Lycoming College
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- For other meanings of 'Lycoming', please see Lycoming (disambiguation).
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| Motto | αληθεια (Truth) |
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| Established | 1812 |
| Type | Private coeducational liberal arts college |
| President | James E. Douthat |
| Faculty | 90 |
| Undergraduates | 1485 |
| Postgraduates | 0 |
| Location | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow (or Gold) |
| Nickname | Warriors |
| Website | http://www.lycoming.edu |
Lycoming College is a four-year private college situated in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as one of two hundred and thirteen authentic liberal arts schools. The college annually enrolls approximately 1,500 undergraduate students and maintains a 13:1 student-faculty ratio.
[edit] History
The college was founded in 1812 as Williamsport Academy, by staunch Presbyterians, making it one of the 50 oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States. It was Williamsport's first elementary and secondary school. By 1848, the city of Williamsport had established a public school system, and the preacher Rev. Benjamin H. Crever persuaded the Methodist church to buy the school. It was renamed Dickinson Seminary, and college preparatory courses were offered. Rev. Crever is thus considered the college's founder.
The seminary operated as a private boarding school until 1929, when a college curriculum was added and it became the Williamsport Dickinson Junior College, the first private junior college in Pennsylvania. In 1947, the junior college became a four-year liberal arts college and adopted the name Lycoming, which derives from the Native American work "lacomic," which means "Great Stream."
In 2003 the college established a Polling Institute. It surveys voter opinion in north central Pennsylvania and gives students practical experience in conducting opinion polls.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Deirdre Connelly, President of Eli Lilly; one of the 50 most powerful women in business according to Fortune Magazine
- Milt Graff, former Major League Baseball player.
- Tom Woodruff Jr., Oscar-winning special-effects artist and actor
- Richard L. Yuengling, president and owner of D.G. Yuengling and Son.
