July 8, 2025
Lycoming College associate professor of archaeology and anthropology Jessica Munson, Ph.D., recently worked with an interdisciplinary team of researchers to analyze house size distributions from more than 1000 sites around the world covering the last 10,000 years. Their findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), one of the world’s most-cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals. Munson is co-lead author on the paper, “Assessing neighborhoods, wealth differentials, and perceived inequality in preindustrial societies,” and is a contributing author on six additional articles in this PNAS Special Feature.
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July 1, 2025
The Lycoming College Alumni Association Executive Board (AAEB) honored four remarkable individuals on Saturday, May 31, 2025, during the College’s Alumni & Reunion Weekend. Award recipients are selected by the AAEB through nominations received from alumni and other members of the College community. AAEB President Holly Andrews ’10 and Vice President Mike Ruddy ’05 formally recognized the honorees at the All-Alumni Breakfast and Award Presentation held in Pennington Lounge in the Academic Center.
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June 24, 2025
Every spring, the Kennedy Center opens its doors to a highly select group of talented theatre students from across the country for the KCACTF National Festival. This spring, Lycoming College’s Alexandra (AJ) Marusko ’25 earned one of those coveted invitations and walked away from the event with a fellowship at the prestigious O’Neill National Theater Institute and connections to last a lifetime.
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June 17, 2025
Lycoming College is strengthening its offerings in the field of law with the launch of a new academic program in legal studies for Fall 2025. Furthering the appeal of the new legal studies major is the College’s cooperative 3+3 law degree program with Widener University Commonwealth Law School, creating a clear pathway for aspiring lawyers to obtain a juris doctorate.
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June 9, 2025
Lycoming College held its 177th Commencement Ceremony on May 10 to celebrate the Class of 2025. Following the footprints of tradition, the graduates processed through the Oliver Sterling Metzler Gate and onto the Fultz Quadrangle where family and friends awaited them on this gorgeous day.
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June 3, 2025
Lycoming College today announced the appointment of Jennifer Mariacher to the position of vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer (CFO), where she will lead a broad portfolio that includes the College’s business operations, physical plant, human resources, risk, and auxiliary enterprises. Mariacher will report to the president and will serve on the president’s administrative cabinet. She will begin in her new role on July 1.
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May 29, 2025
At a Hollywood-themed celebratory luncheon, Lycoming College announced the winners of its 2025 Staff Awards. Six staff members were recognized for their outstanding work and dedication to Lycoming College. The College also honored staff members celebrating milestone work anniversaries, as well as those retiring staff members.
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May 21, 2025
Lycoming College 2025 graduate Tyler Hartsock was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant after successfully completing the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, in a ceremony conducted by the Bald Eagle Battalion. As an ROTC cadet, Hartsock participated in weekly classes, physical training, monthly leadership labs, and a field training exercise every semester, all while keeping pace with academic and extracurricular commitments.
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May 13, 2025
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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May 6, 2025
Lycoming College hosted students from colleges and universities throughout the region for its third annual Undergraduate Humanities Research Conference. The conference, which is dedicated to furthering the humanities through high-level research, saw six students awarded for their research papers.
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May 2, 2025
Lycoming College rallied its community to invest in bold new beginnings during its seventh annual Days of Giving held April 8-9, 2025. The 48-hour fundraising event resulted in 1,009 donors and $425,405 in gifts to support the people and programs that make its campus so distinctive.
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April 28, 2025
The Lycoming College Class of 2025 will be addressed by Shirley M. Collado, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of College Track, at the College’s 177th Commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m., on the Fultz Quadrangle. She will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the ceremony.
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April 25, 2025
Comprised of undergraduate-created poetry and prose, Lycoming College’s student-run literary journal, The Tributary, announced the release of its Spring 2025 national issue, which is the third issue they have released on a national scale. The issue can be accessed free of charge at www.thetributaryjournal.com.
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April 23, 2025
April 22, 2025
Armed with a $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant, Lycoming College’s Humanities Research Center today launched the second season of the Lycoming College History Podcast Series. The podcasts serve the dual purpose of functioning as one component of a larger strategy to digitally preserve the institution’s 200+ year history, as well as providing research experiences for student interns as they prepare to embark on careers or graduate studies.
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