Last month, the Thayer School of Engineering adopted a new logo that incorporates a shield much more in keeping with those of Dartmouth and its other Associated Schools:

A wavy-lined representation of the Connecticut River now appears in the base of each institution’s shield.

The old logo was less heraldic and had become somewhat dated, although it has the pleasing feature of representing the hills of New Hampshire and Vermont:

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[Update 08.31.2013: Broken link to new logo replaced.]