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At graduation, Class of 2024 reminded of their resilience, compassion, and success

On Wednesday, May 8, more than 900 students from the College of Public Health and the School of Social Work, representing more than 31 degree programs, received their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the 58th College of Public Health graduation ceremony. The ceremony followed the full University Commencement at the Liacouras Center that conferred degrees on the nearly 9,000 students in Temple’s Class of 2024. “Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your success and making us better through your time as an Owl,” Jennifer Ibrahim, dean of the Colle...

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Public health student Irene Frempong to deliver CPH student graduation address

When Irene Frempong, student speaker at the College of Public Health's 2024 Graduation ceremony, addresses classmates at the Liacouras Center on May 8, she plans to talk about their unique experience as the first graduating college class fully impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a class whose high-school graduation ceremonies were curtailed. Their proms scheduled for springtime in 2020 were canceled. The start of their college lives was marked by isolation and remote classes. “We had to overcome that,” she says, previewing her speech a little. “Coming into fres...

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Jose Garces and Dr. Beatriz Garces, founders of Garces Foundation, to deliver keynote address at 2024 graduation

Renowned chef and restaurateur Jose Garces and Dr. Beatriz Garces, founders of the Garces Foundation, will address students of the Class of 2024 at Temple University’s College of Public Health graduation ceremony on May 8 at the Liacouras Center. Founded in 2012, the Garces Foundation works to improve public health in Philadelphia through programs for the city’s immigrant communities, including English language instruction tailored to the service industry, food pantries, Community Health Days providing free dental and medical care, and most recently, an increased focus o...

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At graduation, Class of 2023 commended on their passion for serving others

On Thursday, May 11, more than 1,400 undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Public Health and the School of Social Work, representing more than 25 degree programs, received their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the 57th College of Public Health graduation ceremony, following the university Commencement earlier that day, which officially conferred degrees on the nearly 10,000 students in Temple’s Class of 2023. In her opening remarks, College of Public Health Interim Dean Jennifer Ibrahim reminded students of their resilience and perseveranc...

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Theresa Tellez, public health and epidemiology student, to deliver graduation student address

Theresa Tellez, Class of 2023 student speaker at the College of Public Health graduation ceremony on May 11, came to Temple to learn how to make a difference in less advantaged communities, like the one where she grew up in Pennsylvania. “People where I'm from experience inequities in finances, education, health,” she says. “As a child of an immigrant, the ball was never in my court. In high school, there were times I felt my needs were invisible and that I was invisible. I was drawn to Temple because they saw me when no one else did. They understood the complexities t...

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Dr. Kendra McDow, school system medical officer for the School District of Philadelphia, to speak at 2023 graduation

Dr. Kendra McDow, school system medical officer for the School District of Philadelphia, will address students in the Class of 2023 at the College of Public Health graduation ceremony on May 11. McDow oversees student health at non-charter schools in the nation’s eighth largest school system, nearly 200,000 students in 217 schools. Previously, she was chief medical officer for the City of Baltimore, where she was operations lead for the health department’s COVID-19 response and was an Epidemic Intelligence Service fellow and medical epidemiologist with the Centers for D...

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Celebrating among family and friends, the Class of 2022 looks to the future

On Friday, May 6, more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the College of Public Health and the School of Social Work, representing more than 25 degree programs, received their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees at the 56th College of Public Health graduation ceremony. For the first time since 2019, students celebrated in the Liacouras Center among families, friends and guests. The ceremony followed the university commencement ceremony the previous day, which officially conferred degrees on the nearly 10,000 students in Temple’s Class of 2022. ...

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Jasmine Dantzler, health professions and physical therapy student, to deliver graduation student address

“Everything has been preparing me for this moment,” says Jasmine Dantzler in the months before graduation, where she’s preparing to deliver the student address. Next week, she’ll graduate with her bachelor of science and complete her first year of the accelerated doctor of physical therapy program, taking the next step in a journey that began long before her time at Temple. As a high school athlete, she traveled the East Coast running track meets in one of the sport’s most competitive conferences, competing alongside future olympic medalists. But rather than conti...

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Judith Faulkner, Founder and CEO of Epic, to receive honorary degree at 2022 graduation

In recognition of her inspirational career and steadfast efforts to improve the health and well-being of individuals and populations across the globe, Judith Faulkner, founder and chief executive officer of Epic, will be presented with a university honorary degree at the College of Public Health’s graduation ceremony at the Liacouras Center on May 6. She will also give the keynote address. Jasmine Dantzler, who is graduating with a bachelor of science in health professions and will continue working toward earning her doctor of physical therapy at the College of Public Health,...

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At graduation, students reminded of lessons learned during life in pandemic

After more than a year of remote and hybrid learning, and with students wearing masks and seated six feet apart, the College of Public Health was finally able to recognize graduating students at an in-person, physically distanced graduation ceremony on May 6 at Geasey Outdoor Field Complex on Temple’s Main Campus. More than 700 students in the College of Public Health and School of Social Work Class of 2021 were recognized; students who were unable to attend, or felt uncomfortable doing so, were able to submit photographs in order to be recognized in a slideshow of all the...

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