Dickinson College

College And Louther Streets, Carlisle, PA 17013-2896 -  View Map

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• Dickinson College commits resolutely to offer its students the privilege and opportunity of the tradition of liberal education.A Dickinson liberal education offers students the opportunity to completely and passionately engage in the pursuit of knowledge, talent and character for a noble purpose- to be useful through leadership and high accomplishment, and through citizenship, to advance a just, compassionate democratic system of government and the manners and society appropriate to it.
• A distinctively Dickinson liberal education prepares bright, aspiring young people to commit to lives of substantive contribution in all fields of endeavor necessary to advance a vibrant, globally engaged democracy, including the law, medicine and health services, scientific research, the arts, business and finance, public service, education, community service, the military and religion.
• The Office of Academic Advising supports the educational mission of Dickinson College. By "advising for excellence" we strive to engage students in a community of inquiry, assist them in making thoughtful choices for their academic program and prepare them for a future beyond the limestone walls.
• Dickinson has over 150 clubs and activities, including music and drama groups, student publications, fraternities and sororities, and religious, political, special-interest, and community services organizations.
• Profile last updated: 00/00/0000.

In the News:

• Bicycle safety night planned at Dickinson College (The Sentinel)
  posted on July 9, 2011 at 12:26:10 pm
  The Carlisle Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a community bicycle safety demonstration and bike ride at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, at Dickinson College's Kline Center parking lot on West Hi
• HILLSBOROUGH: College graduates share their accomplishments (Hillsborough Beacon)
  posted on June 29, 2011 at 08:21:38 am
  Andrew Quinten Robinson, son of David and Keating Robinson of Hillsborough, graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., on May 22 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science and religion. He was a deanâs list student and is a graduate of Hillsborough High School.
• Dickinson College student wins Miss NJ crown; will vie for Miss America (The Patriot-News)
  posted on June 20, 2011 at 02:11:14 am
  A student at Dickinson College in Carlisle will compete for Miss America next year after winning the Miss New Jersey title this weekend. Katharyn Nicolle, 20, of Wenonah, N.J., won the pageant Saturday night at the Ocean City Music Pier, beating out 22 other contestants.
• Reporter's Notebook: Citizen of the Navajo Nation to speak at Dickinson (The Sentinel)
  posted on June 2, 2011 at 11:41:40 am
  Jennifer Nez Denetdale, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, will present "The Diné/Navajo Long Walk: War, Remembrance and Hope" at Dickinson College at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 7 in Althouse 106 loc
• Volunteers needed for Dickinson College's U-Turn Community Yard Sale (The Sentinel)
  posted on May 15, 2011 at 03:35:18 pm
  Dickinson College will host its annual U-Turn Community Yard Sale to benefit the United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at the Carlisle Fairgr

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