Sustainability Initiatives at Dickinson College

Slideshow compiled by Anna McGinn ‘14,

Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) intern

Springtime at the Dickinson College Organic Farm

ALLARM intern collects water samples

Dickinson’s sustainable agriculture mosaic program in Cuba

Faculty and Students at the bike to farm potluck at the Dickinson College Farm

Biodiesel shop intern Sam Parker ’12 refuels one of the campus vehicles

Dickinson students committed to saving energyduring the March 2012 Energy Challenge

Student farm workers transfer cafeteria waste to the College Farm compost

Jenn Halpin, Director of the Dickinson College Organic Farm, gives a tour to faculty members

CSE interns Elizabeth Toutain ‘12 and Dani Thompson ’12prepare sustainable Valentine’s Day cards

A successful bike to farm event

Students experience sustainability through service

Student farm workers Brendan Murtha ‘14 and G Tiarachristie ‘13 harvest crops at the College Farm

Provost Neil Weissman shares our commitment to sustainability at Dickinson

Salad greens from the College Farm headed to campus Dining Services

Students volunteer at The Handlebar

Students attend a Idea Fund meeting

A tour at the Dickinson College Organic Farm

Student Caitlin Flanagan ‘13 takes care of one of the edible gardens on campus

CSE interns hard at work

Director of CSE, Neil Leary

Ken Shultes, Director of Facilities Management and the Green Devil are committed to sustainability at Dickinson

Outdoor lecture

Seedlings at the College Farm

Students Mariah Murphy ’15 and Tabea Zimmermann ’15 fix up a bike at The Handlebar, Dickinson’s bike repair shop

Students study in the field

Students conduct environmental research

Anthony Silverman ’12 leads an Idea Fund brainstorming session

LUCE semester students and professors

The Peddler, the bike-powered coffee cart on campus run and operated by students

High school sustainability class tours the College Farm

Dickinson uses GIS for sustainability research

Students conduct research as part of laboratory courses

CSE intern Laura Stone ‘12 records energy consumption for the Energy Challenge

Lecture in Rector, one of the LEED certified building on campus

Solar panels on Kaufman Hall (60 kW)

Glasses made from wine bottles at the Pints with Profs event for seniors

Bike to Farm group Fall 2011

Dickinson students value building reclamation

Student value reusable mug across campus

2012 Valley and Ridge faculty study group in sustainability

Rector Science Complex, one of the LEED certified buildings on campus

Alumnus Sam Rose ‘58 and his wife Julie Walters with environmental activist Bill McKibbenafter he received their award for Global Environmental Activism at the 2012

Commencement. McKibben was introduced by Natural Resources Defense Council co-founder John H. Adams on right.

Students Daniel Grover ‘12, Charlie Alcorn ‘12, and Elizabeth Toutain ’12 install solar panels at the College Farm

Idea Fund students operate The Peddler during Alumni Weekend

LUCE semester students and professors

Student farm workers and the student built “Solar Wheeler”

Soup and Bread at the Treehouse, the Center for Sustainable Living

Dickinson hosts climate education workshops for faculty from around the world

The Center for Sustainable Living known as the Treehouse

Valley and Ridge, Dickinson’s annual faculty study group

Student farm workers harvest greenhouse vegetables

Students turn wine bottles into Dickinson souvenir drinking glasses

Dickinson values global education and sustainability