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Lycoming College News


Lycoming College granted $180,000 for baseball stadium lighting project by the Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program at First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania

December 9, 2025

Lycoming College is one step closer to realizing the next phase of enhancing its baseball complex with stadium lighting through a $180,000 grant provided through the Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program at First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania.

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Lycoming College introduces new director of athletics

December 4, 2025

After a national search, Lycoming College has selected Glenn T. Smith, II to serve as the inaugural standalone director of athletics. Previously a position with shared coaching duties, Smith will begin in his new role on Jan. 5, and will report to Suzanne O’Driscoll, D.Prof., vice president for student affairs and success.

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Lycoming College students explore dinosaurs with hands-on field experiences

December 2, 2025

Dinosaurs have captivated the imaginations of both children and adults for generations. For many Lycoming College students, that wonder and curiosity is reignited when they enroll in Lycoming College’s Biology 109, “The Natural History of Dinosaurs.”

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ESPN: A 58-year-old FRESHMAN D-LINEMAN?!Tom Cillo's INSPIRING story

November 29, 2025

What started out as a crazy idea and a phone call has become one of the most inspiring stories in all of college football. On College GameDay, Marty Smith reports on 58-year-old Tom Cillo's dream of playing college football. Watch the full segment.

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Christmas Under the Stars at Lycoming’s Detwiler Planetarium

November 21, 2025

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, Dec. 5.

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Mystery writer featured in latest issue of Brilliant Corners

November 17, 2025

“One thing that’s tricky about jazz mysteries,” explains the writer Florence Wetzel, “is that you can’t put in everything you know. It overloads the general reader who maybe isn’t a jazz enthusiast.”

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Lycoming College representatives present at annual Pennsylvania Historical Association event

November 10, 2025

The Lycoming College community was well represented at the recent Pennsylvania Historical Association (PHA) Annual Meeting & Conference, with five presenters on the day’s agenda. Held in in York, Pa., Lycoming faculty, students, and alumnae contributed to the theme of day, “Rights, Reform, and Protest in the Mid-Atlantic,” with presentations or posters that addressed the many ways people in the region have struggled to expand rights, press for reform, and challenge entrenched authority from the eighteenth century to the present.

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Lycoming College Inaugurates Sixteenth President, Charles “Chip” Edmonds, Ed.D. ’98

November 4, 2025

In a vibrant and high-spirited ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 4, Lycoming College formally installed Charles “Chip” Edmonds, Ed.D. ’98, as the institution’s sixteenth president. The theme of the ceremony, “The Good of This Place,” resonated deeply with the more than 700 students, alumni, faculty, staff, community members, and delegates from colleges and universities across the country who gathered, drawing attention to the enduring values, relationships, and mission that define Lycoming College.

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Lycoming College Art Gallery presents “Transplanted Forest: Seung Lee”

October 28, 2025

Exhibition dates: Nov. 7, 2025 – Feb. 6, 2026

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Lycoming College to present ‘Legally Blonde The Musical’

October 22, 2025

The Lycoming College Theatre Department at will present “Legally Blonde The Musical" every evening at 7:30 p.m., from Nov. 12-15, in the Mary L. Welch Theatre on the Lycoming College campus. The Broadway hit is the first production of the College’s 2025-26 theatre season.

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Black holes and dark matter in Lycoming's Detwiler Planetarium

October 17, 2025

Lycoming College invites the Williamsport community and surrounding areas to enjoy a free show in its Detwiler Planetarium on Friday, Nov. 7.

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AT&T’s continued support for Lycoming Summer Academy totals $305,000

October 13, 2025

Lycoming College received a generous contribution of $20,000 from AT&T to support the Lycoming Summer Academy (LSA), a scholarship-earning bridge program dedicated to helping first-year college students achieve success in higher education as they make the transition from high school to Lycoming.

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Today Show: 58-Year-Old Dad of 3 Goes Back to College

October 7, 2025

Tom Cillo appears on the Today Show to talk about pursuing his lifelong dream after retiring. Watch the full segment.

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Lycoming College forms partnership with University of York, UK, for archaeology and environmental master’s programs

October 7, 2025

Lycoming College announced a partnership with the University of York in the United Kingdom that will create a direct path for Lycoming students to a variety of 12-month master’s degree programs in the areas of archaeology and environment and geography. Admission is guaranteed for Lycoming students who meet York’s admission requirements, which include either a bachelor’s of science or a bachelor’s of art in any field of study, and Lycoming graduates who are admitted will receive a £4,000 tuition discount.

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Lycoming College granted $50,000 from the High Foundation in support of new Learning Commons

October 6, 2025

Lycoming College was granted $50,000 from the High Foundation in support of a new Learning Commons on campus. This funding supported the construction of the first phase of a Learning Commons, as identified in the College’s strategic plan, to enhance the role of the library, learning supports, and information technology to strengthen student outcomes.

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