Think of it as a tale of two canines…or tail if you prefer.Temple University Campus Safety Services and the National Park Service have more in common than protecting the individuals who study, work and visit the various locations that they serve.They also both have law enforcement officers of the four-legged variety.On Friday, April 15 and Wednesday, April 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Temple University students, faculty and staff are invited to learn more about the ProRanger Philadelphia Program — a partnership between Temple University and the National Park...
Months of hard work by Temple University Ambler and Tyler School of Art students, faculty and staff paid off with a nearly unprecedented seven top honors for Temple's 2016 Flower Show Exhibit, After the Blast: Recollecting Roots and Resources at Hopewell Furnace.After the Blast was presented with a unique honor, the National Park System Director's Award, presented to the exhibit with the best interpretation of a national park in the 2016 Flower Show. The 2016 show theme is "Explore America: 100 Year of the National Park Service" — only one "Best In Show" Director's Award...
The Fairmount Park system may not be the park you think you know.It is not just the Water Works, where the roots of the park system run deep; or the Philadelphia Zoo, the nation's first zoo; or the preserved 18th century villas; or Boathouse Row; or the many hiking trails along the Wissahickon Creek; or the Ben Franklin Parkway. It is all of these things and much more."The whole Fairmount Park system began as an effort to protect the growing city's water supply. It started as a small landscaped park surrounding the first pumping station, part of the first public water system in...
A 19th century rural iron plantation where the furnace fires once burned hot enough to melt iron might not readily evoke images of flowering blooms and massive forests.The students and faculty in Temple University Ambler's Department of Landscape Architecture would beg to differ. Their 2016 Flower Show exhibit — "After the Blast: Recollecting Roots and Resources at Hopewell Furnace" — includes more than 1,500 plants from 100 species representing a rich tapestry of old growth and remnant forests, a green roof bursting with vegetables and herbs and even the fiery...
The awe-inspiring vistas of Yosemite. The epic, craggy maze of the Grand Canyon.Mention "national parks" to anyone and these are the images that likely come to mind. Preserving the natural heritage of the United States is critically important. Protecting our historical and cultural heritage is equally critical.The 848-acre Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site, encircled by the 73,000-acre Hopewell Big Woods in Elverson, Pennsylvania, is a time capsule of the region's industrial history. Students and faculty from Temple University will reignite the fires of Hopewell Furnace...
The awe-inspiring vistas of Yosemite. The epic, craggy maze of the Grand Canyon.
Mention "national parks" to anyone and these are the images that likely come to mind. Preserving the natural heritage of the United States is critically important. Protecting our historical and cultural heritage is equally critical.
The 848-acre Hopewell Furnace National Historical Site, encircled by the 73,000-acre Hopewell Big Woods in Elverson, Pennsylvania, is a time capsule of the region's industrial history. Students and faculty from Temple University's Department of Landscape...
There are few people that haven't enjoyed the rich, varied majesty of the country's national parks at some point in their lives. In 2016, the National Park Service will celebrate its centennial year.It is a history that Michael LoFurno, adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, has examined, a history that mirrors dramatic growth and change within the country."When I was in school, we studied the history of landscape architecture and, getting ready for this centennial year, I remembered that so many landscape architects played a...
Lu Ann Cahn remembers January 1, 2010, with crystal clarity. Running headlong into the frigid Atlantic Ocean for a Polar Bear Plunge has a way of doing that."I realized as I ran screaming out of the water that I needed this," said the eight-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, who departed a 40-year career in broadcast news in December 2014 to become the Director of Career Services for Temple University's School of Media and Communication. "That was the start of my year of challenging myself to do something new every day. It was my way to refresh and reboot my life."Cahn, a...
There is an essential commonality between Temple's departments of Architecture, Community and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, and the Center for Sustainable Communities.Through hands-on, real-world education and research, each are dedicated to ensuring that the built environment and natural environment work together as a harmonious whole, building a sustainable future for communities in the region, the nation and the world.Recognizing the important connections between the units, the Temple University Board of Trustees approved the transition of the...
Mari Radford would like nothing more than to have her job no longer be necessary.As a Lead Community Planner for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's floodplain management and insurance branch, Radford, a 2009 graduate of Temple's Community and Regional Planning master's program, knows all too well the devastation and loss caused by flooding in the United States."It might sound funny, but our goal is to put ourselves out of business. Our mission is to help communities make the best decisions on where and how to build," said Radford, who became part of FEMA's Region III...
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"Women typically work to make sure others are taken care of, often at the expense of taking care of themselves. Women are natural caregivers — if you want a job done well, give it to a busy woman because they know how to multitask and manage many problems all at once," said Cassandra Doyle, Manager of Off-Campus Programs and Training at Temple University. "But if you first focus on yourself, it's going to result in a more positive experience for everyone around you, from family to coworkers...
Aaron Thomas is the definition of a self made man.As a younger man growing up in extremely difficult circumstances, he saw the wrong side of the juvenile justice system but he never let that define him or his future."When I was 14, I was arrested for the first time. I knew that there was a very high likelihood that jail was in my near future — or death — if something didn't change; there were so many blind spots," said Thomas. "In 2008, I saw a job description for a 'Youth Support Partner;' they were looking for individuals who were in the system as a juvenile and I...
Temple University Ambler Horticulture senior Russell Galanti has spent the past few years honing his craft on campus and well beyond.His talents and dedication to horticulture were recently recognized by the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. The society presented Galanti, a Philadelphia resident, with the Fred Winter Memorial Award for Excellence in Horticulture for 2015 during special ceremonies held at the Union League in November.The $1,000 award is part of the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture's scholarship program and is made possible by the...
By Anna Lynn JohnsonMarketing and Public Relations InternKate Axelson Benisek is a storyteller.While most traditional tales live in the ink on a page, Axelson Benisek's are told through the landscape architecture design processes involved with creating the built environment in tandem with the natural world.She pays careful attention to a location's past and how shifts in culture and perspective have changed standing structures and the landscape over time, as well as the relationships people have with their environment."My initial interest in cities had to do with studying the...
Dr. Heather Goldsworthy has spent her career helping people and organizations perform at their very best. As the new director of Temple University Harrisburg's NEST (Nonprofit Evaluation Services and Training) program, she will be guiding organizations in doing the same to improve the lives of the people and communities they serve."I've always been fascinated with how people define problems and come up with solutions to them," said Goldsworthy, whose experiences and expertise range from environmental and social development policy to university-level instruction. "When I moved...
When thinking about American soldiers fighting and serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, it's understandable to envision sweltering heat and dessert terrains.For Temple University Municipal Police Academy cadet Ryan Berk, his memory of Afghanistan is decidedly different."We were in a small outpost in a mountainous region right on the border of Pakistan conducting regional patrols, raids and humanitarian aid patrols in local villages," said Berk, 27, a United States Army Sergeant who served with the 101st Airborne Division during Operation Enduring Freedom. "In addition to separation...
The southwest neighborhoods of Philadelphia bear the scars of a long history of industrial use. From old oil refineries to shut down and underutilized manufacturing plants, it is a region ripe for redevelopment.It is also an area dense with brownfields, old industrial properties, which developers often avoid fearing potential leftover hazards and lengthy, costly clean-up processes.During the spring 2015 semester, Department of Community and Regional Planning graduate students completed a comprehensive report entitled "Addressing Brownfields, An Inventory and Redevelopment Plan...
Why do people dance?Some dance for the sheer joy of it. Some for exercise. Some simply because it's been a good day.Temple Owls dance for the best possible reason — to help children.More than 1,000 students and alumni are expected to participate in HootaThon this year. While this will not be the first year Temple University Ambler students have taken part, 2015 will be the first time Ambler Campus will have a team of participants giving their all to support patients and their families at CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)."I had heard about HootaThon last year...
By Anna Lynn JohnsonMarketing and Public Relations InternGrowing up in the city, Dr. Nicholas Klein observed the inequalities in transportation around him early in life."Seeing the problems with the transportation system in Philadelphia, I became aware of the challenges associated with the current system. Disadvantaged people are dependent on using the bus, and often times that bus system isn't great," he said. "More affluent individuals have the choice to drive, but many people don't have that option. It makes things difficult for them."Klein has focused his research on those...
Recent Community and Regional Planning master's program graduate Jason Hachadorian is heading to Washington.
Like many who land in the nation's capital, he wants to use his talents to affect positive change, particularly in urban centers.
"Cities right now are enjoying a real resurgence. After decades of people leaving urban centers, people are moving back to cities," said Hachadorian, 26, of Collegeville, who graduated with an M.S. in Community and Regional Planning from Temple in May. "The focus now needs to be on how to handle this influx of people and apply sound...