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All first- and second-year students at Princeton live and dine in one of five residential colleges. Each college consists of a cluster of dormitories (housing between 450 and 500 students) and a dining hall. The colleges have libraries and study spaces, game rooms, seminar rooms, coffeehouses, theaters, and computer clusters. A senior faculty member serves as master of each college. The staff includes a dean and a director of studies, who are responsible for academic advising; two graduate students, who serve as assistant masters; juniors and seniors, who serve as resident and minority affairs advisers; and a senior faculty fellow. More than 97 percent of Princeton undergraduates live on campus. Approximately 75 percent of juniors and seniors take their meals at one of 11 private, coed eating clubs. Six are open to all students on a sign-in basis; five are selective. Other juniors and seniors cook their own meals in dormitory kitchens, dine in the residential colleges, join a cooperative, or make other arrangements. They may also dine at Frist Campus Center. Princeton's Center for Jewish Life houses the University's kosher dining facility. The Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding, the Women's Center, and the International Center are important resources and gathering places for Princeton students. In addition, the University has more than 250 registered student organizations. Frist Campus Center, which opened in fall 2000, provides dining and eating facilities, services, and programs to the entire campus community. The Pace Center for Community Service is located in Frist. AthleticsPrinceton offers 38 varsity sports and nearly 40 club teams, and more than 2,300 students (50 percent of the undergraduate enrollment) participate in intercollegiate competition (varsity and club combined). Last year the Tigers finished 21st in the Sears Directors' Cup Division I standings, which ranks overall athletic success. Princeton has been the highest ranking nonscholarship school eight times during the Cup's nine-year existence, including four Top-25 finishes. Princeton claimed 12 Ivy League titles, running its four-year total to a league record of 51. Based on the "unofficial" Ivy League composite standings in 33 sports, Princeton had the highest overall finish of any Ivy school for the 16th consecutive year. Additionally, 19 of Princeton's 33 Ivy teams finished first or second in the league, and the Tigers have won at least one national championship in each of the last 16 years. There were two team national championships and one individual national champion in 2001-02. In the last four years, Princeton has had 13 Academic All-Americas, 111 All-Americas, 21 Ivy League players of the year, and 18 league rookies of the year and has won an unprecedented 50 Ivy League titles and seven national championships. Nearly 600 teams participate in the intramural sports program, which schedules team competition among eating clubs, residential colleges, independent groups, and faculty and staff. In addition, a wide variety of noncredit physical education activity courses are offered each semester. Princeton offers students a wide range of competitive and recreational athletic opportunities and facilities. In 1998, the University completed a two-tiered football and outdoor track complex. Princeton Stadium, with a seating capacity for approximately 30,000 spectators, is host to Tiger football, and has hosted soccer and lacrosse events. The adjacent Weaver Track and Field Stadium has an eight-lane Olympic track. A common structure, with seating for 2,500, joins the two facilities. Recently the University expanded and renovated its landmark boathouse and crew facilities, which are now known as the Shea Rowing Center. The crew programs use the University-owned Lake Carnegie and its Olympic racing course. Jadwin Gymnasium is a multipurpose facility that provides 250,000 square feet of indoor space for intercollegiate basketball, track, fencing, squash, wrestling, and tennis, in addition to large practice areas for outdoor field sports. Dillon Gymnasium has facilities for aerobics, basketball, conditioning and weight training, dance, martial arts, recreational swimming, squash, volleyball, and wrestling. Stephens Fitness Center in Dillon provides a centralized facility where men and women can pursue many personal health objectives with trained supervision. The Olympic-size DeNunzio pool, next to Jadwin, provides complete facilities for competitive swimming and diving (it has one- and three-meter springboards and a 10-meter platform). Caldwell Field House recently underwent an expansion, adding 16 new locker rooms that provide dressing and athletic training quarters for Princeton and visiting teams. Baker Rink, constructed in 1923, is an historic venue for hockey and skating. The outdoor facilities include 27 tennis courts and eight lighted courts at the Lenz Tennis Center, the Class of 1895 Field for softball, Clarke Field for baseball, an 18-hole golf course, and various playing fields used for soccer, lacrosse, and rugby as well as many intramural sports. Lourie-Love Field, used for intercollegiate soccer, provides a lighted facility for nighttime contests. The Class of 1952 Stadium is a lighted, artificial-surface facility that accommodates approximately 4,000 spectators and is used primarily for field hockey, lacrosse, and intramural sports. ROTCArmy ROTC is a nationally standardized program of precommissioning officer education and training that is offered at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the United States. Army ROTC serves as the primary source of commissioning for U. S. Army officers. Military science courses complement all major areas of study by broadening the student's basic education and helping to prepare students for positions of leadership in the Army. As students earn their academic degree, they also earn a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army. Cadets may be commissioned into Active Duty or into the Army Reserve or National Guard. In some cases, this decision can be locked in by contract when the cadet enters the ROTC program. In most cases, however, a centralized board makes these decisions based upon the needs of the Army, the cadet's stated preferences, academic performance, Advanced Camp performance, and recommendations of the cadet's director of Army Officer Education. The focus of the ROTC program is leadership development. Students learn problem-solving techniques, decision-making skills, planning and organizing skills, interpersonal communications skills, professional ethics and responsibilities, and other management and leadership skills. Leadership labs and field training exercises supplement classroom work with practical leadership training and experience. Students receive developmental counseling routinely from their U. S. Army officer and noncommissioned officer (NCO) instructors. Cadets normally attend a noncredit military science elective course each semester and a five-week Advanced Camp in the summer following their junior year. The military science courses are instructed by U. S. Army officers and NCOs. Army ROTC sponsors a centralized training and development Advanced Camp conducted each summer at Fort Lewis, Washington. Successful completion of Advanced Camp is a prerequisite for commissioning. Cadets are encouraged to participate in Army ROTC extracurricular activities such as the Ranger Challenge Team or the Princeton Color Guard. Cadets may also choose to attend professional development training programs each summer, such as Airborne School, Air Assault School, Northern Warfare School, Mountain Warfare School, or Cadet Troop Leadership Training. Army ROTC offers merit-based scholarships for full tuition plus Undergraduate Student Government (USG) fees. Scholarship cadets also receive a monthly stipend of $250 for freshmen, $300 for sophomores, $350 for juniors, and $400 for seniors. A $300 book allowance per semester is granted to all scholarship cadets. High school students may apply for a four-year scholarship, and Princeton students may apply for either a three- or a two-year scholarship. Air Force ROTCPrinceton students may enroll in the Air Force ROTC (AFROTC) program based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Most program courses are taught at Princeton. Students who complete this program successfully are commissioned as a second lieutenant. Enrollment in AFROTC involves no military commitment during the freshman year. AFROTC scholarships for two, three, and four years are available through this program on a competitive basis. The scholarships cover full or partial tuition and fees, a book allowance each semester, and a graduated $250-to-$400-per month, tax-free subsistence allowance during the school year. There are many career opportunities in today's Air Force, including those of pilot, navigator, lawyer, doctor, and engineer, as well as many more. For more information, please call (732) 932-7706. Additional information is available on the Web at www.afrotc.com. Seniors' PlansThere were 1,088 students graduating in the Class of 2002. Ninety-nine percent (1,079 students) responded to the Career Plans Survey. Approximately 63 percent of the respondents planned to enter the work force in the coming year. Seventeen and one-half percent of those choosing employment accepted positions in extended internships that involved teaching and/or service in domestic and international settings for a period of one to two years. Of the 27 percent who were planning to continue their education, 23.6 percent accepted admission into doctoral programs and 20.2 percent into master's programs; 20.5 percent accepted positions in medical, dental, and veterinary schools and 16.8 percent in law school. An additional 11 students were accepted into graduate and professional schools but chose to defer enrollment for at least one year to pursue internships, fellowships, and employment. Close to 10 percent of the class followed other pursuits, including professional sports, military service, and travel. AlumniThere are 75,771 living Princeton alumni, including 16,748 women and 21,024 Graduate School alumni. Princeton graduates live in all 50 states and 117 countries. In a typical year, some 6,000 to 8,000 volunteers work for Princeton in class and regional association activities, fund-raising, programs in the local schools, a job placement network and internship program, and community service. Many serve in University advisory and leadership roles. Currently, there are 165 Princeton regional associations throughout the world. |