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Volume 2, Issue 3
Spring/Summer 1999 |
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Survey Finds Most Students Develop
Positive Values at Dartmouth
By Scott Brown |
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Dartmouth students volunteer in large numbers while in College,and generally believe
that the College is helping them develop positive civic, moral, and spiritual values.
These are among the results of a survey conducted by the Tucker Foundation during the
Fall term.
The survey, distributed to 1000 randomly selected students over blitzmail in November, gathered student opinion about the Tucker Foundation and its programs. The survey followed a similar survey conducted two years earlier, and sought to determine how changes in Tucker programming during the past two years have affected student perceptions of the Foundation and its performance. Responses to the survey will help |
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fulfill its mission: to nurture the character, strengthen the conscience, and
stimulate the spirit of Dartmouth students. The survey results indicate that
74% of Dartmouth students have volunteered on a community service or social
action project during their Dartmouth careers. 52% of these students volunteer
through Tucker Foundation programs. When asked whether their character and
values are "developing in a positive way at Dartmouth", 70% responded yes, 6%
said no, and 24% are not sure. The survey asked several questions to help
Tucker evaluate student perceptions of the Foundation, as well as the visibility
of our programs. In almost every category, the Foundation improved its performance
in the eyes of students. Compared with perceptions measured two years earlier,
students believe the Tucker Foundation is more visible on campus, more dynamic,
more interesting, easier to work with, and more important for their education.
The Foundation continues to enjoy a high level of student support and broad student
appeal.
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Stillpoint Labyrinth, A Spiritual Treasure
by The Rev. Gwendolyn King and Pamela Van Siclen
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n Tuesday, March 2 a beautifully patterned canvas, the Stillpoint Labyrinth, drew a
devoted group of 175 pilgrims, believers, seekers, and inquisitors to walk its sacred
path designed to promote inner peace. Throughout the day and evening members of the
Dartmouth and Upper Valley communities were able to venture into Rollins Chapel to see
and experience the labyrinth, which was sponsored by the College Chaplaincy. The
labyrinth is a prayer tool, a divine imprint, found in all religious traditions in
various forms around the world.
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The winding path of the labyrinth often helps people become aware
of the turns and wanderings of their own spiritual journey. Many cathedrals during the Middle Ages
had these patterns tiled in their floors so that people could walk them for prayer. The Stillpoint
Labyrinth is patterned after the labyrinth laid into the floor of Chartres Cathedral in France
between 1200-1220.
Labyrinth facilitator, Jodi F. H. Svanoe, M.A., a Lutheran Campus Minister at the University of continued on page 7
Stillpoint Labyrinth in Rollins Chapel
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