Community service is a major component of student life at Dartmouth, where more than half of the student body is involved in some form of volunteer work. In the Upper Valley region around Dartmouth, students in Local Service through the Tucker Foundation annually provide 40,000 hours of volunteer service in dozens of outreach projects. Service opportunities through the Tucker Foundation also include numerous national and international leave-term and Alternative Spring Break service programs. Graduate students also participate in these outreach projects as well as those specific to their schools and professional interests.

Tucker Foundation Local Service Program Areas

• Education: Working with students, whether they are children or adults, usually involves tutoring
• Kids and Community-Based Mentoring: Programs such as Big Brother/Big Sister work to educate and motivate children outside of the academic setting
• Health and Fitness: Working with those who are ill, in the hospital, or in a nursing home
• Food and Shelter Issues: Working for the Upper Valley Haven (a local homeless shelter), Habitat for Humanity, Students Fighting Hunger, and other local groups that improve quality of life

Community Service Opportunities at the Graduate Schools

• Geisel School of Medicine Community Service Committee
• Dartmouth Humanitarian Engineering Leadership Projects (Thayer School of Engineering)
• Center for Business and Society (Tuck School of Business)