Construction of Whitman College video transcript

By the Office of Communications on Sept. 24, 2007, 2 p.m.

Construction of Whitman College, Princeton University's sixth residential college, began in 2004 and was finished in time for occupancy this fall.

[Music plays]

This time-lapse video was taken from a camera mounted on Patton Hall, which archived images of the Whitman College construction project for the past three years.

A Production of:
Princeton University's OIT New Media Center,
Office of Communications,
Facilities Department, &
OIT Hardware Support

Editor:
Lance Herrington

Soundtrack:
"On the Floor"
Composed by Scott Smallwood (GS) and performed by the Princeton Laptop Orchestra (PLOrk)

Special thanks to:
John Zeigler, Facilities Department
Mary Banfield, Facilities Department
Professor Dan Trueman, Department of Music

© 2007 The Trustees of Princeton University

 

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