The Council of the Princeton University Community met yesterday to hear updates on the ongoing and planned construction projects on campus and the agenda of USG president Nina Langsam '03.
Langsam presented her goals regarding the University's social and academic issues and regarding women and minority roles on campus.
Short-term projects of the USG include planning the spring concert, helping University career services become more accessible to students and putting on social events like last week's ice skating night, Langsam said.
Creating a 24-hour study space and establishing a committee on alcohol abuse are the long-term goals of USG, she said.
USG will also act on two of the reports commissioned last year regarding women and minority issues, Langsam said.
In addition, two representatives of the University's facilities department also spoke about the construction projects around campus.
Vice President for Facilities Kathleen Mulligan discussed landscaping projects, and physical planning director Jon Hlafter '61 briefed the council on dormitory renovations and future projects.
The renovations that began with Patton, Blair, Little and Dod Halls will continue, with Witherspoon, Brown, Holder and Hamilton halls slated for improvements, Hlafter said.
Each dormitory's renovation is expected to last one year. Witherspoon will be next to be renovated starting this fall.
"There are a lot of dormitories out there in significant need of renovation," he said. Because of the renovations, "the campus is in a great deal of disruption."
This spring, construction will begin on a new dormitory next to Scully Hall and Poe Field, scheduled to open in spring 2004. The new, red-brick building will serve as "swing space" while renovations occur at other buildings.
A London-based architect has been commissioned to study the feasibility of collegiate Gothic style buildings for Whitman College on the site of the tennis courts behind Dillon Gym. However, an architect will not be commissioned for the project until the completion of the feasibility study this spring, he said.
Later in the meeting, Associate Provost Joanne Mitchell reported the preliminary results of a survey conducted last year on student satisfaction at the University.
U-Councilor Josh Anderson '04 discussed another student survey on the University's preceptorial system. More complete conclusions from both surveys will be presented at next month's meeting.
The U-Council is chaired by the University president and is composed of USG members, professors and representatives of the administration.
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