Highlighted Projects

Carlisle HistoryCarlisle History

Prof. Cary Cordova
The coursework is designed to give students an understanding of the social and economic history of Downtown Carlisle while teaching them methods in conducting fieldwork. Reading material compares suburban economies, like those promulgated by “big box” stores such as Wal-Mart and The Home Depot, with more centralized downtown economies which thrive on small businesses. Students will be conducting fieldwork in downtown Carlisle by participant-observation, neighborhood canvassing, and oral history interviews. How has the success of Wal-Mart been connected to notions of work, capitalism, and desire? What happened to the vitality of small towns in the United States? What will local business owners have to say about the movement of economic energy away from the center of town?

The class partners with the Downtown Carlisle Association, the High I Project, and the Cumberland County Historical Society to produce a web-based project dedicated to the history of downtown Carlisle. Drawing on themes both the students and these three partner programs value, such as the effect of a store like Wal-Mart on the economy of downtown Carlisle business, students will conduct field interviews and gather stories which will be presented to leaders of these partner programs and the interviewees, and digitized for the web-based museum.

 

Spanish for Health ProfessionsSpanish for Health Professions

Dickinson students recently received a lesson in culture, community and wellness by volunteering as interpreters at the Latino Health Fair hosted by the Assisi House of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in the Fells Point section of Baltimore.

The fair focused on screening patients for the risk factors of diabetes, a serious health threat in the Latino community. Sponsors included the Baltimore Mayor's Office for Latino Affairs and the Maryland Kidney Foundation.

 

 

Education: Social Foundations of Education and Education Psychology

 

 

Environmental Studies: The Luce Semester

 

Policy Management Senior SeminarPolicy Management Senior Seminar

Students in Prof. Jim Hoefler's Policy Management Senior Seminar produced videos addressing the policy concerns of five local non-profit organizations.