The Intergenerational Center at Temple University-College of Education, at 1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave. in Philadelphia, PA, has received a $25,000 grant from the Oscar H. and E. Ida Iucker Memorial Fund of The Philadelphia Foundation to support its Time Out Program. Announcement of the grant was made by Pedro A. Ramos, President and CEO of the Foundation.
Patience Lehrman, executive director of the Intergenerational Center, said the funds would be used to expand the Time Out Program, reaching more caregivers working to support their family members and more college students interest...
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PHILADELPHIA (November 20, 2018) Temple University College of Education launched their 100th Anniversary Celebrations with a Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the Franklin Institute in the Franklin Theater,
222 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia.
The inaugural featured speaker was Valerie B. Jarrett, senior advisor to the Obama Foundation and president of the board of When We All Vote, a nonpartisan not-for-profit focused on voter registration.
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Celebrating its 100th anniversary, the Temple University College of Education launched its inaugural Distinguished Speaker series on Thursday with one of President Barack Obama's closest mentors, Valerie Jarrett. She served as the senior advisor and assistant to the president for public engagement and intergovernmental affairs for 2009 to 2017.
Read the full article at the Philadelphia Tribune....
Temple University College of Education will launch their 100th Anniversary Celebrations with a Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, 5:30 - 8 p.m. at the Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th Street, Philadelphia. Loraine speaks with Grace A. Greenwich, Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Relations at Temple University about the series with the first speaker Valerie B. Jarrett who served as senior adviser to President Barack Obama.
https://iheart.com/podcast/482-philadelphia-commun-28438308/episode/11-11-temple-university-college-of-education-30125046/...
The Pew Charitable Trusts awarded funding to the Intergenerational Center at the College of Education, along with 27 other Philadelphia-area organizations that work to preserve the dignity, independence, and quality of life of the region's frail seniors, many of whom are struggling with economic hardship, social isolation, and health and mobility challenges. Nearly $4.52 million over the next three years was awarded to assist approximately 44,000 elderly people annually.
"Over one-quarter of the Philadelphia region's 621,000 seniors age 65 or older are living at or below 200 per...
Elisabeth Fornaro, EDU '18, recently received the Dissertation of the Year Award from the International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE). A recent graduate with a PhD in urban education, Fornaro's research has focused on directing the spotlight of service learning back to the K-12 setting. More specifically, she has expanded the conversation about its benefits to include the positive impacts it has on teachers and their well-being, especially in challenging educational contexts. Her dissertation,"It's Like Professional Food: Sustain...
When Elaina Hawkins began her freshman year at Temple, she was like many others: a student with a world of potential but uncertain about what she wanted to study. Growing up, she was constantly exposed to the Spanish language because her father spoke it for work. She had these experiences in mind when she sat down with an advisor and eventually declared secondary education with a concentration in Spanish as her major. Almost immediately, she realized that she had made the right decision. Education quickly became her passion.
It was during her study abroad experience in Oviedo, S...
A former Temple University student has opened her very own dance studio in back her North Philadelphia neighborhood.
Roneisha Smith-Davis has been dancing for nearly 24 years, and her talent has allowed her to travel all over. From coast to coast, Ms. Davis has gathered plenty of experience, even attempting to dance for several professional basketball teams.
However, her dancing skills have led to her return to North Philadelphia where she opened Bella Ballerina Dance Academy.
“I said that when I opened up a studio, if I was fortunate enough to open it up. I would bring it bac...
The $1.1 million grant will leverage a $1.3 million grant awarded in 2014 by Choice Neighborhood Initiative. Since 2014, STEM has been incorporated into each school day at Dunbar and Duckrey with hands-on projects. This work has been led by James Davis (Principal Investigator), professor of higher education and Meghan Raisch, assistant director who will oversee the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant.
The $1.1 million CCLC grant will provide further resources to increase the chances that the 250 Kindergarten-8th grade students are accepted to magnet high schoo...
