Center for Sustainability Education-Dickinson College

05/12/2026

Ross Willard, founder of Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, friend of The Handlebar, bike advocate, and legendary mechanic that brought so many bikes to Dickinson College has passed away. The man was a legend that changed biking in Pennsylvania forever for many! Read more about his incredible work here:

https://theburgnews.com/around-the-burg/in-memoriam-in-honor-of-ross-willard-founder-of-recycle-bicycle-committed-advocate-for-bike-riding-safety

Ride in Peace Ross. Love, The Dickinson Community

05/12/2026

🚵‍♀️Celebrate National Bike Month with Carlisle Parks and Recreation! 🚴

Friday, May 15th - Bike to Work Day
Saturday, May 16th - Bicycle How-To Training Demonstrations, Bike with a Councilman, Pump Track Clinic, Storytime, Movie in the Park

Register for these FREE activities and learn more by visiting Carlislepa.org/register
Thank you to the League of American Bicyclists for creating this event and to Bikelisle, Cole’s Bicycles, Cumberland Youth Cycling Development, and Bosler Memorial Library for helping us bring this idea to Carlisle!

05/01/2026

Dickinson values sustainability and encourages students to consider the following options during Dickinson's Green Move Out to maximize reuse, build community, and eliminate waste destined for landfills. The Center for Sustainability Education, Residence Life and Housing and partners from across the campus and community have come together to provide endless options for the reuse of your unwanted items.

Donate to U-Turn: Donate non-perishable foods, housewares and clothing in boxes located in your residential space’s common areas from May 1-15, 2026. These items will be collected, stored and sold at the U-Turn Yard Sale on June 13, 2026. This project is coordinated by the United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County and has provided over $25,000 in revenue annually for area non-profits for over 20 years! *Non-perishable food items are donated to Project SHARE, not resold.

Ask RA’s, HAM’s, Eco-Reps or residence life staff about the best options for your donations. Each building has different options.

**Do Not Dump Items At Free xChange. Free xChange is run by student volunteers. There is no one available to manage the space- so please donate to U-Turn as directed above.

Contact: [email protected]

04/13/2026

Help shape the future of sustainability at Dickinson College. Please consider joining other faculty, staff and students and alumni in reviewing the draft climate resilience plan framework and providing feedback. Contribute your priorities, rank actions, share ideas and concerns to the working group through our online feedback form. Your ideas are wanted. You can see the draft report at www.dickinson.edu/climateresilience and you can complete the feedback form here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VbAyYrl2E0ybiLVirn22--4d9mZ0Ed5Cqotp5XCAaiRUNzMzTlVOWlpZVExBSldIWDRIUEozNzlVMS4u

03/31/2026

Join us for our 4th annual event with over 40 campus and community partners. Student and local vendors will be there. You? ☀️ 🌍 🎉

Sustainability Expo 2026: Positive Change, Partnerships & Prizes - Sustainability Expo 2026: Positive Change, Partnerships & Prizes

03/27/2026

Faculty are invited to join us for the Valley & Ridge faculty study group where we will learn from each other and share ideas for incorporating sustainability into teaching and curricula. This study group brings together faculty members from all academic divisions to work collaboratively in introducing and enhancing course content and pedagogy. Now in its 18th year, this workshop has helped close to 200 Dickinson faculty members connect the subject areas of their teaching with sustainability using active learning pedagogies such as place-based & experiential education since 2008! Learn more and register now: www.dickinson.edu/valleyandridge

03/04/2026

Dickinson's first year dorm, Drayer, is collecting pots and pans to have as a communal resource for students through Eco Reps. This student led initiative aims to make cooking more accessible to students in the building.

Please consider donating kitchen supplies such as pots, pans, baking sheets, mixing bowls, utensils, spatulas and more.

Collection will be right after spring break (March 15-21) so any items you find during spring cleaning can be repurposed for student use rather than sent to waste.

Collection bins will be present near the Kaufman library and the first floor kitchen of Drayer.

Kaufman building address: 400 W. North Street
- library located by office for sustainability near DPS office

01/30/2026

Back due to popular demand FREE BEEKEEPING SESSION. Occurs next week. Attend and receive a guide on beekeeping. In cooperation with Center for Sustainability Education-Dickinson College and sponsored by The Hive, Dickinson's Beekeeping Cooperative.

07/01/2025

Climate resilience is necessary, not optional.

06/30/2025

We loved hosting over 30 community members for beekeeping education with Keys to Bees this weekend! What an amazing program. Check them out at https://keystobees.com/about-us

Thanks to Center for Sustainability Education-Dickinson College for opening your doors for our SARE grant participants to have a space for extended beekeeping learning.