<p>I also hear Princeton students say the place isn’t “real.” They jokingly call the place the “bubble.” To me this is a sign that they appreciate and recognize that they live on a campus with extraordinary beauty and resources. However, if you listen to the way they spend their time, they are all busy reaching out to the community and to the wider world in various ways.</p>
<p>Many of the Princeton students I meet are very interested and deeply involved in hands-on service work, but they are also interested in something else: the big picture and the capacity they have to effect change in a broad sense. They understand their responsibility and power as future leaders. I don’t think it’s an accident that Teach for America was founded by a Princeton student as her senior thesis: <a href=“http://www.teachforamerica.org/flash_movie.html[/url]”>http://www.teachforamerica.org/flash_movie.html</a> </p>
<p>The Student Volunteer Council is just excellent. <a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~svc/[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/~svc/</a> For students on financial aid who need year-round or summer jobs, they actually offer funding to financial aid students for hand-on community service work. This really prevents it from being some sort of la-de-dah activity, because everybody can participate, including the half of the campus that is on financial aid, and it’s on a very serious level. And here is a Community House link: <a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/~house/[/url]”>CAS - Central Authentication Service Login;
<p>Many, many Princeton students apply for Class of 1969 and Project 55 community service internships, both summer and year-round after graduation. <a href=“http://www.princeton1969.org/csf.asp[/url]”>http://www.princeton1969.org/csf.asp</a> <a href=“project55.org - This website is for sale! - project55 Resources and Information.”>project55.org - This website is for sale! - project55 Resources and Information.; </p>
<p>All the various student organizations work together to bring in speakers and sponsor various endeavors. For example: <a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S11/35/79E89/index.xml?section=announcements[/url]”>http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S11/35/79E89/index.xml?section=announcements</a></p>
<p>I don’t think you would find a lack of community service activities at Princeton. In fact, I think you would be challenged to move to another level there.</p>