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Princeton Weekly Bulletin   October 3, 2005, Vol. 95, No. 4   prev   next

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Page One
• University selects Beyer Blinder Belle to develop campus plan
• Volunteer efforts draw staff members to Gulf Coast

Community
• Community ties
• CAP shares academic riches with area residents
• Community Day at Princeton Stadium set for Oct. 8

Inside
• Campus community steps up Hurricane Katrina relief efforts
• Princeton program revitalizes community college faculty

People
• People, spotlight

Almanac
• Nassau Notes
• Calendar of events
• By the numbers

 

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Editor: Ruth Stevens
Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller
Staff writers: Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Eric Quiñones
Contributing writer:Cass Cliatt
Photographer: Denise Applewhite, John Jameson
Design: Micole Sharlin
Web edition: Mahlon Lovett

 

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By the numbers

Community contributions

Princeton NJ — According to the University’s Office of Community and State Affairs:

• The University is the largest taxpayer in both Princeton Borough and Princeton Township with property and sewer tax payments in these two communities totaling approximately $8 million in 2005.

• These tax payments include hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes on housing for faculty, staff (including the University president’s house) and many graduate students. This is housing that might qualify for tax exemption under New Jersey state law. However, the University pays full taxes on these residential properties in order to ensure that the public school system is compensated for school-aged children who might—but do not necessarily—dwell in these residences.

• In 2005, the total non-tax voluntary contribution to Princeton Borough was more than $800,000.

• In recent years, Princeton has made many large, one-time gifts to municipal and community organizations, including: $500,000 to the Princeton Public Library; $500,000 to the Princeton Regional Schools; $300,000 to the Monument Drive reconstruction; $200,000 to the American Red Cross of the Princeton Area; $155,000 to the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad for a rescue vehicle; $150,000 for the plaza next to the library; $100,000 to the Princeton First Aid Squad and the Princeton Fire Department for equipment other than the rescue vehicle; $100,000 for open space preservation; and $50,000 to the Princeton Charter School.

• Approximately half of the volunteers with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad are University-affiliated individuals (staff, students, alumni).

• More than a quarter of Princeton’s undergraduates engage in community service in the area each year.

• The University reaches out to approximately 150 area high school students each year through educational enrichment initiatives. The Princeton University Preparatory Program, funded by the University and founded by members of its faculty and staff, is a three-year learning and enrichment program for Mercer County high school students who are educationally motivated and rich in intellectual curiosity but who are financially disadvantaged. The Program in Teacher Preparation oversees another program allowing high school seniors to take courses at the University at no cost to the school district or the student.