Dickinson Magazine Fall 2022

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Defining Our Revolutionary Future

John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, Dickinson’s 30th president, kicked off his Dickinson Forward tour on Sept. 29 in Philadelphia and Oct. 6 in New York City. Additional stops took him from the East Coast to Georgia and California this fall, with more stops being planned for 2023. These events allow alumni, parents and friends of the college to learn firsthand from Jones about his vision for the future of Dickinson. Learn more at dickinson.edu/forwardtour.

HERE & THERE

our view 3 | kudos 4 | fine print 7 | small-business spotlight 8 | in the game 9

DISTINCTIVELY DICKINSON

50 Years of Title IX

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A look back and forward, at Dickinson and beyond, during this anniversary year.

PAST & PRESENT

our Dickinson 26 | obituaries 46

President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11

Vice President of Marketing & Communications Connie McNamara

Editor Lauren Davidson

Designer Amanda DeLorenzo College Photographer Dan Loh

Contributing Writers

MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson

Matt Getty

Tony Moore

Magazine Advisory Board

Alexander Becket ’08

Catherine McDonald Davenport ’87

Jim Gerencser ’93

Gregory Lockard ’03

David O’Connell

Carlo Robustelli

Megan Shelley Dapp ’05

Adrienne Su

Alisa Valudes Whyte ’93

Homecoming & Family Weekend 18

This year’s Homecoming & Family Weekend featured all of the annual favorites along with several once-in-a-lifetime celebrations.

Dickinson’s 30th President 21

Students, alumni, Dickinson families, faculty, staff and friends of the college filled the academic quad to witness the history-making inauguration.

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Dickinson Forward Celebration Highlights the Power of Philanthropy

Alumni, families, students, faculty and staff gathered Friday, Sept. 23, to celebrate the college’s Dickinson Forward initiative and discover its far-reaching effects. The event featured a host of speakers highlighting the power of the Campaign for Scholarships: Change a Life—Change the World as well as other aspects of Dickinson Forward, which President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, launched last year as a multifaceted effort to innovate with alumni and enhance Dickinson’s position as a highereducation leader.

“On behalf of all of us who have been granted [scholarships], I want to say thank you,” said Cody Nichols ’15, who spoke along with his sister, Amber ’10, on impact of their scholarships on themselves, their families and their communities. “We owe it to you to make this world better. We owe it to Dickinson to make this world better. And when you see the way your gift cascades onto other individuals and communities, remember: You did this. You started this—and we are so grateful that you did.”

In addition to the Nichols’ comments, the evening featured perspectives on philanthropy from Olivia Termini ’19; Bill Durden ’71, president emeritus and contributing scholar; trustees Jennifer Ward Reynolds ’77, Doug Pauls ’80, Shea Player ’22, Joanne Adebayo ’21 and Brian Kamoie ’93; Sheela Jane Menon, assistant professor of English; Tom Arnold, professor of biology; David Webster ’88, men’s lacrosse head coach; and, of course, President Jones, who urged alumni to join in the effort to move Dickinson forward.

Learn more about Dickinson Forward and view video highlights and speeches from the event at https://dson.co/dsonfwdmag.

“A Dickinson liberal-arts education is more crucial than ever. And so I ask you to join me. Join me in finding your potential.

Join me in realizing the change you can make. Join me in moving Dickinson forward, together.”

President Jones during the Dickinson Forward campus celebration

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The Misadventures of a Nontraditional President

PRESIDENT JOHN E. JONES III ’77, P’11

In the somewhat unique world of college and university presidents, I am regarded as a nontraditional leader. This is an interesting designation that deserves to be unpacked.

Traditional presidents are those who hail from inside academia. They typically commence their careers as tenure-track faculty members and then rise through the ranks. Of course the ranks that I rose through involved law, politics and the federal judiciary—the very essence of nontraditional when it comes to leading a college!

To be sure, I am not alone. Increasingly, institutions are hiring nontraditional presidents who possess differing skill sets than those unique to individuals who’ve spent their careers inside the ivy-covered walls. This can be a productive endeavor, but it certainly presents challenges and comes with a steep learning curve.

I’ve now spent almost a year and a half in my corner office in Old West. Despite the fact that I spent 13 years on the board of trustees of the college, including four as chair, there was an incredible amount to learn about the way Dickinson operates. Nothing can fully prepare one to lead a college, and you cannot possibly imagine what it’s like to do so until you’re on the job. Let me provide an example.

In fall 2021 I assumed the president’s role in presiding over monthly faculty meetings. Fresh off the federal bench and accustomed to conducting proceedings as a judge (including occupying, as I used to joke, the best seat in the house), I plunged right in. Notably, I had never attended a faculty meeting. When I thought participants were speaking too long, I interrupted them and asked them to get to the point. I hurried along speakers to move to the next agenda item. I truncated debate to save time. In general, I acted as if I were running a courtroom. But I wasn’t anymore, and the faculty parliamentarian gently but firmly called me out on my behavior. He was entirely

right to do so, because I was out of sync with the standard operating procedure.

Through this and a couple of other misadventures, I’ve learned some hard but useful lessons. Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who has also served as president and chancellor of several institutions of higher learning, stated that “The successful nontraditional presidents … are ones who have the ability to understand the academic culture and actually still thrive in it.” I could not agree more. It’s also been said that to operate well, the nontraditional president must be a kind of amateur anthropologist who can discern how a group operates, what codes govern it and how change can be created.

Dickinson has a system of shared governance that is more than just an ideal. While it can at times be cumbersome and counterintuitive, the same criticisms can be leveled at our nation’s system of democratic government. There are many constituencies on this campus, and navigating them can be challenging. But in the end, our all-college committees and the ability they create for robust participation in the governance process create a constructive tension that has kept Dickinson strong throughout our long history.

I often tell our students and alumni that they should never stop learning, no matter where they are in life. I’ve been taking a big dose of my own advice for the last year and a half. This is as it should be at Dickinson College. I’m still learning, and I pledge to continue to do so as we move forward toward an even more successful future.

As legal issues took center stage this summer, President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, was called on repeatedly to offer expert analysis and insight. In addition, faculty members were featured in Sports Illustrated, The New Yorker, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Inside Higher Ed , among other national and international outlets, for their scholarship.

Dickinson.edu/inthenews

Featured Faculty

Associate Professor of International Studies Shamma Alam’s research on the link between job losses and the health of young adults during the Great Recession received coverage from Phys.org, ScienMag and seven additional publications.

The podcast The Score welcomed Assistant Professor of Data Analytics Eren Bilen as a guest to discuss online cheating during COVID-19 and how higher education institutions might address academic integrity.

Beverley Eddy, professor emerita of German, was interviewed by Brian Young for his podcast C-SPAN Booknotes+ about her book Ritchie Boy Secrets , which explores Camp Ritchie, a secret military intelligence training center. Her work has been cited in recent issues of Sports Illustrated and The New Yorker, the latter referencing her biography, Felix Salten: Man of Many Faces.

Professor of Psychology Marie Helweg-Larsen was cited in a Glamour Germany article, “Forget Hygge! In Autumn 2022, Pyt Is the New Scandinavian Motto for Happiness and Contentment.”

Associate Professor of Art History Elizabeth Lee was a panelist discussing how tuberculosis has shaped history, art and architecture on NPR/Connecticut’s The Colin McEnroe Show

Visiting Professor of International Security Studies

Jeff McCausland wrote about possible ending scenarios for Russia’s war with Ukraine for NBC News THINK McCausland also made more than a dozen appearances on CBS Eye on the World/The John Batchelor Show, where he discussed the UkraineRussia war and NATO’s response to the conflict. He also appeared on the Newsweek Leader Show on LinkedIn to discuss how the White House, Congress and NATO could potentially bring the war in Ukraine to an end. Additionally, McCausland wrote two pieces for RealClearDefense on NATO’s path ahead in the Ukraine-Russia war and the Biden administration’s diplomatic efforts in Saudi Arabia. He also appeared on the Leadership Beyond Borders podcast and on KMOX-AM & FM in St. Louis.

Adjunct Faculty in History Todd Mealy was interviewed on the Untold Legends podcast, which airs worldwide on the BBC World Service and on hundreds of NPR member stations across the United States. Mealy discussed Ora Washington, a Black tennis and basketball star.

Comments by Associate Professor of Political Science Sarah Niebler about Pennsylvania’s primary election and how donations for Democrats saw a boost following the overturning of Roe v. Wade were featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Associate Professor of English Siobhan Phillips has published her first novel, Benefit ( Bellevue Literary Press, April 2022). Benefit is a vivid debut novel of personal awakening that offers a withering critique of toxic philanthropy and the American meritocracy.

Associate Professor of French & Francophone and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Mireille Rebeiz wrote a commentary for Inside Higher Ed about improvements in spousal accommodations policies. She also wrote about threats to freedom of speech in a piece for PennLive/The Patriot-News

Swiss national newspaper Le Temps featured a story on the disinterment of Native American remains at the site of the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Charles A. Dana Professor of Sociology Susan Rose and the work of the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center featured heavily in the report.

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kurt Vonnegut’s birth, Professor of Theatre Todd Wronski created a one-man theatrical performance about Vonnegut’s life and work, which he performed at the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as well as on campus. Wronski’s performance was featured in a Daily Kos article, “Love Vonnegut? You’ll Thoroughly Enjoy

Wronski!” After his performance in Scotland, Wronski attended a one-woman Edinburgh Fringe show created and performed by Kim Kalish ’06. Kalish’s work, The Funny Thing About Death , examined the process of grief she experienced after the death of her friend Patrick McMurphy ’07.

Administrator Accolades

In an opinion piece for The Philadelphia Inquirer, President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, called on Congress to pass legislation that would improve protection for judges and their families in the wake of inflammatory language and threats issued against the judge in the Mar-a-Lago FBI search. He also discussed the challenge of selecting a special master with the National Law Journal. Jones discussed judicial security with Law.com’s Bench Report and Law360. Jones was a guest on WITF-FM’s Smart Talk twice this summer to discuss judicial security and how the tenor of political discourse could spark violence. Jones wrote a commentary piece for Smerconish.com in which he argued the Supreme Court’s decision in Kennedy v. Bremerton School District would have considerable implications regarding the line between church and state . Jones also

appeared on multiple TV stations statewide to discuss the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. Later, he appeared again on the same stations to offer analysis after the Supreme Court’s decision was handed down. He was called on for everything from the Pennsylvania primary election to the FBI’s seizure of Congressman Scott Perry’s cellphone. Pieces featuring Jones aired statewide, and he appeared on the syndicated television program This Week in Pennsylvania, which is broadcast in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, four times this summer.

College Farm Livestock Operations Manager

Matt Steiman appeared in a video on The Good News Network about the farm’s new biogas anaerobic digester project. The nationally syndicated radio program Yale Climate Connections also featured an interview with Steiman, which aired on more than 680 radio stations across the country. The project also garnered coverage from Bioenergy Insight, WITFFM’s Smart Talk, Virgin Radio UK and Renewable Energy magazine.

Kudos as of Sept. 9.

Welcoming the Class of 2026

The newest Dickinsonians arrived in August primed to make their mark on Dickinson, bringing with them an incredible breadth of international experiences, service work, athletic prowess and leadership experience. They were greeted by returning students who helped them move their belongings, as well as Dickinson staff, senior leadership and members of Dickinson’s board of trustees.

“You have an unbelievable opportunity to stretch yourselves, to learn from each other, to challenge your assumptions, to see things from other points of view,” said President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, during the Convocation ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 28.

“Whether it’s in the classroom or on the playing field or during late-night conversations, you will not only gain incredible knowledge, but you will discover much about yourselves.”

Watch the Convocation video at dson.co/ convo22mag.

Watch the move-in day video at dson.co/ move22mag.

Icons and Instincts: Choreographing and Directing Entertainment’s Biggest Stars

By Vincent Paterson ’72

Rare Bird Books

Paterson shares the story of how he rose from dancer to choreographer and director for the world’s greatest singers, including Michael Jackson, Madonna and Björk, and for cinema and musical comedy. He takes readers into the fascinating universe of film sets, rehearsal sessions with dozens of dancers, life backstage, his successes and his disappointments.

Beyond the Sunset: A Travel Memoir. Volume 1: Adventures Outside My Comfort Zone

By Sherry Knowlton ’72 Sunbury Press

From Woodstock to the Okavango, Beyond the Sunset tells of how a bookworm turned flower child turned health care executive found joy in traveling the world. Structured in a series of essays and anecdotes, this memoir tells the story of a small-town Pennsylvania girl who stretched her horizons, tested her limits and traveled all over the globe. This is a departure for Knowlton, who is best known for her five-book Alexa Williams suspense series.

“If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania”: The Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of the Potomac March to Gettysburg

By Eric Wittenberg ’83 and Scott L. Mingus Sr. Savas Beatie

A history of the opening moves of the Gettysburg Campaign, this compelling study is one of the first to integrate the military, media, political, social, economic and civilian perspectives with rank-andfile accounts from the soldiers of both armies as they inexorably march toward their destiny at Gettysburg. This is Wittenberg’s 22nd book of Civil War history.

Rick the Rock of Room 214

By Julie Siegel Falatko ’93 Simon & Schuster

Rick is a rock. For as long as he can remember, he’s lived on the Nature Finds shelf in Room 214 alongside an acorn, some moss and a piece of bark. One day, the teacher shows the class what rocks do outdoors, and Rick is captivated. Exploding out of volcanos? Plunging off cliffs? Now Rick’s determined to get outside—after all, he’s a rock, and rocks are made for adventure. Even rocks have big dreams in this sweet and wacky picture book. This is Falatko’s 10th children’s book.

Playful Pedagogy in the Pandemic: Pivoting to GameBased Learning

By Emily Kuzneski Johnson ’03 and Anastasia Salter

Routledge

Johnson is assistant professor of English at the University of Central Florida, and in the wake of COVID-19 she and her co-author impart the need to create a space for playful learning in higher education. Through an in-depth analysis of the challenges and opportunities presented by pandemic pedagogy, this book offers a model of hope for a future driven by new tools and platforms for personal, experimental gamemaking as intellectual inquiry.

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Small-Business Spotlight

Dickinson launched its Small-Business Directory in 2020 as a way to celebrate, share and support alumni-owned enterprises. Businesses are submitted by alumni and organized by category. Here are a few from the coaching, education and professional development category.

• Atach Language Coach (Ana Atach ’08; Philadelphia) Learn, practice and take your language skills to the next level through in-person and virtual private Spanish lessons. atachlanguagecoach.wordpress.com

• Completely (Sarah Glenn ’11; Washington, D.C.) Life and career coaching for individuals and teams, offered in person and virtually. completelycoaching.com

• Creative Soul House (Brittany Barker ’15) Using the arts and wellness as a pathway toward fulfillment, transformation and liberation through enrichment services for youth and adults and consulting services for schools and community-based organizations. creativesoulhouse.org

• JMP Academy of Professional Development (Jennifer Peña ’03; Albuquerque, N.M.) General educational consulting and mentorship, specializing in special education. jmpacademy.com

• Life Coaching Magic (Karen Leeds ’77; Waltham, Mass.) Helping people get out of their own way, quiet that voice in their heads, tune in to what they want and speak so others hear them. LifeCoachingMagic.com

• The Confidence Triangle (Siobhan Pierce ’16) Geared toward girls and their moms, the Confidence Triangle provides weekly confidence trainings delivered straight to your inbox, as well as Adulting 101, which is a four-session coaching program for teens. theconfidencetriangle.com

Red Devils Football Goes International

Swinging through the typical American living room or sports bar on any given Sunday, it’s easy to tell that professional football is a big deal in the United States. And Saturdays are just as big, as college football games fill screens all day long.

But what most people might not know is that football has also captivated fans around the world, enough that they not only want to watch each week but also want to play. And this season, 14 players from six countries overseas are hitting the gridiron as Red Devils.

“Playing football in the U.S. has been a dream for a very long time, and I’m extremely grateful and happy to be here,” says Joe Cassidy ’26 , a defensive back from Bristol, U.K., who is joined on the team by countrymen Dante Barnett ’26 and Andre Eversley ’25 . “I’m excited to see what the season has to offer for us all!”

Both Barnett and Eversley came to Dickinson through the U.K.’s NFL Academy, a major initiative by the NFL that offers student-athletes a chance to combine their education with a life-skills program and intensive training in American football. Along with the Brits are Australia’s Calder Shanks ’26 and Fabian Egger ’24; Belgium’s Bram Leys ’26; Germany’s Leon Friebel ’26 , Jason Hollinger ’26 , Anton Jacobs ’26 , Neville Krueger ’24 and Vincent Sprenger ’25; Nigeria’s Fej Esievo ’26; Poland’s Adam Dolata ’26; and Serbia’s Aleksandar Zivanovic ’25 , who come from high schools and boarding schools both in the U.S. and abroad.

“Our international players bring a unique diversity to our program that has broadened our perspective as a team,” says Head Coach Brad Fordyce . “And it’s a group of players who bring an extreme intensity to preparation and a strong desire to develop.”

And while the desire to play football may have opened the door to Dickinson, these student-athletes see other benefits to coming to Carlisle as well.

“Dickinson was the school that reached out to me and provided a lot more upfront recruitment,”

says Cassidy, “and they made it very easy and efficient to transfer grades and anything else needed, as well as offering really good financial aid to internationals.”

Hamburg’s Sprenger, who has been playing football since the age of 12, touts the American experience from top to bottom, from campus to the country at large, as why he’s enjoying his time at Dickinson.

“The people I met on my visit made me feel comfortable and made my decision to come here easy,” says the international business & management major, noting that the intimate setting of campus has made it easier to make connections with other students and experience a sense of family. “I really enjoy traveling the country with my friends and discovering new places. America is very different from Europe, but I like seeing different traditions and learning about different cultures and backgrounds.”

While these football players represent their home countries while in the U.S., they also represent Dickinson’s commitment to building a global campus. Currently, students from 49 countries around the world call Dickinson home, and nearly 20 other international athletes are Red Devils across the sporting spectrum.

“I feel that our dedication to global diversity as a college makes Dickinson a perfect fit for the international population,” says Fordyce. “The support network within the campus community is dedicated to help them transition and grow.”

And it’s that kind of support network and dedication that inspires confidence in international students’ decision to come to Dickinson. Students like Krueger, from Glückstadt, Germany, an international business & management major who says, “I really enjoy my time [at Dickinson] and don’t think I could’ve made a better decision other than to come here.” —Tony Moore

Front row, from left: Anton Jacobs (57), Aleksander Zivanovic (8), Jason Hollinger (31), Joe Cassidy (21), Andre Eversley (42), Calder Shanks (81) and Bram Leys (33). Second row, from left: Neville Krueger (3), Chris Oh (no longer on roster because of injury), Vincent Sprenger (52), Adam Dolata (47), Leon Friebel (14), Fabian Egger (second from right; no number). Not pictured: Dante Barnett and Fej Esievo.

This year’s Activity Fair was packed with students looking for ways to get involved on campus! With more than 100 student groups, clubs and organizations, there’s something for everyone at Dickinson.

Photos by Dan Loh

Spatial Literacy Center

Dickinson’s new Spatial Literacy Center promotes a focused approach to geographic information services (GIS) to communicate, reason and solve problems across the liberal-arts curriculum and provides resources and mentoring to leverage GIS technology. Part of the college’s Learning Commons— which also includes the Quantitative Reasoning Center and the Multilingual Writing Center—the center provides support for spatial literacy for teaching, learning and research; maintains campus GPS units; provides a variety of geospatial analysis software in our computer lab; and helps with installing and setting up ArcGIS Pro on campus laptops.

Voter Registration Day

On Sept. 20, National Voter Registration Day, President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11 , and Dickinson Votes hosted a voter registration drive on Britton Plaza. The event celebrated democracy and our role in it and offered giveaways, music and refreshments!

Welcoming New Senior Officers

During the last several months, Dickinson filled important positions on the president’s senior leadership team and welcomed its first chief diversity officer. These new senior officers bring with them extensive experience in their areas and are excited to move their divisions forward.

• Tony Boston , vice president and chief diversity officer

• Vincent Champion , vice president and general counsel

• Jill Forrester, chief information officer and vice president of information & technology services

• David Walker, vice president for finance & administration

Fall Arts Events

The Trout Gallery kicked off the fall season with a dual-exhibition opening featuring works by Robert Rauschenberg and bronze pieces from the gallery’s permanent collection. Campus galleries hosted exhibitions by students, Professor Emeritus of Art Ward Davenny, visiting artist Logan Grider and Sylvia J. Smith ’73 Artist-in-Residence Natalia Arbelaez.

The Department of Theatre & Dance staged a fresh approach to Bertolt Brecht’s classic Mother Courage, in which audience members followed the title character through Carlisle alleyways and dancers performed site-specific works along the way. Dickinson dancers also augmented a lecture/performance, co-hosted by multiple campus departments and entities, focusing on Indigenous communities’ responses to climate events.

Professor of Theatre Todd Wronski brought his one-man show about Kurt Vonnegut to Dickinson, and a guestpianist brought a composition by Professor of Music Robert Pound to life.

After hosting a residency with the Grammy Award-winning Third Coast Percussion, the music department will close the semester with orchestra performances of Danse Macabre and suites from Bizet’s Carmen , and with a College Choir concert inspired by images from the James Webb telescope.

View the calendar of arts at dson.co/coa22mag.

Summer Internships

Offer Experience, Opportunities and Connections

JULIANA GIANNI ’24 NRG ENERGY

Gianni (environmental science), who learned about the internship opportunity at NRG Energy from a 2016 Dickinson grad who works there, interned in NRG’s sustainability and advisoryservices department. Throughout the summer, she helped to convert the company’s vehicle fleet to 100% electric vehicles, performed customer analysis and market research, prototyped solutions, and created a database.

BEST ADVICE: “The things you learn during an internship are unlike anything that you will find in a classroom, so I highly recommend applying for as many internships as you can.”

JACK DRDA ’24 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Drda (biology) has served several patient-care internships at UPMC Central Pennsylvania hospitals. In summer 2022 he mixed it up as a research intern at Georgetown, where he analyzed liver tissues for cancer and stem-cell markers and investigated the

mechanism underlying hepatocellular carcinoma. He also gave weekly presentations about the ongoing work.

BEST ADVICE: “Rejection happens to everyone—own it! Use what you learned to better your next application.”

DANIEL YAMOAH ’23 (with Maritriny Galvez-Ceron ’24 and Claire Shearer ’24)

UPMC

Each of these students shadowed physicians and other medical personnel in various departments and gained valuable insight into the medical profession. Galvez-Ceron (biochemistry & molecular biology) enjoyed learning about obstetrics and gynecology. Shearer (biochemistry & molecular biology) appreciated the chance to work with pediatricians and the children they serve. For Yamoah (biology), who was raised in a small village in Ghana where there’s little access to Western medical treatments, the highlight was working with underserved communities through the mobile-services unit.

BEST ADVICE: Pursue an internship!

Internships help you explore fields, jobs and workplaces you’re interested in as you develop career plans and gain the skills and experiences for postgraduation success. That’s why at Dickinson, 92% of students complete an internship, externship, research, servicelearning or field experience course before graduation. Below is a dose of inspiration and unfiltered advice from some of those students who recently completed summer internships. —MaryAlice Bitts Jackson

LOUIS-DAVID KAKOU ’23 UNESCO-DELEGATION OF CÔTE-D’IVOIRE

Kakou (political science) wrote reports, attended conferences, organized events, contributed writing for speeches and performed data analysis. He says the variety of work helped him pinpoint what he’d like to do professionally.

BEST ADVICE: “Internships are the bridge between academic and professional life. It is through these experiences that we learn better, we consolidate knowledge and, above all, we begin to make decisions and develop a vision of what steps need to be taken to achieve our goals.”

XENIA MAKOSKY ’24 SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART

Makosky (art history, Middle East studies) completed one of the nation’s most prestigious internships, where she put her writing and research skills to work, contributing to an upcoming exhibition on Sufism.

Read more summer internship experiences at dson.co/intern22mag, and support the Dickinson Internship Fund, making internships available to students who may otherwise be unable to take advantage of them.

BEST ADVICE: “Talk to your professors. They know their fields and want to help you succeed. Go to their office hours or send them emails about opportunities you find and things that interest you, and don’t forget to talk to your professors once you finish your internship. This will help you process your experience and think about next steps.”

KATHERINE SCHULTZE ’23 CITI GLOBAL INVESTMENT BANK & FINANCIAL SERVICES

As a first-year student, Schultze (international studies, Chinese) attended a Career Center event and connected with Dickinson trustee Craig Weeks ’77, who recommended that she take part in a five-week virtual program with Citi. That led her to pursue a summer analyst internship with Citi. In between her Citi program and internship, she completed a research internship at the U.S. Army War College.

BEST ADVICE: “Attend campus events to learn about different career paths. Network with Dickinson alumni, because this can provide you many opportunities to ask about their experiences in the workforce.”

50 YEARS OF TITLE I X AT DICKINSON AND BEYOND

By MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson

receiving Federal financial assistance.

When Title IX passed in 1972, the second-wave feminist movement was in high gear across the U.S. Nationwide, activists at educational institutions organized events to raise awareness of, and protest issues related to, sexual harassment, access and assault, and new and expanded programs and departments worked to support and elevate women.

At Dickinson, the 1970s saw the arrival of the first class of women to join ROTC, the election of the first woman Student Senate president and the hire of an affirmativeaction officer. The Commission on the Status of Women began in 1972 and continued to study the needs of Dickinson women, with different names and iterations over the years.

The first-known survey of women students was conducted in spring 1972 by the Women’s Group, the college’s firstrecorded second-wave student organization. The Advisory and Planning Committee for Women’s Programs, begun in 1973, sponsored campus events and published a newsletter. Led by students, faculty and staff, the Women’s Resource Center took over this work in 1976. Dickinson’s official director-led Women’s Center launched in 2008, the same year as the student-run Feminist Collective.

Also in the late 20th century, Dickinson students began to organize campus protests related to sexual assault, at a rate of roughly once per decade, and awareness-raising and outreach events were held annually.

While Dickinson’s field hockey team (founded in 1957) and women’s tennis (1959) and basketball (1968) were already well established, women’s intercollegiate athletics teams grew rapidly across campus and across the nation after the passage of Title IX, with Dickinson’s women’s swim program debuting that same year.

Volleyball and women’s lacrosse arrived in 1976, followed by women’s cross country (1980), softball (1981), track and field (1983), soccer (1984), indoor track and field (1984) and golf (2001). The most recent women’s team, squash, began in 2014.

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity

—Title IX clause of the federal Education Amendments

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MOVING THE NEEDLE

In recent years, due in part to protests and challenges by students and alumni and also to sweeping societal change, the college formally examined its sexual assault policies and made important improvements.

After students occupied Old West for several days in 2011 in protest of sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents and responses, the college implemented new methods to inform the campus community of reported sexual misconduct and committed to regular updates to the campus community, among other measures. A dedicated college committee drafted a sexual misconduct policy and worked with faculty and students—including students involved in the protest—to ensure its implementation.

The sexual harassment and misconduct policy was again amended after a weeklong 2020 protest, including the use of genderinclusive language. The college committed to completing all Title IX cases within 60 calendar days and to informing the complainant and respondent in writing should circumstances beyond the college’s control delay the process. Resources and support—and additional actions taken— were posted on the college’s website.

WHERE WE ARE NOW

Title IX work remains an integral part of Dickinson’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion on campus and beyond.

The Title IX & Sexual Respect Office is a resource for all students and helps educate the entire campus community. It includes a full-time Title IX coordinator, Kat Matic, who was hired in 2018. An assistant Title IX coordinator is also now on staff, along with an investigator; the college also works with a pool of Title IX specialists who serve as investigators and hearing-panel members.

The work of the former Commission for Women is now a vital part of the mission of the Committee on Equity, Inclusivity & Belonging. Dickinson’s Women’s Center continues to provide education, programming, mentorship and fellowship for female-identifying students and their allies.

After announcing in summer 2021 that the college was considering ending the men’s and women’s squash programs, Dickinson

leadership reversed that decision in response to concerns voiced by Dickinson community members and further research into the program. The college has since hired a new squash coach and assistant coach, and a task force launched a study of gender equity and inclusion in Dickinson athletics. And Dickinson’s Hera Society, formed in 2016, provides peer-to-peer fellowship, mentoring and resource-sharing opportunities to women student-athletes.

“One of the things the Hera Society does really well is to provide a framework for mentorship opportunities with younger female athletes,” says Kim Masimore, senior woman administrator and head women’s lacrosse coach. “The Hera Society also includes educational programs on issues that our athletes, and our female athletes, encounter, such as stress management, body image, nutrition concerns and issues around media coverage of sports.”

During the past two years, Dickinson made available a second, informal process for students to make a sexual harassment and sexual assault complaint, in accordance with 2020 Department of Education guidance. Now, students may choose to pursue the formal legal process or may join together with the accused, along with a trained facilitator, to work toward a mutual resolution.

“This offers complainants the ability to interact with our staff, learn about the process and typical outcomes that are appropriate for their case and have a voice in how the process unfolds,” says Matic. “During the past two years, several complainants who chose this option have shared that they felt empowered by the process and they were delighted that we were able to resolve the matter within a few weeks.”

More recent advances include:

• President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, established the Presidential Working Group on Title IX to review and provide recommendations to Dickinson’s Title IX policy. As Jones notes, the group is well positioned under leadership of Vincent Champion, Dickinson’s general counsel and vice president, and an expert on Title IX issues, who joined the college late this summer.

• Trauma counselor Theo Nugin joined the Wellness Center last November. (Learn more about Nugin on Pages 16-17.)

• The Women’s Athletics Endowment Fund was established last spring by Dickinson parents, and with strong backing from Red Devils alumni, to support women’s athletics initiatives.

THE WORK CONTINUES

Dickinson’s Title IX & Sexual Respect Office works to educate Dickinsonians and respond to concerns on campus, and staff in a variety of departments and on several committees continue to develop programs that educate, galvanize and inspire, study the campus culture and advance this good work. These areas include the Women’s Center and Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, the EIB, the athletics department, the new presidential working group and the Office of Equity & Inclusivity.

And some Dickinsonians, like Lisa Santone Baker ’01, who’s owned the Carmen Fusco Pro Baseball and Softball Academy since 2017, create careers on the foundation that Title IX built.

“[Title IX] defined my entire life,” says Baker, a record-holding NCAA softball player who played internationally and has coached recreational, tournament and high-school teams. “Now I can give back and mentor.”

But all Dickinson students, alumni, leaders, coaches, parents and friends also play vital roles in the ongoing work toward equity and inclusion at Dickinson and around the world. Title IX was the beginning, but the work continues, and it takes everyone.

“We know that if one member of our community is excluded from educational opportunities, we’re all harmed by that. That’s a core belief at Dickinson—we believe strongly in providing equitable opportunities for all of our students,” says Champion. “That’s why we’re excited about promoting Title IX at Dickinson. Rest assured, when we see great opportunities for growth in this arena, we’ll aggressively pursue them.”

Helping others become the best versions of themselves is a passion for Nugin, who joined Dickinson in November 2021. Nugin has expertise in trauma care, cognitive-behavioral therapy and drug and alcohol counseling. He earned a B.A. in English and a master’s in college counseling from Shippensburg University. He’s worked as a counselor and treatment specialist in Harrisburg, as case manager for Dauphin County and as counselor for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, working with juveniles and adults in the criminal-justice system.

Questions With Theo Nugin

By MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson

1. How do you define trauma?

Trauma is something everyone experiences to some degree. Oftentimes, trauma doesn’t elevate to the status of a clinical diagnosis, but sometimes, when a young adult suffers a traumatic event without support, they can get stuck in it. Over time, that can become complex trauma. It usually manifests in them overresponding or under-responding to a situation. Less often, trauma escalates to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which usually manifests physically.

2. What inspired you to focus on working with college students?

I worked with the Department of Corrections for over 10 years, counseling people in the criminal-justice system in the state of Pennsylvania and throughout the country.

Over time, that work started to take a toll on me, so I decided to get back to my roots. My master’s degree is in college student counseling and personnel services, and I enjoy working with children and young adults. So my skill set is very conducive to a college environment.

3.

What

do you like best about your work?

What I find most rewarding is when someone I’m working with tells me that the things that they’ve learned have really made a significant change in their lives—when I get to see the change in their behaviors and know that what I’m doing is making a difference. Sometimes, years later, I get an email of thanks for helping someone turn their life around. Or a student reconnects with me after graduation to let me know that they now help people as a volunteer or they’ve decided to be a counselor. There’s nothing better than that.

Meet Dickinson’s new trauma and outreach counselor

4. What are some of the challenges in your line of work?

Change is really hard, and it’s an interesting dynamic. Sometimes you exhaust yourself and put all resources out there and don’t see any significant change. One of the biggest challenges is when a person wants to change but they just don’t have the ability to do it yet.

The stereotypes surrounding mental health create challenges. Some people have been taught not to share their feelings. There may be some ignorance surrounding the benefits of medications or the benefits of understanding what science tells us about mental health.

5. You use psychoeducation and mindfulness as therapeutic tools. Tell me a little about that.

Psychoeducation is a big part of my approach. In the therapeutic setting, a portion of our session will be talking and dealing with emotions; the other part will be education as to why you may be feeling this way. And then I will give an assignment to work on before our next meeting, which is another learning tool. I also lead psychoeducation groups and workshops.

Putting mindfulness into practice can be difficult for some people. So I ask clients to start by doing three mindful things a day. I ask them to practice the 3-3-3 technique—to be mindful of three things in the environment, using their senses. For example, for overwhelming anxiety, I ask them to be aware of three things in the environment and what they feel like. Is the couch soft or hard? What does your skin feel like—are you warm or cold? What does your hair feel like? Be mindful of that. You can also use the senses of sight, smell and hearing. What three things can you see? For me, right now, I see blue walls, a plant blowing in the wind, a green leaf. This can really bring a person back to what’s going on right now, reset the brain and get ready for the next thing they need to do.

6. What are some of your priorities and projects for the coming year?

The Safe and Inclusive Dickinson Peer Educators (SAID) program is new. These students are certified peer educators in safe and inclusive spaces. They get six hours of training per semester on topics like consent, healthy relationships and crisis intervention, and they pass on what they’ve learned to their peers through workshops and educational sessions.

Also new this year is the WELL Office, which stands for Wellness Education and Lifelong Learning. It’s on the first floor of the HUB. I’m there on Mondays and Tuesdays, and another outreach counselor is there on Wednesdays and Thursdays. If a campus group is interested in a tailor-made workshop on a topic such as mindfulness, drug and alcohol prevention, trauma, physical health or STDs, we can put that together for them.

7. What does a typical day at work look like for you?

On Mondays and Tuesdays, I spend time on outreach in the HUB, interacting with students and making them aware of the Wellness Center and trauma-prevention programs. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, I do individual counseling and group therapy in the Wellness Center. Between those times, I train our SAID peer educators.

I also run groups focused on trauma. Trauma 101 is a walk-in group; anyone who wants to learn more about how trauma affects your brain is welcome. I run an adult children of alcoholics group—students can get a referral for that group, through screening at the Wellness Center. There will be more groups to come.

8. What do you wish everyone knew about trauma?

I wish that more people had an understanding that overcoming trauma involves conversation. You have to talk about it. It involves confronting oneself and confronting the behaviors we dislike in ourselves.

Coming to a therapist is not all about talking about what you’re mad or upset about that day. It involves heavy conversations. It involves confrontation, and really pushing yourself. It involves understanding other people, understanding how trauma can be transferred and confronting that. That involves conversation and work.

9. What do you most want people to know about you?

Feel free to start a conversation with me. I’m very open. I never want anyone to be afraid to ask.

10. What do you like to do outside of work?

I’m big into sports and anything athletic. Even if I’m not that good at it, I will give it a try. I’m also very friendly, and I like to have conversations. I’m a hard-core hip-hop and rap fan—old school, and some new stuff too.

Feel free to start a conversation with me. I’m very open. I never want anyone to be afraid to ask.

Homecoming & Family Weekend

This year’s Homecoming & Family Weekend featured all of the annual favorites along with several once-in-a-lifetime celebrations—most notably, the inauguration of President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Professor of Earth Sciences Ben Edwards was honored as the inaugural Moraine Chair of Dickinson’s Arctic-studies program during a ceremony in Memorial Hall.

• The groundbreaking ceremony at the Historic President’s House marked the launch of a major renovation project at Dickinson, which will transform the former home into the John M. Paz ’78 Alumni & Family Center. Entirely donor funded, the center will be a place where alumni, students, faculty and families can gather, learn from each other and make meaningful connections.

• Red Devil spirit was on full display at the football game and tailgate, as well as the women’s and men’s soccer games.

• Receptions hosted by the African American Alumni Association and the Women of Color Summit connected alumni of color, and a Latinx heritage discussion and social gathering centered on strategies to connect Latinx alumni and students. Members of Dickinson’s Jewish community convened during Shabbat services and shared a kosher meal at the Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life.

• The Farm Works grand reopening celebration drew quite a crowd, including members of the Carlisle community. The event included remarks from President Jones, a toast to celebrate the innovative space, free samples, biodiesel popcorn and a College Farm education station.

• Despite a Sunday-morning downpour, more than 340 people participated in the 18thannual Run for Steph 5K/two-mile walk in memory of Stephanie Kreiner ’03, which benefits the McAndrews Fund for Athletics.

Photos by Meg Cravinho ‘25, Dan Loh and Caroline O’Connor

DISTINCTIVELY DICKINSON

Wendy Moffat, professor of English and John J. Curley ’60 and Ann Conser Curley ’63 Faculty Chair in Global Education, offered a greeting on behalf of the faculty.

Photos by Dan Loh unless noted.

The Inauguration of Dickinson’s 30th President

Some 45 years after he earned his Dickinson diploma, John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, returned to the stage in front of Old West to celebrate his inauguration as the college’s 30th president.

Jones, who retired from the federal bench to accept the Dickinson presidency, stepped in to lead as interim president in 2021 and was named president last February. The formal inauguration ceremony in his honor—held 20 years to the day since he was sworn in as a federal judge—took place during Homecoming & Family Weekend.

Students, alumni, Dickinson families, faculty, staff and friends of the college filled the academic quad to witness the history-making event, and delegates from colleges and universities near and far marched in a processional to Old West in full academic regalia. Jones and his wife, Beth, took the stage, along with their family, members of the college’s senior staff and board of trustees and other distinguished guests.

“My friends, I am utterly convinced that Dickinson’s best days lie ahead,” Jones told attendees during his inauguration speech. “This is our moment, and I can feel the momentum. I call upon everyone here, and on our parents and alumni across the globe, to join us as we move Dickinson forward into a future where we are stronger, more innovative and always true to our mission.”

Read more and watch video coverage of the inauguration at dson.co/inaug22mag.

Alumni, families, students, faculty and staff gathered Friday, Sept. 23, to celebrate the college’s Dickinson Forward initiative and discover its far-reaching effects. Learn more on Page 2, and view video from the event at dson. co/dsonfwdmag.

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Enjoying class outside on the Academic Quad, with Denny Hall in the background.

Photo by Dan Loh.

WHITTIER, ALASKA

LORETO, MEXICO

CAVTAT, CROATIA

YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y.

An Unwavering Commitment

By Alumni Council President BERNADETTE MCFADDEN STOUT ’07

In September, in a ceremony and celebration fit for the occasion, John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, was inaugurated as Dickinson’s 30th president. A dive into the college’s online archives taught me that he is the 11th alumnus to serve our alma mater in this role. (And like at least three presidents before him—Mason, Filler and Corson—he is the parent of a Dickinson alum.) When I hear President Jones speak about the future of our college, I am reminded how much we should cherish that unique pipeline from student to college president. As an alumnus, Jones has personal knowledge of every facet of our college, but more importantly, he has an unwavering commitment to this place.

In 2001, when I was in high school and looking at colleges, The Wall Street Journal recognized Dickinson as one of 16 “hot schools” in the nation. The effervescence was evident when I arrived on campus the following year, as was the commitment to remaining on the front pages for all the right reason s. But for almost a decade, we have heard talk of Dickinson as one of “the best-kept secrets.” Prepare yourselves, because it is clear that President Jones has no interest in keeping our alma mater a secret. His ambitious and energizing plan will, in some ways, look familiar to many of us, as Jones has learned from past alumni leaders. But beyond those similarities lies a bold mission: to move Dickinson forward into position

as one of the country’s unquestionably great colleges. Here are some of the steps he’s taken already:

• Campus culture. Howard Rubendall (24th president, class of 1931) oversaw the construction of 20 new facilities, including the Fraternity Quadrangle, and nearly doubled the size of the college over his 15-year tenure. Rubendall is fondly remembered as the “students’ president.” I see in President Jones a return to this heyday. Students fondly refer to him as “ JJ,” and when he’s not dining in the Caf or chatting with students in the Academic Quad, he’s inviting students, faculty, alums and parents to join him at the field or in the Kline Center for whatever sporting event might be happening. An August 2022 video of Jones speaking to athletes captures this energy and enthusiasm better than any text could. Check it out: dson.co/peptalk22.

• Alumni engagement . Gilbert Malcolm (23rd president, class of 1911) is credited with founding the Dickinson Alumni Association, building a million-dollar endowment and making Dickinson one of the first colleges of its kind to have an annual fundraising program. Jones has embraced the role

of fundraiser-in-chief, launching an ambitious campaign to ensure our alma mater’s long-term future.

• Mental health. Fred Pierce Corson (20th president, class of 1917, and Dickinson parent) established the student health services program. Jones has also focused attention and financial resources on the mental well-being of the student body—under his leadership, the Wellness Center has expanded to 24/7 access to services.

The Alumni Association that Malcolm founded in 1923—now called the Alumni Council—is soon to celebrate its 100th anniversary. As we look forward to commemorating that occasion (including with events during Alumni Weekend 2023), we are increasingly excited about the future of our college, secure in the knowledge that one of our own is at the helm.

In the meantime, reach out anytime: bernadette.m.stout+d ickinson@gmail.com.

Home Away From Home

ACROSS

1 Police dept. alert

4 Baby’s digs

9 Big Ten and Big 12 org.

13 Indian tourist destination

14 “Tightrope” singer Janelle

15 Prepared

16 25-, 33-, 38-, and 46-Across, formerly, or a homophone of 59-Across

18 Digital party announcement

19 Relocated to the U.S. on family trees, abbr.

20 Digital player for Apple’s music device

22 Exxon, once

23 Text, in brief

25 College President James Henry ______ (1874-78, 1914-28)

29 Arboreal hopper

59 25-, 33-, 38-, or 46-Across or where 16-Across live

62 Decomposer’s job

63 Scent coming from the kitchen

64 Letter after bee

65 What you do at the Clarke Aquatic Center

66 When Superman is Clark Kent

By Jessica Baverman Ozar ’09

(1807-

1 See eye to eye

2 “The Raven” and “The New Colossus,” for two

3 Grounds

4 Nav. officer

5 Sushi topping

6 Roadside accommodation

7 Dictator before Castro

8 Word after study or jam

9 “Forget it!”

Puzzle it out!

Submit a photo/scan of your correctly completed crossword to dsonmag@dickinson.edu by November 30 to be entered to win a $25 gift card for the Dickinson College Bookstore. The completed puzzle will be printed in the winter issue, along with the name of the winner.

58 Abbr. of one of the “Elsie Items” boats of WW2, hinted at in its name

Jessica Baverman Ozar ’09 (history, women’s & gender studies) lived in Israel and worked in nonprofits before switching careers to be a full-time parent a few years ago. Now living in Charlotte, N.C., with her partner and kids, she picked up crossword construction as a creative outlet during the pandemic. This is her third puzzle crafted exclusively for Dickinson Magazine readers!

You never know what can happen if someone deserving has the resources to follow their dreams. And it all starts with opening your heart. You’re starting something that will impact more people than you could ever imagine.

AMBER NICHOLS ’10 , a relationship banker at Chase who spoke with her brother, Cody ’15, at the Sept. 23 Dickinson Forward Celebration and highlighted the impact of scholarships on their lives and the ripple effects running through their family and communities. See more on Page 2.

At Dickinson, I felt constantly supported and was encouraged to follow my passion for the arts in whatever direction it led me.

KIMMY DREXLER ’15 , assistant vice president of business development in Sotheby’s fiduciary client group

Dickinson helped me transform my work ethic and get me to a point where, when I came out, I was hungry and really willing to work for something.

STEVE TUSA ’97 , managing director at J.P. Morgan

We all have a desire and calling to do something that’s more than just a job, something that’s bigger than ourselves. We just need to find the right vehicle.

ALLEY ’60 , who, with wife Virginia, established a health-studies service-trip program at Dickinson. The new program is inspired by granddaughter LANEY HERNDON ’22 ’s experiences as an aspiring doctor at Dickinson. Learn more at dson.co/alley22mag.