Paul Gluck, KLN ’76
Paul Gluck has contributed 12 years of service to Temple University. He serves as General Manager of TUTV and Associate Professor of Practice at the Klein School of Media and Communication.
"Personal connection. I know many of the students that I support. Temple is a place where you need to be willing to work your way to success and nothing is handed to you. Temple students embody that ethic."
Paul Gluck
How did you come to Temple?
I’m an alumnus and Temple has always been a part of my life. In my early life I lived in North Philly, right at Broad and Venango. Temple Hospital is right there, and it seems like the university has always been in the background of my life.
As I got into my early teens and I knew I wanted to do something in media, I didn’t think of any place but Temple. I honestly didn’t consider any other school, because I knew that Temple would take me where I wanted to go. When I got here, I found that Temple was everything that I imagined it would be. I got the opportunity to learn from professionals in my field, and the resources were there so I could begin experimenting with my own vision as a creator.
The thing I loved most about my experience was that it was without pretense. My classmates and I simply showed up every day to learn how we could be the best at what we wanted to do, and many of the relationships I made as a student endure to this day.
After graduation, you took a hiatus from Temple to work in media broadcasting. What brought you back?
When the opportunity came to come back to Temple to teach and launch TUTV, it felt incredibly natural. I maintained my involvement with Temple through the years, supported the university as an alumnus and hired Temple graduates along the way.
When I came here to teach 12 years ago, a friend of mine asked, “Why do you want to teach at Temple?” to which I replied, “Because I have a lot to learn!” There isn’t a day here that I don’t learn something new.
Why is Temple a philanthropic priority for you?
One, sheer appreciation from what I received from the place. It’s not transactional. When my wife and I give to Temple, it’s because we want to make an investment in the people who learn and work here. We made a decision that our most significant philanthropic contribution each year would be to Temple. I’ve had a lot of good fortune and been presented with such great opportunities because of my Temple degree.
Also, personal connection. I know many of the students that I support. Temple is a place where you need to be willing to work your way to success and nothing is handed to you. Temple students embody that ethic.
Why should others invest in Temple?
I think a lot of us work here because of the university’s mission, that we will provide the best quality education to whoever shows up at our door. When you look at the Conwellian mission, especially when it comes to those who can’t afford college, that idea becomes incredibly important.
For me, I’ve seen the result of my giving time and time again. I’ve supported students who have gone on to make a difference in their professions and in our world. If it happened for me, why can’t it happen for somebody else?