Three staffers confer in a meeting room.

Working at Princeton

More Impact Than You Can Imagine

Opportunity & Impact

At Princeton, every member of our community plays an important role in our mission of teaching and research. That mission provides every faculty and staff member with the opportunity to make an impact bigger than oneself. Meet some of our wonderful colleagues below. 

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Robert Staudt
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The University's grounds manager stands in front of what Princeton recycles — about 98 percent of vegetative products, such as fallen leaves, make mulch, compost and soil used in campus gardens.

Kimberly Leaman
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As a special collections assistant in the Near East studies section of the Collection Development Department, Kimberly Leaman is responsible for maintaining and expanding a world-renowned collection of serial publications in all the languages of the Middle East.

Lisa Lonie
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Lisa Lonie is the fourth University Carilloneur in the carillon's nearly 90-year history. She is also the first woman to hold the title, which comes with a great view from the top of Cleveland Tower at the Graduate College.  

Facts & Figures

  • 7,800

    Benefits-eligible employees

  • 1,267

    Faculty, including full time, part time and visiting

  • 1,709

    Research funding awards

  • 58%

    of faculty and staff live in Mercer County
Nadia Julien-Bowser poses with the Princeton Tiger
President Eisgruber with 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award winners

President's Award for Distinguished Teaching 2022

Each year, select Princeton faculty members are honored at Commencement ceremonies with President's Awards for Distinguished Teaching.

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A group photo of six Princeton staff members who were honored as recipients of the President’s Achievement Award for their commitment to excellence and exceptional performance.

Standing left to right are Ron McCoy, Jess Ward, Traci Miller, Christopher Eisgruber, Anna Meerson, Kamara Blackman, and Damon Schunk.

 

President's Achievement Award

Several members of the staff are honored each spring with the President's Achievement Award for their dedication, outstanding contributions and exemplary service to the University.

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Communiversity TRASH ARTstravaganza hat table

Community Service

Faculty, staff and students focus their energy on the local community — and beyond — throughout the year. Along with providing services such as tutoring and mentoring of local children, our employees and students organize annual initiatives that serve local residents with donations of clothing, furniture, food and services.

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