Community Engagement

January 2018

view down broad street toward City Hall from Temple

Jan. 24, 2018

- Community Engagement

City awards two $600K+ grants to Temple for job programs

Two city grants awarded to Temple will help the university better prepare young Philadelphians to […]

December 2017

Marissa Weekes Mason

Dec. 13, 2017

- Community Engagement

Teaching tech

A new partnership between Temple and Project HOME provides community members with the skills they […]

Diana D Rich, a student, receiving a customized visor for her communication device.

Dec. 12, 2017

- Community Engagement

From cardboard comes possibilities

For Diana “D” Rich, a 19-year-old from Massachusetts who has cerebral palsy, the sun can really […]

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Dec. 5, 2017

- Community Engagement

Temple students make impact one patient at a time

Temple University Hospital’s patients can spend extended amounts of time in and out of hospital […]

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 […]