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www.temple.edu/newsroom TEMPLETemple’s monthly for the community December 2, 2011 | Vol. 42, No. 4 Temple at top in Diverse ranking University is in the top 10 for number of African-American bachelor’s degrees By Jazmyn Burton [email protected]

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education has ranked Temple among the top 10 institutions in the nation to grant bachelor’s degrees to African-American students. The annual ranking is based on 2009-10 graduation rate data compiled by the U.S. Department of Education. Joseph V. Labolito V. Joseph Global living and learning community students Eva Cohn, Alyssa Berger, Yen-Yen Chen and Lawrence Waters share a laugh in a common area of the Temple Towers residence hall. According to Diverse, Temple is ninth in the nation in the total number of bachelor’s degrees or Alyssa Berger it was learning the (13 percent) and India (11 percent). awarded to African- differences between American and Temple is not alone in experiencing an American students. German culture. For Eva Cohn it influx of students from around the globe. Of the eight was making the decision to study According to a new report from the Institute universities ahead in China. These moments stand of International Education, the number of Temple, four are Fout for the roommates who came together of international students at colleges and historically black Global this semester at Temple’s newest living and universities in the U.S. increased 5 percent to institutions and three learning community (LLC), a wing of Temple 723,277 last year. are online universities. Towers dedicated to international exchange. The Global LLC brings together 32 students, National graduation studies “The Global LLC is a way for six to a suite, with each American student show that on average about 54 Temple to deepen its commitment to matched with an international student. percent of four-year college internationalization,” said Brooke Walker, “The arrangement is helping us overcome students graduate in six years. For assistant vice president in the Office of the difficulty that exists at all universities African-American students, that International Affairs. “A big part of this effort in integrating international students into figure drops to 41 percent. living is recruiting and welcoming international the student body,” said Michelle Brito- Temple improved its graduation students and scholars to Temple.” Barton, program coordinator in the Office of rate among its African-American The office has committed to doubling the Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses. student body by 6 percent over New living-learning community number of international students coming “The international students come here the previous year, which helped is part of Temple’s efforts to to Temple, and this year that number has wanting to experience American culture raise the institution’s ranking topped 2,000 for the first time — a 6 percent and make American friends. And while into the top 10, according to the welcome international students increase from last year. Currently, there are our American students may be interested report. 2,000 international students and 396 scholars in befriending international students, it’s An improvement in Temple’s By Eryn Jelesiewicz at Temple. Most of the students are from academic advising structure is just [email protected] China (23 percent) followed by South Korea Global continued on 2 one of the factors impacting the university’s growing graduation rate among African Americans, said Peter Jones, senior vice provost of undergraduate studies. “Academic advisors are on the front line of the effort to Student video series focuses on Temple transformations increase our graduation and retention numbers,” said Jones. emple’s Office of University Communications has begun a new Nicole Welk internships — I work at the “Right now, 67 percent of all video series that profiles students and the opportunities available Museum of Art, the Temple Performing students graduate in six years toT them at Temple. Titled “Faces of Temple,” the series features video Year: Senior Arts Center and I give Segway tours around and about 24-25 percent drop clips of students telling of meaningful experiences that have shaped School: Tyler School of Art, College of the city. It helps that Temple has a good out in the first year. In an effort their perspective and career aspirations. The 2-3 minute clips are Liberal Arts reputation among employers here.” to grow our retention numbers, published each Monday on center, news.temple.edu, Major: Art history and anthropology Transformative moment: “I received a Creative academic advisors meet with and promoted in the daily Temple Today e-newsletter. Four profiles Home town: Quarryville, Pa. (Lancaster Arts, Research and Scholarship grant undergraduates on a consistent have been covered so far this semester, and the feature will continue County) from Temple to do an exhibition called basis to make sure they receive throughout the academic year. Faces is a continuation of last year’s Why I chose Temple: “I’m from a family of ‘Anthropology Speaks.’ I had the opportunity the help they need.” successful effort to demonstrate the impact of a Temple education dairy farmers in a small, rural town, but to put the artifacts of Temple’s Anthropology Advising improvements in as the university made its case for funding during ’s when I came here I knew that Temple was Lab on display, from a Cashinahua monkey the last decade have already budgeting process. the perfect school for me. I liked the diverse tooth belt from Peru to a Samoa boat model yielded significant increases If you know a student who has had a transformative experience nature of the student body, the fact that Tyler that once belonged to the Commercial in Temple’s graduation rates, a that would make a compelling video, please forward his or her contact is one of the best schools in the country, the Museum of Philadelphia, a museum that is no development that was noted in information to [email protected] for consideration. affordability and the urban location. The Students featured in the series so far include: city has great opportunities for jobs and Faces continued on 2 Diverse continued on 5 Page 2 www.temple.edu/newsroom December 2, 2011

Global First Eisner Prize awarded to Temple’s Intergenerational Center From page 1 By Renee Cree received the national E Pluribus Unum difficult for it to happen organically. [email protected] Award, which recognizes outstanding Through the LLC, we’re hoping to immigrant integration initiatives. bridge this gap.” Nancy Henkin, director of Temple’s In addition, the center’s Time Out The Office of International Affairs Intergenerational Center, believes that, Respite Program, which recruits and has also taken other steps to make just as it takes a village to raise a child, trains students to provide in-home campus friendlier for international it takes a village to support individuals support for families caring for frail students and reduce barriers and families at all stages of life. elders, received a grant from Phillies for international applicants. For It’s that belief that for the past Charities, Inc. for its overall dedication example, orientation now provides 32 years has driven her to create to making a positive impact on the more information on international programs at Temple that bridge the community. Henkin, whose own study; a reception was held this fall generation gap and help people of all father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, to welcome international scholars; ages contribute to their communities. engages Time Out students to visit her and the office arranges airport Under her direction, the center father on a weekly basis to provide pickups for international students recently became the first recipient of support and companionship. arriving in the U.S. Also, Temple’s the Eisner Prize for Intergenerational “The Eisner Prize has raised International Educator’s Academy, Excellence, a $100,000 national award awareness about the importance now in its second year, helps faculty given to organizations that have lasting of bringing generations together internationalize their classes (see success in uniting seniors and youth to strengthen communities,” said article, page 3). to bring about positive changes within Henkin Courtesy Nancy Henkin. “For too long, we have Changes also have been made to the community. Nancy Henkin (middle, with Michael Eisner and his wife Jane Breckenridge) recently accepted viewed young people and older adults streamline the application process Headed by former Disney CEO the first ever Eisner Prize for Intergenerational Excellence, from the Eisner Foundation. as problems rather than resources. for international students. Michael Eisner, the Eisner Foundation In these challenging times, we have While the university has made began giving out the award this year “to assets” in creating changes within the summer, Project SHINE, a program that to build upon the strengths of all great strides, Hai-Lung Dai, senior identify and reward those individuals community. connects student volunteers with older generations to make communities vice provost for international and organizations in this nation that The center has achieved great immigrants to help them learn English good places for growing up and affairs, wants to do more. have utilized children and seniors as success with its programs. Just this and become engaged in the community, growing older.” u “It’s not good enough just to get international students to campus,” he said. “Once they get here, we really have to step into their shoes and think about what they need. The support Faces of the entire Temple community is critical to the university’s success as From page 1 a global campus.” longer in existence. It was a big step for Alyssa Berger, a junior me. Working on the exhibition helped international business major from me put my foot in the door with the Uhldingen-Muehlhofen, in southern Philadelphia Museum of Art because Germany, said choosing Temple and I got experience with curatorial work. living on the Global LLC was the Now I have a paid job there. I’m doing perfect decision for her. the work that I want to do. I’m an “It is a great opportunity to learn ethnographer, doing anthropology in about other cultures,” said Berger. the museum and trying to understand “I really like the concept that every more about how people relate to objects international student shares a room and to art.” with an American student. You can View Nicole’s video at http://news. make friends quickly and easily.” temple.edu/news/faces-nicole_welk Berger’s roommate, Eva Cohn, a WELK PADILLA STROMAN freshman anthropology major from Albert Padilla Annapolis, Md., learned about the Year: Senior LLC at orientation and decided to School: College of Health Professions camp internship, and it felt so good degree as having met Temple’s core affordable for me. But it was also apply to live there. and Social Work to know that my hard work was being requirements.] For me, it was a second because Temple offers great networking “I figured I could always have Major: Athletic Training recognized. The level of support they chance.” opportunities. I was set on going to the freshman dorm experience but Home town: Bronx, NY give to their athletic training students is Transformative moment: “I remember Washington, D.C., for college, but then that I might as well try and just go Why I chose Temple: “After spending unmatched. sitting on a friend’s couch, checking I started to realize that Philadelphia for it. I didn’t know it would be such ten years active service in the Marine View Albert’s video at news.temple. my e-mail and reading the words offered just as many opportunities, and a great living experience,” she said. Corps, I started thinking about where edu/news/faces-temple-albert-padilla ‘Congratulations, you have been accepted I could still do an internship in D.C. — Cohn and Berger live in a suite I wanted to continue my education. I to the School of Communications and that’s what I did. Philadelphia has with two Taiwanese students, a grew up in New York City, so I loved the LaToya Stroman and Theater’s Study Away program in given me a competitive edge.” student from Lancaster, Pa., and a city atmosphere that Temple’s campus Year: Senior London.’ That’s when I knew my life Transformative moment: “It happened student from Philadelphia. Down offers. I love Philadelphia – that big School: School of Communications would be changing. And it did. I had the before I even became a Temple student, the hall are students from Great city feel without the overwhelming and Theater opportunity to live and study in London. when I took a campus tour. My tour Britain, China and France. crowds and cars. I like being able to Major: Broadcasting, telecommunications I loved it. I loved the classes (my favorite guide blew me out of the water. I Together they take a class where enjoy the many restaurants and the and mass media was travel writing), I loved the diversity decided I wanted to be a tour guide they explore everything from living ease of travel to most destinations in Home town: Philadelphia of London and I loved the people. I too, so I became an Owl Ambassador. in a foreign country to cultural the greater Philadelphia area.” Why I chose Temple: “I originally went to interned at Shorts International, a film It’s busy, it’s crazy and it has been the values. At night, they often gather Transformative moment: I enjoy working another school. But then there was a fire company. They offered me a job when foundation of everything that I’ve done in one of the suites to cook and eat with athletes and building a relationship in my home and I had to leave college and I graduate. I think that living in another at Temple. You meet people. You build together. And on weekends, they of trust in the care that is given to work full time to help my mother and put country and really digging into their relationships. That’s how I got involved explore the city together. an athlete. Because of my military my sister through school. I ended up at culture made me more marketable. I in Temple Student Government, for Sometimes though, it’s the background, fitness is something that’s the Community College of Philadelphia. have a broader world view.” instance. I’m thinking of running seemingly small occurrences that very important to me, so I love being a I was more mature, more focused — View LaToya’s video at news.temple. for TSG president. Public service is can be the most meaningful. part of the process that gets athletes back and I had a plan. I knew I wanted do edu/news/faces-temple-latoya-stroman something I’ve always been interested “A few nights ago, I had to read to a competitive level. I worked hard something in the communications in. I want to go to law school and one an article about Taiwan for class and throughout my classes and my clinical world — to be a positive image for David Lopez day be an elected official. Being an I ended up talking to a Taiwanese rotations, and Dani Moffit (director of young women — and I knew Temple Year: Junior Owl Ambassador has helped, because girl down the hall. She gave me the athletic training program) and Jaime had a great communications school. School: College of Liberal Arts to succeed in public service, you have the best background and history,” Mansell (clinical coordinator of the I took advantage of the core-to-core Major: Political science and philosophy to be well spoken and be able to think said Cohn. “I felt like it was just as athletic training program) recognized transfer agreement between Temple and Home town: Hazleton, Pa. (Luzerne on your feet.” valuable as the article.” u that. Jaime highly recommended me for CCP [that accepts transfer students who County) View David’s video at news.temple. the Minnesota Vikings summer training have earned an appropriate associate’s Why I chose Temple: “Temple was edu/news/faces-temple-david-lopez u temple times

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Short-term study abroad offers concentrated global experience

By Brandon Lausch to complete an independent research [email protected] project with a faculty advisor. The program has visited India Iris Kapo’s introduction to study three times and Ghana once. The next abroad came during her freshman trip, again to Ghana, is scheduled for year, when she participated in a short- January, and CIBER is in the early term program, Destination India, planning stages for a 10-day trip through the Fox School of Business. to Vietnam in May. The program Although Kapo is no stranger to focuses on less-common destinations international travel — she was born in in emerging markets because of the Albania and lived in Greece for eight growth and expansion opportunities years — the short-term study abroad in those countries. program opened doors. It changed Mary Conran, a marketing professor the way she interacted with people. who has led short-term programs in It made her more open-minded, India and Ghana and is championing understanding and curious. the potential trip to Vietnam, has “If you can’t afford, either because taken students to an automotive of time or finances, to study abroad manufacturing plant, bottling plant, for a whole semester, at least you gold mine and stock exchange, say I’ll go for two weeks, and even among other sites. Students learn how though it was a short span of time, I globalization is happening in real- took advantage of every minute and I

Courtesy Mary Conran time. They also meet top executives, learned everything I possibly could in Temple students and miners at the Ashanti Gold mine in Kumasi, Ghana prepare to descend 800 feet into the mine during a January 2010 short- nonprofit directors, ambassadors that time period,” said Kapo, a double term study abroad trip. and others who share insights on the major in international business and challenges of emerging economies management information systems. or semester abroad. That’s exactly what Kapo did. in three pre-departure meetings that joining the global marketplace. “Once you get out there, you want In addition, many participants have After returning to Main Campus include reading assignments, quizzes Students in her groups have more.” never left the country before their for a semester following her trip and guest speakers. At the last session included majors ranging from For the university’s Center for short-term study abroad experience to India, she embarked on a study before departure, student teams accounting and risk management to International Business Education and but then enroll in a second study abroad experience in Spain during make presentations on locations or engineering, education and theater. Research (CIBER), the first provider abroad program, according to Kim her sophomore year. As a junior, she companies they will be visiting and No matter the major, she said study of short-term study abroad at Temple, Cahill, director of Temple CIBER and landed an internship with the U.S. develop questions to ask once they abroad transforms students’ personal “getting more” is the point. Temple the Institute of Global Management Department of Commerce’s Export arrive. goals and career aspirations. She also CIBER, based at the Fox School, offers Studies. Assistance Center, which sent her on a The program, a three-credit special knows recruiters love discussing short-term study abroad to attract “We’re giving a chance to summer internship to Mexico City. topics course in international business, study abroad experiences in students who are typically underserved students who wouldn’t have had that Short-term study abroad consists is open to all Temple students and interviews. in study abroad: males, minority opportunity, and then it’s providing of two weeks of intensive in-country fulfills a general education World The more unique the situation students, athletes and certain majors a stepping stone for the freshmen or study — academic lectures, corporate Society credit. Reflective journaling these experiences provide,” she said, that have lockstep curriculum that sophomores who say, ‘Wow. I have to site visits and cultural excursions — in is a big part of the experience, and “the more unique the conversation makes it difficult to spend a summer have another experience,’” Cahill said. January. Students prepare for the trip students return in the spring semester with potential employers.” u

Global Temple Academy helps educators at a glance Two global campuses: Temple Rome, Temple Japan Approximately 975 students enhance the global mindset studied abroad in 2010-11, an 18 percent increase over five years and 156 percent over 10 By Eryn Jelesiewicz natural state of being. A dual citizen years [email protected] IEA members with a British mother and American father, Howard grew up in England and 2,396 international students and For a university, going global can Members of the IEA organizing has spent a great deal of his adulthood scholars studying and work- be like peeling the layers of an onion. committee include: in the U.S. All of his classes, even Brandenberg Ryan S. ing at Temple this year (2,000 The top layers are sending students those not focused on international Political Science Professor Alistair Howard students plus 396 scholars) n Denise Connerty, assistant vice leads a workshop on internationalizing out to study abroad and bringing president, Education Abroad and issues, have an international flavor. the curriculum at Temple’s International Affiliations with 144 internation- international students in to study Overseas Campuses He participated in last year’s IEA and Educator’s Academy. al universities in 45 countries here. There are also the transnational is running workshops on curricular and 20 additional pending collaborations among researchers. n Brooke Walker, assistant vice internationalization in this year’s She has also worked with others to agreements Deeper down and harder to reach are president, Global Programs and session. create certificates, concentrations and International student recruiting internationalization at the classroom International Student and Scholar “You want to bring an awareness minors with an international focus. office in Beijing opened in 2010 level and fostering a global perspective Services that there’s a big world out there into At the October session, participants among students, faculty and staff. n Marie Amey-Taylor, assistant the classroom,” said Howard. offered their own suggestions and Global living and learning floor Given Temple’s commitment vice president, Human Resources In one of his courses, the U.S.- experiences, which is what the in university housing to globalization, a group led by focused “Business and Public majority want out of the IEA — the Human Resources sought to find a n Rebecca Beeman, senior asso- Policy,” Howard reinforces relevant Annual international business opportunity to hear what others are research conference run by the way to achieve this deeper level of ciate director, Fox Executive MBA international elements. doing and network. engagement. Last year they created Program “When I’m talking about the Institute of Global Management “One of the advantages of the Studies and Temple CIBER at Fox the International Educator’s Academy n Kimberly Cahill, director, Insti- American political system, I academy is that it brings together (IEA), a university-wide professional tute for Global Management at Fox consciously talk about it comparatively,” people with similar interests, ideas, International Advisory Council, development program for faculty said Howard. “There’s gridlock in expertise and passion so that maybe established in 2010, advises the and staff that promotes international n Larry Krafft, professor, College Washington. Are there other countries Office of International Affairs on of Education what they couldn’t pull off alone, they education, research, cultural where we see this problem? If not, can accomplish by leveraging the issues pertaining to global edu- competence and entrepreneurial n Emily Moerer, assistant vice why?” collective experiences of colleagues,” cation, study abroad, and global efforts at Temple. This year’s 38 provost, undergraduate studies In his IEA workshop, Howard said Cahill. partnerships and programs. participants, about half of whom are offered other suggestions on adapting “The student is the ultimate faculty and half administrators, are n Jaime Molyneux, associate a class or curriculum: A select group of faculty experts director, Education Abroad and beneficiary here,” said Marie Amey- counsel the Office of Interna- meeting for three and a half days over n When using video or audio, use Taylor, assistant vice president of the course of the fall semester. Overseas Campuses international examples. tional Affairs on certain areas of Human Resources and a member of the world. It’s part of a larger effort to advance n Dominique Kliger, assistant vice n Talk about foreign scholars and the IEA Advisory Committee. “We Temple as a global leader. Over the provost; director, Distance and their work. want to ensure that all students, Annual Global Temple confer- next 10 years, Temple aims to double Summer Programs n Highlight foreign news coverage both at home and abroad, have an ence showcases Temple’s the number of international students of an issue or event. international research, projects n John Smagula, director of Asian international experience so they studying here and the number of Temple n Invite foreign guest speakers. can be competitive in the global and programs. students studying abroad. Setting a programs, Beasley School of Law n Connect virtually with foreign workplace.” Monthly International Educator’s goal is not enough, however, university students and teachers. “With globalization, learning about Roundtable shares best prac- leaders say. The university also needs n Engage with a business that other cultures and the way other tices and leverage university to increasingly internationalize its operates transnationally. concept to operationalize and measure. nations solve problems is no longer expertise and resources. mindset and environment. “The academy will help us turn the Kim Cahill, director of the Institute optional,” said Dai. “Ideally, every According to Senior Vice Provost concept of internationalization into for Global Management at Fox and Temple student would study abroad. All undergraduates are required for International Affairs Hai-Lung actionable steps,” he said. a member of the IEA organizing But if we can’t bring all our students to to take World Societies (or study Dai, the IEA is important because For Political Science Professor committee, suggests doing something the world, we have to bring the world abroad) as part of GenEd. internationalization can be a difficult Alistair Howard, international is a as simple as using a foreign case study. to our students.” u Page 4 www.temple.edu/newsroom December 2, 2011 Eagles GM describes journey from intern to NFL leader By Brandon Lausch Roseman – now general manager everything and that “you’re only as [email protected] of the Eagles and the youngest person strong as the people around you.” In in the NFL to hold that position – the Eagles front office, those people Howie Roseman’s relentless hunt visited Temple’s School of Tourism include Banner, head coach Andy Reid for a general manager position in the and Hospitality Management on last and team owner Jeffrey Lurie. NFL, his singular focus on attaining month to tell some 150 students how “It’s important for great that position since age 9, his years of he became one of the Eagles’ top organizations to have debate,” letters and calls to team front offices decision makers. Roseman said, adding, “and then Labolito V. Joseph Howie Roseman visited Temple’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management last month to are the stuff of legend. But first, he gave the audience a coming out on the same page and in tell some 150 students how he became one of the Eagles’ top decision makers. Mike Tannenbaum was the first to disclaimer: “I can’t really explain why the same direction.” In addition to crack, giving Roseman five minutes we’re 3-5.” healthy debate, Roseman said taking for an interview in player personnel Roseman’s path to the NFL is, in risks is part of the job. In recent there’s no way to achieve any sort of a series of Executive in Residence with the New York Jets in 1999. a word, untraditional. He didn’t play years, those have included signing greatness.” presentations at Temple’s School of Although Tannenbaum didn’t give college or pro ball, but his strengths controversial wide receiver Terrell His other key messages to students Tourism by members of the Eagles Roseman the job, he did recommend fit those of a GM. The Fordham Owens and quarterback Michael Vick, included the importance of self- front office. Pamela Browner White, him to Philadelphia Eagles President Law School graduate intimately and trading quarterbacks Donovan confidence, persistence and choosing the team’s former senior vice president Joe Banner, who initially hired understands the salary cap and McNabb and Kevin Kolb. a career that’s a labor of love. of public affairs and government Roseman as a temporary, unpaid player contract negotiations, assesses “I don’t think it gets more “I may be the youngest general relations, spoke to students in fall 2009. intern with little more than the side and valuates talent, and constantly controversial than trading two guys we manager, but I’m trying to be the Chief Operating Officer Don Smolenski of another employee’s desk to call his researches and scouts for college and think can be franchise quarterbacks oldest general manager,” Roseman visited in spring 2010, followed by office space. But, at age 24, he made professional players. back-to-back,” Roseman said. But, he said. “That’s the goal.” Banner, the team president, earlier it. He also knows he can’t do continued, “If you don’t take big risks, Roseman’s visit was the latest in this year. u MIS Department pilots iPad-driven honors course

By Michele Aweeky textbook required for the course For The Temple Times costs $195, but the Courseload version brings the price down On the first day of class, Carey around $40. A program like this can O’Donnell’s “Honors Information end up saving students $600-$800 Systems in Organizations” students per year. were told they were required to have “The financial aspect is impossible two course materials: a textbook and to ignore,” he said. an iPad 2. Expecting to spend nearly Along with iPads and e-books, $1,000, the students did not react O’Donnell is offering his students a well. new course structure. He decided it Responding to the uproar, was time to let the students take over O’Donnell said, “Tell you what — the classroom, so he split them up you work with me and I’ll work with into five teams, each responsible for you. Textbooks and iPads are on me,” teaching two chapters of the textbook and handed each of his 24 students a to their peers. Labolito V. Joseph brand-new iPad 2. Chemistry Professor Daniel Strongin is developing a technology to treat abandoned mine waters that could be used in the hydraulic fracturing “Part of the thinking was that process to extract natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale formation. After jaws dropped and the I want to see how these honors excitement settled, students were students want to learn,” O’Donnell told that they just walked into said. “They are our best and our O’Donnell’s pilot study, “Digital brightest, so I wanted to challenge Textbook Delivery and Content them to show me how creative they Acid mine drainage technology Management System Synchronized can be in terms of using all forms of with iPad Devices: The New multimedia to deliver content.” Classroom Learning Experience.” By mid-September, two teams The concept is to teach material had presented their designated could aid Marcellus Shale drilling in a new way. Through the use of material, incorporating video and Courseload, an integrated platform social media to keep their fellow By Preston M. Moretz approximately 2,400 miles of waterways hydro-fracking the Marcellus Shale. that delivers course materials through students engaged. Some of the most [email protected] in Pennsylvania are affected by the “It is my belief that our lipid web-enabled devices, O’Donnell important factors of the program contaminated water from the abandoned technology could be used to stop hopes to save his students money are peer feedback and developing A technology being developed mines, which is typically acidic and acid mine drainage, or the root cause and introduce what he believes will professional development skills by a Temple researcher as a solution contains large amounts of heavy metals of acid mine drainage, in such a way eventually be the only option for through public speaking and to Pennsylvania’s historic problem that are deadly to aquatic species. that the waters emanating from these textbooks. effective presentation practices. with acid mine drainage could also “Pennsylvania spends roughly $19 abandoned mining areas would be O’Donnell, an assistant professor Using Courseload, students have applications for the state’s million a year to address this issue, more usable in the hydro-fracking who has been teaching at Temple are able to annotate and highlight newest environmental challenge: the largely due to the vast number of process,” he said. for 10 years, developed the program sections of their e-books, and hydraulic fracturing of Marcellus abandoned mining areas,” he said. “I’ve Strongin said there is a cost after repeated frustration due to sync their notes with their group Shale. read that it’s estimated that it would cost incentive to remediate abandoned students having different editions members, professor and entire class. Rock left behind in abandoned $50 billion to fix the entire problem.” mining areas — which are often of required textbooks. Research O’Donnell can annotate a student’s mines after coal is extracted contains Strongin now believes that mitigating in close proximity to the drilling and business connections led him book individually, allowing him sulfur impurities that decompose and acid drainage using lipid technology areas — and the contaminated water to Courseload, which worked with to give students personalized form sulfuric acid when exposed to could enable the mine waters to be used emanating from those mines for use in O’Donnell and his colleagues in attention without having to work air, water and microbes. When water in the process of extracting natural gas the natural gas drilling. Fox’s Management and Information around hectic schedules and office fills a mine’s underground tunnels, from the Marcellus Shale formation. “It cuts down on the costs to Systems (MIS) Department to hours. sulfuric acid can leach off the walls During hydraulic fracking, highly transport water to the wells, and you’re create a portal for Community, the “The flexibility it gives the and get into nearby groundwater, said pressurized water is pumped into the not using fresh water resources for the social media site MIS students use instructor is phenomenal,” O’Donnell Chemistry Professor Daniel Strongin. earth to break or fracture the shale and drilling.” for classes and electronic resumes said. While chemicals such as lime are extract the gas. In addition to cleaning the acid (e-portfolios). At the end of the semester, the iPads often used to neutralize acidic runoff, “The process requires a tremendous mine drainage for use in drilling, “To create a collaborative will be returned to the department they do not eliminate the root cause, amount of water; essentially, in a given Strongin also believes the lipid environment, to give them powerful and hopefully distributed to a new said Strongin. So his lab is developing a well you need 2-5 million gallons technology may be useful for cleaning tools for presenting information group of students in the spring. technology that uses a specific class of to fracture the rock and release the the flow-back water that is a result of — that’s where the iPad came in,” “What we want to do is make sure lipid molecules that bind to the metal natural gas,” he said. “As you might the hydro-fracking. O’Donnell said. people know the potential—share sulfide, forming a hydrophobic layer expect, people don’t want to waste “A lot of the same chemistry that The pilot study was made the information, share the things that keeps water, oxygen and bacteria fresh water on that process.” these lipids carry out on the acid possible by a generous grant given we’ve learned so that everyone can from causing it to decompose. Strongin said a panel commissioned mine drainage may be applicable to by a group that “sees the program eventually take advantage of this Strongin, who has been working on by the governor of Pennsylvania has these contaminated flow-back waters, could be a game changer in terms technology and opportunity,” he developing this lipid-based technology recently recommended using water which carry a lot of dissolved solids of economics.” O’Donnell said the said. u for the past eight years, said that from abandoned mining areas for and particulate matter,” he said. u December 2, 2011 www.temple.edu/newsroom Page 5 Political scientist recognized for prescient political theory any of a variety of approaches in the the failure of our intellectual culture to the role of difference and identity in In his 2009 book, Temple Professor Joseph M. social sciences and humanities.” and politics to address the situation. social life. This turn in political theory In his book — the writing “Much of the growth was useful for raising awareness of Schwartz accurately predicted the emergence of of which was supported by of inequality in the U.S. gender, racial and sexual oppression, inequality as a major political issue a National Endowment for has distinct political, not said Schwartz, but it led many the Humanities fellowship structural economic causes,” academics to forget about the role of By Kim Fischer Solidarity in a Fragmented America — Schwartz predicted that said Schwartz. “solidarity across differences” or a [email protected] (Routledge Press, 2009). The award is inequality would become a Schwartz argues that shared sense of common humanity in presented annually by the American major issue in U.S. politics, over the past 30 years most redressing inequality. Temple political scientist Joseph Political Science Association for the a theory proved true today. liberal and radical scholars In The Future of Democratic Equality, M. Schwartz has been awarded the best book that “broadens the horizons Written years before Occupy shifted their focus away Schwartz presciently contends that our prestigious David Easton Book Award of contemporary political science Wall Street and the Tea SCHWARTZ from interrogating social growing global economic inequality is 2011 for The Future of Democratic by engaging issues of philosophical Party emerged as political inequality to criticizing the likely to produce a prolonged economic Equality: Reconstructing Social significance in political life through movements, Schwartz’s work examined liberal tradition for being inattentive crisis. u Program puts undergrads on path toward health careers

By Renee Cree online portfolio that includes their [email protected] academic history, personal profile, a personal statement explaining why Even as a kindergartner, Priya they want to go into one of the health Kothapalli knew she wanted to be a careers and a copy of their transcripts. doctor. She says her parents have home Juniors have their portfolio reviewed movies of her at five years old saying by the Office of Pre-Professional Health she wanted to be a cardiologist. Studies and, if approved, go before So when the time came for her a pre-health evaluation committee, to begin looking at colleges as a comprising faculty members, alumni high school senior, she wanted to go and administrators from Temple’s somewhere that would help put her health professional schools. on the path to medical school. She “The portfolio allows us the found it in Temple’s Health Scholar opportunity to see how our students Program, coordinated by the Office of are progressing through their studies, Pre-Professional Health Studies. give feedback, and offer direction and “The application process to get into guidance,” said Neida Perez, director medical school can be stressful and of the Office of Pre-Professional Health very intensive,” said Kothapalli. “This Studies. program is extremely helpful because The program also provides it lays out exactly what you need. It undergraduates with timelines to help offers a sense of security, which has them prepare to apply to one of the Joseph V. Labolito V. Joseph given me the freedom to explore other health science schools. Each timeline Physical Therapy student Rory English (in black shirt) works with patient Michael Parson, as Matthew Seigenfan, Professor Scott Burns, things that Temple has to offer.” provides details on pre-requisite Ashley Plawa and Kathleen Paley observe. The program is designed to offer course requirements, when they undergraduates who are interested should be scheduled, entrance exam in a career in the health professions preparation details and professional a guided pathway for admission into school application services. Temple’s schools of dentistry, medicine, In her last year of high school, Physical Therapy students help pharmacy, podiatry and physical Kothapalli interviewed with Perez and therapy, with a provisional acceptance. representatives of Temple’s medical Pre-med Health Scholars apply school. She was accepted into the first Back on My Feet runners to the program while in their senior group of students in the accelerated year of high school and then have the track in 2008, and will complete the option of following a traditional four- fourth year of her major — biology — prepare for Philly Marathon year time frame toward preparing to in May, as she finishes her first year of apply, or they can opt for an accelerated medical school. By Renee Cree potential injuries. races, offer a unique opportunity program, which they apply for during Because of her enrollment in the [email protected] “While the bulk of marathon for students to get real-world their first semester at Temple. Health Scholars Program, Kothapalli training for these runners may experience. Those on track for dentistry, says she was able to do things as a Doctoral students in Temple’s be complete, they still may have “It gives us the chance to practice pharmacy, podiatry or medical school freshman that she never thought she’d Department of Physical Therapy some aches and pains that can be screening techniques with diverse have the opportunity to finish the fourth be able to do, such as shadow and recently got some hands-on alleviated with simple treatment populations and provides the runners year of their undergraduate degree in conduct research with doctors in the experience at a clinic held for runners techniques and education about with free evaluations and information their first year of professional school. hospital. She also feels well-prepared with the non-profit Back on My Feet stretching, strengthening and warm- on injury prevention,” she said. Physical therapy students have a similar on the road to her childhood dream of to help them prepare for last month’s up and cool-down procedures,” said Back on My Feet, a non-profit opportunity after their third year. being a doctor. Philadelphia Marathon. Burns. “It is crucial to catch these established in 2007, uses running The Office of Pre-Professional “Being able to walk right in and get Under the direction of Assistant minor aches and pains before they as a vehicle to teach critical work Health Studies offers a structured guidance and feedback was a big help,” Professor Scott Burns, students become something more significant and life skills to individuals living advising process for students she said. “I knew where I wanted to provided runners with neurological and result in lost participation.” in homeless shelters. Members are interested in health careers. Freshmen go, but they showed me how to get screening, strength and flexibility Third-year student Allison Harris able to advance through different and sophomores begin assembling an u there.” assessments and gait analysis, says the clinics, which are held a few stages in the program to gain job and offered information on times each year to help Back on My training, educational scholarships musculoskeletal issues and treating Feet runners prepare for other big and housing assistance. u

President Ann Weaver Hart’s Welsh and other noted faculty recent commitment to hire more and graduates became the deciding Diverse academic advisors and develop factor in Cole’s decision to enroll in From page 1 more opportunities for their Temple as an undergraduate dance professional growth. major. a recent story in the Chronicle of Temple has a reputation for being “I wanted to be close to D.C. and Higher Education (“Fast Gainers: an attractive option for African- still have the experience of going 4 Ways That Colleges Have Raised American students across the to school in the city,” she said. “I Graduation Rates,” Dec. 5, 2010). country. was also intrigued by Philadelphia New initiatives that will help Misia Denea Cole, a native of and the work of artists and faculty advisors intervene before academic Silver Spring, Md., and 2007 Boyer like Charles Anderson, Tania Issac problems emerge, including the College of Music and Dance graduate, and Kariamu Welsh. There seemed Risk-Based Retention Project and says she remembers hearing about to be a very strong and diverse Ryan S. Brandenberg Ryan S. the Critical Paths Program, will the work of Kariamu Welsh, former core of students here that I knew Medical school admissions can be stressful, but Priya Kothapalli says she benefitted greatly from taking advantage from Temple’s Health Scholar Program. “It offers a sense of security, continue to improve retention chair of the dance department, while I could learn from and collaborate which allowed me to explore other things Temple has to offer.” and graduation rates, as will she was still in high school. with.” u Page 6 www.temple.edu/newsroom December 2, 2011 Lizard locomotion study could aid elderly, robotics By Preston M. Moretz mechanisms and how do they work? these species is because they readily [email protected] Hsieh believes the answers lie in the rise up from running on four legs to locomotion of some 130 lizards she has sprint on just two legs,” she said. Every day we traverse a wide been studying in her lab, particularly As the lizards run down the hard, variety of surfaces — hard, smooth, basilisk lizards — nicknamed “Jesus smooth surface, they encounter an soft, rough; everything from concrete lizards” because they can run across area covered by glossy poster board to stone to wood, metal, tile, carpet, water — and baby frilled dragons covered with a slippery film. dirt and grass. from Australia. “We obscure this slippery surface so What helps us to instinctively “On the most basic level the answer they don’t see it and slip unexpectedly,” adapt while walking in changing is balance,” said Hsieh. “If these animals explained Hsieh. “We examine the environmental conditions as we move can’t maintain their balance, they differences between a successful across these varying surfaces? That’s cannot escape from predators, find recovery versus one in which they fall, Labolito V. Joseph the question that Tonia Hsieh, assistant food or even mate and reproduce.” specifically to understand what they Tonia Hsieh, assistant professor of biology, examines one of the lizards used in her research professor of biology in Temple’s College Hsieh wants to understand how are doing differently in each scenario.” to study locomotion. She hopes her research will uncover what helps us adapt when walking across various surfaces, which can in turn assist the elderly against slipping, falling and of Science and Technology, has been these lizards maintain that balance and Hsieh said unlocking these instinctive breaking a hip. trying to answer in her lab. The results quickly recover from slip perturbations control mechanisms could have could have future implications for the while navigating changing environ- applications in assisting the baby boomer can then apply that knowledge towards can slip, it can trip, and it can fall. elderly, robotics and a better overall mental conditions such as narrow generation, which is reaching an age improving therapy options or modifying “It’s important to realize that understanding of locomotor control. surfaces, smooth surfaces, slippery where slipping, falling and breaking a hip environmental design for the elderly.” animals do not have a specific program “Just to get to this lab you probably had surfaces, granular surfaces and even or leg could have dire consequences. Hsieh’s research could also to tell them how to react to each and to walk over some sidewalks, possibly surfaces that vary in height. “There are a lot of hypotheses on impact the development of advanced every possible perturbation scenario in some grass, the tile in the hallway and Using high-speed infrared cameras, why the elderly fall more,” she said. robotics. the real world,” said Hsieh. “As a result, even transition onto carpet,” she said. which capture 500 frames-per-second “Some say that as you get older, your “We already have plenty of robots their control mechanisms must be all- “Theoretically, all these different surfaces compared to the 30 frames-per-sec- reflexes slow or the springy tendons that have wheels, which perform encompassing, yet likely very simple to should be very difficult to traverse ond of a standard video camera, Hsieh in your body become less springy. We excellently on flat, smooth surfaces. If speed reaction times. By understanding smoothly. You would probably trip upon videotapes the animals, which are tagged can’t get at this age question directly, but we want to be able to get through more how animals recover from slips, we hitting the carpet if we didn’t have built- with reflective markers, as they run on instead use these lizards to elucidate the complex terrain, we need to build can devise better control algorithms in control mechanisms.” their hind legs down an eight-foot track. mechanisms that help a younger animal legged robots,” she said. “The current to make stable and adaptable legged But what are these built-in control “The reason we specifically chose recover quickly when it begins to fall. We problem with that is a legged robot robots a reality.” u Teens take mis-steps in efforts to lose weight By Renee Cree [email protected]

About 14 percent of Philadelphia’s high school students are considered overweight, and while a myriad of research has been published on what schools, communities and parents can do to help curb these rates, very

little information exists on what the stock.xchng teens themselves are doing to lose A new study finds that teens who want weight. to lose weight often engage in activities counterproductive to that goal, including Research led by public health drinking soda after exercise. doctoral candidate Clare Lenhart has found that while most obese teens in Philadelphia report wanting to lose puzzling; it’s counterproductive to weight, their actions are more of a what they’re trying to do.” hindrance than a help. While the researchers aren’t sure In an analysis of findings whether teens realize this behavior is from the Philadelphia Youth Risk counterproductive, Lenhart suggests Behavioral Survey, Lenhart and there could be a lack of information Ryan Brandenberg colleagues organized data from on the teens’ part. “For example, Melody Stouder, a second-year podiatry student, practices kicks at a recent meeting of the TUSPM Martial Arts Club, designed to teach podiatry students martial arts while learning complex biomechanical concepts. nearly 44,000 adolescents into among the girls who are exercising, different types of health behaviors, they may not realize that one soda such as recent smoking, amount of could undo that 30-minute walk they weekly physical activity, daily soda just took.” makes sense that we would be really effective in the consumption and hours per day She’s encouraged that so many Fight Club teaches martial arts,” said Rikhil Patel, the club’s president. playing video games. teens appear to be motivated to lose A typical session, which lasts usually an hour, While most of the obese teens weight, and says that a more intensive includes stretching, a session of punching or reported trying to lose weight line of questioning from health care Podiatry students kicking drills and techniques, and what Patel calls (about 75 percent), this group was providers could help. “sensei fun time,” which can be anything from also more likely to report smoking. “If a child is going to their an obstacle course to quizzing students on what In addition, females trying to lose pediatrician, and he asks them if terminology, fitness they’ve learned in that day’s session and how it weight were more likely to report they’re losing weight, an appropriate relates to biomechanics. participating in 60 minutes or follow up question might be, ‘How By Renee Cree “It helps us better understand some of the more of physical activity per day; are you doing that?’” said Lenhart. [email protected] complex concepts we learn about in class,” while also however, data showed that these “It could help guide those teens maintaining fitness, he said. females were also prone to consume to more productive weight loss The first rule of the School of Podiatric Medicine Patel has a black belt in karate, and during first-year soda on a daily basis — regular, not activities.” Fight Club is that you do talk about the School orientation other students found out and asked him diet. Males who were trying to lose The research was presented at of Podiatric Medicine Fight Club. In proper to give them private lessons. That eventually evolved weight were more likely to report the annual meeting of the American biomechanical terminology, of course. into the Martial Arts Club, which has 20-25 registered having no days of physical activity, Public Health Association. Other Students in the TUSPM Martial Arts Club (a.k.a. members so far. The club is informal; they meet a few and also reported playing more study authors are Dawn Eichen of Fight Club) use their knowledge of the lower times a month, and most of those students have no than three hours of video games Temple’s Department of Psychology, extremity to learn martial arts — the best ways to martial arts training at all. Patel says that’s the beauty per day. Judith Gold of Temple’s Department block and the most effective points to hit to take of the club. “From a health education of Public Health and Brian Daly of down an opponent. “Anyone can join, whether they’ve had training or standpoint, finding out that three- ’s Department of “As podiatry students, we learn about the not, and our classes really run the gamut, from boxing quarters of students who are obese Psychology. Funding was provided biomechanics of the feet and ankles, so it kind of to muay thai to mixed martial arts,” he said. u want to lose weight is exactly what by a Centers for Disease Control and we want,” said Lenhart. “But the Prevention ARREST grant to the behavior they’re engaging in is School District of Philadelphia. u December 2, 2011 www.temple.edu/newsroom Page 7

Sculptor’s Marcellus Shale cups bring fracking debate to a personal level

By Jazmyn Burton that nature had already refined into natural gas — an amount that could [email protected] small particles. Shale, I learned, makes significantly impact the nation’s excellent clay. ” energy demands — the process used For her latest project, Jennie The particles became the base for to extract it has raised environmental Shanker, a sculptor and adjunct the material she used to create more concerns. instructor in the Tyler School of than 50 coffee cups, which were The Big Shale Teach-In brought Art, traded in traditional modes to displayed in Temple Gallery. together Temple environmental work with a material that was more Shanker admits that the idea of researchers, engineers, geologists, challenging — and significantly more making cups from a material that is social scientists, student activists, legal controversial. known to be radioactive raised a few experts and others to discuss the issues Last month, Shanker joined a group eyebrows. While she was initially surrounding current and proposed of scientists at the Big Shale Teach- concerned about her safety, she was drilling into the Marcellus Shale to In held in Temple Gallery to discuss surprised to learn that there’s much retrieve the natural gas deposits. her new work made of clay produced more radiation in the environment The symposium, subtitled “Between from Marcellus Shale, the Appalachian than we’re aware of. Arts and Science,” was organized by Ryan S. Brandenberg Ryan S. rock formation renowned for its vast Tyler School of Art sculpture instructor Jennie Shanker has created 50 coffee cups made “It’s safe,” she said, holding up a cup. Temple Gallery and Temple’s Center for reserves of natural gas. of Marcellus Shale, the Appalachian rock formation at the center of controversy over the “Everything emits radiation. There’s less Natural Resources and Development Shanker first considered the extraction of its reserves of natural gas. radiation in this cup that there is in your Protection, which has been conducting material while working on another cell phone. That’s why I was interested research on the Marcellus Shale. project in Sullivan County, N.Y., where up there, and I started to wonder if I it back to her studio in Philadelphia, in working with this material. It brings The symposium also included a the rock is abundant. could work with it. Was it safe? What where she refined it into workable the debate into your personal space and display on loan from the Drake Well “It wasn’t until I started working makes Marcellus so different from material. makes you think about the shale dialog Museum, which houses artifacts on a project in the Catskills that the other rock formations?” “The soil is very hard when it’s dry,” in a whole new way.” dating back to 1859 when Edwin L. practice of fracking became a common She began collecting the silt stone said Shanker. “I was fortunate to find a While the Marcellus Shale contains Drake drilled the oil well that launched topic,” she said. “There’s a lot of shale in five-gallon buckets and bringing muddy area where I could dig material more than 500 trillion cubic feet of the modern petroleum industry. u

Boyer student’s youth music program helps soothe shaken nerves in Peru By Jazmyn Burton for Undergraduate Study, the four- [email protected] week program offered lessons on the recorder and handmade percussion. In 2008, Temple junior Elizabeth The project was the first undertaken Moulthrop joined a volunteer group on by Notes for Change, a nonprofit a trip to Pisco, Peru, where she helped group Moulthrop founded to develop rebuild homes and schools after an music programs for underprivileged earthquake devastated 80 percent of youth. The organization aims to the small city’s infrastructure. create a positive environment for When she returned the following young people by training local music year to continue her volunteer work, teachers, providing instruments and she found a society that was beginning initial training and designing a custom to put itself back together. Still, she curriculum for each community it noticed something missing from the serves. everyday experiences of the city’s “Initially I requested that only youngest inhabitants. middle school-aged children sign up “It takes more than bricks and for the program,” Moulthrop said. mortar to rebuild a city,” said “But on the first day we had students Moulthrop, a music education major from 6 to 16 years-old sign up. But in the Boyer College of Music and we didn’t want to turn anyone away. Dance. “It was evident that in addition It’s important that students have a to the need for physical reconstruction creative outlet.” and development, there was a great Moulthrop knows first-hand how Courtesy Merian Soto need for social programs — especially early exposure to music can help Temple Dance Professor Merián Soto performs her experimental branch dances before visitors to Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Valley Park. The series continues on Jan. 15 following successful performances this fall. for children.” build self-esteem and autonomy. In an effort to address the city’s lack The South Orange, N.J. native began of social resources, Moulthrop began playing violin at the urging of her the Pisco Music Program, an after- music teacher in the fourth grade. school music enrichment class tailored She credits her music education Professor celebrates anniversary of dances with branches to the needs of Peruvian children. for helping her to build a sense of By Jazmyn Burton than biking trails and picnics. dance community. In 2007 Soto and a “I cannot change the nature of their accomplishment. [email protected] “There is something incredibly team of dancers that included Dance material poverty, but I can only hope “I had a very strong connection to beautiful and peaceful about alumni Shavon Norris, Olive Prince to use the skills that I have in order music, it helped me develop into who Six years ago, Merián Soto Wissahickon, I felt like I’d discovered and Jumatatu Poe began working to provide a meaningful experience I am, and it was public school teachers ventured into Wissahickon Valley this wonderful resource,” said Soto, on the One Year Wissahickon Park for the children and their community, who encouraged me to try music. I Park intending to spend some time The stillness of the woods Project. the very people who have given me hope that I have the same effect on my alone. became the perfect backdrop for an During the project, Soto and transformational life experiences,” students,” she said. Like many people who visit the experimental, public dance series. company performed in four different she said. Although there were language scenic getaway, Soto found solace in The soil became her stage, the Wissahickon Valley Park locations, With funding from a Temple and cultural barriers to overcome, the park and routinely visited when sound of rustling trees and singing rain or shine. Creative Arts, Research and Moulthrop is satisfied with the outcome she needed a moment to unplug and birds became her chorus and fallen “Some audience members came to Scholarship (CARAS) Award from of the program and plans to return to escape the demands of city life. tree limbs served as inspiration. every performance,” said Soto. “I even the Office of the Senior Vice Provost Peru during the summer of 2012. u Around the same time, Soto was Soon her trips to Wissahickon had someone tell me that coming to beginning to get the urge to return to became performance dates as she watch us perform was like attending the stage. began working to create a technique church, there’s something very sacred A seasoned performer trained in called Branch Dances. about nature especially early in the modern somatic dance techniques, “Branch dancing is a meditative morning.” she spent the beginning of her career performance practice that in- Soto opened an anniversary series performing for audiences around the volves moving into stillness, the of performances in October at Bluebell world. investigation of gravity as essential Meadow. The next performance will “I had taken some time off force and the detailed sequencing take place Sunday, Jan. 15. from performing to focus more on of movement through inner “If the audience is willing to slow directing .… But when I started pathways,” said Soto. “Performing is down [like the dancers], they are able teaching students at Temple I about being seen. This is something to enter into a state of reflection and got the urge to perform again, else.” reverie,” she said. “I think this opens but I wasn’t sure where I would In the beginning, her per- a window for the audience to see perform,” said Soto, a dance formances were unannounced. nature in a different way.” professor in the Boyer College of Unintended audiences of passersby For more information Music and Dance. sometimes stood puzzled as she about “Wissahickon Reunion,” While enjoying one of her weekly moved slowly by the edge of a path an upcoming performance Ryan S. Brandenberg Ryan S. visits to the park she realized that one In an effort to address the city of Pisco Peru’s lack of social resources for children, Elizabeth holding one or more branches. and Merián Soto, visit www. Moulthrop began the Pisco Music Program, an after-school music enrichment class, as part of of Philadelphia’s most popular green Her audiences began to grow and meriansoto.com or email a volunteer experience. spaces could be utilized for more the series caught the attention of the [email protected]. u Page 8 www.temple.edu/newsroom December 2, 2011 Ambler marks 100 years with new book and artifacts

By James Duffy celebrate Ambler’s 100th year. and many of the other volunteers [email protected] The overarching theme of the who made the book possible will be collection, which is on on display in on hand for an official A Century of At nearly 93 years young, Mary the Hilda Justice Building, is “Rooted Cultivation book launch at noon and Reiter has a special relationship with in the Past, Growing the Future,” said 6:30 p.m. in Bright Hall Lounge. Carey the Ambler Campus. Jenny Rose Carey, director of Ambler and Fry will talk about the history of An alumna who attended classes from Arboretum, who worked with 1958 the campus, lead a tour of the Hilda 1937 to 1939, she clearly recalls when graduate and 100-Year Club member Justice Artifacts Collection and host a the campus was the Pennsylvania Mary Anne Fry, Director of Development book signing. Books will be available School of Horticulture for Women, Linda Lowe and Suburban Campus for sale at the launch. Refreshments the predecessor to today’s Temple Libraries Head Sandi Thompson to also will be served. University Ambler. Clear away the develop the collection. The archive is “While the collection and the book Learning Center, Dixon Hall and most accompanied by a commemorative are a celebration of our history, it is of the other buildings and add back the book, A Century of Cultivation 1911 to history that we can learn from and build original dormitory and greenhouse 2011: 100 Years from the Pennsylvania from to create a bright future,” said and a cheery cacophony of horses, pigs, School of Horticulture for Women to Carey. “It is an extremely important part chickens and award-winning cows and , which offers of who we are as a campus. The school you get a clearer picture of the Ambler a visual treasure trove of the history of throughout the decades has had a Campus seen in Reiter’s mind’s eye. the campus from its earliest beginnings significant impact on local and national “I still remember my first day and to today’s graduates who went on to history — the practical training that our the beauty of the gardens — it looked James Duffy become leaders in their respective fields alums received gave them an excellent like heaven to me and I knew it was From left, Ambler Arboretum Director Jenny Rose Carey, Woman’s National Farm and Garden Association President Mary Bertolini, Farm and Garden past president and Ambler supporter and communities. launching point into the world and the right place for me even on that Faith Tiberio, Mary Anne Fry as long-time Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women “In researching the campus history allowed them to do wonderful things first day,” said Reiter. “The school Director Louise Carter Bush-Brown and Ambler Executive Director William Parshall formally for the book, I discovered so many within their communities. It’s wonderful held special promise for everyone cut the ribbon of the Hilda Justice Artifacts Collection, a rich overview of the campus’ history outstanding graduates, so many to be able to show people our history that attended. Horticulture, landscape displayed through yearbooks, photos, tools, diaries, documents and other memorabilia donated amazing ladies who started this while also telling them about it.” design — women simply weren’t doing or loaned to the campus. campus,” said Fry. “The campus is 100 For more information about A much of that at the time, but this sharing with fellow alums, current Artifacts Collection, a rich overview of years old and I’ve been connected to Century of Cultivation, the Hilda school showed women that we could students, and visitors to campus: a small the campus’ history displayed through it for 55 of those years — the campus Justice Artifacts Collection, the Dec. do just as well as men.” silver pin in the shape of a trowel. The yearbooks, photos, tools, medallions, is a part of me and now I feel that its 8 event or to schedule a tour of the Reiter kept a small memento of her keepsake has become part of Temple documents and other memorabilia graduates are a part of me as well.” gardens and the collection, call 267- time at the school, which she is happily University Ambler’s new Hilda Justice donated or loaned to the campus to On Thursday, Dec. 8, Carey, Fry, 468-8001. u Student Nurse Association organizes Thanksgiving Day food drive Finals week stress reliever

As the semester winds down, Temple is offering students the chance to take a well-deserved break. Student Activities and the Temple University Alumni Associa- tion are sponsoring a Late Night Study Break on Dec. 12. Starting at 10 p.m., students can enjoy a free- late night breakfast at the Howard Gittis Student Center atrium. BFA Dance Concert On Dec. 2 and 3, graduating seniors from the Department of Courtesy Lori Prol Dance will feature their work in Temple’s chapter of the Student Nurse Association of Pennsylvania (SNAP) recently conducted a Thanksgiv- “From: There, To: Here.” Each

ing Food Drive to benefit the Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School in North Philadelphia. The organization dance is choreographed by a College of Music and Dance Courtesy Boyer donated $420 and non-perishable food items that were used to create Thanksgiving baskets for the elementary student and demonstrates their Boyer College of Music BFA dance students present their dance concert Dec. 2 and 3. school students’ families. The community service effort was led by senior nursing student Leigh Capella, the journeys at Temple. group’s vice president of community service, with support from faculty coordinators Patricia DiGiacomo and Lori Prol, the Kappa Chi Nursing Honor Society and SNAP leaders and members who donated food items and time. The event will take place in the Shown above are SNAP junior representatives Allicia Yurkovic, Rachael Peachey and Kaitlyn Farrell with Bethune Conwell Dance Theater on the fifth floor of Conwell Elementary Assistant Principal Ed Roulhac, school nurse Karen Giammanco and students from the school. Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Featured on Dec. 3. Tickets are $20 for general admission, Events $15 for non-Temple students and senior citizens, $10 with Dance USA Philadelphia Dance Pass and $5 Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Through Dec. 16 with a student OWLcard. Tickets are also available in Academic How you can participate: Visit Ambler’s n School of Pharmacy Annual toy drive advance, Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 calendar Ways to give Office of Student Life or the Student The School of Pharmacy will be pm, for cash-only sales at the Box Activities Office to create cards for collecting toys for children of patients Office, online at liacourascenter.com or by phone at Weekday this season military members, veterans and their of the Temple Hospital Cancer Center. 1-800-298-4200. classes end Dec. 7 This holiday season, several Temple families. Cards will also be available How you can participate: Donations organizations are continuing the at the 2011 Multicultural Holiday can be dropped off at the Office of Second Annual Multicultural Bazaar Study Days Extravaganza on Wednesday, Dec. 7, Experiential Education, room 124. tradition of holding charity drives for On Dec. 2, Temple’s Women of Color (TUWoC) will host Dec. 8-9 from noon to 1 p.m. in Bright Hall. The office is located at the School of worthy causes. Below is a list of ways their Second Annual Multicultural Bazaar. The event, Pharmacy, 3307 N. Broad St. Weekend you can get involved and provide a Through Dec. 12 which runs from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. in the Howard Gittis classes end merry holiday season for those in need. n Grandma’s Kids toy drive Through Dec. 30 Student Center atrium, will feature vendors selling Dec. 10-11 books, clothing, art and jewelery. Proceeds from the The Intergenerational Center will n Sixth Annual Holiday Book Drive Dec. 7 event support the TUWoC’s scholarship fund. Finals n Greek Honors societies toy drive host its annual Grandma’s Kids toy Temple University Alumni Dec. 12-17 The Greek honors societies Order of drive to benefit local elementary school Association, Temple University Black The Future of Public Higher Education: Winter Omega and Rho Lambda are hosting a children. The after-school program Alumni Alliance and the College of Break Toy Drive on Dec. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at supports children living with caregivers Education are sponsoring the Sixth Reduced Support for Access and Opportunity who are not their biological parents. Dec. 22- the Draught Horse. Annual Holiday Book Drive to benefit On Dec. 8, the College of Education and the Department How you can participate: E-mail Joy Jan. 16 How you can participate: Attend the local elementary schools. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies will host a Jones at [email protected] with the the drive and bring an unwrapped toy. How you can participate: To make a discussion “The Future of Public Higher Education: The subject “GK Toy Drive.” Include the All gifts will be donated to the U.S. donation, visit Amazon.com and click Impact of Reduced Public Support on Access and Op- number of elementary students you Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program. on “Gifts and Wish Lists” at the top of portunity. Can Public Higher Education Remain Public?” wish to sponsor as well as gender you the page. Type “TUAA Book Drive” in Speakers include Richard Englert, provost, Temple would be interested in. Also, provide Through Dec. 9 the “Find Wish Lists and Registries” University; Thomas Hawk, vice president of Planning a return email address or fax so you n Holiday Mail for Heroes section. Make your selections from and Finance, Community College of Philadelphia; and can receive your students’ wish lists, The Ambler Campus Office of the wish list by clicking “Add to Cart” Kathleen Howley, associate vice chancellor for Academ- which will include three items. Drop Student Life will collect holiday cards to then click “Proceed to Check Out.” ic and Student Affairs, Pennsylvania State System of off unwrapped gifts and wish list to send to active duty military members. Remember to ship your donation to Higher Education (PASSHE). The cards will be mailed out on Dec. the Intergenerational Center at 1700 the TUAA address provided. Forward 9 as part of the American Red Cross N. Broad Street. For more information, a copy of your e-mail confirmation to The event will take place from 12:30-2 p.m. in Ritter visit templeigc.org/grandmas-kids. [email protected]. u Hall, room 211.