Dickinson/F&M

dadx3
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:54:51 +0000

astromom,
I actually had a different impression about the surroundings of each campus. Dickinson is right in the middle of Carlisle, with many nice smaller, older shops and restaurants within a block or two. F&M seems to be in an area of Lancaster that is not quite so nice. They have recently built brand new multi-use complexes across the street, with up-scale chain restaurants and shops on the ground floor and student apartments above. Behind the new development there is a parking lot and a large train yard. There were a couple of armed robberies in the vicinity of campus in the week or so before we visited. Not that I would necessarily worry about safety at F&M, but it was consistent with my perceptions of some of the neighborhoods in the vicinity.

Both F&M and Dickinson have very new science centers. F&M’s looked a little bigger. The Dickinison folks said theirs is only 1/2 complete; there is a third wing in the planning stages (though I don’t know if the funding is complete, which could delay construction).