Princeton University Bulletin, Sept. 20, 2010
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY BULLETINVolume 100, Number 1 Sept. 20, 2010 a warm welcome Princeton’s class of 2014 was welcomed to campus at Opening Exercises on Sept. 12 in the University Chapel (top right). Challenging the freshmen to embrace two ideas that might seem to be in contradiction, President Tilghman told the students to spend their Princeton career building deep expertise in a specialty while also developing broad understanding. “Narrow expertise is necessary, but it is not sufficient to contribute to complex problem-solving, while, on the other hand, a jack-of-all-trades who is a master of none brings little to the table,” Tilghman said. “Your liberal education will reconcile this contradiction by endowing you with the mantles of both expert and generalist.” After the ceremony, the freshmen participated in a “pre-rade” (bottom left) from the chapel through FitzRandolph Gates, while being cheered and greeted by other Princetonians (bottom right). ONLINE: Full article www.princeton.edu/main/news Denise ApplewhiteDenise Malkiel to step down as dean of the college RUTH STEVEN S tings,” she added. “Throughout her the advantage of building upon the tenure she has been a champion for extraordinary foundation that Nancy ancy Weiss Malkiel, the longest- excellence in teaching, having created has laid for education at Princeton.” serving dean of the college and the McGraw Center for Teaching and Malkiel said that she believes her job N the second longest-serving dean Learning, and encouraged innovation is the best in the institution because in Princeton’s history, will step down through the 250th anniversary teach- the University is so devoted to under- from that position at the end of this ing fund. She embodies Princeton’s graduate education. “When I talk academic year. commitment to being a great research to students and parents, I describe Malkiel will conclude her tenure after university that is dedicated to under- Princeton as a world-class research 24 years as the senior officer respon- graduate teaching.” university with the heart and soul of a sible for the University’s undergraduate Provost Christopher Eisgruber, to liberal arts college,” she said. “There academic program. A member of the whom Malkiel reports, will chair a aren’t any others like us. To have the history faculty since 1969, she plans to search committee to seek a successor privilege of holding the portfolio for take a year’s leave and then return to and soon will announce its member- undergraduate education in this place teaching and scholarship. ship. He hopes to have a new dean is simply extraordinary.” Only Andrew Fleming West, the selected by the end of January so that Malkiel, whose oversight respon- first dean of the Graduate School from there will be an opportunity for over- sibilities include the admission and 1901 to 1928, served longer at Prince- lap. He said Malkiel has paved the way financial aid offices, said that being ton as a dean. admirably for her successor. part of the process to improve access to “Nancy Malkiel has had an “When scholars write Prince- Princeton for many students has been enormously positive impact on under- ton’s history in the future, they will one of her greatest joys. graduate students at Princeton, by her undoubtedly regard Nancy Malkiel’s “To see what has happened in Denise ApplewhiteDenise focus on the quality of the instruction 24-year deanship as one of the Univer- terms of financial aid and access to they receive and their experience in Nancy Weiss Malkiel sity’s greatest,” Eisgruber said. “As a this place for the broadest range of the residential colleges,” said President result of her administrative talent, her talented students, to see what has Tilghman. “In her 23 years as dean of “She launched the new four-year passion for learning and her persis- happened in terms of the composition the college, she has been responsible college system, which gives upperclass tence over nearly a quarter century, of the student body — wits diversity for many important advancements students greater residential options, she has sustained and improved this of all kinds, its intellectual strength in the curriculum, including the strengthens the connection of all University’s longstanding commitment — that’s enormously gratifying and expansion of the Freshman Seminar undergraduates to their colleges, and to offer the world’s best undergraduate enormously important for Princeton,” Program and the introduction of the brings undergraduates and graduate education. Nancy will be a tough act Writing Program. students together in residential set- to follow, but her successor will have Continued on page 7 What’s University real estate operations merged 2 Elements of new Office serves as town-gown bridge 4 Frick lab create right formula 8 inside? Open enrollment lets employees choose benefits 6 PRINCETON 2 UNIVERSITY BULLETIN Sept. 20, 2010 T o our readers Spotlight Beginning with this issue, the Princeton The Bulletin includes many of the year. 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Supporting the financial report- to enhance service, efficiency on graduate student, and faculty and ing and business applications of the staff housing, includes the develop- civic engagement center, which includes RUTH STEVEN S created to assist him with these added ment or redevelopment of several the Student Volunteers Council (SVC) responsibilities, and a search is under residential complexes near the campus, and Community House. Managing he administration of Princeton’s way. He also will have a new assistant as well as planning for and building budgets, purchasing, logistics and event real estate holdings has been director, who will come on board when single-family homes to increase the planning. Providing student groups T reorganized to consolidate opera- assistant director for faculty and staff stock available to senior recruits. The with accounting and logistical support. tions previously dispersed across the housing Eugenia (Coe) Evans retires experience being gained in delivering Helping to oversee the move of the University. One result is a single point this academic year, after 39 years at these large projects will inform all of SVC office from Murray-Dodge Hall to of service within the Department of Princeton. the delivery of housing-related needs.” 201D Frist Campus Center this fall. Facilities for faculty and staff who “This reorganization is one of Responsibility for the Standard Quote: “For most of my career at Prince- purchase or rent housing from the several across the University over Mortgage Loan Program will transfer ton over the past 15 years I have been institution. the past year in an effort to become to the Office of Finance and Treasury. working with students, and that is what Two long-time University admin- more efficient,” said Michael McKay, The Office of Housing and Real Estate I enjoy the most. I previously served as istrators have begun a phased vice president for facilities. “This Services and the mortgage program associate program coordinator for SVC, retirement, and the Office of Real consolidation produces a number of supporting undergraduate participa- Estate Finance has closed. Retiring advantages. Faculty and staff will Continued on page 6 tion in weekly service programs, break are Christopher McCrudden, vice trips and Community Action. With the president and senior adviser to the Pace Center, we work with 28 student president, to whom the real estate groups focused on community service office reported, and Caroline Clancy, By the numbers or education-related programs. I enjoy director of the Office of Real Estate helping those students.” Finance. Each has been at Princeton for 37 years. T HE PRINCETON CLASS OF 2014 F ALL 2010 NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS Other interests: Visiting flea markets and The Office of Real Estate Finance Number of students 1,312 Number pursuing doctoral degrees 473 antiquing with her husband, Stuart.