Temple Connects
Strategic Initiatives
Temple Connects
Increase community engagement and foster a sense of belonging, utilizing technology-supported approaches to improve satisfaction, connection, resilience, and responsiveness.
Key Objectives:
1Integrate Business Intelligence Unit processes, including defining role(s), across Temple. Complete
2Reduce firewalls for system and platform integration. On The Horizon
3Introduce online collaboration tools, enabling faculty and staff to connect, share insights, and work together on projects. Future Forward
4Establish an Office for Community Engagement, focusing on the interest and needs of, and fostering sustainable projects to deepen our connection and strengthen our partnership with, the community. In Progress
5Develop a framework for creating and engaging affinity groups spanning students, faculty, and staff, including a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In Progress
6Launch recurring annual events to boost connection and engagement (e.g., volunteer days, symposia). Future Forward
- Increase the sense of belonging among faculty, staff, and students by creating inclusive environments and support systems.
- Improve organizational resilience and responsiveness through technology to streamline processes and enhance decision-making capabilities.
- Promote bidirectional collaboration within and across our communities to codesign how Katz supports and is supported.
1Integrate Business Intelligence Unit processes, including defining role(s), across Temple. Complete
2Reduce firewalls for system and platform integration. On The Horizon
3Introduce online collaboration tools, enabling faculty and staff to connect, share insights, and work together on projects. Future Forward
4Establish an Office for Community Engagement, focusing on the interest and needs of, and fostering sustainable projects to deepen our connection and strengthen our partnership with, the community. In Progress
5Develop a framework for creating and engaging affinity groups spanning students, faculty, and staff, including a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. In Progress
6Launch recurring annual events to boost connection and engagement (e.g., volunteer days, symposia). Future Forward
Working Group Members
Group Champions
| Nicolle Strand, JD | Director and Associate Professor, Center for Urban Bioethics |
| Paula Davis West | Assistant Dean, Finance and Administration |
Members
| Akiyah Baugh | Assistant Director, Information Technology |
| Amanda Bednar | Director, Marketing and Communications |
| Christina Bergey | Senior Administrator, Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry and Center for Asian Health |
| Robert Blair | Director, Business Intelligence |
| Mike Boland | Assistand Director, Information Technology |
| Susan Coull | Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education |
| Lisa Duncan | Director, Financial Aid, Student Support and Student Records |
| Ana Gamero, PhD | Associate Professor, Medical Genetics and Molecular Biochemistry |
| Fulton Hutchinson | Senior Director of Financial Systems, Temple University |
| Shannon Lynch, PhD | Co-Director, Center for Biostatistics and Epidemiology |
| Stefanie Murphy | Associate Vice President, Corporate Marketing |
| Hannah Ravreby, MD | Assistant Dean, Academic Coaching |
| Allyson Saccomandi | Director, Leadership and Organizational Development, Temple University Health System |
| Sam Stern, MD | Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine |
