The University has created the Campus Iconography Committee over the summer in order to diversify campus building names and spaces.
The University's 2026 Campus Plan, announced Monday night at a public meeting, includes major infrastructural decisions such as the expansion of the engineering school, the growth the Princeton Environmental Institute, and the construction of an additional residential areas on campus. School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and Environmental Institute According to the plan, the University expects to expand the SEAS to account for growth in various programs and larger overall enrollment within the school.
The University presented its 2026 Campus Plan to local officials and residents at a public meeting Monday night, announcing the committee’s decision to transform the land beyond the main campus that belongs to the University.
The University hosted its annual Community and Staff Day, including a Family Fun Fest, at Princeton Stadium on Saturday. The stadium concourse was filled with booths offering anything from crafts such as making tissue paper flowers to music, face painting, bounce houses, and games hosted by the University and several local nonprofits, according to the University’s website. University groups on the concourse included the University's employee resource groups, Cotsen Children's Library, the Baby Lab, Theatre Intime, the Office of Sustainability, and the Princeton Center for Complex Materials.
The University’s Office of Human Resources recentlyupdatedits recommendations for gender-inclusive language.
The University’s Fire Safety Committee approved a series of revisions to the dormitory fire safety schedule, effective Sept.
The Keller Center and the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council announced a new Certificate Program in Entrepreneurship.
Five administrative positions in four of the residential colleges will have a staffing change, according to Senior Associate Dean of the CollegeClaire Fowler. Alexis Andres, the new dean of Whitman College, has moved from her previous role as the director of student life at Butler College. Rashidah Andrews, formerly thePrincipal Academic Advisor in the College of Liberal Artsat Temple University, will be the new Director of Studies at Forbes College. Jaclyn Schwalm, the new director of studies at Whitman, has served on the Council of Science and Technology, as a faculty adviser in Butler, and as a faculty member of the Department of Molecular Biology. Cecily Swanson moved into the role of director of studies at Mathey College after having served as a member of the faculty in the Writing Program. Butler has not yet chosen a new director of studies. Andres, Schwalm, and Swanson will be transitioning into their respective positions this fall. Fowler explained that she was not worried about changes since most of the new deans and directors have been from within the University community. Andrews and Schwalmwere unavailable for comment at the time of publication. Swanson could not be reached for comments at the time of publication. “It is unusual to have this much turnover, but lots of new people brings lots of new ideas,” Fowler said.
Seven of the University undergraduate students were recognized for their academic accomplishments in the annual Opening Exercises in the University Chapel on Sunday."We are proud of this year's prize winners and pleased to celebrate their commitment to their academics and to the Princeton community," Dean of the College Jill Dolan said in an address during the ceremony."Along with achieving high grade point averages, these distinguished students dedicate themselves to activities that reach all corners of the campus and beyond," she added.
The University's orientation process underwent several changes this year, including mandatoryOutdoor Action or Community Action trips.
Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop will be headlining the Fall 2016 Lawnparties, Undergraduate Student Government president Aleksandra Czulak ’17 announced in the Lawnparties website Wednesday.American hip-hop artist Sammy Adams will be performing the opening act. Icona Pop formed in 2009.
The University is the top national university, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report 2017 Best Colleges Rankings.
1,312 students have joined the Class of 2020 out of arecord-breaking29,303 applicants, comprising 4.5 percent of the past year’s applicant pool.The Class of 2020 includes 40 students who had deferred admission from previous years and 227 recruited athletes.There are fewer international students in the Class of 2020 than in the Class of 2019; 12 percent of the Class of 2020 hails from foreign countries, compared to 13.4 percent in the Class of 2019.
Of the 13 University students and alumni and two assistant coaches that competed at the 2016 Olympics, three returned home with medals. Ashleigh Johnson ’17 goal kept her way to gold when Team USA beat Italy, 12-5, in the women’s water polo finals.
Donn Cabral '12 finished eighth in this morning's Olympic 3,000m steeplechase final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with a time of 8:25.81.
In a closely watched rematch between two powerhouses this afternoon, Germany eliminated Diana Matheson ’08 and the Canadian women’s soccer team from gold medal contention.
Princeton men’s assistant track and field coach and New Jersey’s very own Robby Andrews, made the University proud this morning at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Princetonians Katie Reinprecht ’13, Kathleen Sharkey ’13, and Julia Reinprecht ’14 will not be playing for a medal in Rio. The U.S.
Princeton rower Gevvie Stone ’07 earned herself a spot on the podium after her performance in the women’s single sculls Final A this morning, where she took home the silver medal for Team USA with a time of 7:22.92. Stone entered today’s medal race after an outstanding semifinal, where she finished second in her group with a time of 7:44.56.
The U.S. women's field hockey team gained even more momentum Thursday evening in Rio after beating No.
