residents published “Successful
Collaborative Model for Trauma
Skills Training of Surgical and
Emergency Medicine Residents in
a Laboratory Setting” in the
November/December 2005 issue of
Current Surgery. The goal of the
study was to “determine whether
interdepartmental educational
and technical resources could be
combined to successfully train
surgery and emergency medicine
residents in common diagnostic
and therapeutic trauma skills outside the traditional hospital setting.”
The researchers included: David
A. Berg, surgery; Dawn Demangone, emergency medicine; Daniel
T. Dempsey, surgery; Carol A.
Fisher, surgery; John P. Gaughan,
epidemiology and biostatistics;
Harsh Grewal, surgery; Amy J.
Goldberg, surgery; Richard E. Milner, surgical simulation lab; Erica
McKernan, emergency medicine;
and Jacob W. Ufberg, emergency
medicine.
Toran named fellow by the
Geological Society of America
By Preston M. Moretz
[email protected]
Laura Toran, associate professor and the Weeks
Chair in Environmental Geology, has been named a
fellow by the Geological Society of America “for new
insights into the flow of groundwater in heterogeneous, fractured aquifers and the chemical evolution
of groundwater.”
The mission of the GSA is to advance the geosciences, to enhance the professional growth of its
17,000 members, and to promote the geosciences in
the service of humanity. It provides geoscientists from
all sectors — academic, government and industry —
with a vehicle for expressing core professional values of
science, stewardship and service. A member of the
GSA is elected to fellowship in recognition of significant contributions to the science of geology.
“It is really exciting to be named a fellow of GSA,”
Toran said. “You work in your lab, you work in the
field, and you wonder if it’s making a difference. Being
elected a fellow is sort of a message that your work is
making a difference.”
Toran, who joined Temple’s geology faculty in 1997
from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is a groundwater
modeler with experience in hazardous waste investigations. Her current research interests include modeling
the influence of fracture patterns on plume migration
and stormwater sampling in karst and urban streams.
“Before I came to Temple, I tried to emphasize modeling a little more,” Toran said. “The types of problems
that I tried to look at were ones that required interdisciplinary approaches.
“That is one of the things I think the GSA was
acknowledging in my selection as a fellow; that I tended to look at really challenging modeling problems,”
she added. “For instance, I did a lot of modeling where
I used both flow and geochemistry, and those tend to
be considered two different areas of expertise.”
During her time at Temple, Toran has switched
directions and begun doing more field research.
“First, it was a real interest of mine and I wanted to
start collecting my own unusual data sets, instead of relying on the data sets of others,” she said, “and second, I
found that field work appealed to the students quite a bit.”
Toran said she has worked hard to find ways to
involve more students into her research projects, especially undergraduates.
“Because of the involvement of undergraduates in
my research projects, I find myself breaking the projects down into smaller pieces that the undergrads can
accomplish in a short period of time,” she said. “It also
helps me in that I tackle some projects that I might not
have otherwise. Then, the master’s students’ work ties
it all nicely back together.”
Toran earned her bachelor’s degree from Macalester
College (1980) in St. Paul, Minn., and her doctorate
Photo courtesy Laura Toran
Geology associate professor Laura Toran, recently named a
Geological Society of America fellow, collects a sample from inside
a 1700s-era springhouse. The gray barrel behind her is a stormwater sampler that will collect samples during rainfall events.
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1986),
both in geology. Between degrees, she served as a
research associate at the U.S. Geological Survey’s Water
Resources Division for two years.
“My interest in the environmental sciences was public-spirited,” she explained. “I wanted to do something
that would help out — I didn’t just want to get a job; I
wanted to get a job that would contribute to this being
a better place for people to live.
“I really liked science, so I figured I should do something that would help protect the earth,” she said. “I
took geology and several other sciences, but I just
found the people in geology were so great to work with,
and there was a subset of them doing environmental
science. So when it came time to choose a specialty, it
became geology.”
A registered professional geologist in the state of
Pennsylvania, Toran also is a director of the Consortium of Universities for Advancement of Hydrologic
Research Inc.; a member of the technical program
committee for the GSA; and a member of the editorial
boards for Ground Water and Hydrogeology Journal.
As a member of GSA’s technical program committee, Toran currently is organizing 26 sessions for the
society’s annual national meeting, which will be held
in Philadelphia this October.
“The GSA is really a terrific society because it is
where all the fields of geology come together,” said
Toran, who is active in the hydrogeology division, one
of the GSA’s largest. “It’s neat to get together with all the
other geologists once or twice a year at the regional
and national meetings, and it is important to be a part
of making that happen.”
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IntheNews
December: National GeographicBrazil. How do you help the residents
of Dona Marta, one of Rio de Janeiro’s
most crowded and poverty-stricken
slums, grow their own food when
they don’t have land? Brazilian photographer and writer Felipe Goifman
documents an intriguing solution
devised by a determined group of
Temple students: portable, hydroponic rooftop gardens. In addition to
developing prototype vegetable gardens, the Temple team hopes to train
local instructors to continue the project. “Every day in Dona Marta, more
people asked where they could obtain
one of these gardens,” said Josh
Meyer, an environmental science and
chemistry major who founded the
Urban Center for Sustainability at
Temple, a student initiative.
Dec. 5: “Radio Times” on WHYYFM. Dawn Staley, head coach of the
Temple women’s basketball team,
WNBA All-Star and Olympic gold
medalist, is one of two guests discussing the challenges that innercity girls face. In an extraordinary
interview, Staley talks about the
impact sports had on her life as a
youngster in North Philadelphia and
how she wants to make a difference
in the lives of others.
Dec. 8: The Philadelphia Inquirer.
As conservative Christians work to
bring their agenda into everyday life
in America, the gap between their
view and that of liberal Jews seems to
be growing. The growing divide was
apparent during a conference featuring leaders of the two groups in New
York last week. Said reporter Paul
Nussbaum: “Michael Alexander, the
new director of the Feinstein Center
for American Jewish History at Temple University, one of the sponsors of
the conference, said his experience
as a college professor in Oklahoma
taught him that Jews and evangelicals saw each other through different
prisms. Many evangelicals, especially
in the South and Midwest, see Jews
as exotic anachronisms, while Jews
look at evangelicals ‘like they’re out
to get us,’ Alexander said.”
Dec. 14: The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Many Pennsylvanians are not prepared for a natural or manmade disaster, according to a Temple survey
released today. “We have work to do
so that the public is aware of preparedness needs and knows what to
do if a disaster happens,” concludes
Temple public health professor
Sarah Bass, who presented the findings at the American Public Health
Association meeting in Philadelphia.
Dec. 18: NBC News “Tom Brokaw
Reports.” Brokaw profiles seven
young men who left Glens Falls,
N.Y., to fight the insurgency in Iraq.
Some did not come back, and those
who returned have been changed by
their experience. One of the men,
Andy Flint, returned from Iraq and
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is now a Temple student.
Dec. 27: The Philadelphia Inquirer,
the Associated Press. Philadelphiaarea residents believe that political
corruption is widespread in the city,
and some think corruption is more
common here than in other cities.
Those are among the findings of a
Temple/Inquirer poll taken this fall,
according to Michael G. Hagen.
Hagen is director of the Institute of
Public Affairs, which conducted the
poll. The poll also discovered relatively small gaps between the attitudes of white and African-American
residents, although African Americans had more favorable attitudes
about the quality of city government.
Jan. 1: The New York Times. Can a
play help Jews and Arabs understand each other a little better? Not if
the Jewish and Arab actors can’t get
along. But in a new play directed by
Billy Yalowitz, the arduous road to
opening night might also be a model
for getting beyond the generations
of conflict. Yalowitz, a Jewish native
of New York City with a doctorate in
education, traveled to Israel to direct
Six Actors in Search of a Plot.
Yalowitz is an assistant professor
and co-director of Temple’s Tyler
School of Art Community Arts Program. Since 1990, he has used performing arts as a tool for examining
issues of gender, race and class in the
United States but never for exploring
disagreements between Arabs and
Jews.
Jan. 2: Forbes.com via Health Day
News. Experts from the School of
Podiatric Medicine warn that men
and women of all ages need to take
precautions to protect their feet
from cold related injuries like frostbite.
For more Temple news mentions, visit In
the News online at www.temple.edu/
news_media/in_news.html.
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In Memoriam
Arbitrator denies
John ‘Jack’ Niven, University Housing director TAUP grievance
On Dec. 6, 2005, Vice President for Student Affairs Theresa A. Powell sent the following message to the Temple University
community:
“I am saddened to inform the University
community of the sudden passing of John
‘Jack’ Niven, director of University Housing.
On behalf of Temple, I would like to extend
our deepest sympathies to Jack’s family during this difficult time.
“Jack arrived at Temple in March 2002
after a long and varied tenure with Northeastern University in Boston. From the day
he came to campus, Jack energized University Housing and was passionate about providing unmatched service to Temple students.
Under his direction, the University’s residential population swelled to record numbers,
and he successfully supervised the day-today operations of six Main Campus residence
halls, as well as facilities at the Ambler Campus and Tyler School of Art Campus. Jack
also directly supervised three associate directors and a departmental staff of approximately 100 full-time employees.
“Jack’s vision for University Housing, however, went far beyond providing for the basic
needs of our students. He sought to transform Temple’s residence halls into a place for
student learning and activity. This fall, he
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Photo courtesy Student Affairs
oversaw the opening of the University’s firstever residential classroom in the 1300 Residence Hall. The space reflects his commitment to student academic success.
“In addition to his leadership of University Housing, Jack contributed to Temple and
the Division of Student Affairs in many ways.
information or to register, contact
Michelle Eisenberg at michelle.
[email protected] or 215-204-3082,
or visit www.fox.temple.edu/iei/
event-register.html.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25
Registration deadline: Eighth
annual feasibility study finalist
presentations and awards ceremony
Event held Jan. 26, 5:30–8 p.m. Speakman Hall, student lounge. Listen to the
feasibility study finalists deliver their
speeches and help choose the competition winners. Guest speaker: J. Brian
O’Neill, founder and chairman of O’Neill
Properties Group, who is inducted as the
2006 Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Sponsored by the Fox School’s Innovation and
Entrepreneurship Institute. For more
Registration deadline: Time Out
Respite Program spring training
Sessions held Jan. 27, 3–6 p.m. and Jan.
28, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. University Services
Building, room 405. Through TIME
OUT, a home-based respite program,
students provide caring companionship
and supervision to the frail elderly for at
least two hours per visit, and earn $7
per hour. Participating students must
complete the 10-hour training, provide
two references and have a criminal history clearance. Sponsored by the Center
for Intergenerational Learning. For
more information, contact Susan G.
This Week
in Temple
History
Jan. 24, 1980
The Temple Times announced
that the College of Liberal Arts
curriculum was adopting two
intellectual heritage courses that
would be required for all students. The change was proposed
to begin for the fall of 1980.
The need for the course grew
out of what many professors
saw as a problem facing students that they were wholly
ignorant of the culture in which
they lived. The goal of the
course was to acquaint students
with some of the traditions that
formed them, to give them a
sense of the connectedness of
these traditions and to have
them understand the traditions.
Intellectual heritage continues
to be an integral part of the current curriculum, and is
required for all students.
Most recently, he served on the committee
that planned the Student Leadership Challenge, a comprehensive program meant to
nurture responsible student leaders at Temple. Jack also took an active role in the implementation of the Student Leadership Challenge, directing a workshop for students
through the Exploring Leadership Series.
“A fixture at Temple basketball games, Jack
was an avid sports fan who loved his hometown Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox and
New England Patriots. During his time at
Northeastern, Jack coached a nearby high
school basketball team for nearly 30 years.
“Jack held both a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s degree in public administration from Northeastern University. He
got his start as a student affairs professional
as a residence director for Northeastern in
1973.
“I am grateful for Jack’s tireless devotion to
Temple University. It will be impossible to
replace his charisma, energy and talents, and
incredibly positive spirit. The Temple community will not be the same without him.”
Niven’s funeral was held in his hometown of Boston. A memorial service for
the Temple community will be held at 1
p.m. Jan. 27 in room 200 of the Student
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tenure decision process in 2004–05, before the
new tenure standards were put into effect.
That decision provoked TAUP’s grievance.
In siding with Temple, the arbitrator cited
a variety of factors, from a plain-reading
interpretation of the contract’s wording to
equity considerations. By granting an extension “to the two faculty who were up for
tenure in 2004–05 under the old criteria,” he
wrote, “the two would get not only an additional attempt at tenure appointments but
would be able to pursue tenure under two different sets of criteria. This advantage is akin
to getting two bites of the proverbial apple. No
other faculty would be so favored, and there is
no reason for allowing such a disparity in
treatment.”
The arbitrator’s decision also was influenced by TAUP’s March 2005 newsletter to its
members. According to the arbitrator, the
newsletter “strongly suggests that the association considered the two-year extension to be
available for the sole purpose of giving those
faculty who faced tenure review in 2005–06
and afterward an opportunity to amend their
approach in light of the new standards by providing an additional two years of probationary
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service.”
Smith at [email protected] or 215-2046540.
tion, contact IPA at [email protected] or
215-204-9211.
Information session:
Summer abroad in Japan
Information session:
Summer abroad in India
10 a.m. Annenberg Hall, room 5. Learn
about the opportunity to study media and
entertainment in Japan this summer at
Temple’s branch campus in Tokyo.
Designed for upper-level undergraduate
and graduate students interested in Japan,
Asian Studies, media studies or intercultural communication. Sponsored by International Programs. For more information,
contact International Programs at
[email protected] or 215-204-0720,
or visit www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
1:30 p.m. Tuttleman Learning Center,
room 200. Learn about the Temple in
India summer program, based in the
town of Dhrangadhra in Gujarat, which is
intended to investigate Indian civilization
through an anthropological and historical
study of its ancient and contemporary
religions and artistic traditions. Upper
level undergraduate students and graduate students may apply. Sponsored by
International Programs. For more information, contact International Programs
at [email protected] or 215-2040720, or visit
www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
Information session:
Summer abroad programs
Noon. Tuttleman Learning Center, room
200. Learn about options for studying
abroad this summer, including summer
programs in Brazil, Costa Rica, France,
Germany, Ghana, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Students participating in Temple’s
summer abroad programs pay Temple
tuition and earn credit for their coursework. Sponsored by International Programs. For more information, contact
International Programs at study.
[email protected] or 215-204-0720, or
visit www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
Research seminar: “Stress
Hormones and the Seratonin
System”
Noon. Bio Life Sciences Building, room
237. Presented by Lynn Kirby of the
department of anatomy and cell biology.
Sponsored by the department of neuroscience. For more information, contact
Thersa Sweet at [email protected] or 215204-3612.
“Is the Urban Crisis Over? Past
and Present Perspectives on
Philadelphia and its
Neighborhoods”
Noon–1:30 p.m. Gladfelter Hall, room
914, Russell F. Weigley Memorial Room.
Thomas J. Sugrue, the Edmund J. and
Louise W. Kahn Professor of history and
sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, hosts a talk on the future of Philadelphia and Urban America. Co-sponsored
by the Institute for Public Affairs and the
department of history. For more informa-
Master Class: Mitsuko Shirai,
mezzo-soprano
This Week’s Scores
Men’s Basketball
Jan. 11: Temple 83, St. Bonaventure 66
Jan. 14: Temple 68, La Salle 52
Women’s Basketball
Jan. 11: George Washington 58,
Temple 41
Jan. 13: Temple 61, Fordham 47
Jan. 15: Temple 74, St. Bonaventure 65
Men’s Gymnastics:
Jan. 13: No team scoring
Women’s Gymnastics
Jan. 12: Sixth of six
Men’s Track and Field
Jan. 13: 16th of 18
2:40 p.m. Rock Hall auditorium.
Women’s Track and Field
Jan. 13: 12th of 19
IBC body comp challenge
Women’s Fencing
Jan. 13: No team scoring
4–7 p.m. IBC Student Recreation Center.
Recreation Services access required.
Sponsored by Recreation Services. For
more information, call 215-204-1267, or
visit www.temple.edu/recsvcs.
Men’s basketball vs. Xavier
“For Lovers Only: ’70s Soul Jam”
featuring The Stylistics, The
Dramatics, Bloodstone,
Heatwave and Cuba Gooding, Sr.
7–10 p.m. Liacouras Center. Tickets:
$5–35. For tickets, call 888-OWLS-TIX,
or visit www.liacourascenter.com.
Feb. 18: 7 p.m. Liacouras Center.
$36.50–$77.
Women’s gymnastics at Rutgers
March 4: 11:30 a.m. Liacouras Center.
$27–$77; $10 off the $27 tickets w/TUid.
7 p.m.
Cove Café
8 p.m. Mitten Hall, Owl Cove. Sponsored
by Student Activities.
ON SALE AT THE
LIACOURAS CENTER
Tickets are available at the Liacouras
Center box office at 1776 N. Broad St.
(cash sales only), online at www.
liacourascenter.com or by telephone at
1-888-OWLS-TIX.
USA Gymnastics’ American Cup
The World Famous Harlem
Globetrotters
March 11: 1 p.m. Liacouras Center.
$20–$100.
“Madea Goes To Jail”
March 15–26: 3, 7:30 and 8 p.m.
$46–$64. Visit www.liacourascenter.com
for exact dates, times and prices.
List your events
Visit www.owlsports.com for schedules.
If you would like your Universitysponsored event included in the
calendar, fill out the online events
submission form at www.temple.
edu/temple_times/events_form.html.
“Yolanda Adams Today Tour”
featuring Tye Tribbett
All submissions must be received at
least two weeks prior to the event.
Men’s and women’s basketball
Feb. 2. Liacouras Center. $29.50-34.50.
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CALENDAR
Events Jan. 19 to Jan. 25
All events free unless otherwise noted. For
the most up-to-date listings, visit calendar.
temple.edu.
ONGOING
2006 Senior Seminar exhibition
Through Jan. 30. College of Engineering
and Architecture Building, Fishbowl
Gallery. Sponsored by the department of
art and art education, Tyler School of Art.
For more information, contact Pepon
Osorio at [email protected].
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Rome Campus: “Aqua”
Jan. 24 through Feb. 3. Rome Campus. An
exhibition of photography by Paula Cagli,
artist and Temple alumna, that traces the
history of the Roman fountain from the
Renaissance to the present. Special focus
on a fountain designed by Roman architect Maria Cristina Tullio. Exhibit
includes working drawings, plans, photographs and site documentation. Sponsored by Temple Rome. For more information, contact Shara Wasserman at
[email protected].
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“Mix”
Through Feb. 18. Temple Gallery, 45 N.
Second St. Group exhibition organized
around the theme of artistic practice as
utopian activity, one in which private
worlds are both the basis of artmaking
and its product. Works by Anri Sala,
Althea Thauberger and others using
media ranging from paper to video projection. Sponsored by the department of
exhibitions and public programs, Tyler
School of Art. For more information, call
215-782-2776 or visit
www.temple.edu/tyler.
THURSDAY, Jan. 19
2006 Senior Seminar exhibition
opening day
College of Engineering and Architecture
Building, Fishbowl Gallery. Sponsored by
the department of art and art education,
Tyler School of Art. For more information, contact Pepon Osorio at
[email protected].
Math and Science Resource
Center open house
10 a.m.–4 p.m. 1810 Liacouras Walk,
room 208. Visit the Math and Science
Resource Center in its new location at
1810 Liacouras Walk. Explore the new
facility and the services offered. Light
refreshments served. Sponsored by the
Math and Science Resource Center
(MSRC). For more information, call the
MSRC main office at 215-204-8466, or
visit www.temple.edu/msrc.
“Caribbean Wintersplash”
11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Student Center atrium. Featuring the Anzonia Steel Drum
Band. Sponsored by Student Activities.
Information session: Vira I.
Heinz scholarship
Noon. Tuttleman Learning Center, room
200. Learn about the Vira Heinz Endowment, which awards three $5,000 scholarships to female students planning to
spend a summer studying abroad. Applicants must be in their sophomore or junior year during the summer they are
planning to study abroad. Application
deadline: Jan. 27. Sponsored by International Programs. For more information,
contact International Programs at
[email protected] or 215-2040720, or visit
www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
C-PREP brown bag lunch series:
“Pandemic Flu Preparedness”
Noon–1:30 p.m. Health Sciences Center,
Student-Faculty Center, executive conference room. Sponsored by the Center for
Preparedness Research, Education and
Practice. For more information, contact
Sarah Powell at [email protected], or
visit www.temple.edu/cprep.
“Tune In Game Show”
7 p.m. Student Center atrium. Sponsored
by Student Activities.
Women’s Basketball at Rutgers
7 p.m.
FRIDAY, Jan. 20
Math and Science Resource
Center open house
10 a.m.–4 p.m. 1810 Liacouras Walk,
room 208. Visit the Math and Science
Resource Center in its new location at
1810 Liacouras Walk. Explore the new
facility and the services offered. Light
refreshments served. Sponsored by the
Math and Science Resource Center
(MSRC). For more information, call the
MSRC main office at 215-204-8466, or
visit www.temple.edu/msrc.
In celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday, Blaine McCormick, nationally recognized scholar on the business practices of Benjamin Franklin;
John Bogle, founder and former chairman of The
Vanguard Group; and Ralph Archbold, the official
Benjamin Franklin for America’s Constitutional
Bicentennial, will present a program focusing on
Ben Franklin as the first American entrepreneur.
This Fox School-sponsored event is the only
Philadelphia-area location for this combined presentation of Franklin experts.
As Ben, Archbold will talk about Franklin’s business practices. Author and Franklin expert Blaine
McCormick will help aspiring entrepreneurs figure
out how to apply Franklin’s business wisdom, and
entrepreneurship expert John Bogle will talk about
how to apply entrepreneurship to the public good.
McCormick, who is associate dean for undergraduate programs at Baylor University, will base his presentation on his book Ben: America’s Original Entrepreneur (2005), which he characterizes as a “modernlanguage translation of Ben’s famous autobiography.”
John Bogle, a 1998 winner of The Fox School’s
Musser Award for Excellence in Leadership and the
chairman of the board of the National Constitution
Center wrote the forward to McCormick’s book.
WHEN: Friday, Jan. 20, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
WHERE: Student Center Annex, room 200.
— Lisa Z. Meritz
“Net Nite”
6–9 p.m. Student Pavilion. Recreation
Services access required. Sponsored by
Recreation Services. For more information, call 215-204-1267, or visit www.temple.edu/recsvcs.
“Free Food and Fun Fridays”
10 p.m. Student Center atrium. Spades
tournament. Sponsored by Student Activities.
SATURDAY, Jan. 21
Women’s Fencing at Penn (Penn,
Cornell, NWU) (Philadelphia)
9 a.m.
Men’s Basketball at
Massachusetts
2 p.m.
Off-campus living fair
Noon–2 p.m. Student Center atrium.
Sponsored by University Housing and
Residential Life. For more information,
contact Lisa Prestileo at
[email protected].
‘Sandman’ author to speak
On Jan. 26 at 8 p.m., the
Poets and Writers Series will
bring Neil Gaiman,
creator/writer of the monthly
cult DC comics series Sandman
and author of Anansi Boys, Neverwhere and Stardust to Mitten
Hall. In 2004, Gaiman published
a new graphic novel for Marvel
called 1602, and 2005 saw the
Sundance Film Festival premiere
of MirrorMask, a Jim Henson
Co. production written by
Gaiman and directed by
Gaiman’s longtime collaborator,
Dave McKean. Gaiman’s work
has won numerous awards such
as the Hugo, Nebula, SFX, Bram
Stoker, Locus and Will Eisner
Comic Industry awards.
The series continues this
semester with a number of readings, all in TUCC, room 222, at 8
p.m.:
• Feb. 9: Claudia Rankine
• March 23: Janet Desaulniers
Experience Ben Franklin’s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs
Saturday Night Live at the
Underground: “Poetry: The Next
Rap”
10 p.m. Student Center, the Underground.
Sponsored by the Main Campus Program
Board and Student Activities.
SUNDAY, Jan. 22
Men’s and women’s track and
field at Princeton Relays
(Princeton, N.J.)
Women’s fencing at Penn (UNC,
Haverford, Drew, Rutgers)
(Philadelphia)
9 a.m.
Women’s Basketball at Xavier
2 p.m.
MONDAY, Jan. 23
First day of tutoring for spring
2006
Gaiman
• March 30: Joan Retallack
• April 20: Charles Bernstein
These author visits are sponsored by the creative writing
program.
For more information, contact Sharon Logan at 215-2041796 or [email protected] or
visit www.temple.edu/
creativewriting/events.
1810 Liacouras Walk, room 208. Tutoring
for most lower-level mathematics, science
and statistics courses begins on this date.
Valid TUid required for use. No appointments necessary. Sponsored by the Math
& Science Resource Center. For more
information, contact the MSRC main
office at 215-204-8466, or visit www.temple.edu/msrc for hours of operation and a
comprehensive list of courses served.
Group fitness schedule I begins
IBC Student Recreation Center. Recreation Services access required. Sponsored
TEMPLE TIMES
Photo courtesy Ralph Archbold
Ralph Archbold, the official Benjamin Franklin for America’s
Constitutional Bicentennial, will talk about Franklin’s business
practices as part of a Jan. 20 program in the Student Center
Annex focusing on Franklin as the first American entrepreneur.
The program is sponsored by The Fox School of Business.
by Recreation Services. For more information, call 215-204-1267, or visit
www.temple.edu/recsvcs.
Developmental psychology colloquium: “Holocaust Child
Survivors and Their Offspring:
Vulnerability and Resilience”
11:30 a.m. Weiss Hall, Hamilton Library,
room 625. Sponsored by the psychology
department. For more information, contact Kate at [email protected].
Information session: Summer
study abroad in Paris
1:30 p.m. Anderson Hall, room 1221.
Learn about studying French at the Sorbonne this summer. Courses at the Sorbonne are designed to fit students’ individual needs. Sponsored by International
Programs. For more information, contact
International Programs at
[email protected] or 215-2040720, or visit www.temple.edu/
studyabroad.
IBC welcome back to group fitness
4–7:15 p.m. IBC Student Recreation Center. Recreation Services access required.
Sponsored by Recreation Services. For
more information, call 215-204-1267, or
visit www.temple.edu/recsvcs.
“I Heart Garfunkel” lecture by
Cory Arcangel
6 p.m. Arden Theatre. Lecture presented
by Temple Gallery to accompany the
exhibition “Mix,” featuring recent video
works by Cory Arcangel. Sponsored by
Tyler School of Art. For more information, call 215-782-2776.
TUESDAY, Jan. 24
Rome Campus: “Aqua” exhibition opening day”
Through Feb. 3. Rome Campus. An exhibition of photography by Paula Cagli,
artist and Temple alumna, that traces the
history of the Roman fountain from the
Renaissance to the present. Special focus
on a fountain designed by Roman architect Maria Cristina Tullio. Exhibit
includes working drawings, plans, photographs and site documentation. Sponsored by Temple Rome. For more information, contact Shara Wasserman at
[email protected].
Information session: Summer
abroad in Costa Rica
10:30 a.m. Tuttleman Learning Center,
room 200. Learn about Temple’s public
health and development in Costa Rica
program that offers an opportunity for
students with a background in health,
medicine, social work, political science,
sociology, economics or international
studies to experience a developing country’s health care system firsthand. Sponsored by International Programs. For
more information, contact International
Programs at [email protected] or
215-204-0720, or visit
www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
Information session:
Summer abroad in Brazil
Noon. Tuttleman Learning Center, room
200. Learn about the opportunity to study
Portuguese and Afro-Brazilian culture in
Salvador, Bahia. Available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Sponsored by International Programs. For
more information, contact International
Programs at [email protected] or
215-204-0720, or visit
www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
Information session: Summer
study in Japan
Noon. Anderson Hall, room 108. Learn
about this Tyler summer workshop in
Japan that integrates theory and application through an intensive program of lectures, fieldtrips and labs. Choose to study
photography or graphic design. Sponsored by International Programs. For
more information, contact International
Programs at [email protected] or
215-204-0720, or visit
www.temple.edu/studyabroad.
Three-on-three snowball
basketball tournament
6–10 p.m. Student Pavilion. Recreation
Services access required. Sponsored by
Recreation Services. For more information, call 215-204-1267, or visit www.temple.edu/recsvcs.
Edu-tourism Jamaica
information meeting
7 p.m. 1940 Residence Hall, second floor.
Get involved in a new student group that
will be fundraising and traveling together
to Kingston and St. Thomas, Jamaica,
from late May to mid-June, 2006. Sixcredit summer session I course that combines service learning and educational
tourism. Sponsored by the urban education program, College of Education. For
more information, contact Mike Dorn at
[email protected] or 215-204-3373.
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