A suspect is in custody after allegedly robbing a Temple student on Diamond Street near Broad late Monday morning, according to a TU Advisory.
The TU Advisory was sent out at 12:51 p.m. and said that at 10:45 a.m., a student reported being robbed on Diamond Street and shortly after, police arrested a person matching the description of the offender and a weapon believed to be used by the suspect.
Temple University Health System announced Friday that John Kastanis, interim chief executive officer of Temple University Hospital, has been appointed president and CEO of the hospital.
Kastanis will also be in charge of the Episcopal and Northeastern campuses, the TUH Bone Marrow Transplant Program located at Jeanes Hospital and the Temple Transport Team, TUHS said.
Kastanis has served as interim CEO of TUH since December.
Dustin Salisbery, a wing from Temple, grabs the rim after scoring a goal for Team Philly during the first half of Sunday’s summer league showcase game, held at St. Joe’s Hagan Arena. ( Abi Reimold / TTN )
Nearly 11 months after former president Ann Weaver Hart announced that she would not be returning to Temple this summer, the Presidential Search Committee announced in an email that it will recommend Neil Theobald, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Indiana University, to become Temple’s next president.
Patrick J. O’Connor, chairman of the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee said in an email Friday morning that Theobald will be recommended to the Board of Trustees on Aug. 7, and pending the trustees’ vote, will become president on Jan. 1.
“After reviewing…submissions and interviewing dozens of candidates, we came to the unanimous decision that Neil Theobald has the experience, vision and proven track record to lead this great university,” O’Connor said.
O’Connor said that Theobald’s record as a teacher and his dedication for making education affordable and accessible, made him an ideal candidate for president.
“At Indiana, he made the tough decisions demanded by our times, while creating greater opportunities for student scholarship,” O’Connor said. “I can’t think of a better set of values to bring to the Temple presidency.”
Theobald will be on Main Campus Monday and Tuesday to meet with students and faculty and to attend the Board of Trustees meeting.
Check back with temple-news.com for more information on Temple’s new president.
A 19-year-old man is in the hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the head west of Main Campus late Wednesday night, police said.
Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said that at 11:20 p.m., the man, who is not affiliated with Temple, was shot in the head on Cecil B. Moore Avenue near 17th Street. Leone said that Philadelphia Police took the victim to Temple Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
The suspect is described as a black man wearing a black hoody, white t-shirt, blue jeans and a green hat. He was last seen heading south on Bouvier Street from Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
In light of former FBI Director Louis Freeh’s scathing report of Penn State’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child-sex abuse scandal, a task force has been set up at Temple to review the findings of the report.
The task force, chaired by JoAnne Epps, dean of the Beasley School of Law, was created on July 17, and will be charged with reviewing the report and making any recommendations to modify Temple’s policies and procedures.
“I believe every university should take Judge Freeh’s report as an opportunity to review its own policies and procedures,” Acting President Richard Englert said in an email.
Nine other university administrators will join Epps as members of the task force and three others will staff it, according to the email.
The Freeh report alleged that Penn State officials failed to act to protect the children that Sandusky abused. “The most powerful men at Penn State failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who Sandusky victimized,” Freeh said in a press release.
The members of the task force will provide a final report on their findings by September 15. University officials declined to comment on the task force past the press release.
A 10-year-old is in the hospital after a shooting east of Main Campus Friday night.
Police responded to 11th and Norris streets just after 10 p.m. and found the child shot in the leg, according to a TU Advisory sent out at 11:38 p.m.
The suspect is described as a black male wearing a blue and white sweatsuit. He was last seen heading north on Marvine Street. Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately.
Police are looking for the driver of a Dodge Magnum who they say hit a 22-year-old man on the north end of Main Campus Tuesday evening.
Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said in an email that around 6:20 p.m., the man was hit at the intersection of 11th and Diamond streets by a vehicle that drove away. The victim, who is not a Temple student, suffered cuts and bruises, but refused to be taken to the hospital.
A witness reported to police that the vehicle was a black Dodge Magnum, operated by a 20 to 25-year-old black woman wearing a pony tail. The witness was also able to obtain a partial license plate number of “HZF.”
Leone said the case has been transferred to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Philadelphia Police are currently investigating a sexual assault that allegedly occurred 15 months ago on Main Campus.
Deputy Director of Campus Safety Services Charles Leone said the female victim came forward last week and reported that she had been sexually assaulted by a male offender at a party in March 2011. The assault allegedly happened on the 1600 block of North 15th Street. Leone said that the victim and alleged offender are currently not registered for classes.
The case is currently being investigated by the Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit.
Praise Martin-Oguike, a former linebacker for the football team charged with rape and sexual assault, had his court hearing postponed Thursday morning after signing a waiver to delay his proceedings until July 31.
Martin-Oguike faces charges stemming from a May 26 incident in his 1940 Residence Hall dorm room in which a woman alleges the former football player raped and sexually assaulted her. Martin-Oguike has been suspended from the football team pending the charges.
James Funt, Martin-Oguike’s attorney, maintained his client’s innocence in a press release on June 14.
“Praise Martin-Oguike’s entire life and liberty have been jeopardized by these unfounded accusations,” Funt said. “Pending the final resolution of this matter he has been unjustly expelled from school, his collegiate scholarship funding has been revoked and he has been kicked off the football team based solely on uncorroborated accusations. We look forward to presenting the full story before a jury as soon as possible.”
Martin-Oguike, football coach Steve Addazio and Funt were not available for comment Thursday.
