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| Princeton University | |
| Motto | Dei sub numine viget (Under God's power she flourishes) |
| Established | 1746 |
| School type | Private |
| President | Shirley M. Tilghman |
| Location | Princeton, New Jersey, USA |
| Campus | Suburban, 500 acres (2 kmē) (Princeton Borough and Township) |
| Enrollment | 4,635 undergraduate, 1,975 graduate |
| Faculty | 1,103 |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Athletics | 38 sports teams |
| Homepage | http://www.princeton.edu/' class='external' title="http://www.princeton.edu/">www.princeton.edu
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The university offers two main undergraduate degrees: the bachelor of arts (A.B.) and the bachelor of science in engineering (B.S.E.). Courses in the humanities are traditionally either seminars or semi-weekly lectures with an additional discussion seminar, called a "precept" (short for "preceptorial"). This system was instituted by Woodrow Wilson, when he served as university president. To graduate, all A.B. candidates must complete a senior thesis and one or two extensive pieces of independent research, known as "junior papers" or "JPs". They must also fulfill a two semester foreign language requirement. B.S.E candidates follow a different track that includes a rigorous science and math curriculum and at least two semesters of independent research.
Princeton offers postgraduate research degrees (most notably the Ph.D.), but it does not have the extensive range of professional postgraduate schools of many other universities - for example, there is no law or business school. Its most famous professional school is the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, founded in 1930 as the School of Public and International Affairs and renamed in 1948. The university also offers graduate degrees in engineering and architecture.
The university's libraries have 11 million holdings, and the main university library, Firestone Library, houses over six million volumes. In addition to Firestone Library, many individual disciplines have their own libraries, including architecture, art history, East Asian studies, engineering, geology, international affairs and public policy, and Near Eastern studies. Traditionally, each senior is given an enclosed carrel in the library for private use and the storage of books and research materials.
Students at Princeton University agree to conform to an academic honesty policy called the Honor Code. This requires students to write a pledge on all written assignments which asserts that they have neither plagiarized their work nor committed any other breach of ethics. Signing the pledge indicates the understanding of the "two-fold responsibility" of the code: to observe the code oneself, and to report possible violations of other students. As a result of this code, students take all tests unsupervised by faculty members. Violations of the Honor Code incur the strongest of disciplinary action, including suspension and often expulsion. Impressively, such action is rarely needed despite the absence of test supervision.
Nassau Hall, the University's oldest building. Note the tiger sculptures beside the steps.
The campus, located on 2 kmē of lavishly landscaped grounds, features a large number of gothic-style buildings, most dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The main university administration building, Nassau Hall, was built in 1756 and briefly served as the United States CapitolThe United States Capitol is the building which serves as home for the legislative branch of the United States government. It is located atop Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The building is characterized by a central dome (inspired as much by St Paul's Ca in 1783. Contemporary additions to the campus feature some more modern architecture, including buildings by Robert VenturiRobert Venturi (born June 25, 1925) is a Philadelphia-based architect who worked under Eero Saarinen and Louis Kahn before forming his own firm with John Rauch. Venturi's wife Denise Scott Brown joined the firm. After John Rauchs resignation in 1989, the and the Hillier Group, and new buildings by Demetri PorphyriosDemetri Porphyrios (born 1949) is a Greek architect and author. Most of his buildings resemble traditional high architecture such as Gothic and Greco-Roman Classical buildings. In 2002, he was commisioned to design a residential college at Princeton Unive and Frank GehryFrank Owen Gehry (born Ephraim Goldberg on February 28, 1929) is an architect known for his interesting use of metal sheathing for his buildings. He was born in Toronto, Canada, but moved to California at age 17. He is today a naturalized American citizen. Much sculptureSculptor redirects here. You may also be looking for Sculptor (constellation). Greece Sculpture is any three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. Sculpting is the art of assembling or shaping an object. It may be of any size and of any suit adorns the campus, including pieces by Henry MooreThis article is about the sculptor. For the governor of New York, see Henry Moore (governor). Henry Spencer Moore ( July 30, 1898 August 31, 1986) was an artist and sculptor. Born into a poor mining family in Leeds, he became well known for his large sca (Oval with Points, also nicknamed " NixonRichard Milhous Nixon ( January 9, 1913 April 22, 1994) was the thirty-sixth ( 1953 1961) Vice President, and the thirty-seventh ( 1969 1974) President of the United States. He is the only man to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to's Nose"), Clement Meadmoore (Upstart II), and Alexander CalderAlexander Calder ( July 22 1898 November 11 1976), also known as Sandy Calder was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing the mobile. In addition to mobile and stabile sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, and (Five Disks: One Empty). At the base of campus is the Delaware and Raritan Canal, dating from 1830, and Lake Carnegie, used for rowing.
Princeton is among the wealthiest universities in the world, with an endowment of almost ten billion US dollars sustained through the continued donations of its alumni and maintained by expert investment advisors. Some of Princeton's wealth is invested in its impressive art museum, which features works by Monet and Andy Warhol, among other prominent artists.
Most of the student body lives on campus in dormitories. Freshmen and sophomores live in residential colleges. Later-year students have the option to live off-campus, but few do, as rents and real estate in the Princeton area are extremely high. Undergraduate social life revolves around a number of coeducational " eating clubs" which are open to upperclassmen and serve a similar role to that which fraternities and sororities do at other campuses.
Admission is extremely competitive, and according to The Atlantic Monthly, it is the second most selective college in the United States, after MIT. Princeton has a "need-blind" admission policy, in which students are accepted into the incoming class on merit, regardless of their ability to pay the high tutition fees. Unlike other universities which ask students to take on the heavy burden of student loans, Princeton simply pays the remainder of costs the student's family cannot afford through grants from its endowment. Princeton was the first university to implement such a "no-loan" financial aid policy in 2001. Despite these policies, Princeton's student body, as a group, is generally regarded as more culturally conservative or traditional than the student bodies of peer institutions. However, most students have voted Democratic in presidential elections.
In 1869 Princeton competed with Rutgers in the first ever intercollegiate football game, losing 6 to 4. Its rivalry with Yale, active since 1873, is the second oldest in American football. In more recent years, Princeton has excelled in men's basketball, both men's and women's lacrosse, and women's crew.
Shirley Tilghman is the current president of Princeton University.| Politics | Business | Finance |
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