Racing the Big Green Solar Car
1988
Teams from Dartmouth and MIT were the only U.S. participants in the 4th Annual Tour del Sol in Switzerland.
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Points of Pride
Two and a half centuries of Dartmouth achievements, turning points, contributions, and leadership
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Dartmouth Skiway Opens
1956
On December 15, 1956, Polly Case straddled a small disk attached to a cable—a "poma lift"—and rode to the top of Holt's Ledge in Lyme Center, N.H.
Samson Occom Begins to Study Theology with Eleazar Wheelock
1743
The Reverend Samson Occom, a member of the Mohegan nation, was born in 1723 on Mohegan land near New London, Connecticut.
Class of 1895 Lays the Foundation for Bartlett Tower
1895
The plan was for each class to put up at least 10 feet of the tower each year.
Sally Frechette Maynard Elected to the Board of Trustees
1979
"I could not speak for all women...I was speaking only for myself, but from the point of view as a woman."
The Founding of Thayer
1867
Sylvanus Thayer, Class of 1807, established an engineering school at his alma mater.
The Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society Created
2016
“Meeting the energy demands of the future is one of the most complex and urgent challenges facing humankind.” –President Phil Hanlon ’77
Karl Barry Sharpless ‘63 Receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry
2001
Sharpless credited a Dartmouth professor for helping set the course of his life's work.
Founding of Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning
2004
DCAL helps Dartmouth faculty develop new teaching tools and strategies, especially purposeful applications of digital technology and new media.
A Teatime Tradition Begins in Sanborn Library
1930s
Sanborn Library offers a tea service each weekday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Robert L. May ’26 Writes 'Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer'
1939
Dartmouth Library's Robert May collection contains a 54-page scrapbook that details the creation and marketing of Rudolph.
Thayer Launches Formula Hybrid
2007
In 2018, the race car design competition was awarded one of the most coveted prizes in engineering education, the ABET Innovation Award.