The Woodrow Wilson School experience neither begins nor ends in the classroom. Aside from informal interactions between and among students and faculty, there are several opportunities that are integral to the life of a WWS graduate student. Whether students assume positions of leadership through involvement in student government or work-study assignments, they make positive contributions to WWS as well as the community at large. These opportunities outside the classroom provide invaluable personal and professional development experiences to future generations of public service leaders.

Numerous opportunities exist for WWS graduate students to become involved in campus activities at Princeton University. In addition to the agencies that the University supports, several groups exist at the Woodrow Wilson School that enable students to become involved in School affairs, scholarly research, and community outreach:  

Numerous opportunities exist for WWS graduate students to become involved in campus activities at Princeton University. In addition to the agencies that the University supports, several groups exist at the Woodrow Wilson School that enable students to become involved in School affairs, scholarly research, and community outreach:

Students may refine their abilities to address policy subjects in a foreign language through mealtime language tables. It is important to point out that there is no formal language requirement for the master's programs, but students who are principally interested in development studies and/or international affairs are strongly urged to acquire the ability to use languages effectively before entering the program.

Graduate students in the M.P.A. program, with the approval of their advisors, may take one or two language courses and count these toward the M.P.A. degree. Because of the volume and complexity of the schedule during the first year of study, taking languages during this period can be difficult. Not-for-credit language courses also may be taken in addition to the regular study program. Students may reinforce their language skills by using the language training facilities of the University.

In addition, the School now provides a subsidy for those students who wish to pursue further language training opportunities concurrent with the required summer internship.

As part of the first-year orientation activities, the School sponsors an optional overnight trip to the Princeton-Blairstown Center in northwest New Jersey for a day-and-a-half of "Outdoor Action" programs in team- and leadership-building. This activity provides a terrific experience and a wonderful way to get to know fellow students even before the official beginning of the school year.