Reading with the Tigers Returns

For the first time in nearly 18 months, Princeton student-athletes had the opportunity to visit local elementary schools as part of the Princeton Varsity Club’s long-standing “Reading with the Tigers” program. Nearly 30 student-athletes – representing basketball, fencing, golf, lacrosse, rowing, squash, soccer, swimming & diving, water polo and wrestling – visited Community Park and Johnson Park elementary schools of the Princeton Public School District the morning of Friday, October 15th.

Click here for a photo gallery from October 15th’s Reading with the Tigers.

The reading events occurred outdoors, with Tiger student-athletes reading stories and sharing lessons and experiences from their respective sports and studies to elementary students across 10 different classrooms. One classroom reading even occurred in Spanish, a nod to the dual-immersion program in place at the school. While this marked the first in-person Reading with the Tigers event since March 2020, Princeton student-athletes had conducted several taped eReadings throughout the Pandemic to continue connecting with elementary students and furthering Princeton Athletics’ mission of Education Through Athletics.

“After almost two years of not being able to do Reading with the Tigers due to the pandemic, it was so great to be back and made me realize just how much I missed it! Reading with the Tigers is one of my all-time favorite experiences and it brought me so much joy to be able to interact and connect with the elementary school students once again. Being in the presence of their high spirits and infectious energy kept a huge smile glued to my face and seriously made my entire morning, and put me in such a good mood for the rest of the day. I am ever so grateful for the opportunity!”
– MINDY PANG ’24 (women’s water polo)

“One of things that being an older brother to eight siblings has taught me is that you never know when you can say or do something that can have a profound impact on the little ones around you – it may seem mundane to you, but to that child it could mean the world. Any opportunity that I have to be that positive influence on the children at these schools is an opportunity that I will always drop everything for.”
– DANNY COLES ’25 (wrestling)

Upcoming Events

06apr7:30 pm8:45 pmJake McCandless '51 PVC Speaker Series: Jeff Ingold '90 & Ted Price '90Open to the entire Princeton community

Event Details

The Princeton community is invited to join us in McCosh 10 on Thursday, April 6th for a conversation with Jeff Ingold ’90 and Ted Price ’90 as part of the Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series. Ingold and Price are former Princeton squash teammates who have gone on to very unique careers in the entertainment industry, producing some of the most recognizable television shows and video games in the world.

Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series
Conversation with Entertainment Executives Jeff Ingold ’90 & Ted Price ’90

The conversation will be moderated by Ford Family Director of Athletics, John Mack ’00. The speaker series event is free and open to the general public (no advanced registration required). The Jake McCandless ’51 PVC Speaker Series was endowed in the name of J.L. “Jake” McCandless ’51, who coached Princeton to the 1969 Ivy League football championship during the Tigers’ centennial year of football. Click here to learn more about the series and past featured speakers.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR FEATURED SPEAKERS
Jeff Ingold ’90, is the President of Bill Lawrence’s Doozer Productions at Warner Bros. Television. He just wrapped production on the third season of the two-time Emmy award winning series Ted Lasso, as well as Shrinking (starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford) and Bad Monkey (starring Vince Vaughn), both for Apple TV+.

Prior to joining Doozer Productions, Ingold was the longtime comedy head at NBC. After rising through the ranks as a current executive on such hit NBC shows as Just Shoot Me, Will & Grace, and Scrubs, Ingold transitioned to the development team where he oversaw The Office. In 2006, Ingold was promoted to the head of NBC comedy under then President, Kevin Reilly. During the rest of his tenure, which included expanded oversight of Universal Television comedies in addition to NBC, Ingold supervised the critically acclaimed series 30 Rock, Parks & Recreation, And Community. When he left in 2011, Ingold’s title was Executive Vice President, NBC and Universal Comedy Series.

Ingold is a graduate of Princeton University and the USC Marshall School of Business. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.

Ted Price ’90 is President and Founder of Insomniac Games – a videogame developer with over 500 employees located across US and Canada, working remotely and onsite in its bi-coastal offices. In 2019 Insomniac was acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

Since 1994 Insomniac has created high profile game franchises in the console, VR, AR and mobile spaces. Some of its more popular creations include the Spyro the Dragon series, the Ratchet and Clank series, the Resistance: Fall of Man series, Sunset Overdrive and Marvel’s Spider-Man. Upcoming games include Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Marvel’s Wolverine for the PlayStation 5.

Insomniac’s games have sold over 100 million units worldwide since the company’s inception. Insomniac has also won numerous local, state and national workplace awards for its unique culture.

Price’s responsibilities at Insomniac include directing the company’s strategic planning and helping shape its culture as well as contributing to its projects. Price is also the Vice Chairman of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. He graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in English.