Twenty-one buildings sit on Lycoming’s 35-acre campus. Most
buildings have been constructed since 1950. All are easy to reach
from anywhere on campus. A 12-acre athletic field and football
stadium lie a few blocks north of the main campus.
Modern buildings include the eight
residence halls, which contain clean and comfortable double rooms;
the student union; and the physical education/recreation center.
Up-to-date facilities include the library, the theatre, the
planetarium, the computer center, an electronic music studio, a
photography laboratory, and an art gallery. The computer center
opened in 1969; the art gallery and the physical education center
opened in 1980. An arts center was renovated and opened in 1983. The
Heim Biology and Chemistry Building opened in 1990.
Residence Halls
Asbury Hall (1962) —
Named in honor of Bishop Francis Asbury, the father of The United
Methodist Church in the United States, who made the circuit through
the upper Susquehanna District in 1812, the year Lycoming (then the
Williamsport Academy) opened its doors. Asbury Hall houses freshman
students in a co-educational environment.
Crever Hall (1962)
— Honors Lycoming’s founder and first financial agent, the Rev.
Benjamin H. Crever, who helped persuade the Baltimore Conference to
purchase the school from the Williamsport Town Council in 1848.
East Hall (1962)
— Houses five chapters of Lycoming’s fraternities and
sororities. The self-contained units contain student rooms and a
chapter room.
Forrest Hall (1968)
— Honors Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher Bliss Forrest and Anna Forrest
Burfeindt ’30, the parents and sister of Katherine Forrest Mathers
’28, whose generosity established the memorial.
Rich Hall (1948)
— Honors the Rich family of Woolrich, Pennsylvania. It houses
health services, dining services office, security, residence life,
and buildings and grounds. Rich is an all female hall.
Skeath Hall (1965)
— The largest residence hall honors the late J. Milton Skeath,
professor of psychology and four-time Dean of the College from 1921
to 1967. It houses freshmen in a co-educational environment.
Wesley Hall (1956)
— Honors John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. This building
houses a number of Greek organizations, as well as independent
students.
Williams Hall (1965)
— Honors Mary Ellen Whitehead Williams, mother of Joseph A.
Williams, of St. Marys, Pennsylvania, whose bequest established the
memorial
Academic Buildings
Academic Center (1968)
— The most architecturally impressive complex on campus, the
Center is composed of four buildings: the John G. Snowden Memorial
Library, Wendle Hall, the Mary L. Welch Theatre and
Laboratories, and the faculty office building.
John G. Snowden Memorial Library (1968)
www.lycoming.edu/library
Named after the late state senator
John G. Snowden, the library supports the classroom and research
needs of the college community. An active instruction program
promotes the use of print materials, web accessed academic
information resources, and other information technologies. The
collection includes more than 180,000 volumes, approximately 1000
periodical titles, and a strong reference collection suitable to an
undergraduate education. The Snowden Memorial Library also houses
the Lycoming College Archives and the archives of the Central
Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Art Gallery (1980) —
Located in the northwest corner of the first floor of the John
G. Snowden Memorial Library, the gallery contains exhibits
year-round, including shows of student work.
Information Technology
Services/Computer Center (1969) —
www.lycoming.edu/it
Lycoming College provides at least one
computer network access point in each classroom, office, and for
each student on campus. In addition the Snowden Library and other
key areas have wireless network access. Students have access to a
variety of on-campus and worldwide resources through the network.
The College maintains five public use computer
labs, four labs populated with Windows-based
computers, and one lab with a mix of Windows and Macintosh
computers.
The Windows labs utilize several popular
software packages, such as Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Access, FrontPage 2003), Internet Explorer, and SPSS. The Graphics
Lab utilizes Microsoft Office, PageMaker, Photoshop, Quark XPress,
Illustrator, FrontPage 2002, Macromedia Director and DreamWeaver.
Laser printing and CD/RW drives are available in all labs, with
scanning available in the Graphics Lab.
Lycoming College maintains a site on the
World Wide Web where our URL is www.lycoming.edu
. Any student
who is enrolled at Lycoming receives an e-mail account as well as a
network account with disk space for a personal Website and common
files. These are backed up daily. Academic departments maintain home
pages and resources under the Lycoming College home page(s). Many
faculty post departmental home pages and communicate with their
students by e-mail.
Any student living in a residence hall can become
part of the Residential Networking Program, ResNet. They then have
direct access to the Lycoming network and the Internet. Students
need properly configured computers to give them access to e-mail and
the World Wide Web from their rooms.
A Linux server provides access to a variety of
different software packages to students in the Mathematical and
Computer Sciences.
ResNet (1995) -
Any student who has a computer is encouraged to bring it to campus.
To join the Residential Networking Program, ResNet, a student must
have a computer that meets a minimal set of standards. A laptop
computer with wireless is highly encouraged, and discounts are
available through the College Bookstore. ResNet is part of a single
consolidated Technology Fee of $165 per semester that will cover
your access to ResNet, cable TV and the telephone basic fee.
For full instructions you can go to
www.lycoming.edu/it/aca_comput/resnet.htm
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Video Conference Facility (1995)
- The College maintains a specially equipped video-conference
facility that provides access to courses, lectures and resources
that would otherwise be unavailable. Lycoming is part of a
consortium of schools that uses this tech-nology to enhance
educational opportunities.
Computer Graphics Lab (1993) —
This computer lab features state-of-the-art Macintosh and Windows XP
graphic stations equipped with animation, photographic imaging,
paint and draw programs for both fine arts and commercial design
students, along with desktop publishing and a number of other
programs for general use. Most programs are updated annually.
Wendle Hall and Laboratories (1968)
— Named after the George Wendle family, a College benefactor, this
building contains 21 classrooms, the psychology laboratories, four
computer laboratories with 75 terminals available for use, and
spacious Pennington Lounge, an informal meeting place for students
and faculty. The language, business, mathematics and physics
laboratories are situated on the upper floors.
Detwiler Planetarium (1967)
— Named after the Detwiler family, it is located in the lower
level of the Academic Center. In addition to serving as an
instructional tool to astronomy students, the planetarium has become
a community resource, hosting close to 2,000 youngsters in Boy,
Scout, Girl Scout, school and church groups each year.
Mary L. Welch Theatre (1968)
— The 204-seat thrust-stage theatre is one of the finest in the
region. Theatre facilities include: the college box office,
state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems, costume and scene
shops, a make-up room, and an additional black-box performance space
known as the Downstage Theatre.
Faculty Office Building
(1968) — Contains faculty offices, seminar rooms, and a
735-seat lecture hall.
Fine Arts Center (1923, renovated 1983)
— Contains studios, sculpture foundry, woodshop, printmaking shop,
classrooms, lecture hall, offices.
Academic Resource Center —
Located on the third floor of the Snowden Library, it is operated by
a professional staff and peer tutors during the academic year. The
Center offers workshops, tutoring, and counseling.
Photography Laboratory (1984)
— Located in the lower level of the Fine Arts Center, it is fully
equipped for both black and white and color photography.
Communication Center (1987)
— The focal point of the facility is a fully equipped broadcast
quality television studio and control room. The building also houses
an editing room, a classrooms, faculty offices, the FM radio station
and the student newspaper office.
Heim Biology and Chemistry Building (1990)
— The $10 million Heim Building is one of the finest undergraduate
science facilities in the East. The three-level structure totals
more than 63,000 square feet and contains state-of-the-art biology
and chemistry laboratories, lecture halls, seminar rooms, a science
reading area and a greenhouse as well as classrooms and faculty
offices.
Clarke Building & Chapel (1939)
— Lycoming’s landmark honors Martha B. Clarke, a benefactor. The
building contains Clarke Chapel, St. John Neumann Chapel, the United
Campus Ministry Center, a recital hall, music classrooms, practice
studios, an electronic music studio and faculty offices.
Honors Hall
Lycoming is refurbishing a 19th century
landmark into an Honors Hall that will include a 100-seat recital
hall, offices for the United Campus Ministry, and a small chapel.
Administration Buildings
Drum House
— Built in 1857 the Admissions House is the oldest building on the
campus. It was first occupied by a Presbyterian parson.
The Admissions House was bought by the
College in 1931, along with 28 other dwellings, and in 1940 became
the President’s home. John W. Long occupied it for the remainder
of his tenure and D. Frederick Wertz lived in the house from 1955
until 1965 when the College made the property at 325 Grampian
Boulevard the President’s home. The building was then converted
for use by the Fine Arts Department. In 1983, when a new Fine Arts
facility was completed, the department was relocated and the house
was vacant until 1987 when it was restored by college craftsmen to
its original Federalist design under the supervision of Carol Baker
’60, who kindly volunteered her services during the year-long
reconstruction. The Admissions House was a gift of the W.F. Rich
family.
John W. Long Hall (1951)
— Named after President Long (1921-1955), it houses the
administrative offices, including those of the President, Dean,
Treasurer, Dean of Student Affairs, Registrar, Alumni and Parent
Programs, College Relations, Institutional Advancement,
Publications, and Financial Aid. It includes a reception area.
Recreation Facilities
Physical Education and Recreation
Center (1980) — Includes
the George R. Lamade Gymnasium, which contains basketball and other
courts; a six-lane swimming pool; all-purpose room; sauna and steam
room; weight room; offices; classrooms, and the Alumni lounge.
New Recreation Center (2004) —
Is a two-story 54,000 square foot space with four basketball courts.
It has a suspended indoor running track, an expanded weight room,
and a new exercise and fitness area.
Wertz Student Center (1959)
— Named after D. Frederick Wertz, President (1955-1968), it
contains the Main Dining Commons, Jane Schultz Room, Burchfield
Lounge, a recreation area, game rooms, Jack’s Corner, bookstore,
post office, student activities office, Career Development Center,
Counseling Center, and student organization offices.
Handicapped Accessibility
Most facilities at Lycoming College are
accessible to those with limited mobility. In addition, the College
will make special accommodations whenever necessary to meet the
needs of any of its students.
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