21 Questions with... VP Janet Dickerson
Name: Janet DickersonOccupation on Campus: Vice President for Campus LifeWho's your favorite Princetonian, living or dead, real or fictional? Princeton President Bob Goheen...he steered the University through the tumultuous and monumental changes of the sixties and early seventies, enhanced the minority presence, introduced coeducation, created the modern PrincetonWhat is your greatest guilty pleasure?HGTVWhat's the best meal you've eaten in Princeton?Holiday dinners at my house, prepared with my daughters, husband and other family membersIn one sentence, what do you actually do all day?I think, plan, problem-solve, mediate disputes, help people make connections...and go to meetings!Best place(s) on campus?The nice little 'pocket' parks next to Chancellor Green and the Andlinger Center for the HumanitiesWorst place on campus?(I don't have an answer for this!)What is your favorite way to relax?'Flopping and shopping' -- in my husband's words! Also, browsing the internetWhat's the last student performance you saw?Does a football game count??What's hanging above your desk and/or bed? Over my office desk, an Alain Badiou/Cornel West poster: "Is it possible to enjoy Personal Liberty without Collective Equality?" In our bedroom, a poster from the Louvre, Marie Benoist's Portrait d'une négresse (1800)Where do you do your best thinking? At my desk in Nassau Hall or in my bedroom, which is my sanctuaryDo you know all the words to Old Nassau?YesIf you could change something about Princeton, what would it be?The calendar, perhaps!What's your drink?Good Earth tea; ChardonnayWhat's your top vacation destination?Martha's Vineyard, MAHow often do you cook?Three or four times a week...When's bedtime?11 pm; occasionally earlier.New Butler or Old Butler?New Butler!!Who is your mortal enemy?Time...Do you actually like the color orange?Yes, I actually do! I have outfits in several shades...In 10 years, I will be...published; enjoying my life; and hopefully, attending my granddaughter's middle school performances!What makes someone a Princetonian?Intellect, character, a passion for lifelong learning, and knowledge of the NJ Transit train schedule(image source: princeton.edu)inspired by New York Magazine's Daily Intel