Community Engagement

November 2017

Hands holding a drum with a slit in it

Nov. 29, 2017

- Community Engagement

Mending the music

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

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

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

By Morgan Zalot

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 […]