"ALL IVY" SKI/SNOWBOARD TRIP

TO VERMONT

 

The quaint New England village of Stowe, Vermont will charm you while

the nearby mountains challenge you.  Our private motor coach will make

pick-ups in Philadelphia, Princeton, and Morristown...  And this year

we have a SNOWMOBILE TOUR option!

 

Date:              January 17-20, 2014 (Friday through Monday - Martin Luther King Weekend)

Departing:     Philadelphia, PA / Princeton, NJ / Morristown, NJ

Signups:        www.thcop.org

 

The Harvard Club of Princeton ("HCOP") invites all Ivy League alumni along with their spouses, significant others, friends, and guests to our annual Ivy League Ski/Snowboard Trip.  And to be perfectly clear...  Those significant others, friends, and guests DO NOT need any association with an Ivy institution other than you!  So bring 'em along!  We are very inclusive!

 

This year our destination is Stowe, Vermont which is known as The Ski Capital of the East.  The combination of magnificent Mount Mansfield and the old world charm of Stowe Village has beckoned guests to this mountain retreat for more than 200 years.  With an average snowfall of 22 feet, Stowe is typically blanketed in white from mid-November through April and also offers horse drawn sleigh rides, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and ice skating.  Need more information?  You are guaranteed to find it all at www.gostowe.com.

 

We will travel by private motor coach departing Philadelphia, PA Friday morning at 9:00AM and pick up additional alumni and guests in Princeton, NJ at 10:00AM and then Morristown, NJ at 11:30AM.  The bus will be stocked with an ample supply of sandwiches, snacks, and adult refreshments for your pleasure.  We will arrive Stowe late in the afternoon and you will have Friday and Saturday evenings free to explore the quaint New England village of Stowe, visit its numerous shops, savor its excellent restaurants, explore the varied nightlife, relax in the Jacuzzis at our hotel, have a snowball fight, or take a romantic sleigh ride...  Or perhaps all of the above!!!

 

We have put together an all-inclusive package which consists of:

 

-  All transportation

-  Friday night lodging

-  Saturday buffet breakfast

-  Saturday lift ticket

-  Saturday night lodging

-  Sunday buffet breakfast

-  Sunday lift ticket

-  Sunday evening group dinner with door prizes

-  Sunday night lodging

-  Monday buffet breakfast

 

There will be single, double, triple, and quadruple occupancy options available at our hotel.  So it makes sense to bring along a few friends!  We will be staying at The Commodores Inn (www.commodoresinn.com).  The Inn is located near the heart of Stowe and offers a sauna, an indoor pool, and jacuzzis to relax your bones after an exciting day on the mountain.  Equipment rentals and lessons will also be available at reduced rates.  Additionally, an optional guided snowmobile tour is also available.

 

We will also award door prizes on Sunday evening during our group dinner and the lucky grand prize winner will enjoy a 100% CASH REFUND on the spot for all amounts paid for his/her trip package!

 

Flying solo?  Not a problem.  Sign up for a double room and we will pair you with another individual.

 

Signups require a $200 deposit per person to guarantee your reservation and be handled on a "first come, first served" basis.  The balance will be due on December 31, 2013.  So mark your calendars now!

 

SNOWMOBILE TOUR OPTION

 

This year we are also offering an adventurous 25 mile snowmobile journey on Sunday through the Mount Mansfield State Forest for both the beginner and advanced rider.  Go at your own pace, or challenge yourself on the varied terrain.  This tour has it all: hills, woods, straight-aways and speed (if you want it!) and take about two hours.  This is no “stroll through the woods!”  Check out pictures and video at http://www.stowesnowmobiletours.com/galleries/.

 

Boots and helmets are included at no additional cost.  If you do not have your own warm clothing (ski clothes work perfectly), we have suit rentals available for a small fee.  All tours are customized to your ability level and desires, so you do not need to be an "expert" to do this. Book now for an experience you won’t forget.  Treat yourself to an adventure and check out the back country of Vermont in its prime winter season.  Cost of this adventure is $149 for a single (one person on a sled), $99 for a double (per person, two people on a sled, you provide the match), and $89 to "ride with a guide" (one person on a sled with an experienced guide).

 

Signups require a $50 deposit per person to guarantee your reservation and be handled on a "first come, first served" basis.  The balance will be due on December 31, 2013.  We will be reserving sleds for you weeks in advance of our trip.  Consequently, there is no guarantee that sleds will be available at the last minute.  So make your reservation now!!!

 

QUESTIONS?

 

If you have any questions, contact Fred Larcombe at frederick@larcombe.us or 609-802-6466.

 

Organizer:                Fred Larcombe / Harvard Club of Princeton

Cost:                           $440 per person quadruple occupancy

                                    $470 per person triple occupancy

                                    $520 per person double occupancy

                                    $635 per person single occupancy

                                    Deduct $65 for lift tickets for non-skiers/snowboarders

                                    Two-day rentals are $60

                                    Lessons are $45 for a 90 minute group lesson

                                    Third day lift tickets are $30

Signups:                    We require a $200 deposit per person to guarantee your place and all

                                    reservations will be handled on a "first come, first served" basis.

                                    Go to www.thcop.org to signup now!

 

 

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Monday, November 11, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
at the Princeton Club of NY
15 West 43rd St., New York, NY

Have you ever wondered how technology moves from a university lab to the market? Or how the technology gets invented in the first place? To learn more about innovation at Princeton, please join us for what promises to be a lively panel discussion with four faculty members whose areas of expertise range from online learning, to nanotechnology-enabled approaches to biointerfacing materials, to wireless communications, to mid-infrared photonics with a focus on quantum cascade lasers, to social networks, to leadership education in this technological world. We look forward to learning more about these exciting areas of innovation, research and entrepreneurship. 

A cocktail reception begins at 6:30PM.  The introduction by Vincent Poor, Dean of Princeton's School for Engineering and Applied Science, begins at 7:30PM.  The panel discussion will immediately follow Dean Poor's introduction.  Please register as soon as possible (see register buttons below).  Space is limited!

Our distinguished panel includes the following Princeton faculty members:

H. Vincent Poor
(introductory remarks and panel moderator)
Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Michael Henry Strater Professor of Electrical Engineering

Mung Chiang
Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering
“Innovating Information Networks: From Theorems to Startups”

Claire Gmachl
Vice Dean, School of Engineering and Applied Science
Eugene Higgins Professor of Electrical Engineering
“Sensors to Monitor Health and the Environment”

Michael McAlpine
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
“Building a Bionic Ear”

Full panelist biographies can be downloaded here. 

In addition to the Princeton Area Alumni Association, this event is co-sponsored by the following groups:

?   Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

?   Princeton Alumni Association of Northern New Jersey, Rockland & Orange Counties

?   Princeton Association of New York City

?   Princeton Association of Fairfield County

?   Princeton Alumni Association of Westchester

?   Princeton Club of Northwestern New Jersey

?   Princeton Alumni Association of Essex and Hudson Counties

?   Princeton Club of New York

** 2013 Veterans Day observance at Princeton University Nov. 11**

 

A Veterans Day observance is planned for 8:30 to 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 11, in the Princeton University Chapel.

 

Lieutenant Colonel Peter G. Knight, PhD will deliver remarks. He is in his third year as the Director of the Army Officer Education Program at Princeton University. He has deployed to Mosul, Iraq in 2008 as the Intelligence Advisor to the 2^nd Iraqi Army Division as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and previously deployed as part of the NATO Stabilization Force in Operation Joint Forge in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2001. 

 

The program also will include an invocation by Rev. Dr. Alison Boden, the University’s dean of religious life and of the chapel; the presentation of the colors by the Princeton University Army ROTC “Tiger” Battalion cadets; and the singing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” and “America the Beautiful” by Kenneth Grayson, foreman in the University electric shop. Dr. Mary Rorro, psychiatrist for the Department of Veterans Affairs, will play a viola solo, and Emily Bobrick, a current member of the Orchestra, will play Taps. The Rev. Deborah Blanks, associate dean of religious life, will offer the benediction.

 

The University and local communities are invited to attend the event, which is sponsored by the Offices of the Vice President for Campus Life, Religious Life, Human Resources, and Community and Regional Affairs, the Princeton University Army ROTC and Alumni and Friends of Princeton University ROTC.

Volunteer to Host an International Student/Scholar for Thanksgiving!

This year Princeton students from around the world will be offered the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving with an American host family in the local area through a program hosted by the Davis International Center in collaboration with the Friends of the Davis International Center.  Through this program, Princeton international students and scholars will be matched with volunteer families who will share their Thanksgiving celebration.  This is a wonderful opportunity for both international students and host family members to learn more about each others' cultures and foster new friendships.  Students will be matched with hosts on a first-come-first-serve basis. If their are not enough host families, then some students will go unmatched.  

If you have room at your Thanksgiving table for an international student or scholar, please send the following information to Lesley Robinson at lrob@princeton.edu or 609-258-7055  by Tuesday, November 12:

- Name, address, phone, e-mail
- How many students/scholars you would be able to host

Thank you!

www.princeton.edu/intlctr