b'previous year. However, we are pleased to seethe Minor program gaining traction as we 35collaborate with finance clubs and increasestudent engagement. The incoming junior Incoming MFin Studentsclass currently has 74 students enrolled (29females) in the UMF. 84This fall, we are excited to offer a new course, UCF Certificates AwardedECO 102: Introduction to Personal Finance,targeting freshmen but open to all students. 130As mentioned in last years letter, this coursewill be invaluable to most Princeton Markus Academy Webinarsundergraduates, equipping them withessential financial skills for life, regardless oftheir major. Understanding basic finance primary focus. We continue to emphasizeconcepts can help them make informed the Princeton Difference of using adecisions, such as planning for retirement and scientific approach to serve our globalsecuring a mortgage. We anticipate that about society, and we are very grateful for your300-400 students will enroll in this course. ongoing support. For our Ph.D. students and research visitors, Markus Brunnermeier we offered a mini-course on deep learning Edwards S. Sanford Professor and neural networks, with content available Director, Bendheim Center for Financeonline to reach a broader audience.Additionally, we hosted an online (flippedclassroom) summer school for Ph.D. studentsworldwide in macro-finance, which attractedover 160 students.Our webinar series continues to enhance thevisibility of Princetons BCF. This years themesincluded Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, andFinTech. Our goal is to provide a platform fornew ideas that shape policymakers thinking.Since the series began in Spring 2020, we havehosted over 130 webinars. Improving our outreach to the Centers alumniand the public remains a priority. Our monthlynewsletter highlights alumni achievements,events, faculty accolades, and student news.Supporting our students remains BCFs2'