59-1042: McKie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aaron McKie (born 1972), American basketball player Angus McKie , English illustrator BJ McKie (born 1977), American basketball player David McKie (born 1935), British journalist and historian Evan McKie (born 1983), Canadian ballet dancer Helen McKie (1889–1957), British artist and illustrator James McKie (born 1870s), Scottish footballer Jason McKie (born 1980), American football player Phyllis McKie (died 1983), Canadian historian and photographer Rod McKie , British cartoonist Ronald McKie (1909–1991), Australian novelist Roy McKie , American illustrator Shirley McKie , Scottish police officer William McKie (1901–1984), Australian organist, conductor and composer William McKie (1886–1956), British wrestler See also [ edit ] Mackie (surname) Mickey (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
118-632: A 187-acre (757,000 m ) arboretum, 13 miles (21 km) from Temple's main campus in Ambler, Pennsylvania . Temple University Harrisburg (TUH), located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , has a variety of graduate degree programs, certificate and professional development programs. The campus has an evening and weekend course schedule designed for working adults. The campus is located within the Strawberry Square complex. Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ)
177-400: A 199,000-square-foot facility west of Broad Street across from the entrance to Polett Walk. It will include several new theatres, a student media center, and a virtual reality/innovation lab. Sullivan Hall (then Sullivan Memorial Library) served as Temple's first free-standing library. President Franklin D. Roosevelt attended its dedication ceremony on February 22, 1936. Sullivan Hall houses
236-529: A Pennsylvania state-related university, meaning the university receives state funds, subject to state appropriations, but is independently operated. It is one of four schools to have this designation, alongside Lincoln University , Pennsylvania State University , and the University of Pittsburgh . This is the only public-private hybrid system of higher education of its particular type in the United States. In
295-600: A small church (Shusterman Hall). The Ambler Junior College of Temple University was formed by the merging of the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women with Temple University. This created Temple University Ambler , which is approximately 15 miles (24 km) from Temple's Main Campus. That same year, the Ambler Campus of Temple University began accepting men, two of which applied that year. In 1965, Temple became
354-409: A university expansion plan in 1955. The plan called for the demolition of historic row houses and proposed a classic campus quadrangle comprising large Modernist towers, a central plaza, a bell tower, walkways, lawns, and cloistered gardens. The firm complained that the “squeeze of the slum area is becoming intolerable” and went on to say that Temple was positioned, finally, “to wipe the slate clean from
413-682: Is a branch campus in Setagaya-ku , Tokyo , Japan just outside of Shibuya. Temple University Japan was the oldest and largest campus of any foreign university in Japan. TUJ students are taught in English and receive a degree from the main campus in Philadelphia. In addition to its core undergraduate program with over 2,500 students from 70 different countries. In 1966, Temple established its first campus in Rome in
472-687: Is a third cousin of Jason McKie of the NFL . Allen Iverson once said in an interview that Aaron McKie was his most influential teammate. Temple University Temple University ( Temple or TU ) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation at the Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia , then called Baptist Temple . Today, Temple
531-454: Is buried at the Founder's Garden on campus. In 1954, Temple's board of trustees made a pledge to grow the campus to 210 acres. That year, Temple University agreed to terms to purchase 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres (4.7 ha) of the adjacent Monument Cemetery and repurpose it for athletic fields and a parking lot. Families of the deceased claimed about 8,000 of the 28,000 bodies on the site and
590-474: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Aaron McKie Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the special advisor for athletics at his alma mater Temple University . From 2019 until 2023 he served as
649-663: Is home to the Community and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Horticulture Departments, changed its name in 2009 to the School of Environmental Design. The campus is also home to the Center for Sustainable Communities, a Sustainability-based research center. Since 2008, the university has enacted policies that include purchasing from green vendors and conserving water and energy across campus; offered 46 undergraduate courses, 22 graduate courses and 12 General Education courses focusing on
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#1732845409665708-512: Is in the Cecil B. Moore neighborhood of North Philadelphia , about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Center City . It occupies 118 acres (48 ha). Upon its founding, the Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia built two buildings on North Broad Street between Montgomery and Norris: a Baptist Temple in 1891, and an academic building (College Hall, now Barrack Hall) in 1893. The Baptist Temple
767-599: Is located at this intersection. Past Polett Walk, the facade of 1810 Liacouras Walk is the only remnant of old Park Avenue rowhomes, most of which were demolished in the 20th century. Temple offers eight residence halls. In 2023, 4,231 students lived in Temple-owned and -sponsored housing. The Health Sciences Campus in North Philadelphia covers about 20 acres and extends to either side of North Broad Street from Allegheny Avenue to just above Tioga Street. This location
826-525: Is the second-largest university in Pennsylvania by enrollment and awarded 9,128 degrees in the 2023-24 academic year. It has a worldwide alumni base of 378,012, with 352,175 alumni residing in the United States. The university consists of 17 schools and colleges, including five professional schools, offering over 640+ academic programs and over 160 undergraduate majors. As of 2024, about 30,005 undergraduate, graduate and professional students were enrolled at
885-478: Is the largest university police force in the United States, with 130 campus police officers, including supervisors and detectives. The campus has more than 600 security cameras and more than a thousand lamps mounted on campus roofs to mimic daylight. The Office of Sustainability was established on July 1, 2008, as a central resource focusing on four key areas: operations, academics, research, and outreach and engagement. The Ambler campus' "Ambler College", which
944-699: Is the site of the Samaritan Hospital, founded by Russell Conwell in 1892. The campus is home to Temple University Hospital , a teaching hospital; the Lewis Katz School of Medicine ; the School of Pharmacy ; the Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry ; and the College of Public Health. Podiatric Medicine Campus is located at 8th and Race Streets. The Foot and Ankle Institute, the School of Podiatric Medicine, as well as
1003-447: Is the visual icon of the university and a major campus landmark. Nearby Founder's Garden is the burial place of Russell Conwell, founder and 38-year president of Temple. A bust of Conwell marks his grave. O'Connor Plaza surrounds the Founder's Garden between Polett Walk and Liacouras Walk. A renovated plaza and Founder's Garden opened in 2017, featuring a large bronze owl statue, a water wall, and an inlaid Temple T (the university's logo) in
1062-544: The Big 5 , but lost to Penn and only clinched a co-share of the Big 5. The highlight of the season came when Temple beat Houston the #1 team in the nation. However, the Owls struggled down the stretch and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2023 AAC tournament to Cincinnati . On March 13, 2023, Temple announced that McKie stepped down as the men's basketball coach and would take on a new role as
1121-642: The Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, one of the most prestigious collections of African American artifacts in the United States. In 1966, the university library moved one block east to the Samuel L. Paley Library. Paley Library was designed, as common at the time, as a book warehouse rather than a modern academic library. It was designed by Philadelphia architects Nolen & Swinburne and named for Sam Paley, Philadelphia cigar manufacturer and philanthropist. Its brutalist architecture and large concrete facade matched
1180-630: The Israel–Hamas war and criticized a pro-Israel administration response to the war. The protesters called for justice in Palestine and demanded financial divestment from companies that profit from the war in Gaza. The ACLU became involved when administration started disciplinary action against students for participating in a “ Gaza Solidarity ” encampment off-campus. The ACLU alleged violation of First Amendment rights . The protests continued into
1239-591: The Los Angeles Lakers . In the 2000–01 NBA season , McKie was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year , becoming the first Sixers player since Bobby Jones in 1983 to win that honor. McKie played an important role in the NBA Finals-bound team, serving as backup to Eric Snow and Allen Iverson and occasionally played as a starter . He notched consecutive triple doubles during the 2000-01 season , December 30, 2000, vs.
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#17328454096651298-498: The Public League championship and a 26–4 record, averaging 18.9 points, 9.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game. He graduated from Gratz in 1990. After redshirting his freshman year, McKie finished his three-year career at Temple University tied for sixth on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,650 points, averaging 17.9 points per game while starting all 92 games. He teamed up with eventual All-Star Eddie Jones at Temple, and
1357-630: The Sacramento Kings (19 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists) and January 3, 2001, vs. the Atlanta Hawks (11 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists). On August 12, 2005, he was waived by the 76ers as part of the one-time "Amnesty provision" of the new labor agreement, allowing the 76ers to waive a player to avoid the luxury tax on his salary. McKie signed with the Lakers on August 22, 2005, and played 14 regular-season games for them. In October 2007, McKie rejoined
1416-457: The Temple College of Philadelphia , but the city refused to grant authority to award academic degrees. By 1888, the enrollment of the college was nearly 600: because of Temple's aim of offering an education to Philadelphia's working class, there were no admissions requirements and tuition was free. Over time, Temple expanded. Samaritan Hospital now Temple University Hospital ) was founded by
1475-407: The surname McKie . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McKie&oldid=1070431686 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1534-526: The 2019 season. McKie's first two seasons coaching Temple were both limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2020, the AAC tournament and eventually the season was canceled. In 2021, almost all of out-of-conference play was canceled and the Owls only played 16 total games. McKie's first full season with the Owls came in the 2021-22 season . Temple went 17-12 and were seeded #4 in the 2022 AAC tournament and lost in
1593-556: The 76ers as an assistant coach. On February 1, 2008, McKie, who was a Sixers assistant coach at the time, was traded by the Lakers to the Memphis Grizzlies , along with Kwame Brown , Javaris Crittenton , rights to Marc Gasol , and the 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks, for Pau Gasol . The Lakers' acquisition of Pau Gasol was only approved by the league office when the Lakers called McKie to inform him that they wanted to sign him and throw him in for salary cap reasons. He
1652-534: The Grace Baptist Church in 1892, and Temple added a medical school in 1901. Temple merged with Garretson Hospital the Philadelphia Dental College in 1906. After the merger, Temple officially reincorporated as Temple University on December 12, 1907. The School of Nursing was established in 1911, followed by the Teacher's College in 1914. Russell Conwell died in 1925 after a 38-year presidency at Temple, and
1711-433: The North Philadelphia area. The Grace Baptist Church created a board of trustees, which named Russell Conwell president of the Temple College . Following an unsuccessful meeting with 34 Philadelphia Baptist churches, the Grace Baptist Church appointed a new board of trustees, printed official admissions files, and issued stock to raise funds for new teaching facilities. The church provided classrooms, and teachers, and financed
1770-453: The Shoe Museum, are at this location. Center City Campus is across the street from Philadelphia City Hall . The Campus offers undergraduate and graduate courses and full degree programs in the evening, as well as non-credit workshops and seminars. Ambler Campus , originally a junior college , has 325 faculty and 4,600 students, with bachelor's and master's degree programs on a site with
1829-580: The Villa Caproni, just north of Piazza del Popolo along the Tiber river. The Villa Caproni is the historic home of Giovanni Battista Caproni . Its facilities included a 15,000-volume library, a computing center, academic classrooms, art and architecture studios, an art gallery and student lounges. In the Fall of 2024, Temple Rome moved to a new, central location, establishing its new campus at Piazza di Spagna —one of
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1888-662: The as a special advisor to the athletics department. National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion He
1947-401: The brickwork of the plaza. Liacouras Walk, named after Temple President Peter J. Liacouras , is the campus' main internal north/south pedestrian corridor. It runs through the campus parallel to Broad Street and was once part of Park Avenue. It intersects Polett Walk, the east/west pedestrian corridor where a segment of Berks Street once stood. The Conwell Inn, the university's on-campus hotel,
2006-466: The dining halls. Peter J. Liacouras , namesake of the Liacouras Center and Liacouras Walk, served as Temple’s seventh president from 1982 to 2000. Under Liacouras, Temple's profile began to grow: men's basketball coach John Chaney helped the team reach national prominence. Temple's iconic "T" logo was designed under Liacouras's presidency. Liacouras expanded both the school's academics and budget:
2065-450: The environment and sustainability; set in place programs to administer grants and offer incentives for any research related to the environment or sustainability; and offered programs to help create a green culture, both at Temple and beyond. In 2014, Temple University unveiled "Visualize Temple," a campus development plan, with signature projects including a new library and quad in the heart of campus. A companion project, Verdant Temple,
2124-428: The ground up. Hundreds of North Philadelphia residents were displaced when Temple demolished rowhomes, churches, and businesses to make room for its expansion. In 1966, Nolen & Swinburne returned to work for Temple University, this time creating a development plan. All that remains of the 1800 block of Park Avenue is a group of facades that have been incorporated into a single building (called 1810 Liacouras Walk) and
2183-595: The head coach for the Temple men's basketball team . Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers 17th overall in the 1994 NBA draft , McKie spent time as a point guard , shooting guard or small forward throughout his professional playing career from 1994 to 2007. McKie attended Philadelphia 's Simon Gratz High School , where he was a letterman in basketball. As a senior, he was an All-Scholastic choice and an All-Southern Pennsylvania choice, and helped lead his team to
2242-487: The height of buildings on the campus perimeter and keep 10 of 22 disputed acres. Marvin Wachman , Anderson's successor, sought to be more open with students than Anderson was. When students protested over campus cafeteria food prices and seating arrangements, Wachman delivered what the students wanted: food trucks on campus. To this day, food trucks line the streets of Temple's Main Campus, offering students an alternative to
2301-406: The ministry, but did not have the means to attend college. Conwell offered to teach Davies, who showed up to the first class with six friends. By the third class, this number had reached forty. where he began tutoring working-class citizens at night in the basement of Conwell's Baptist Temple (hence the origin of the university's name and mascot). Conwell's night classes quickly grew popular within
2360-497: The most notable landmarks in the Eternal City and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Facilities include state-of-the-art classrooms, art studios and an art gallery, a science lab, a conference center, a library, and open-air terraces and a courtyard for events. Additionally, it will feature full disability access and a new 50-bed residence hall, offering a true campus experience in the heart of Rome. The Temple University Police department
2419-491: The neighboring Bell Tower and served as a campus landmark. In 2019, the university opened Charles Library, a four-story tall study facility. The building was designed by international architectural design office, Snøhetta . As of 2020 , the library holdings amounted to 4 million physical items, including 1.5 million books, and 1.5 million electronic books. The library includes both an automated search and retrieval system and browsable stacks for physical volumes. The library
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2478-544: The next academic year with the University amending its campus guidelines to further discourage protests. On July 3, 2024, Temple's Board of Trustees announced it has appointed John Fry as its 15th president, with Fry's official start date to be determined once new leadership is in place at Drexel University , where Fry is currently president. Temple University has six campuses and sites across Pennsylvania, plus international campuses in Rome and Japan. Temple's main campus
2537-414: The quarterfinals to Tulane. Entering the 2022-2023 season , Temple had high expectations with the return of multiple starters including guards Damian Dunn and Khalif Battle. However, the season was an up-and-down one for the Owls. The team started the season with a shocking loss to Wagner , but then defeated the #16 team in the nation, Villanova in their next game. The Owls won their first three games in
2596-532: The rest were moved to an unmarked mass grave at Lawnview Memorial Park . Many of the remaining headstones from the cemetery, including a monument to George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette, were used as riprap for the Betsy Ross Bridge . This land is now an athletic field, student recreation center, and parking lot, and is slated to be a new media and performance center. Temple hired Philadelphia architecture firm Nolen & Swinburne Associates to devise
2655-468: The school in its early years. The church and Conwell's desire was "to give education to those who were unable to get it through the usual channels". In 1891, Temple's first graduating class of eighteen men received the Bachelor of Oratory degree. However, state and federal education agencies would not identify Temple as a legitimate college level institution. Philadelphia granted a charter in 1888 to establish
2714-493: The spread of COVID-19. However, in September, Temple suspended in-person classes for remainder of fall semester, three days after deciding to stop in-person classes for two weeks as a precaution after 103 students on campus tested positive for COVID-19. In May 2022, Temple held its first in-person, university-wide graduation ceremony since 2019. On November 29, 2021, Moshe Porat, former dean of Temple University's business school
2773-578: The spring of 1969, the Steering Committee for Black Students pushed for more community voices involved in Temple’s plans for expansion, as well as an Afro-Asian Institute and special admissions for Hispanic and African-American students. Then-university President Paul R. Anderson feigned cooperation, but meetings between the committee and school administration went nowhere. It wasn't until Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer forced one: Temple would limit
2832-443: The strikers' health insurance and tuition benefits, an action that propelled the strike to national news. The strike ended in mid-March. Shortly after graduate student strike ended, university president Jason Wingard resigned. In the months prior to his resignation, he had come under fire for his decisions during the strike as well as a rise in crime and violence on and near the university's campus. Shortly before his resignation,
2891-542: The surrounding urban environment. The open plan of the structure enables collaboration within the design studios. The Science and Education Research Center (SERC) was completed in spring of 2014. The Project has attained LEED Gold Certification. In November 2024, Temple announced the development of a new home for the Klein College of Media and Communication and the Center for the Performing and Cinematic Arts. It will be
2950-463: The university's board of trustees had announced increased oversight of the university. The university's faculty had also planned a no-confidence vote. JoAnne Epps agreed to postpone her planned retirement and was named Acting President on April 11, 2023. Epps died after suffering a sudden, as yet undisclosed, medical episode during a university event on September 19, 2023. In October of 2023, Temple University students started protests against
3009-655: The university. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity," spending $ 301,395 million on research and development in 2022 according to the National Science Foundation . Temple has 18 NCAA Division 1 varsity sports team and competes as a member of the American Athletic Conference , or The American. Temple's varsity teams, known as the Temple Owls , have won three team national championships. Temple University
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#17328454096653068-547: The university’s endowment rose from $ 15 million in 1982 to $ 109 million in 1999. In 2016, Temple was classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research university with very high research activity, with research expenditures reaching $ 242 million. On March 13, 2020, the university ended in-person instruction due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Liacouras Center, Temple's basketball arena,
3127-554: Was announced in 2015 as a university strategy for updating and beautifying the school's open spaces, walkways and landscaping. In January 2006, the university opened the TECH Center, a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m ) technology facility. The Architecture building opened in January 2012. The design incorporates a glass curtain wall exterior "skin" that allows daylight into interior studios and classrooms while also providing views of
3186-539: Was certified by the Philadelphia Historical Commission as an Historical Building in 1984, and in 2003 it was designated by the American Institute of Architects as a Landmark Building. In 2010, it was converted into a 1200-seat, multipurpose performance venue, with the church's stained glass window as a centerpiece. Temple's campus has several landmarks. The 110 feet (34 m)-tall Bell Tower
3245-515: Was converted into a 200-bed “COVID-19 Surge Facility” due to the potential of hospitals reaching patient capacity, although only 14 patients were admitted. Temple reopened Main Campus for the Fall 2020 semester under a hybrid model, offering a mix of online classes and in-person learning. The university required COVID-19 tests for all students moving into campus housing, face coverings to be worn in all buildings, and students and faculty maintain six feet of physical distance from one another to mitigate
3304-472: Was convicted on charges of conspiracy and wire fraud for a scheme in which he and others used false data to boost the school's position on the US News & World Report rankings. On January 31, 2023, the graduate student workers' union at Temple University declared an ongoing labor strike , following a year of stalled negotiations for a labor contract. Temple University retaliated on February 8 by terminating
3363-598: Was founded in 1884 by Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia and its pastor Russell Conwell , a Yale -educated lawyer, orator, and ordained Baptist minister, who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Conwell came to Pennsylvania in 1882 to lead the Grace Baptist Church. One evening in June 1884, a young aspiring minister named Charles Davies approached Conwell after a service to express his desire to prepare for
3422-505: Was named first-team All- Atlantic 10 and he was named to the A-10 all-tournament team as a senior. As a junior, he was the 1993 Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, after averaging 20.6 points per game. McKie was selected in the first round (17th overall) of the 1994 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers . He has since played for the Detroit Pistons , the Philadelphia 76ers , and
3481-574: Was released from the Grizzlies on May 9, 2008. After being released by the Grizzlies, McKie rejoined the Philadelphia coaching staff as an assistant in September 2008. He remained in that position until 2013. McKie left the Sixers staff to join the Temple men's basketball staff under Fran Dunphy . Temple University announced that he would replace Dunphy as the head coach of the men's basketball team starting with
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