Campus Facilities

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Founded as the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, Temple University Ambler has a rich history dating back nearly a century. From its earliest days when there was just a single building - Haines House, part of which dates back to the 1700s - to the opening of the new Learning Center, the Ambler campus has continuously grown to meet the changing needs of its students.

Primary Campus Buildings

• Administration Building

Your gateway to the campus! Dating back to the early 1900s, the Adminsitration began as a classroom and dormitory building for the students of the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. Today, the Administration Building houses the Dean's Office, the Marketing and Public Relations offices, the Development office, the Finance and Operations office, and the office of the Director of the Ambler Arboretum of Temple University.

• Bright Hall

One of the hubs of campus life at Ambler, Bright Hall, opened in 1960, includes the campus bookstore, the Office of Student Life, the WRFT student radio station, The Temple Column student newspaper, classrooms, and student organization offices. Bright Hall Lounge serves as the venue for many cultural, entertainment, and educational programs held on campus throughout the year.

• Cottage Hall

Initially opened as residential space for students after fire destroyed the original campus dormitory in 1963, Cottage Hall provides classroom space for several programs and studio and office space for Landscape Architecture and Horticulture students and faculty.

• Dixon Hall

Opened in 1983 with the support of longtime Ambler campus advocate F. Eugene "Fitz" Dixon Jr. on the site of the original campus dormitory, Dixon Hall includes many of the campus science labs/classrooms. Dixon Hall is also home to the Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture and provides technology classrooms designed specifically to meet the needs of department students.

• East and West Residences Hall

At Ambler, East Hall accommodates incoming freshmen, upperclassmen, and transfer students. Residence Hall facilities at Ambler can house up to 209 students in traditional-style accommodations - double rooms with community bathrooms.

• Haines House

The original farmhouse! Dating back to the 1700's, Haines House was the first building to comprise the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women, the predecessor of Temple University Ambler. Today, Haines House is home to the Temple University Infant Lab and the Temple University Criminal Justice Training Programs.

• Hilda Justice Bulding

Established as the first campus library, Hilda Justice is the headquarters for Campus Safety Services at the Anbler campus.

• Learning Center

Shifting the central focus of the campus, the Ambler Learning Center provides greater learning opportunities for students and provide an innovative site for educational and community events. The Learning Center is equipped with 385 computers, fully integrated multimedia technology, and wireless access throughout the building. To learn more about the Learning Center, click here.

• Red Barn Gym

The Red Barn Gym once fully lived up to its name as home to cows, horses, and pigs when agriculture was an important part of the Curriculum of the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women. The last horse was sold in 1966. Today, the Red Barn is home to indoor basketball and athletic courts and a complete fitness center.

• West Hall

Initially opened as a residence hall, West Hall is the location for the Admissions, Academic Services, Advising, and Student Financial Services offices at Ambler. West Hall is also home to the Department of Community and Regional Planning, the Center for Sustainable Communities, and the Fox School of Business at Ambler. If you need assistance, it can be found in West Hall!

• Widener Hall

Opened in 1978, also with the generous support of Fitz Dixon, Widener Hall today provides students and faculty with several "smart" multimedia classrooms in addition to faculty offices.

Ambler Campus Bookstore

Bill Whitman , Manager

Bright Hall
267-468-8460
bwhitman@temple.edu
www.temple.bncollege.com

The bookstore provides textbooks and course materials required for classes. The Temple University Bookstore is an affiliate of Barnes & Noble College Bookstores, offering the services and conveniences of a great bookstore chain.

The bookstore also carries general fiction and non-fiction books, reference texts, stationery items, Temple apparel, health and beauty aids, and other useful and convenient items.

A portion of the revenues generated by your purchases at the Temple University Bookstore goes back to the University to support academic programs, scholarship, and other programs.

Hours of operation:

Dining

• Dining Center

The Dining Center is open to all Temple University Ambler faculty, students, staff, and guests for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch.

• Fresh Bytes

Bright Hall

Fresh Bytes offers salads tossed to order, tortilla-wrapped sandwiches with healthy ingredients, or hot entrees, such as lasagna or quiche.

• Café A La Carte

Learning Center

Café A La Carte, located on the first floor of the Learning Center, provides convenient food and beverage options.

• Other Areas

You can also pick up a snack at the Temple University Bookstore or the vending machines located in Cottage Hall, Bright Hall, West Hall, the Library Building, and Fort Washington.

On-Campus Copiers

New copiers are available throughout campus. Faculty may use Diamond Dollars, a department code, or cash as follows:

Learning Center and West Hall - General access; Diamond Dollars only

Widener Hall Room 217 - Faculty only; code access

Bright Hall - General access; coin operated and Diamond Dollars

Library - General access; coin operated and Diamond Dollars

Special Facilities

Infant Lab at Temple University Ambler
Haines House
267-468-8610

The Temple University Infant Lab at the Ambler campus invites parents and their children to help shape the future by participating in research at the frontiers of science. The Lab is directed by nationally recognized child development authorities and professors Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dr. Nora Newcombe. Faculty and staff provide fun-filled activities for infants and toddlers who become part of cutting-edge discoveries. Parents learn more about children's first words and ability to create mental maps. In the lab, infants and toddlers teach scientists new ways to optimize education and advance learning.

Temple University Criminal Justice Training Programs
Haines House
267-468-8605

The Ambler campus has become a focal point for criminal justice training and curriculum development in Pennsylvania . Criminal Justice Training Programs (CJTP), a division of the Temple University Department of Criminal Justice, is quickly assuming a leadership role in the training of Pennsylvania's criminal justice practitioners. From the Temple University Police Academy, a twenty-week program which begins each summer at the Ambler campus, to curriculum development for Deputy Sheriffs and Constables training, to the training of probation and parole officers, the Ambler Campus Program is one of the busiest law enforcement training centers in the state.

Criminal Justice Training Programs has conducted training for a variety of criminal justice agencies and occupations since 1968. Today over four thousand criminal justice professionals attend programs offered by CJTP each year including police officers, deputy sheriffs, state constables, legislative security officers, and magisterial district court staff.  Other activities include criminal justice continuing education programs for agencies allied to the criminal justice system, citizen, or community groups and the development of training curricula for various occupations. Students in any major who are completing their degree program are eligible to attend the police academy in preparation for a career in law enforcement.

Greenhouse
267-468-8174

The campus Greenhouse provides students with a first-class facility to study plant and soil science. The energy-efficient greenhouse includes computerized climate controls and thermal blankets to protect the plants in the winter and shade them in the summer.

Modern fertilizer injection systems water and fertilize plants simultaneously. In addition to being used for coursework, the Greenhouse provides faculty and students with a facility to conduct horticulture research that is at the forefront of the industry.