Community Engagement

September 2019

Charles Library

Sep. 10, 2019

Our library is your library

Temple s brand new, state-of-the-art Charles Library is now open in the center of campus with […]

Temple student athletes distribute backpacks to local school students
Kim Fischer -  

Sep. 5, 2019

Temple helps local students kick off a new school year

By Kim Fischer

On Sept. 4, every student at North Philadelphia s Paul L. Dunbar School received a new backpack as […]

August 2019

employer table at job fair

Aug. 21, 2019

$2.6 million grant expands workforce collaborative efforts in North Philadelphia

Temple University s Lenfest North Philadelphia Workforce Initiative (LNPWI) announced the 16 […]

People dancing on Broad Street

Aug. 6, 2019

10 resources anyone can access at Temple

If you attended this year s Philly Free Streets and stopped by Temple s Main Campus, you had the […]

July 2019

the Metropolitan Opera House on North Broad Street in 1924
Morgan Zalot -  

Jul. 29, 2019

North Broad Street: A history in photos

By Morgan Zalot

North Broad Street has long served as a major thoroughfare through the heart of North Philadelphia, […]

A teenage girl sitting at the anchor desk at TUTV
Morgan Zalot -  

Jul. 29, 2019

College Bound Academy for housing-insecure youth returns to campus

By Morgan Zalot

Temple s annual College Bound Academy, a program specially designed for housing-insecure youth to […]

A group of people dancing on Broad Street
Morgan Zalot -  

Jul. 22, 2019

For second year, Temple joins in Philly Free Streets on North Broad

By Morgan Zalot

For the second year in a row, Temple University is joining the City of Philadelphia as a partner in […]

June 2019

young boys on their new bicycles

Jun. 6, 2019

Temple Campus Safety surprises 200 local children with new bicycles

Two hundred North Philadelphia school children were invited to Temple University on Saturday to […]

April 2019

David Brookstein speaks to students at Central High School

Apr. 24, 2019

Engineering a modern heart

This is a story about heart: both having it and fixing it through engineering. It starts at Central […]

Students tour the Charles Library construction site

Apr. 9, 2019

Local teens explore architecture and engineering careers

With teenagers donning hard hats and caution vests, and quizzing seasoned architects about their […]

Trina Worrell Benjamin

Apr. 8, 2019

Local entrepreneur gets a boost from Small Business Development Center

On an average day, Trina Worrell Benjamin handles invoices, returns calls and emails, directs a […]

Board of the North Central Special Services District

Apr. 5, 2019

Community residents partner with Temple to launch special services district

Longtime community residents are working with Temple administrators to form a special services […]