Welcome to the Campus

Information

Student representatives of the Orange Key Guide Service offer tours of the historic main campus seven days a week throughout the year (foreign-language tours are also available). Tours of the Engineering Quadrangle are conducted by the School of Engineering and Applied Science weekdays during the academic year and by appointment during the summer. The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory also offers tours by arrangement.

The Daily Princetonian is a student newspaper, which is published weekdays when the University is in session. The Princeton Weekly Bulletin, published by the administration for the University community, features a weekly events calendar and a listing of employment opportunities on campus.

Continuing Education

Throughout the academic year, hundreds of lectures and other educational programs on a wide variety of topics are held on campus and are open to the public, usually free of charge.

Through the Program in Continuing Education, University staff and area residents may formally enroll in courses for a fee. Although courses that are completed do not lead to a degree from the University, students do receive grades and Princeton transcripts.

Events and Facilities

185 Nassau Street houses the Programs in Creative Writing, Theater and Dance, and Visual Arts, which host art shows, theatrical productions, and poetry and fiction readings.

The Art Museum offers a variety of programs for adults and children, both at the museum and in area schools, hospitals, and retirement homes. The Docent Association gives guided tours for groups of six or more adults. It also gives tours for children by appointment. There is no tour charge for school groups. The museum is open every day except Monday.

Princeton athletic events are open to the public, some at no charge. Season tickets provide access to football, ice hockey, and basketball at a reduced per-game charge. Athletic facilities are often available to residents of the community. A single fee provides access to Dillon Gymnasium basketball and squash courts; the Dillon Gymnasium fitness center, which includes Nautilus and Universal equipment, free weights, stair-steppers, stationary cycles, and rowing ergometers; both Denunzio and Dillon pools; and the Jadwin Gymnasium track. Additionally, Baker Rink is open at certain times for a per-session charge. Use of indoor and outdoor tennis courts requires a separate fee.

Carnegie Lake is a popular recreational area, providing a site for rowing, fishing, canoeing, and ice skating.

The Princeton University Chapel, which seats more than 2,000 people, offers services, musical performances, and other special events that are open to the public. The recently renovated pipe organ is one of the finest in the country.

Firestone Library offers access privileges to the public for modest fees. Reduced rates are available in cases of financial need. The public is welcome, without charge, to both the Exhibition Gallery on the first floor and the second-floor gallery. The Rare Book Room and the Theater Arts Collection may be seen by signing in at the door.

FitzRandolph Observatory sponsors open houses with evening viewing through the 36-inch reflecting telescope. The Princeton Weekly Bulletin lists the dates, which vary from year to year depending on astronomical conditions.

McCarter Theatre offers drama, music, dance, film, and other events ranging from acrobatics to mime. The theater also hosts the annual show presented by the student members of the Triangle Club.

The Natural History Museum in Guyot Hall displays fossils and geological specimens. The museum is open weekdays.

Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall hosts musical, dramatic, and other performances, most of them open to the public.

Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall hosts musical groups from on and off campus throughout the year.

A student-run facility, Theatre Intime, schedules dramatic productions throughout the year at Murray-Dodge Hall.

The Music Department sponsors free student concerts during the academic year.

The University's Center for Visitor and Conference Services coordinates visits to campus by outside organizations for meetings, workshops, and educational institutes as well as sports camps and other athletic activities.