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30-895: The MAC Freedom currently has eight full members, all are private schools. The most recent changes in membership coincided with the 2023 departure of Lycoming College and Wilkes University . The MAC, which only had 16 members remaining, balanced the two leagues by moving Lebanon Valley from the MAC Commonwealth to the MAC Freedom. Enrollment source: The MAC Freedom had seven former full members, all were private schools: The MAC Freedom sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball , men's and women's basketball , women's field hockey , men's and women's golf , men's and women's lacrosse , men's and women's soccer , women's softball , men's and women's tennis , and women's volleyball . In addition, members also compete in

60-689: A "Best College" in The Princeton Review's Best 387 Colleges for 2021 and 61st by Washington Monthly in 2020. Lycoming College confers both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in more than 43 major fields of study offered and more than 66 minors. With the Lycoming College interdisciplinary program, students have the opportunity to design their own programs of study. By combining courses from more than one department, students become active participants in creating their own majors with support from faculty advisor(s) and

90-630: A baseball team was first formed at Dickinson Seminary in 1890. In 1952, Lycoming, recently becoming an established four-year college, was invited to join the Middle Atlantic Conference. The football team had a period where it was one of the most competitive in Division III football, as College Football Hall of Fame head coach Frank Girardi won 257 games from 1972 to 2007, which still ranks 16th all-time in NCAA history. He led

120-560: A final two years completing an electrical or industrial engineering degree at Binghamton. Lycoming College rests on a 42-acre campus in north central Pennsylvania. Most buildings have been constructed since 1950 in a pre-Georgian style, and many have been refurbished since. The most recently constructed buildings include the Lynn Science Center (2015), adjacently connected to the Heim Science Center and holding

150-586: A panel of faculty members from each of the sponsoring departments. The Lycoming Scholars Program is a special program designed to meet the needs and aspirations of highly motivated students of superior intellectual ability. Lycoming Scholars participate in special, semester-long, interdisciplinary seminars on topics chosen by the faculty and students on the Scholars Council. Pre-professional programs including pre-law, pre-med, pre-vet, and pre-ministry provide students with advisors who ensure students take

180-701: A research report in 2005. It was introduced as an official set of rankings in the September 2006 issue. Its "National Universities Rankings", most recently published in 2023, began as a research report in 2005 with its first rankings appearing in the September 2006 issue. Washington Monthly rates schools "based on their contribution to the public good in three broad categories: Social Mobility (recruiting and graduating low-income students), Research (producing cutting-edge scholarship and PhDs), and Service (encouraging students to give something back to their country)." The Washington Monthly receives financial support from

210-462: Is a bimonthly, nonprofit magazine primarily covering United States politics and government that is based in Washington, D.C. The magazine also publishes an annual ranking of American colleges and universities, which serves as an alternative to Forbes ' and U.S. News & World Report ' s rankings. The magazine was founded on February 19, 1969, by Charles Peters , who wrote

240-603: Is affiliated with the United Methodist Church but operates as an independent institution. Through its history, it has been an academy, seminary, junior college, and four-year college. Lycoming College traces its roots to 1812 and the founding of the " Williamsport Academy for the Education of Youth in English and other languages, in the useful arts, science and literature". Eight spirited citizens secured

270-576: The "Tilting at Windmills" column in each issue until 2014. Paul Glastris , former speechwriter for Bill Clinton , has been Washington Monthly' s editor-in-chief since 2001. In 2008, the magazine switched from a monthly to a bimonthly publication schedule, citing high publication costs. Past staff editors of the magazine include Jonathan Alter , Taylor Branch , James Fallows , Joshua Green , David Ignatius , Mickey Kaus , Nicholas Lemann , Suzannah Lessard , Jon Meacham , Timothy Noah , Joe Nocera , Nicholas Thompson , and Steven Waldman . In 2008,

300-458: The 14th president in 1989. Under his leadership, the college's enrollment grew by 27 percent and its endowment and other funds under management increased from $ 17 million to more than $ 185 million. Since his arrival, the campus had been involved in a strategic planning process to continually evaluate student needs and adapt the College's programs to those needs. Under his leadership, the college saw

330-804: The Detwiler Planetarium, and the Krapf Gateway Center (2019) which houses the Office of Admissions, Office of Alumni and Advancement, the Center for Enhanced Academic Experiences, and the Outdoor Leadership and Education program. Lycoming's academic facilities include Wendle Hall, the Academic Center, Fine Arts Building, Communications Building, Heim Science Center, Clarke Chapel, Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall, and

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360-678: The Douthat Commons student apartments and several College-owned apartments. They can also choose to live in several different College-owned apartment buildings adjacent to campus. Dining options include Wertz Dining Hall open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Café 1812 and the Gateway Café offer breakfast and lunch five days a week, and Jack's Corner offers a late night bite to eat. The college serves its own Warrior Coffee through Lycoming's Warrior Coffee Project, an interdisciplinary program that collaborates with people of

390-668: The El Naranjito region in the Dominican Republic. The academic buildings with computer labs and printers are open to students 24/7. Students at Lycoming enjoy the long-established on-campus traditions the college offers. This includes Thanksgiving dinner served family-style by faculty and staff and a Late Night Breakfast served by faculty and staff during finals week. 41°14′44″N 77°00′00″W  /  41.2456°N 77.0001°W  / 41.2456; -77.0001 Washington Monthly Washington Monthly

420-613: The Lynn Science Center. Unique facilities include the Detwiler Planetarium, Mary L. Welch Theatre, Snowden Library, the Sylk Digital Arts Laboratory, an electronic music studio, a radio station, and a greenhouse. Athletic facilities include Lamade Gymnasium, the Keiper Recreation Center, and an outdoor intramural field. The 12-acre Shangraw Athletic Complex lies a few blocks north of the main campus with football and softball fields as well as

450-516: The MAC's Middle Atlantic Conference in men's and women's cross country , men's football , men's and women's ice hockey , men's and women's swimming , men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field , men's volleyball, and men's wrestling . Lycoming College Lycoming College is a private liberal arts college in Williamsport, Pennsylvania . Founded in 1812, Lycoming College

480-869: The UPMC Field for soccer and lacrosse. The Lycoming College Art Gallery is located at 25 West Fourth Street in downtown Williamsport. Additionally, the Lycoming Biology Field Station Inc., a nonprofit corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Lycoming College, sits on 116 acres of land just 15 minutes from campus, which is frequently used by the biology department and the Clean Water Institute. Today, Lycoming fields men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and tennis, men's teams in baseball, football, golf, and wrestling, and women's teams in field hockey, softball, and volleyball. Lycoming

510-470: The Warriors to the national title game in 1990 and 1997 and the semifinals in 1996. Lycoming College is a residential campus that requires students to live in campus housing, with a few exceptions including local students who are able to commute from home. The college offers numerous housing options, including eight residence halls: Skeath, Asbury, East, Wesley, Rich, Williams, Crever, and Forest, as well as

540-545: The Wesley Foundation at Pennsylvania State College, now Penn State University, he had pastoral experience and working with students. He became president of three institutions without moving. He transformed Williamsport Dickinson Seminary into Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College in 1929. It was the first private junior college in the state and another frontier in higher education in America. In 1947,

570-411: The board of trustees and the faculty. He launched a new long-range planning effort, many of its goals achieved. The college is now into another long-range planning era. He presided over the completion of the Lynn Science Center, generated interest in and led the construction of the Krapf Gateway Center as the new entrance of the campus, and the construction of a new music practice building slated to open in

600-477: The charter for the school and founded the academy to improve the educational opportunities of the community. Attendance was by subscription, although a state grant ensured that a number of underprivileged children would be taught free of charge. The academy was for boys but accepted girls in the 1830s. It was one of the early academics in Pennsylvania which placed it on the frontier of academy-based education in

630-402: The establishment and implementation of a new faculty governance structure, a major capital campaign to build the endowment, improved facilities, and the adoption of a revised curriculum for the college that responds to changing skill set needs. Kent C. Trachte became Lycoming's 15th president in 2013. He has continued many of the important themes of his predecessor, including working closely with

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660-525: The fall of 2022. He has led the college in a new campus-community project to revitalize the Old Town section of Williamsport and he has led the college in a major effort to open its doors to students more representative of a diverse American society. Lycoming was ranked 107th among "National Liberal Arts Colleges" in 2024 U.S. News & World Report , and 29th in Social Mobility. It is listed as

690-671: The founder of Lycoming College, as he was the one to transition the high school into its collegiate beginnings. After turning the Williamsport Academy into an institution of higher learning, Crever moved on to serve as a chaplain in the Civil War and founded a total of four schools. Only Lycoming College remains as his educational legacy. In 1921, John W. Long became the ninth president of the school. A pastor at St. Paul's Methodist Church in State College and founder of

720-451: The importance of a vigilant " fourth estate " in keeping government honest. Washington Monthly features a continuing blog ; "Political Animal" was written principally by Kevin Drum for several years, with frequent guest contributions by Washington Monthly's current and alumni editors. In 2008, Steve Benen took over as lead blogger; in 2012, he was succeeded by Ed Kilgore. Kilgore left

750-444: The liberal watchdog and advocacy group Common Cause considered acquiring Washington Monthly , but the deal fell apart. The politics of Washington Monthly are often considered center-left . Founder Charles Peters, who had long referred to himself as a New Deal Democrat, redefined himself as a neoliberal in the 1980s, becoming an early proponent of market-based reforms among Democrats. His columns also frequently emphasized

780-520: The magazine in 2015. In addition to "Political Animal," the magazine's website also hosts "Ten Miles Square," a general blog featuring posts from staff and political scientists, which debuted in 2011, and "College Guide," a blog about higher education, which the magazine began offering in 2009. Washington Monthly ' s annual college and university rankings , a deliberate alternative college guide to U.S. News & World Report and Forbes College Rankings among domestic publications, began as

810-601: The right courses to prepare for graduate school and success in these professions. Lycoming's MBA 4-1 agreement with the Saunders College Business at Rochester Institute of Technology allows students to opt out of some graduate-level courses, saving on tuition costs and completing their MBA in one calendar year. An engineering 3-2 partnership with the prestigious Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University allows students to spend their first three years building foundational knowledge at Lycoming and

840-400: The school became Lycoming College , a four-year school. The college adopted the name "Lycoming" in 1948, a Native American word for a nearby stream which means "sandy stream" and the name of the county. These changes came with substantial support from the college's board of trustees and the local community. In 1949, the college conferred its first baccalaureate degrees. James E. Douthat became

870-626: The state. By 1847, Williamsport had a public school system in place. Benjamin H. Crever, a Methodist preacher based in Milton, heard the academy was for sale. Upon his recommendation, the Baltimore Conference purchased the school, which opened in the fall of 1848 as the Williamsport Dickinson Seminary , a preparatory school for Dickinson College , another Methodist school. Rev. Crever is considered to be

900-830: Was a member in the Middle Atlantic Conferences , with the baseball, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf, softball, and volleyball teams competing in the MAC Freedom , but the athletic department accepted an invitation to move 18 of its 19 sports to the Landmark Conference , starting in 2023-24. The Warriors have won 43 Middle Atlantic Conference titles, with football and wrestling winning 15 each, men's basketball six, men's soccer three, women's swimming and volleyball two, and men's tennis and softball one. Lycoming College celebrated its 125th year of varsity athletics in 2015, as

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