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Looking beyond the lecture seats of Dartmouth Hall, William Jewett Tucker, Dartmouth's ninth president, saw the aims of the College as more than merely intellectual.
"Do not expect that you will make any lasting or very strong impression on the world through intellectual power without the use of an equal amount of conscience or heart," he advised.
One hundred years later, his words still resound, where the small white building that houses the organization named in his honor -- The William Jewett Tucker Foundation -- sits nestled between Thayer Dining and South Massachusetts Halls, lit from dawn to dusk for students and staff running from project to meeting to activity, working to further the moral and spiritual development of the College with every step.
And while for many the Tucker Foundation conjures up images of reading to seven-year-olds or nailing roofing onto a Habitat house, Tucker encompasses a much broader mission, one involving the more than 20 campus religious groups, a College Chaplaincy, and an array of "Issues of Conscience" programs.
"Dartmouth should be holistic, providing opportunities not only for students to grow intellectually, but to get a handle on their world view, grappling with some of those deeper issues," said Nicole Leonard '88, who is overseeing religious and spiritual life on campus for Tucker on an interim basis.
Leonard oversees all campus religious groups, from Al-Nur, the Muslim Student Organization, to the Campus Crusade for Christ.
