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Lycoming hires new associate vice president for enrollment management

Following a national search for a new head of its enrollment management division, Lycoming College today announced that Chip Hinton has been named associate vice president for enrollment management and will serve as the College’s chief enrollment officer. In this position, Hinton will guide Lycoming as it faces an increasingly challenging enrollment landscape and seeks to maximize student enrollment at the liberal arts and sciences institution. As associate vice president for enrollment management, Hinton will oversee undergraduate admissions, admissions operations, and financial ...

Lock Haven University Alumni Association announces 2023 CU-Lock Haven Homecoming

LOCK HAVEN — Commonwealth University-Lock Haven will hold its 2023 homecoming festivities from Sept. 20-23, including hosting its annual on-campus Lawn Party and Golf Cart Parade, the 29th annual Alumni Classic, the 50th class reunion of the Class of 1973, the Bald Eagle football team battling East Stroudsburg University, and more. The festivities begin Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. with the annual Golf Cart Parade beginning on North Fairview Street to Ivy Lane on campus, followed by the Lawn Party on the Poorman Commons from 7-9 p.m. The Lawn Party will feature free candy, ice ...

Commonwealth U to launch partnership with Google

Commonwealth University (CU) and Google are coming together to support a new public-private partnership to enable Commonwealth University students to earn industry-recognized certificates during their regular undergraduate programs to support their career readiness and help meet the workforce’s evolving needs. The partnership provides skills training in the fields of cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing/e-commerce, business intelligence, IT support, project management, and user experience (UX) design, with no experience required. Commonwealth University’s offering is ...

Stevenson Library to host Story Hour with Rep. Borowicz

LOCK HAVEN — Stevenson Library at Commonwealth University-Lock Haven will host a story hour with State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz on Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 10-11 a.m. in the Children’s Library on the ground floor of the library. Rep. Borowicz will read two children’s books by Kirk Cameron, “As You Grow” and “Pride Comes Before the Fall.” Both books are written for children between the ages of 4 and 12. This event is free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian.

Lycoming College welcomes a new class of Warriors

Lycoming College welcomed first-year and transfer students during the recent New Student Convocation. In keeping with a long-held tradition, students marched through the David B. Sykes Gate to mark the beginning of their academic year. Student Senate officers and Chip Edmonds, Ed.D. ‘98, ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove to read at Lycoming College

Celebrated poet Rita Dove will present recent works during a reading at Lycoming College, Monday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room in the Krapf Gateway Center. Dove was named the Himes/Sweeney Visiting Scholar in Creative Writing this year at the College. The event is free ...