Lycoming College News

Konopski named vice president for enrollment management

Lycoming College President Kent Trachte, Ph.D., has announced the appointment of Michael Konopski as vice president for enrollment management, effective July 1. Konopski will provide vision and direction for the college’s enrollment and financial aid offices and serve as a member of the senior leadership team. He will succeed James Spencer, who is retiring on June 30 after a highly successful 25-year career at the college.

Lycoming to host Special Olympics Pennsylvania training camp

Lycoming College will host a training camp March 29-30 for Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes preparing for the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games scheduled for June 14-21 in Princeton, N.J. A total of 206 athletes and unified partners from across the state will train for a variety of sports, including aquatics, athletics, basketball, bocce, bowling, golf, gymnastics, powerlifting, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

Concert at Noon to feature 'Music from the Movies'

Lycoming College will present the Concert at Noon “You Must Remember This – Music from the Movies,” a combined lecture and recital by pianist Gary Boerckel, D.M.A., professor emeritus, on Thursday, March 13 in the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Alumna to give Harding lecture

The Lycoming College Institute for Management Studies will welcome alumna Barbara Heim, BG Group’s vice president of human resources, as a part of its James W. Harding Executive Speaker Series. Her presentation, “Making the Most of Your Liberal Arts Education,” will be held Tuesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. in Heim Building G-11. The event is free and open to the public.

Lycoming professor to conduct 'Strauss and Mozart for Winds'

Lycoming College will host “Strauss and Mozart for Winds,” a performance by the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra’s winds conducted by William Ciabattari, Ph.D., chair and assistant professor of music at Lycoming. The concert will be held Sunday, March 9 at 5 p.m. in Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. Tickets are $10 at the door.

The Lycoming College Music Department will present its Faculty Recital Concert at Noon Thursday, Feb. 27 in Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. The recital will include a diverse and engaging program of works that feature both the instrumental and vocal music faculty.

Students and faculty volunteer at Sojourner Truth Ministries

Lycoming College students and faculty recently collaborated with Williamsport’s City Alliance Church to volunteer at the city’s Sojourner Truth Ministries (SJT). Participants served lunch to approximately 70 homeless and underprivileged members of the community.

Scientific wonder to perform at Lycoming

The Lycoming College Music Department will present “Neuroscience Meets a Musical Brain,” an event that will feature a performance by world-renowned ragtime pianist and scientific wonder Robert Milne along with a lecture by Kerstin Bettermann, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of neurology at Penn State Hershey Medical Center, about her studies of Milne’s brain function. The event will be held Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in Clarke Chapel and is free and open to the public. While on campus, Milne also will conduct a master class with Lycoming music students.

Students participate in Macy's pin design contest and fashion show

The winners of Macy’s Little League Baseball pin design contest were revealed at a recent event presented by Lycoming College Career Services, which included a fashion show and gift raffle. In first place was Lycoming alumna Lindsey Wittlich, who graduated last May; second, senior Christina Moliterno; and third, senior Briana Riddick. The students designed pins as a part of Lynn Estomin's Art 442 Special Projects in Commercial Design class.

The Lycoming College Theatre Department will present a showcase of student-directed one-act plays featuring “A Game” by Dennis E. Noble, directed by junior Sarah Beddingfield, and “The Magic Tower” by Tennessee Williams, directed by sophomore Nigel Semaj Barnes. The performances will be held Feb. 21-22 in the Dragon’s Lair Theatre, Academic Center, at 8 p.m. They are free and open to the public; no ticket required.

Tour Choir's first trip with new director underway

The Lycoming College Tour Choir’s first tour under the direction of Christopher Jackson, D.M.A., director of choral activities and assistant professor of music, will begin Friday, Feb. 28 at the Charlton United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m. in Harrisburg, Pa. During the trip, the choir will visit at least one area high school each day. According to Jackson, this type of educational outreach is central to the choir’s goal of creating a greater sense of community among all levels of music education.

Lycoming to host performance by Theater for Social Change

The Lycoming College Criminal Justice-Criminology and Theatre departments in conjunction with the Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host a performance of “The Letters Behind My Name” by the College and Community Fellowship’s Theater for Social Change (TSC). The event is free and open to the public and will be held Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. in Honors Hall.

The Lycoming College Music Department has rescheduled the Valentine's Day Concert at Noon for Tuesday, Feb. 25 in the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.

Music Department and Williamsport Symphony Orchestra present Close-Up Concert

The Lycoming College Music Department and the Williamsport Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will present a Close-Up Concert featuring Andrew Rammon on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. in the Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall. Rammon is an adjunct instructor of music at Lycoming, principal cellist for the WSO and a member of the Grammy Award-winning Eaken Trio. Tickets are $10 at the door. Joining Rammon for the concert is pianist Gary Boerckel, professor emeritus at Lycoming and host of “Music to My Ears,” heard on local public radio station WVIA on Sundays at 1 p.m.

Stabler Foundation awards second grant for scholarship support

Lycoming College has received a $700,000 grant from The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation of Harrisburg, Pa., to provide scholarship support for students with financial need. The grant will augment the college’s existing Stabler Endowed Scholarship Fund, established in 2011 with a $1 million grant from the foundation.

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