The Center for Sustainable Communities at Temple University has begun a project to develop Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) plans for three locations in the Delaware Direct and Tookany/Takony-Frankford watersheds.In March and April, the Center and its community partners will be seeking the direct input of Philadelphia residents during public design workshops to help envision just what those three locations might become in the future."The Center is collaborating with key community partners in the coming weeks to hold three visioning exercises to develop conceptual plans for...
A walk through Temple University Ambler's 2015 Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit is a walk through environments that are as different as night and day.With "Star Power: Casts of Light that Stir and Spellbind," students and faculty in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture will take visitors on a journey through the blue-tinged, shadowy world of the blue hour, about an hour prior to sunrise and after sunset, and the sun-dappled magic hour, about an hour after sunrise and prior to sunset.Through lighting, inventive use of shadows, creative architecture and water...
By Galen NewsumMarketing and Public Relations InternSergeant Rebeca Cruz-Esteves doesn't have "down time."A reservist in the Army National Guard as well as a full-time student, she is a perfect example of how Temple's veteran and active duty students take charge of their futures while protecting their country. "I joined the Army National Guard for school originally, then I developed a real love for it over the years. My Dad was also in the Army for 23 years, but by the time I was born he was off active duty so I grew up around the reserves lifestyle," said Cruz-Esteves, 25, a...
By Galen NewsumMarketing and Public Relations InternAn historic weekend of remembrance will begin in Selma, Alabama, starting on March 5. People will come from all over the country to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march. Front and center among the commemorators will be Temple University Ambler's own Debra Powell-Wright."Being there means being a part of the conversation, the history, and being in the presence of people who are social change activists," said Powell-Wright, Administrative Assistant in the Office of Admissions at...
If there is one commonality that the faculty at Temple University Ambler share it is that they most often have years, if not decades, of professional experience to share with their students.Faculty at Temple are leaders in their chosen fields, dedicated to teaching the next generation of landscape architects, educators, horticulturists, business entrepreneurs, planners, historians and psychologists.In Temple's School of Environmental Design, faculty members engage with their communities and professionals in the field in a variety of ways, from beneficial research and design...
Children are innate movers. Running, walking, climbing, jumping — it's all part of how they learn about the world around them. Movement is also an important part of how they learn in the classroom.Beginning in summer 2015, the Temple University College of Public Health will be offering a new graduate online course designed to teach early childhood educators, care providers, and physical educators how to safely and effectively incorporate movement education into their classrooms."Movement education in an early childhood setting is essential to helping children establish...
For today's nonprofits, compassion is no longer enough to effect lasting change. Nonprofit businesses and organizations must also be business savvy, working within an environment focused on innovation and evidence-based practice that reflects a truly global perspective.
Temple University Harrisburg (TUH) and Temple University Japan (TUJ) are joining forces to offer nonprofit professionals a collaborative program that provides international training and leadership development. Building from two successful nonprofit management training programs, the two campuses will offer the...
Take a walk during the moments not that long after sunset, that blue-tinged, shadowed twilight time when the eye can't distinguish between the real and the imaginary. Now wake with the world just after sunrise as the trees, flowers and plants positively glow in the ethereal golden light.Since the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers have been using the light of the sun to set mood, create a sense of place and stir emotions in their audiences.Temple University Ambler's 2015 Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit is a walk through evocative, contrasting shades, presenting the natural...
Central Asia is known as the crossroads of the world for good reason.As the heart of the Silk Road, it was an integral part of a vast network of trade routes that allowed traders, merchants, monks and pilgrims to share their goods, their cultures and their knowledge for centuries.Wrapped in the iron curtain of the Soviet Union for decades, however, Central Asia was virtually inaccessible to western scientists and researchers until recently. Home to thousands of plant species, the region is a treasure trove for horticulturists and has been a particular area of interest for...
Kevin J. Ruth (BA '82) knows a little something about time management.The first member of his family to go to college, Ruth worked 40 to 60 hours a week to pay his way through school while taking a full slate of classes at Temple University Ambler."It was all about finding the right balance that worked for me. I knew I wanted to go to college, so I did what was necessary to meet that goal," said Ruth, who graduated from Temple in 1982 with a bachelor's degree in Accounting. "My parents helped where they could; they gave me a car to use, which was huge or I wouldn't have been...
Please note: Due to Temple University's move to online classes for the rest of the spring semester VITA is no longer doing tax returns in person. We able to conduct them virtually. Please call 215-326-9519 or email vita@temple.edu for details.Visit fox.temple.edu/vita for additional information.Visit fox.temple.edu/vita for additional information.Temple Owls know a little something about supporting their communities.Since its inception, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offered at Temple University Ambler has claimed well over $3 million in federal and state...
Dear Temple Ambler students, alumni, family and friends,We are living in an unprecedented time in our country's history. The past few weeks have shined a glaring light on the systemic racism and social injustice that people of color, particularly African Americans, face every day. George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor are among the most recent tragedies in a system of racial injustice and inequity that has existed for centuries.As President Englert stated in his message to the Temple community, "We are appalled by what we have seen, and remain committed to work for...
Contrary to the name, 100-year floods do not unleash their wrath once each century. As Ambler Borough residents and their neighbors can attest, numerous 100-year flood events in recent years — including Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in 2011 — have resulted in extensive damage and flooded homes through the region.With support from $177,000 in grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Center for Sustainable Communities at Temple University Ambler is completing a stormwater management plan for three...
In addition to Tuesday, November 11, Veterans Day ceremonies, Temple has planned several events throughout Military Appreciation Month to honor our veteran and active duty students.
Veterans Reception
Immediately following the Main Campus ceremony on November 11, a reception will be held from 12 to 2 p.m. in Morgan Hall Room 301D for all veterans who attended the ceremony. The reception is sponsored by Veteran Affairs, the Division of Student Affairs and the Penn Towne Chapter of The Links, Inc.
College of Health Professions "Military Appreciation Treat"
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Sgt. Rebeca Cruz-Esteves' MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) involves running toward dangers from which others would rightfully flee.As a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the United States Army National Guard, Cruz-Esteves will be among the first to respond should a terrorist attack or biological threat such as an Ebola outbreak occur in the state. Certified in radiation safety and a hazmat first responder for the Presidential Inauguration and at G20 summit in 2013, her unit's mission is focused on protecting lives."We are one of the best...
Students will no longer have to search through dozens of different websites to find a personal enrichment or licensure program they are interested in at Temple.Temple has begun the first phase of a three-year project to provide a centralized "one-stop-shopping" registration and payment system — DestinyOne — for all of Temple's continuing education and noncredit programs.Each year, thousands of participants sign up for hundreds of noncredit and continuing education opportunities offered by Temple through more than 100 different programs. Continuing education students...
By Galen NewsumMarketing and Public Relations InternTemple Ambler History major Assunta Forgione has a very personal relationship with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).The doctors at CHOP saved her life."I was air-lifted there in a diabetic coma at age 13. They told my parents I probably wasn't going to wake up again," she said. "But CHOP refused to give up on me and I surprised everyone by waking up the very next day."When Temple University created Hootathon, a dance marathon benefiting CHOP, last year, it was a foregone conclusion that Forgione would be putting...
By Galen NewsumMarketing and Public Relations InternHarry Shrank, Adjunct Professor at Temple University, can't go anywhere at Temple Ambler unnoticed. Students currently taking his marketing classes, students who have taken them previously and even students who have yet to set foot in his classroom all call out a warm "Hi Shrank!" when he enters a building. This recognition is for good reason — Shrank has been bringing his expertise to the classrooms at Temple University Ambler for more than a decade. In his dozen years at Temple University, Shrank is 12 for 12. He has...
Anyone who has ever traveled along the U.S. Route 422 corridor with any frequency knows it's no easy stretch of road. Traffic congestion is a daily hurdle for commuters from King of Prussia to Pottstown to Reading.
Temple University's Center for Sustainable Communities is using a $200,000 grant to develop recommendations for effectively implementing "Transportation Demand Management" policies along the Route 422 corridor in Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties. The grant funding was made available through the Federal Highway Administration and was awarded to the Center by...
Peter Jordan is not someone anyone would confuse for the typical 9-to-5'er. An almost lifelong search for answers to the unexplained really doesn't allow for it.For more 40 years, Jordan, a writer and parapsychologist, has pursued plausible explanations to paranormal phenomena ranging from poltergeists and hauntings to phantom voices and demons. In that time he has accumulated hundreds of photographs and videos — among some of the rarest in the world — that provide frightening glimpses of the universe's "alternate realities" and offer important clues to their dark,...