Community Engagement

Temple Police throw ‘First Fetch’ at Phillies game
Type: News Story
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety proudly threw ‘First Fetch’ at Phillies’ First Responders night.
September 15, 2025
Temple University flag flying in front of Sullivan Hall
Former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr.’s papers donated to Temple’s Blockson Collection
Type: News Story
Temple University announced that the papers of W. Wilson Goode Sr., Philadelphia’s first Black mayor, will be preserved in the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection.
September 5, 2025
Temple Public Safety’s VP wins Campus Safety Director of the Year
Type: News Story
Jennifer Griffin, named VP for public safety in 2022, earns Campus Safety Director of the Year.
August 25, 2025
Temple students wearing Temple logo gear.
Temple launches Cherry On Thursdays to celebrate school spirit
Type: News Story
Cherry On Thursdays begin this fall to foster connections and celebrate Owl pride across the Temple University community and beyond.
August 25, 2025
Temple Public Safety begins training new therapy dog
Type: News Story
Meet Barkley, the 3-month-old Chocolate Labrador who’s here to comfort and serve.
August 25, 2025
Temple Public Safety launches social media toolkit
Type: News Story
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety developed a social media toolkit to provide weekly tips and reminders to students organizations ahead of the fall semester.
August 18, 2025
A shot of Sullivan Hall.
Temple names Brian T. Keech as vice president for government and community relations
Type: News Story
Brian T. Keech has been named Temple’s vice president for government and community relations
August 12, 2025
Temple Police praised for rescuing eight animals from hot car
Type: News Story
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety was praised for quickly saving the lives of eight animals in a hot car.
August 5, 2025
Temple inspires high school students to pursue medical careers
Type: News Story
Temple University encourages high school students to pursue careers in healthcare.
July 24, 2025
Temple police officers undergo bike patrol training
Type: News Story
Bicycles offer police officers several advantages when patrolling streets and interacting with community members.
July 16, 2025
Temple's ‘Cops vs. Campers’ basketball game shows community policing on the court
Type: News Story
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety continued its mission of building bridges with North Philadelphia neighbors through friendly basketball game.
July 9, 2025
Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection launches Philadelphia Black Music Archive
Type: News Story
The Philadelphia Black Music Archive highlights the city’s Black musicians, vocalists, songwriters, producers, record labels and venues
June 12, 2025
Temple police and student-athletes team up to ‘paint a brighter future’ at North Philadelphia elementary school
Type: News Story
Temple police and student-athletes came together to paint the playground of a North Philadelphia elementary school.
June 11, 2025
Image of David Brown at the Keystone News Summit.
Inaugural Keystone News Summit aims to strengthen news reporting in Pennsylvania
Type: News Story
Hosted by Klein College and other journalism programs, the summit brought together stakeholders to discuss solutions for supporting local journalism in Pennsylvania.
June 5, 2025
Nearly all recommendations from 2023 public safety audit are complete or in progress
Type: News Story
The 21CP Solutions audit, released two years ago, included 75 total recommendations.
June 2, 2025
Image of an edition of The Temple News.
California students affected by wildfires share their stories in The Temple News
Type: News Story
The special edition of Temple’s student-run newspaper features stories, opinions, poems and artwork from California students affected by wildfires.
May 9, 2025
Temple’s new police captain encourages graduating students to continue furthering their education
Type: News Story
Temple Public Safety hired new police captain, Terry King, Ed.D., to lead its Professional Standards and Advocacy Unit.
May 5, 2025
Image of Dean David Boardman delivering remarks at the podcast launch event.
Temple partners with The Inquirer for podcast series on MOVE bombing
Type: News Story
Temple University and The Philadelphia Inquirer’s new six-part podcast examines the 1985 MOVE bombing and its lasting aftermath.
April 30, 2025
Temple Public Safety’s new K-9 completes scent detection training
Type: News Story
Temple University Police Officer Natalie Decoatsworth and K-9 Zaki earned their certification in explosive scent detection after a rigorous 10 weeks of training.
April 29, 2025
A photo of author Nic Stone speaking on Temple's campus.
New York Times bestselling author delivers talk at Temple
Type: News Story
Nic Stone speaks to nearly 100 young people on Temple’s campus
April 16, 2025
Temple Public Safety unveils major upgrades to dispatch call center
Type: News Story
TUDPS recognizes its team of dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
April 15, 2025
Temple Public Safety, students recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Type: News Story
TUDPS, Cheerleading, Women’s Track and other students make 200 lunches for shelter to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
April 8, 2025
Philly Cares mural showcases artwork designed by school students
Type: News Story
The Philly Cares project was led by Hanna Mae-Greenfield, a Temple University master of education student. The mural features 288 artworks from K-12 students throughout the Philadelphia region.
April 2, 2025
Temple police captain reflects on changes after successful 40-year career
Type: News Story
Temple Police Captain Ed Woltemate retires after four decades in policing. He spent about half of his career with the university.
March 31, 2025
Temple Public Safety hires 5 police officers
Type: News Story
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety is growing and just hired five new officers.
March 28, 2025

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