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New Web site provides residential college information
Posted November 30, 2005; 10:05 a.m.
A Web site has been
launched to provide undergraduates and other members of the University
community with up-to-date information on planning for the new
residential college system.
The site was developed by the Office of the Dean of the College and the
Office of the Executive Vice President, in cooperation with the Office
of Communications.
It offers a variety of documents and illustrations, including: the
history of planning efforts; key reports and other planning documents
that represent the work of successive groups of students, faculty and
administrators; photographs and drawings of Whitman College and the
planned reconstruction of Butler College; answers to frequently-asked
questions about the new college system; and information about the
current residential college system. The site will be updated as new
information becomes available.
Undergraduate students and other members of the University community
are encouraged to contribute suggestions, find out how to get involved
in planning and provide other feedback by sending an e-mail message to RCback@princeton.edu.
The residential college system, which currently includes five two-year
colleges, is being transformed under a plan approved in 2000 by the
trustees to increase the undergraduate student body from roughly 4,700
to 5,200. Under the new system, Whitman College, now under
construction, will join Mathey and Butler colleges in housing students
from all four classes, allowing for greater interaction among all
students and more participation by juniors and seniors in the colleges'
academic, social and cultural offerings. Each of the other three
colleges (Forbes, Rockefeller and Wilson) will be paired with a
four-year college, and all the colleges will include graduate students
in residence.