At an Oct. 9 naming ceremony attended by Board of Trustees members, senior officials and invited guests, the university honored Mitchell Morgan and his wife Hilarie for their support of Temple s new residence hall complex under construction at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue.

Held on a third-floor terrace overlooking Broad Street, the event celebrated the Morgans' lifetime of generosity, including a recent $5 million commitment, and officially named the budding facility as Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Hall.

Construction is continuing on the multi-level residence hall, which reached its top height this summer. When it opens next year, the 27-story building will include more than 1,200 beds, many of them with unparalleled views of Philadelphia from the northern side of Center City. The complex also includes an L-shaped, 10-story mid-rise residential structure, a dining facility and prime retail space along the busy Broad Street corridor.

Together, the buildings will add 660,000 gross square feet of new space to Temple s Main Campus physical plant.