New Student Convocation
August
24
4:00 p.m
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410 Freshmen August 24 |
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| Lycoming
College will welcome 410 members of the Class of 2005 on Friday
August 24 with the traditional march through the David B Sykes
Gate on Market Street and.the the new student convocation which
will begin at 4:00 p.m. This is the largest freshman class for
Lycoming in twenty years..
Dr. Alston-Mills to Speak Speaker for the New Student Convocation is Brenda Alston-Mills, a graduate of Lycoming College, who is Professor of Animal Science at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Dr. Alston-Mills has had an impressive career that has combine teaching and research in mammal endocrinology. She has had over 25 research articles published in professional journals. In 1997, she was admitted to the Academy of Outstanding Teachers at North Carolina State University. In 1998, she was named Outstanding Animal Science Faculty. Dr. Alston-Mills received a master's degree and her Ph.D., both in endocrinology, from Michigan State University. Her most recent research has been on the effects of milk protein. Class of 2005 The Class of 2005 was drawn from the largest applicant pool in recent history. While 75 % of the class is from Pennsylvania, 20 states and 6 foreign countries are also represented. A little less than 10% are commuter students, reflecting the residential character of Lycoming College. The quality of the incoming class continues to rise, a trend that began about a decade ago. Some 80% of the entrants are in the top half of their high school class. The class also boasts 21 high school valedictorians and salutatorians. Sixteen members of the Class of 2005 join older siblings currently at the College.
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