When the University is developing programs that may have an impact on the surrounding area, it strives to include the community in an open, engaged way. The community can follow some projects, such as the updating of the campus plan and the creation of a new arts and transit neighborhood, on related websites, while also checking the University websites below for news and information on other matters.
- The 2026 Princeton University Campus Plan, a multi-year planning effort that will guide the evolution of the campus from 2016 through 2026 and beyond.
- The 2023 Strategic Planning Framework that identifies key goals and major priorities for the University and that will serve as a guide for allocating University resources and prioritizing new initiatives.
- The Facilities organization provides information about current construction projects that are underway on campus.
- The annual Princeton Profile, provides a wide-array of facts, figures and useful information about Princeton University.
Recent News
With the help of a dedicated group of departmental volunteers from across campus and at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), the campus community raised $98,432.38 during the 2024 United Way Campaign. Proceeds support the United Way of Greater Mercer County’s education, financial stability, food insecurity, and health programs.
A breathtaking range of musical events are on the Princeton arts calendar in the next month:
A children’s concert with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and a host providing added entertainment for kids and adults alike. An up-close concert with spectators sitting on the stage with a world-renowned performer. A speed dating event in which participants meet and mingle with each other before heading off to the concert hall. A guided musical meditation in the Princeton University Chapel. A dance jam, with participants invited to practice with the choreographer in advance of the event.
Princeton University faculty and staff filled more than 10 clothing racks with suits, pants, tops, dresses and more at the annual business attire clothing drive.
The drive supports workforce programs offered by community partners. This year's drive benefitted Dress for Success of Mercer County, HomeFront’s Suitably Dressed, Mercer…
Hair dyes and relaxants change the chemical bonds between hair’s keratin protein fibers and break the hair’s protective cuticle, transforming glossy tresses intro dry, brittle strands.
Princeton University has welcomed community members into its classrooms through the Community Auditing Program for 25 years. The Office of Community and Regional Affairs commemorated the milestone with an event at Richardson Auditorium in January.
The celebration included…
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The Office of Community and Regional Affairs published its first edition of Community Connections in Town Topics this February.
The quarterly newsletter provides neighbors with information about the many ways the University and the local community connect. The publication features articles on university programs and events…
Here’s the biggest takeaway from the announcement last week that global corporate tech giants Microsoft and CoreWeave will join Princeton University as the founding partners in the state’s quickly…
PRINCETON, NJ — Last week, officials from Princeton University donated 53 laptops and other tech gear to the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
The laptops and tech gear will be used in two state prisons as part of the New Jersey Scholarship and Transformative Education in Prisons (NJ-STEP) consortium.
Around 300 incarcerated…
PUC Kicks off the Academic Year with Focus on Access, Service, and Campus Engagement
As Princeton University Concerts (“PUC”) opened its 2024-25 Season, the series offered unique opportunities for refugee families, low-income community members from the Princeton and Trenton areas, Princeton University students and professors, and neurodiverse audiences to engage with live music.
PUC Director Marna Seltzer remarks, “I find myself reflecting on how, from Princeton University Concerts’ inception in 1894, our mission has been centered on access—bringing world-class musicians from all over the world to Princeton and making their music accessible to everyone. Those words are literally in the original deed of the gift that started PUC. It feels like our founders would be proud that 131 years later we are still adding new ways for people to join our community of music lovers.”
I hope you'll click here to read more about how we have kicked off our season with a focus on access, service, and campus engagement.