Learn more about Sam Halpern’s ’22 involvement with the Center for Civic Learning & Action, and why he values civic engagement and community connections.
Dickinson College’s CCLA has been working with county and community members to create a coalition to assist those individuals who are returning to the community from incarceration. To learn more about the forming of the Cumberland County Reentry Coalition, please click on “Read More” below.
Carmen Maria Canino ‘22 is one of the Center for Civic Learning & Action's 2021-22 Service Coordinators. She has been involved with community work since the summer before her junior year of high school. To learn more about Carmen Maria’s experience with community outreach while at Dickinson and her belief in the importance of supporting community members, please click on “Read More” below.
Asuncion Arnedo's Spanish for the Health Professions class includes a service-learning component with the Keystone Health Center. Healthy packages, with toothbrushes and band-aids among other things, were prepared for distribution to local migrant workers in Franklin, Adams, and Cumberland county. Dickinson students met with migrant workers to provide the packages, register them with the Keystone Health Center, and assist with interpreting during appointments. Learn more about this unique Dickinson experience.
Espoir DelMain '21 is the Center for Civic Learning & Action's 2020-21 Carlisle Borough Student Ambassador for Dickinson College. The Student Ambassador works closely with the Carlisle Borough Manager to learn about the history and structures of the Borough government. Read more about Espoir's experience so far!
The Center for Civic Learning and Action (CCLA) held its first Civic Innovation Competition on Sunday, September 6, awarding the music education group Composed: Make Music Any Way! the winning title.
Our summer Community Action Internship (CAI) program provided social-distance-friendly internships to Dickinson students to empower them to build new professional skills and contacts from the safety of home, while also making a difference in the local community when help is needed most.
The mission of the Center for Civic Learning & Action (CCLA) is to develop ethical civic leaders who collaborate in the pursuit of just and resilient communities.
