Temple University and its schools and colleges have continued to work diligently to meet students where they are. As a community of more than 30,000 students, Temple might have seemed like a daunting place to students who were attending the much smaller UArts. Yet, what they’ve reported is that they have found a welcoming community of faculty, staff and fellow students of the arts. Since the sudden closure was announced, Temple has hosted two orientation sessions solely for UArts transfers.
So far, more than 300 former and prospective UArts students have committed to enrolling at Temple this fall. This includes 129 students in Boyer; 110 in the School of Theater, Film and Media Arts; 77 in Tyler; four in the Klein College of Media and Communication; and one student in the College of Liberal Arts. For first-year students who were prospective UArts students, the most popular major at Temple for these incoming students is the first-year foundations program at Tyler. For former UArts students who are transferring to Temple, the most popular majors are jazz studies performance, musical theater, theater and music technology.