Further broadening its outreach in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, Temple launched the Pennsylvania Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) initiative during a ceremony at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on August 27.

President Ann Weaver Hart delivers a video message to members of the Temple community as the Fall semester begins.

While many members of the Temple community spent their summers away from campus on vacation, the new leadership of Temple Student Government (TSG) used the summer to plan a full schedule of events designed to engage the university community in service and advocacy.

Temple has created 250 four-year scholarships to be awarded over 10 years to students in the North Philadelphia neighborhoods surrounding Main Campus. Temple President Ann Weaver Hart celebrated the 2011 20/20 scholarship recipients at an awards ceremony yesterday with Mayor Michael Nutter and other elected officials.

Since joining the Temple faculty, the award-winning trumpeter has helped shape a thriving musical scene on campus by creating an educational environment where young musicians learn more than scales.