Academic History
Temple University
Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Temple is the 26th largest university in the United States. It was established in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell. Over 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students are currently part of its ranks across many campuses located in Pennsylvania, Rome, Tokyo, Singapore, and London. Temple’s main campus is located about 1.5 miles north of Center City Philadelphia, making Temple a great university to experience the culture, arts, music, and intellectual scenes of Philadelphia.
Temple’s Fox School of Business, which houses the Management Information Systems program, possesses highly equipped technological facilities and classrooms. It is the largest, most comprehensive business school in the greater Philadelphia region, and among the largest in the world with nearly 6,500 students, 175 full-time faculty and more than 59,000 alumni. Fox’s MIS program was ranked in the top 10 in the nation by by TechRepublic and The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Downingtown High School West Campus
Located in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Downingtown High School West Campus is one of the school district’s three high schools. One of which is also called Downingtown High School, but with the “East Campus” suffix. Around 1,500 students are enrolled at Downingtown High School West Campus, in grades 9 through 12. Downingtown West and East used to be one school, but had to split in order to accommodate the growing population in Downingtown. The high schools colors are blue and gold, with a whippet as their mascot. The school is home to many typical high school clubs and organizations such as band, student council, and sports.