2019 LYCOMING COLLEGE LC MAGAZINE SPRING

GATEWAY BUILDING SQUARE FEET TOTAL PROJECT COST RECEIVED BY THE GEORGE I. ALDEN TRUST LYNN & SPENCER MATCH PROGRAM $ 12.5 M 28 K $ 500 K $ 125 K $ 100 K Construction of the Krapf Gateway Center, a key component to the Campaign, began in July 2018. The $12.5 million, 28,000-square-foot building will become home to the offices of admissions, College advancement, the Center for Enhanced Academic Experiences, and Outdoor Leadership and Education. With a completion date set for Sept. 30, 2019, a dedication will follow during Homecoming & Family Weekend. Until then, view time-lapse imaging of the construction and sitework progress at gateway.lycoming.edu . Lynn & Spencer Biochemistry Match Program Cheryl (Eck) Spencer ’70 and Peter ’69 ’15H and Joyce Lynn have generously committed $100,000 in matching funds to support the construction and repurposing of existing space in the Heim Science Building to service a biochemistry teaching laboratory, faculty research laboratory, and office space to provide facilities for Lycoming’s newly offered biochemistry major. The total project cost is $500,000. The goal of the Lynn & Spencer Biochemistry Match Program is to partner with alumni and friends, doubling all gifts and commitments to raise a total of $200,000. The match program, combined with a $125,000 grant received by the George I. Alden Trust, will provide the necessary funds for this project to be completed by the start of the fall 2019 semester. Make your gift by June 30, 2019, by contacting Robb Dietrich, senior director of major and planned gifts, at 570-321-4401 or dietrich@lycoming.edu. Outright gifts and pledges, with a $5,000 minimum commitment, may be made over a one- to three-year period. 7 www.lycoming.edu