Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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« vjul ul-l 2 m s [PQ3 The fall semester of 1996 not only began a new year, but started an entirely new system for security here at Temple University. The newly developed Department of Safety Services has a plan to develop a Zero tolerance for Crime, A new position has been added making Willam Bergman the Managing Director for Public Safety. Mr. Bergman was formerly Deputy Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police approached by the university to develop the and services. In order to insure tighter security in c dormitories, the Spectaguard staff was hired. rtment. He was security changes jldings and iperienced in the latest technology and patru he hallways during classes scanning for barcodes which have been randomly placed in doorways. Security is aware of where and when they scan assuring that they have done their job. Spectaguard Inc. is used throughout the citv of Philadelphia. The University and Campus Safety Services arc currently ' the process of making access cards necessary for entrance into most buildings. Students and faculty members will have to scan their ID ' s upon entering. Only those with valid ID ' s will be allowed to enter. Everyone is encouraged to wear tin ir ID ' s while on campus and inside of campus buildings. Temple University ' s Police Department is rapidly growing. Twenty new officers have been hired, many were formerly security officers here at Temple. The bike patrol (which has become very mcr The out (2 (13 u cor III! pro for des pro loci Fui

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Education in a Technological Age Since the beginning of the written word, communication has been forever changing, and as we approach the twenty-first century, the advances have been beyond comprehension. From writing letter s that could take weeks to reach their destinations to sending telegraph messages across the Atlantic to talking on the telephone, personal communication has gotten easier and more efficient. Mass media has also improved from newspapers to radio to television. Today : we can communicate via electronic mail (e-mail), and the mass media has expanded to the £ I ' mm 1 As Temple students we have free access to the Internet and an e-ma il accou nt. E-mail allows us to communicate as often as we choose with others around the world without the expense of long-distance calling. The Internet has also made it easy to talk to others around the world, as well as find any kind of information we need in one place. We can do research for a paper, catch up on the news and football scores, or listen to a speech from JFK. We can also catch up on the happenings of Temple University through the Temple News Online. Temple, in an effort to make registering for classes easier for the students, has increased its technology, so that students can now register by telephone. No more appointments or standing in line to get the choice classes, we can now just pick up the phone. Temple has pi si, ent -one studi irte lenis and C067 cla eg utft ' Sfirses change now has t e ty top lea rnii and ieurrenflv is community. In its second year, this program King offered for education ()6 and History The students are loaned lap top computers for the semester and use them lor sending electronic mail, writing and editing papers, and retrieving information from the library or the Internet. The students are also trained in using Word Perfect, electronic mail, and Windows. r0p Striving to keep up with mode rn technology. Temple University is looking to provide us with, not only textbook knowledge, but also practical, hands-on, technical knowledge that will help us in the work place. Chalon Rohrer

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popular an effective) has doubled increasing the unit to eight officers. There will be ninety armed officers on the campus when training is complete. The Temple Police Department is licensed by the state of Pennsylvania. Students are urged to use the escort service which currently has five vans running through the night and stopping at designated locations. There has also been a project done by students for night safety. They have 1 designed night maps providing information to locate phones and security stations. There are some helpful hints offered for students to follow when traveling on campus. With all these security changes and steps toward abolishing crime, Temple is following the theme Step Into The Future. - Danielle Cushner William T. Bergman, Jr. Managing Director For Public Saftey Campus Police Temple University !»:t