Community Engagement

June 2022

Image of Jaida Ragland wearing a pink blouse and standing in front of balloons

Jun. 1, 2022

- Community Engagement

Temple student gifts prom attire to local high school students

Temple student gifts prom attire to local high school students View the Story […]

May 2022

President Wingard and Maura Shenker pictured.

May 11, 2022

- Community Engagement

President Wingard highlights Center City Business Association’s “Lunch with the City's Leaders”

A sold out crowd of Philadelphia business leaders and executives looked on as Dr. Jason Wingard, […]

March 2022

Image of Kenny Garrett s band performing at the Temple Performing Arts Center.

Mar. 4, 2022

- Community Engagement

Kenny Garrett, a Grammy award-winning musician, performs at Temple

Early this month, WRTI and Temple University presented a free live jazz concert at the Temple […]

February 2022

Tyler A. Ray stands in front of one of 14 murals inside the Church of the Advocate.

Feb. 23, 2022

- Community Engagement

Temple senior works to preserve a neighborhood staple

Tyler A. Ray, Class of 2022, hopes to use his education to help preserve his North Philadelphia […]

a mural inside the Church of the Advocate.

Feb. 23, 2022

- Community Engagement

Visiting North Philadelphia’s Church of the Advocate

Visiting North Philadelphia's Church of the Advocate View the story. […]

Tax return pictured.

Feb. 7, 2022

- Community Engagement

Temple to again offer free tax assistance

For a decade and a half, Temple University has offered its free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance […]

December 2021

Temple professor Wazhmah Osman

Dec. 14, 2021

- Community Engagement

Two Owls find a way to assist the Afghan people at the Philadelphia airport

At the end of August, the Office of the Mayor and the Office of Immigrant Affairs in Philadelphia […]

Image of Assistive Technology Specialist Alanna Raffel working in the Ritter Annex lab.

Dec. 8, 2021

- Community Engagement

Occupational therapy students team up with TechOWL to create adaptive technology designs for disability community

This semester, occupational therapy graduate students at the College of Public Health collaborated […]

October 2021

Scott Charles wearing a black suit

Oct. 20, 2021

- Community Engagement

Temple’s Scott Charles on gun violence prevention

Addressing victim trauma may be a key to ending gun violence.  That’s according to Scott Charles, […]

Cesali Morales, business manager at Norris Square Neighborhood Project, at Las Parcelas

Oct. 7, 2021

- Community Engagement

Philly Community Wireless offers internet for the community, by the community

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has shown many of us, it’s how much we rely on the […]

September 2021

A woman in a red face covering standing before an overhead projector screen.

Sep. 24, 2021

- Community Engagement

Temple course answers the question: Why care about college?

In early August, a cohort of 17 high school students from district and charter schools in […]

Jessica Beard wearing her white coat inside her medical clinic

Sep. 8, 2021

- Community Engagement

Temple trauma surgeon earns fellowship aimed at curbing gun violence

As a trauma surgeon and public health researcher at Temple University Hospital, Jessica Beard cares […]