Isles Volunteer Day - Saturday, January 10

The next Isles destruction/construction volunteer opportunity will take place on Saturday, January 10, from 9:30-4:00. Princeton alumni, students, faculty and staff - as well as spouses/partners and children (ages 10 and up) are welcome to participate. For details, please email Arlen Hastings '80 at hastings@ias.edu.

The building where we'll be working is featured on the Princeton University website! See http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/96/14K47/index.xml?section=featured.

ISLES CEE 477 Sustainable Design Student Presentations - January 12

Recently, the Princeton University homepage highlighted an exciting partnership between the university and Isles: the CEE 477 Sustainable Design engineering course. For the course, students are analyzing the potential for a deeply green retrofit of Isles' One Johnston Avenue textile mill. You are cordially invited to the final student presentations on their findings. Taught by Dr. Robert Harris, Co-Chair of the Isles Board of Trustees, the course in Civil and Environmental Engineering encouraged a "whole systems" approach to the building design - in keeping with Isles approach to community development. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with Marty Johnson, President of Isles, and Randy Croxton, the New York-based award-winning green architect who is heading the design team for the project.

Date: January 12, 2009
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Room 004 in the Friend Center on Olden Street, across from the Engineering Quadrangle

The presentation and panel discussion will be followed by refreshments. The course was featured in the Princeton Weekly Bulletin: http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/volume98/issue12/makeover/
We hope you will join us.

--Martin Johnson '81

Graduate Student Mixer - February 10th

Each year the APGA, in partnership with various university organizations for student life, sponsors a number of mixers that provide an opportunity for current graduate students to meet with graduate alumni from their disciplines. The first mixer this year will be held on Tuesday February 10 at Guyot Hall on campus, focusing on the Natural Sciences areas. Alumni are invited to attend to give current graduate students an opportunity to learn more about how to navigate the post-graduate student life and learn from your own experience. Your experience managing the important transition from graduate school into the professional world is highly valued by graduate students. Please consider attending this evening event and sharing your thoughts with the next generation of graduate students in a casual setting. A light buffet dinner will be served.

Date: Tuesday, Feb 10, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Guyot Hall (http://www.princeton.edu/%7Epumap/buildings/143.html)
RSVP: apga@princeton.edu

While the focus is on Natural Sciences, alumni from other disciplines are welcome to attend. Future mixers are planned as follows: Social Sciences and Humanities on March 24 & Engineering on April 14.

Isles Seeking Volunteers - November 29!

The Community Service Committee received the message below from the Isles volunteer coordinator. If you can help, please email Arlen Hastings '80 at hastings@ias.edu.

**An opportunity has come to Isles on short notice. To support improved energy efficiency in Trenton households (benefiting both the environment and families' budgets), we will support the free distribution of high-efficiency light bulbs. A door to door mass distribution of compact fluorescent light bulbs is planned for Saturday November 29 from 10 AM to 2 PM. We need volunteers to help. If your group can help please let me know. Any healthy adult (and children with supervision) can participate.

I apologize for the short notice, but this is a great opportunity and we can use your help.**

Isles Volunteer Day: Saturday, January 10

Mark your calendars! The next opportunity for alumni and students to participate in a mass construction project at Isles will be Saturday, January 10, 2009. We will work indoors in a heated area. More information will be posted here and an invitation will be emailed in mid/late December. It's rewarding, fun, and a great way to burn off those extra holiday calories!

PA3 Survey: Make your opinion count!

Help make PA3 the club for YOU.

Please complete a short survey to tell us what types of events and activities you would like to see as part of the PA3: the survey includes various types of social events, career networking events, community service projects, activities supporting students on campus, cultural events and much, much more!

You can even volunteer to organize these events.

Fridays at Noon - Alumni and undergrads

The PACE Center has organized a "Fridays at Noon" program where alumni have informal (brown bag) lunches with undergrads and talk about their careers in public service. The program starts Friday, November 7. Area alumni who would be interested in sharing their experience with their own careers in public service with Princeton students should contact Arlen Kassof Hastings '80 at hastings@ias.edu.

Date: Friday, November 7
Location: PACE Center, Princeton University
Time: 12PM - 1PM

Other Friday dates to follow.

Nov 14 - Reception with Distinguished Alumni

PA3, in conjunction with the Davis International Center,
invite all area alumni and guests to a special reception in
honor of John Waterbury '61, the William Stewart Tod
Professor of Politics and International Affairs Emeritus
(retired President of American University in Beirut) and
Un Chan Chung*78 Visiting Fellow at the Princeton
Institute for International and Regional Studies
(President emeritus Seoul National University). Come
meet our distinguished guests and start engaging
conversations with international graduate and under-
graduate students.
Location: Bendheim Center for Finance, 26 Prospect Street (behind
Woodrow Wilson School), Princeton
Date: November 14, 2008
Time: 7PM - 10PM

Please RSVP to princetonareaalumni@gmail.com

Little Tigers Playdates

Thank you to all of you that came out to the Little Tigers Playdates this fall. I made some new friends, and the children seemed to be having fun!

The outdoor playdates will resume in the spring. I am looking into indoor locations for the winter and will post the dates and locations as soon as I know them. In the meantime, feel free to browse the pictures of the September Playdate - a gorgeous fall day.

By the way, the child model seen in the photo is Benji, son of Jeremy Kestler '94 and Lisa Picken Kestler '96.

Community Service Update

The PA3 had another great day at Isles. A group of about half repeat volunteers and half first-timers finished up the demolition in the area where we’d begun work a month ago, and sorted the wood and other disassembled bits into piles for reuse or recycling.

Contrary to an earlier post, there will be more opportunities to volunteer at the Isles site during the winter; parts of the building will be warmed with space heaters so work can go on.

The PA3 Community Service committee is also beginning to plan a mentoring program to help Trenton area high school students through the college application and financial-aid-seeking process. We hope to begin next spring and carry on at least through one college application season – and if all goes well, to make this an ongoing PA3 program. We are in the early stages of figuring out how this is going to work and welcome the participation of alums in the planning process. If you'd like to help with the planning, please contact Grace Penn '99 at kamagana@yahoo.com.

Tailgate at Brown Football Game - Oct 18th, 11:00 AM

The new PA3's first football tailgate is on! Please join us for Hoagie Haven hoagies, potato salad, assorted drinks, etc., at DeNunzio Circle starting at 11:00 AM before the Princeton home game against Brown (Oct 18th). DeNunzio Circle is located in front of DeNunzio Pool and next to the football stadium parking lot. The cost is $15 per person ($10 per person for those who have paid their PA3 annual dues or who pay their annual dues "at the door"). See you there! Go Tigers!

Weapons of Mass Construction, Part 2 (community service project)

Sunday, October 26
9:00-4:00
Back by popular demand!

Join your fellow alumni for another Day of Demolition for a great cause! Spouses/partners and children (10 and up) are welcome too. No experience needed.

Isles, Inc., a Trenton-based development organization (isles.org) started by Marty Johnson '81 and other Princeton students and faculty in 1981, is coordinating a second volunteer day in cooperation with the PA3's Community Service Committee. Volunteers will work on the renovation of a beautiful, mostly vacant, circa 1895 former textile mill on the Trenton-Hamilton border. The 6.5 acre site is being converted by Isles into a mixed use, "green" village, which will include offices for public interest and environmental organizations, training facilities for inner city youth, homes, art studios and other spaces.

Because the building is currently unheated, this will be our last opportunity to work at this site until spring. We will plan more volunteer projects with Isles when the weather warms up. (Other group volunteer activities are being considered for the winter months; suggestions are welcome.)

Once again, volunteers are invited to bring donations for the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank. The following non-perishable food items and hygiene supplies are especially needed: canned tuna, sardines, salmon, chicken; fruit in light syrup; juices; rice; Parmalat or other shelf-stable milk; toothpaste; deodorant; shampoo; soap; toilet paper.

Please email Arlen Hastings '80 S79 P09 (hastings@ias.edu) if you would like to participate. We hope to see you on the 26th!

The 4th annual Pre-Rade was attended by Parents, Students, and Alumni. Freshman wore tee-shirts with colors coordinated to match their respective residential colleges (e.g. baby blue for Butler). Several alum were there--but we did not all stand together so it was difficult to see how many of us actually made it. There was the occasional sighting of orange and black reunions jackets. Afterwards the gathering at Maclean House included alumni and parents of the entering students. Some parents were looking pretty dog-faced because their students had just made the ultimate separation and many had pushed them out of their dorm rooms. A few new faulty members stood in the crowd as well. Next year, our Post Pre-rade gathering could extend an invitation to parents of freshman and new faculty. We could call it the decompression hour.

October 26 - Back to Isles!

Another Isles volunteer day is scheduled for Sunday, October 26. Details will be posted here soon, and an invitation will be sent to the PA3 list.

A belated thank you to all the volunteers who worked so hard at Isles last Saturday and donated canned goods too! They’ve been delivered to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, where they were received with gratitude. We’ll have another collection on our next Isles day; stay tuned for a list of most-needed items.

October 31st - Little Tigers Playdate

What: Little Tigers Playdate
When: Friday, October 31st 10:00 AM- 11:30 AM (no raindate)
Where: Marquand Park on Lovers Lane in Princeton
For: PA3 Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc., and their little ones
RSVP: No RSVP necessary, just show up.
Details: We'll be based at the playground and large sand box near the parking lot off of Lovers Lane. Please bring your own drinks and snacks.
Extra: Please where orange and black (kids, too) if you can!

PA3 Goes to Isles

Our first PA3 Community Service event - a volunteer day on September 20 at Isles - was a great success. Almost 50 people - mostly alums, but also students, families and friends - spent the day tearing down walls and disassembling interior structures in a beautiful, century-plus-old former textile mill. The 6.5 acre site is being converted by Isles into a mixed use, "green" village, to include offices for public interest and environmental organizations, training facilities for inner city youth, homes, art studios and other spaces. We learned something and had a lot of fun, and we're tentatively planning a similar event in late October to finish the demolition in the area where we were working.

Daily Princetonian Article About the PA3 ...

The Daily Princetonian ran an article about the newly-rejuvenated PA3:
Read the article here.

Pre-rade a success!

A crowd of several hundred, including alumni from the area dressed in their Reunions costumes, as well as the University Band, parents and members of the Classes of '09, '10 and '11 gathered on the lawn in front of Nassau Hall on Sunday, 7 September, to welcome the freshman class of 2012.

This was the fourth annual "Pre-Rade" which was led by President Shirley Tilghman and a retinue of around 100 faculty members and administrators, dressed in their academic regalia, entering through Fitzrandolph gate, leading eventually to a class of '12 barbeque and then the "Step Sing" on Blair Steps, where the class was introduced to five Princeton songs including, of course, Old Nassau.

Thanks to the alumni, many from the Princeton Area Alumni Association, for helping make this event a success.

Some photos can be found here.

Sustainability Open House Sept 17th

Dear Local Princeton Alumni and Alumnae:

You are cordially invited to attend Sustainability: Introducing Princeton’s Green Initiatives on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 from 3 pm to 8 pm at Frist Campus Center. The open house will introduce Princeton’s Sustainability Plan and is an opportunity for all members of the Princeton community to learn about the University’s goals to reduce our environmental footprint over the next ten years and beyond. Participants will include campus experts from departments such as engineering, transportation and parking, design and construction, dining services, recycling, and many other areas that oversee sustainable initiatives at Princeton. Students and faculty involved in sustainability related projects and research will talk about their programs as well. The faculty, staff, and student participants will use displays and interactive exhibits to discuss their work and solicit visitors’ questions and ideas. Most importantly, attendees will find out how we can collaborate to support our ambitious sustainability goals.

This event is free and open to the public and is coordinated by the Office of Sustainability. Please see the invitation at www.princeton.edu/sustainability/announcements/sustainability-openhouse/ for more information.

I look forward to seeing you on the 17th.

Mark

Mark Burstein
Executive Vice President

IvyPlus Happy Hour for Young Alumni - Sept 26th

Please note that the IvyPlus Happy Hour advertised below is not a PA3 event (not organized or sponsored by the PA3), but is an activity that may interest local Princeton alumni.

Come have fun! Meet with other young alumni at this month's IvyPlus happy hour. All alumni ages 21to 39 from the following schools are invited to attend: Amherst, Barnard, Brown, Bryn Mawr, Cambridge, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Mount Holyoke, Oxford, Princeton, Radcliffe, Smith, Stanford, Swarthmore, U Chicago, U Penn, Vassar, Wellesley, Williams, and Yale Guests are welcome!

NOTE: Events are free to attend, and pay-as-you-go for food and drinks. Please bring cash as most venues place all orders on a single bill. All guests must be accompanied by IvyPlus alumni.

FRIDAY, September 26th 6:30 PM--???
Place: Triumph Brewing Company
138 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
http://www.triumphbrew.com/
Ask the host/hostess for IvyPlus and they'll send you our way.
Please RSVP to Larry Ward at: lward@alum.mit.edu with name, school, year of graduation, andnumber of guests.

* IvyPlus NJ CONTACT INFORMATION: Larry Ward, MIT '93, lward@alum.mit.eduhttp://www.geocities.com/ivyplusnj/

Weapons of Mass Construction (Community Service Project)

Join your fellow Princeton alumni for a day of learning, fun, construction and yes, destruction (at least demolition) for a great cause!

*** Update: Over 25 people have signed up so far, from the Class of '58 through to the Class of '12 ... Thank you to those of you who have expressed interest in the upcoming alumni community service day at Isles on September 20th! Over 25 alumni from various classes have already signed up. Unfortunately, we are experiencing some technical difficulties with the evite and some alumni responses were not registered. If you RSVPed via evite and haven't heard from us, would you please email Lori Piranian '06 at piranian@ias.edu, so that we can get a head count and send you the appropriate release forms? If you haven't responded but plan to attend, please RSVP via email to piranian@ias.edu ***

Isles, Inc., a Trenton-based development organization (isles.org) started by Marty Johnson '81 and other Princeton students and faculty in 1981, is coordinating a community service day in cooperation with the Princeton Area Alumni Association's Community Service Committee.

Volunteers will get the chance to work on the renovation of a beautiful, mostly vacant, circa 1895 former textile mill on the Trenton - Hamilton border. Along the northeast corridor rail line, the 6.5 acre site is being converted by Isles into a mixed use, "green" village. It will include offices for public interest and environmental organizations, training facilities for inner city youth, homes, art studios and other spaces.

Because of the unusually "green" approach to Isles' redevelopment plans, Princeton University's Civil and Environmental Engineering fall course titled "Sustainable Design CEE 477" will focus on the mill's unique opportunities and challenges.

The mill is located at One North Johnston Ave, Trenton, NJ 08609. It is about a 12 minute drive from Princeton's campus, just south on Route 1. Volunteers, or "mass constructors" will get the chance to demolish some walls, or paint (clean, latex, low odor), or landscape with bulbs and other plantings. Alumni spouses and children (10 and up!) are invited, so you can involve the family. No experience needed.

In addition to the chance to get some good physical work (therapy?) done, we will learn about community development from one of the leading organizations in the region and country.

When: Saturday, September 20th, 8:30am - 4:00pm. Please plan to arrive between 8:30 and 9:00 to get acquainted and learn the ropes, and stay as long as you'd like. We will meet at the site. Gloves, goggles and tools will be provided. Bring your own lunch, or $6/head and we will order pizza.

Volunteers are invited to bring food items for donation to the Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, which serves over 17,000 low-income men, women and children who reside in Mercer County and neighboring communities. The following non-perishable items are especially needed: canned tuna fish, sardines, salmon, chicken; fruit in light syrup; juices; rice; Parmalat or other shelf-stable milk.

Please let us know if you're planning to attend; we need a head count to ensure we have the right number of supervisors and supplies. When we hear from you, we will email you volunteer guidelines and forms.

Please RSVP by clicking on the web address below:
Web Address: http://preview.evite.com/event/tigers-go-to-isles or contact Lori Piranian '06.

Weekend Little Tigers Playdate

What: Little Tigers Playdate
When: Sunday, September 21st 3:30 PM- 5:00 PM (raindate: Sept 28th)
Where: Marquand Park on Lovers Lane in Princeton
For: PA3 Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc., and their little ones
RSVP: No RSVP necessary, just show up.
Details: We'll be based at the playground and large sand box near the parking lot off of Lovers Lane. Please bring your own drinks and snacks.
Extra: Also, please bring your gently used items for a diaper, clothes, and/or toy swap. I am sure many of you have a half-used box of too small diapers that deserve a good home.

Little Tigers Playdate - RESCHEDULED FOR AUG 22nd

The forecast calls for heavy rain on Aug 15th. The playdate and toy/clothes swap has be rescheduled for Friday August 22nd, 10:30 to noon, at Marqand Park on Lovers Lane. See you there!

PA3 on Facebook Has Moved

Please note that our Facebook group has moved. Because I created this group under the "Princeton" network, only those previously in this Facebook network were able to join the PA3 alliance. Unfortunately, this cannot be changed by Facebook. So, we're moving to an identically-named group which is now under the GLOBAL network designation. Please, then, 'ask to join' this group upon finding it in the Facebook Universe. Sorry for the trouble!

-Rick S.

Watch your emailbox for our upcoming newsletter

EDITORIAL: WHY A NEWSLETTER?

The Association views this newsletter as an essential part of its efforts to build and maintain the organization. Members of the association, which includes all alumni with mailing addresses close to the Princeton campus, will have varying levels of involvement and will have preferred ways of receiving information. Our website/blog (www.princetonaaa.blogspot.com)is the most current source of information about our activities, and it will be accessed by many members. Members who are on Facebook or on LinkedIn are invited to join the “Princeton Area Alumni Association (PAAA)” groups (please note that on Facebook, you need to be a member of the Princeton network in order to join).

We will have special mailings and emailings, but the newsletter will play a complementary role by reaching association members who may have missed or been missed by these other forms of communication and by providing reminders of upcoming events. So far, a publication schedule has not been established, but we anticipate issuing several electronic and paper newsletters per year.

Many thanks to Sev Onyshkevych ’83, chair of the Membership and Communication Committee, for his assistance, especially for providing sample newsletters from other associations, and, even more, for his encouragement.

I retired from the Rutgers University Libraries in 2003. I am an active participant in Graduate School Annual Giving, and I support the Princeton University Library and the Art Museum.

IN OUR BACKYARD

NIMBY (“Not in my backyard”) is an unlovely slogan used by those who object to the possible siting of prisons, waste treatment plants, and other necessary governmental activities that they deem undesirable.

However, having something in one’s backyard can be both a valuable asset and thoroughly enjoyable! We are the "IMBYs" ... being so close to the Princeton University campuses is a privilege of ours, and comes with obligations. On the one hand, we can enjoy and support the many attractions the university has for the alumni, and, through community service we can further enhance the usefulness and the reputation of Princeton University. We can contribute to “Princeton in the nation’s service” in part, and via our Association “Princeton in the community’s service.” It seems to me, therefore, this newsletter could provide an opportunity for alumni to describe their pleasant experiences with university attractions, such as the art museum, and to describe their equally enjoyable efforts to serve through our association. We could also describe our work with various offices or other elements of Princeton to provide new services and to plan events.

Benjamin R. Beede (Politics *62), Interim Newsletter Editor; Email: brbeede@rci.rutgers.edu

Welcome Princeton Area Alumni Association members!

The Princeton Area Alumni Association is back in business! After a decade-long hiatus, we are “roaring” to go…

Our Mission:
The Princeton Area Alumni Association (PA3) consists of the approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate alumni of Princeton University who live locally in the greater Princeton, NJ area. The PA3 organizes various social, career/networking, volunteer and cultural opportunities for alumni, , providing Princeton experiences to complement the various activities the University offers students, alumni and the local community.

Newsletter:
This is our first PA3 newsletter. Because it is our first, it will probably be the longest. The newsletter is intended to give members of the PA3 a brief overview of upcoming events, interesting news, contact information for the PA3 leaders, and links to more details. Please join us in any of the events listed on our schedule below, and feel free to provide ideas for future events.

Please Consider Volunteering:
PA3 volunteers are encouraged and necessary to ensure a thriving organization. Feel free to contact a committee leader directly (or the PA3 at princetonareaalumni@gmail.com) if you are interested.

To date:
The PA3 has 1) co-sponsored a very successful career networking event; 2) established an acting leadership group; 3) arranged social events for August and September; 4) adopted by-laws; and 5) created a website. Immediate upcoming endeavors include finalizing the PA3 constitution, exploring opportunities for student/alumni interaction, organizing community service activities, planning more social gatherings, reaching out to “lost” PA3 members, electing officers, and much, much more!

Kristin Epstein ’97, Chair (princetonareaalumni@gmail.com)

August 13 Happy Hour

The PA3 invites you to celebrate a mid-August Over-the-Hump-Day with a Happy Hour at the Alchemist & Barrister (28 Witherspoon Street; Princeton, NJ; 609.924.5555) from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13...

Drop by to catch up with other PA3 members and hear about other upcoming events, including the Pre-Rade, a fall football tailgate and more... And, of course, we'd love to get your ideas and suggestions for events you'd like to have this coming year...

Hope to see you soon!

Community Service

The Community Service Committee is getting itself organized. Our initial focus will be on group volunteer activities in the Princeton/Trenton area, and we’ll also be coordinating food drives at PA3 events. Activities will begin this Fall. Let us know (and post comments here on this blog) if you have any ideas. Check back for details!

Inaugural PA3 Career Event a Resounding Success!

The first sponsored career event by the PA3 has been a great success. We have assisted Satomi Yaji Chudasama of PU's Office of Career Services in organizing event for Princeton University students to help them select their possible future career. There were 71 student registrations, and 43 alumni registrations.

The panelists were: Yakov Shkolnikov *05, John Epstein ’96, John Korsah ’92, Seamus Abshere ’06, Ron Weissbard ’06, Murray Peyton ’57 and Steve Anderson ’91. Dozens of other PA3 members participated in smaller workshops organized by industry/profession.

PAAA Litte Tiger Playdate

What: Little Tigers Playdate
When: Friday, August 15th 10:30 AM - 12:00 noon (raindate - August 22nd)
Where: Marquand Park on Lovers Lane in Princeton
For: PA3 Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, etc., and their little ones
RSVP: No RSVP necessary, just show up.
Details: We'll be based at the playground and large sand box near the parking lot off of Lovers Lane. Please bring your own drinks and snacks.
Extra: Also, please bring your gently used items for a diaper, clothes, and/or toy swap. I am sure many of you have a half-used box of too small diapers that deserve a good home.

Pre-Rade ... help welcome the Class of 2012 to the Princeton family on Sept 7!

Princeton Area Alumni ... please join in welcoming the class of 2012 in September

The Office of the Alumni Association invites any and all alumni to attend the fifth annual "Pre-rade" on Sunday, Sept. 7, at approximately 4 p.m. Please come to the front lawn of campus, in front of Nassau Hall, to cheer on members of Princeton's newest freshman class as they march from Opening Exercises, through FitzRandolph Gate, to start off their undergraduate experiences. Following the Pre-rade, the Alumni Association will serve light refreshments in Maclean House.
http://alumni.princeton.edu/main/news/calendar/prerade/

Then, keep the celebration going and join other PA3 members at a post-Pre-Rade gathering at Triumph Brewery (138 Nassau Street; Princeton 1.609.924.7855).

PAAA Career Services Networking Reception - 17 July 2008

This summer, the Princeton Area Alumni Association (PA3) and the Office of Career Services at Princeton University are collaborating to host a networking reception for Princeton students and alumni who are living and working in the Princeton area this summer.

Princeton students are extremely interested in obtaining information and advice about their future career options, while also developing skills and strategies for effectively networking for future internship and job search or preparation for graduate study.

The event will feature a panel of alumni from various fields, sharing their insights on how Princeton has prepared them for future career options, success, and transitions. After a brief panel discussion, we will break into small groups so that students can hear more directly from you about your career advice, stories, and information.

We would like invite you to join the reception, providing students with the opportunity to interact with you while you also interact with your fellow alumni.

Alumni of all classes welcome, but space is limited, so please reply quickly!
Thursday, July 17, 6:30pm-8:00pm
Friend Center Convocation Room - Princeton University campus
Refreshments will be served.

RSVP: Please send to Satomi Yaji Chudasama, Career Services, schudasa@princeton.edu, and indicate your first name, last name, class, and major at Princeton in your RSVP.

PS: The event was a smashing success, with about 100 students and over a dozen PAAA members participating ... more to follow!

PA3 ... we're baaack!!!!!!!!!!!

The Princeton Area Alumni Association is back in business. After a decade-long hiatus, a new leadership team has stepped up to the plate:

• Chair - Kristin Epstein '97
• Vice-Chair - Jeremy Kestler '94
• Treasurer - David Woffindin '75
• Alumni Schools Committee - Mickey Faigen '73
• Networking and Careers Committee - Yakov Shkolnikov *05
• Student Liaison Committee - Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman '81 and Bettina Miguez '06
• Governance Committee - Meredith Cook '96
• Treasury and Financials Committee - Joseph Ramirez '07
• Community Service Committee - Grace Penn '99 and Arlen Hastings '80
• Activities and Social Events - Hilary Parker '01
• Membership and Communication - Sev Onyshkevych '83

In August 2008, watch your email and snail mail for upcoming announcements (make sure that your details are correct on Tigernet; all alumni whose "preferred address" is within the region immediately surrounding Princeton, NJ are automatically members).

We're planning numerous activities such as the "Pre-Rade" for incoming frosh from the Class of '12, happy hours, tailgates, career/networking events, play-dates for children, volunteer/community service projects and wine tastings.

Want to join? volunteer? have any ideas for events? Please contact the Princeton Area Alumni Association.