College President James Freedman recently appointed Rick Adams, the College's public information manager, to chair the 1994-95 United Way at Dartmouth Campaign.
Adams will oversee the five-month campaign that begins in October with the goal of raising $146,000.
"The twenty-five agencies served by United Way address a myriad of issues and problems faced by many of those around us and, sometimes, even ourselves," Adams said in a press release.
"The United Way campaign is an example of Dartmouth at its finest, reaching out to lend a hand to its neighbors in the Upper Valley community," he added.
Adams has served on the United Way at Dartmouth Steering Committee since 1990 and just completed a three-year tenure on the Board of Directors of United Way of the Upper Valley.
"I am confident that under Rick's leadership, Dartmouth's employees and students wll continue their singular commitment to the local United Way and its member agencies," Freedman said in the release.
Adams, in an interview, said he hopes to improve on last year's United Way campaign, which raised $136,000 .
He replaces History Professor Jere Daniell, who chaired the campaign the past two years.
Adams said he is excited about the student campaign.
"Dartmouth has the only student campaign among the eight Ivy League schools," Adams said.
The student campaign, which raised $2,000 last year, traditionally begins at the same time as the regular campaign, but Adams said he wants to move it up to the beginning of Fall term to avoid midterms.
"I would like it to raise a lot more," he said.
"There's a real strong commitment to community service," he added. "I think it's natural for students to want to be included in something like the United Way."
Adams is setting up a student committee to work with him on the student campaign, but he does not plan to set a specific monetary goal for the campaign.
Last year, for the first time, Greek houses were asked to contribute, and about a dozen did, giving up to $100 each, Daniell said.
The Dartmouth campaign is part of the Upper Valley campaign, which has a goal of $695,000.
The College typically raises about 20 percent of the Upper Valley goal, Adams said.
Daniell said about 1,000 people at the College contribute every year, giving Dartmouth the highest level of participation and the highest average donation of any Ivy League school.
