Student Leadership & Development Opportunities

Office of Leadership Development

Howard Gittis Student Center

1755 N. 13th Street, Room 219M

Philadelphia, PA 19122

215-204-7145

www.temple.edu/studentaffairs/leadership/

The Office of Leadership Development works to create future generations of leaders who live and lead with integrity and meaning. We encourage the development of honesty, character and self-awareness by providing avenues for students to impact their own lives as well as create an environment to change communities on local and global levels.

The department's three initiatives are:

• Academic Connections - education and development are most transformational when in and out of classroom learning is intricately linked. Therefore, the office works to create and instruct leadership courses and build connections amongst the various schools, colleges, and faculty that offer existing leadership-related curricular content.
• Diamond Leaders - Diamond Leaders prepare to become impactful leaders in their community through their active roles on campus and their participation on Lead Teams dedicated to programming, service, and peer facilitation.
• Student Leadership Challenge - Service as Temple's signature leadership development program for all students, the Student Leadership Challenge provides dynamic and comprehensive programs that give students access to a rich variety of interactive leadership development opportunities. Students may earn their way to becoming a Diamond Leader by participating in these programs throughout the year and earning Leadership Diamond Points.

In addition to the events in the Student leadership Challenge, the office sponsors the LeaderShape Institute and hosts the Leadership Living Learning Community through University Housing and Residential Life.

Student Activities

Howard Gittis Student Center

1755 N. 13th Street, Room 219M

Philadelphia, PA 19122

215-204-7131

http://studentactivities.temple.edu/

@tuactivities

Looking for something to do on campus? You are in the right place! Student Activities enhances the student experience by developing and empowering students, creating opportunities for meaningful interpersonal relationships, supporting student organizations, and providing fun, engaging programs for the diverse campus community.

One of the best ways to get involved is to become a member of our registered organizations!

Student Organizations

Student Activities works to support and empower student organizations as they enhance campus culture with their events, ideas and leadership. The staff aims to serve as a resource, and provide a path of development for students outside the classroom. With groups devoted to everything from cultural groups to competitive dance to community involvement, chances are we have a registered organization for you. Our office provides these organizations with meeting spaces, financial management, programming assistance, and anything else they need to contribute to student life at Temple University.

Fraternity and Sorority Life

Student Activities supports fraternities and sororities as they provide a focus on leadership, scholarship, service and brotherhood/sisterhood. These groups foster lifetime relationships both between members and to the University and contribute to the diversity of campus. Each chapter falls under the umbrella of the Interfraternity Council, the Multicultural Greek Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, and the Panhellenic Association. The groups all come together for community events planned by the Temple University Greek Association.

Main Campus Program Board (MCPB)

MCPB is a student-led organization that plans the largest events on campus. From road trips to Broadway shows to campus concerts, you can help us plan any event you would like to see on campus. Follow us on Twitter @TemplesMCPB or go to www.temple.edu/mcpb to learn more about the events that will become the highlight of every Temple student's college experience! Along with Student Activities, we help plan and implement the following University events:

• Welcome Week: The entire campus joins together to welcome all new and returning students to campus. A FREE concert, hypnotist and a 100-foot banana split have been highlights from past years!
• Homecoming: Enjoy pep rallies, pageants, and great sporting events.

Temple Student Government (TSG)

TSG serves the student body by advocating and representing their voice for the benefit of the university community while providing access to resources. All students are welcome to explore their interests through TSG and are asked to create a progressive environment by participating in university life. For more information, visit the TSG web site at www.temple.edu/tsg or follow TSG on Twitter @TempleTSG.

Temple University Ambler Student Government Association (ASGA) is an active student government association that oversees student concerns, policies, interests and activities. The officers of ASGA serve as a liaison between students at Ambler and the administration. Elections are held in the spring for various offices, giving students the opportunity to participate in election campaigns and promotions. For more information about ASGA, visit the Student Activities Office in Bright Hall Lounge, visit www.temple.edu/ambler/student_life or call 267-468-8429.

Interested in learning more about Student Activities' events? We've listed a few of our best programs right here!

Philly Connections

Philly Connections presents students with the opportunity to experience the many cultural aspects of a major U.S. city within the budget of a college student. Encompassing every fun event in and around the area, students are given a rare chance to experience Philadelphia at fantastic discount prices! Check out our web site for deals on sporting events and theater tickets.

Free Food and Fun Fridays

Check out the Student Center Atrium every Friday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. for your weekly dose of FREE Food and Fun. The events on tap for the evening are different each week, but you are guaranteed a chance to win prizes, listen to your favorite music, and eat a fulfilling snack!

Memorable Moments

Memorable Moments offers students the opportunity to meet others and explore a new country through a cultural exhibition and food at a Philadelphia restaurant. Visit one of three countries each semester, and go on a memorable mini-tour of that country's offerings in or near Philadelphia.

Service Immersion

The vision of the immersion program is to actively engage Temple University students in meaningful experiences that foster cultural awareness, global understanding, and social responsibility through learning, service and reflection. Students are encouraged to apply in the fall semester for our three programs in the spring semester: Philadelphia, South Dakota and El Paso, Texas.

Additional Student Activities

In addition to the Main Campus activities listed above, the Temple University Ambler campus offers a variety of student activities.  Please visit www.temple.edu/ambler/student_life, or contact the Office of Student Life (267-468-8425) in Bright Hall, Room 101, for further information.

Office of Student Media

Howard Gittis Student Center

1755 N. 13th Street, Room 304

Philadelphia, PA 19122

Students on the Main Campus produce their own editorially-independent newspaper, The Temple News, during the academic year and distribute it to all campuses. The Temple News is published weekly in print (each Tuesday during the fall and spring semesters) and provides daily updated content, which also includes photo slide shows and video pieces, online at www.temple-news.com and on its blog, Broad&Cecil, at http://broadandcecil.temple-news.com.  The Temple News was one of 10 non-daily newspapers to win the prestigious Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press in 2006 and was named a finalist for the award in 2007 for its print and online product. In 2008, The Temple News won an Online Pacemaker award for its web site and followed that up by winning the prestigious EPPY award from Editor&Publisher in 2009 for having the nation's best college newspaper web site. In 2012, the paper won four Keystone Press awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. Readers can follow The Temple News on Twitter @TheTempleNews.

Students also produce and publish Templar, Temple's undergraduate annual yearbook. Templar is a three-time winner of the American Scholastic Press Association's first place award as one of the top college yearbooks in the country, having won the award in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Readers can follow Templar on Twitter @TemplarYearbook.

The Office of Student Media now advises WHIP, Temple's student-run internet radio station that broadcasts out of its studio in room 108 of the TECH Center. WHIP is an acronym that stands for "We Have Infinite Potential." The station broadcasts a wide array of programming, from news to sports to a diverse musical format, and is now one of just 14 stations nationally to be featured through Clear Channel's iHeart Radio College Radio category. Listeners can follow WHIP on Twitter @WhipRadio.

Students at Temple University Ambler campus produce The Parable, a literary magazine each spring, as well as The Temple Column newspaper.  Students at Temple University Ambler campus also manage and operate their own radio station, WRFT 1610 AM, which broadcasts a variety of music formats. Visit www.temple.edu/ambler/student_life for more information.