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Sam Arnold '21

An Unexpected Path

The ability to take a wide range of classes at Dickinson has led Sam Arnold ’21 to explore opportunities he never imagined, including organic farming in Italy and underwater archaeology.

Allison Curley, who minors in Italian, in Rome, Italy.

Wide-Ranging Research

From the Canadian Arctic to Andean ritual drinking vessels, the Dickinson experience has given Allison Curley ’19 a wide range of research opportunities.

Portrait of Dovie Thomason on a white background.

Indigenous Storyteller to Share Tale of Wild West in Talk at Dickinson College

Lakota/Kiowa and Apache storyteller, artist and activist Dovie Thomason will deliver an origin story of the Wild West myth from an underrepresented perspective.

Photo of Dan Longboat

Dickinson College to Host Lecture on Honoring Indigeneity

An indigenous studies scholar will explore ways to understand and honor Indigenous Peoples of the Americas during a lecture at Dickinson.

Alumni were encouraged to closely examine, and even touch, fossils during an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour. Photo courtesy of Laura Wills.

Fossils, ‘Elvis’ Dinosaur Highlighted During Exclusive Field Museum Event

Alumni and students examine never-before-seen fossils and learn what they tell us about our planet’s changing climate during talks with experts and a private lab tour at the Field Museum.

Makensie Jones '18 and Isabel Figueroa '19 (first row, first and second from left, respectively) pose after their presentation with fellow presenters and their professor, Maria Bruno (back row, second from left).

Archaeology Students Present Original Research at International Conference

Archaeology students investigate cultural clues embedded in centuries-old vessels and stories swirling around a WWII prison site, and present their research at a professional conference.

Archaeology

Archaeology Major Jobs 2018

Graduating senior secures job with the National Park Service.

Katherine Heacock Alumni in Action photo

Magical Diversity

Katherine Heacock ’13 makes magic for “guests” from around the world as a cast member at Walt Disney World.

Washington native Makensie Jones '18 is taking the newfound confidence and improved public-speaking skills she gained as an intern with the National Forest Service and molding from it a career plan.

In Nature's Classroom

Washington native Makensie Jones '18 gains newfound confidence and improved public-speaking skills through her internship with the National Forest Service.

marc primelo

The Underwater Archaeologist

Marc Primelo '17 (archaeology, music), plays six instruments, and he conducted field work at an archaeological site in Mycenae, Greece.

A Dickinson banner attached to a lightpost.

The Underwater Archaeologist

Marc Primelo '17 discusses his fieldwork at a Grecian dig site and more.

Maggidis

Beneath the Throne Room

Dickinsonians discover fragment of ancient “throne of Agamemnon" considered one of the “most important and emblematic finds of the Mycenaean age.”

Anna and Joe Wagman

Commencement: Second Act Is a Dickinson First

Joe and Anna Wagman have more in common than just being father and daughter; the two also happen to be 2016 classmates.

Moments after receiving her own Dickinson College degree, Anna Wagman, class of 2016, helped award a diploma to her father, Joseph Wagman.

A New Spin

Moments after receiving her own Dickinson degree, Anna Wagman '16 helped award a diploma to her father, Joe Wagman '16.

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