Community Engagement

March 2019

Temple Ambler Campus

Mar. 18, 2019

Small Business Development Center opening at Temple Ambler

Every business, large and small, has to start from the ground up a novel approach, a new idea, a […]

elementary school students playing instruments
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Mar. 8, 2019

Repaired instruments return to Philadelphia schools

By Morgan Zalot

When Heaven Skipworth, a sixth grader at the Bache Martin School in Philadelphia s Fairmount […]

February 2019

Roger Ideishi at the Academy of Natural Sciences
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Feb. 28, 2019

The art of inclusion

By Morgan Zalot

When Roger Ideishi sent his graduate students into the Philadelphia community more than a decade […]

Temple Community Garden

Feb. 12, 2019

Temple Community Garden helps combat food insecurity

At the corner of Diamond and Carlisle streets, across from brick rowhouses sits a small garden with […]

Ulicia Lawrence-Oladeinde

Feb. 11, 2019

Pan-African Studies Community Education Program turns 40

On a blustery December Sunday, Thomas Bell sat next to his wife, Cynthia, in the Berean […]

January 2019

a student using an adaptive device
Chris Vito -  

Jan. 3, 2019

Ongoing project provides custom devices to children with cerebral palsy

By Chris Vito

Two occupational therapy students from Temple University were looking to demonstrate a ramp they […]

December 2018

groundbreaking for Laborers District Council Training and Learning Center

Dec. 18, 2018

Laborers break ground on $22 million training center on North Broad

For North Philadelphia s aspiring laborers, pathways to better jobs are coming closer to home and […]

engineers inside the greenhouse

Dec. 14, 2018

Engineering students improve urban farm in senior design project

As a Temple student living just southeast of Main Campus, Brett Riley, ENG 18, would often ride his […]

November 2018

Michael Clemmons at Temple Workforce Connections Hub

Nov. 7, 2018

Bridging the gap between community, resources

Temple University has introduced a new center that will provide programs that support sustainable […]

men cleaning the street near Temple's campus

Nov. 7, 2018

Temple tackles trash problem block by block

The sun is rising on a chilly fall morning just north of Norris and 16th streets. College students […]

Shirley Moy sitting at a diner counter
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Nov. 6, 2018

A Q&A with Shirley Moy

By Morgan Zalot

Shirley Moy is no stranger to helping oversee workforce development programs at Temple and in North […]

alpha center rendering

Nov. 5, 2018

Alpha Center: Your questions answered

The proposed Alpha Center will house an early childhood education center and other services. The […]