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Civic Engagement News

Photo of Jacob Bream standing with Margee Ensign in front of a green-tiled wall.

Dickinson College Announces Winner of Dickinson-Carlisle Scholarship

Jacob Bream '23, a senior at Carlisle High School, has been selected as the recipient of the Dickinson-Carlisle Scholarship.

Olivia Lowden '19

Committed to Memory

From neurological research into memory on campus to volunteering in an Alzheimer's clinic in Spain, Olivia Lowden ’19 puts classroom lessons into action around the globe.

Photo of the rear of a bicycle with the rear fender and back reflector visible. There is a tree in the distance.

Northside Ride: Community Bike Event with Partners

Dickinson hosts community bike ride to connect residents and local nonprofits while encouraging bicycle safety and bicycle use.

water painting of hands

New Centers Reach Into Campus and Far Beyond

Discover what was behind the creation of the college’s two new centers, the Center for Civic Learning & Action and the Center for Advising, Internships & Lifelong Career Development.

Photo of a print by Steve A. Prince titled "Rosa Sparks."

Student-curated Art and Civic Engagement Exhibition Creates 'Space to Talk'

A new exhibition curated by Jacqui Amezcua '19 sparks conversations about social and political issues.

Dickinson's Film Club was one of the many clubs and student activities featured at Activities Night.

Students Get Active and Engaged at the Activities and CommServ Fairs

Dickinson's Activities and CommServ fairs offer students numerous ways to get involved and make a difference on campus and beyond.

Gary Kirk

Dickinson College Names New Executive Director of Center for Civic Learning & Action

Gary Kirk, an educator and administrator with 20 years of higher education experience, has been named the founding executive director of Dickinson’s Center for Civic Learning & Action.

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Dickinson Receives $900,000 Grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Funding will support transformative new initiatives in civic learning and action.

Sophie Kivlehan '21 in Rector, a favorite studying spot.

Podcast: Dickinson College Student Discusses Landmark Climate Change Lawsuit

In this episode of "The Good," Dickinson student Sophie Kivlehan '21 discusses her involvement in a landmark federal lawsuit over climate change.

Students take shuttle buses to a local polling place throughout the day. Signs such as these point the way.

Dickinson Gets Out the Vote With Shuttles and Bikes to the Polls

Dickinson gets out the vote with Election Day shuttles, group bike rides to the polls and a nonpartisan watch party.

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.

Special Orientation events introduced first-year students to Dickinson's stance on inclusion, civic engagement and ethical reasoning.

Inclusion, Civility and Disagreement: Where Do You Stand?

An interactive Orientation exercise helps members of the class of 2022 learn to disagree respectfully and productively.

Valentina Gheorghiu and Martin Burt

Dickinson College Student Helps Fight Poverty Through Fundación Paraguaya

With Fundación Paraguaya and its Poverty Stoplight, Valentina Gheorghiu ’19 works toward measuring and addressing poverty.

Amy McKiernan

10 Questions for Amy McKiernan, Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Assistant Professor of Philosophy Amy McKiernan offers insight into her work with the Ethics Across the Curriculum initiative.

On April 26, students delivered a lunchtime presentation on food security in Central Pennsylvania to community leaders. Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

Dickinson College Students Present High-Level Research on Food Security, Sustainability

Students partner with local leaders to research food insecurity in Central Pennsylvania, presented recommendations at a conference and developed online and print tools for local nonprofits.

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