Katherine Ament thinks a lot about food.More specifically she thinks about, and takes actions toward, ensuring that everyone, everywhere has access to food and healthy food choices."It was in high school where I first really started becoming more environmentally aware and more focused on social justice issues. When I arrived at Temple, it wasn't long before I joined the Temple Community Garden, which really opened my eyes to urban agriculture and food justice in Philadelphia," said Ament, 22, who will graduate with a degree in Environmental Studies. "I never realized how much I...
Assunta Forgione received a decidedly dubious honor in her high school yearbook. She was voted the "quietest" in her class.Upon entering college, she was determined to find her voice."I was very shy before I came to Temple, but I always wanted to be the person I've become. No one was going to change me, so I had to do it myself," said Forgione, 22, who attended Montgomery County Community College before transferring to Temple University Ambler. "I decided to jump right in, try to be outgoing and meet more people. I decided to become a leader — something I never thought I...
Autism doesn't simply fade away when someone turns 21.While school system support may end when the student reaches that age, families are often left struggling to find assistance for their loved one and themselves.For Amy Roccograndi, who will soon graduate with a Master's in Social Work through Temple University Harrisburg (Temple University Ambler is also home to a Master of Social Work cohort), it was essential to fill that deep, wide gap in support and there was no time to lose. With two partners, Jackie Tona and Robyn Ruckle, she opened the doors to a new adult training...
For decades, Temple University Ambler has been known as a location for the surrounding community and beyond to gather, whether it was for concerts great and small, environmental action and education or coming together for a common cause.Organizations from the ALS Hope Foundation to the American Lung Association to Kisses for Kyle, the Sunshine Foundation and many others have made the campus a location where the community shows its hearts.One of the largest charitable endeavors held on campus is the March of Dimes March for Babies. For 21 consecutive years, Temple University...
Ashley Nuckles took the scenic route to community development as a career."In my freshman year of college, I went into pre-dentistry, then biology. Then I went to Bucks County Community College and got my associate's degree in Business Administration," said Nuckles, who will be among the first students to graduate from Temple's undergraduate Community Development program. "After that, I was going to continue in business, but I had a real 'summer of transition' where I realized that wasn't the right fit for me. I starting doing some research and discovered planning and landscape...
Horticulture major Maya Czulewicz might be a little hard to pin down after graduation.On any given day she might be at the Morris Arboretum or you might find her at the Wyck Rose Garden. While others might find the prospect of two tandem jobs daunting, Czulewicz wanted the multi-faceted opportunities to hone her craft that each position brings."I've never been someone who just wanted to do one thing and these are both very different experiences," said Maya Czulewicz, 36, who will be one of the two student speakers at this year's School of Environmental Design Graduation...
Flooding is the number one disaster in the United States and the world. As local neighborhoods and communities can attest, this region of the country is particularly susceptible to the devastating impact of floods.
At EarthFest, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will have activities for students young and old focused on identifying flood risk and making better decisions on how to reduce it. Students will be able to see firsthand if their home, apartment or neighborhood falls within a flood zone. Using a detailed tabletop model, they will also be able to take a...
Funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Temple University will help plan for health, environmental and economic improvements for Philadelphia's Kensington area residents through the cleanup and reuse of brownfield properties in a 161-acre area which is part of the North of Lehigh neighborhood.
The EPA awarded a $200,000 Brownfields area-wide planning grant to Temple University to develop the project.
"I'm pleased to announce that Temple is the first university to receive an EPA Brownfields area-wide planning grant," said EPA Regional...
As summer is about to begin, this is the perfect time to start thinking about providing fun, educational outlets for your children's creativity and energy when school lets out for another year!
Temple University is planning dozens of new and returning Summer Education Camp programs at the Ambler and Main campuses. These camps provide youths with a broad range of opportunities, from building robots and creating video games to discovering their creative sides and learning new skills that will take them through high school and beyond.
Now in its 30th year at the Ambler...
Months of hard work by Temple University Ambler students, faculty and staff paid off with five special honors for Temple's 2015 Flower Show Exhibit, Star Power: Casts of Light that Stir and Spellbind.Star Power was awarded a Silver Medal by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society; the American Horticultural Society Environmental Award, given for the "best demonstration of skillful design that incorporates environmental stewardship in the garden;" and the Alfred M. Campbell Memorial Trophy, awarded to "the educational major exhibit that demonstrates the most successful use of a...
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...
