The William Jewett Tucker Center. The Tucker Center is a great place to ask big questions, deepen spiritual identity, increase religious literacy and appreciation, find community, and get inspired. Whether you are of a particular faith, are searching for a spiritual path, are spiritual but not religious, are seeking to understand and appreciate diversity, or identify as atheist, you are welcome.

Pastoral Counseling. Pastoral counseling is a confidential conversation that can help you think through situations and options, including questions of faith, loss of a loved one, sexual assault, gender-based harassment, and other life issues. Pastoral counseling is spiritual care, and should not be confused with therapeutic counseling.

The Tucker Center employs two staff members who can serve as confidential resources to anyone:

The Tucker Center maintains a list of additional confidential resources representing over ten faith traditions who are part of the United Campus Ministries overseen by the Tucker Center. 

Spiritual groups provide an opportunity for members of a religious community to come together, strengthen bonds, and share their beliefs and experiences. Interested students can participate in any of the Tucker Center’s many different student religious groups including Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim traditions.

Additionally, the Tucker Center maintains a list of off-campus houses of worship across New Hampshire and Vermont.

The interfaith work of Tucker Center seeks to achieve pluralism by building respect for individual identities, relationships between individuals and communities across worldview differences, and create the capacity for opportunities to work together around shared values.

Examples of interfaith programming open to all Dartmouth students include:

• Interfaith dinner conversations
• Termly programming (e.g., interfaith photo voice project)
• Interfaith spring break trip

Sacred or holy places can often foster a sense of connection to the divine, inner peace, and/or personal reflection. Visiting these spaces may offer healing, guidance, or a sense of belonging to the broader community.

Sacred spaces on the Dartmouth College campus include:

• Hindu Temple. Located inside of Rollins Chapel, this temple is for students and community members interested in practicing, learning about, and representing the Hindu faith; daily Puja held here (times vary) 
• Muslim Prayer Room. Located on the first floor of North Fairbanks Hall, this space is used for congregational prayers (such as Friday Jum’ah, and ‘Ishaa and Fajr prayers), daily individual prayer, and to spend time reading.
• Rollins Chapel. All are welcome to come to this quiet venue for individual and group devotional use, open daily from 6am-10pm. Meditate, walk the labyrinth, reflect, or play the Tucker piano.
• Roth Center for Jewish Life. This center provides students with a quiet, relaxing place to study, hang out, and attend programming, including a vibrant Shabbat dinner served on Fridays from a kosher kitchen. 
• Tucker Meditation Room. Located on the second floor of North Fairbanks Hall, this space is used by various meditation and mindfulness groups on campus, including the Tucker Center’s Zen Buddhist Practice Group.

Prayer rugs and/or other spiritual resources are available for use in the following campus spaces:

• Geisel Multifaith Prayer and Meditation Room (Remsen 224) – This space has a shoe rack, rug storage, and a mini library with texts from various faiths. Available on a walk-in basis.
• Student Wellness Center (Berry 179). The Tranquility Room has prayer rugs and may be reserved at the Student Wellness Center in 15 minute increments

Other sacred spaces on or around campus, affiliated with the Tucker Center include:

• Aquinas House Catholic Student Center
• Church of Christ at Dartmouth College
• Edgerton House Episcopal Center
• St. Thomas Episcopal Church
• Chabad House
• Lutheran Campus Ministry & Our Savior Lutheran Church

Dartmouth can provide many types of accommodations to support students’ religious and spiritual practices.

The Tucker Center maintains a religious and spiritual accommodations webpage with recommendations and resources addressing:

• Dining
• Housing
• Open flame policy
• Tobacco use, and
• Academic life – including information related to classes, research, and employment

Music can be a powerful and uplifting force for spiritual wellbeing.

Some of the Hopkins Center Residential Ensembles to know about are:

• Dartmouth Gospel Choir – Join this dynamic choir or enjoy an uplifting concert from the audience
• Handel Society – Founded to “promote the cause of true and genuine sacred music,” this ensemble performs long-standing masterpieces and contemporary compositions

The Tucker piano, located to the right as you enter Rollins Chapel, is available for anyone to play.

Students looking for private spaces to engage in musical practice may visit the Music Practice Rooms, which are open to all Dartmouth students.

Nature can be a powerful catalyst for spiritual wellness, providing a peaceful and serene environment where you can get away from the noise and distraction of your day-to-day life. Observing the beauty of the natural world can help you become more aware of your thoughts and emotions, experience awe, increase joy and contentment, and relieve stress and anxiety.

You can start around our beautiful campus or consider nearby locations in Hanover.

• Bema. A wooded and grass-covered area located in College Park, this area can serve as an outdoor amphitheater, too.
• Hanover Hikes. Hanover Conservancy’s hiking search tool includes directions, route details, and vivid descriptions.
• LiGraben Meditation Garden. Located at 42 School Street in the Town of Hanover, open noon to sunset
• Life Sciences Greenhouse. Located at the top of the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, this greenhouse and living botanical museum is a great place to visit the outdoors, while staying indoors on cold or rainy days.
• Mink Brook (Mosbasak Zibosiz in Abenaki). A 112-acre preserve in Hanover, which protects trout, bears, and other creatures
• Nathan’s Park. A park at 33 Maple Street in the Town of Hanover with a gazebo and seating; visiting this park requires ability to go up and down stairs
• Tree Lovers Walk. Check out some of Dartmouth’s most famous trees.
• Upper Valley Trail Finder. Use this online tool to sort trails by difficulty, location, and distance.