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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 ...

‘College Night’ event invites local high school students to learn about new opportunities

The Lycoming County Counselors Association (LCCA) and Lycoming College invite local high school students to attend “College Night” on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Keiper Recreation Center on the College’s campus. The annual event offers students and families the chance to speak with representatives from 55 colleges and universities to explore possibilities and find the right college for them. The event is free and open to the public. Representatives from schools in Pennsylvania and surrounding states, as well as branches of the military, will be available to ...

‘Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons’ exhibit open at Stevenson Library

LOCK HAVEN —The exhibit, “Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons,” will be held through Oct. 7 in Commonwealth University-Lock Haven’s Stevenson Library lobby. An opening reception will be held today at 4 p.m. The exhibit chronicles early black pioneer physicians and contemporary academic surgeons who exemplify excellence in the health fields. The exhibit is co-sponsored by the Department of Health and Exercise Science; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Stevenson Library and the National Library of Medicine. “We hope students of color and others ...

Coterra contribution helps Penn College Dual Enrollment

A $35,000 Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program contribution from Coterra will cover fees for 29 Pennsylvania high schools and career and technology centers participating in Pennsylvania College of Technology’s dual enrollment program in 2023-24. The Penn College Foundation is ...