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Our mission is to oversee programs that provide opportunities for students to engage in research with a Dartmouth College faculty mentor. These close collaborations between faculty and students provide a forum for faculty to teach and mentor undergraduates on a one-on-one basis outside the classroom. Students acquire first hand experience in an academic field of research while developing skills such as critical thinking, information processing, and effective communication.

If you have research program questions and cannot find the answers on the UGAR website, follow this link: UGAR appointment to schedule a meeting  (Wednesdays, during the term, from 8am-9am and 3pm-4pm in Parker House 201) For an appointment outside of office hours, between terms, or in summer: blitz "undergraduate research"

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Small crystals can tell big stories Submitted by Ivan Cornish Morales '19

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In the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, undergraduates have the opportunity to directly contribute to new discoveries in brain science by engaging in research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Indeed, many faculty in the department are conducting state of the art research and there are several mechanisms available to involve undergraduate researchers including volunteer and paid work, carrying out research for independent study credit, or engaging in a seniors honors thesis. Funding support is available through a wide range of grants and research programs sponsored by the  Office of Undergraduate Research , and the department provides funding through the fellowships and prizes described below. To get started, explore the faculty profiles to learn about their research programs, and then contact faculty members to find out how you can get involved.

Undergraduate Research Fellowships

The lincoln filene undergraduate fellowship in human relations.

This fellowship pays a stipend of $5,000 to support a declared psychology or neuroscience major during an off-term (three months) of engagement in full-time research. The Fellowship may be used during any leave term available to the recipient of the award. However, it would seem most suitable that the award be made to a student during a term that could serve as a foundation for Honors Research. Most often this would be in the spring or summer preceding one's senior year.

The award will be made as a result of an application process. If you wish to apply, you should submit a proposal describing the research area in which you are interested. In this statement:

• Indicate the origin of your interest in this area
• Describe how the research opportunity would fit into the structure of your undergraduate major
• Indicate any post-graduate plans you might have and how the term of research could facilitate these
• Letter of support from project mentor (Dartmouth faculty member).

In addition to supplying this statement, you must identify a faculty sponsor who is willing to collaborate in developing the research plan and serve as adviser for your research. The faculty sponsor should submit a letter in support of your application. Applications and all supporting material should be submitted in one package to Elizabeth Ritter, Moore Hall, Room 104 or via email to [email protected]. The applications will be evaluated by the faculty members on the Undergraduate Committee and the Chair of the department.

Preference will be given to research on topics related to human relations, broadly defined.

The application package must be submitted by the following deadlines:

• Summer, 2024: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• Fall, 2024: Thursday, August 8, 2024
• Winter, 2025: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
• Spring, 2025: Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The Benjamin J Benner '69 Undergraduate Research Fellowship

The Benjamin G. Benner 1969 Undergraduate Research Fellowship pays a stipend to support a  declared psychology or neuroscience major during an off-term (three months) of engagement in full-time research.  The Fellowship may be used during any leave term available to the recipient of the award.  However, it would seem most suitable that the award be made to a student during a term that could serve as a foundation for Honors Research. Most often this would be in the spring or summer preceding one's senior year.  

The awards will be made as a result of an application process. To apply, submit a two-page proposal describing the following:

• The area of research and the activity in which you will be engaged during your off term
• The origin of your interest in this area
• How the research opportunity fits into the structure of your undergraduate major
• Any post-graduate plans you might have and how the term of research could facilitate these

In addition to this proposal, provide a budget outlining your anticipated expenses for the term as well as any expenses related to the research (e.g. travel to a conference to present research, publication expenses, etc.).  A typical fellowship will be between $3,500-5,000 for the term.  More than one award may be made each cycle based on the submitted applications and available funding.

Applications and all supporting material should be submitted in one package to Elizabeth Ritter, Moore Hall, Room 104 or via email to  [email protected] . The applications will be evaluated by the faculty members on the Undergraduate Committee and the Chair of the department.

• Although you must apply for one or the other of these awards, both awards have been used to support research in various areas, and the department will fund the most meritorious proposals.

Undergraduate Research Prizes

The jack baird prize.

The Jack Baird Prize is intended to support undergraduate research projects or internships in psychology, travel to present research findings at a national conference, or other activities within this spirit. This Prize is open to declared majors in psychology or neuroscience. Applications and nominations for the Prize will be considered by the chair of the department and chair of the Undergraduate Committee.  The financial value of the prize(s) will be determined by the chair of the department and the chair of the Undergraduate Committee, based on student need and available funds, and will not exceed $1,000 in any given year.  Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, but must be submitted no later than the following deadlines for each term: August 15 for the fall term, December 1 for the winter term, March 1 for the spring term, and June 1 for the summer term.

Please submit the following materials via email to [email protected] :

• A proposal describing the project or activity for which you are requesting funding.  The proposal should include how this activity fits into your undergraduate study.
• A budget which supports the amount of funding you are requesting.  This budget should not exceed $1,000.
• If your proposal includes the involvement of a faculty member (Dartmouth or external), a letter of support from that individual.

The annual amount awarded is not to exceed $1,000. Depending on applications and available funding, the prize may not be awarded every term.

About the Jack Baird Prize

In honor of John C. (Jack) Baird, several former students, colleagues, and friends have contributed to the establishment of this prize for an undergraduate psychology student who has demonstrated commitment to the study of psychology and brain science.  Jack Baird received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1960 and his PhD from Princeton in 1964.  He returned to Dartmouth as a faculty member in 1967 and enjoyed a long and productive career.  For those who are interested in pursuing the award, the generous group of donors funding this prize have provided a bit of background about Jack  and his long and productive career at Dartmouth.

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Undergraduate students are regularly involved in research in the department. Typically, students will approach a faculty member after having taken an introductory physics or astronomy course, or will become involved through College-wide programs. Below we explain the typical steps students take to get involved in research; however, you can take whatever path to research makes sense to you. Some P&A majors will choose to pursue a senior honors thesis; more info about senior honors theses can be found here .

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Students interested in research should look at our current projects and contact the faculty member in charge of any projects they are interested in joining.

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Investigate whether College-wide programs are appropriate for you. P&A regularly has students join through the WISP , EE Just , and Presidential Scholars programs. For non-Dartmouth students, there are sometimes summer REU opportunities available through ASURE . 

Learn about research in the department. We have two events that will provide an opportunity to learn about research in the department: an introduction to research faculty in the fall, and a research symposium in the spring. Be on the lookout for department announcements about these. You can also browse research opportunities in P&A here , and for those interested in astronomy research you can review this primer on astronomy as a field created by the Sirius B organization.

Contact a faculty member. Once you have an idea about with whom you would be interested in working, send them an email inquiring about undergraduate research. Examples of emails you might send and possible responses are here.

Investigate funding opportunities. Students may receive credit for research or be paid for research through faculty grants or College-wide grants or programs. You should discuss funding with a prospective faculty mentor if this is important to you. Funding opportunities that many P&A undergraduates have received are listed here which have deadlines throughout the year.

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The iSURF program offers a variety of research experiences in basic science (i.e., wet lab, bench research), quantitative and computational bioinformatics, private sector research and development, and clinical research. Students are matched with opportunities that complement their current research interests and career plans, and do their research in laboratories located at Dartmouth College, the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, or in off-campus laboratories in the private sector.

The vocabulary of the iSURF program reflects these different aspects of the program, and helps define the type of lab environment and research opportunities typically offered.

iSURF – Bench is our traditional program that places students in biomedical research laboratories. iSURF – Nursing is for nursing students acquiring clinical research experience at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (See Undergraduate Summer Research at Dartmouth (ISURF Nursing) ). iSURF – Industry gives students research and development (R&D) experience in the private sector. iSURF – Bioinformatics provides students experiences in bioinformatics, biostatistics, and epidemiology.

Support Student support includes up to $6,000 in salary, a summer meal plan, and free housing. Travel costs are covered, as are other minor program-associated expenses.

Required Application Documents:

• ISURF-Application
• 2 Letters of reference
• Unofficial Transcripts

In addition to these required documents, iSURF-Industry applicants should also submit a current CV or resume.

Application Deadlines and Program Timeline Except for the iSURF Nursing component  (See  Undergraduate Summer Research at Dartmouth (iSURF Nursing) ), key dates for the 2024 summer iSURF program are below: November– January: Solicitation and handling of inquiries February 12: Applications and two brief letters of recommendation are due March 4: Acceptance offers made to students April 1: Student acceptances/confirmations due June 17: Start of the summer iSURF program August 5-6: NH-INBRE annual meeting August 7: End of the summer iSURF program

Application and Contact Information Download the 2024 ISURF-Application iSURF program application form here: iSURF-Application . Direct all questions about the iSURF program, as well as any application and recommendation materials, to Jennifer J. Therriault NH-INBRE Program Manager, at [email protected] .

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The Dartmouth Undergraduate Research Association

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Dartmouth Undergraduate Research Association

The Dartmouth Undergraduate Research Association is a group of students which is incredibly passionate about promoting, highlighting, and creating infrastructure around all the undergraduate research opportunities that Dartmouth has to offer.

In order to highlight student research that has been happening around campus, we have created brief student interview videos and featured student testimonials from students who have performed UGAR-sponsored research. We also host symposiums at least once a term and recently wrapped up our Fall 2019 Symposium.

We are proud to showcase undergraduate research experiences from all disciplines here on this website and hope that you find it valuable when thinking about your own research opportunities.

If you are interested in joining DURA or seeing your own experiences featured on this page, please email us at [email protected]. We would love to showcase your work and hear your input!

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Dartmouth engineering researchers work within an integrated community of experts in their fields, unencumbered by departmental divisions. Our faculty and students are versatile thinkers who can define a problem, place it within the broad social and economic contexts, and articulate a clear vision for a human-centered approach toward a solution.

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Dartmouth Engineering is a close-knit community of scholars with a broad range of expertise. The culture of collaboration extends across the hall, across campus, and beyond. Many research projects engage colleagues from other institutions such as Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Geisel School of Medicine, Tuck School of Business, Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and CRREL, as well as industry—and offer numerous research opportunities for undergraduates.

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Efficient Hydrogen Production

Research Associate Anand Tiwari , PhD student Saifur Rahman , and Professor Will Scheideler co-authored " 3D Printed Microlattices of Transition Metal/Metal Oxides for Highly Stable and Efficient Water Splitting " published in Advanced Materials Technologies . The paper presents a novel 3D printing method to create low-cost and efficient electrodes for electrocatalytic hydrogen production. "The resulting materials have shown exceptional durability and electrocatalytic activity, making them promising for large-scale water splitting and sustainable hydrogen fuel production," said Rahman

EIT for Early Bleed Detection

PhD students Spencer Bertsch Th'19 and Navid Rashedi , alum Yifei Sun Th'22 , and Professors Ethan Murphy (first author) , Jonathan Elliott, Ryan Halter , and Vikrant Vaze —along with DHMC and Mayo Clinic researchers—co-authored " Non-invasive biomarkers for detecting progression toward hypovolemic cardiovascular instability in a lower body negative pressure model " published in Scientific Reports. The paper summarizes how electrical impedance tomography (EIT) can be used as a novel marker for early bleed detection.

Guarini 2024 Best Poster Award

PhD student Huan Zhao won the best poster award at Guarini's 2024 Graduate Student Poster Session . Titled "Additively Manufactured Metamaterial using Piezoceramic-Polymer Composite," the poster presented an innovative way to fabricate piezoelectric composites with improved mechanical, thermal, and electrical performance. This research—part of Yan Li's Group and supported by NASA—addresses the need for damage monitoring and process control for future in-space manufacturing.

Liquid Metal Wires for Wearable Electronics

PhD students Saifur Rahman and Simon Agnew '22 , Research Associate Anand Tiwari , and Professor Will Scheideler co-authored " 3D Woven Liquid Metals for Radio-Frequency Stretchable Circuits " published in Advanced Materials Technologies. "We've developed a new way to make better, more comfortable wearable electronics. The key is a special type of interwoven wire made from liquid metal that can stretch and bend without losing its ability to transmit signals."

Evolving Ontologies

Professor Eugene Santos co-authored " Bayesian-knowledge driven ontologies: A framework for fusion of semantic knowledge under uncertainty and incompleteness " published in PLOS ONE. The paper describes how to fuse multiple conflicting ontologies into a single knowledge base. "Biomedicine's rapid advancement is inundating us with new words, labels, and concepts that can be duplicative or even contradictory," says Santos.

Interface Design for Bioelectronic Implants

Professor Alex Boys co-authored " Bioelectronic interfacial matching for superior implant design " published in Cell Reports Physical Science , including discussion of the relevance of different mechanical and electronic factors. "Interface design is an important aspect for any material that is implanted into the body," says Boys, "and we wanted to provide a framework for researchers who work on bioelectronics to think about this important issue."

Grad Students Shine at NEAAPM

PhD candidates Roman Vasyltsiv and Savannah Decker —both in the Optics in Medicine labs and the Medical Physics Education Program —tied for first place in the early investigator competition at the New England Chapter of the American Association of Physics in Medicine (NEAAPM) meeting in Quincy, Mass. Savannah presented "Improving Cherenkov Dosimetry via Quantitative Skin Tone Analysis," and Roman presented "Fast Imaging of a Novel Conformal Scintilator Mesh for 2D In Vivo Validation During UHDR PBS Proton Therapy."

SPIE Medical Imaging Conference

At the SPIE Medical Imaging conference, PhD students Yuan Shi ( Halter Lab ), Chengpei Li, Haley Stoner , and William Warner Th'17 Th'19 ( Paulsen Lab ) presented their work on image-guided surgery, including talks on "A surgical navigation framework for image-guided transoral robotic surgery" and "Intraoperative stereovision cortical surface segmentation using fast segment anything model," and posters on "Large MRI specimen submersion phantom design" and "Smart line detection and histogram-based approach to robust freehand ultrasound calibration."

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Dartmouth's Academic Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASURE) provides summer research experience to undergraduates. Focusing on academic research, networking, and mentoring, ASURE prepares students for future graduate research training. ASURE is open to all non-Dartmouth students. 

Find out what our 2022 ASURE cohort did this summer .

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The program is approximately eight weeks long, starting mid-June. In addition to providing valuable lab experience, ASURE will provide:

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We offer research opportunities in the following areas: 

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The ASURE application is now open through the Leadership Alliance . Applicants will be asked to set up an account to begin their application!

The ASURE program provides a stipend, housing, travel expenses, and a food allowance once a student is accepted into the program.

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Chase Harvey

Hello! My name is Chase and I am a '25 from South Carolina. I'm currently considering studying more film scoring and video game composition to learn about writing music for movies and games! But when I'm not hanging out with friends or doing classwork, you can find me composing music. I'm involved in the Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble (DCWE), Dartmouth Chamber Orchestra (DCO), and the fraternity Zeta Psi.

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As someone who did not know the ins and outs of marine policy, I loved learning about aspects of the blue economy. This class encourages us to be aware of the human aspect of marine problems regarding coastal erosion, pollution, and climate change. Professor Webster is the coolest!

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I could not recommend this class enough to anyone who goes to this school! Professor Beaudoin has truly influenced me as both a musician and a student. We learn the music from the 1800's to present day including famous composers like Tchaikovsky, but also music by Beyonce and even the music of Dartmouth's professors. This is much more than a music history class. It is a class about music, our lives, and exploring the concept of sonder through musical lens.

Spring Hanover, NH

If you're scared of coding or have a love for music, this is the class for you. This computer science class is cross-listed with music to teach students how to code using a language called processing to learn the basic principles of design through coding. We created several projects throughout the term, but Professor Casey really taught me that there is more to music than I think. For my final, I created an interactive keyboard which created a visual effect for each key that created music which made it a musical instrument! Genuinely such an amazing and fun class that I think people should consider.

Summer Rome, Italy

Although this class is only offered during the F.I.R.E. study abroad program, it was such an amazing class. I absolutely adored having Professor Canepa teach us about Italy from its politics, music, food, and much much more. This class taught me hands on what Italian culture is through visits to famous landmarks, food tastings, or tours of Italian regions. If you don't want to study abroad, I suggest taking a class with Professor Canepa because she truly is one of my favorite professors I have had yet.

Fall Hanover, New Hampshire

I was on an off term, but decided to live on campus to join a fraternity and work in town. I took the time to write music for one of my friend's short films and learned a lot about the film music industry.

Winter Hanover, New Hampshire

Dr. Moseley has been one of my most favorite professors by far. I have loved taking this class to divulge into my musical passion through creating music and learning about ways to create music. If you are interested in taking a music class, I highly recommend Dr. Moseley if you find a class with him that interests you!

Spring Vienna, Austria

I took this class with composer Miguel Kertsman who was incredibly knowledgeable in every type of compositional technique that I wanted. I studied electronic music composition with him to understand music digital signal processing better.

Summer Hanover, NH

Although I'm not a fan of reading literature for the classroom, this class completely changed the way I perceive literature. I adored this class with Prof. Hollister as it engaged with the dissections of film, novels, and short stories regarding how humanity views the end of the world.

Fall Hanover

I took an off-term this Fall, but I decided to sit in on a class on how to arrange music for strings and woodwinds! After many hours of long work, I had a piece performed and recorded by professional musicians that I worked on in the class!

Winter Hanover

This has to be arguably one of my favorite classes I have taken at Dartmouth with one of the most qualified and talented professors! Throughout the term, I mixed eight different songs of all different genres and learned the ins and outs of sound engineering. This means figuring out the best ways to create and produce music in the industry. Now, I feel confident publishing my own music and have started helping others publish theirs too by working on their projects!

Dartmouth often engages with its wide range of quirky, loveable characteristics, making it so unique. Take some time on this website. You will find hundreds of stories about why Dartmouth students love the sense of community, the gorgeous scenery of the Upper Valley, the adventuresome spirit nestled within the Dartmouth experience, and so much more. However, in this blog post, I plan to give insight into how I have taken advantage of the research opportunities within my own academic discipline at Dartmouth.

Throughout my time as a student, I constantly hear about the fantastic opportunities my friends have had with professors working on computer science projects, physics research, and even publishing papers in various fields. Dartmouth's focus on its undergraduate population means that research opportunities are also available for undergraduates. However, I have always wondered how creative disciplines engage with research or project grants. I started looking into research after I started to learn more about musical grant writing. After advice from my professors and applying, I was nominated as an Erich Kunzel Class of 1957 award recipient. In the Winter term of 2024, I composed and performed an hour-long, avant-garde concert as the culmination of the grant award.

This project primarily investigated the sounds of water that occupy our everyday lives in order to reorganize them into a 25-minute percussion trio where performers make sounds with water. Through examining the banality of everyday life and researching indigenous water music making, I discovered sonic qualities of specific water-adjacent sounds that allowed them to be organized into several categories. In addition, this process taught me how anti-normative, long-form working processes led to great deals of creative freedom, like my handwritten musical score. Now, I am using that piece, which I recorded, to submit to music competitions across the United States and Europe.

Nonetheless, my project is just one example of hundreds of Dartmouth's creative research grant proposals. There are grants given out within every single department here: the theater department to write new scripts, the film department to produce short films and documentaries, studio art to create installations, etc. I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to create whatever I wish with the Dartmouth music Department with incredibly close guidance by amazing faculty.

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Showcasing understudied asian american architects, posted on may 13, 2024 by agatha bordonaro.

Professor Sujin Eom contributed to a new report from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum on Asian American architects and designers —and works across platforms to expand American architectural history.

Sujin Eom (Photo by Katie Lenhart)

This spring, the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum released a new report on the work of Asian American architects and designers—becoming among the first robust pieces of research on the topic.

The report, Rediscovering Asian American and Pacific Islander Architects and Designers , features five original essays by experts of Asian American art, architecture, and design. Sujin Eom , an assistant professor in the Department of Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages , co-wrote an essay on Korean American architects and designers with Sean McPherson of Bridgewater State University.

Eom says that her frustration in trying to develop a new course on Asian American art and architecture in 2020 inspired her to contribute to the project.

"I encountered significant challenges in crafting the course syllabus and locating relevant teaching materials," Eom says. "This challenge was primarily due to the paucity of scholarly works and public archives focusing on architects of Asian ancestry. I hadn't even taken or seen any class offered on that subject matter myself when I was an architecture student. I almost gave up on this new course."

Fortuitously, the Smithsonian approached a scholarly working group in 2021 that included Eom about an archiving project centered on Asian American and Pacific Islander architects and designers. The project was inspired in part by the rise in anti-AAPI sentiment and violence during the pandemic, with the aim of showcasing the work of Asian American architects and designers who helped shape the modern U.S. landscape and increase the inclusiveness of the museum's collection.

Eom jumped at the opportunity to begin creating long-overdue archives of AAPI architectural history. She chose to focus on Korean Americans since these architects and their works, she says, are often "marginalized even among the marginalized." 

Eom crafted her essay with the goal of inspiring readers to "rethink what constitutes 'American' architectural history, especially with regards to the significant yet understudied role of architects of Korean descent—who have often been deemed not 'American' enough—in shaping the everyday American landscape."

The essay begins with Eom redefining the term "Asian American" from one that is often used today to "tokenize individuals of Asian ancestry (and) reinforce stereotypical assumptions about what Asian American architecture would entail" to one that's more "relational" to the historical circumstances under which these architects emerged. To that end, she breaks down her selection and analysis of Korean American architects into three categories, each of which "corresponds with the key historical conditions that have shaped the Korean diaspora across the Pacific, from Japanese colonialism and the Korean War to Cold War exchange programs and immigration reform."

Eom's essay also offers suggestions for future research on Korean American architects: "material that has the greatest potential to increase public awareness of the rich history of Korean American architects, and to bring new ideas to research and teaching of American cultural history."

As an example, Eom points to the late David Hyun, the first Korean American architect in California and the founder of his own architectural firm, David Hyun and Associates. "Hyun came to design numerous modernist residences in southern California throughout the 1950s and 1960s, thereby contributing to the flourishing of mid-century modern architecture on the West Coast," Eom says.

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One of Hyun's most famous works is the McTernan House, originally built in 1960 in Los Feliz for prominent civil rights attorney John T. McTernan. The two-story house exemplifies characteristics of midcentury modern residential architecture, including elements such as floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors and windows that are meant to integrate exterior gardens into interior spaces.

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Eom stresses that future archival efforts should prioritize materials such as the McTernan House, not only because it demonstrates the significance of Hyun's work in shaping modern architecture but also because it "serves as a poignant testament to the Cold War history of Asian Americans, whose lives were deeply affected by the fervor of anti-communism. During the heightened tensions of McCarthyism in the 1950s, Hyun faced multiple deportation hearings due to his involvement in the Communist Party," Eom says, noting that Hyun came to build the McTernan House because the attorney defending him during these hearings had a longstanding legal partnership with McTernan.

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"These initiatives highlight the imperative to build sustainable platforms to recognize and preserve the work of AAPI architects and designers, as well as the urgency of expanding American architectural history," Eom says.

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News 2024: Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony details

Student success celebrated during four ceremonies

UMass Dartmouth will confer degrees on nearly 1800 graduates on May 16 and May 17, 2024, during its Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremonies.

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Cressy Field at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024 - Add to Calendar .

• All undergraduate students from all colleges.

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Renovation to Collis Center Porch Starts Next Month

The project will add accessible walkways and make needed structural repairs.

Dartmouth Purchases Casque and Gauntlet Property

The front porch and surrounding landscape of the Collis Student Center are slated for an update, beginning June 17.

The $5 million project will revitalize and make fully accessible what has long been a prime outdoor gathering space for students. The plan will make much-needed structural repairs and aesthetic improvements to the porch, patio, and surrounding walkways while preserving the historic character of what is one of Dartmouth’s most iconic buildings. 

Located on the corner of West Wheelock and North Main streets, the Collis Center—named in recognition of the generosity of Charles Collis ’37—opened in 1979 in the former College Hall, which itself was built in 1901 on remains of a private home. 

The Collis Center is one of the oldest campus-based student centers in the country and an important hub for student activities of all kinds, serving as a home to dozens of undergraduate organizations and student government and providing a variety of social, dining, and event spaces. The porch and patio are perennially popular sites for warm-weather dining and studying.

What’s most exciting about this project is how it helps connect the inside of the building with the outside.

But the lack of accessible walkways leading to the Collis porch and main entrances has limited how these spaces can be used, says Eric Ramsey , associate dean for student life.

“The Collis Center has wonderful outdoor spaces, but they currently can’t be used for public events because they are not accessible,” Ramsey says. “This project will transform them into welcoming, inclusive, and flexible spaces for the entire community to gather.”

When completed, the expanded porch and patio will be level with each other and will sit at the same grade as the center’s two main entrances, creating an inclusive venue for gatherings and events.

The stairs leading from the porch to the sidewalk on North Main Street and from the patio to the front of Robinson Hall will be extended, and a long sloped walkway will run from the Robinson Hall lawn to the patio. A new pedestrian ramp will replace the existing ramp on the north side of the building.

The project calls for the installation of a hydronic snow melting system under all of the site’s hard surfaces, which will reduce the risk of damage from frost and salt, says Andrew Miraldi , a program manager with Campus Services.

The infrastructure for the snow melt system, including electric boilers, will be housed in the Collis basement and will be compatible with Dartmouth’s transition to low-carbon energy systems . 

The plan also allows for the future installation of LED lighting to colorfully illuminate the Collis Center facade during moments of community celebration. 

“What’s most exciting about this project is how it helps connect the inside of the building with the outside and expands the capacity of the Collis Center to host all kinds of flexible programming,” says Joe Castelot , director of the Collis Center. 

Collis will remain open during construction, with entrances available through the side and back of the building, including a temporary accessibility entrance. Outdoor spaces will still be maintained during construction, and a pedestrian detour along North Main Street will be in place throughout the project.

The bulk of the work on the Collis revitalization is expected to be completed by the end of October. In spring 2025, work will resume to complete landscaping, including the planting of shade trees, shrubbery, and perennial beds.

Other ongoing construction projects on campus this summer include the continued expansion of the Hopkins Center for the Arts, the restoration of the exterior Dartmouth Library’s Rauner Special Collections Library, and renewal of Leverone Field House and residence halls in East Wheelock House.

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Traditional chamorro jewelry.

Nicole Villagomez '26 studies jewelry making in Saipan.

Bayogo beads from Rota

Under supervision of Analee C. Villagomez, Nicole Ann Villagomez '26 spent spring term interviewing jewelers on Saipan. She reports "From these interviews, I have learned about the larger idea of shell jewelry and body ornamentation in Ancient Chamorro society. I have explored Bayogo the Historic Preservation Office on the island as well as the archives at the local community college to further my research. 

"Additionally, I have found an upcoming opportunity from local jewelers to informally view art pieces and booths at the upcoming FlameTree Arts Festival. FlameTree is an annual event hosted on the island of Saipan that displays the culturally rich heritage of the Marianas. I plan to visit artists from Tinian and Rota. The shell making portion of my research has yet to begin as it has been increasingly difficult to find the materials and the tools to make necklaces. We are still in the process of trying to make at least one necklace for the culmination of my research."

This internship was made possible through the Gordon Russell '55 Endowment.

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Sociology department faculty response to events of may 1st, 2024.

We, in the Sociology department, join our colleagues in History , Art History , AAAS , NAIS , LALACS , Spanish & Portuguese , English , Religion , and WGSS departments at Dartmouth College, in denouncing the use of militarized police force against those who gathered on May 1, 2024 for peaceful demonstration. We also join fellow sociologists and social scientists across the country in registering our support for academic freedom, free speech, and the right for students, staff, and faculty to participate in peaceful protests.   

As sociologists, we wish to underscore that social movements have been pivotal in the implementation of many of the democratic rights and freedoms we celebrate today. Student protests have been especially important in drawing attention to the global interlinking of injustices, and importantly, in the fight for a more just and equitable world.

As researchers and educators holding a diversity of viewpoints, we write in support of our students' right to peaceful protest without fear of police brutality. Indeed, as research across a number of our fields of expertise demonstrates, inviting police onto college campuses is not only disruptive to educational outcomes , student health, mental health, and well-being , but also afflicts greater violence and harm onto students from minority or marginalized racial, ethnic, gender, citizenship, and class backgrounds. In the two weeks since President Beilock called police to the green, we have witnessed negative impacts to student wellbeing, learning, and ability to engage in productive dialogue. While we recognize that this may have been a difficult decision to make, it was a poor one. We know that it can be difficult to balance students' rights to free speech while simultaneously creating spaces where all students feel welcome. But we also know that bringing militarized police forces to campus only makes matters worse.  

The President's response to the protest has left our community fractured, and has shattered our students' trust and safety on campus. Following our colleagues in other departments and programs, we call on President Beilock and the administration:

• To acknowledge publicly that the deployment of state police and armored vehicles was an excessive and punitive response to peaceful protests, which will not be repeated.
• To announce publicly that you are asking prosecutors to dismiss all charges against the a) faculty, students, and staff who were arrested on May 1, 2024 and b) the two students arrested on October 30, 2023. This request in no way infringes on prosecutorial discretion.
• To make it officially and publicly known that academic freedom includes the right to peacefully express support for Palestinian rights. The college should permit nonviolent protest outdoors and restore faith in fair process and commitment to free speech on campus.

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