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SCT at the Oscars
Taking photos for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has provided SCT alumna Sarah Bay Williams, FMA ’98, with a ringside seat at the Academy Awards for four years, including 2009. More. |
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New Nest on myowlpace.com
The School of Communications and Theater now has its own home on myowlspace.com. You can find information about upcoming school happenings and check out the photos from previous events. A message board allows you to reconnect with classmates, suggest alumni events and join in discussions. More.
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125th Celebration at Brunch & Basketball
The 125th anniversary of Temple University was celebrated at SCT’s annual alumni Brunch and Basketball event, where mascot Hooter the Owl also was on hand to celebrate his own birthday. More. |
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Panels Explore TV Crime Coverage
SCT’s Media Education Lab and the Independent Film Channel recently co-sponsored sessions in Philadelphia and Boston to help citizens become better-informed media consumers. The topic was TV coverage of crime. Panelists included Dan Rather, former anchor, CBS Evening News; Bill Marimow, editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer; Lynne Abraham, Philadelphia district attorney; Chris Blackman, VP News, NBC 10 Philadelphia; MSNBC's Tucker Carlson; NPR's Juan Williams; and Boston Globe Editor Martin Baron. More.
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Tyler, Boyer and SCT Form Arts Mini-Campus at Temple
With the recent arrival of the Tyler School of Art across the street from Annenberg Hall and the addition to Boyer College’s Presser Hall, SCT students are taking advantage of new opportunities for collaborative artistic and professional growth across disciplines. More. |
Temple’s Cabaret to Be Performed at Prince
Temple Theaters’ production of Cabaret will be performed at the Prince Music Theater from April 16 to 26. This classic cautionary musical milestone, set at the dawn of the decadent 1930s in Berlin, features a menacing emcee and the seductive and beautiful Sally Bowles. Order tickets here. |
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Men’s Basketball Clinches A-10 Championship, Advances to NCAA
For the second straight year, the Owls dominated the A-10 tournament. With their 69-64 win over Duquesne, the men's team won the tournament title and a bid for the NCAA tournment. The Owls fell to No. 6 seed Arizona State in the first round. More. |
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Women’s Basketball Earns No. 9 Seed in NCAA Tournament, Falls to Florida
Tonya Cardoza and the Owls made their their sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament after finishing 21-9 for the season. The team was outscored by the No. 8 seed Florida Gators in the first round of tournament action. More. |
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Women's Fencing Shows Strong Finish in NCAA Championship
With five out of six team members qualifying to compete, the Temple women's fencing team captured 8th place in the NCAA Championship. Juniors Melissa Parker (foil) and Kristen Howell (epee) led the team, each placing 10th. The women also won their 13th consecutive National Intercollegiate Women's Fencing Association (NIWFA) Championship this season. More. |
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School of Communications and Theater and other Temple faculty, staff and students make headlines every day. Read a sampling of media hits.
From Los Angeles Times
Mental health experts are split on whether dissociative identity disorder is real. Now that Showtime's "United States of Tara" features a woman with the disorder, there is growing debate whether the show’s creators are portraying the disorder accurately. Richard Kluft, professor of clinical psychiatry at Temple's School of Medicine, has been hired as a psychiatric consultant to ensure the drama is as authentic as it can be. More.
From KYW Newsradio
The bankruptcy filing by the owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News came as no shock to Christopher Harper, associate professor of journalism at Temple. Harper says newspapers and TV are not serving the needs of young people. "All news organizations need to think differently. They need to hire a bunch of my students (laughs) and put them in positions of power, and that way they'll have people playing an important role in their organizations to figure out how to get that key demographic back." More.
From CNN
Is it time for Bollywood — as India's huge Mumbai-based film industry is called — to come to America? Temple English Professor Priya Joshi, an expert on Indian culture, novels and cinema, said the cultural differences could make it difficult. "Bollywood films don't have any kissing in them or tend not to. Warner Bros. used to make movies like this in the past....If [Hollywood] is ready to ready to return to its roots, then it's ready for Bollywood." More. |
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Visit myowlspace.com regularly to see the complete alumni events calendar. |
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Temple Students Seek Summer 2009 Internships
Every summer, qualified Temple students across all disciplines seek internship opportunities to gain hands-on experiences in their fields. Alumni are invited to post internship openings for summer 2009 at myowlspace.com.
Alumni Weekend 2009
Held May 15-17, Temple’s Alumni Weekend welcomes you back to campus with a variety of festivities, including open houses in Temple’s new buildings, faculty experts on today’s most pressing issues, reunions for the classes of 1984 and 1959 and the Founder’s Celebration gala evening of awards, dinner and dancing. More.
Regional Club Board Elections
We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic volunteers who have a soft spot for Temple in their hearts to join our efforts in building alumni clubs in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Arizona, Los Angeles and Northern California! To nominate yourself or a classmate, visit myowlspace.com/boards.
Save the Date: Temple Down the Shore
July 10-12, the Owl Club and the Temple University Alumni Association will host their annual celebration at the Jersey Shore. Join alumni and friends for a weekend of activities, including a young alumni beach party, a golf outing, a family barbeque and more! |
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The Access to Excellence campaign has reached $329 million! Click here to view the latest updates in our first comprehensive campaign.
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Marilyn Kleinberg, SCT ’82, recently was named executive managing director of eWomenNetwork Southern New Jersey, a membership-based marketing and media company designed and created to provide women with opportunities to promote, grow and transact business with other women professionals. More.
Daniel Woodburn, SCT ’89, is appearing as the arch-villain Big Figure in the now-playing movie "Watchmen." More.
Mary Elizabeth Williams, SCT ’88, had her first book, a nonfiction account of her adventures in the New York City housing bubble, published by Simon & Schuster. Williams is the culture critic for Public Radio International's morning show The Takeaway and a regular contributor to Salon.com.
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