Curious to know what Dickinson students are really like?

In these short Q&As, students fill you in on everything from why they chose Dickinson to their favorite Dining Hall food.


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Student Snapshot: Ngan Do '22
Find out why computer science and mathematics major Ngan "Elly" Do '22 says, “being a Dickinsonian ... helps me discover that I am able to do much more than I expect."
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Student Snapshot: Ben Norris '23
From learning Japanese to tackling the rigors of college writing at Dickinson, find out why Ben Norris '23 says, "it’s good to be challenged."
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Student Snapshot: Jacob DeCarli '22
Jacob DeCarli ’22 has already published articles in an Italian-American magazine in two languages. Learn more about how Dickinson is feeding his passions for journalism, languages and world politics.
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Student Snapshot: Brianna Geesaman ’21
Meet Brianna Geesaman ’21, who’s merging business with Italian studies and making the most of her year abroad in Italy by singing in the university choir, tutoring in English and volunteering.
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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.
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Student Snapshot: Hannah Youmans ’22
Hannah Youmans ’22, winner of the Metropolitan Opera NCA Encouragement Award, discusses why she chose to major in music and Italian at Dickinson as well as her favorite experiences in and out of class
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Student Snapshot: Abby Duell ’20
Music major Abby Duell '20 says Dickinson has been the perfect place to "pursue music at a high level while also exploring my love of the outdoors and the environment.”
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Student Snapshot: Erik Gomez ’22  
During an internship at Warner Bros., Erik Gomez ’22 provided Spanish translations for the TV show Friends. His ultimate goal: to secure greater Latinx representation in the entertainment industry.
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Student Snapshot: Delaney Koch '20
From exploring seagrass beds and mangrove forests in Turks and Caicos to sharing her experiences as a Global Ambassador, Delaney Koch ’20 is making the most of her Dickinson experience.
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Student Snapshot: Leah Blatt ’22
Dickinson offers Leah Blatt ’22 the rare opportunity to merge professional ballet training and an international business education with the liberal arts.
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Student Snapshot: Larissa Babicz ’20
Meet Larissa Babicz ’20, a bio major, birder, dog trainer and wildlife artist who researches the effects of climate change on birds in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
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Student Snapshot: Espoir DelMain '21
Through global coursework and internships, Espoir DelMain ’21 is learning how to foster lasting, positive social change.
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Student Snapshot: Amanda Baylor ’20
Physics major Amanda Baylor ’20 has participated in student-faculty research that has taken her from Dickinson to Australia as she prepares for a career studying gravitational waves.
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Student Snapshot: Brigette Stickney ’20
“I’m so grateful to have the opportunity to study health in different cultural contexts around the world,” says Brigette Stickney '20, who's working toward a career as a doctor.
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Student Snapshot: Angelo Tarzona ’21
Through coursework, internships and student-faculty research, earth sciences major Angelo Tarzona ’21 is probing the Earth's geologic history to positively impact its future.
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Student Snapshot: Robin Okunowo ’21 
Robin Okunowo '21 is combining her interests in the environment, social justice and ethics, and she’s doing research and fieldwork that will help her combine those interests beyond Dickinson.

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Student Snapshot: Sarah Clancy '20
Sarah Clancy ’20, a champion equestrian and international business & management major, is preparing to make her mark in the world of business and marketing.
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Student Snapshot: Nick Seck ’20
Meet Nick Seck ’20, an RA, volunteer, blogger, student-entrepreneur and individualist who plans to one day work remotely, so he can see all of the counties in the U.S.
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Student Snapshot: Lucille Papile ’21
Lucille Papile ’21 is a published essayist-poet and neuroscience major who plans a career in wilderness therapy. She discusses her love of writing and her favorite experiences at Dickinson so far.
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Student Snapshot: Olin Rhoads ’21
From mathematics to creative writing, Olin Rhoads ’21 is finding ways to nurture all of his multifaceted interests at Dickinson.
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Engineering a Successful Future
Chemistry major Eric Palermo '20 is putting his education into action, researching how to build better broccoli and more sustainable PVC and working in an analytical chemistry lab in Carlisle.
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Swimming in Deep Experience
From double majoring in chemistry and French to competing on the swim team and conducting genetic research into leukemia, Demetria Ruhl ’20 has found room to pursue all of her interests at Dickinson.
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The Will to Achieve
Texas native Odalis Almendarez Pina ’20 traveled a long way to Dickinson, and since coming to campus, she’s traveled even more.
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A 'Once-in-a-lifetime Experience'
Whether he’s on the football field, in class (economics, pre-law) or soaking up all he can learn during a hospital internship, Phil Petrina ’20 gives it his all.

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Stepping Up
As Grace Ingle ’20 sees it, “opportunities abound, but you have to step up and take them.” Find out how this Army War College intern who’s studied abroad twice has done just that at Dickinson.
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The Mind-Body Connection
Meet Michael Murphy ’20, a track-and-field student-athlete majoring in neuroscience who researched telemedicine through an internship at the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
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Student Snapshot: Muhammad Burhan '21
Muhammad Burhan '21 merges studies in mathematics, computer science, economics and health studies to prepare to solve 21st-century challenges around the world.
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Finding Community
Meet Samantha Walters '22, a Milton Hershey grad and U.S. Army War College intern who's found a caring community at Dickinson.
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Probing the Past
Luke Nicosia ’21 pursues his lifelong passion for history as an archaeology, classical studies and mathematics major.
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Exploring the Americas
Gabriella Farrell ’21 wants to one day improve relations among the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and she sees Dickinson as the best place to prepare to do that.

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Following His Passions
Meet Justin Burkett ’20, an American history and archaeology double major who has blended his passion for history with his love of writing, music and theatre.
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A Profound Sense of Purpose
International business & management and economics double major Maryam Khalil ’21 has discovered her purpose at Dickinson through ethics, community service and helping others.
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An Unexpected Path
The ability to take a wide range of classes at Dickinson has led Sam Arnold ’21 to explore opportunities he never imagined, including organic farming in Italy and underwater archaeology.
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A Truly Global Experience
Harry Qiu ’20 is making the most of his global education at Dickinson. He’s learning his third language, he’s translated a game into Chinese, and he even finds time for Russian martial arts.
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Harnessing the Power of Language
Daniela Borrero ’21 is using her Dickinson education to turn her love for languages into an international career.
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Economics and Difference-Making
From writing a policy brief on the effects of tuna fishing to joining a dive team to fight climate change’s impact on coral reefs, Emily Fenstermacher ’20 is learning how to make a difference.
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Leader of the Band
From studying satire in Latin to sharpening the musical chops that help him lead his own jazz band, Carl Hamilton '20 is finding his Dickinson education to be highly useful.
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Becoming 'Part of the Change'
Whether in the classroom or in Washington, D.C., Aisha Johnson '20 is using her Dickinson experience forge a better future for marginalized children.
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Going Further
From conducting original research in Washington, D.C., to tapping Career Center resources to build connections with alumni, Candice Ionescu ’19 is making the most of her Dickinson experience.
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Freedom and Advocacy
At Dickinson, Clara Roth '21 has learned to advocate for herself and for those without a voice.
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Pursuing His Passions
Marcus Witherspoon ’20 wanted to study international business and play football at a school with state-of-the-art athletics facilities. At Dickinson, he found all of this and more.
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Business with a Global Twist
Jake Saltzberg ’20 wanted to study business, but he also wanted the benefits of a global education. Dickinson’s distinctive major in international business & management was a perfect fit.
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Rigorous and Rewarding
From Theoretical Physics to Literature of the Global South, students share the courses that challenged them, changed their perspectives and became impossible to forget.
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Equity and Justice
Muhajir Lesure ’20 combines environmental studies, food studies and philosophy principles as he investigates solutions to complex environmental and social-justice problems.
15 Favorite Reads
Winter is a perfect time to curl up with a good book. Here are 15 books that are top on our students' lists.
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Adding Up to Success
Meet Kathryn Beck '20, a math major whose Dickinson experience is enabling her to explore everything from graph theory to public gardening to storytelling through music.
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Right Place, Right Time
Valerie Busch ’20 chose Dickinson because of its “beautiful campus, genuine people and small class sizes.” Now, she’s probing the link between business and psychology in "the right place" for her.
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Introspection and Persistence
Meet Aboody Rumman ’20, an international studies major, piano player and believer in the power of introspection and persistence.
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Engineering a Sustainable Future
Rachel Krewson ’20 combines environmental science and physics to help develop an electronic-bike prototype and to teach others about how to measure and evaluate the health of waterways.
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A Name, Not a Number
Math major Egmidio Medina ’18 always wanted to be a doctor so he could help people, but he also has a true passion for math. A student-faculty project helped him explore ways he could do it all.