A look back at Move-in and Weeks of Welcome

Temple University’s Class of 2026 officially moved onto campus in August. The university welcomed 5,310 new Owls to the nest. This year marks Temple’s most ethnically and geographically diverse incoming class in history. More than 51% of students of color have committed, establishing a 6% increase from last year’s class. This is the largest number ever of expected Black, Latinx, Native American and Asian students. 

As first-year and new transfer students traveled from far and near to reach Philadelphia, a new group of Owls was welcomed with smiles from student leaders, volunteers, housing staff and administrators. It was a special day for Temple families, bringing a full range of emotions and excitement as students unloaded cars and set up dorm rooms before saying goodbye to their loved ones. Some would say it is a rite of passage as students kick off their college journey. 

For incoming Owls it is about developing friendships, becoming familiar with campus life and learning about how to use university resources as they embark on the beginning of their journey to being Temple Made.

It was all part of the Temple Together experience.


Move-in Day

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Lauren Morris, Class of 2026, a broadcast journalism major in the Klein College of Media and Communication, will be one of the Temple student vloggers this fall semester. View Morris’s journey as a first-year student at Temple in a YouTube vlog series, The Owl Diaries.

Rich Le, Class of 2023, a health information management major in the College of Public Health, will be the other Temple student vlogger this fall semester. Tune in to Le’s dynamic student vlog series, A Week in My Life at Temple to see how he navigates his senior year.

President Jason Wingard celebrates the Class of 2026 at Move-in

President Jason Wingard welcomed students and their families at Move-in and even assisted them with unloading items to residence hall rooms.