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  • Abigayle Mccusker Headshot

    Abigayle Mccusker Reflects on the SEAD Program

    This past June, I had the honor to work with twelve dedicated scholars in their pursuit to attend a 4-year college. These scholars are a part of the SEAD (Strengthening Educational Access with Dartmouth) program, and came from Oxbow, Stevens, and Lebanon high schools. At the end of their Sophomore and Junior school years, scholars spend a full week on the Dartmouth campus where they receive engaged mentoring from Dartmouth students and staff about what it is like to attend college.

  • A headshot of student James Quirk.

    James Quirk Reflects on the '82 Upper Valley Community Impact Fellowship

    Hello! My name is James, and I'm writing this brief note as a reflection on my experience as one of the Center for Social Impact's Upper Valley Community Impact Fellows during the 2023-2024 school year. I applied for this opportunity during my sophomore summer with little to no reference for how it would shape my junior year. While I knew I would be working part-time during the fall and winter and full-time in the spring, I had no clue what project I would be working on, what organization I would be partnered with, and what my role

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    Eli Bailit Reflects on a Social Impact Practicum (SIP) Course

    This summer, I've been taking Spanish 43.06, also known as Tango Argentino: Music, Dance, Poetry, Community. I chose this course because the content seemed fun and fascinating, it furthers my Hispanic Studies minor, and I wanted to speak Spanish this summer to prepare for studying in Madrid this fall! This course, one of the most interesting and hands-on classes I've taken in my time at Dartmouth, involves classroom-based study of the history and culture of tango as well as actual tango dance classes in which we learn and practice the nuances and techniques of the dance form.

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