What They Did on Their Summer Vacations Fall semester is in full swing, and the memory of summer fades as surely as the days grow shorter. But summer activity on campus leaves lasting legacies. The most visible, to the eye at least, are new facilities, including the wonderful Frist Campus Center which was completed in early September. The most important activities that take place over the summer appear later in the classroom, in scholarly publications, or in the University's academic program.
Faculty use the summer to develop or renew courses and to further research.
Often both undergraduate and graduate students are intimately involved with these activities. The following brief summaries will give you some idea of how teaching and research here at Princeton were advanced this summer by faculty and students who are in the sciences and engineering. Such a fleet, of unmanned submarines for example, could travel in formation and navigate obstacles without external prompting. Our efforts to promote and foster excellence in teaching through the 250th Anniversary Fund for Innovation in Teaching gain important momentum during the summer months. One of the fund's objectives is to promote curriculum development.