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Lycoming College News


Lycoming College reinvents annual Relay for Life event

June 6, 2023

Lycoming College sorority Beta Phi Gamma, in conjunction with a community-based committee, organized the return of the annual Relay for Life event to celebrate cancer survivors from the College community, as well as to raise funds to help take action against cancer. Representing Lycoming’s 15th Relay for Life event, and the first since the start of the pandemic, the event was held Saturday, April 15, at 12 p.m. in the Keiper Recreation Center.

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Lycoming Alumnus to read from latest book about Udall tornado

May 31, 2023

Lycoming College will host alumnus Jim Minick ’86 in the Humanities Research Center for a presentation and reading from his new book, “Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas.” Part of a 12-stop tour to launch the new book, the reading will take place in the Humanities Research Center on the Lycoming campus, Tuesday, June 13, at 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

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Lycoming students collaborate with James V. Brown Library on social media lesson for tweens & teens

May 23, 2023

Three Lycoming College students collaborated with the James V. Brown Library this spring to create a highly interactive informational session to help kids and young adults identify threats on social media, and learn what to do if a piece of content negatively impacts the perception they have of themselves. Dubbed “Bodily Illusions: Social Media and You,” the project began at the start of the spring semester, with juniors Harmonie King, Jordan Ohmann, and Ella Rossman, in Psychology 120: Child and Adolescent Development.

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Lycoming College graduating senior commissioned as 2nd lieutenant in U.S. Army

May 15, 2023

Lycoming College 2023 graduate Michael Kustanbauter of Muncy, Pa., was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant active duty Military Police Officer at a May 11 commissioning ceremony officiated by Lt. Col. John C. Acosta of Bald Eagle Battalion ROTC program.

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Lycoming College students to survey households about attitudes toward Williamsport Bureau of Police and neighborhood issues this spring

May 12, 2023

Undergraduate students majoring in criminal justice at Lycoming College will be asking residents in Williamsport to participate in a survey this spring to assess attitudes toward the local police. Students will begin this field research on May 15 and will continue through June, during early and late afternoon hours. The student research assistants are working with Justin Medina, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice-criminology at Lycoming, who oversaw an earlier iteration of this research in Fall 2022 that concluded with over 70 survey participants across four Williamsport neighborhoods.  

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Lycoming College launches OpenWilliamsport community program

May 9, 2023

Lycoming College has launched a new community program designed to support students from major cities across the country as they transition from high school to college. The program, named OpenWilliamsport, buoys students as they navigate the unfamiliar geographic and cultural nuances of college life, as well as an entirely new city, providing them a home-away-from-home experience with host households.

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Fortune 500 chief marketing officer to deliver Lycoming College commencement address

May 3, 2023

Alicia Tillman ’97, an executive leader with more than two decades of experience at the highest levels of global marketing, sales, and strategy, will deliver the commencement address at Lycoming College’s 175th commencement ceremony, celebrating the Class of 2023, on Saturday, May 13, at 2 p.m. She will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Lycoming during the commencement ceremony.

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Students and staff receive accolades for leadership and service to community

May 2, 2023

Lycoming College recognized multiple students and staff for showing leadership through serving the Lycoming and Williamsport communities. Honorees were acknowledged for their selfless and tireless dedication to serving others and for their leadership to advance student life at the College during Honors Convocation. Those honored include:

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Students’ academic achievements recognized at annual Honors Convocation

May 2, 2023

Lycoming College students were honored for their dedication to academic excellence with scholarships and fellowships during Honors Convocation at Williamsport’s Community Arts Center. The following individuals were recognized:

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Lycoming Faculty receive teaching awards at Honors Convocation

May 2, 2023

Lycoming College awarded two faculty members for their teaching excellence at its annual Honors Convocation ceremony on April 23 at Williamsport’s Community Arts Center.

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Students awarded Chieftain, departmental awards at Lycoming College Honors Convocation

May 2, 2023

Lycoming College named Preston Rogers ’23 the recipient of the Chieftain Award during the College’s annual Honors Convocation ceremony. Held on Sunday, April 23, at Williamsport’s Community Arts Center, event was open to students, families, faculty, and staff. Rogers was recognized for his leadership and advocacy for student health, his passion in tutoring his fellow students, and great amount of volunteer work.

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An Update on Recent Issues

May 1, 2023

The following message was sent to the Lycoming College campus community on Sunday, April 30.

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Lycoming College surpasses past years with $482,267 raised during annual Days of Giving

April 28, 2023

The Lycoming College community demonstrated its Warrior pride during its fifth annual Days of Giving on April 18-19, 2023. The 48-hour event achieved new all-time highs in both alumni participation and dollars raised, resulting in 1,439* donors and $485,320* in gifts to support the people and programs that make its campus so distinctive.

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Travel through the solar system in pursuit of liquid water

April 26, 2023

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, May 5. The presentation for this month, “Oasis In Space,” takes the audience on a stunning and captivating journey through the universe, galaxy, and solar system in pursuit of liquid water, an essential element for life on Earth.

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An Update for the Campus Community

April 21, 2023

The following message was sent to the Lycoming College campus community on Friday, April 21.

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