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After a service trip to Ecuador (shown above) Seniors Natalie Cassidy (left) and Audrey Ling studied abroad in Argentina and conducted original research.

Students Tackle Original Global Research on Social and Environmental Justice

Seniors Natalie Cassidy and Audrey Ling are each continuing original research on social and environmental justice that they conducted while studying abroad in Argentina last year.

Students in an introductory course deliver original research to aid local small-business owners. Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

Spotlighting Social Entrepreneurship

Dickinson President Margee Ensign and global entrepreneur Martin Burt will discuss social entrepreneurship during a special event.

Students in an introductory course deliver original research to aid local small-business owners. Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

When Students Are the Advisors

From providing marketing expertise to fighting homelessness, students put learning into action by helping local businesses and nonprofits.

Students lobbied in Washington, D.C., as part of a campaign they developed in a course that blended social media marketing and social justice work.

A Grassroots Education

At the start of the semester, students in a social-justice themed course used social media to launch their own grassroots campaigns around issues they care about. Here’s how they did.

From left: Jackie Goodwin, Emily Whitaker, Max Singer and Jake Band, all of the class of ’17.

Ready to Take on the World

Dickinson's first social innovation & entrepreneurship grads look back on the program's inaugural years and present capstone research aimed at helping local nonprofits thrive.

Ellis Tucci '20

A Flight Cheaper Than Lunch

At age 10, he had his first flying lesson. Today, high-flying economics major Ellis Tucci ’20 heads a startup he describes as “Uber for planes.”

ANASTASIYA KHLOPINA,

Cultivating Happiness

Anastasiya "Nastia" Khlopina ’18 discusses the joy of finding her place at Dickinson, her internship at Russia’s largest bank, her favorite class and the power of making happiness a conscious choice.

Joojo Ocran '17

Connecting Global Communities

Get inspired with Joojo Ocran ’17 as he helps spread the word about universal technology and internet access through a summer internship with the national nonprofit EveryoneOn.

Anastasiya (Nastia) Khlopina ’18

High-Level Discussions

As an intern at Sberbank, Russia's largest and oldest bank, Anastasiya (Nastia) Khlopina '18 attended a forum on entrepreneurship with the top executives at global corporations.

Emily Whitaker '17 is a student-leader on campus and a barista for the student-run, sustainably sourced coffee stand, The Peddler.

Optimistic Innovation

Physics major and social innovation and entrepreneurship certificate student Emily Whitaker '17 believes in the power of positivity.

Zach Leverenz

Social Entrepreneurship Success

Zach Leverenz '01 examined how social entrepreneurs can design strategies for success in the kickoff event for Dickinson's new certificate in social innovation and entrepreneurship (SINE).

Career Connections

A Tale of Two Cities

Students in business, political science, history, security studies and more traveled to New York and Washington, D.C., to get targeted advice from alumni in their fields.

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