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Getting Involved

Clubs & Organizations

Student Activities Office
Dickinson College
College & Louther Streets
Carlisle, PA 17013

(717) 245-1671

Clubs and Organizations

There are over 120 clubs and organizations on the Dickinson College campus. Students can find ways of expressing themselves through participation in an a capella group, the Student Senate, ASIA, the Dickinsonian, the Jive Turkeys, the Swing Dance Club, and many other organizations. It's fun to find other people with similar interests or, even better, try something that you'd never thought of doing before. On the first night of classes for both the Fall and Spring semester, Activities Night gives you the opportunity to meet students involved in amazing organizations and then learn more about them. Challenge yourself and find your way of becoming a Dickinsonian through activities outside of the classroom.

Student Governance: The Student Senate is the elected governing body for Dickinson College students. The Senate is responsible for allocating the Student Activities Fee, organizing elections for Senate, class officers, and student representatives to all-College committees, and investigating and making recommendations regarding students' grievances. The Senate is headed by the Senate Cabinet (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Constitutional & Elections Chair, MOB Chair and Secretary). The Senate body is elected from representatives chosen by class year. Elections for executive officers, all-College committees, Sophomore and Junior class officers and senators occur in the Spring. Freshmen and Senior class officers and senators are elected in the Fall.

College Governance: There are four all-College committees which are comprised of students, faculty and administrators. They assist the President and Deans in establishing and administering institutional policy. Members serve as liaisons between students, administrators and faculty. The four committees are: Planning and Budget, Academic Program and Standards, Enrollment Management and Student Life, and Information Technology. Student members of the committees are elected by their peers and sit on Senate as voting members.

Class Committees: Each class elects officers during the fall elections to serve as the class committee for the year. Class committees are responsible for promoting class unity and planning social events for their class. Serving on your class committee is a fun and easy way to get involved.

How to Register an Event

Every student organization must register their events 2 weeks before the date of the event. To register an event simply go to the student web services page http://www.dickinson.edu/students/ and log in.

Once you have logged in, you will see the the appropriate link. Please follow the instructions and submit your event. If you have any questions about registering an event, please contact stuact@dickinson.edu.

The following are categories of clubs and organizations at Dickinson College: