It is this adjacency of space, clarity of purpose, and integrity of programs, which will continue to draw top quality students to Tyler School of Art and to maintain its historic reputation for excellence. I adopt the recommendation of the Tyler Task Force on the Tyler School of Art. The future of Tyler as an integral part of a vibrant Temple University can best be assured by relocating Tyler to Main for the reasons originally offered by Provost England, refined by the Board's Task Force, and as further described in this document. Timing is critical. There are obvious morale considerations in further uncertainties about Tyler.
Timing is also critical to avoid duplication in capital investments.
The very substantial capital costs to sustain Tyler at the remote Elkins Park campus for another 5-10 years would duplicate the capital costs of creating a new Tyler campus on Main, or elsewhere. The move to Main would benefit future Tyler students and faculty. They would have immediate access to the breadth of disciplines, courses, programs and services offered on the Main Campus. Tyler students and faculty would also have full access to the information technology, inter-disciplinary studies and the synergism of diversity on Main. Tyler' s move to Main would benefit all performing and visual arts at Temple.