There is an old saying. While most people run away from danger, first responders run toward it, selflessly providing help to others when it is needed most.In the case of medical emergencies, there are those who call for help and there are Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) who provide that help, using their expertise and training to keep people safe and alive."Emergency medical services (EMS) are an essential community resource. EMS professionals, such as EMTs, respond without hesitation, be it day or night, rain or shine, to render aid to the sick and injured," said...
For Link Martin, Director of Temple University Harrisburg (TUH), the needs of individuals and communities have always been front and center for him, both professionally and personally. Martin is set to retire on August 31 after 27 years of service to Temple.Supporting people and community is what initially drew him the field of social work, which in turn led him to Temple University."My interest in social work goes back to my undergraduate studies. I went to college, majored in math and was committed to becoming a math teacher," Martin said. "I was in my advanced calculus and...
In 1816, the "year without a summer," Mary Shelley, just 18 at the time, set about meeting a challenge to write a ghost story. The result was a literary legend that has stood the test of time for more than 200 years.Professor and theater critic Toby Zinman's new course "Frankenstein: The Book That Will Not Die" will be offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), part of Temple University University College."I think Frankenstein is one of those books like Moby Dick and Waiting for Godot that is about everything. The more you read it, the more it seems to speak to...
Apartheid. It is an Afrikaans word meaning "separateness," or "the state of being apart." While its first recorded use was in 1929, racial discrimination and inequality against blacks in South Africa, dates back hundreds of years earlier to the beginning of large-scale European colonization of South Africa in 1652.Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation that existed in South Africa characterized by an authoritarian political culture based on "baasskap," which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's ...
Dr. Robert Michaelson's definition of ethics is simple but poignant."My definition of ethics is what people do when no one is watching you. If you are an ethical person, you live ethically," said Michaelson, who, prior to retirement was an obstetrician gynecologist (Ob/Gyn) for 37 years, past president of the medical staff at Abington Hospital and a former trustee at the hospital. "I have a 47-year-old daughter with Down Syndrome. I can't tell you that throughout her career she was treated fairly and a lot of that dealt with ethics. Ethics has been a lifelong interest of mine...
For many, working with a computer or using a cell phone is simply part of their daily routine — they put no more thought into it than turning on a television.For others who may not have that exposure to technology, computers and other technology can be a daunting, intimidating box of questions and concerns.Working with a grant from AARP and Older Adult Technology Services (OATS), the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), part of Temple University University College, utilizing the training modules from OATS, has developed a series of programs designed to train older...
In the summer of 2022, students from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture introduced "The Melody," "The Waggle Run," and the "The Tree House" to Temple Ambler, three sculptures designed for the animal inhabitants of the campus. Add five more to the growing list.
This summer, 28 Tyler School of Art and Architecture Master of Architecture graduate students gained hands-on experience designing and constructing five new sculptures for wildlife during Special Topics in Site and Context, part of the Tyler Summer Design-Build Institute.
The sculptures — Flutter, The...
This summer, 28 Tyler School of Art and Architecture Master of Architecture graduate students, guided by gained hands-on experience during Special Topics in Site and Context, part of the Tyler Summer Design-Build Institute. The students designed and constructed five sculptures for the animal inhabitants of the campus.
The sculptures — Flutter, The Spider Viewer, Foxational, The Spring Peeper, and Woven — are now permanent installations in the Ambler Arboretum, the Temple Ambler Field Station and around campus.
The students were guided through the process of creating...
Literature. The written word. Tales told on paper, on screens both big and small or through the combination of voice and instruments. They have been core pillars of Edirin Oputu's life from the very beginning.
At her heart, Oputu is a storyteller. Now she will be guiding and helping to craft the stories that illuminate the rich tapestry of programs offered by Temple University University College as the new Director of Marketing.
"Marketing, to me, has always been another avenue to explore writing and storytelling. I started out as a journalist, graduated journalism school...
For Julia Erickson, 31, traveling down the steps of the Tomlinson Theater at Temple University and then walking up onto the stage to receive her Bachelor of General Studies degree was a journey 12 years in the making."I never actually ever left the classroom. While I was working full-time, I completed an associate degree in liberal arts at Bucks County Community College. I came to Temple as an Engineering major," she said. "I entered the BGS program having already completed 100 credits. After all of that time and work, I knew that with this program I'd be able get my degree...
Krista DeLone is an idea generator and implementor. You have to be when you're developing fun, educational programs for hundreds of summer campers with relatively short attention spans.DeLone is now bringing that creativity and ingenuity from her former role as Program Director at YMCA Camp Tockwogh, in Worton, MD, to her new role at Temple University Ambler — Assistant Director for Student and Campus Life."When I worked at summer camps, my primary responsibility was overseeing the development of events and programs, but I think what I enjoyed the most was just building...
Chris Willard has spent most of her life protecting and serving in law enforcement roles ranging from park ranger to police academy director.
Add one more to the long list.
Willard has been named the Director of Tactical and Professional Development, a newly created position in Temple University's Department of Public Safety.
"I am thrilled to still be involved in law enforcement training. Instead of completely focusing on recruit officers training, this new position has oversight in police officer, dispatcher, and security officer training," said Willard, who has been...
Bachelor of General Studies student — and very soon to be graduate — Tanika McRae, has a favorite quote she tries to live by."If life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. And if you get up, you can stand up!" said McRae, 45, who will share her experiences with her classmates and their families as the student speaker for the Temple University University College Graduation Ceremony on Friday, May 12. "I began my college journey in 1995, starting right after graduating high school. I had a lot of plans and dreams when I...
Landscape Architecture graduating senior Jasmine Henne arrived at her chosen profession in what could be considered a roundabout way.
"I discovered landscape architecture in high school through a project in English class. There was an essay that we had to write about careers that we were interested in, and I discovered landscape architecture for the first time," said Henne who will don cap and gown this week when she completes the Temple Landscape Architecture program, offered by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. "From then on, I was sold because it was the perfect...
The books are coming home!
Some exciting changes are coming to the Ambler Campus Library in fall 2023, including new compact/moveable library shelves and the return of a significant portion of the Ambler Campus collection from the Charles Library where they were housed, and remained available for use, after the 2021 tornado.
The significant updates to the Library's shared space with the Ambler Campus Technology Center on the Ambler Learning Center first floor will require closing the physical space from Monday, May 15 through Friday, August 11. That won't, however, effect...
Ninth grade Upper Perkiomen High School student Eva McCormick wasn't familiar with green roof technology concepts. For her and about 20 other students, however, that changed quickly thanks to a hands-on green roof project they became instrumental in completing for the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University."I learned that there is a whole system that goes into developing a green roof. It's not just planting plants — there are layers below the plants and the types of soil that are important. I just learned today that you shouldn't plant in a straight line," said McCormick,...
For Malik Brown, President and CEO of Graduate! Philadelphia, going to college was an established aspiration and goal from the very beginning."I'm a first-generation college student. I was raised in a single parent home by my mother; my father and grandmother also helped to raise me — my grandmother was someone who fled racial violence in Virginia. She made it to Philadelphia, had my mother and aunts and uncles at a very young age and only completed the seventh grade; she wanted a better life for her children," said Brown, who will be the keynote speaker as the second...
On Wednesday, April 26, students from a wide variety of majors and backgrounds headed to the Pennsylvania Capitol for the annual Owls on the Hill Day.
Owls on the Hill is an annual tradition in which Temple students travel to Harrisburg and advocate for the Commonwealth's continued funding of the university, a proposed $169.4 million this year.
Temple Ambler was well represented among the students by junior Psychology major Josh Palackal and Landscape Architecture sophomore Owen Lambert.
"Programs like Owls on the Hill provide students with an amazing experience that...
In the words of the immortal Dr. Frankenstein, "It's Alive! Alive!"
That's right, a new corpse flower, Amorphophallus titanum, is set to bloom in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Greenhouse Education and Research Complex at Temple Ambler in the coming days!
The new bloom follows in the footsteps of the recent bloom of two corpse flowers — "Big Stinker and 'Lil Stinker" in the Greenhouse in May 2021, which grew to about 60 inches and 52 inches respectively. You can follow their journey and all of the latest information on the new bloom at Corpse Flower Central on...
