Ambler Campus

Ambler

1-888-GO AMBLER or 215-283-1201
www.ambler.temple.edu
welcome@blue.temple.edu

Sophia Wisniewska, Dean
215-283-1227 or 1-888-GO AMBLER

Temple University Ambler is an ideal campus to pursue your higher education--with a convenient location, courses in a variety of disciplines, and a friendly atmosphere. Located in suburban Montgomery County, just 18 miles north of the Main Campus (and minutes from Route 309 and the PA Turnpike), Ambler offers the coziness of a small college campus with the excitement and vast resources of a large University. Commuters and residents enjoy Ambler's stunning grounds, top-quality computer labs, "smart" classrooms, student organizations and activities, and recreational facilities that include an exercise/weight room, indoor/outdoor pool, sand volleyball pit, tennis and basketball courts, and jogging trail. Ambler's facilities include modern science laboratories, a library, a computer-assisted design and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lab, and residence halls. Come join the 3,000 students who choose Temple University Ambler each year.

The Ambler campus offers hundreds of undergraduate courses, day and evening, taught by the University's distinguished faculty. Students can begin almost every undergraduate program at Ambler. Depending on the major, students can take all their courses at Ambler. The most popular majors that can be completed at Ambler include: Business, Communications (interdepartmental major), Criminal Justice, Elementary Education, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Nursing (for RNs) and Psychology. Undergraduate courses include offerings from Temple's Core Curriculum and basic courses in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics. These enable Pre-Allied Health students to complete the required first two years of prerequisite coursework. Pre-Medical, Pre-Dental, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Physical Therapy, or Pre-Occupational Therapy students can take all the courses at Ambler required for admission to a professional school. Nurses may also complete the BSN entirely at Ambler. Pre-Law students may remain at Ambler for four years, pursuing degrees in Business, Communications, Social Sciences, or the Humanities. The campus is home to Temple's Ambler College, which houses the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and the Community and Regional Planning programs (B.S. and M.S.). The beautiful landscaped grounds, also known as the Landscape Arboretum of Temple University Ambler, feature formal gardens, orchards, wooded areas, and much more.

For a change of pace and scenery, Ambler students can also take courses at Main Campus, Temple University Center City, Tyler School of Art, or the Health Sciences Center. The University provides free bus service between Ambler, Tyler and the Main Campus during the fall and spring semesters. Students commuting by car to Ambler will find ample parking. For those traveling by public transportation, the University provides free shuttle bus service between the campus and the SEPTA railroad station in Ambler (also a stop on SEPTA's #94 bus line from Chestnut Hill) during the fall and spring semesters, with limited service during the first summer session.

Ambler attracts students who live or work north of Philadelphia, including those from Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, and Northampton Counties. The Blue Route (Rt. 476) also makes Temple University Ambler easily accessible to students from Chester and Delaware counties. Temple also offers undergraduate programs in Education, Nursing (for RNs), and Organizational Studies at Bucks County Community College, making it easy for Bucks students to earn their Temple degree at a convenient location and providing another convenient site for Ambler students to take courses.

After graduating, many Temple students continue their graduate work at Temple University Fort Washington. Located in the Fort Washington Office Park, over 1,000 students attend this graduate and professional center featuring corporate-style classrooms and state-of-the-art computer labs. Students may complete master's degrees in Business (M.B.A. and M.S.); Educational Administration (Ed.M.); Electrical and Computer Engineering (M.S.E.); and Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs (M.S.); and Pharmaceutics (non-thesis M.S.). A M.S. degree in Community and Regional Planning is available at Temple University Ambler. In addition, certificate programs in Accounting, Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs, and Pharmaceutics are available.

For more information about Ambler programs, please call the Welcome Center at 215-283-1201 or toll-free at 1-888-GO AMBLER, or check the Temple Ambler web site at www.ambler.temple.edu.

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND STANDARDS

Academic Awards

Gold Key Awards for Academic Excellence
This award is given to the Ambler campus students who have taken the greatest number of credits at the Ambler campus and have achieved the highest grade point average. Three awards are given: to the student who has completed 3 semesters, 5 semesters and 7 semesters.

Norman J. Kaner Memorial Prize
Established by family, faculty, friends and former students in honor of Norman J. Kaner, a member of the History Department from 1968-1993. This award is given to a member of the graduating class majoring in history at the Ambler campus who best exemplifies the values of critical thought that Dr. Kaner cherished.

Patricia A. Woods Memorial Fund Award
A monetary award given annually to the pre-health professions, Ambler campus undergraduate (current or recently graduated) who demonstrates the desire for advanced undergraduate study in allied health (students with at least 30 semester hours completed), or post-graduate study in health professions (students with at least 90 semester hours completed), with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and a commitment to the health professions as demonstrated through experience or service.

Dean's List
Students may receive a Dean's List letter from the Dean of the college in which they are enrolled in accordance with the academic criteria for scholastic distinction established by their college or school. See Academic Policies and Regulations.

Standards
In accordance with academic standards established by the colleges or schools in which Ambler students are enrolled, students may receive an academic warning, be placed on academic probation, or be dismissed from the University.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

Academic and Career Development

Academic Advising
West Hall 109
215-283-1237
tuaadvis@blue.temple.edu

Professional advisers, faculty advisers, and faculty program coordinators compose the advising staff at Temple University Ambler. These dedicated, knowledgeable advisers assist students with their choice of programs and curricula. The Fox School of Business and Management in West Hall 112 advises business and management students. All new students will meet initially with an adviser as part of the New Student Orientation Program.

Career Development Office
West Hall 108
215-283-1237

This office assists students with the selection of a major as well as with career planning and job search skills. Students can attend workshops sponsored by the office in resume and cover letter writing, interviewing techniques, and job-search strategies. The Career Library in West Hall 110 provides up-to-date materials that support students’ career investigation and job-search activities. In addition, students can explore Externship and Internship opportunities with the help of the Career Development adviser.

Disability Resources and Services
215-283-1237
215-283-1246 (TTY)

This office arranges academic accommodations for students as mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Prospective students are encouraged to contact Disability Resources and Services to discuss documentation requirements and appropriate accommodations.

Tutorial Services
West Hall 109
215-283-1237

Tutoring and Learning Connections (TLC) provides the tutorial services program at Ambler. It offers students a range of day and evening tutorial services-depending on tutor availability. A semester schedule of free departmental tutoring options and a registry of private peer tutors are available in the offices of Academic and Career Development, the Fox School of Business and Management, Student Life, Widener Hall faculty offices (Room 216), and at the Library Circulation Desk.

Writing Center
Bright Hall 201
Main Campus Hotline: 215-204-0700
Ambler Hotline: 215-283-1347
www.temple.edu/writingctr

Students who need help with class assignments, including writing papers and reports or interpreting readings, are encouraged to visit the Ambler Writing Center. The staff provides one-on-one and small group tutoring utilizing IBM computers, word processing software, electronic dictionaries, invention programs, and online grammar handbooks.

Academic Services

Cashier and Student Financial Services
West Hall 101
215-283-1247

All University financial transactions are handled by the Cashier and Student Financial Services, including sale of parking decals.

Readmission
West Hall LL11
215-283-1254

Matriculated students who have not attended Temple for one semester or more must contact this office for readmission procedures prior to registering.

Registration
West Hall 102
215-283-1248

This office provides information and assistance regarding: registration and schedule revision procedures, name and address changes, enrollment verifications, transcript requests, production of photo identification cards, and Pennsylvania residency requirements.

Admissions
West Hall
215-283-1252
welcome@blue.temple.edu

Applications, admissions information, and interviews are handled by this office. Student Ambassadors provide prospective students and visitors with a student’s perspective on life at Temple University Ambler by leading on-campus tours and participating in various special events on and off campus. The Ambler Welcome Center, located in the Administration Building, provides visitor information, course catalogs, brochures on Temple University programs, and information about non-credit courses and workshops.

COMPUTER CENTERS
www.temple.edu/ambler/about/ambler_cs.htm
Help Desk: 215-283-1450

Ambler Campus
Scholars Information Center (SIC)
Library Building Room 29
215-283-1450

The Scholars Information Center is equipped with 56 IBM PC-compatible Gateway computers, PC scanners, high-speed dot matrix printers, and HP and Epson color inkjet printers. Output on HP laser printers is available for a nominal charge. The PC computers link to Temple's IBM Mainframe and UNIX mini-computer systems, E-Mail, Internet, and the World Wide Web. The Scholars Information Center (SIC) is also connected to the Paley Library CD-ROM databases. Numerous Windows software applications including MS Office 2000 are available for word processing, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, and web design. Statistical software and instructor applications are also available.

Microcomputer Centers/Teaching Labs
Library Building Rooms 1 and 2

Used primarily for computer instruction, these rooms are equipped with IBM PC-compatible Gateway machines, and HP laser printers. Room 1 is equipped with 16 computers; Room 2 consists of 28 machines. The labs are equipped with Windows 98 and MS Office 2000 software.

Macintosh Lab
Library Building Room 21

The Macintosh lab consists of 12 Apple Macintosh computers with 17-inch monitors, four HP color inkjet printers, and one HP scanner. The Mac lab is open to students for general use and is open the same hours as the Scholars Information Center in the Library Building, Room 29. Internet access, word processing, spreadsheet, database, and graphic software are available.

Microcomputer Center/CAD Lab
Library Building Room 25

Room 25 is available for computer instruction and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) courses. The hardware available includes 28 IBM PC-compatible Gateway computers with color monitors, one HP LaserJet printer, an HP Design Jet 330 plotter, and digitizing tablets. A variety of software is available including AutoCAD, MS Office 2000, Netscape, Internet Explorer, instructor software applications, etc.

Microcomputer Center/Teaching Lab
Widener Hall 207

Used primarily for computer instruction, this room is equipped with 24 IBM PC-compatible Gateway computers, and one HP laser printer. MS Office 2000 is available for class instruction.

Video-Editing Lab
Library Building Room 13

The Video-Editing Lab consists of three Gateway computers and one Macintosh. Equipment includes two linear editing and one digital editing workstation, SoundForge, Adobe Premiere, FinalCut Pro, and Adobe Photoshop software. To schedule an appointment to use the Video-Editing facility, call the Computer Center at 215-283-1450.

Distance Learning Center
Widener Hall 210

The Distance Learning Center allows students to hear, see, and interact with lectures being given in other parts of the state, country, or world. For example, students in Harrisburg can watch the presentation students are making in their classroom at Ambler.

Landscape Architecture and Horticulture Department Computer Lab
Dixon Hall Room 108

This lab is available 24 hours a day to all students, faculty, and staff of the LA/Horticulture Department. The lab is equipped with 20 Gateway workstations. The current hardware includes 10, 233MHz machines, 5, 300MHz machines, and 5, 450MHz machines. The lab also includes; 2, HP DesignJet color plotters, 1 Epson Stylus inkjet printer, 1 HP LaserJet printer, 2 HP ScanJet flatbed scanners, and 2 slide scanners. Notable software in the lab includes Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, ESRI ArcView GIS, MS Office, and Quark-Xpress. This lab will be expanded prior to the Fall 2002 semester to accommodate 25 new workstations, which will replace the existing hardware. Also, plans are underway to upgrade the GIS software to accommodate Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and Community and Regional Planning credit courses.

Computer Labs--Temple University Fort Washington
215-283-1631

PC Labs

Three PC labs are available at Temple University Fort Washington for classroom instruction. Lab 1 consists of 33 Gateway computers and one HP LaserJet printer. Lab 106 contains 31 Gateway computers; Lab 104 contains 20 Gateway PCs. All labs are equipped with HP color inkjet/laser printers. Windows 95/98, and MS Office 97/2000 are available as well as a variety of other software applications.

Macintosh Lab

The Macintosh lab consists of 20 Apple Macintosh computers with 17-inch AV monitors, three HP color inkjet printers, one Epson color printer, one HP scanner, and one HP LaserJet printer. The Mac lab is available for classroom instruction for the graduate programs and courses offered at TUFW. Word processing, spreadsheet, database, graphic and statistical software are available.

LIBRARY

OFF-SITE CLASS LOCATIONS

Sophia Wisniewska, Dean, Ph.D., Bryn Mawr College
Kathleen Welsh Beveridge, Director of Development, B.A., Univ.of Notre Dame
Marylou Delizia, Director, Temple University Fort Washington Graduate and Professional Education Center, M.Ed., Temple University
Jeffrey Featherstone, Director, Center for Sustainable Communities; Associate Professor of Community and Regional Planning; Ph.D., Temple University
Kevin Freese, Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management, B.A., Temple University
Bonnie Frumer, Assistant Dean for Curriculum, M.A., Temple University
Rhonda E. Geyer, Director, Non-Credit Programs, B.A., Mansfield University
Marion Hansberry, Director of Finance and Operations
Wanda Lewis-Campbell, Assistant Dean for Student Life, M.S.W., University of Connecticut
Michele O’Connor, Associate Dean for Student Services, M.Phil., University of Glasgow, and M.S., College Misericordia
Elizabeth Richard, Associate Dean for Enrollment and External Relations; Associate Director, Center for Sustainable Communities; M.B.A., University of Houston
Michael Schlotterbeck, Director of Marketing and Communications, B.A., Elizabethtown College
Lolly Tai, Chair, Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, Professor of Landscape Architecture, Ph.D., R.L.A., A.S.L.A., Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh College of Art
Philip R. Yannella, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Staff
Michael Bavas, Help Desk/Microcomputer Consultant, M.I.S., Kennedy Western University
Lisa Blum, Department Manager, Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, M.S., Rutgers University
Marie Brasch, Administrative Assistant and Meeting Coodinator, Temple University Fort Washington
Cynthia Castellanos, Admissions Counselor, B.S., Eastern Mennonite University
Jeanne Chen, Librarian, M.L.S., Appalachian State University
Linda Cotilla, Suburban Campus Libraries Head, M.S.L.S., Villanova University
James Duffy, Marketing and Public Relations Associate, B.A., Pennsylvania State University
Yessenia Garcia-Lebron, Assistant Director, Enrollment Management, Ed.M., Temple University
Ruth Gardner, Office Manager, Academic and Career Development, B.A., Temple University
Karen Grow, Coordinator of Audiovisual Services, B.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Susan Hyer, Manager, Computer Services, M.Ed., Beaver College
David Kaiser, Associate Director of Enrollment Management, Fox School of Business and Management, B.A., Temple University
Patricia Kelly, Schedule Manager, B.A., College of William and Mary
Barbara M. Leopold, Assistant Director, Financial Aid, B.A., Temple University
Irene Lojeski, Supervisor, Academic Services, B.S.Ed., Temple University
Paul Myers, Recreation Specialist, M.Ed., East Carolina University
Larry O’Reilly, Assistant Lab Supervisor, Computer Services, Fort Washington, B.B.A., Temple University
Reid Overturf, Assistant Lab Superviser, Computer Services
Maleeka Scott, Data Coordinator
Sylvia Studenmund, Assistant to the Dean, Ed.M., Temple University
Greg Szczepanek, Lead Instructional Support Center Consultant, M.A., Temple University
Sandra Thompson, Librarian, M.L.S., Drexel University

Program Coordinators/Advisers
(See Ambler College listing of faculty advisers for Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.)

Annette McMenamin Bakley, Director of Student Services and Advising, College of Liberal Arts at Ambler, M.A., Temple University
Regina Bannon, Director, Organizational Studies, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Giora "Gary" Baram, Director, Information Science and Technology, Ph.D., University of Toledo
John Bowser, Academic Adviser, M.Ed., Temple University and M.S., University of Pennsylvania
Richard Burke, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Harriet Butterfield, Fox School of Business and Management, Academic Adviser, B.A., Temple University
Francis Christoph, Jr., Coordinator of Mathematics, Ph.D., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Regina Demuth, Career Coordinator, M.Ed., University of Pennsylvania
Judy Ermigiotti, Academic Adviser, M.A., Rider College

Leonard H. Garrett, Coordinator of Computer and Information Sciences, Ph.D. , University of Pennsylvania

Leonard O. Greenfield, Coordinator of Anthropology, Ph.D., University of Michigan
Alvin Greenspan, Coordinator of Engineering, Professor Emeritus, M.S.M.E., Drexel University
John Helferty, Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., Drexel University
Donald Heller, Program Director for Interdepartmental Communications major, B.A., Pennsylvania State University
James Hilty, Coordinator of History, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Michael Hooper, Coordinator of Political Science, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Joseph Hrusovsky, College of Engineering, M.S.E.E., Lehigh University
Barbara Hughes, Director RN-BSN Program, R.N., M.S.N., University of Pennsylvania
Susan Jansen-Varnum, Associate Dean for the Sciences at Ambler, College of Science and Technology, Ph.D., University of Missouri, St. Louis

Robert Mason, Director, Environmental Studies, Ph.D., Rutgers University

Helene A. Matt, Academic Adviser, Ed.M., Temple University
Susan McCaffrey, Academic and Disability Adviser, M.S., Western Maryland College
Maria Luisa Morsi, College of Allied Health Professions, R.D., M.S., Drexel University
Noreen Moskalski, CITE Coordinator, Ambler and BCCC Education programs, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University
Laurence Lyons Murphy, Coordinator of Intellectual Heritage for Ambler and Tyler, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Nora Newcombe, Coordinator of Psychology, Ph.D., Harvard University
Diana Pazicky, Coordinator of English, Ph.D., Temple University
Sheperd Roberts, Department of Biology, Ph.D., Princeton University
Helen H. Robinson, Fox School of Business and Management, Director of Academic Services, B.A., Temple University
Bonita Silverman, Department of Nursing, M.S., Thomas Jefferson University
Jane Slotterback, Advising Coordinator, School of Communication and Theater, M.Ed., Temple University
Stephen Smith, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, M.Phil., Cambridge University
John Sorrentino, Department of Economics, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Purdue University
Laura Taylor, Undergraduate Adviser, Health Studies, M.S., St. Joseph’s University
Rani Thiramongkol, School of Business and Management, M.B.A. Adviser, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Ken M. White, Coordinator of Admissions and Advising, B.S.W. Program, M.A., United Theological Seminary
Susan Young, Fox School of Business and Management, Academic Adviser, M.Ed., Lehigh University

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

SPECIAL FACILITIES

STUDENT LIFE

ADMINISTRATION

Program Coordinators/Advisers
(See Ambler College listing of faculty advisers for Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.)

ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

SPECIAL FACILITIES

STUDENT LIFE

ADMINISTRATION

Program Coordinators/Advisers (See Ambler College listing of faculty advisers for Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.)

Program Coordinators/Advisers
(See Ambler College listing of faculty advisers for Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture and Horticulture.)