Coronavirus Update

Dickinson has made the decision to move classes online for the rest of the semester. The campus is not open to visitors until further notice.

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Coronavirus Response News

A "Raise Your Glass (or Mug)" event brings Dickinsonians together onscreen for a toast to the college during Virtual Alumni Week.

Virtual Alumni Week: Connecting, Celebrating and Learning From the Comfort of Home

With on-campus class reunions postponed, Dickinson plans online get-togethers June 8-12 to keep Dickinsonians connected.

Clinical Accuracy, an oil painting by Associate Professor of Art Todd Arsenault ’99 created in response to the pandemic.

Life Interrupted

Dramatic changes to routines and plans become the norm as the world, and the college, responds to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Critical Community Connections

Dickinson President Margee Ensign's connections to the Carlisle community proved essential as the town responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Studio-art majors in the class of 2020 had some special challenges as they prepared their exhibition. They met them with fierce creative force.

Coronavirus Altered the Processes, Venue and Work, But the Senior Art Exhibition Blazes Ahead

COVID-19 closures forced students to radically rethink their senior art exhibition, midstream. The exhibition, their processes and their artwork reflect the zeitgeist of the extraordinary times.

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Dickinson College Alumni Couple Raises Funds for Restaurant Industry During Global Pandemic

Lauren Reynolds '08 and Steven Meyers '08 provide personalized video-conference cooking lessons with prominent chefs to raise funds supporting the hard-hit restaurant industry.

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Students Present Original Research During Home-based Virtual Symposium

Students were all set to present original research on campus. Then COVID-19 happened. Here's how they responded.

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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.

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Red Devils Pivot Online to Support Both Current and Incoming Players

With training facilities and venues unavailable, Dickinson athletes look to online meetings and programs to stay focused.

Doris Azin '60 and Dean Bennett '56 founded Bio-Med Devices, Inc., which is ramping up production of ventilators to help meet the needs posed by the COVID-19 panedmic.

Company Founded by Dickinson Alumni Couple Working Overtime to Produce Critical Equipment During COVID-19 Pandemic

Alumni company Bio-Med Devices is ramping up production for ventilators, a critical resource in these challenging times. Meet founders Dean ’56 and Doris Azin Bennett ’60.

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Dickinson College Student Clubs Continue to Build Community Online Despite Global Pandemic

Clubs and organizations are a vital aspect of college life. Here's how student-leaders and administrators are working together to keep students connected during the current health emergency.

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Dickinson College Alumnus Tackles Hunger Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Phil Goropoulos ’97 launches Healthy Columbia Crisis Meals Initiative to combat food insecurity caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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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.

Photo courtesy of Sagamore Spirit.

From Whiskey to Hand Sanitizer: Distiller and Dickinson College Alumnus Pivots to Help Meet Critical Need

In response to increased demand posed by the global pandemic, Andy Keller '06 uses his skills as a master distiller to supply needed hand sanitizer to hospitals.

Cloth masks made by Sherry Harper-McComb's Dickinson College's resident costumer.

Dickinson College Theatre & Dance Faculty and Staff Provide Cloth Masks and Video Mask-Making Instruction

Usually during this time of year, Dickinson's costume shop is busy preparing for the spring play. Instead, theatre & dance faculty and staff are sewing masks and sharing a how-to video.

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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.

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