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Green Bikes Make Getting Around, Well….Greener

By Steven Finlay This semester The Handlebar, Dickinson’s bicycle co-op, continues to impress us with the launch of their Green Bikes Program. The idea behind the program is to rent a bicycle (an efficient and environmentally-friendly mode of travel) to… Continue Reading →

IF Alumni Fundraise with the Peddler for Startup

By Emily Bowie Two Dickinson ‘12 Alums — and former Idea Fund Executive Board members — Daniel Grover and Scott Hoffman are renting out the Peddler next Wednesday, October 31 from 8:00-10:30am on Britton Plaza to raise funds for their own vegetable… Continue Reading →

FUNDED: Energy Efficient Lighting in Mathers Theater

IF funded the first project of the year! By Anna Leistikow Congratulations to Hillary Rosen ’13 and the Theater Department for their successful research, collaboration, and hard work on “Energy Efficient Lighting in Theatre“. The IF has approved a loan of $2,000 to… Continue Reading →

Summer 2012 Newsletter

By Emily Bowie So summer comes to a close! Much faster than we anticipated. As we head out for our brief vacations before school starts we decided to write up a newsletter of what we accomplished and learned this summer!… Continue Reading →

Greywater Update

By Emily Bowie MB Logan ’15 and Tim O’Reilly ’15 have been hard at work the last few weeks getting the logistics of the Greywater Project set with various Professors, students, and others involved with the biogas system. Tim has… Continue Reading →

In rolls summer…

By Emily Bowie After a few weeks at home, the Idea Fund interns are back and at it again. Emily Bowie, Tim O’Reilly and MB Logan will be hard at work this summer pushing the fund’s numerous initiatives from the… Continue Reading →

Project Updates!

By Emily Bowie Hey everyone! So we’ve got some exciting updates from our “In progress” projects. Check out the snapshots below and then make sure to check out their project pages by clicking on the images! If you want to get… Continue Reading →

Sustainability Lessons

By Kimmy Drexler Recently, the Idea Fund was approached by pastor Stephanie Hasenbrink, of the First United Church of Christ, about having Dickinson College students give lessons pertaining to sustainability to her congregation. She was interested in increasing the sustainability of… Continue Reading →

Idea Fund on the News!

At the debut of the Peddler yesterday, a news team from WGAL was on hand to capture the coffee cart in all of its glory. Our own Matt Guariglia and Anthony Silverman were interviewed. Be sure to check out the… Continue Reading →

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