Community Engagement
Sierra Gladfelter, B.A., Anthropology. In 2011, Gladfelter was one of three students from Temple who was awarded scholarships from the Morris K. and Stuart L. Udall Foundation, which recognizes students studying in environment-related fields or of Native American descent and pursuing fields related to health care or tribal public policy. Gladfelter’s journey included a trip to Nepal last year to study adventure tourism and how the business affects the local population.
May 4, 2012
Elliot Griffin, B.A., Journalism. Griffin has spent her senior year as a leader within Temple Student Government, representing Temple students and leading campus-wide advocacy campaigns.
May 4, 2012
Gary Cheung, B.S., Biology. Cheung spent his years at Temple volunteering for Squash Smarts, a unique after-school program that mixes athleticism with education. The experience helped him realize that he has a passion for teaching and that he wants to continue to work in a field that helps serve urban youth.
May 4, 2012
Christina Mortensen, M.S., Community and Regional Planning. Mortensen was among the few hundred selected this year for the Presidential Management Fellows program, a prestigious two-year paid government fellowship that provides her with the opportunity to work with a variety of United States government agencies.
Akhila Vasthare, M.D., Medicine. In between studying for medical classes, Vasthare focuses on improving the health of the surrounding community.
Kara Forsythe Morse, J.D., Law. After graduation, Morse hopes to pursue public interest law in her hometown of Seattle, Washington.
Pamela Keats, B.A., Psychology. Keats volunteered to be a mentor through Temple's Institute on Disabilities's Academy for Adult Learning.
During an afternoon of civic match-making,Temple's Community Learning Network (CLN) introduced faculty to community organizations for the purpose of fostering community work, academic interests and research projects.
Hungry students packed the Tyler School of Art’s Artist’s Palate Café last week to partake of the Temple Community Garden Feast. Offering students a taste of organic, homegrown and homemade dishes, the biannual event is the biggest fundraiser for Temple Community Garden, a student organization with the mission of empowering our urban community to connect more fully to the land.
On March 30, nearly 2,000 Temple students raised $49,000 when they participated in Relay for Life, an overnight event that raises funds for cancer research. Teams camped and walked around a track for nine hours in an effort to raise awareness about the disease that affects millions of Americans.
Last week, POPPYN and the University Community Collaborative of Philadelphia (UCCP) at Temple were honored with the second annual PhillyCAM IMPACT Award from Philadelphia Community Access Media. The award acknowledges the exceptional work of members who create programs that inspire Philadelphians to improve the quality of their communities. POPPYN is a youth-produced news show that presents perspectives and contributions of youth often missing from the mainstream media.
Visionary Voices, a new site launched recently by Temple’s Institute on Disabilities, chronicles the intellectual disabilities movement that led to the Right to Education Case and opened Pennsylvania's schools to children with disabilities. Other hard-won battles chronicled on the site include deinstitutionalization and the movement toward self-determination for individuals with disabilities.
Temple has once again been honored as a leader in higher education community service by being named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest national recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to service. This is the fifth year Temple has received this distinction from the Corporation for National and Community Service.
