Board of Trustees - The Temple News

Research building construction to begin in June

26 March 2012 John Moritz

A new building will change the landscape of the east side of Main Campus. The Board of Trustees voted to begin construction on a $137 million project for the new science and research building as

Univ. looks to revamp gift-giving policies

26 March 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Administrators hope the board will approve new procedures at its next public session. At the March 13 Board of Trustees meeting, the alumni relations and development committee presented a report and list of recommended changes

Board approval signals new chapter for library

19 March 2012 Amelia Brust

A new library project leaves the future use of Paley Library in question. Thanks to a recent Board of Trustees’ approval, Temple will have a $17.5 million design budget for its new library on Broad

Activists sit-in at Board of Trustees session

13 March 2012 Angelo Fichera

Trustees approved a number of items as student-activists sat-in at their meeting. Not on the schedule of speakers at yesterday’s Board of Trustees meeting, student-activists sat-in and addressed the university’s top-decision makers before the board

Student government leaders discuss student participation in presidential search

07 December 2011 Amelia Brust

A petition has surfaced to include a graduate student in the committee that will select Temple’s next president. The Presidential Search Committee met on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Sullivan Hall, and Colin Saltry will draft

Protest at campus PNC branch ends in three student arrests

30 November 2011 Payne Schroeder

Three students were arrested this afternoon while staging a sit-in inside the campus PNC Bank. The students, Ethan Jury, Diane Isser and Daniel Teichman, were taken out the back of the bank in handcuffs by

Environmental activists continue campaign

08 November 2011 Payne Schroeder

Board of Trustees members did not respond to an invite to hear student concerns. Informing students on environmental concerns surrounding a process called mountaintop removal coal mining, activists led a teach-in on Friday, Nov. 4

Activists rally at Board of Trustees meeting, speak with O’Connor, Hart

12 October 2011 Amelia Brust and Angelo Fichera

Protesters targeted the Board of Trustees for a social and environmental cause at its public meeting. Drawing in a large audience, yesterday’s public Board of Trustees public session meeting was filled with students and activists,

Rates for university housing expected to increase in 2011-12

01 March 2011

Housing requested a 4.25 percent increase in room rates for 2012. University Housing is establishing the room-and-board rates for the 2011-12 academic year. At the Feb. 23 Board of Trustees meeting, the Student Affairs Committee

Trustee Dr. Frank Baldino Jr. passes away at age 57

18 January 2011 Don Hoegg

A Temple alumnus and member of the Board of Trustees died of leukemia. Dr. Frank Baldino Jr., a Temple alumnus who served on the university’s Board of Trustees, died last month of leukemia at age