Using DCSI Cars

For certain DCSI programs (e.g., SIBs), students must be licensed drivers. For other programs (e.g., OLE and Growing Change), students may participate without driving; however, the Center needs student drivers to assist with transportation, so we ask all eligible students to become approved drivers.

Eligible students are those with a U.S. or Canadian driver's license who have had the license for more than 1 year, have driven more than 1500 miles total, and have no vehicular accidents on their record that resulted in injury or more than $2000 in damage.

To drive for DCSI-sponsored programs, students must complete both a College Approved Driver process and a DCSI-specific training. Once approved, all drivers must comply with local and state laws, as well as the Dartmouth College Driver and Student Driver policies.

To become an approved driver for DCSI, students should follow this process:

1. Apply to participate in a DCSI Youth Education & Mentoring program such as SIBs, OLE, or Growing Change.

2. Once accepted to the program, you will receive an online slideshow orienting you to youth mentoring and the Upper Valley. The last slide includes a link to the Student Driver Application form, which initiates the College Approved Driver process. Complete the online form.

3. Once Transportation Services has processed your form, you will receive an email inviting you to complete a Driver Safety course on the Canvas learning management system. The course takes 1-2 hours. Complete the course within 3 business days, scoring 90% or above on the quiz at the end of each module.

4. Take a screenshot showing your successful completion of the course, and email it to Social.Impact.Cars@dartmouth.edu.

5. Attend the in-person orientation for your program, where you'll complete the DCSI-specific driver training.

Only drivers certified by both the College's Driver Safety Program and the Center for Social Impact may reserve vehicles for programming. 

• Reservations for the Center's fleet of six vehicles can be made online.
• If you have not yet made a Veribook account: (1) Please register with your Dartmouth email and (2) ensure that your "display name" should follow the format "Class Year_Last Name_First Name" Example: 25_Doe_Matthew. 
• Online reservations must be made AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE. Same day reservations can be requested, but it is unlikely a vehicle will be available.
• Reservations for the weekend and Monday must be made by 4:30 PM Friday. Please note that reservations are not processed during the weekend. 
• You do not have a reservation until you have received an email confirming it!
• Drivers are ultimately responsible for canceling reservations. Please cancel within 24 hours in advance. If you cancel your reservation before 8:30 AM, after 5:00 PM on the weekdays, or anytime on the weekend, you MUST inform the Center for Social Impact and Safety & Security. 
• To cancel a vehicle reservation, navigate to the confirmation email you received from Veribook. Click the link near the bottom to "view or modify request". You can easily cancel your reservation or make changes from there. 
• Drivers who repeatedly do not show up for reservations will be subject to penalties and potentially lose their driving privileges. 
• Vehicles will be held for no more than 15 minutes after the start of the reservation.
• All cars must be returned within 15 minutes after the reservation ends unless otherwise arranged with Center for Social Impact staff. 
• Directions for Veribook are detailed here .