2025
A look back at your impact.
Thank you for being a Dartmouth College Fund supporter last year.
Because of your generosity, Dartmouth can continue to invest in its students, ensuring each one benefits from the full Dartmouth experience which prepares them for a bright future.
Read on to meet just a few of the extraordinary students that your DCF gift supports.
Your Support Creates Opportunity
“Dartmouth has given me the opportunity, time, and resources to explore my interests, widening my worldview and taking me to places I never imagined, like here at the Saladin Citadel, Cairo, Egypt, in partnership with Beyond Discourse Fund.”
- Andy
’27
Your Support Creates Community
“Competing as a Dartmouth student-athlete is a privilege shaped by the generosity of those who believe in investing in students. I am grateful every day for the opportunity to train, compete, and grow within this extraordinary community.”
- Daniela ’26
This past fall, I joined the Digital Applied Learning and Innovation (DALI) Lab at Dartmouth. DALI is a student-run organization that designs and builds mobile applications and websites for corporate, research, and nonprofit partners. As a computer engineering major, I was eager for the chance to work on a project with real users that pushed me beyond the classroom, so joining DALI was a fantastic new opportunity.
I worked on LINK~VT, a federally funded initiative led by the Vermont Department of Labor that aims to connect Vermont residents with work-disability coaches and relevant government resources. Our team met weekly with partners to understand their goals and the needs of the people who would ultimately use the platform. Within DALI, I collaborated closely with designers and other developers, writing code and iterating based on feedback. The experience sharpened not only my programming skills, but also my ability to communicate clearly, work across disciplines, and think carefully about how technology affects people’s lives.
DALI gave me the opportunity to apply what I’ve learned at Dartmouth in a way that felt meaningful, while also helping me grow as an engineer and as a teammate. It has been one of the most formative experiences of my time here, and one that has influenced how I think about my future career.
Opportunities like these have only been possible for me because of the support of the Dartmouth College Fund. Your generosity allows me and so many others to attend Dartmouth, and to engage with experiences both on campus and beyond. I am incredibly grateful, and I look forward to continuing to work at DALI on future projects that make our community a better place.
Sincerely,
Diogo ’28
Last term, I got to engage in a cutting edge internship in the Chaudhuri Liquid Biopsy Lab at the Mayo Clinic! I truly enjoyed my time in Rochester, MN. I got to meet so many amazing people, all brought together with the goal to alleviate human suffering through innovation and medicine. My internship was fully funded by the Center for Career Design. However, this isn’t the first internship they’ve funded for me. Last summer, the Center for Career Design partially funded my internship at the University of Washington Medical Center.
Over the 10 weeks, I had the opportunity to work on a differential methylation project on High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, and a ground breaking clinical trial in Mesothelioma in the Chaudhuri Liquid Biopsy lab.
The Chaudhuri Lab specializes is cell-free DNA (cfDNA) liquid biopsies, most notably for early cancer detection, minimal residual disease (MRD) detection, and treatment response. Despite the cutting edge nature of this lab, they never ceased to quench their thirst for innovation. They were hungry for it, and I was a witness to it. I left feeling incredibly inspired, but also sad to leave the people that had grown into my family.
I learned techniques such as enzymatic methylation library preparation, cfDNA isolation, and molecular barcoding. I’m incredibly thankful to Dr. Aadel Chaudhuri, MD PhD for allowing me to join his lab. However, I’m even more thankful for the mentor he matched me with, Peter Rosen, a talented MD-PhD student in his lab. Peter’s mentorship allowed me to truly flourish during my time in Rochester, MN. He was patient, kind, and always so humble, and I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor.
This experience, along with my entire sophomore year was nothing short of memory building, and fostering new connections!
Sincerely,
Oumie ’27
Last fall, I spent my leave term on campus pursuing full-time research at the Media and Health Behaviors Lab, an opportunity funded by the Kaminsky Undergraduate Research Endowment that allowed me to immerse myself fully in a project I’ve been passionate about throughout my time at Dartmouth.
I worked on a qualitative research project examining the influence of obesity on preventative cancer screening delivery through clinician perspectives on weight stigma, obesity care, and preventative cancer screening. I gained a deep exposure to the comprehensive, iterative, team-based process of qualitative research. I helped design parts of the analysis plan, conducted coding and thematic analysis, and contributed to refining our research questions.
As a student concentrating in neuroscience and minoring in global health on the premed track, I have always been deeply interested in the multi-level factors that play a role in health outcomes. This experience provided me with an invaluable window into the intersection of academic medicine and public health and further strengthened my commitment to pursuing a career in medicine with a focus on prevention and health equity.
It was incredibly meaningful to stay on campus, work closely with mentors, and be part of a research team making progress on issues that directly affect patient care. Opportunities like this leave term research experience are only possible because of alumni support, and I’m profoundly grateful. I’m excited to carry the knowledge, skills and experiences I have gained from my leave term into my remaining senior year at Dartmouth and my future training as a physician-scientist.
Sincerely,
Rena ’26
In September, the Class of 2029 joined the Dartmouth community—an opportunity made possible for a large number of the incoming students in part by your generosity and belief in Dartmouth students. They will pursue their passions, fuel their curiosity, and grow into the wise leaders of tomorrow.
Nearly half the Class of ’29 relies on financial aid to pursue their dreams in Hanover and abroad
$72K
Amount of average grant 1/2
15% Are the first generation in their families to attend college
$172M*
Estimated amount of aid to be awarded in the 2025-2026 academic year
*estimated total amount for all current undergraduate classes.
Students light each other’s candles before walking to the Bema for the Twilight ceremony.
Fall Term Highlights
Dartmouth—where cherished memories are made
“My trippees starting our day of canoeing in the Second College Grant!”
– Marissa ’26
“Friends from the Barcelona LSA+ Spanish Language abroad and our Professor at our final lunch before heading home!”
– Marissa ’26
“A
chance meeting during my Arabic LSA+ turned into hours of stories, connection, and a new way of seeing the world.”
– Taha ’28
“Dinner at Mousilauke on the last day of First Year Trips.”
– Sophie ’29
“Breakfast at Lou’s with all the new Women’s Club Volleyball players (with flair of course!).”
– Sophie ’29
Thank You!
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