Alumni Engagement

For more than 75 years, the Tyler School of Art and Architecture has produced a long list of influential alumni who continue to challenge the status quo, advance their creative and scholarly fields and transform contemporary thought and society.

Be a Part of Tyler's Future

The Tyler School of Art and Architecture has produced a long list of influential alumni who continue to challenge the status quo, advance their creative and scholarly fields, and transform contemporary thought and society.

As an alum and member of the Tyler family, you always have access to a range of exclusive events and opportunities that deepen your connection and engagement with the school. You also receive benefits as an alum of Temple.

Keep in Touch!

Whether you graduated last year or decades ago, your voice remains an essential part of the Tyler story. We invite you to reconnect, reimagine and continue your journey of creative innovation.

Your Tyler Journey Continues

Your connection to Tyler doesn’t end at graduation - it’s an ongoing invitation to create, innovate and serve the public good.

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Nurture your Professional Growth

  • Join our interdisciplinary, intergenerational alumni network to connect with working professionals and creative leaders
  • Participate in alumni-hosted workshops and events throughout the year

Update your profile or search the online Alumni Directory

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Make a Difference

  • Support scholarship funds for current and future students
  • Share opportunities with fellow alumni

Contribute to the Scholarship Fund

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Stay Connected

  • Submit your own exhibitions and professional updates to share for the monthly Tyler alumni newsletter
  • Collaborate with the Tyler Alumni Association Board
  • Attend exclusive Temple University events

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Notable Alumni

Our graduates embody the Tyler spirit of being active participants in society, pushing the boundaries of art, architecture, design, and the built environment.

View Alumni Profiles

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Tyler Alumni Association

From the moment you first stepped into our close-knit creative community, you became part of something extraordinary. Your connection to Tyler doesn’t end at graduation—it’s an ongoing invitation to create, innovate, and serve the public good.

Alumni Leadership

The mission of the Tyler Alumni Board is to engage current and future alumni by providing outlets that empower, unite and grow the Tyler School of Art and Architecture and its community of alumni. This is carried out through strategically planned and fiscally sound educational, career, social, fundraising, and scholarship opportunities.

Current Board Members
  • Evan Wise (BS Community Development ’18),
    Tyler Alumni Board President
  • Patricia Thomas (BFA Painting ‘17), 
    Tyler Alumni Board Vice President
  • Mackenzie Abernethy (BFA Sculpture ‘18)
  • Sarah Banh (BS Community Development ‘18; MS City & Regional Planning ‘19)
  • Sahiti Bonam (BA Visual Studies ‘18; MA Art History & Arts Management ‘23)
  • Kristin Hinkley (MFA Graphic and Interactive Design ‘19)
  • Deborah Seitz (BArch Architecture ‘99)
  • Olivia Smith (BFA Graphic and Interactive Design ‘21)
  • Carly Steiner (BFA Art History ‘22)
  • Caroline Stoughton (BFA Painting ‘20)