Community Engagement

When Megan Kristel, BBA ’02,  founded her blog The Well Dressed Life in 2015, she did not expect it to become the primary avenue for achieving her goals of connecting with people and fostering a community in the world of retail fashion.       “I had used it [the blog] for traditional marketing. I thought, ‘I wonder […]

Like many good ideas, the first Temple University American Marketing Association (TU-AMA) Talent Show was born from a joke among colleagues and friends.  “There are so many people in our organization with cool talents. For years, we joked about doing a talent show,” says Kevin Cassidy, Class of 2022 and co-director of the Social Impact […]

Temple alumnus to pitch company during Friday, March 5, episode of hit television series PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2021 — Since its founding in November 2017, Simply Good Jars has enjoyed quite the rise. The company’s Simply Smart Fridges were blanketed all over the city, present in gyms, hotels, coworking spaces and even the convention center. […]

In 2017, David Larsen, BBA ‘17, was in his final year as a finance student when he met up with Jason Jiang, assistant professor in the Department of Finance, and asked to pick his professor’s brain. This conversation led to a partnership with Professor Jiang and a published paper in a good academic journal — […]

With the release of his single, “Un1ty: An Anthem for Humanity,” Rushil Vishwanathan, Class of 2023, draws from the music that has surrounded him since he was a child. He comes from a musical family, but early on, he only saw music as a hobby. It was not until he started to sing, become more […]

As a business school, we want to continuously provide our community with the best options for small business shopping, whether you’re looking for books, makeup, sweet treats, art or cleaning services. Here are some of our favorite Black-owned businesses, comprised of Temple alumni, students, North Philly neighbors and more. Amalgam Comics & Coffee  Pound Cake […]

Your college transcript is more than a piece of paper. It’s a credential that shows an employer you’ve earned valuable skills, technical knowledge, and project experience in a team setting. The length of time you have devoted to learning is a testament to your perseverance. But what about niche skills you didn’t acquire in the […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretched on through months of April, May and June, many nonprofits realized that they would have to adapt in order to survive.  The Resource Exchange (TRE), an environmentally focused thrift shop, gallery and maker space, found that as the lockdown orders slowed their in-person retail sales, they needed to pivot online […]

2020 was going to be a big year for a small group of Pennsylvania farmers who know a lot about cheese—but little about event planning. As spring arrived and COVID-19 cases rose, the group forged ahead, focusing on the goal of launching the state’s first “PA Cheese Month” in October. Like many things in 2020, […]

Free Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program moves online for 2021; anyone with an income of less than $56,844 is eligible for program PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 2021 — COVID-19 has made just about everything a bit more difficult, even filing taxes. Thankfully, Temple University’s Fox School of Business can help.  For the 14th-consecutive year, the […]

In the current state of the world, it’s been tough for everyone to find comfort in trying to remember that they are not alone. It’s been even tougher to find motivation to make the most out of the situation.  A student professional organization at the Fox School of Business has sought to help students make […]

At the Fox School, we’re committed to supporting the important work done by so many local and national non-profit organizations. We want to support our neighbors as well as the wider community by amplifying the resources of civic-minded organizations and charities. That’s a bit more difficult to accomplish in a virtual world, but that has […]

Most people don’t get the chance to contribute to the greater good on a public scale, but Assistant Professor of Finance David J. Wilk has had the opportunity to do just that with the formerly named Hockessin Colored School #107 (HCS #107) property at 4266 Mill Creek Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, Del. The […]

Sessions are free and open to all small business owners and are designed to help them pivot and plan for the holiday shopping season PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5, 2020 — Since its founding more than 10 years ago, Small Business Saturday has become a staple of the holiday shopping season.   It’s estimated that more than $120 […]

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Fox Strategic Plan 2025, the Fox editorial team sat down with Dean Ron Anderson to discuss where we have been and where we are going as a school.  The Fox School started drafting a Strategic Plan in the winter of 2018. At the beginning of the process, what […]