There are several constants in Angela Davis' life — her dedication to Temple University, her alma mater; her desire to champion diversity and eliminate barriers to inclusion; and her support of underserved populations in and around the Philadelphia region. These constants have made her a true leader in actively working toward racial equity within the university community and beyond."When I had the opportunity to return to Temple — an institution where so many genuinely good things happened to me — I knew I had to help provide resources for people that might...
When: Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4, 8 p.m.Where: Act II Playhouse, 56 East Butler Avenue, Ambler Borough Listen closely to a story of empowerment. See a study in individuality. Hear a song of survival and perseverance. Join in a celebration of women.The Vagina Monologues is all of these things and much more. An Obie Award-winning episodic play written by Eve Ensler, the performance is comprised of a varying number of monologues read by several different women. A recurring theme throughout the piece "is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment, and the ultimate...
Since its inception, the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture's Master of Landscape Architecture (MLArch) program has placed a strong emphasis on ecological landscape restoration.The mission of the MLArch program is to integrate ecosystem and design principles in order to restore degraded landscapes. Students apply scientific knowledge of landscape restoration, native plant communities and local ecosystems to transform vacant lots, brown fields and suburban sprawl into creatively designed parks, campuses, gardens and neighborhoods.Furthering that mission is a...
Months of hard work by Temple University Ambler students and faculty paid off with special honors for Temple's 2014 Philadelphia Flower Show Exhibit, Tamanend's Track: The Path to a Portrayal of the Past.Tamanend's Track was awarded a Special Achievement Award of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, presented to an exhibit "of unusual excellence in the category of conservation;" the Chicago Horticultural Society Flower Show Medal, awarded to an educational exhibit showing outstanding horticultural skill and knowledge in a nationally recognized flower show; and a PHS...
A walk through Temple University Ambler's Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit is a walk through time."Tamanend's Track: The Path to a Portrayal of the Past" is a journey through the complex interconnectedness of what is; the illusory tranquility of what was; and an exploration of what could be again through ecological restoration.Tamanend's Track reflects how "landscape alteration has inspired regional artists within the context of modern landscape architecture and ecological restoration," said Rob Kuper, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture."For the Flower Show this year...
Temple's Main Campus will become a living laboratory for the study and evaluation of stormwater management controls and practices in urban environments, thanks to a four-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Dr. Jeffrey Featherstone, director of the Center for Sustainable Communities, located at Temple University Ambler, is principal investigator for the multidisciplinary grant, with Laura Toran, Weeks Chair in Environmental Geology; Mark Weir, assistant professor of public health; and Lynn Mandarano, associate professor of Community and...
The Reading Railroad was once one of the primary industrial lifelines for a constantly growing City of Philadelphia. In 1984, the once common site of seemingly never ending commercial rail cars wending their way through the city came to an end, leaving behind a mostly unused swath of gravel, greenery and tunnels.For students in Temple University's Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, this "forgotten" railway — a three-mile stretch that spans 55 city blocks and five neighborhoods and includes the elevated Reading Viaduct, vast underground sections with...
The aging of society is an enormously important demographic change that has implications for every aspect of life in the United States. The challenge for decision-makers planning the future of our communities is to ensure that the built environment meets the changing needs of all citizens including older people.
Earlier this year, Department of Community and Regional Planning graduate and undergraduate students completed a comprehensive report entitled "Aging With Our Communities — An Aging in Place Plan for Montgomery County," created for the Montgomery County Office of...
Ever since he was a child, David L. Butcher always had a passion for urban environments."I've always loved cities but it wasn't until I was a little older that it occurred to me that I could actually help build cities," said Butcher, 36, who graduated from Temple University in 2008 with an MS in Community and Regional Planning. "I had a particular interest in urban redevelopment. Edison once said that vision without execution is hallucination — I wanted to both plan and develop cities and help find ways to improve our urban centers."Armed with an Urban Studies degree from...
Sean Maxwell spent recent months working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at its regional office in Philadelphia, pouring over more than a decade of flooding data to modernize the presentation of the information to help prevent stormwater damage in the future. "I was working with FEMA's Risk Analysis department on a long term data preservation project for Region III, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia," he said "This was data from houses that had been assessed for flood damage between 1996 to 2005...
