2019 - 2020 Meetings
The Old Guard's 78th Year
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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
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: Steven Scholossstein
Minutes: Ralph Widner
What Life Is!
Arnold Levine, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study
10:15 a.m. – December 11
Friend Center
Introducer: Lanny Jones
Minutes: Bill Wakefield
Sandra Day O’Connor
Evan Thomas, Author and Journalist
9:30 a.m. – Jan 8
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10:15 a.m. – Jan 15
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10:15 a.m. – Jan 22
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10:15 a.m. – Jan 29
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9:30 a.m. – Feb 5
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10:15 a.m. – Feb 12
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10:15 a.m. – Feb 19
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10:15 a.m. – Feb 26
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9:30 a.m. – Mar 4
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10:15 a.m. – Mar 11
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10:15 a.m. – Mar 18
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10:15 a.m. – Mar 25
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9:30 a.m. – Apr 1
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10:15 a.m. – Apr 8
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10:15 a.m. – Apr 15
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10:15 a.m.– Apr 22
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10:15 a.m. – April 29
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10:15 a.m. – May 6
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10:15 a.m. – May 13
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9:30 a.m. – May 20
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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
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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
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
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Friend Center
Introducer: Steven Scholossstein
Minutes: Ralph Widner
What Life Is!
Arnold Levine, Professor Emeritus, Institute for Advanced Study
10:15 a.m. – December 11
Friend Center
Introducer: Lanny Jones
Minutes: Bill Wakefield
Sandra Day O’Connor
Evan Thomas, Author and Journalist
9:30 a.m. – Jan 8
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10:15 a.m. – Jan 15
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9:30 a.m. – Feb 5
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10:15 a.m. – Feb 26
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9:30 a.m. – Mar 4
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10:15 a.m. – Mar 11
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10:15 a.m. – Mar 18
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10:15 a.m. – Mar 25
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9:30 a.m. – Apr 1
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