Making the transition from high school to college can be daunting for any student. Temple University Ambler is providing a welcoming entry point for incoming freshman to get started as a new Owl.
"Students often think they are completely prepared for this monumental step in their education, but there are always surprises along the way," said Tara Stasik, Director of Academic and Student Services at Temple Ambler. "We have staff who are dedicated to ensuring that our students succeed. We have the knowledge, skills and tools in place to help all of our students navigate Temple...
Joseph Imszennik has a golf story or two to share. And they are not of the hole-in-one on the 18th variety.With 20 years of facilities management under his belt — many of those years at prestigious golf courses throughout the region — Imszennik has been involved in all aspects of keeping facilities running at peak efficiency.Working with pro golfer Gary Player's design company, he helped oversee the construction of an 18-hole golf course and maintenance facility at the Ace Club in Lafayette Hill while he was assistant superintendent at the club. While serving in the...
It goes without saying that some things in nature are simply frightening. Coming across a snake in the wild will definitely overheat your fight or flight (mostly flight) response in no time!Just because something seems scary, however, doesn't mean that it is harmful! Celebrate the fall season in a different way by learning about the science behind the things in nature that may scare you but are essential to their environment.Temple University Ambler EarthFest Presents: The Science of Scary will go live online beginning Monday, October 12, providing resources, information and...
Horticulture Associate Professor Dr. Sasha Eisenman can't remember a time that he didn't have a passion for plants."I've always been fascinated by plants and a large part of it, I think, is just how essential they are to all of human existence," he said. "Throughout human history, we have depended on plants for medicine, food, shelter, clothing. That is just as true today as it was thousands of years ago."Eisenman has an extensive background in medicinal plants and medicinal plant chemistry. His research has taken him to some very out of the way places, such as Uzbekistan and...
Ludwig Business Consultants, PLLC very generously provided sponsorship for Temple Ambler in Bloom.Every person, every place, is a collection of stories.With well over 100 years of history, the Ambler Arboretum and Temple Ambler have a vast, intricate and diverse story to share.An institution of higher education for women when such opportunities were all but unheard of. An essential campus of Temple University. A living laboratory for students and faculty. A place of diverse habitats and ecosystems. A place for unique hands-on education and research experiences. A place where...
The building is pristine and new, all gleaming metal, unblemished brick and shimmering glass. The surrounding pathways are teaming with vibrant plant and animal life. Birds scatter at a passerby. The sun dapples the landscape with a mix of light and shadow through gently swaying trees.
Instructors are sharing their knowledge while students are engaged in hands-on learning experiences that will benefit them greatly after they leave Temple. It is a vibrant vision of the future at the Ambler Campus, a vision made possible by the exceptional creativity of landscape architecture...
As Facilities Manager for Temple University Ambler, there isn't a foot of the 187-acre campus that Collin Wood isn't familiar with. There isn't an event, program or research project he hasn't been involved with in some fashion.Temple Ambler, Wood said, has become such an important part of his life, that it was only natural to seek a way to expand his support and advocacy for the campus and the unique role it plays within Temple University.As Temple Ambler's new Associate Director for Operations, he'll certainly have that opportunity."There is no question that the campus is an...
As the fall semester gets underway, the campus community will discover several changes to Temple Ambler offices and facilities.
In an effort to provide the greatest convenience for students, faculty and staff, Temple Ambler departments have been on the move this summer.
Looking for the office of the Executive Director? The Arboretum Director's office? The Office of Student Life? Look no further than West Hall.
Both wings on the first floor of West Hall are now the home to all campus administrative staff. Joining existing departments such as Advising and Career...
For Megan Cranney, working to help students become leaders has been a goal since she was a college student herself. For her, becoming Temple Ambler's new Assistant Director for Student and Campus Life is coming full circle."I was an orientation leader during my junior and senior year while I was working on my degree. It truly opened my eyes to student life and becoming involved on campus in general," said Cranney, who will hit the ground running as she begins her tenure at Temple Ambler on Monday, August 27, the first day of the fall 2018 semester. "I got to know the staff and...
The year 1958 is vitally important to the history of the Ambler Campus.
In June of that year, the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women formally merged with Temple University and the Ambler Junior College of Temple University was formed. On June 18, 2018, Temple Ambler celebrated its diamond anniversary in the Women's National Farm and Garden Visitor's Center! The event included a fascinating look at campus history and a few words from alumni who were present when the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women became the Ambler Campus of Temple University,...
Temple University is on the rise. The best word to describe the University in 2018 is "momentum."That energy extends well beyond Temple's Main Campus and into Montgomery County.Temple's Board of Trustees and President Richard Englert recently headed out of the city for a different view of the University at the Temple Ambler Campus. While completing the business of the day for their final meeting of the school year, the trustees had the opportunity to explore a bit of the history, current projects, unique research and diverse environments and gardens that comprise the campus."...
Fresh out of high school, Chiquitta Evans had a panicked "What do I do now?" moment."I had no plan for college. I had taken the ACTs, but that was about how far it went," she said. "I had been in ROTC for all four years of high school. I went to a presentation by a recruiter from the Marine Corps with two of my friends; I knew at the very least that enlisting was a way to pay for college. Not long after, all three of us went to Paris Island together to begin our training as Marines."Evans, now 36 and living in Lancaster with her husband Herbert, who is currently deployed...
David Heckman's draw toward a career in Landscape Architecture was, fittingly, quite natural.
"I liked being outside. In high school, I was very much into music, but I knew that wasn't my career path," said Heckman, 29, of Spring Mount, who is departing Temple University with a degree in Landscape Architecture. "I discovered landscape architecture at Temple. I really enjoy the combination of scientific analysis with creativity and art."
Heckman initially arrived at Temple fresh out of high school in 2007 seeking a degree in biology with a focus on horticulture. After...
Professional pilot. Professional NASCAR driver. Professional wrestler. Next stop, attorney at law.Michael Senica's career reads more like a bucket list than a résumé.Having led an exceedingly colorful and eclectic life, Senica, 51, of Warrington, opted to return to the classroom with the goal of becoming an advocate for others. It's how he discovered Temple's Adult and Organizational Development (AOD) program and why he has decided his next profession will be inside a courtroom. "Racing and flying took a lot of perseverance and a lot of personal sacrifice. Those experiences...
Dr. Wanda Lewis-Campbell has a saying that every student leader at Temple University Ambler has heard for the past 22 years. "There are students who make things happen. There are students who watch things happen. And there are students who wonder what happened," she tells them. The point she wants to ensure students understand is that "they are in control of their lives and their college experience — they are going to get out of it what they put into it," said Lewis-Campbell, Assistant Dean for Student Life at Temple Ambler. "We try to provide a wide variety of...
There might have been chill winds blowing, but that didn't cool the enthusiasm of the 5,000 students, teachers, parents and chaperones that spent April 20 celebrating the Earth at Temple University Ambler."We couldn't be more pleased with how EarthFest 2018 turned out this year. Our visitors and exhibitors fully embraced the day as an opportunity to learn about and share information that will be beneficial for this and future generations," said EarthFest Coordinator Susan Spinella Sacks. "EarthFest was dedicated to the memory of Dr. Jeff Featherstone, who was one of the...
Temple University Ambler has joined a very select group of institutions that provide testing services to a diverse audience, from students taking the Millers Analogy Test (MAT) to individuals seeking licensure and certification to advance their careers."The Temple University Ambler Campus testing center has been officially certified by the National College Testing Association (NCTA)," said Rachel Hample, Test Manager for Temple's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (IRA). "That places the location among a very small group. There are a little over 200 centers that...
In early 2018, Temple University Ambler Alumnus and longtime campus and Ambler Arboretum supporter Philip Albright issued a challenge.If faculty, students, staff and friends of the campus could raise $25,000 for the Ambler Arboretum by the end of the year, he'd match it dollar for dollar."My primary goal with the challenge was to bring greater attention to the Arboretum; to get people involved and invested in its future," said Albright, founding and current Chair of the Ambler Arboretum Advisory Committee and a former chair of the Ambler Campus Board of Visitors. "The Arboretum...
When Karyl Evans came to the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University in the fall of 2017, it was a bit like seeing a dream.
After studying the life and work of Beatrix Farrand for years, she was actually standing in the wonderfully preserved Louise Bush-Brown Formal Perennial Garden, which Farrand and James Bush-Brown designed in 1928.
"When I first saw the garden, I had an emotional response, it was so exciting. After being a trailblazer for women working in the field of landscape architecture, how pleased Farrand must has been to receive the commission to design this...
The history of the Philadelphia region is deeply intertwined with the Schuylkill River, a waterway many may not think about beyond driving over it during the hustle and bustle of a city workday.
During the industrial age, rivers served a similar purpose to the expressway that bears the Schuylkill's name — they were the major interstate travel routes of the time. And while the Schuylkill came a little late to the party — the Delaware being Philadelphia's star waterway while the Schuylkill was essentially hidden from settlers — the Schuylkill Navigation System (or Schuylkill...
