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Dickinson students take advantage of everything this place has to offer. Each student creates a distinctively Dickinson experience that is an interdisciplinary blend of: · rigorous, hands-on academic work · engagement in a vibrant and supportive social community · participation in or rooting for nationally ranked Division III athletics programs · collaboration with renowned faculty in and out of the classroom · seeking global experiences and sustainable solutions · and meaningful engagement with the Carlisle community and beyond.
Here’s a glimpse of this experience…
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Limestone buildings and red Adirondack chairs. History meets contemporary. Find your space.
Scenic Campus
High expectations go both ways. Collaborating and co-authoring. Ever seeking to go beyond the classroom.
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Red Devils and Jive Turkeys. Tradition and transformation. Make your mark.
Student Experience
In Our Own Words “ Watching the faculty process in during Convocation—and sitting here with everyone else in my class, together for the first time—is exciting. Such a sense of the togetherness and the tradition.” —Audrey Owens, Larchmont, N.Y. @mesrobyet I’m proud to go to a school that takes such an active role in being sustainable. #proudtobeadickinsonian
“ Thanks to the Dickinson athletics program, I can be a serious and competitive athlete while keeping my main focus on academics and career progress.” —Pavel Hejsek, Prague, the Czech Republic
“ Every English major gets to work on an in-depth project with a professor in a workshop setting. We think that the experience of collaboration is crucial enough that we want each of our majors to have the opportunity.” —Carol Ann Johnston, associate professor of English
“ Dickinson has given me a chance to go outside my comfort zone and see the world.” —Ruby Stanmyer, Stone Ridge, N.Y.
“ Every time we leave the classroom, it’s really exciting. Everything we learn in the field, we could learn in the classroom, but we’re onsite, seeing it firsthand.” —Eller Mallchok, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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“ Studying abroad is one of the most important things a student can do. Living and learning in a foreign country teaches you so much about identity—personally, nationally and globally.” —Lizzie White, Madison, Wis.
“ I passed three outdoor classes on my walk across campus just now—a French class, an international studies class, and an unknown class off in the distance past the Ben Rush statue.” —Andrew Dietz, Woodland Hills, Calif.
“ Georgie Lou’s candy shop is one of downtown Carlisle’s coolest spots. They have tons of old school candy and retro decor. Located right next to Cafe Bruges (one of the best restaurants in town), Georgie Lou’s is one not to miss!” —Carson Koser, Decatur, Ga.
@xtinawolf Senior year of college I rushed the court with my best friends. This is a moment I’ll tell my kids about. #DsonHoops #RedDevilNation
“If you want something, go and get it. Dickinson has shown me I can do that.” —Christian Beitel, Bethel, Conn.
“ The student accomplishments that reinforce why I love to teach here are the instances where I see students graduate from Dickinson with much broader and brighter horizons than they imagined for themselves when they arrived. Sometimes that happens when a student comes into my office to tell me that she has been admitted to Yale or Columbia Law School, or to a public-policy graduate program at Harvard or Brown or Pitt. A college can’t change every student’s life. But Dickinson does change the lives of many of our students. And sometimes I get to watch that happen.” —Doug Edlin, associate professor of political science “ It’s unreal how beautiful campus is this morning. Sometimes, I have to remind myself that I actually go to school here.” —Nick Bailey, Waynesboro, Pa.
Interdisciplinary and interconnected. Top Peace Corps institution. Comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Take a Global View
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Go beyond going green. Student-initiated, student-infused. Nationally recognized leaders.
True Sustainability
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Crazy pancakes. Appalachian Trail. Forbes “most livable cities.�
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Visit Us The best way to get to know Dickinson is to visit. You can take a tour, meet members of the admissions staff or sit in on a class during the academic year. To schedule a visit, contact the Office of Admissions at 1-800-644-1773, 717-245-1231, e-mail admissions@dickinson.edu or visit http://dson.co/visitdson.
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Carlisle, a town of 20,000 situated in Pennsylvania’s Cumberland Valley, is part of the metropolitan region (population 500,000) of Harrisburg, the state capital. Carlisle is a vibrant and culturally rich town, including a historic district and a downtown that offers an eclectic array of international restaurants, art galleries, specialty shops and more. The area was named one of the country’s best places to raise a family by Forbes magazine and voted one of America’s “most livable cities.”
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Harrisburg: 25 miles / 30 minutes Baltimore: 95 miles / 90 minutes Philadelphia: 125 miles / 2 hours, 10 minutes Washington, D.C.: 130 miles / 2 hours New York: 190 miles / 3 hours, 15 minutes Pittsburgh: 190 miles / 3 hours, 15 minutes Richmond: 215 miles / 3 hours, 45 minutes Raleigh-Durham: 380 miles / 6 hours, 30 minutes Boston: 400 miles / 7 hours Atlanta: 700 miles / 11 hours, 30 minutes
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS Africana Studies American Studies Anthropology Arabic Archaeology Army ROTC Art & Art History Astronomy Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biology Business (International Business & Managment) Chemistry Chinese Classical Studies Community Studies Computer Science Creative Writing Dance & Music Earth Sciences East Asian Studies Economics
Education Engineering (3-2) English Environmental Science Environmental Studies Film Studies First-Year Seminars French German Global Mosaics Graduate School Agreements Greek Health Studies Hebrew History Humanities Interdisciplinary Studies International Business & Management International Studies Internships Italian
Italian Studies Japanese Journalism Judaic Studies Latin Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies Law (3-3) Law & Policy Linguistics Mathematics Medieval & Early Modern Studies Middle East Studies Military Science Modern Greek Music Neuroscience Philosophy Physical Education Physics Policy Management Political Science
Portuguese Portuguese & Brazilian Studies Pre-Business Pre-Engineering Pre-Health Pre-Law Psychology Public Speaking Religion Russian Science, Technology & Culture Secondary Teaching Certificate Security Studies Sociology Spanish Sustainability Theatre Arts Women’s & Gender Studies Writing Program Note: Majors in bold
The Facts History and Mission Chartered in 1783 (the first college chartered in the newly recognized United States), Dickinson is a highly selective, private liberal-arts college known for its innovative curriculum. Founded by Benjamin Rush and named for John Dickinson, the college offers students a useful education in the arts and sciences that will prepare them for lives as engaged citizens and leaders. Degrees Granted Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Campus, Facilities and Services 180-acre campus; 58 general and special-interest housing options; three LEED-gold-certified buildings; dining options include gluten-free, kosher, organic, vegan, vegetarian, and local fruit and vegetables from the certified-organic College Farm. Learn about enhancements at go.dickinson.edu/ facilities. Enrollment 2,341 full-time students representing 41 states and territories and 48 foreign countries; 14 percent students of color and 7 percent international. Academics Features 42 majors plus minors and certificate programs, self-developed majors, independent research, internships and Army ROTC. Faculty 253 faculty members; 93 percent holding Ph.D.s or the highest degree in their field. Student-Faculty Ratio 10:1 Average Class Size 17 Extracurriculars More than 100 student-run clubs and activities, including music and drama, publications, fraternities and sororities and religious, political, special-interest and community-service organizations.
Athletics Member of the Centennial Conference (NCAA Division III); 11 men’s and 12 women’s varsity sports, plus club and intramural sports. Varsity men’s and women’s squash will be introduced in 2014-15. To date, 170 student-athletes have been named All-American. Global Education Dickinson offers one of the most respected off-campus study programs, and more than half of students study in more than 40 programs on six continents in 24 countries. Dickinson also is one of the nation’s top institutions for foreign-language study with 13 languages offered. Partnerships Sharing its Carlisle location with other educational institutions, Dickinson has partnerships with the U.S. Army War College and Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute and the world-renowned Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Admission Applicants are expected to have pursued a college-preparatory course of study, including substantial sequences in math, foreign languages and science. Interviews and campus visits are strongly recommended. Tuition and Financial Aid Tuition for 2012-13 is $44,101. Room and board is $11,178, and a $450 student-activities fee also is required. Dickinson awarded more than $39 million in grants in the 2012-13 academic year, and 63 percent of students received merit or need-based aid. Dickinson offers scholarships not based on need to about 12 percent of its entering class. Awards Prestigious awards for postgraduate study include Fulbright, Udall, Goldwater, George J. Mitchell, Rotary Ambassadorial, Kathryn Wasserman Davis Projects for Peace and the Carnegie Junior Fellowship. Dickinson is a leading producer of Fulbright scholars.
Postgraduate Plans 92 percent of Dickinsonians are either employed or accepted into a graduate program one year after graduation. Graduate school acceptance rates are strong: 80 percent for law school and 88 percent (of those recommended) for medical school. Recent alumni have been admitted to prestigious graduate and professional schools at universities such as Boston, Columbia, Duke, Emory, George Washington, Georgetown, Harvard, New York, Northwestern, Princeton, Stanford and Yale as well as Boston and Dartmouth colleges and the University of California-Berkeley, University of Pennsylvania and University of Virginia. Sustainability Dickinson is recognized as a leader among educational institutions committed to sustainability and green initiatives. The Center for Sustainability Education provides assistance as Dickinson integrates sustainability into its academics, facilities, operations and campus culture. Dickinson has received the highest awards from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sierra Club, Sustainable Endowments Institute, Princeton Review and Second Nature. Graduate School Partners Top business, law, engineering and medical schools offer programs to accelerate admission for Dickinson graduates or give graduates credit for undergraduate courses. Agreements are in place with internationally renowned institutions such as Columbia and Johns Hopkins universities.
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