Sustainability

September 2025

Temple faculty demonstrating glassblowing furnace
Kirsten Volkert -  

Sep. 2, 2025

Tyler glass program receives a grant to install carbon-friendly electric furnace

By Kirsten Volkert

The gas furnaces in the glass facilities in Tyler School of Art and Architecture, which melt and […]

April 2025

Image of a truck carrying furniture and trash driving past a tree
Lindsay Hargrave -  

Apr. 22, 2025

TUmove partners with Habitat for Humanity

By Lindsay Hargrave

Two years ago, Temple created TUmove, a program to help students living off campus coordinate trash […]

September 2024

Farrah Al-Mansoor and Ken Kaiser pictured.
Steve Orbanek -  

Sep. 11, 2024

Temple, Pitt and Penn State award joint office supplies contract

By Steve Orbanek

In recent years, three of Pennsylvania s state-related universities Temple University, the […]

February 2024

Image of staff from the Office of Sustainability.
Jonny Hart -  

Feb. 21, 2024

Temple earns STARS gold for sustainability accomplishments

By Jonny Hart

Temple University has earned a STARS gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of […]

November 2023

Attendees roasting marshmallows.

Nov. 8, 2023

Temple Ambler hosts the Great American Campout

What s the key to a happy life? For some, the answer might be camping. A recent survey found that […]

December 2022

Image of Temple students outside on Mazur Terrace
Maria Klecko -  

Dec. 5, 2022

Eco-friendly faces: Meet Temple’s EcoReps advocating for a sustainable campus

By Maria Klecko

As part of Temple s efforts to advance climate action and environmental justice, the Office of […]

April 2020

Students studying in Charles Library, with the green roof visible through a window nearby.

Apr. 22, 2020

On Charles Library’s green roof, sustainability starts from the top down

When Charles Library opened in September 2019, so did its green roof, one of the largest in […]

April 2019

student perusing at Temple pop up thrift

Apr. 19, 2019

Temple revises its Climate Action Plan, aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2050

Temple President Richard M. Englert has approved the university s 2019 Climate Action Plan, which […]

Engineers Without Borders student leaders discussing a project

Apr. 16, 2019

Engineers, public health join to improve health outcomes in Peru

For Temple s Engineers Without Borders chapter, an ongoing clean-water project in Peru offers […]

James Maguire and Meara Kuhfahl at a park cleanup
Morgan Zalot -  

Apr. 15, 2019

Unusual assignment gives students firsthand experience in the urban ecosystem

By Morgan Zalot

When Meara Kuhfahl and James Maguire signed up for a course on urban ecosystems, they figured they […]

Indego bike share on 13th Street and Montgomery Avenue

Apr. 5, 2019

Temple and others make strides to promote bicycle safety

A month before Rachel Hall, CLA 15, was set to graduate, she was struck by a car while riding her […]

March 2019

peaches

Mar. 13, 2019

Temple to host fruit tree adoption for North Philadelphia neighbors

Temple and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are teaming up and looking for help from the […]