ambler – Temple Update

Ambler Campus Rebuild Continues

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:56:00 +0000

The construction on Temple’s Ambler campus is lighting up. Several of the buildings on campus have or are in the process of getting new roofs. This construction comes after a devastating tornado hit nearly two months ago. One of the buildings, Bright Hall, will re-open around Thanksgiving. Dr. Vicki Lewis McGarvey, Director of Ambler Campus, says they plan to give the library a new…

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Businesses and Restaurants Enter the “Yellow” Phase

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 22:39:02 +0000

Southeastern Pennsylvania was given the “yellow” light June 5th to enter the second phase of Governor Tom Wolf’s three-phase reopening plan. This new phase lifts restrictions for restaurants and retail establishments, allowing for the opening of outdoor dining and in-store shopping. Big box retailers, like Boscov’s in Plymouth Meeting, opened their doors on Saturday.

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Temple Ambler to Host Montco’s First Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Site

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:49:49 +0000

Montgomery County health officials announced Thursday that Temple University’s Ambler Campus will be home to a drive-through COVID-19 testing site. The site is slated to open on Saturday, March 21, and will provide testing by appointment only to those who are showing extreme symptoms of COVID-19 or who are a part of a high-risk group. Those who have a fever of 100.4…

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Finding Butterflies on Ambler’s Campus

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 14:00:05 +0000

On Saturday, Temple University’s Ambler Campus held a Butterfly ID walk, allowing for butterflies in its public arboretum. Kristy Morley, a Naturalist at the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association hosted the walk. “Today we are having a butterfly ID walk. So the idea is to try to get people to come out and understand about butterflies and their life cycles and just learn a little bit about…

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Ambler Helps Bring ‘Holland’ to Philly Flower Show

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 15:15:02 +0000

Philadelphia’s Flower Show is back at the convention center. It is the largest and longest running flower show in the country. Along with the annual show, Temple’s Ambler campus gets their Landscape Design majors back in the competition. Thirteen Ambler students joined forces alongside their professor to conceptualize, design, and implement their exhibit. This planning has been in…

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Inter-Campus Bus Service to Return in Fall 2017

Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:26:59 +0000

Temple University announced that the evening inter-campus bus service will return in the fall, with new schedules available for students traveling between Temple’s Ambler and Main campuses. Buses from Ambler campus to Main campus will be in service from 9:45 AM to 10 PM and will continue to pick up at the Learning Center and Student Parking Lot (Lot #3). The last bus will leave Temple Ambler at…

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