Sustainability

August 2018

items in Temple's surplus property storage area

Aug. 10, 2018

- Sustainability

Temple programs co-winners of environmental stewardship award

By Ben Palestino

Temple's Give + Go Green and Surplus Property programs are co-winners of the Daniel G. Weisenbach […]

January 2018

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Jan. 29, 2018

- Sustainability

Temple sets 350K-pound goal for 2018 RecycleMania contest

By Morgan Zalot

Temple has been participating in RecycleMania, a nationwide competition among colleges, for a […]

September 2017

LED lighting in the Student Center food court

Sep. 20, 2017

- Sustainability

All of the lights

By Brandon Lausch

Students walking into the renovated Howard Gittis Student Center food court can’t help but notice […]

February 2017

A wind turbine on Temple s Main Campus.

Feb. 17, 2017

- Sustainability

EPA ranks Temple among top colleges for green power use

By Ben Palestino

Temple uses more than 55 million kilowatt-hours of green power each year—enough to power more than […]

November 2016

Harith Wickrema with STHM Dean M. Moshe Porat and other school officials.

Nov. 29, 2016

- Sustainability

Alumnus endows $100K scholarship for sustainable tourism

An endowment of more than $100,000 from a Fox School of Business graduate has created a scholarship […]

September 2016

A construction worker working on the tiny house.

Sep. 5, 2016

- Sustainability

Tiny house at Temple's community garden

By Ben Palestino

When you look around Temple’s campus, the growth can’t be hidden. The site for the soon-to-be […]

August 2016

A chalkboard sign at Rad Dish Co-Op.

Aug. 25, 2016

- Sustainability

Local champions

By Samantha Krotzer

It might look like that student hauling buckets of compost up Broad Street is just taking out the […]

October 2015

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Oct. 1, 2015

- Sustainability

Using soot, artist draws mural on Montgomery Garage

By Brandon Lausch

From smokestacks to tailpipes, artist Caroline Rothwell collects carbon emissions and transforms […]

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Oct. 1, 2015

- Sustainability

Rad Dish Co-op Café offers locally sourced food

By Brandon Lausch

The Rad Dish Co-op Café in Ritter Hall Annex, the only student-run food cooperative in […]

May 2015

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May 14, 2015

- Sustainability

Temple named a “green college” by the Princeton Review

Temple has been recognized by the Princeton Review as one of the 353 most environmentally […]

April 2015

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Apr. 23, 2015

- Sustainability

Bike sharing arrives in Philly and at Temple

It is about to get easier—and healthier—for Temple students, faculty and staff to get around campus […]

February 2015

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Feb. 26, 2015

- Sustainability

Students design tiny house for Temple garden

By Brandon Lausch

In the Office of Sustainability’s recent Student Design Charrette, the stakes were high. And the […]