Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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tad e nt fi Studenlf. hurry to and from classes in front of the Bell Tower The lawn in front of Beury Hall was a popular location for capmus events. I Student I ifn

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NEW and OLD... NOW and THEN... No doubt about it. Temple University is growing by leaps and bounds. The 2006 - 2007 school year alone was rife with changes and new adjust- ments. Ann WeaverHart became president ofthe university, signifying a new dimction for admin- istration. Coach Al Golden took over the football pmgram and Coach Fran Dunphy took over men ' s basketball. With an ever-expanding campus community and new construction left and right, students could see the university growing all around them - shaping the surmunding neigh- borhood as well as transforming from within. Opening

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i I ' ' ,. ife ' ld Diversity University - the nickname often associated with Tennple ' s unique student body-is here to stay. In the 2006 editionofthePrmcetonReview ' s r e esf 361Colle ges,1em } Q ranl ed No. 2 on its list of most diverse student populations. And it ' s a growing population at that. Total student enmllment has increased more than 17 percent since 2000. With numerous additions, such as a 24- hourStarbucksanda newshopping and movie complex at Avenue North, more students are choosing to live on campus as well. More than 8,000 students now live on or near Main Campus. That ' s twice the number that lived hem four years ago. Making the move toward a GREATER student community... that ' s what GROWTH is all about. Bass players tram the Boyer College of Music and Dance perform classical pieces at Verizon Hall in the Kimmet Center in Center City. Two students practice self defense techniques at a class in Pearson Hall run by the University Honors Program.