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the old guard of princeton

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:
I
mplications 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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