Editing Dickinson College (section)

===21st century===
Dickinson's acceptance rate is 35%,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dickinson.edu/news/article/4953/|title=Selectivity|newspaper=dickinson.edu|access-date=8 April 2022}}</ref> and the institutional endowment has more than doubled since 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/insres/index.htm |title=Institutional Research |publisher=Dickinson College |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202105648/http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/insres/index.htm |archive-date=2007-12-02}}</ref>

In 2000 Dickinson opened a new science building, Tome Hall, a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary facility to host astronomy, computer science, math, and physics. Tome houses Dickinson's innovative "Workshop Physics" program and was the first stage of a new science complex.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Dickinson College|url=http://physics.dickinson.edu/~wp_web/WP_homepage.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021019085903/http://physics.dickinson.edu/~wp_web/WP_homepage.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 October 2002|title=Workshop Physics Homepage|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref> Opened in 2008, the LEED Gold certified Rector Science Complex serves as a place of scientific exploration and learning in an environment that is artful and sustainable.

Dickinson acquired Allison United Methodist Church for college expansion in 2013. The building, located at 99&nbsp; Mooreland Avenue, provides the college with more than {{convert|33000|sqft|m2}} for events, guest speakers, student presentations, meetings, ecumenical worship, and additional offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/136/a_landmark_addition|title=Allison Church Announcement|publisher=Dickinson College|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref>

Dickinson aims for campus [[environmental sustainability]] through several initiatives. In the Sustainable Endowments Institute's 2010 green report card Dickinson was one of only 15 schools in the United States to receive an A−, the highest grade possible. In the same year, Dickinson was named a ''Sierra'' magazine "Cool School" in its ''Comprehensive Guide to the Most Eco-Enlightened U.S. Colleges: Live (Green) and Learn''.<ref name=Sierra>{{cite web|title=Cool Schools: Top 100 Schools- September/October 2010 |work=Sierra Magazine |url=http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201009/coolschools/top100.aspx |access-date=December 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005150551/http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/201009/coolschools/top100.aspx |archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref> The college's commitment to making study of the environment and sustainability a defining characteristic of a Dickinson education was also recognised through being top of The Princeton Review's 2010 Green Honor Roll.<ref name="Green-honor">{{cite web|title=Dickinson Lands on the Green Honor Roll |url=http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2009-10/Dickinson-Lands-on-the-Green-Honor-Roll/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104083428/http://www.dickinson.edu/news-and-events/news/2009-10/Dickinson-Lands-on-the-Green-Honor-Roll/ |archive-date=2013-01-04 |publisher=Dickinson College}}</ref>

In 2008, the college bought 100% of its energy from wind power,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/sustainability/ |title=Dickinson College - Sustainability |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080113063715/http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/sustainability/ |archive-date=2008-01-13 |publisher=Dickinson College }}</ref> had solar panels on campus,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dickinson.edu/news/features/2007/solar/ |publisher=Dickinson College |title=Trash on the Plaza |date=March 23, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213064516/http://dickinson.edu/news/features/2007/solar/ |archive-date=December 13, 2007}}</ref> owned and operated an organic garden and farm,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dickinson.edu/news/features/2007/organic_farm/ |publisher=Dickinson College |title=News and Events - Dickinson Farm |date=September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116072626/http://www.dickinson.edu/news/features/2007/organic_farm/ |archive-date=2008-01-16}}</ref> and had signed the American Colleges & Universities Presidents Climate Commitment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dickinson.edu/news/features/2007/climate/ |publisher=Dickinson College |title=College Presidents Pledge to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions |date=June 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102105007/http://www.dickinson.edu/news/features/2007/climate/ |archive-date=November 2, 2007}}</ref> The college's emphasis on sustainability education recognizes its importance for innovation and the lives of tomorrow's graduates.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://hbr.org/2009/09/why-sustainability-is-now-the-key-driver-of-innovation/|title=Why Sustainability Is Now the Key Driver of Innovation | date = September 2009 |author1=Ram Nidumolu |author2=C.K. Prahalad |author3=M.R. Rangaswami. |journal=Harvard Business Review|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://hbr.org/2010/05/the-sustainability-imperative/ar/1/|title=The Sustainability Imperative |date=May 2010 |author1=David A. Lubin |author2=Daniel C. Esty. |journal=Harvard Business Review|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1738016|title=Teaching sustainability to business students: shifting mindsets |journal=International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=206–221 |date=2008 |author1=Wendy Stubbs |author2=Chris Cocklin. |doi=10.1108/14676370810885844 |bibcode=2008IJSHE...9..206S |access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref> The college had made a commitment to being [[carbon neutrality|carbon neutral]] by 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/3328/tesla_solar_array_installed_at_dickinson_college |title=12,000 Solar Panels to Provide 30 Percent of Campus Electricity Needs |publisher=Dickinson College |date=August 7, 2018}}</ref> This involved a mixture of increased energy efficiency on campus, switching energy sourcing, promoting behavior change and carbon offsetting.<ref name="DickinsonColl-climateaction_2020">{{cite web |title=Climate Action: Carbon neutral in 2020 |url=https://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/599/climate_action |publisher=Dickinson College |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>