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will be a great step in the entire reshaping of the area,” Wheeland said at the grant
announcement, while Yaw wrote that “This transportation project will not only be
important to our regional economy and the safety of motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians,
but also will improve the entrance to Lycoming College from the south. This project will be
a real boost to the City.”
Then, in early January, FCFP announced their board’s generous approval of a
$1 million strategic grant to invest in the collaboration along with the College, the
City of Williamsport, River Valley Transit and Lycoming County. This funding
is the latest in a series of FCFP gifts in support for the College, and follows on
the heels of a significant grant to purchase the digital technology necessary
to operate the Detwiler Planetarium in the Lynn Science Center.
“The Foundation is proud to support Lycoming College and
the City of Williamsport as they partner to revitalize a key
neighborhood in our community,” said Jennifer D. Wilson,
FCFP president and CEO. “The decision to make a
strategic grant of this magnitude is reflective
of our confidence in Lycoming’s leadership
and their commitment to creating a
seamless transition between campus
and downtown Williamsport —
a benefit to students, local
residents and the economic
vitality of the
region.”
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PROPOSED GATEWAY BUILDING
In Spring 2016, the College
contracted with BHDP Architecture
— the firm that designed the
Lynn Science Center — to provide
renderings for a potential gateway
building “on the knoll” between
Lamade Gymnasium and Skeath Hall
on the Upper Quad.
Working from the campus master
planning concepts developed in
2015 by Derck & Edson, their design
is informed by the major roadway
changes recommended by the City
of Williamsport’s recently completed
downtown traffic study.
The Academic-Georgian design
serves as a beacon atop a revitalized
and widened, pedestrian-friendly
Basin Street gateway, welcoming
visitors into a dynamic and inspiring
interior. It will activate the south
portion of campus, engaging the
community of Williamsport, as well
as the Lycoming College campus. The
concept nods to the familiar: a brick
façade with projecting quoin details,
and a consistent roof pitch adorned
with a signature Lycoming College
cupola, architectural hallmarks
present on campus since Old Main.
The expansive windows deliberately
make use of the southern river valley
vista, and allow for a bright and open
floor plan.
Four distinct areas of the College,
bound by their shared focus on
Lycoming’s future success, are
slated to relocate here: admissions
and enrollment management,
advancement and alumni relations,
the Center for Enhanced Academic
Experiences, and the Outdoor
Leadership and Education program.
It will house offices, meeting and
collaboration spaces, general
classrooms, a flexible multi-purpose
lecture hall, and a rock climbing wall.
—
Patrick Marty
The Foundation is proud to support Lycoming College and the City
of Williamsport as they partner to revitalize a key neighborhood in
our community
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Gateway building project view from Basin Street
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