Dartmouth Tour Tuesdays

The Tour Tuesdays Program invites members and visitors of the Upper Valley community to attend interactive tours, lab visits and other activities that showcase Dartmouth's incredible research, history, collections, and unique features. This program is free and open to all - staff, students, community members and visitors (minors must be accompanied by an adult). 

• 53 Commons tour and lunch: Guided tour of the incredible variety of food offerings at "Foco", including lunch!  
• Paleoanthropology (fossil human) lab: Learn about the field of paleoanthropology and Jerry DeSilva's research and work at fossil sites in Africa, then investigate the lab yourself -  open drawers and cabinets and pick a fossil that you find interesting. We will then come together as a group and engage in a conversation about your favorite fossil, our past and what we can learn from fossils. 
• Webster Cottage: Tour the one and a half story farmhouse built in 1780 for the daughter of Dartmouth's founder Eleazar Wheelock.
• Sacred spaces: Led by the Rev. Nancy A.G. Vogele, '85, the Chaplain and Director of the Tucker Center for Spiritual and Ethical Living,  we will visit the many religious sites around campus.
• Data Experiences and Visualizations Studio: The DEV Studio: The DEV Studio works with faculty and students on research using augmented and virtual reality, as well as a few related areas where the lines between digital and physical systems get blurry. Come explore!
• Campus Sustainability and Energy Decarbonization Walking Tour.  Come join Director of Sustainability, Rosi Kerr '97, for a casual Campus Sustainability and Energy Decarbonization Walking Tour! Hear about Dartmouth's new climate goals and the plans to reduce operational campus carbon emissions to zero by 2050, with real time updates, peeks at campus construction and room for your questions! Who knows, we might even end with popsicles! 
• Genomics: Shannon Soucy and Liz Sergison will lead a discussion on the history of genomics, a tour of the genomics lab to see equipment used to sequence human and mouse genomes followed by lunch and a conversation on the analysis (bioinformatics) of the data/results from the various equipment. 
• Rauner Special Collections Library: Join Morgan Swan, Special Collections Librarian for Teaching and Scholarly Engagement, in an exploration  of treasures from the college's rare books, manuscripts, and archival collections. 
• Heating Plant/Steam Tunnels: Guided tour of the heating plant, followed by a walk under the Green through the steam tunnels.
• Dartmouth Cemetery: Guided tour of the "Old Dartmouth Cemetery", including fascinating stories from the past and information on current conservation efforts.
• Human anatomy lab: with James Reed, director of the Geisel School of Medicine's anatomy lab and Anatomical Gifts Program.
• Demystifying Greek Life at Dartmouth: Folks often hear and talk about Greek Life in a negative way. Dartmouth's Greek Life community has, and continues to, contribute to the campus and the community beyond the campus, in positive ways. This tour focuses on the varying reasons that students join Greek Letter Organizations and Student Societies, what they gain from these spaces and places, and why this is such an integral part of the Dartmouth experience.
• Environmental DNA Lab: Learn how researchers in Bala Chaudhary's Lab analyze global biodiversity patterns using environmental DNA barcoding from soils, dust, roots, fur, and even poop.
• The Rassias Method® at Dartmouth, in the Upper Valley, and beyond; an interactive presentation in Language and Culture: We will cover the beginnings of the Rassias Method (Peace Corps), Language instruction at Dartmouth through the years, and what Dartmouth and Rassias are doing globally and locally. Please be prepared to speak a few words (or even sentences) in French, Spanish, and/ or Modern Greek.
• Politics 101 at Rockefeller Center with Dartmouth Civics: We would like to welcome the community to learn about Rocky's mission and programs, while highlighting the resources available to the community through Dartmouth Civics.
• Baker Tower: Go to the top of Baker Tower for the best view in town! Please note: we will ride an elevator and climb up a few flights of stairs, including two steep "ladder-like" stairs. Tours will only run in clear weather.
• The Book Conservation Lab in Baker-Berry Library: The conservation lab is an integral but often hidden part of the Collection Management & Preservation Department with Dartmouth Libraries.

Are you a Dartmouth employee interested in hosting a tour this season or in the future? Or would you like to learn more about the process? Contact us at Community.Engagement@dartmouth.edu

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For more information about Tour Tuesdays please feel free to reach out to us at Community.Engagement@dartmouth.edu

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