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¡BUEN VIAJE!
Fulfilling its mission to
expand international study,
Lycoming has added yet
another study abroad option
for aspiring young scholars.
The College announced an
exchange agreement with
the Universidad Popular
Autónoma del Estado de
Puebla (UPAEP), paving the
way for Lycoming students
to enhance their studies with
travel to Puebla, Mexico, and
likewise for UPAEP students
to study at Lycoming.
Every year, through the
generosity of Mrs. Helen
Lowry, Lycoming’s Study
Abroad Ambassadors receive
financial support to study in
another country, and upon
their return, work on campus
to promote study abroad
opportunities for other
students.
Lycoming also
established international
study relationships with
Athena Study Abroad and
Université Grenoble Alpes
in Grenoble, France. With
these new additions, study
abroad options for Lycoming
students have expanded
to include opportunities
with institutions in China,
Australia, Argentina,
Germany, France, England
and more.
TRACHTE’S VISIBILITY
ELEVATED NATIONALLY,
LOCALLY
President Kent Trachte
has been named chair of the
Middle Atlantic Conference
(MAC) Presidents’ Council
Executive Committee.
He will serve a two-year
term beginning in the fall,
leading the council in the
implementation of the MAC’s
strategic plan, as well as in
the identification of a new
brand for the conference.
Additionally, Trachte
has also been appointed
to the board of directors
for the Association of
Independent Colleges &
Universities of Pennsylvania
(AICUP), an organization
that educates policymakers,
media representatives and
civic and corporate leaders
about the benefits, value
and quality of education at
88 of the Commonwealth’s
independent colleges and
universities. He will serve a
three-year term beginning
in September and running
through June 2019.
On a more local level, the
president was recognized
by the
Williamsport Sun-
Gazette
as the 2015 Person
of the Year for his positive
impact on the Williamsport
community, acknowledging
the College’s efforts to
revitalize neighborhoods
surrounding the campus,
and building relationships
with the community.
NOTEWO
Universidad Popular Autónoma del
Estado de Puebla (UPAEP)
President Trachte
Université Grenoble Alpes in
Grenoble, France
Otto-Friedrich-Universität,
Bamberg, Germany
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