June 30, 2019 - Following a summer break, the PA3 book club will resume its monthly meetings on Thursday, September 26, from 7-8:30 pm in the Frist Class of 1952 Room (A03, on the cafeteria level). Our selection is:

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present, by David Treuer '92

The PA3 book club meets on the last Thursday evening of each month (except July, August & December) from 7-8:30, usually in East Pyne or Frist. Selections alternate, with occasional exceptions, between fiction and non-fiction, and the authors or books typically have a Princeton connection. Book club meetings are open to all PA3 members and their spouses/partners, and no RSVP is needed.

A list of book club selections can be found at https://princetonaaa.org/bookclub.

9:30am to 3pm on Saturdays – June 22, 29; July 6, 13, 20, 27 – as well as some times during the working week.

TDI Connect (formerly Trenton Digital Initiative) provides refurbished and reprogrammed computers to Trenton Second Graders who are reading below grade level. TDI loads each used computer with educational software that helps the kids learn to read better. Seventy percent of Trenton Second Graders read below grade level! So there is quite a demand for these computers.

Mercer County College has given TDI 700 desktops and laptops this summer, and TDI needs volunteers to help with a variety of tasks:

• Carrying out detailed inventory of each of the 25 palettes of donated machines and equipment.
• Installing hard drives into laptops and desktops.
• Installing the Ubuntu operating system and other open source software - a fully documented, step-by-step, easy process.
• Preparing the machines for actual delivery (putting together machines, cables, monitors, keyboards, mice, etc.).

Volunteer sessions will take place at TDI's location: Mill One, Suite A110, 1 North Johnston Ave, Hamilton, NJ (which long-ago PA3 volunteers might have a hard time recognizing; remember this?)

Minimal computer experience required – TDI can train you! They have an easy protocol for programming the computers. It’s fun!

You are not obligated to stay the whole 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM interval, but please give at least 3 hours of your time in order to take into account the training TDI gives.

If you want to be part of a group and need a ride or are willing to drive others from campus to Mill One and back, please coordinate with Noemi de la Puente (*86 S*89), PA3 Community Service co-chair, who is rounding up volunteers from the Pace Center, and the Grad College, as well as PA3. Noemi’s email: NoemiDLP@yahoo.com
Or
You can sign up individually by contacting Denise Daniels (TDI) at volunteer@TDIconnect.org. 

This is a great way to spend a Saturday in service to the community! 

PA3 Goes Out to the Old Ball Game!

Join PA3 and celebrate America's favorite pastime as we watch the Trenton Thunder take on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats  on Saturday, June 29, 2019 beginning at 7 p.m. from the comfort of a private luxury suite at Arm & Hammer Park.
	The climate-controlled suites on the third level of the ballpark feature indoor and outdoor seating, wait service and a flat screen TV. We'll also have a buffet with burgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, and snacks and soda. (Cold beer is, of course, available at the park and can be bought a la carte by individuals.)  Our suite, number 8, is right above home plate!
Game begins at 7 p.m. Stay afterward for the Fireworks Spectacular! The Thunder is New Jersey's own championship American minor league baseball team and a Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees.
This family-friendly event kicks off the new fiscal year as we welcome new members to PA3 and say a big THANK-YOU to our dues-paying members.
Tickets are $40 each, with a special discounted price of $20 for PA3 dues-paying members. Purchase tickets using the PayPal button below.  PICK UP YOUR TICKETS AT THE 'WILL CALL' WINDOW AT THE STADIUM We anticipate this to be a well-attended event. The capacity of the box is limited to 25 people, so ACT NOW if you plan to join us. Each PA3 member is limited to 4 tickets at the discounted rate.   Contact Arlen at president@princetonaaa.org with questions.	at Arm & Hammer Park, 50 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ. On-site parking is $5.   And to pay your dues now and get the discounted ticket price, click here!

May 24, 2019 - The book club will meet on Thursday, June 27, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in East Pyne 111.  Our selection is:

Home, by Toni Morrison, Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emerita 

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The PA3 book club meets on the last Thursday evening of each month (except July, August & December) from 7-8:30, usually in East Pyne or Frist. Selections alternate, with occasional exceptions, between fiction and non-fiction, and the authors or books typically have a Princeton connection. Book club meetings are open to all PA3 members and their spouses/partners, and no RSVP is needed.

A list of book club selections can be found at https://princetonaaa.org/bookclub.

 PA3 INVITES YOU TO “SECOND TUESDAYS”

A PRINCETON PROPELLER EVENT  

AT QUADRANGLE CLUB

FOR ENTREPRENEURS,

NAVIGATORS & THE CURIOUS

Please Join Us for Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres

33 PROSPECT AVENUE – PRINCETON, NJ

6 P, TUESDAY, June 11th, 2019

Speakers:  Clay Patterson

NE Regional Manager, iD Tech

Paul A Durst & Sharon L De La Cruz

Council on Science & Technology, Princeton University

“Challenges in Next-Generation STEM Education:

Connecting the K-12 Experience to College Curricula”

Since 1999, world-renowned iD Tech camps have delivered STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) to the K-12 set; and from 2010, Princeton University’s Council on Science & Technology has fostered intellectual exchange, interdisciplinary research and collaborations between STEM fields and the arts, humanities and social sciences.  However, while some youngsters take a STEM path early in life, others come to it only in later years.  Providing smoother transitions to college for the former; creating more welcoming entry platforms for the latter; and enhancing STEM’s role in making us all more informed citizens --- are core critical issues our speakers will discuss.  

Registration Required via propellers.princetonaaa.org

NEXT PRINCETON PROPELLER:  Tuesday, September 10^th (6 P)