Templeton Hall

Templeton Hall is the new home for Templeton Honors College, first opened in 1999 thanks to Drs. Jack and Josephine Templeton. The building was previously known as Workman Hall, renamed on January 23, 2024, and was originally the location of the Music Department (who have since moved to Fowler Hall). Templeton Hall is currently undergoing extensive construction, slated to be completed in 2025. Additions include new classroom and communal spaces, recital and performance space for the neighboring music department, and an art gallery.

The newly-christened Templeton Hall was named as such on January 23, 2024. It was announced as the new home for Templeton Honors College, first opened in 1999 thanks to the efforts of Drs. John "Jack" and Josephine "Pina" Templeton, and is currently undergoing an expansion including new classrooms and communal spaces, recital and performance space for the neighboring music department, and an art gallery. Groundbreaking for the expansion was on May 10, 2024, and construction is slated to be completed in 2025, during Templeton Honors College's 25^th anniversary year.

Just recently, however, this building was known as Workman Hall, named in honor of trustee Maurice C. Workman in 1999. Its original name, however, was the "Eagle House," and it underwent a number of roles. Due to its original permits as a residential area from when the university purchased it in 1978 as the Butcher estate (built in 1930), it hosted various presidents and their families including Bob Seiple (1983-1987) and Roberta Hestenes (1987-1991), as well as Provost Ward Gasque (1992-1995). It then hosted the offices for the Fast-Track MBA Program from 1996-1997 before becoming the Fine and Performing Arts Center on February 6, 1998.

Templeton Hall is 9,971 total square feet, with classroom, studio, and office space spread throughout approximately two levels.

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