Programs
Spring 2018
If a time and date are underscored below, click to read the minutes.
If a time and date are underscored below, click to read the minutes.
Time-Date-Location-Introducer- Minute-taker |
Title – Speaker |
Can Grace Survive in the Digital Age? Sarah Kaufman Chief Dance Critic of The Washington Post and author of "The State of Grace" |
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March 21 |
Canceled because of winter storm |
The Scarcity Mindset and Its Implications Eldar Shafir Class of 1987 Professor of Behavioral Science and Public Policy Princeton University |
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Growing New Jersey`s Economy: What Needs to Be Done Tom Bracken President and CEO New Jersey Chamber of Commerce |
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New York State of Mind Jim Dwyer Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner -- writer of the “About New York” column for The New York Times, Visiting Professor of Journalism, Princeton University |
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Emerging Infectious Disease: Hype or Threat Thomas Shenk James A. Elkins Jr. Professor in the Life Sciences, Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University |
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From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps Timothy Boyce Retired Real Estate Attorney |
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The Petey Greene Program: 10 Years of Prison Education From College Tutors James Farrin Co-founder and Executive Director of the Petey Greene Program |
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10:15 a.m. – May 9 Community Room Princeton Public Library Introducer: Miquelon Weyeneth Minutes: James Ferry |
New Jersey’s Role in World War I: Sabotage Target and Key State in the War Effort James Hockenberry Author: World War I Intrigue Trilogy |
Is Genome Editing The New Eugenics? Shirley M. Tilghman President Emerita, Princeton University |
Meetings
Most meetings will be held in the Convocation Room, Friend Center, corner of Olden and William Streets. Regular meetings will begin promptly at 10:15 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m.
Alternate Meeting Locations
Maeder Auditorium in the Andlinger Center, corner of Olden and Prospect. Enter through the door at street level near Prospect and take the stairs or elevator down two levels.
Be sure to read the weekly program reminder email for last-minute location changes.
Community Room, Princeton Public Library
Hospitality Time
Generally, the first meeting in each month will begin with a hospitality time at 9:30 a.m.
Inclement Weather Policy
The Old Guard policy follows that of the Princeton School System. Closings or delayed openings are announced beginning at 5:30 a.m. Call (609) 806-4202.
Schools closed: Old Guard meeting is canceled.
Delayed opening: Old Guard will meet.
Hospitality Time Note: If schools are opening with a 90-minute delay on a hospitality day, there will be no hospitality time, and the meeting will begin at 10:15 a.m.
Most meetings will be held in the Convocation Room, Friend Center, corner of Olden and William Streets. Regular meetings will begin promptly at 10:15 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m.
Alternate Meeting Locations
Maeder Auditorium in the Andlinger Center, corner of Olden and Prospect. Enter through the door at street level near Prospect and take the stairs or elevator down two levels.
Be sure to read the weekly program reminder email for last-minute location changes.
Community Room, Princeton Public Library
Hospitality Time
Generally, the first meeting in each month will begin with a hospitality time at 9:30 a.m.
Inclement Weather Policy
The Old Guard policy follows that of the Princeton School System. Closings or delayed openings are announced beginning at 5:30 a.m. Call (609) 806-4202.
Schools closed: Old Guard meeting is canceled.
Delayed opening: Old Guard will meet.
Hospitality Time Note: If schools are opening with a 90-minute delay on a hospitality day, there will be no hospitality time, and the meeting will begin at 10:15 a.m.
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Program Committee
John Cotton, Chair Nancy Beck Julia Coale Marge D’Amico Robert Fraser BF Graham Claire Jacobus Landon Jones Jock McFarlane Scott McVay Ruth Miller Shirley Satterfield Richard Scribner Henry Von Kohorn Miquelon (Micky) Weyeneth |
Program Suggestions
The Program Committee welcomes suggestions. Please write or email any committee member with the speaker’s credentials and possible topic.
It’s always a plus when you can report on having heard the candidate in person. You may suggest a topic without a specific speaker in mind.
The committee will respond to you after considering your suggestion. Note that the committee meets intermittently during the year so there may not be a rapid reply.
The Program Committee needs your help to implement the purpose of the Old Guard to “maintain a lively interest in the arts and sciences and in community, national and world affairs.”
The Program Committee welcomes suggestions. Please write or email any committee member with the speaker’s credentials and possible topic.
It’s always a plus when you can report on having heard the candidate in person. You may suggest a topic without a specific speaker in mind.
The committee will respond to you after considering your suggestion. Note that the committee meets intermittently during the year so there may not be a rapid reply.
The Program Committee needs your help to implement the purpose of the Old Guard to “maintain a lively interest in the arts and sciences and in community, national and world affairs.”