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Lycoming College News


Lycoming music student’s band making waves with unique “scuba rock” sound

March 11, 2026

As Max Hill ’26 prepares to graduate in less than two months from Lycoming College with a major in music and minors in political science and history, his band Fez — still riding high after winning the 2025 Movin’ On Battle of the Bands and performing as the opening act at the PSU music festival — is juggling gigs from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, with a possible tour outside of the state planned for later this year.

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Douthat lecturer bringing late professor’s book on Shakespeare to publication

March 5, 2026

Lycoming College’s annual James and Emily Douthat lecture series will this spring host Alan B. Farmer, Ph.D., for a talk entitled “New Directions in Shakespearean Biography: Shakespeare’s Authorial Networks,” on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m., in the Trogner Presentation Room in Krapf Gateway Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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Formerly incarcerated scholar to discuss book about Indiana Women’s Prison at Lycoming College’s Strauser Lecture

March 4, 2026

Lycoming College will host Michelle Daniel Jones, Ph.D., for the 25th annual Strauser Lecture. Daniel Jones’ talk, “The Embodied Observer: Rewriting US Women’s Prison History,” is slated for Thursday, March 26, at 5 p.m., in the Jane Schultz Room in the Wertz Student Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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Race, sexuality, and nightlife historian to speak at annual Ewing Lecture

March 2, 2026

Lycoming College’s 51st Ewing Lecture will host Eric Gonzaba, Ph.D., for a talk entitled, “The Night the Gays Made: American Gay Nightlife after Stonewall,” on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m., in the Trogner Presentation Room of Krapf Gateway Center. A reception will follow, and the event is free and open to the public.

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Step into NASA’s Artemis program at Lycoming College's Detwiler Planetarium

February 27, 2026

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, March 6.

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Society of Actuaries recognizes Lycoming College actuarial science program

February 25, 2026

The Society of Actuaries (SOA) has recognized Lycoming College’s actuarial science curriculum by naming Lycoming to its Universities and Colleges with Actuarial Programs (UCAP) list. The distinction indicates that Lycoming meets the SOA’s UCAP standards for actuarial education, expanding resources for Lycoming students who are pursuing an education and career in the profession.

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WNEP: Lycoming College Black Student Union kicks off Black History Month with poetry, art events

February 18, 2026

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker talks to members of Lycoming College's Black Student Union about events they've planned in recognition of Black History Month. Watch the full segment. 

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Lycoming College theatre students win major awards at the American College Theatre Festival

February 17, 2026

Eight Lycoming College theatre students participated in this year’s American College Theatre Festival (ACTF), Region II, held in Columbia, Md., Jan. 13-17. The theatre department takes a group of students to the conference each year to provide them with the opportunity to showcase their talents, present their work, compete with students from more than 50 other universities and colleges in the nine-state region, and attend workshops led by theatre professionals.

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Fiction writer E.G. Condé to address Lycoming College community as part of Environmental Justice Symposium

February 12, 2026

The second speaker featured as part of Lycoming College’s Environmental Justice Symposium will be creative writer-in-residence E.G. Condé, who will speak on Wednesday, March 4, at 4:30 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room in the Krapf Gateway Center. Condé will read from his novella “Sordidez,” an indigenous futurist climate-fiction novella published with Stelliform Press, and will answer questions about the work.

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Nostalgic and heartwarming story “The Pavilion” takes the stage at Lycoming College

February 9, 2026

The Lycoming College theatre department continues its 2025-2026 season with “The Pavilion” by Craig Wright. The show runs Feb. 25-28 in the Mary L. Welch Theatre on the Lycoming College campus, with all shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets must be reserved ahead of time. Tickets are now available to purchase.

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Lycoming College welcomes jazz great Mike Tomaro for annual WCCA Endowed Concert

February 5, 2026

In celebration and support of the Williamsport City Jazz Orchestra (WCJO) Jazz Fest, the Lycoming College annual spring Williamsport Community Concert Association (WCCA) endowed concert will feature internationally respected saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator specializing in jazz and commercial music, Mike Tomaro. A free concert is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m., at the McIver Rehearsal Hall in the Trachte Music Center on the Lycoming College campus.

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PCN-TV: Lycoming College, History & Culture

February 2, 2026

PCN-TV recently interviewed President Edmonds for a series on the history of Pennsylvania colleges. In the Lycoming College segment, President Edmonds discusses the origins of Lycoming College and it’s growth over time, as well as the history of some of our buildings and landmarks. Watch the full segment at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhKcxvAsPxI.

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Explore dark matter at Lycoming’s Detwiler Planetarium

January 30, 2026

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, Feb. 6.

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Faculty-led research seeks to decode messages hidden in political rhetoric

January 27, 2026

A study entitled, “What’s in a name? Democrat Party as multivocal communication,” co-authored by Benjamin Kantack, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science at Lycoming College; Kylee Britzman, Ph.D., associate professor of political science at Lewis-Clark State College; and Lycoming political science major Deanna Geer ’27, delves into code words used by politicians. The study was published by Party Politics with a print version due out this year.

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