VOL. CLXXII NO. 23
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015
HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Non-profit protects wildlife
Sexual assault education will start in fall
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Courtesty of Hanover Conservancy
Members of the Hanover Conservancy works to protect local wildlife
B y EMILIA BALDWIN The Dartmouth Staff
For years, the non-profit Hanover Conservancy has partnered with the town and the College to protect Hanover-area wildlife. The organization has recently narrowed its focus to devote undivided attention to the wildlife preservation work in Hanover, executive director
of the trust Adair Mulligan said. In the past, the Conservancy sought to preserve a wider area of the Upper Valley, including Lebanon. The Conservancy is the oldest land trust in the state of New Hampshire, according to its website, and organization members of the Conservancy often collaborate with local governments and other non-profit
operations to achieve the organization’s primary goals and to educate students about wildlife preservation. Mulligan said that the organization is working to preserve the Mink Brook watershed. Though the Hanover Conservancy currently has multiple projects targeting the watershed, SEE CONSERVATION PAGE 3
Society of Fellows’ top candidates selected B y ERICA BUONAnNO The Dartmouth Staff
The Society of Fellows selection committee has identified the top 15 postdoctoral candidates from a pool of 1,740 applications. This program, first announced by College President Phil Hanlon in his inaugural address, is dedicated to bringing postdoctoral students to the College for research, teaching and mentorship and will commence in the fall, likely with five post-doctoral fellows. Society of Fellows director Randall
Following a series of pilot programs slated to begin this fall, the College will require all students to participate in a four-year sexual assault education program. This initiative is part of the plan for Moving Dartmouth Forward, which College President Phil Hanlon announced in his speech last Thursday. Title IX coordinator Heather Lindkvist said that the program is still in development, and its creation provides a valuable opportunity for collaboration among campus groups. Specifics of the plan are still being discussed and worked on, Lindkvist said, and will use current sexual assault prevention programs such as the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative as focal points in planning the four-year program.
Lindkvist said the Dartmouth Bystander Initiative provides a good model because it consists of an overview program as well as specific modules focused on more targeted issues, with the overall goal of educating participants on how to be active bystanders that can disrupt dangerous behaviors. “The four-year plan will build on the current initiatives, but there’s going to be quite a bit of consultation across campus on what that plan will look like,” Lindkvist said. Dartmouth staff and faculty will also be included in the program, Lindkvist said. The plan’s implementation will ensure that faculty and student programs reinforce each other in areas including the key language used, the policies and procedures discussed and SEE EDUCATION PAGE 2
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Balmer said that the selection committee, comprised of seven faculty members or mentors, have read through all the applications and began interviewing the 15 top candidates via Skype on Wednesday. He said he is hoping to present Provost Carolyn Dever with a final ranked list of about 10 to 12 candidates by Feb. 16, allowing her to select the five final postdoctoral fellows. Prospective host departments of the postdoctoral fellows are also reviewing the SEE FELLOWS PAGE 5
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Members of the Dartmouth chess club practice their strategies.