Undergraduate News

Two years after the start of lockdowns and mask mandates, aspects of life are just starting to feel ‘normal’ again. Many students who have experienced college in a primarily virtual or masked environment are taking advantage of every in-person opportunity Temple has to offer.   One such student is Nicholas Salerno, a third-year legal studies major.   […]

Starting college during a pandemic puts the Class of 2025 in a unique position as the future business leaders of the world. According to a recent Forbes article, a few skills professionals will need to succeed in the future of work: creativity, technical skills and the ability to embrace change.  USA Today found that, based […]

As college students returned to their respective universities for the start of the fall semester, President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 24 the Student Loan Relief plan for low- to middle-income recent college student borrowers. This three-part plan delivers on President Biden’s vow to cancel $10,000 of student debt for low to middle-income borrowers.   We […]

As the start of the fall semester nears, it’s time to start exploring and taking some pictures! Here are six spots on campus perfect for showing off your Fox School (and Temple!) spirit.   Owl in Alter Hall   Created by “junk sculptor” Leo Sewell to celebrate the Fox School’s 100th anniversary, the owl statue in Alter […]

This past spring, four Fox students participated in a nationwide competition to test their insurance knowledge and sales skills. On April 12-14, four Fox undergraduate students majoring in risk management and insurance (RMI)—Holden Haws, Jamal Evans, Ryan Staab and Michael McKinney—represented Temple University at the Intercollegiate Insurance Sales Competition (IISC) in Orlando, Fla. This year, […]

The Fox and STHM communities are invited to the grand re-opening of the Business Communication Center on Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in its new location on the 5th Floor of Alter Hall. Join us for the ribbon-cutting, meet peer tutors, grab snacks, earn suitable points and most important: learn how […]

For their senior design project, five undergraduate students studying bioengineering at Temple University’s College of Engineering were assigned with creating a new brace for people with Dropped Head Syndrome, a rare condition characterized by severe weakness of the neck, shoulder and arm muscles. Over the course of the fall semester, the five women engineers worked together […]

“We have two goals. One is to provide the opportunity to have a true hands-on real life college experience and the second one is to pay for it.” Hilda Bacon This May, the Fox School and the B4USoar program hosted a networking event for local high school students interested in pursuing a college education. From […]

Coco Chanel once famously said, “If you’re sad, if you are disappointed in love, put on your makeup, give yourself some beauty care, put on lipstick and attack.” The Fox School’s Ary Tamashiro took this advice to heart. Tamashiro is a third-year undergraduate student majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation management. Her passion for beauty and […]

This summer, a new program offered by the Fox School’s Department of Accounting is hoping to give high school students a taste of the industry. The Accounting Institute is a two-week summer program where high school students will have the opportunity to be exposed to the world of accounting and campus life.

Writing is critical across all business functions—from accounting to marketing to human resource management and beyond. In addition to working with numbers, careers in business often include conducting research, documenting findings and creating reports and presentations—and of course, writing emails. This is where refining your written and verbal communication skills is key. We sat down […]

Now more than ever, effective communication matters. With a greater focus on artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics in the curriculum, business students must enter the workforce with enough technical savvy to hit the ground running. And students who can pair their field-specific knowledge with strong communication skills are poised to impress prospective employers. Recruiters […]

As the parent of a college senior, I see first-hand how my son has to demonstrate these key five skills during internship and job interviews. What I have seen during his academic journey is that preparing for the job market and harnessing relevant skills is an evolving process—and one that I am glad he started […]

As a first-generation college student, I am deeply aware of the hidden challenges that emerge throughout the higher education experience. Without family to call and ask about their experiences with school, the importance of developing a network of peers and advisors is critical to closing the financial knowledge and resource gap that troubles so many […]

The Fox School staff advisor for the Association of Latino Professionals discusses the importance of diversity and guiding future business leaders.