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Dickinson College Professors Adapt to COVID-19 With Robust Remote Classes

Take a look at how Dickinson faculty will bring the liberal arts to students across the nation and world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Margee Ensign

Dickinson College President Takes Part in National Discussion on Pandemic-Era Leadership

President Margee Ensign is one of four higher-ed leaders highlighted in a national panel discussion on COVID-19-era leadership and decision-making.

All summer, faculty members like Karl Qualls have been hard at work learning the tools and strategies to bring the benefits of a liberal arts education online.

Dickinson College Faculty Members Prepare to Bring Benefits of Liberal-Arts Education Online

All summer, faculty have been hard at work learning the tools and strategies to bring the benefits of a liberal-arts education online this fall.

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Fall Semester Update From President Ensign

President Margee Ensign has sent the following update on the fall semester to the Dickinson community.

Summer Program for Youth Campers and staff practice proper social distancing during morning session.

Dickinson, Community Action Network Help Local Day Camp Cope With COVID-19 Challenges

Dickinson College and the Community Action Network (CAN) recently helped a local summer day camp provide academic enrichment and childcare for more than 70 local first- through third-graders.

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Alum and Daughter Step Up in Philadelphia Area During Pandemic

During the COVID-19 crisis, Sarah Winkelman Bates ’03 and her 5th-grade Girl Scout daughter, Katie, have been making meals for a local organization called Caring for Friends.

Community Action Intern Julie Siecinski ’21 helped rebrand a community resource, researched nonprofit bylaws, edited educational videos and researched a grant. “It’s an incredibly rewarding experience,” she says.

Dickinson College Students Build Skills, Give Back Through Social-distance Internships

The new Civic Action Internship program unlocks professional skills for the COVID-19 era. It also empowers students to lend a hand in the Carlisle community when help is needed most.

Photo by Carl Socolow '77.

Dickinson College Staff Members Help Return Items to Students in the Wake of Campus Closure Due to COVID-19

Student-life staff members pitch in to help students safely retrieve or secure the items they'd left behind after the campus closed because of COVID-19.

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Dickinson College Alumnus’ Biotech Company at the Forefront (Again) of Vaccine Creation

GeneOne CEO Young Park ’87 confronts COVID-19 as his biotech company fights the pandemic.

Students in the spring 2020 Environmental Innovations and Activism capstone course present their work online.

Dickinson College Students Share Research on Environmental Issues in Their Communities

Students present original community-based research that includes creative, zero-waste approaches and a proposal to the Carlisle Borough Council.

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88-Year-Old Dickinson College Alumna Spearheads Retirement-Community Volunteer Project, Makes 700 Medical-Quality Masks

Betts Slim '53 responds to the COVID-19 pandemic by leading a team of 50 volunteers to make 700 masks suitable for medical use.

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