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Community College Faculty Program creates unique academic community for
New Jersey instructors
At Princeton University, a shared commitment to liberal-arts education with New Jersey’s two-year public institutions is reflected in programs that support community college students and faculty from across the Garden State.
The Program for Community College Engagement creates collaborative opportunities for two-year institutions through four anchor programs: the Community College Faculty Program, Community College Teaching Fellowships, Teaching Transfer Initiative, and the Prison Teaching Initiative. Other programs like the Emma Bloomberg Center for Access and Opportunity's Transfer Scholars Initiative and the Lewis Center for the Art's Trenton Arts Fellowship provide pathways for students and community members to connect with Princeton University.
The Office of Community and Regional Affairs partners with the Program for Community College Engagement to administer the Community College Faculty Program, which provides New Jersey community college faculty members and administrators with the opportunity to undertake advanced study. The program allows selected faculty to enroll in courses to further cultivate their understanding of the subjects they teach, consult with distinguished scholars in a variety of fields and become a part of the University's academic community.
Rowan College of South Jersey Assistant Professor of Communication and Creative & Performing Arts Stephanie Gomes credits her involvement with the program with inspiring her to overhaul her assigned reading lists and incorporate more experiences outside of the classroom into her courses. Since joining the program in 2024, Gomes has enrolled in five courses ranging from linguistics, to fiction, to musical theater. Gomes said access to these humanities course at Princeton helps “fortify instructors” who may have gaps in their experience due to scheduling or program demands during their undergraduate or graduate education.
Gomes tells us about her Community College Faculty Program experience, how she incorporates her time at Princeton into her teachings at Rowan College of South Jersey and the University's impact on Humanities education across the state.
Read on community.princeton.edu
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Innovation conference at Reunions stirs entrepreneurial spirit at Princeton and beyond
Exploring issues ranging from capital funding to artificial intelligence, more than 450 alumni, investors and entrepreneurs networked and took part in curated conversations leading to high-impact collaborations at the annual Princeton Innovation Conference at Reunions on May 22.
One of the highlights was a discussion between Craig Arnold, Princeton’s vice dean for innovation and University innovation officer, and Sashank Rishyasringa’06, co-founder of the Indian credit and finance platform axio.
Rishyasringa described his entrepreneurial journey, which began by brainstorming ideas with a friend when they were at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
“We actually began as two people who had a shared passion to go back to the country where we were born and build something to impact the lives of millions of people. We didn’t know what it was but decided to commit to the process,” Rishyasringa said.
Read on innovation.princeton.edu
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Spring Dean’s Leadership Series Offers Students a Diversity of Viewpoints
Nine members of Princeton’s Class of 2026 became commissioned officers in the U.S. Army and Air Force on May 26 during a ceremony led by Brig. Gen. Grant S. Fawcett, a Class of 1996 alumnus who was commissioned through Princeton’s ROTC program.
Fawcett serves as the Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs (Europe, NATO and Russia) in the J-5 Directorate of the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. The ROTC Commissioning was held in the Faculty Room of Nassau Hall in the afternoon, following Princeton’s Commencement. The Class of 2026 includes two students who are the program’s first to be commissioned as officers in the U.S. Space Force.
Read on spia.princeton.edu
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Venture Forward gift from Yan Huo *94 names New College West as Huo College
A major gift in the Venture Forward campaign from graduate alumnus Yan Huo *94 has named Huo College, originally known as New College West.
The gift was previously anonymous, and the University is announcing the naming of Huo College four years after its opening, following the graduation of the first cohort of students living in New College West.
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Sound Journey with Ruth Cunningham
Sound healing practitioner Ruth Cunningham presents composed and improvised music for meditation, contemplation, and prayer.
Free and open to the public.
Wednesday, June 10
5:30 PM
Princeton University Chapel
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Drawing from the Collections: Watercolors
Create (and de-stress!) with virtual art classes inspired by our collections.
For the summer installment of our popular virtual art-making series, explore watercolors with guidance from artist-instructor Barbara DiLorenzo. Each week’s lesson will be inspired by a work in the Museum’s collections.
For this week’s theme of Realism, we’re finding inspiration in this slender vase with a wisteria design, created by the Meiji-era Japanese artist Gotō Seizaburō.
Wednesday, June 10
8:00 PM
Online Event
Free registration on artmuseum.princeton.edu
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Tai Chi at the Museum
Join the Princeton Tai Chi Club for an hour of relaxing movement and awareness practice.
Experience how relaxation can make us stronger through gentle movement with the Princeton Tai Chi Club. Led by Mackenzie Hawkins ’15, instructor at the Wuwei Tai Chi School, explore the meditative movements in Chen-style tai chi, including the core methods of “laying down the burden” and “feeling finely long.” Beginners welcome; no experience necessary.
In case of inclement weather, the class will be held on the Museum’s North Terrace.
Free and open to the public.
Thursday, June 11
5:30 PM
Princeton University Art Museum, Malkin Amphitheater
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The Ballgame of Ancient Mexico
Learn how the invention of the rubber ball in ancient Mexico inspired the world’s most popular sport.
In this talk, Curator Joanne Baron will explore the origins of the bouncing ball that we use in modern sports, in celebration of this summer’s soccer world championship.
Around 3,600 years ago, the Indigenous people of ancient Mexico began using tree sap to make rubber, creating balls for a sport that would come to be known by the Aztecs as ullamalitzli. As in soccer today, players were forbidden to use their hands, striking the ball only with their hips and knees. After the talk, head to the Art of the Ancient Americas galleries to see objects from the Museum’s collections related to this ancient Mesoamerican ballgame.
Free and open to the public.
Friday, June 12
5:30 PM
Princeton University Art Museum, Grand Hall
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Art for Families:
Unpredictable Art
Saturdays are for young makers in the Creativity Labs!
The artist Helen Frankenthaler developed a new painting technique called staining. This allowed the paint to soak into the canvas in unpredictable ways. This week we’ll embrace the unpredictability of art together and see where the creativity flows. We provide the materials, you bring the creativity!
Visit us any time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to explore a work of art, play with different materials, and exercise your imagination. No tickets or registration required—just drop in as your schedule allows! All ages are welcome; children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free and open to the public.
Saturday, June 6
10:00 AM
Princeton University Art Museum, Creativity Lab
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Images
CCFP - Photo courtosy of Stephanie Gomes
Princeton Prize for Distinguished Secondary School Teaching - Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications
SPIA - Photo by Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy
Huo College - Photo by Tori Repp/Fotobuddy
Pop Up Talk - Neo-Assyrian Empire (ca. 911–609 BCE), Kalhu (Nimrud), Iraq, Relief of a winged genie (apkallu), from the palace of Ashurnasirpal II, ca. 883–859 BCE. Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of Robert Garrett, Class of 1897
Drawing - Gotō Seizaburō 後藤省三郎 (1834–1896; active Japan), Meiji era (1868–1912), Slender vase with wisteria design, late 19th–early 20th century. Princeton University Art Museum. Gift of Alice and Bernard Gerb in memory of Pauline Lester (2004-374)
Ballgame - Late Comala, Early Classic Period, Colima, Mexico, Standing ballplayer, 200–400 CE. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Art for Families - Helen Frankenthaler, Tales of Genji II, 1998. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund. © Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mt. Kisco, New York
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