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Matt Kness,

Dickinson College Student Gives Back as Volunteer Firefighter During Pandemic

Matthew Kness ’21 serves as a volunteer firefighter in New York during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Carlisle

Dickinson College Launches COVID-19 Resources Portal

Dickinson's Center for Civic Learning & Action launches an online COVID-19 resource portal to help local community members.

Carlisle

Dickinson College Creates COVID-19 Help Website for Community

Dickinson’s Center for Civic Learning & Action has created a website with one-stop-shop information for community members and organizations seeking assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carlisle Drone Photo

Dickinson College Students Help Local Small Businesses Weather COVID-19 Shutdown

As businesses close their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, computer-science majors are helping Carlisle's vulnerable small businesses by developing websites for online sales.

Bob Weed '80 speaks with student volunteers at the Project SHARE food bank. Photo by Joe O'Neill.

Dickinson Alumnus Leads Local Efforts to Feed Food-insecure Families Amid COVID-19 Emergency

As the COVID-19 pandemic unspools, Bob Weed '80, CEO of the Project SHARE food bank, helps to meet increasing demands amid formidable challenges

The Dickinson College men's lacrosse team takes a moment from their work to take a group picture during a service trip to West Virginia.

Service Trips Provide Students with Firsthand Civic Engagement Experience

Each year, hundreds of Dickinsonians embark on service trips to communities near and far. This year, two student groups traveled to West Virginia and Tennessee to lend their helping hands.

Ken Bamba

Leader of Service Trips & More

For Ken Bamba '20, making a difference in people's lives has become a way of life.

Photo of a college student and a child with a bicycle standing in a parking lot.

Dickinson College Earns Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

The honor from the Carnegie Foundation recognizes the college’s commitment to collaboration with community partners.

Portrait of Lynn Pasquerella

Dickinson College to Host President of the Association of American Colleges and Universities

Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, will discuss civic engagement and American educational institutions in a lecture at Dickinson.

Matei Mares '21 delivers a presentation about what to expect on a U.S. college campus, as part of his work through the nonprofit program he cofounded, Uni 101: How to College.

Student Snapshot: Matei Mares '21

International business & management major Matei Mares ’21 co-founded a nonprofit that helps international high school students prepare for college in the U.S.

Espoir Delmain

Student Snapshot: Espoir DelMain '21

Through global coursework and internships, Espoir DelMain ’21 is learning how to foster lasting, positive social change.

Dickinson students studying abroad in London volunteer at Refettorio Felix, the London branch of the global nonprofit Food for Soul.

Dickinson College Study-abroad Students Volunteer at Leading-Edge London Nonprofits

Students studying abroad through the Dickinson-in-England program saw innovative solutions to food insecurity in action when they volunteered for Refettorio Felix and City Harvest.

Dickinson campus on a sunny day.

Dickinson College Welcomes New Director of Community Engagement

Laura Megivern joins Dickinson as the director of community engagement and will oversee the Montgomery Service Leaders, CommServ and other programs.

Dickinson students with students from Milton Hershey School.

Dickinson College and Milton Hershey School Kick Off New Partnership

Dickinson College this summer joined with Milton Hershey School to launch the new Pathways to College program.

Margee Ensign

Dickinson College President and U.S. Army War College Commandant Highlight the Power Colleges Have to Foster Community Resilience

President Margee M. Ensign and U.S. Army War College Commandant John Kem discuss the role colleges can play in disaster preparation and recovery at U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation conference.

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