October 29, 2024
Visiting Scholar, archaeologist, and museum professional James Doyle, Ph.D., will deliver a talk entitled, “Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Mayan Art,” on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 4:30 p.m., in the Humanities Research Center on the Lycoming College campus. The lecture is a free event and is open to members of the public.
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October 28, 2024
The George I. Alden Trust granted Lycoming College $150,000 for updated instrumentation in the Detwiler Planetarium including a new projection system, software, and increased computing power. This is the sixth grant awarded to Lycoming by the Alden Trust since 2005, bringing a total of $710,000 in support.
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October 25, 2024
Registrations are underway for the Lycoming College Warrior Spirit Open House on Saturday, Nov. 16. Space for this very special event is limited and college-bound students interested in finding their best college fit should register now.
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October 23, 2024
Lycoming College will open its 2024-25 theatre season with the “E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-I-N-G” and “D-E-L-I-G-H-T-F-U-L” musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The production will take place at the Mary L. Welch Theatre, Nov. 13-16, with all shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase beginning Wednesday, Oct. 23, at http://www.bigtickets.com/events/lycoming-college.
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October 21, 2024
Well-known Colombian poet Felipe García Quintero will present his work during a bilingual public lecture and reading on Thursday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m., in the Lycoming College Humanities Research Center (HRC). Simultaneous interpretation will be provided by Gerardo Luna, Spanish language assistant at Lycoming. The event is free and open to the public.
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October 19, 2024
Chase Bottorf speaks to Lycoming College faculty and trustees, as well as Kent Trachte himself about the president's retirement.
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October 14, 2024
As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Maybel Mesa Morales, Ph.D., assistant professor of Spanish at Lycoming College, decided to get her students out of the classroom and into the College’s downtown Williamsport art gallery. The Spanish 426 class observed Sarah Blood’s “Now is the Time” exhibition, which explored themes such as isolation, power structures, and inequality through innovative uses of light and space, aligning perfectly with the Latin American socio-political issues the class has been discussing.
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October 9, 2024
The Lycoming College Board of Trustees today announced the next phase of a national search for its 16th president. With the newly-launched position profile posted to the presidential search website, Academic Search will now solicit and accept applications for the Lycoming College presidency. Today’s news follows the Sept. 9 announcement that after 12 years of exemplary and dedicated service, Kent Trachte, the 15th president of Lycoming College, will retire in June 2025.
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October 2, 2024
"Two teachers at Lycoming College in Williamsport are pioneering change on campus by using their Hispanic heritage to teach students about culture and history." Watch the segment.
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October 1, 2024
Lycoming College will extend its direct admissions initiative for Lycoming County through the next admissions cycle for students entering college Fall 2025. The policy allows qualifying students to receive a guaranteed offer of admission through a streamlined application process.
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September 26, 2024
"What’s so great about Charlemagne? We’re about to find out. This week, Danièle speaks with Cullen Chandler about the reign of Charlemagne, how he ruled such a massive empire, and how he still took the time to care about font."
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September 26, 2024
Visiting scholar David Stasavage, Ph.D., will deliver a talk entitled, “Democracy: Past, Present, Future,” on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 4:30 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room, Krapf Gateway Center, on the Lycoming College campus. The event, co-sponsored by the Humanities Research Center and the history, political science, and anthropology/archaeology departments, is free and open to the public.
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September 24, 2024
NPR writes about Lycoming College adopting an ICHRA, enabling employees to choose their own healthcare plan on the individual markeplace.
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September 24, 2024
The U.S. News 2025 National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings, released today, placed Lycoming College among the best colleges in the nation with prominent positioning on three different lists, including an overall rank of No. 100, the No. 22 spot on the Best Value Schools list, and the No. 7 position on Top Performers on Social Mobility. The TOP 100 ranking represents a new high for Lycoming in U.S. News.
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