05/15/2026
Next Alumni Spotlight:
This is Geoffrey Cole a 2020 graduate!
When I think about creating meaning on campus I think of my time at Friday evening services and dinner at the Asbell Center. It was always fun to see friends and pray together (often following a tune or two you hadn’t heard before), and then to have dinner. Over my four years on campus, it felt like the most consistent part of my routine.
2. Now, creating moments of Jewish meaning is focused around introducing my son, Elliot, to our Jewish culture. Even simple things like blessings on Friday nights, or attending a Purim party, feel even more meaningful because we share it with him.
3. Dickinson actively encourages its students to find things that bring meaning to their lives through clubs, religious centers, arts, sports, you name it. As an alumni, that lesson taught me to actively search “my people” and, when I find them, try to embrace opportunities to make meaningful moments and memories with them.
4. I can’t think of any jewish text, but my grandfather always used to say “everything is interesting in its own way” and, while I don’t think that’s Jewish (per se), it feels Jewish and I try to live with his sense of curiosity.
5. I find meaning in collective success; when teams effectively work together to build towards a common goal. That is what I tried to focus on when I was President of Hillel, and that focus on a common goal (a purpose) and what my team (whether personal or professional) has to do to achieve it creates meaning.
