Mitchell Morgan succeeded Patrick O'Connor as chair of Temple's Board of Trustees a few days ago. His ascension to the top leadership position will doubtless alter the course of our university.
A good interview last year in the Temple News gives a sense of how Morgan views his role and Temple itself: https://temple-news.com/bot-chairman-elect-mitchell-morgan-prepares-for-new-position/
There are several takeaways in the story. As a successful realtor, he can see a more verdant and shiny Temple lining Broad Street. One can imagine Temple as a pillar on a Broad Street that becomes the grand boulevard it was.
The campus stadium was proposed as a destination and symbol on Broad. Morgan's remarks about the stadium last October were cautiously ambivalent.
Still, his story about how he forgot Temple for a couple decades after graduating is interesting. It indicates he is not only real-estate sensitive, but personally sensitive to the lack of alumni engagement and how it negatively affects Temple's endowment. It is well known that athletics are a leading way to engage students and alumns so they remain involved in and contribute to Temple.
GO Owls
A good interview last year in the Temple News gives a sense of how Morgan views his role and Temple itself: https://temple-news.com/bot-chairman-elect-mitchell-morgan-prepares-for-new-position/
There are several takeaways in the story. As a successful realtor, he can see a more verdant and shiny Temple lining Broad Street. One can imagine Temple as a pillar on a Broad Street that becomes the grand boulevard it was.
The campus stadium was proposed as a destination and symbol on Broad. Morgan's remarks about the stadium last October were cautiously ambivalent.
Still, his story about how he forgot Temple for a couple decades after graduating is interesting. It indicates he is not only real-estate sensitive, but personally sensitive to the lack of alumni engagement and how it negatively affects Temple's endowment. It is well known that athletics are a leading way to engage students and alumns so they remain involved in and contribute to Temple.
GO Owls
