Originally from Pennsylvania, Rosie graduated from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs with certificates in both Musical Theatre and Values and Public Life. While a student, she was president of the University’s chapter of Best Buddies, an international nonprofit organization that aims to bring people with and without intellectual disabilities together to form friendships and have fun. Rosie’s senior project, BLOOM: The Musical, featured a neurodiverse ensemble cast and was developed in partnership with Best Buddies. President Christopher L. Eisgruber served as advisor to Rosie’s senior thesis, Defining ‘Reasonable Accommodation’: Reframing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Through the Disability Human Rights Lens. Rosie will be moving to Austin, Texas later this month to work for an educational startup before consulting in New York beginning in January.

Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, Jackson Artis graduated from Princeton with a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as well as certificates in Robotics and Intelligent Systems and Chinese Language and Culture. He has been elected a Young Alumni Trustee and will serve in that role until 2024. While a student, Jackson co-hosted the late-night comedy talk show All Nighter, performed with Fuzzy Dice Improv Comedy, and recorded music under the stage name Ajax the Lesser. He was also a residential college advisor at Rockefeller College and a member of many campus clubs. Jackson was awarded the 2020 Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors undergraduates who have made significant contributions to campus life. He plans to pursue a master’s degree in space systems engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Originally from Maryland, Naomi graduated from Princeton with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as certificates in Environmental Studies and Values and Public Life. While a student, she interned with the Gaia Sustainable Management Institute in Yangon, Myanmar in 2018, and the U.S. Forest Service in 2019. Naomi also co-organized the 2019 Princeton Climate Strike. For her senior thesis, which was partially supported by funding from the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), Naomi traveled to four Chinese cities in order to analyze the effectiveness of that country’s efforts to reduce air pollution and its attendant costs. Her thesis was awarded an Environmental Studies Book Prize by the PEI. Naomi is currently employed as a data analyst at the Environmental Defense Fund in Washington, D.C.

Christopher Ludwig Eisgruber has served as Princeton University’s 20th president since July 2013. He served previously as Princeton’s provost for nine years, beginning in 2004, after joining the Princeton faculty in 2001.

As president, Eisgruber has led efforts to increase the representation of low-income and first-generation students at Princeton and other colleges and universities. Princeton’s socioeconomic diversity initiatives have attracted national attention from The New York Times, The Washington Post, 60 Minutes and other news outlets. Eisgruber has also been a leading voice in Washington and elsewhere for the value of research and liberal arts education. He has emphasized the importance of both free speech and inclusivity to Princeton’s mission; championed the University’s commitment to service; and launched initiatives designed to fortify Princeton’s connections to the innovation ecosystem in New Jersey and beyond. Read more »

Kevin Heaney was appointed Princeton University’s first vice president for Advancement in November 2016. He previously served as acting vice president for development, and came to Princeton in March 2015 as deputy vice president for development. Before joining Princeton, he served for nearly a decade at the Oregon State University Foundation as the vice president for constituent and central development programs and deputy campaign director. He played a key role in OSU’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, which surpassed its $1 billion goal 11 months ahead of schedule. Before OSU, Heaney served in a variety of development positions at Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University. During his career, he has been part of five highly successful campaigns and has been an active member of the broader development community, chairing seven national conferences on campaign fundamentals and strategies for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and participating in several other CASE conferences. He was a 2019 faculty member of both the CASE Summer Institute for Educational Fundraising and CASE’s Inspiring the Largest Gifts of a Lifetime conferences. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Heaney has a master’s degree from Columbia University and a law degree from Boston College.