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Alumni & Post-Grads

Quick Stats

Alumni Publications Dickinson Magazine, published quarterly with sections like Campus News, Sports, Glimpses of Our Past, Campus Kudos, Development News, Alumni News, BookEnds, Class Notes, and Obituaries
Major Alumni Events
  • Alumni Weekend: Early June; features meals on the college, as well as a golf tournament, campus tours, happy hours at night, class receptions, a clam bake, alumni football, and so on.
  • Homecoming: Late October; features alumni receptions, meals, pep rallies, picnics and tailgating, and the induction ceremony of alumni into the Sports Hall of Fame.
Alumni Services
  • Alumni council information
  • Alumni organizations
  • Awards information
  • Class reunion set up
Famous Alumni
  • Roger Brooke Taney (Class of 1795) – chief justice, administered the oath of office to President James Buchanan and is remembered for playing an instrumental role in the Dred Scott decision
  • James Buchanan (Class of 1809) – 15th president of the United States
  • Spencer Baird (Class of 1840) – second secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founder of the "field studies" teaching method
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Facts

Alumni OfficeWhat's This?

Office of College Relations
Phone: (717) 245-1373
colrel@dickinson.edu
www.dickinson.edu/alumni

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