Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Founder: Russell Conwell Sieves ot diamonds jmple University, of the Com- onwealth System of Higher iucation, is a comprehensive lblic research university with ore than 29,000 students. It has a stinguished faculty in 16 schools id colleges, including schools of iw, Medicine, Podiatry, and Den- try, and a renowned Health Sci- ces Center. Temple is one of innsylvania ' s three public re- arch universities, along with the niversity of Pittsburgh and Penn ate University. Temple Univer- y is the 41st largest university in e United States, and it is the larg- t provider of professional edu- tion (law, dentistry, medicine, larmacy, and podiatric medicine) the country. Based in Philadel- nia, Pennsylvania, USA, Temple is five regional campuses, includ- ig the flagship Main Campus, ealth Sciences Campus, and mter City Campus in Philadel- aia; a major suburban campus — jmple University at Ambler, and suburban art campus — Tyler :hool of Art — in Elkins Park, tie University has an education nter in Harrisburg, and inter- itional campuses in Tokyo, Ja- in, and Rome, Italy. Temple also Ters educational programs in the ople ' s Republic of China, Israel, reece. Great Britain, France and her countries throughout the ♦ world. Through its various schools and colleges. Temple University offers academic programs in 9 associate degree areas, 128 bachelor ' s degree areas, 1 30 master ' s degree areas, 64 doctoral degree areas, and 6 first professional degree areas. Dr. Russell H. Conwell founded the institution in 1884, chartered as Temple College in 1888 and incor- porated as Temple University in 1907. In 1965. by the Act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Temple University became a state-related institution in the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. http: www.temple.edu