Alexa Bricker - The Temple News

The Young Democratic Socialists chapter at Temple advocates for the rights of graduate students, who they say are expected to balance a significantly heavy workload of courses and work. | Maggie Andresen TTN

Group unites politically likeminded students

17 February 2014 Alexa Bricker

Temple’s chapter of the group tackles issues like student debt and tuition.

Class diversity is aided by the Senior Scholars program

17 February 2014 Alexa Bricker

Alumni can sign up for courses through the Senior Scholars program.

Tyler architecture student receives travel grant

10 February 2014 Alexa Bricker

Brandon Youndt, senior architecture major, combined his love of architecture and the environment on a recent trip to the Everglades.

Artists for Haiti will raffle artwork created by Tyler students to fundraise for a Haitian orphange. | Kara Milstein TTN

Creatives unite for Haitian relief fund

04 February 2014 Alexa Bricker

Temple’s chapter of Project Haiti will fundraise with an upcoming art raffle.

Marcia Hall and Tracy Cooper collaborated for their most recent book. | COURTESY MARCIA HALL

Professors collaborate for latest publication

27 January 2014 Alexa Bricker

Art history professors revisited their love of Counter-Reformation art in a new book.

Close’s project was chosen to recieve the CARAS grant, which will allow her to spend this semester photographing the Susquehanna River for her thesis project. | Courtesy HANNAH CLOSE

Thesis project dives into local waterway

20 January 2014 Alexa Bricker

As her thesis project, a Tyler student will portray a major river.

Students learn the fibers of fashion

02 December 2013 Alexa Bricker

Bodywear Construction offers students a class to examine fashion.

Local Hotel partners with Tyler students for modern art exhibit

23 November 2013 Alexa Bricker

The Independent Hotel in Center City is working in collaboration with the Tyler School of Art to display the work of students in the MFA painting program.

Francine Affourtit organized her fellow graduate students at Tyler for an opportunity to collaborate with L.A.-based artist Katie Grinnan. Grinnan’s work, finalized by student contributions, was displayed at The Print Center. | Kristen Vanleer TTN

Residency leads to collaboration

19 November 2013 Alexa Bricker

Artist Katie Grinnan incorporated student work into her art.

Associate professor of public history Seth Bruggeman acts as a consulting historian for “A Funeral for a Home,” in order to support preserving the history of city buildings. | Luis Fernando Rodriguez TTN

Celebrating the life of a home

12 November 2013 Alexa Bricker

“A Funeral for a Home” is a program that commemorates the histories of row homes.