Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Main Campus ' artistic cousin, Tyler School of Art, is mirroring the rest of the University with record high enrollments, outstanding student achievements, innovative programs, and new facilities. Despite the shadow of last year ' s controversial plan to move Tyler from its suburban campus in Elki ns Park to the urban Main Campus, the school continues to provide a serene and fertile atmosphere for the creativity that is Tyler. i I m Tyler, like the rest of the University, is expanding on-line . This spring new courses on Web page design were offered during Weekend Art Workshops. Tyler librarian, Andrea Goldstein, recently created, Electronic Resources on Art, a web page that offers hyperlinks to useful resources for Tyler students. On-line guides such as Artsourcc and Fine Art Forum provide a variety of art information. The site also includes links to museum sites.

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fesr .. ' . .- je r jv .V v JBT as outdoor labs. The formal gardens, the pride of the campus, are accented by red hibiscus and amaranth hopi red foliage. Bright flowers such as goldstorm, magenta globe, orange impatiens, white zinnias, and blue-spike indigo spires line the gardens. Temple University Ambler has a strong future of growth ahead of it. With Dr. Boyer ' s new ideas and programs, the campus will certainly continue to flourish.

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Utl taiKS :: ac i mi One of Tyler ' s newest faculty members, Dermot MacCormack, contributed his expertise to the depart- ment by instructing a first-time Multimedia class in the spring. MacCormick assisted the students in design- ing projects for the Internet as well as creating CD-ROMs. The course encouraged students to look beyond traditional graphic design outlets, such as magazines and billboards, and emphasized the utilization of the computer as an important communication medium. Tyler is also boasting a new Graphic Design lab, a ren i, and much-needed improve- ments to the Cera ass Department. The hot glass studio, where students blow, cast, and fuse their glass creations, has undergone renovations. The work area now has better light, ventilation and most impor- tantly, more space. Also this fall, the Exhibitions department tried something innovative to attract public attention. Tyler teamed up with Beaver College and the Cheltenham Center for the Arts to offer the suburban public an opportunity to explore the local galleries all in one night. The program, modeled on Olde City ' s First Fridays, is held once every six weeks. The Graphic Arts and Design Department welcomed Hester Stinnett as chair after the retirement of Alan Kloss last spring. The department is currently making many student The 1998 U.S. Figure Skating Championships committee selected Tyler students to design large-scale props featuring Philadelphia that were used in the Core States Center. Graphic Design students also worked with area architects to d... banners which are now displayed inside the P.pollo of Temple. Tyler School of Art has experienced a positive series of changes in the past few years. Plans for improvement and growth are always in motion; the faculty and the students will continue to work hard to guide the institution into the 21st century.