Dickinson College has numerous sustainability initiatives including an organic farm, biodiesel program, energy conservation challenges, composting, and sustainable agriculture research in Cuba. The Center for Sustainability Education coordinates programs like an idea fund, bike co-op, and sustainable living house. Students conduct research, take courses, and volunteer to gain experience in sustainability.

1. Sustainability Initiatives at
Dickinson College
Slideshow compiled by Anna McGinn ‘14,
Center for Sustainability Education (CSE) intern

2. Springtime at the Dickinson College Organic Farm

3. ALLARM intern collects water samples

4. Dickinson’s sustainable agriculture mosaic program in Cuba

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

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

7. Dickinson students committed to saving energy
during the March 2012 Energy Challenge

8. Student farm workers transfer cafeteria waste to the College Farm compost

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

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

11. A successful bike to farm event

12. Students experience sustainability through service

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

14. Provost Neil Weissman shares our commitment to sustainability at Dickinson

15. Salad greens from the College Farm headed to campus Dining Services

16. Students volunteer at The Handlebar

17. Students attend a Idea Fund meeting

18. A tour at the Dickinson College Organic Farm

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

20. CSE interns hard at work

21. Director of CSE, Neil Leary

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

23. Outdoor lecture

24. Seedlings at the College Farm

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

26. Students study in the field

27. Students conduct environmental research

28. Anthony Silverman ’12 leads an Idea Fund brainstorming session

29. LUCE semester students and professors

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

31. High school sustainability class tours the College Farm

32. Dickinson uses GIS for sustainability research

33. Students conduct research as part of laboratory courses

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

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

36. Solar panels on Kaufman Hall (60 kW)

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

38. Bike to Farm group Fall 2011

39. Dickinson students value building reclamation

40. Student value reusable mug across campus

41. 2012 Valley and Ridge faculty study group in sustainability

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

43. Alumnus Sam Rose ‘58 and his wife Julie Walters with environmental activist Bill McKibben
after 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.

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

45. Idea Fund students operate The Peddler during Alumni Weekend

46. LUCE semester students and professors

47. Student farm workers and the student built “Solar Wheeler”

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

49. Dickinson hosts climate education workshops for faculty from around the world

50. The Center for Sustainable Living known as the Treehouse

51. Valley and Ridge, Dickinson’s annual faculty study group

52. Student farm workers harvest greenhouse vegetables

53. Students turn wine bottles into Dickinson souvenir drinking glasses

54. Dickinson values global education and sustainability