People you should know

Steven Johnson teaches Social Media Innovation, a course that educates students on using social media platforms to network. Johnson also uses gamification to encourage students to go the extra mile. | COURTESY STEVEN JOHNSON

People You Should Know: Steven Johnson

30 April 2013 Luis Fernando Rodriguez

Professor pits students against each other in friendly online competitions by using social media as a playing field.

Debbie Campbell serves as faculty adviser for the Temple Veterans Student Association, in addition to her role as senior assistant dean of Fox School of Business. | ABI REIMOLD / TTN

People You Should Know: Debbie Campbell

16 April 2013 Diana David

Financial literacy is just one of the many aspects of Fox School of Business that Campbell has a hand in.

Tonia Hsieh studies basilisks, also known as “Jesus lizards,” and how they deal with environments they run through. Hsieh and her lizards were spotlighted in a Temple Made TV commercial last fall. | DUSTIN WINGATE / TTN

People You Should Know: Tonia Hsieh

09 April 2013 Dustin Wingate

Hsieh’s lab has received more exposure after its lizards made their way into the Temple Made commercial.

Ofo Ezeugwu created Whose Your Landlord, a website where students can rate their satisfaction with their landlords. He also started the Kids-to-College program. | LUIS FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ / TTN

People You Should Know: Ofo Ezeugwu

01 April 2013 Luis Fernando Rodriguez

Students from middle school to college can find use in Ezeugwu’s programs.

Donnell Powell stands next to a mural commissioned through his first nonprofit. | LUIS FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ / TTN

People You Should Know: Donnell Powell

26 March 2013 Luis Fernando Rodriguez

Alumnus gives back to the nonprofit sector, which he benefited from growing up.

Janelle Roedán anchors Update Ahora, the first Spanish-language broadcast on TUTV. | SABA AREGAI / TTN

People You Should Know: Janelle Roedán

19 March 2013 Jessica Smith

Anchor opens up TUTV broadcast to a non-English-speaking audience.

Temple trailblazers

19 February 2013 Editorial Board

The Temple News presents its annual issue of exceptional people.

Andrew Dinsmore, formerly know as Hydra, is now an English major at Temple. | Courtesy ANDREW DINSMORE

People You Should Know: Andrew Dinsmore

12 February 2013 Dustin Wingate

Before attending Temple as an English student, Andrew Dinsmore was known in the wrestling community as “Hydra.”

People you should know: Rosa Riley

10 April 2012 Alexis Sachdev

Aside from working as the Resident Coordinator in 1940 residence hall, Rosa Riley also works at the Student Center Barnes and Noble and was once an intern with the Health Education Awareness Resource Team. If

19 March 2012 Matthew Hulmes

Introducing Robert Levis The Chemistry of Wine is a general education course offered in the fall in the School of Science and Technology. In the class taught by Professor Robert Levis, students learn about the