2019 - 2020 Meetings
The Old Guard's 78th Year
Please Click on Links for Meeting Minutes
9:30 a.m. - September 11
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Marge D'Amico
Minutes: Ben Colbert
The Dutch Gift: 2017 Edition
Ronnie Baer, Distinguished Curator and Lecturer, Princeton University Art Museum
10:15 a.m. - September 18
Friend Center
Introducer: BF Graham
Minutes: Jared Kieling
Photocatalysis for Air Pollution Abatement and Self-cleaning Exteriors
Andrew Voros, Senior Vice President, PrevenTive Conservation USA
10:15 a.m. – September 25
Friend Center
Introducer: Henry Von Kohorn
Minutes: Owen Leach
Climate and Weather: Order in the Chaos
Gabriel Vecchi, Professor of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute
9:30 a.m. – October 2
Hospitality Time
Maeder Hall Autidorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: Scott McVay
Minutes: Helena Bienstock
Feminism, Leadership and the Arts
Judith Brodsky and Ferris Olin, Rutgers University Professors Emeritae
10:15 a.m. – October 9
Friend Center
Introducer: Shirley Satterfield
Minutes: Micky Weyeneth
The War Against Immigrants: Implications for Democracy and Community Action
Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – October 16
Friend Center
Introducer: Marge D'Amico
Minutes: Bernie Miller
Smart Grid: Energy Meets Information
Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater Professor of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – October 23
Friend Center
Introducer: Ruth Miller
Minutes: Anne Seltzer
Truth to Power: The History of the National Intelligence Council
Robert Hutchings, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
10:15 a.m. – October 30
Maeder Hall Auditorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: Rob Fraser
Minutes: Larry Hans
Princeton's Hidden Gem: The Center of Theological Inquiry on Stockton Street
William Storrar, Director, Center of Theological Inquiry
9:30 a.m. – November 6
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Dick Scribner
Minutes: David Wetherill
Admissions at Selective Universities: Reflections and Predictions
Jim Wickenden, President, Wickenden Associates and former Dean of Admissions, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – November 13
Maeder Hall Auditorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: Michael Mathews
Minutes: Julie Denny
Looking Back and Looking Ahead, with Emily Mann
Emily Mann, Artistic Director, McCarter Theatre, with Lanny Jones or Michael Mathews
10:15 a.m. – November 20
Friend Center
Introducer: Nancy Beck
Minutes: Connie Hassett
A Girl Stands at the Door
Rachel Devlin, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University
9:30 a.m. – December 4
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: David Atkin
Minutes: Ralph Widner
What Life Is!
Arnold Levine, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study
10:15 a.m. – December 11
Friend Center
Introducer: Michael Mathews
Minutes: Bill Wakefield
Sandra Day O’Connor
Evan Thomas, Author and Journalist, in Conversation with Oscie Thomas
9:30 a.m. – Jan 8
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Bruno Walmsley
Minutes: Lincoln Hollister
Morality: A Natural History
Roger Moseley, Surgeon and Author
10:15 a.m. – Jan 15
Friend Center
Introducer: Bernie Miller
Minutes: Larry Hans
Project Apollo: Origins, Missions, and the Legacy
Rob Stengel, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Jan 22
Friend Center
Introducer: Michael Mathews
Minutes: Keith Wheelock
Why Religion? A Personal Story
Elaine Pagels, Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Jan 29
Friend Center
Introducer: George Bustin
Minutes: Robert Fraser
Free Speech on Campus
Keith Whittington, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University
9:30 a.m. – Feb 5
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Ruth Miller
Minutes: Richard Hankinson
Coastal Risk Conundrum
Richard Moss, Gerhard R. Andlinger Visiting Fellow in Energy and the Environment,
Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Feb 12
Maeder Auditorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: John Cotton
Minutes: Roger Moseley
Cognitive Dominance: A Brain Surgeon’s Quest to Out-Think Fear
Mark McLaughlin, Neurosurgeon and Author
10:15 a.m. – Feb 19
Friend Center
Introducer: Claire Jacobus
Minutes: Jock McFarlane
Columbus Letters, Forged and Stolen
Paul Needham, Scheide Librarian, Firestone Library, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Feb 26
Friend Center
Introducer: John Cotton
Minutes: Nancy Becker
Voices of Princeton
Izzy Kasdin, Executive Director, Historical Society of Princeton
and
Hannah Schmidl, Public Humanities Coordinator, Princeton Public Library
9:30 a.m. – Mar 4
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Henry Von Kohorn
Minutes: Andrew Littauer
The Terhune Orchards Story
Gary & Pam Mount, Owners, Terhune Orchards
10:15 a.m. - April 29
The Old Guard Returns via Zoom
The Old Guard Executive Committee Members
Video from the Princeton Art Museum
10:15 a.m. - May 6
Zoom Webinar
Introducer: Nancy Beck
Minutes: Jim Ferry
The Vision of Alchemy: Depicting Chemical Change in Medieval England
Jennifer Rampling, Assistant Professor of History, Princeton Universit
10:15 a.m. - May 13
Zoom Webinar
Introducer: Stephen Schreiber
Minutes: George Bustin
The Rise of Fascism in Europe:
Implications for Contemporary Society in Europe and America
David Bell, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor of History, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. - May 20
Zoom Webinar
Introducer: David Vilkomerson
Minutes: David Vilkomerson
Trump 304, Clinton 232: How It Happened and Its Implications for 2020
Walter Frank, Attorney, Teacher, and Author
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Marge D'Amico
Minutes: Ben Colbert
The Dutch Gift: 2017 Edition
Ronnie Baer, Distinguished Curator and Lecturer, Princeton University Art Museum
10:15 a.m. - September 18
Friend Center
Introducer: BF Graham
Minutes: Jared Kieling
Photocatalysis for Air Pollution Abatement and Self-cleaning Exteriors
Andrew Voros, Senior Vice President, PrevenTive Conservation USA
10:15 a.m. – September 25
Friend Center
Introducer: Henry Von Kohorn
Minutes: Owen Leach
Climate and Weather: Order in the Chaos
Gabriel Vecchi, Professor of Geosciences and the Princeton Environmental Institute
9:30 a.m. – October 2
Hospitality Time
Maeder Hall Autidorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: Scott McVay
Minutes: Helena Bienstock
Feminism, Leadership and the Arts
Judith Brodsky and Ferris Olin, Rutgers University Professors Emeritae
10:15 a.m. – October 9
Friend Center
Introducer: Shirley Satterfield
Minutes: Micky Weyeneth
The War Against Immigrants: Implications for Democracy and Community Action
Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – October 16
Friend Center
Introducer: Marge D'Amico
Minutes: Bernie Miller
Smart Grid: Energy Meets Information
Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater Professor of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – October 23
Friend Center
Introducer: Ruth Miller
Minutes: Anne Seltzer
Truth to Power: The History of the National Intelligence Council
Robert Hutchings, Professor of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
10:15 a.m. – October 30
Maeder Hall Auditorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: Rob Fraser
Minutes: Larry Hans
Princeton's Hidden Gem: The Center of Theological Inquiry on Stockton Street
William Storrar, Director, Center of Theological Inquiry
9:30 a.m. – November 6
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Dick Scribner
Minutes: David Wetherill
Admissions at Selective Universities: Reflections and Predictions
Jim Wickenden, President, Wickenden Associates and former Dean of Admissions, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – November 13
Maeder Hall Auditorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: Michael Mathews
Minutes: Julie Denny
Looking Back and Looking Ahead, with Emily Mann
Emily Mann, Artistic Director, McCarter Theatre, with Lanny Jones or Michael Mathews
10:15 a.m. – November 20
Friend Center
Introducer: Nancy Beck
Minutes: Connie Hassett
A Girl Stands at the Door
Rachel Devlin, Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University
9:30 a.m. – December 4
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: David Atkin
Minutes: Ralph Widner
What Life Is!
Arnold Levine, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study
10:15 a.m. – December 11
Friend Center
Introducer: Michael Mathews
Minutes: Bill Wakefield
Sandra Day O’Connor
Evan Thomas, Author and Journalist, in Conversation with Oscie Thomas
9:30 a.m. – Jan 8
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Bruno Walmsley
Minutes: Lincoln Hollister
Morality: A Natural History
Roger Moseley, Surgeon and Author
10:15 a.m. – Jan 15
Friend Center
Introducer: Bernie Miller
Minutes: Larry Hans
Project Apollo: Origins, Missions, and the Legacy
Rob Stengel, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Jan 22
Friend Center
Introducer: Michael Mathews
Minutes: Keith Wheelock
Why Religion? A Personal Story
Elaine Pagels, Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Jan 29
Friend Center
Introducer: George Bustin
Minutes: Robert Fraser
Free Speech on Campus
Keith Whittington, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Politics, Princeton University
9:30 a.m. – Feb 5
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Ruth Miller
Minutes: Richard Hankinson
Coastal Risk Conundrum
Richard Moss, Gerhard R. Andlinger Visiting Fellow in Energy and the Environment,
Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Feb 12
Maeder Auditorium, Andlinger Center
Introducer: John Cotton
Minutes: Roger Moseley
Cognitive Dominance: A Brain Surgeon’s Quest to Out-Think Fear
Mark McLaughlin, Neurosurgeon and Author
10:15 a.m. – Feb 19
Friend Center
Introducer: Claire Jacobus
Minutes: Jock McFarlane
Columbus Letters, Forged and Stolen
Paul Needham, Scheide Librarian, Firestone Library, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. – Feb 26
Friend Center
Introducer: John Cotton
Minutes: Nancy Becker
Voices of Princeton
Izzy Kasdin, Executive Director, Historical Society of Princeton
and
Hannah Schmidl, Public Humanities Coordinator, Princeton Public Library
9:30 a.m. – Mar 4
Hospitality Time
Friend Center
Introducer: Henry Von Kohorn
Minutes: Andrew Littauer
The Terhune Orchards Story
Gary & Pam Mount, Owners, Terhune Orchards
10:15 a.m. - April 29
The Old Guard Returns via Zoom
The Old Guard Executive Committee Members
Video from the Princeton Art Museum
10:15 a.m. - May 6
Zoom Webinar
Introducer: Nancy Beck
Minutes: Jim Ferry
The Vision of Alchemy: Depicting Chemical Change in Medieval England
Jennifer Rampling, Assistant Professor of History, Princeton Universit
10:15 a.m. - May 13
Zoom Webinar
Introducer: Stephen Schreiber
Minutes: George Bustin
The Rise of Fascism in Europe:
Implications for Contemporary Society in Europe and America
David Bell, Sidney and Ruth Lapidus Professor of History, Princeton University
10:15 a.m. - May 20
Zoom Webinar
Introducer: David Vilkomerson
Minutes: David Vilkomerson
Trump 304, Clinton 232: How It Happened and Its Implications for 2020
Walter Frank, Attorney, Teacher, and Author
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