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Lycoming College News


Stupid F##king Bird opening at Lycoming College Mary L. Welch Theatre

March 27, 2024

The Lycoming College theatre department will wrap up its 2023-2024 season with a production of Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F##king Bird.” The show runs April 17-20 in the Mary L. Welch Theatre on the Lycoming College campus, with all shows beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase beginning today.

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Lycoming College Music Gala takes a new turn with Bach Experience

March 25, 2024

Lycoming College’s ninth annual Music Gala, Sunday, April 14, at 4 p.m., at Williamsport’s historic Community Arts Center, will showcase works from the Lycoming College choir, band, and orchestra, as well as from the Lycoming College Community Orchestra (LCCO). This year’s Gala will add a new element with the addition of choral students from high schools across the region. The event is free and open to the public.

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Sun-Gazette: CAPPA brings Saturday after-school program back

March 20, 2024

"Students from Lycoming College are directly inspiring youth in the community through a local organization that recently relaunched its Saturday after-school program."

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Sun-Gazette: Lycoming’s Wiser earns Lifetime Achievement Award

March 19, 2024

"After 50 years on the sidelines at Lycoming College, associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator Steve Wiser ’74 was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Football Foundation during its annual banquet on Sunday, March 17 at The Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center."

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PaLA: Building relationships with other departments on campus

March 19, 2024

Kim Karim, library services specialist, contributed a piece to the Pennsylvania Library Association blog about building relationships on campus.

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WNEP: Fundraiser benefiting firefighters for cancer screenings

March 19, 2024

""I saw an opportunity to connect the community to his cause, and that's the mission for Lift for Life—just connecting the community to the organization and shedding some light on their fundraiser," said Taylor Chrisenberry '25, a Lycoming College student who is helping firefighters fight cancer.

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PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author to speak at Lycoming College Undergraduate Research Conference

March 18, 2024

As the second annual Lycoming College Undergraduate Research Conference approaches, the College today announced that PEN/Faulkner Award-winning poet and novelist Benjamin Alire Sáenz will deliver the keynote address on Saturday, April 6, at 5 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room, Krapf Gateway Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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Lycoming College presents final works of graduating art students

March 14, 2024

Lycoming College Art Gallery in downtown Williamsport will again open its doors to the community for the annual juried exhibition featuring the thesis works of Lycoming College graduating senior art students. The exhibition opens April 5, with an artist reception at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition will run through May 11. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

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Spring Symposium addresses “Politics of Consumption” at Lycoming College

March 5, 2024

As part of the Lycoming College Spring Symposium, “The Politics of Consumption: Race, Class, and Ethics,” Lycoming College will host Joseph Ewoodzie, Jr., Ph.D., associate professor of sociology and Vann Professor of Racial Justice at Davidson College, for a talk about the role that food plays in cultural and racial diversity. The event is planned for Wednesday, March 20, 4:30 p.m., in the Trogner Presentation Room, Krapf Gateway Center, and is free and open to the public.

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Lycoming College Harding speaker to address topic of personal challenges and career obstacles

March 4, 2024

Co-founder of One Financial Services Jack Morrone ’84 will be the featured lecturer for Lycoming College’s James W. Harding Executive Speaker Series. The event is slated for Monday, March 25, 7 p.m., in the Trogner Presentation Room, in the Krapf Gateway Center on the Lycoming College campus. The event is free and open to the public.

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Skeath award eases financial burden of internship, actuary exam fees

February 29, 2024

Zoe Stauffer’s fondness of lacrosse brought her to Lycoming College, but after meeting with Mike Smith, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematical science, she was certain that Lycoming was the place that could provide her with the small-college experience she was seeking. Topped with a Skeath Scholars award to help cover the costs of an internship, the offer was irresistible.

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Community corrections text voices new approach to probation and parole

February 19, 2024

Nearly three million adults are currently on probation in the United States, making it the most used criminal punishment in the United States, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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Governor Shapiro awards $40,000 “It’s On Us” grant to Lycoming College

February 13, 2024

As part of Governor Shapiro’s “It’s On Us PA” program, Lycoming College was awarded a grant in the amount of $40,000 – the highest amount possible for an individual institution – for preventive awareness of sexual, dating and domestic violence, and stalking; to provide support to students who have been affected; and to remove barriors that prevent students from reporting. This is the third It’s On Us grant awarded to the College.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning “Doubt: A Parable” presented by Lycoming College theatre department

February 7, 2024

The second installment of the Lycoming College theatre department’s 2023-2024 season will see a thrilling and thought-provoking production of “Doubt: A Parable,” by John Patrick Shanley, at the Mary L. Welch Theatre, Feb. 28-March 2. All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase beginning today.

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Phoenix Savage’s “The Joy of Nothing” to be featured at Lycoming College Art Gallery

February 2, 2024

Contemporary artist Phoenix Savage will exhibit video works with an exhibition entitled, “The Joy of Nothing” at the Lycoming College Art Gallery in downtown Williamsport beginning Friday, Feb. 23, with a virtual gallery talk on Friday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition, which will run through Sunday, March 24, is free and open to the public.

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