SPRING NEWSLETTER
April / 15 / 2014
SPECIAL ISSUE: ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY



Cinderella Story 

 

SFI Gets Creative with Recyclables

Sustainable Fashion Initiative volunteers helped craft princess dresses out of recycled material at Cotsen Children's Library in Firestone. Photos.

Princeton Talks: Solar Service

 

April 19, 3 PM, Frist 302

Douglas Bastidas '16 and Dallas Nan '16 will share insight from the Pace Center's pilot International Service Trip at Princeton Talks. Read more and sign up. 



Climate Change Hackathon

 
One of Three Davis Projects for Peace
Five Princeton students will travel to three countries over the summer to implement projects for peace - including a first-ever hackathon in the Philippines.  Read more. 

Meet The Fellows

  
Pace Center Fellows Announced
Fellows will be tackling issues of climate change, environmental sustainability and criminal justice this summer and beyond. Read more.



PERSON OF THE WEEK
PACE CENTER HAPPENINGS

04/17: Being a Changemaker - Faith Based Social Justice. Part of the Islam in Conversation Series, Dr. Rami Nashashibi, executive director Inner-City Muslim Action Network. 7 PM, Carl Fields Center. Sponsored by the Pace Center and Carl Fields Center.

04/18: Discussion Hour - Leadership Transitioning, Structure, and Recruitment with Livvy Robbins and Nathan Yoo from the Pace Council for Civic Values. 12:30 PM, Pace Center Lounge, 201A Frist Campus Center. 

 

04/19: Princeton Talks - Sustainable Solar Service - Reflections on an International Service Trip to Peru. 3 PM, Frist Campus Center, Lecture Room 302. https://www.facebook.com/events/1464153433817152/?ref=22.

04/26: SPLASH - High school students come to Princeton for this day-long event to take classes from Princeton students. Learn more: https://princeton.learningu.org/

The Survey Says ... What have you learned through your experiences with us? Take the Pace Center Student Survey and let us know! Take the survey.
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS 
 
04/15: 2014 Special Olympics Volunteer Application Deadline. Princeton University will be one of nine Mercer County host locations. To volunteer, learn more and register, visit 2014specialolympics.org, or contact Erin Metro, associate director for community affairs, at [email protected], or (609) 258-5144.

04/16: Open Mic Night Benefit. The Princeton Muslim Students Association is hosting an Open Mic Night at 8 pm in the Chancellor Green Caf. Pay $5 at the door or pay $3 and donate a non-perishable food item. All proceeds go to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). Sign up to perform here

04/21: Scholarship Information Session to learn about four excellent Princeton fellowships that undergraduates apply to during the fall semester of their senior year to fund projects undertaken following graduation. This is a great opportunity to design your own project. Please note that both the ReachOut and Dale allow students to undertake projects in either the U.S. or internationally. 4:30-6:00 p.m., McCosh 60.

05/06: PrinceTHON
http://princethon.org/ Uniting the community and fundraising for big impact causes with Princeton's first dance marathon.
 
Princeton's Ask Big Questions: How often do we hear discussion of public versus private sector careers on campus? Do you ever find yourself debating the pros and cons of civic service vs. a corporate career? Princeton's Ask Big Questions fellowship is hosting a free catered dinner discussion on just this topic and invites everyone interested to attend. Interested? 
 
OPEN Call for Volunteers: Petey Greene Prisoner Assistance Program. Visit: www.peteygreene.org to learn more.
 
Find LGBTQA discussion groups here. Learn more about their programs
Have an item for the Pace Center Newsletter? Send Feature Story ideas, Photos, Video, Blog posts, and Campus Happening listings to [email protected] with "Newsletter Submission" in the subject line by 5 PM Friday. 

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