Phil Sprunger, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, discusses Trump's proposal to eliminate taxes on tips with U.S. News & World Report.
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When Covid-19 soured plans to play lacrosse in Tampa, business administration major and economics minor Brian Hulsey ’25 instead headed to central Pennsylvania. “I visited and fell in love. Lycoming is the best kept secret in Pennsylvania,” said Hulsey, a native of Sherwood Forest, Md. “The lacrosse coach and team were great, and with the small school atmosphere, I could instantly see that I would be more than just a number here. It’s the only school I applied to.” But he had more than lacrosse on his mind.
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Lycoming College’s Institute of Management Studies (IMS) will host a panel discussion featuring three alumni who will share insights on career development, industry trends, and professional growth. Titled "Foundations and Futures: IMS Alumni Career Stories," the event will take place on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in Trogner Presentation Room in the Krapf Gateway Center.
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With several family members running a company, business was in her blood. Coupled with an early push toward business from a middle school teacher, it seemed nearly inevitable that Kennedy Marsh ’25 would go on to study business administration in college.
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Recent Lycoming College graduate Dominick Philip ’24 of Nazareth, Pa., was named to the prestigious class of 2024-25 Fulbright honorees. A recipient of the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award, he will travel to Hamburg, Germany, to teach English to, and to share American culture with German students at the secondary education level. Philip, an economics-philosophy-comparative literature triple major with a minor in German, also graduated as a Lycoming Scholar.
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Co-founder of One Financial Services Jack Morrone ’84 will be the featured lecturer for Lycoming College’s James W. Harding Executive Speaker Series. The event is slated for Monday, March 25, 7 p.m., in the Trogner Presentation Room, in the Krapf Gateway Center on the Lycoming College campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Mica Kurtz provided expert opinion for a story on grocery store price inflation.
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Lycoming College’s annual James and Emily Douthat lecture series will host Krista Ruffini, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics at Georgetown University, for a talk entitled, “Income, Health, and Government Policy: How the Social Safety Net Can Promote Well-being.” The talk, slated for Thursday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., will take place in the Trogner Presentation Room in the Krapf Gateway Center.
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“Democracy must be defended today, at any cost. Tomorrow, when the principles which we can defend today have been passed into the hands of a totalitarian state, will be too late.” – Sadie T.M. Alexander
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Lycoming College alumnus Marshall Winters ’07, will return to his alma matter to speak as part of the James W. Harding Executive Speaker Series on Tuesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in the Trogner Presentation Room, in the Krapf Gateway Center. His talk, entitled “Entry-Level Entrepreneur,” will focus on the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurial endeavors. The event is free and open to the public.
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When deciding where to pursue a bachelor’s degree, Williamsport native John Confair ’23 didn’t have to travel far from home to find his best-fit at Lycoming College. But after winning a Wertz scholarship for high achieving students, he travelled across the ocean to spend a semester studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain.
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At Lycoming College, studying a different language can expand your horizons. Evan Armstrong ’21, coordinator for the outdoor leadership and education program at Lycoming, recently was accepted into the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), a competitive opportunity to teach English to students of all ages. The program is designed to provide experience to undergraduates with an interest in global careers, including education, international business, international policy and development, and more.
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Lycoming College quantitative economics major Rafael Lubiano Rodriguez ’23 of Houston was awarded a full scholarship to attend the American Economics Association (AEA) Summer Program at Howard University. The program is designed to help underrepresented groups develop technical skills in the field of economics as they prepare for graduate school or employment as a professional economists.
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