Young’s community bond forged in childhood
By Eric Quiñones
At 11 years old, Marjorie Young embarked on an adventure that would set the course of her personal and professional life. Young, who has been director of the University’s Community House for the past 10 years, first came to Princeton Borough from Haiti as a child along with her two sisters, Romy and Carine, and her brother, Moshe. Their mother had moved to the area years earlier, working as a nurse’s aide at Princeton Medical Center, with the intention of bringing her children to America to get a better education.
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Freshmen get lessons in civic engagement
By Ushma Patel
After growing up in an affluent neighborhood, Wendy Kopp arrived at Princeton unaware of the deficient schooling some of her peers had overcome to attend the University. By the time she graduated in 1989, however, Kopp was aware of these inequalities — and determined to reverse them. At age 21, she launched Teach for America to train teachers to work in low-income communities.
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Students in 19 cities awarded Princeton Prize in Race Relations
By Cass Cliatt
The Princeton Prize in Race Relations awards program has recognized 92 high school students in 19 metropolitan areas across the country for outstanding work to advance the cause of race relations.
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University community invited to CPUC meeting
The Council of the Princeton University Community (CPUC) will hold its first meeting of the academic year from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1, in Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture. All members of the University community are invited to attend.
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Preparing to Lead: Internships pair students with executives
By Hilary Parker
Mechanical and aerospace engineering major Zhen Xia is accustomed to solving problems that have cut-and-dried solutions, but an internship at IBM this past summer taught him how to approach problems that don’t have one right answer.
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Office oversees a wide array of community relations initiatives
This issue of the Princeton Weekly Bulletin is being mailed to residents of the local community on behalf of the Office of Community and Regional Affairs. Led by Kristin Appelget, director of community and regional affairs, and Karen Woodbridge, director of community relations, the office serves as a bridge between the University and the community. Staff members work with county and municipal government officials, plus with a wide variety of community organizations, to enhance the quality of life throughout the Princeton region.
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Auditing program shares academic resources with area residents
Area residents are encouraged to take advantage of the broad academic resources available in their own backyard through the University’s Community Auditing Program (CAP).
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Community and Staff Day at Princeton Stadium includes activities for all ages
Faculty, staff and local residents are invited to Community and Staff Day, the annual celebration of sports, entertainment and community service, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Princeton Stadium.
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‘Comments From Campus’ features three fall talks
Comments From Campus,” a series of lectures by Princeton scholars held at the Princeton Public Library, includes three talks this fall.
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