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Lycoming College History Podcast Series
The Lycoming College Humanities Research Center sponsors faculty-led research projects that enable the digital preservation of this institution’s history.
Student-faculty teams work together to address an important moment or movement in the College’s history, especially as it relates to local and national historical contexts, fusing research, interviews, and work with Lycoming College Archives and local entities to develop podcast episodes.
The following podcasts and accompanying digital exhibits are available for listening through the Lycoming College Institutional Repository.
2025 Podcasts
Experiencing College Through a Pandemic
Taylor Chrisenberry ’25, business administration and corporate communication double major, worked on the project with Mark Zajack, Ph.D., associate professor of business administration.
April 1, 2025
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Lycoming Liberation: Yats Esool, the Freshman Dink, and Catalysts for Change
Emma Mitcheltree ’27, history major with a minor in English, worked on the project with Christopher Pearl, Ph.D., associate professor of history.
April 1, 2025
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Coaches Whitehill and Girardi: Lyco Legends
Chase Bower ’26, English and corporate communication double major with a minor in German, worked on the project with John Capo, assistant professor of corporate communication.
April 8, 2025
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The Untold Story of Women’s Roles in Lycoming College’s Fine Arts Department
Matt Frantz ’26, history major and art history minor, worked on the project with Marisa Sánchez, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history. If you have a story to share that highlights your experience or memories of women in the fine art department over the years, we would love to hear from you! Please email us at sanchez@lycoming.edu.
April 15, 2025
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Cultivating Excellence in Unfamiliar Soil: Community Building and Black Leadership at Lycoming
Djitshmy Senejuste ’26, computer science and Spanish double major, worked on the project with Sarah Silkey, Ph.D., professor of history.
April 22, 2025
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2024 Podcasts
Lycoming 1969
Dominick Philip ’24, economics, philosophy, and comparative literature triple major with a minor in German, worked on the project with Andrew Leiter, Ph.D., professor of English and director of the HRC.
April 2, 2024
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Hispanic Voices of Lycoming
Amelia Thompson ’25, archaeology of Latin America and Spanish double major with a minor in anthropology, worked on the project with Rubén Varona, Ph.D., assistant professor of Spanish.
April 9, 2024
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Before 1812: An Indigenous History of Williamsport
Mackenzie Holmes ’25, history and English double major, worked on the project with Christopher Pearl, Ph.D., associate professor of history.
April 16, 2024
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Breaking Barriers: A Path for Women and People of Color in the Legal Profession
Rei Saar ’25, Spanish and political science double major with a French minor, worked on the project with Susan Achury, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science.
May 3, 2024
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Lycoming Warriors and the Native American Mascot
Alicia Purcell ’24, anthropology and Spanish double major, worked on the project with Ryan Adams, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology.
May 3, 2024
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The Lycoming College History Podcast Series has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Humanities Initiatives.
Additional funding was provided by Bill ’70 and Sarah Turnbaugh for archival research facilitated by Sue Fulton.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or Lycoming College.