Center for Sustainability Education-Dickinson College

06/05/2026

Make your way to the U-Turn Yard sale at the Carlisle Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 13 from 7:30 am - Noon to collect some of Dickinson's end of the year donations to United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County! This 20+ year partnership reduces waste and helps the community. Proceeds support non-profit development in Cumberland County. All are welcome to the event with free parking. Details below!

U-Turn is getting close! We usually have more than a thousand people on hand. Check out our wares inside that mostly came from Dickinson College students. There will be dozens of vendors outside as well. Thanks to our sponsor, M&T Bank! It's not too late to sign up to be a vendor. Call 717-243-4805.

05/12/2026

Ross Willard, founder of Recycle Bicycle Harrisburg, friend of The Handlebar, bike advocate, and legendary mechanic that brought so many bikes to Dickinson College has passed away. The man was a legend that changed biking in Pennsylvania forever for many! Read more about his incredible work here:

https://theburgnews.com/around-the-burg/in-memoriam-in-honor-of-ross-willard-founder-of-recycle-bicycle-committed-advocate-for-bike-riding-safety

Ride in Peace Ross. Love, The Dickinson Community

05/12/2026

🚵‍♀️Celebrate National Bike Month with Carlisle Parks and Recreation! 🚴

Friday, May 15th - Bike to Work Day
Saturday, May 16th - Bicycle How-To Training Demonstrations, Bike with a Councilman, Pump Track Clinic, Storytime, Movie in the Park

Register for these FREE activities and learn more by visiting Carlislepa.org/register
Thank you to the League of American Bicyclists for creating this event and to Bikelisle, Cole’s Bicycles, Cumberland Youth Cycling Development, and Bosler Memorial Library for helping us bring this idea to Carlisle!

05/01/2026

Dickinson values sustainability and encourages students to consider the following options during Dickinson's Green Move Out to maximize reuse, build community, and eliminate waste destined for landfills. The Center for Sustainability Education, Residence Life and Housing and partners from across the campus and community have come together to provide endless options for the reuse of your unwanted items.

Donate to U-Turn: Donate non-perishable foods, housewares and clothing in boxes located in your residential space’s common areas from May 1-15, 2026. These items will be collected, stored and sold at the U-Turn Yard Sale on June 13, 2026. This project is coordinated by the United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland County and has provided over $25,000 in revenue annually for area non-profits for over 20 years! *Non-perishable food items are donated to Project SHARE, not resold.

Ask RA’s, HAM’s, Eco-Reps or residence life staff about the best options for your donations. Each building has different options.

**Do Not Dump Items At Free xChange. Free xChange is run by student volunteers. There is no one available to manage the space- so please donate to U-Turn as directed above.

Contact: [email protected]

04/13/2026

Help shape the future of sustainability at Dickinson College. Please consider joining other faculty, staff and students and alumni in reviewing the draft climate resilience plan framework and providing feedback. Contribute your priorities, rank actions, share ideas and concerns to the working group through our online feedback form. Your ideas are wanted. You can see the draft report at www.dickinson.edu/climateresilience and you can complete the feedback form here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VbAyYrl2E0ybiLVirn22--4d9mZ0Ed5Cqotp5XCAaiRUNzMzTlVOWlpZVExBSldIWDRIUEozNzlVMS4u

03/31/2026

Join us for our 4th annual event with over 40 campus and community partners. Student and local vendors will be there. You? ☀️ 🌍 🎉

Sustainability Expo 2026: Positive Change, Partnerships & Prizes - Sustainability Expo 2026: Positive Change, Partnerships & Prizes