“Transitions, Milestones and Aspirations” Comparative and Divergent Reflections by Native, Latinx, Asian, Black and White Princeton Alumni who Matriculated Between 1970 and 1974
Blair-Joline CourtyardSponsored by the Class of 1974
Sponsored by the Class of 1974
Moderator: Lucy McBride ’95. Panelists: Jeremy Nobel ’77; Jess Deutsch ’91; Joshua Blum ’02; Chioma Ugwonali ’24.
Welcome back, alumnae! Come mix and mingle with Princeton Women’s Network and show your Tigress Spirit!
Moderator: Colin Jackson ’92, professor, United States Naval War College; Kelley Jones *24, commander, U.S. Navy.
Math Alumni Open House.
View Sheryl Sandberg's film, which highlights the acts of sexual violence perpetrated on 10/7, followed by a brief discussion about how we as Princetonians can continue to help repair the devastation in Israel. Amid our joy over Reunions, we take time to bear witness and recall that this year is unlike others in our community's history.
Moderator: April Alliston. Panelists: David Adams Cleveland ’74; Eric Simonoff ’89; Clare Beams ’04; Morgan Simone Jerkins ’14.
Moderator: Katharine B. Hackett ’79. Panelists: Sarah Kapnick ’04; Cristian Proistosescu ’09; Ransom Leland Baldwin ’14; MacKensey King ’19.
Moderator: Nolan McCarty; Panelists: Andrew J. Strenio, Jr. ’74; Harrison Bickley Miller ’84; Andrea Joy Campbell ’04; Arthur J. Ewenczyk ’09.
In 2022, Princeton University Press published Bob Durkee’s “New Princeton Companion,” an encyclopedic excursion through Princeton history, traditions, personalities, turning points and idiosyncrasies. This talk will uncover some of the book’s hidden gems and reveal some of its surprising discoveries.
Join our focus group to reflect on how your understandings of faith and spirituality were shaped by your time on campus. All members of the Princeton community, of any religious identity or of none, are welcome. For questions, please contact Estela B. Diaz at ebdiaz@princeton.edu.
Join us for an expert panel discussion about the current state of global commodity markets, the energy transition, and energy policy going forward in the face of macroeconomic challenges.
Join Museum Director James Steward and Juliana Ochs Dweck, chief curator, for a lively and wide-ranging glimpse into some of the discussions that are shaping the new Museum, due to open in 2025.
Faculty from Princeton Language and Intelligence (PLI) will present short talks around the following themes: How large AI models work; societal impacts of AI; and AI for research: applications across disciplines. PLI is a provost initiative focusing on the deep understanding, informed design and cross-disciplinary applications of large AI models in the service of humanity.
Based on your ballot entries, the top three vote-getters will present to the entire conference. Sponsored by the Princeton Entrepreneurs’ Network and the Keller Center
Princeton’s Program in Law and Public Policy (P*LAW) invites alumni and guests—lawyers and law-curious alike—for champagne and dessert at a reception launching the new program. As part of the School of Public and International Affairs, P*LAW follows in the tradition of Princeton’s great law and public affairs programs engaging leading legal scholars and practitioners in the work of solving the complex policy problems of the 21st century.
Many people say that American Medicine is broken — too expensive; too inequitable; too impersonal. Yet new drugs and innovative treatments have dramatically improved disease prognoses and outcomes. How can American Medicine become better? The Class of 1964 invites all alumni to join us and bring their questions for our panelists.
Sponsored by the Auxiliary to the Isabella McCosh Infirmary
Celebrating the 50th reunion of the Class of 1974, the C.S. Lewis Society, founded at Princeton in the 1970s, welcomes Louis A. Markos (Ph.D., U of Michigan), professor in English, Scholar in Residence, and Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities at Houston Christian University.
“Net Zero” restrictions on emissions from agriculture and fossil fuels are scientifically unjustified. Yet these restrictions threaten the livelihoods of farmers and exacerbate world hunger. The solution is to avoid mandates that restrict free-market agriculture and energy. Our expert panelists will examine why we must choose food sovereignty over climate alarmism: no Farmers, no food, no freedom. Sponsored by the Conservative Princeton Association.
Drop by and catch up with classmates and faculty at our Annual Reunion Reception.
Princeton University Band alumni are invited to participate in a traditional Arch Gig with the current membership. Come dance to the band’s cadences!
Sponsored by University Advancement
We are extremely excited to celebrate Reunions once again this year and welcome our alumni back to the EQuad! We hope to see you at our annual CBE Alumni and Family Ice Cream Social!
While not a formal history, this photo-filled presentation takes a look at amusing features of the Prospect Street era that are never seen in P-rades today, as well as the raucous origins of some things we do see now. Sponsored by the Alumni Council Committee on Reunions.
Craig Arnold, Princeton's Vice Dean for Innovation interviews a titan among women entrepreneurs, Andrea Jung '79. Over her career at the helm as Chairman and CEO of Avon Products and now as CEO of Grameen America, a microfinance company that has invested $4 billion in loan capital to female entrepreneurs. Andrea has been a strong voice in support of women in business, earning her accolades as Fortune's "Most Powerful Women in Business" and Forbes' "Most Powerful Women in the World."
The Muslim community is welcome to join in our Friday Jummah worship with Imam Abdallah.
Please join ALPA in honoring the legacy of the first graduating classes of Latinas by engaging with their stories and recollections as we celebrate more than 50 years of women trailblazing in the University. The event will feature several panelists and time will be provided for Q&A.
Sponsored by the Princeton Football Association
Join Princeton Athletics coaches and student-athletes for "Tiger FanFest." Highlights include carnival treats, face painter, caricature artist, balloonist, inflatable fun, giveaways and more.
Alumni working in the arts are invited to mix and mingle at this networking lunch.
This panel discussion will delve into the pioneering realm of social entrepreneurship as a powerful catalyst for systemic change in the K-16 education landscape. Our distinguished panelists will share their unique journeys in launching innovative ventures aimed at disrupting and realigning educational paradigms to better serve the holistic needs of our nation, communities, families, and students. The conversation will cover the challenges and opportunities encountered in reimagining educational models, fostering equitable access, and nurturing environments that promote lifelong learning and adaptability.
The climate transition of our society will require the active participation of investors and entrepreneurs. Please join our panel of experts to learn how climate, climate tech and cleantech are the frontiers of our battle to save the planet and a singular opportunity to do well and do good at the same time.
Refresh your knowledge of campus with an Orange Key tour given by a current Orange Key tour guide.
The Swim Team will be hosting an alumni swimming BBQ event.
Join fellow military alumni of all services for a picnic lunch. We will hold the annual meetings of Alumni & Friends of ROTC and PVETS after the lunch.
Reunions gathering with pizza for Princeton Conservation Society.
A Princeton University Reunions lecture with Ben Sasse, President of the University of Florida and former United States Senator from Nebraska, in conversation with Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program.
Moderator: Professor Ariel Rogers '08. Speakers: Marielle Villar Martiney '14, Regis Pecos '77, Dr. Kevon Rhiney, Peggy Shepard (Ex Dir WE ACT). Sponsored by Concerned Black Alumni of Princeton (CBAP).
Join us for a very special story time in the Cotsen Children’s Library in Firestone! Author and illustrator Laura Ann Trimble Elbogen ’07 will be reading her book, “Latte’s Broadway Boogie Woogie,” followed by a creative hands-on craft! Intended for children ages 3-5, the program is first-come, first-served as space allows.
Hear from head men’s basketball coach Mitch Henderson and his staff on a recap of the past season and a look ahead to the 2024-2025 season.
Celebrate Princeton University’s transition to heating and cooling campus through the newly installed geo-exchange system. This event will exhibit this singular moment in Princeton’s campus energy infrastructure transition from combustion-based energy to renewable-based energy.
Moderator: Chiara Benetollo *21. Panelists: R.L. Goldberg *21; Jill Stockwell *17.
A discussion with Owen Alterman ’99, senior correspondent, i24 News; Ilya Shapiro ’99, director of constitutional studies, Manhattan Institute; and Leah Powell ’26, vice president of the Chabad Student Board.
A close reading of Carleton Watkins’s Nugget of Gold — featuring Monica Bravo, assistant professor of art and archaeology.
Come join your fellow alumni for the annual meeting of the Alumni Council. Hear updates from President of the Alumni Association and Chair of the Alumni Council Monica Moore Thompson ’89 and University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83. Celebrate the recipients of the Award for Service to Princeton and Reunions awards and learn the results of the Trustee election.
Join us for a training on non-profit board service led by Lisette Nieves *01, President at Fund for the City of New York, and learn how to effectively manage change and make a positive impact in your community. Enhance your skills and knowledge in governing a non-profit organization and become a more effective board member. This #PrincetonStar event is open to everyone.
Remarks by Blair Effron ’84, co-founder and partner, Centerview Partners, Investment Banking.Moderated by: Alan Blinder ’67, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board and former member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers.
An informative interactive session to explore enriching and rewarding activities one might do in retirement. A “living room like” conversation with discussion leaders from the Class of ’79 covering topics including volunteerism, new careers, travel, leisure and hobbies.
Moderator: Gadi Dechter. Panelists: John Martin Jones ’64; Richard Rampell ’74; Vanessa de la Torre ’04; Matthew Halgren ’09.
Moderator: Kate Coppola. Panelists: Abbie Birmingham ’74; Lauren Taslitz ’79; Timothy Wu ’84; Daniel Gadala-Maria ’09. Sponsored by the Alumni Association of Princeton University.
Moderator: Dan Linke. Panelists: Bob Durkee ’69; Melvin McCray, Jr. ’74; Gary Michael King ’79; Abby Klionsky ’14.
Moderator: Heather Howard. Panelists: William Dean Crano ’64; William Harrison Frist ’74; Michelle A. Williams ’84; Alinor Sterling ’89; Lindsey Jeanne Leininger ’99.
The Department of East Asian Studies invites you to attend a panel discussion on getting students to East Asia in the post-pandemic period.
Join us for an exciting panel discussion with five prominent Princeton-grad VCs, who will discuss trends, opportunities, and challenges in the industry.
This workshop will help you to understand how, when, why, where and with whom you are creative and how to use your creativity to be innovative. It will also extend your understanding of creativity and innovation to be able to work with those around you to design more desirable futures for yourself and others.
Visit the Art Museum Store’s Pop-Up Shop for an artistic assortment of tiger gifts, including jewelry, totes, scarves, notecards, kids’ art supplies, logo merch and so much more!
Bands participating include: P.U.R.E: undergrads; Scanderlous: grad alumni P.U.R.E: Alumni 2019; Jonathan Rusch: 1974; Jim Freund (90th Birthday): 1956; Pardon my French: grad school; Your Nightly Zeitgeist: 2009; The Funstigators: 1984. Sponsored by the Alumni Association of Princeton University.
The Giving Tent will be a networking opportunity for alumni to reconnect with the Pace Center and the Petey Greene Program, the organizations they volunteered with during their tenure at Princeton.
Friends of Princeton Baseball will be hosting batting practice for alumni and their families.
Celebrate and foster community amongst Orange Key Tour Guides, past and present.
Moderator: Aron Goldman*01, trainer/advisor, ABFE: A Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities. Panelists: Nyle Fort *21, assistant professor, African American and African Diaspora studies, Columbia University; David Mednicoff ’82, director, Middle Eastern studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Andrew Wilkes, chief policy and advocacy officer, Generation Citizen.
With Ken Hall ’71, former editor of the Brattleboro (VT) News; Robbie Shell ’71, essayist with the Wall Street Journal and teacher of writing at the University of Pennsylvania; Bob Warner ’71, reporter formerly with the Philadelphia Inquirer and now Board president of the Chestnut Hill Local weekly.
Celebrate Princeton University’s transition to heating and cooling campus through the newly installed geo-exchange system with a tour of the Thermally Integrated Geo-Exchange Resource (TIGER) facility. Sponsored by the Princeton University Office of Sustainability.
Sponsored by the Department of Classics
Workshop led by Dror Futter '86, Partner, Rimon Law. Learn about a new convertible note that will be launched in May at the Angel Capital Association meeting and how it compares to the SAFE note.
Princeton faculty are leading groundbreaking research and making positive societal impacts across a range of policy and social entrepreneurial endeavours. This panel is comprised of several faculty members who will talk to their entrepreneurial efforts. Sponsored by the Princeton Entrepreneurship Council.
Participate in this interactive workshop and fireside chat that empower leaders and founders to identify and apply the skills and traits associated with an entrepreneurial mindset. During this session, we will delve into what these skills and traits are, how they relate to and appear in the entrepreneur's journey, and how participants can develop them in their own journeys. Workshop leaders: Christine Galib '08 and Ben Sorkin '17.
Sponsored by the Alumni Council Committee on Princetoniana and the Alumni Council Committee on Reunions
Princeton Entrepreneurship Council (PEC) cordially invites all alumni returning to campus for Reunions to join us for this year’s Reunions 2024 Tiger Entrepreneurs Conference and Startup Competition featuring several panel discussions and workshops that explore purpose-driven entrepreneurship and other topics of interest to founders, funders, and the entrepreneurially curious. Click for details & registration!
Moderated by Robin Palmer ’15. Panelists: Josh Morris ’99 and Clare Gallagher ’14.
Self-guided contemplative space in the midst of Reunions.
Moderator: Elad Hazan *06. Panelists: Sarah Asher, ’94; Jennifer Valentino-DeVries *05; Kevin R. McKee ’14; Devina Singh ’19.
Moderator: Anu Ramaswami. Panelists: Jim Stockard ’64; Richard K. Rein ’69; Neil Hrushowy ’94; Beth Gordon Zall ’04.
Regional Leaders Breakfast, sponsored by the Alumni Council Committee on Regional Associations (CORA).
Stop by Firestone Library lobby and join the Friends of Princeton University Library for coffee, juice and pastries. Learn more about how members of the Friends and Student Friends share their bibliophilic interests while contributing to the Library’s mission.
Winnie Spar, expert birder and guide.
BODYPUMP™ is a results-driven barbell class, combining traditional strength and functional training with heart pumping music for maximum results! This class appeals to individuals of all ages and fitness levels. This #PrincetonStar event is open to everyone. Sponsored by the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni and the Recent Alumni Engagement Committee.
Nadia Linda Hole ’75, Qi Gong master
All-Nighter is Princeton’s first and only late-night talk show. We run five regular shows in Frist Theatre throughout the year, and each episode features interviews with a guest, as well as student performances, comedy sketches and more!
At this arch, seniors will be performing their solos and the senior song.
Sponsored by Koleinu
APGA will be revisiting its hit drag show, led by the talented and fabulous Angel Mirage @angelmiragephdiva (Gaybe Moore *21), and featuring performances by other fantastic acts sure to dazzle and delight! All Reunions attendees with a wristband are welcome.
Celebrating the Princeton Athletics Class of 2024. Visit PrincetonVarsityClub.org for event tickets and more information.
*Private event – by invitation only. Sponsored by the Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), the Princeton Women’s Network, and Princeton Recuerdos.
Improv comedy show.
Chat with Museum staff and sip local beers at the Reunions Tent, then walk down the street to view the exhibition at Art@Bainbridge.
Nadia Linda Hole ’75, Qi Gong master
Princeton University alumni from the African continent will gather to reconnect, break bread together and share ideas to support the continent.
Meet and greet alumni and current NES Community.
Sponsored by the Alumni Council Committee on Reunions
How did geology dictate America’s expansion westward throughout the 19th century? How did rocks prophesy Manifest Destiny, and how did indigenous peoples resist such prophecies? This talk will explore these questions through two writers who had tremendous agency over the colonial, industrial and literary development of the Great Lakes region in the early 19th century: the geologist Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and the Ojibwe poet Jane Johnston Schoolcraft.
Join us in the StudioLab to learn more about the CST, enjoy some treats and take home your own Tiger Reunions puzzle!
Visit the Art Museum Store’s Pop-Up Shop for an artistic assortment of tiger gifts, including jewelry, totes, scarves, notecards, kids’ art supplies, logo merch and so much more!
Featuring Iain McCulloch, director of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment; Gerhard R. Andlinger ’52 Professor in Energy and Environment; professor of electrical and computer engineering and Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.
Join the Program in Medieval Studies for a reunion panel featuring current and previous directors. Reunion 2024 attendees will hear about recent program developments, partnerships across the University and opportunities for future success.
Dasha Koltunyuk ’15 will speak about PUC's Healing with Music series — a series she conceived in 2022 and curates—and will speak about other alumni involvement in the series, including writer Suleika Jaouad ’10 and embroidery artist Diana Weymar ’91. This reception will also mark the opening of an art installation by Diana Weymar '91, on display in the Forum at the Lewis Center for the Arts through Reunions weekend. The exhibit includes work by local community members, created as part the community art project “Interwoven Stories of Healing with Music," a collaboration between Weymar and PUC. The exhibit will also include works related to Princetoniana that Weymar created in collaboration with Jaouad, John McPhee '53, and Professor Joyce Carol Oates. Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by the Class of 1979 and the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni
Sponsored by the Alumni Association of Princeton University