A mermaid sits atop Dickinson College's Old West.

Dickinson College is a private, selective,^[1] liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773 , Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly-recognized United States. Dickinson was founded by Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from Philadelphia and named in honor of a signer of the Constitution, John Dickinson. The College's first building, West College (or, more affectionately, Old West), was built in 1803, burned, and reopened in 1805. It was designed by noted Architect of the Capitol Benjamin Latrobe and financed through gifts by President Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State James Madison, and Chief Justice John Marshall. 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In 2006, Dickinson decided to stop publicizing its ranking in "America's Best Colleges" from U.S. News & World Report. In May, 2007, Dickinson President William G. Durden joined with 11 other presidents in asking schools to not participate in the reputation portion of the magazine's survey.^{[citation needed]} U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

With an enrollment of nearly 2,300 students, Dickinson is known for its innovative curriculum and outstanding international education programs, which have received national recognition from the American Council on Education and NAFSA: Association of International Educators.^[2] The American Council on Education is a United States organization comprising over 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations. ...

In 2006, the college was ranked the most physically fit school in America by Men's Fitness. Mens Fitness is a monthly mens magazine that focuses on fitness. ...

Dickinson College is not to be confused with the Dickinson School of Law, which abuts the campus but has not been associated with the college since the late 19th century. The Law school merged with The Pennsylvania State University in 1997, and its students study at both the Carlisle and State College campuses. Dickinson is sometimes mistaken for, yet has no relation to, Fairleigh Dickinson University, a private university in the state of New Jersey. The Dickinson School of Law is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and is the law school of The Pennsylvania State University. ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... Fairleigh Dickinson University is a U.S. private university founded in 1942. ...

Sports Teams

Student Life

Greek Organizations

Fraternities

• Delta Sigma Phi
• Phi Delta Theta
• Phi Kappa Psi
• Phi Kappa Sigma
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon
• Theta Chi

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• Delta Nu (local sorority, formerly Chi Omega)
• Kappa Alpha Theta
• Kappa Kappa Gamma
• Pi Beta Phi (Pennsylvania Gamma)

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Alumni

For a complete list see List of Dickinson College alumni

• Roger Brooke Taney, 1795, Fifth Chief Justice of the United States
• William Wilkins, 1802, U.S. Representative, Senator, Secretary of War
• James Buchanan, 1809, Fifteenth President of the United States
• Harmar Denny, 1813, U.S. Representative
• Elijah Barrett Prettyman, second principal of Maryland State Normal School (Towson University)
• Alfred V. du Pont, 1818, Head of the du Pont Company
• Robert McClelland, 1829, U.S. Representative, Governor of Michigan, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
• Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1840, U.S. Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
• Theodore George Wormley, 1844, Author of Microchemistry of Poisons, first published in 1869
• William Perry Eveland, 1892, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
• Jason Riggs, 1909, First man to parajump without a parachute and live.
• George Gekas, 1952, U.S. Representative
• Stuart Pankin, 1968, Television actor
• Barry W. Lynn, 1970, Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State
• Charles Strum, 1970, Associate Managing Editor at the New York Times
• William Durden, 1971, President of Dickinson College
• David Hirshey, 1971, Vice President and Executive Editor at HarperCollins publishers
• Rick Smolan, 1972, Former Time, Life and National Geographic photographer
• Susan Stewart, 1973, American poet and literary critic
• Jim Greenwood, 1973, U.S. Representative
• Stephen Giannetti, 1973, Vice President and Publisher, National Geographic magazine
• Andy MacPhail, 1976, Major League Baseball Executive.
• John E. Jones III, 1977, U.S. District Judge who decided the Dover Intelligent Design Case
• Jim Gerlach, 1977, U.S. Representative
• Bill Shuster, 1983, U.S. Representative
• Jennifer Haigh, 1990, New York Times best-selling author, winner of PEN/Hemingway Award
• Scott Cohen, 1991, Director of Pro Personnel, Philadelphia Eagles
• Jennifer Ringley, 1997, Famous for the pioneering website JenniCam.org
• Rosie O'Donnell, attended, but dropped out and did not graduate
• Robert J. Wise, founder of Wise Potato Chips, Co.

Notable Dickinson College alumni: Roger Brooke Taney, 1795, Chief Justice of the United States William Wilkins 1802, U.S. Representative, Senator, Secretary of War James Buchanan, 1809, U.S. President Robert Grier, 1812, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Harmar Denny, 1813, U.S. Representative Ross... Chief Justice Taney Roger Brooke Taney (March 17, 1777–October 12, 1864) was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States from 1836 until his death in 1864. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of... 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References

External links

• Dickinson College official website
• Article on Dickinson's Green Graduation