Welcome to the MIT Club of Princeton!

The MIT Club of Princeton was established in 1975 as a nonprofit business, professional, educational and scholastic organization affiliated with the Alumni Association of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Club's goals are to serve as a focus of alumni activity in the areas of central New Jersey and nearby Pennsylvania, to promote the business, professional and academic interests of MIT Alumni/ae, to inspire friendship among them and to foster a continuing relationship with the Institute. The Club strives toward these goals by arranging lectures, plant tours, cultural activities and social events throughout the year for its members and their families and friends.

Events

The MIT Club of Princeton sponsors many events, driven by the interests of our membership. There are lecture series, social events such as the summer BBQ and holiday potluck, monthly happy hours, wine tastings, museum and opera events, business networking events, IvyPlus activities and family friendly excursions, to name a few.

Please let us know if you would like to become more involved in the MIT Club of Princeton or have an idea for an event. We are working hard to improve our Club and value your opinion!

Happy Hour!!!

Come have fun, share a drink, and meet with other alumni at our monthly club happy hour gatherings. Please check your email regularly for notifications and final details...

MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers(SEPT)

Please join a presentation by the MIT Club of Princeton on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 at the Sunny Garden Restaurant, 15 Farber Road, Princeton, NJ.

In this event, Walter Gibbons(Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School- Physics and Chemistry) AND Carol Peabody(Delaware Valley Regional High School - Biology, Chemistry, Physics) discuss their participation in the MIT Science and Engineering Program for Teachers.

For more event and registration information, please click on the link above.

NASA New Horizon's Mission to Pluto

Join us for the inaugural MIT Faculty Forum program on Thursday, November 5, 2009, from 6:00-8:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency in Princeton, with MIT Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Richard Binzel.

Professor Binzel is a Science Team Co-Investigator for the New Horizons mission and an expert on Pluto and its polar caps and seasons. In this event, he will take you on an intellectual journey into deep space providing insight into the New Horizons mission to Pluto. This mission explores the frontiers of our Solar System, investigating the basic chemistry of life that is preserved in frozen time capsules far from the Sun.

The Faculty Forum is a new program that brings MIT's talented faculty and cutting-edge research out of the classroom to your doorstep, and we look forward to your presence.

For more event and registration information, please click on link above.

Elections and Roles

If you have an interest in becoming more actively involved in the MIT Club of Princeton, please let us know. We have a variety of officer and board positions which offer opportunities to work on projects ranging from corporate governance, lectures and plant tours, to social events and new programs and initiatives. YOU make the time commitment that suits your needs. All MIT alumni are welcome and encouraged to participate. Set the direction of the club and shape the future! For more information on available positions, please see Board of Governors or contact Stephanie Thomas at sjthomas@alum.mit.edu.

Membership Drive

By joining the MIT Club of Princeton, you can maintain ties to the Institute and increase the benefit of your MIT experience. Members have full access to an exciting schedule of events at special member rates. Please join us for 2009-2010.

Annual Newsletter

Please see our News stories for our annual Newsletter.

Rave Reviews

Summer BBQ a big success
On Saturday, August 9th, the MIT Club of Princeton held its annual summer picnic at the home of Win and Linda Cody, in Cranbury NJ.

We had a wonderful turnout for the picnic and approximately 60 people attended the event on a near perfect summer day. Attendees included some of the teachers whom the club sponsored to the MIT SEPT program. It was great to spend the afternoon with fellow alums and enjoy such wonderful food, fellowship, and delightful conversation. Special thanks to our hosts, Win and Linda Cody, for opening up their beautiful home and pool to us and making this year's picnic such a wonderful event! It was a wonderful way to start off the new membership year and we look forward to seeing all our members at events throughout the year!

World Hurricane Expert comes to Princeton
That was a fantastic talk. Prof. Emanuel is one of the world's experts on the physics of hurricanes. His study of physical oceanography and atmospheric physics provides his a unique perspective of how these incredible phonemena occur. While discussing the history of hurricanes, their names, Mayan roots for the name hurricane and their formation, development and ultimate demise, Prof. Emanuel also discussed the effects of coastal human inhabitation on climate change. While he does not see much change in the number of annual hurricanes, he sees an increase in intensity over the years.

The event was attended by about 75 MIT alumni,several local high school students and the general public (because of the writeup in US-1). The talk was preceded by a showing of the PBS Nova documentary 'Hurricane Katrina: The Storm that Drowned a City'.

Please see our News stories for complete event highlights.

MIT Club of Princeton Membership

Membership in the Club is open to all MIT Alumni/ae (as recognized by the MIT Alumni Association), or persons who have been associated in any official capacity with the MIT instructing or administrative staff. Individuals not eligible for membership, desiring to support and participate in Club activities, may become nonvoting Associates.
See our membership page for more detail!