John D. Rockefeller 3rd College, or "Rocky", is one of seven residential colleges at

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. It was founded in 1982, making it the third

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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

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of the University. The college is located in the northwestern corner of the Princeton campus and is largely composed of

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style structures. Madison Hall, home of the college dining hall, office, and common spaces, and the dorms Holder Hall, Buyers Hall (formerly "East Blair Hall"), and part of Campbell Hall are presently part of Rockefeller College. Witherspoon Hall, built in 1877, is the oldest building in the college, and is characteristically

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, a style which predates the Collegiate Gothic. The college is home to roughly 500 first years and sophomores and a small number of upperclassmen. The college staff is led by the head (a faculty member), and also includes a dean, a director of studies, a college administrator, a college secretary, and two graduate student assistant masters. The current master of Rockefeller College is Clancy Rowley,

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of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. A council of current students also contributes to college life, organizing trips, study breaks, and other opportunities. Beginning with the 2007–2008 school year, Rockefeller College has, along with Princeton's other residential colleges, catered to upperclassmen as well as underclassmen, with new programs and advising. The college now houses mostly first year and sophomore students, with some spaces for juniors and seniors in addition to Residential College Advisors. Rockefeller College's common room, Holder Hall, and Blair Arch (which adjoins Buyers Hall but is technically a part of Mathey College) were all featured in the film '' A Beautiful Mind''.

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External links

Rockefeller College website
{{Princeton Universities and colleges established in 1982 Colleges of Princeton University Institutions founded by the Rockefeller family 1982 establishments in New Jersey