Community Engagement

November 2017

Hands holding a drum with a slit in it

Nov. 29, 2017

- Community Engagement

Mending the music

By Jazmyn Burton

Studies show that early exposure to music can help children achieve academically. So when Temple […]

October 2017

Woman handing candy to a little boy in costume during Avenue of Treats event

Oct. 31, 2017

- Community Engagement

11th annual Avenue of Treats brings Halloween to local kids

By Ben Palestino

Cecil B. Moore Avenue transformed into a Halloween spectacle Tuesday night, as more than 700 kids […]

male student wearing a homecoming sash donates socks

Oct. 11, 2017

- Community Engagement

Temple socks another record

Students, faculty, staff and even a local apparel manufacturer with 318 pairs of socks to spare […]

preschool students during a classroom lesson.

Oct. 11, 2017

- Community Engagement

Trustees approve funding for studies related to new early childhood center

By Jazmyn Burton

Temple University’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to allow the College of Education to pursue […]

Briana Drummer, a former foster care youth, smiles outside Sullivan Hall at Temple University.

Oct. 4, 2017

- Community Engagement

Easing the transition from foster care to college

For Briana Drummer, who grew up in foster care, the path to Temple was a longer journey than it is […]

September 2017

Mark Ovington, 5, sitting in his adaptive chair made of cardboard

Sep. 25, 2017

- Community Engagement

Project creates cardboard adaptations for kids with disabilities

For 5-year-old Mark Ovington and his mom, Andrea Krajci, some of the simplest things in life can […]

Literacy app testing at Temple University

Sep. 11, 2017

- Community Engagement

Developers test new literacy apps at Temple

Taking part in a nationwide effort to increase literacy, Temple’s Pan-African Studies Community […]

Angela Beale standing by Pearson Pool

Sep. 1, 2017

- Community Engagement

Putting kids a stroke ahead

For as long as Angela Beale can remember, swimming has been an integral part of her life.   “I […]

August 2017

a student holding up his recycling bin

Aug. 24, 2017

- Community Engagement

Bin there, done that

Every fall since 2000, student leaders and staff from various Temple departments and student […]

A man talking with a police officer inside the new station

Aug. 23, 2017

- Community Engagement

Campus Safety Services opens new station west of Broad Street

Temple Police expanded their presence over the summer, opening a new safety hub on Cecil B. Moore […]

July 2017

The Kornberg School of Dentistry at night

Jul. 31, 2017

- Community Engagement

$1.5M grant to expand training in pediatric dental care

A $1.5 million, five-year grant recently awarded to Temple’s Maurice H. Kornberg School of […]

a nurse teaching students in a hospital room

Jul. 19, 2017

- Community Engagement

Teens in foster care visit Temple to experience college

When a group of teenage students filed into a lecture hall at Temple’s Kornberg School of Dentistry […]