The Lycoming College Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host the contemporary Christian band Tim Be Told on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. in the College's Recreation Center. The performance is free and open to the public.

Combining elements of pop, rock and soul, Tim Be Told consists of songwriter and frontman Tim Ouyang, guitarist Andrew Chae and drummer Caleb Wu. Since tracking its debut album "Getting By" in summer 2007, the band has toured extensively from coast to coast. Their current tour is in support of their latest recording, "Humanity." More information on the band can be found at www.timbetold.com.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

The Lycoming College Music Department will host a Concert at Noon on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. William Ciabattari, Lycoming assistant professor of music, and his wife, Rebecca, instructor of music, will perform a recital of tuba and trombone music by Bernstein, Rimsky-Korsakov, Arban, Sulek and Catozzi. They will be accompanied by Gary Boerckel, professor and chair of music, on piano.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

Lycoming College has scheduled several events in celebration of Black History Month. The events, which are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted, are sponsored by the Campus Activities Board, Black Student Union and the Office of Alumni Relations.

Lycoming's seventh annual Black History Month Dinner will be held Saturday, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. in the College's Wertz Student Center. The guest speaker will be V. Chapman-Smith, a 1972 Lycoming graduate. She is the regional strategic liaison in the Office of the Chief Operations Officer at the National Archives at Philadelphia. Reservation required.

Lycoming President Dr. James Douthat will hold a fireside chat on Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in Snowden Library. He will share his experiences of meeting civil rights leaders Rosa Parks, the Rev. Ralph Abernathy and the Rev. Joseph Lowery.

A movie screening of "The Blind Side" will be held in Heim G-11 on Feb. 10 and 12 at 10:30 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. A 2010 Academy Award nominee for Best Picture, the film is an adaptation of the 2006 book, "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game," by Michael Lewis. It's based on the true story of Michael Oher, who was adopted by a family in Memphis, Tenn., and later becomes a blue-chip football star, All-American and NFL first-round draft pick.

Snowden Library will host a display designed by the Lycoming College Archives titled "Student Historical Moments through the Years." It will begin Monday, Feb. 13, and remain on display through the end of February.

The 8^th annual Lycoming College Read-In, featuring Kathryn Stockett's "The Help," will be held Saturday, Feb. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., near the Snowden Library fireplace. The novel is about African-American maids working in white household in Jackson, Miss., during the early 1960s. Student groups and organizations will read the book out loud during one-hour time slots.

Dr. Richard Hughes, professor of religion at Lycoming, will hold a fireside chat titled "Mourning in the Civil Rights Movement," on Monday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m. in Snowden Library.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation. For more information, visit www.lycoming.edu.

The Lycoming College Theatre Department will welcome home two alumni guest artists for a production of "Bash: Three Plays" Feb. 8-11 at 8 p.m. in the College's Mary L. Welch Theatre.

Lycoming's production of the play by Neil LaBute is directed by Bridget Leak, a 2005 graduate of the College, and features actors Dustin Crouse, a 2004 graduate, and Dana Leigh Snyder. The production crew is comprised entirely of Lycoming students with set and lighting design by technical director and faculty member Claude Hardy.

"Bash," which opened in New York City this January, is a collection of one-act plays exploring the nature of evil as it invades the everyday lives of seemingly ordinary people. Crimes are committed, but playwright LaBute doesn't condemn or redeem his characters; he leaves the judging to the audience.

Leak earned a bachelor's degree in German and French and minors in theatre and communications. After teaching in France for a year and completing an apprenticeship at the Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., she earned a Master of Fine Arts in directing from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University. Leak has directed more than 30 productions overseas and in the U.S.

Crouse, a native of Williamsport, earned a bachelor's in art history and marketing, and studied at the Actors Studio in New York City. He completed his training with William H. Macy and David Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company. This past summer, Crouse finished production on the independent film "Shades of Yellow" and the Columbia University film "You Can Never Go Home." He worked with Ellen Burstyn and Sam Rockwell on a reading of David Bar Katz's "The Atmosphere of Memory" and is a member of Kevin Spacey's Old Vic New Voices – a select group of promising young theatre professionals. 

Snyder is a New York-based actress with a background in dance and experimental theatre. She has performed throughout New York City and California, including Off-Broadway productions of both original and published plays. She lives in New York City and has performed more than 60 roles nationwide.

Tickets for "Bash" can be purchased at the Mary L. Welch Theatre box office, or by calling 570-321-4048. The box office is open weekdays from 1-4 p.m. and beginning at 6:30 p.m. on the evenings of the performances. This production contains adult language and situations, and is recommended for mature audiences only.

A talkback with the actors and director will take place immediately following the Feb. 10 and 11 performances, and an alumni reception will be held after the talkback on Feb. 11. The reception is dedicated to the memory of theatre professor Jerry D. Allen, who died unexpectedly on Jan. 17.

A free public discussion, "What's Next?," with the company on creating a professional career in the theatre will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 4:30 p.m. in the College's Dragon's Lair Theatre, Academic Center.

"Dinner and a Show" is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10. Tickets are $18 per person and must be reserved in advance. For more information, visit www.lycoming.edu/theatre.

Read an interview with Crouse and Leak here.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

Anne Landon, assistant director of Lycoming College's Institute for Management Studies (IMS) and internship coordinator, has earned the Academy Certified Resume Writer (ACRW) designation, a high-level certification that signifies mastery of best-in-class resume strategies. Landon joins an elite group of 70 ACRWs nationwide.

Earning the ACRW indicates that a resume writer has successfully completed an intensive and comprehensive training program that teaches skills and concepts through classroom study, training assignments, independent learning projects and intense individualized feedback. The program is recognized for its rigor, high standards and accomplished graduates.

Landon will have a resume sample and analysis published in the 2012 edition of Your Career: How to Make It Happen, one of the most widely used career textbooks. One of her sample resumes will also be included in the third edition of Same-Day Resume.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

The Lycoming College Tour Choir announces the schedule for its 2012 season. The choir will hold concerts in central and eastern Pennsylvania before traveling to California for a seven-concert tour in March.

A homecoming concert is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, at 8 p.m. in the College's Clarke Chapel. The tour choir's full schedule is available at www.lycoming.edu/choir.

Conducted by Dr. Fred Thayer, the choir has been widely acclaimed as one of the finest college musical groups in the East, with repertoire consisting of both religious and secular music that ranges from contemporary to traditional.

Since its inception in 1947 by Walter McIver, the Choir has presented concerts in every state east of the Mississippi River, as well as California, Texas, Louisiana, Canada, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Europe. Foreign tours occur approximately every three years.

The tour choir is selected each year by competitive audition from the 105-voice College Choir, which is comprised of students from all academic fields. Forty students are chosen annually to perform in two weekend tours and a 10-day spring break tour.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

The Lycoming College Music Department will present a Concert at Noon featuring the Lycoming Jazz Quartet on Thursday, Feb. 9, in Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

The ensemble of regional jazz professionals led by Lycoming faculty members Dick Adams, saxophonist, and Tim Breon, bassist, will perform standards from the big band, bop and modern eras of jazz.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

Lycoming College historian Dr. John F. Piper Jr., author of the recently released "Lycoming College, 1812-2012: On the Frontiers of American Education," will hold a book signing on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 10:45 a.m. to noon in Pennington Lounge, located on the first floor of the Academic Center. Written and printed in conjunction with Lycoming's ongoing bicentennial celebration themed "Into Our Third Century," the book will be available for purchase at the signing and through the College's campus store. It was published by Bucknell University Press.

Piper's more than 40-year association with the College began in 1969, when he became a professor of history. He later chaired the department on several occasions from 1974-92 and served as dean of the College from 1992 until his retirement in 2007. Since then, he has served as Lycoming's historian while working on his book.

The hardcover book is a detailed story about Lycoming College, a national liberal arts and sciences institution in Williamsport, Pa. The College is one of the 50 oldest institutions of higher education in the nation and the oldest that retains a relationship with the United Methodist Church. It has the distinction of having evolved through four different stages of American education and has reached a fifth.

The institution received its charter from the state of Pennsylvania on April 2, 1811, and opened as the Williamsport Academy in 1812. In 1848, a group of Methodists bought the academy and transformed it into Dickinson Seminary, later renamed Williamsport Dickinson Seminary, which, despite its name, was a preparatory school, not a school of theology. In 1929, the leaders of the seminary added a junior college to their school. Junior colleges were a new frontier of American education in the early 20th century, and Dickinson Junior College became the first fully accredited private junior college in the state. After World War II, the junior college became a four-year institution and chose the name Lycoming College. In 2000, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching included Lycoming in its list of 213 national liberal arts colleges.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation. For more information, visit www.lycoming.edu.

The Lycoming College admissions office will host an open house on Saturday, Feb. 18, for prospective students and their families. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the open house will begin at 10 a.m.

In addition, a special Art & Digital Communication Preview for students interested in careers in art, design, photography, electronic art, art education and digital media will be held concurrently. Faculty members will be available to review student portfolios for scholarship consideration. Art students should bring 10-15 pieces of their work in addition to their sketchbook; digital communication students should bring videos and/or digital presentations.

Open houses are comprised of several information sessions, tours of the campus and lunch with faculty, coaches and admissions representatives who provide a relaxed setting in which to answer questions about the college search process and what Lycoming has to offer.

Information sessions cover topics such as college costs, freshman year expectations, extracurricular activities and managing an academic career while participating in athletics. Current students will also be available to reflect on how their college search led them to Lycoming.

For more information and to register, visit www.lycoming.edu/admissions or call 1-800-345-3920, ex. 4026.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

Lycoming College alumna V. Chapman-Smith will speak at Lycoming's seventh annual Black History Month Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 4, in the College's Wertz Student Center. The event is sponsored by the Black Student Union, Black History Month Committee and the Office of Alumni Relations.

The event begins at 6 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres followed by dinner in the Jane Schultz Room. Cost is $20 per person and reservations may be made by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at 570-321-4376.

Chapman-Smith, who graduated with honors from Lycoming in 1972, is the regional strategic liaison in the Office of the Chief Operations Officer at the National Archives at Philadelphia. She came to the National Archives in 2002 as the regional administrator for Mid-Atlantic Operations, serving the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. In this role, she created innovative partnerships across multiple sectors: federal, cultural, historical, education, and business communities. The Mid-Atlantic Region has been the recipient of eight Archivist Awards, the highest honor given internally by the United States Archivist. Chapman-Smith personally was recognized for her outstanding work in promoting civil understanding in a diverse society.

Prior to her tenure at the National Archives, Chapman-Smith worked 11 years in the private sector as corporate records officer of a large Philadelphia-based financial institution, and then led two of the largest records and archival programs in the U.S. at the state and local levels.

Chapman-Smith has received several leadership awards for her work, including the prestigious Public Service Award from Nelson Rockefeller College, the New York State Governor's Award for Outstanding State Leadership and the city of Philadelphia's Distinguished Service Award for her four-year service as City Records Commissioner. In 2008, The History Channel awarded Chapman-Smith its Outstanding History Educator. In 2009, the Lycoming College Alumni Association recognized her with an Outstanding Achievement award.

Chapman-Smith serves as chair of the Philadelphia Federal Executive Board, which includes more than 170 federal entities and a 45,000 member workforce. She is also an occasional invited speaker and requested participant for national and international professional conferences and cultural/education planning initiatives.

A German major at Lycoming, Chapman-Smith spent a full-year in Goettingen, Germany, through the College's exchange program. She continued her education in the history doctoral program at Temple University.

She and her husband, Robert, a 1973 Lycoming graduate, reside in Overbrook Farms, a national historic district in Philadelphia. They have two adult children.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate educations of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

Lycoming College associate professors of mathematical sciences Eileen Peluso and Gene Sprechini's paper titled "The Impact of Alice on the Attitudes of High School Students Toward Computing" was published in the winter issue of The Journal for Computing Teachers. The journal is a production of the Special Interest Group for Computing Teachers of the International Society for Technology in Education.

Sprechini joined the mathematical sciences department in 1981. His specialty is probability and statistics, specifically general linear models and robustness of statistical tests. He is a member of the American Statistical Association and is the coordinator of the actuarial mathematics program.

Peluso has been a member of the mathematical sciences department since 1998. Her background in software engineering and programming continue to influence her interests. Peluso's Ph.D. research focused on formal language and automata theory and its application to process modeling, and she continues to review papers in that sub-discipline of computer science. Her scholarship focuses on K-12 computer science education and its relationship to gender issues in the discipline.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

Lycoming College celebrates the announcement of a $1 million grant from the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation of Harrisburg, Pa.

One of the largest gifts the College has received dedicated solely for scholarship support, the grant will establish the Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Endowed Scholarship Fund. The fund will support students from central and eastern Pennsylvania who exhibit financial need and academic promise. The grant is particularly significant in that it will benefit multiple students each year, in perpetuity.

"This is an exceptional gift at a time of exceptional need," said Dr. James Douthat, president of the College. "As we celebrate our bicentennial year and continue to offer students a distinguished liberal arts and sciences education, we are deeply grateful for the confidence the Stabler Foundation has placed in our mission, commitment and capability."

With the need for financial support among Lycoming students increasing by more than 10 percent in the last year alone, the College has allocated more than $22 million, approximately half of its annual budget, to assist those who would not otherwise be able to enroll at the College. More than 98 percent of Lycoming students receive financial aid.

"Lycoming College and the Stabler Foundation both believe in managing resources to make the greatest benefits and resources available to students," said Chip Edmonds, vice president for college advancement. "From our beginnings 200 years ago, Lycoming has been dedicated to creating educational opportunities for students from all backgrounds. We are excited about the ways this gift from the Stabler Foundation will allow us to further those efforts."

The two organizations also share a commitment to cultivating a culture of philanthropy.  In accordance with the vision of the Stablers, recipients of the Stabler scholarship will sign a letter of intent acknowledging a "debt of conscience" – a moral obligation to support the students who will come after them by making financial contributions to their alma mater in years to come.

The Stabler Foundation was established in 1966 exclusively for charitable, religious, scientific, literary or educational purposes.Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Lycoming College announces its spring class of student teachers. The following students have begun their professional semester through the College's education program:

Katie Baldwin with Jersey Shore Area School District

Corie Beeler at Round Hills Elementary

Tyler Breech at Williamsport Area High School

Ariel Burton at Curtin Middle School and Cochran Elementary School

Erica Figard at Hepburn Lycoming Elementary School

Renee Herrick at Jackson Elementary School

Alyssa Jones at Cochran Elementary School

Kayla Leininger with Jersey Shore Area School District

Taylor Loedding at Jersey Shore High School

Melynda McGinnis at Hepburn Lycoming Elementary School

Timothy Okken at Curtin Middle School and Williamsport Area High School

Lucas Showers at Jersey Shore Middle School

First offered in 1955, the education program remains one of Lycoming's most popular courses of study. Unlike most of the state system universities which offer education as a major, Lycoming provides its future teachers the breadth and depth of a strong liberal arts education. Students choose an academic major and, with the help of their advisors, follow a carefully planned sequence of professional education courses, enriched by extensive field experiences in nearby schools.

Founded in 1812 and celebrating its bicentennial during the 2011-12 academic year, Lycoming College is a national liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate educations of 1,400 students. It offers 35 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 institution by U.S. News & World Report. Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, Pa., Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nations.

Jerry Allen's family will be hosting an open house to celebrate his life on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 1-3 p.m. in the Mary Welch Theatre, located in the College's Academic Center off Mulberry St. Dress is casual for this time of friendship and remembrance.

Lycoming College is mourning the loss of one of its veteran faculty members. Jerry Allen, associate professor of theatre, died unexpectedly Jan. 17.

"We will all miss a great wit, chef, father, grandfather, teacher, director, actor, and costume and stage designer," said Lycoming President Dr. James Douthat. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family as we fondly remember Jerry and his many contributions to the College."

Allen, who joined Lycoming's faculty in 1984, spent his entire career in theatre and worked in virtually every area of theatre production: from onstage acting and directing to backstage production. But costume and stage design was what he enjoyed most. He created set designs for 125 different productions and costumes for more than 225 productions. In 2004, the College exhibited a retrospective of 35 years of his costume and scene designs.

"Jerry has touched the lives and hearts of hundreds of students, faculty and staff at Lycoming," said Dr. N.J. Stanley, associate professor and chair of the theatre department. "He was an incredibly talented artist, a great storyteller, and he had a wonderful wry sense of humor. He was always quick to laugh. He was loved by many."

Allen also had a special interest in children's theatre. In 1994, he founded the Emerald City Players, comprised of Lycoming theatre students, which brings children's theatre to area schools.

Allen enjoyed gardening and cooking and was the author of four cookbooks. He earned both a B.F.A. and M.F.A from Utah State University.

Among Allen's survivors are son, Bryn, a 1999 Lycoming graduate, daughter, Ashleigh, and five grandchildren.

What students are saying about Professor Allen:

"Jerry Allen was a wonderful man to be around. He was so funny and would toss out good-hearted insults like no one's business. He thought we were all scared of him, and we were, until we actually met him. Jerry could try to make us believe he was a brute, but he really was a teddy bear. Hence his nickname, Jer-Bear. He could make you smile just by saying hello. I always felt comfortable enough to go talk to him whenever I needed to. He touched so many people's lives. He taught us to sew, and he taught us to stick up for ourselves. The theatre just suffered a huge loss. Those hallways and that stage will never be the same."

Molly Collier, Theatre major

"Jer was someone you always expected to be around and know everything. He was like a father figure to a lot of us, giving guidance and butt-kicking whenever necessary."

Gabriela Gorka, Theatre major

"One of the first things he would always say to me when I walked into his office was 'What did you do?' The last thing he would say would be, 'Get out of my office.' I didn't realize what these two statements meant, until one day he told me. The reason he said this was because you cannot learn in an office. You have to learn outside of the office and he was there for me when I needed help through some very difficult times. He was a mentor, a leader and a friend to me. He taught me that in life you make mistakes and you learn from them and live a better life."

Anthony L. Pilla, Music major

"One of Jerry's favorite movies was 'Auntie Mame,' in which the title character famously says: 'Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!' That was also Jerry's philosophy, and in the few years I knew and loved him, I never knew him to starve. He lived heartily, worked heartily, loved heartily and never minced words. He told it like it was, even if it hurt or upset you, because in the end, what he said ultimately helped you become a better actor, director or person. His honesty, sense of humor, and the passion and love for his work and co-workers are what I will definitely take with me when I graduate this May. I'll also take with me the love for classic films that he shared with me and my classmates in the first class I ever had with him. Without him, I'd never know who Cary Grant even was. 

"It's hard to believe that just yesterday he was advising me on my senior project. But it isn't hard to believe that he was one of the most influential people I'll ever know, and to spend the rest of my semester in mourning would be a huge insult to him. So instead, I'll be happy to have had him for a teacher, and to always have him for a friend."

Jesse Shade, Theatre major