Rockefeller CollegeJohn D. Rockefeller 3rd College, or "Rocky", is one of seven residential colleges at Princeton University. It was founded in 1982, making it the third residential college to be established at Princeton. It is named for John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Princeton Class of 1929, who served as a major donor and longtime trustee of the University. The college is located in the northwestern corner of the Princeton campus and is largely composed of Collegiate Gothic style structures.
Woodrow WilsonPresident of the United States from 1913 to 1921PersonalEarly lifeBoyhood homeSouth Carolina homeWashington, D.C. houseRace relationsWilsonian idealism ("The Study of Administration")34th Governor of New Jersey1910 electionGovernorship28th President of the United StatesPresidencytimelineTransitionInaugurations firstsecondJudicial appointmentsSupreme CourtForeign policyTenureWomen's suffrageprocessionSilent SentinelsFederal Reserve ActClayton Antitrust ActFederal Trade CommissionUnited States occupation of VeracruzCoalfield WarDaylight saving timeBanana WarsLouis Brandeis Supreme Court nomination18th Amendment19th AmendmentWorld War IZimmermann telegramThrasher incidentEntryAgainst Austria-HungaryAgainst GermanyHome frontEspionage ActFourteen PointsWilsonian ArmeniaParis Peace ConferenceBig FourTreaty of VersaillesLeague of NationsPresidential campaigns1912 electionconventionThe New Freedom1916 electionconventionLegacyMemorialsNeo-Wilsonian idealismPrinceton School of Public and International AffairsWilson CenterPresidential LibraryThomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921.
Princeton UniversityPrivate university in Princeton, New Jersey, USPrinceton University is a privateIvy Leagueresearch university in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution.
Yeh CollegeYeh College (provisionally known as New College East until 2022, and Residential College 7 until 2021) is the seventh residential college at Princeton University. It opened at the beginning of the academic year in September 2022. The construction of Yeh College increased the undergraduate student body population by 10 percent, or 500 students. It aims to be LEED Gold certified. Deborah Berke Partners are the architects of the new buildings.
DormitoryA dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm,) is a room that sleeps multiple people. It may also refer (in the United States) to a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as student accommodation for university or college students, or, with reference to military personnel, a barracks.
LibraryCollection of books, materials and mediaA library patron retrieving a book from a shelf at a libraryA library is a collection of books, and possibly other materials and media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or digital (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location, a virtual space, or both.
SociologySociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on human social behaviour, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociology was coined in the late 18th century to describe the scientific study of society. As a social science, sociology uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about social order and social change.Miguel A. CentenoMiguel Angel Centeno (born 18 July 1957) is an American sociologist. Centeno was educated at Yale University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1980, followed by a master of business administration in 1987, and a doctorate in sociology in 1990. He is the Musgrave Professor of Sociology at Princeton University, and teaches sociology and international affairs at the university's Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.
PsychologyPsychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives. Psychology is an academic discipline of broad scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences. A professional practitioner or researcher involved in the discipline is called a psychologist.
Cue sportsCue sports are a wide variety of games of skill played with a cue stick, which is used to strike billiard balls and thereby cause them to move around a table covered in cloth (usually baize), bounded by elastic bumpers known as cushions. Cue sports, a category of stick sports, may collectively be referred to as billiards, though this term has more specific connotations in some English dialects.
Huo CollegeHuo College is the sixth residential college at Princeton University. The construction of Huo College, provisionally known as New College West, helped to increase the undergraduate student body population by 10 percent, or 500 students. It aims to be LEED Gold certified. Deborah Berke Partners are the architects of the new buildings. Huo College is adjacent to Yeh College, and shares the same dining facility.
Robert F. GoheenRobert Francis Goheen (August 15, 1919 – March 31, 2008) was an American academic, president of Princeton University and United States Ambassador to India.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.