About Us

Baker Library at night.

The Dartmouth Centers Forum was founded in 2005 by six centers (the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning, the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Ethics Institute, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, and the William Jewett Tucker Foundation), as a collaborative alliance to promote an open campus-wide dialogue on complex issues. Eight others, the Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship, the Collis Center for Student Involvement, the Dartmouth College Library, the East Wheelock Cluster, the Hopkins Center for the Arts, the Hood Museum of Art, the Institute for Security, Technology, and Society, and the Institute for Writing & Rhetoric have joined since the DCF's founding.

Although all fourteen centers/organizations continue to pursue their missions individually, the DCF provides an opportunity for programming to be coordinated using shared resources.

Our Centers

Center	Mission	Latest News
The Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship	The Allwin Initiative aims to prepare Tuck students for leadership in this increasingly complex, interconnected world. We work to ensure that the changing issues at the intersection of business and society are a key component of our MBA education and a part of Tuck's broader scholarly activities.
The Collis Center for Student Involvement	The Collis Center for Student Involvement is committed to the development of the out-of-class education at Dartmouth by focusing on discovery, learning, and civic engagement. We support a seamless learning environment balanced with challenge and support, comfort and flexibility, and contemporary culture and tradition. With over 150 student organizations, eight governing bodies, and five hundred leadership positions, the Collis Center is central to Dartmouth's daily life.
The Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL)	The Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning (DCAL) assumes primary responsibility for the professional development of Dartmouth's teachers.  By cultivating a community of informed conversation about how people learn and promoting collaboration among educators, DCAL advances Dartmouth's mission to prepare students for life-long learning.
The Dartmouth College Library	The Dartmouth College Library fosters intellectual growth and advances the mission of Dartmouth College and affiliated communities by supporting excellence and innovation in education and research, managing and delivering information, and partnering to develop and disseminate new scholarship.
The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding	In the legacy of Dartmouth's 12th president, the Dickey Center for International Understanding seeks to educate Dartmouth students about the world's troubles and instill in them a commitment to do something about them.
The East Wheelock Cluster	The East Wheelock Program is an intellectually vibrant and culturally diverse residential community that expands the educational experience beyond the classroom. Through enhanced interaction among students, faculty, staff, and a wide range of visiting scholars, artists, performers, and public figures, the program prepares students for life-long learning and responsible global citizenship.
The Ethics Institute	The Ethics Institute exists to foster the study and teaching of ethics throughout the Dartmouth community, at the undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. The Institute serves the College, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, as well as Tuck Business School.
The Hood Museum of Art	The Hood Museum of Art’s purpose is to create learning encounters and cultivate teaching with objects.
The Hopkins Center for the Arts	The Hopkins Center's mission is to ignite and sustain a passion for the arts within Dartmouth and its greater community and to provide the core educational environment for the study, creation, and presentation of the arts.
The Institute for Security, Technology, and Society (ISTS)	The Institute for Security, Technology, and Society (ISTS) at Dartmouth College is dedicated to pursuing research and education to advance information security and privacy throughout society.
The Institute for Writing & Rhetoric	The Dartmouth Institute for Writing and Rhetoric fosters students' abilities as writers, speakers, and critical thinkers. The Institute promotes a culture of writing and rhetoric across campus through courses, through peer engagement among students, and through sustained conversation among faculty.
The Leslie Center for the Humanities	The Leslie Center for the Humanities promotes innovative and creative projects that demonstrate the impact of humanistic thinking, methods, and results.
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth	The Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College is a catalyst for public policy research, teaching and deliberation. Dedicated to providing an interdisciplinary perspective on policy-related topics, the Center fosters a commitment to the ideals of public service and informed public debate exemplified by Nelson A. Rockefeller, former governor of New York State and Vice President of the United States.
The William Jewett Tucker Foundation	The mission of the Tucker Foundation is to educate Dartmouth students to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community through service, character development, and spiritual exploration.  The Tucker Foundation supports the moral and spiritual work of Dartmouth College.