Director of Community Engagement
Contact Information
megiverl@dickinson.edu
255 W. Louther, 2nd Floor
717.254.8047
Biography
Laura has served as CCLA's Director of Community Engagement since 2019. Laura is currently the staff contact for Dickinson's Community Engagement Fellows Program and Service Trips Program. Her previous professional and research work includes research on volunteer motivation and leadership; intergroup dialogue, social and racial justice education; student-focused service programs and belonging. Laura's professional and research interests include the intersections of politics and group conflict in community engagement work in higher education; constructivist diversity, equity, and inclusion education; and mentorship and support of new professionals and graduate students. Laura's current involvement in the Carlisle community includes the Partnership for Better Health's Community Investment Committee, Community CARES' Program Committee, the Carlisle Community Action Networks' Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, and Moving Circles. She holds degrees from the University of Vermont in Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration and Human Development & Family Studies.