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then NOW} The Doug and Dawn Keiper Stadium and UPMC Field were dedicated on Oct. 1, 2022, during Homecoming Weekend. Lycoming College broke ground on the new stadium for soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey this past summer, and this enhancement project will not only directly affect the College’s ability to nationally recruit and retain the highest caliber studentathletes by providing one of the best Division III athletic facilities, but will also provide a premier venue in the Landmark Conference beginning in 2023. This $2.7 million athletic facility seats 400 spectators and includes two viewing pavilions and a Warrior Club Box, creating a greater game day atmosphere for fans. Inside the structure are two locker rooms, a training room, offices for coaches and officials, laundry room, and public restrooms. This project reflects Lycoming’s aspirations of excellence in athletics and for the College.
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n recent months, Lycoming College has received news of rankings and accolades that affirm the College’s place among the best liberal arts colleges in the nation. We moved up to No. 111 in the U.S. News and World Report rankings 2022-23 — our highest ever ranking and up from No. 164 in 2016. We were also named to Princeton Review’s Best Value 200 among all colleges and universities. Finally, we were invited and joined the Annapolis Group, a higher education membership group composed of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges. I am also pleased to report that real progress has been made with the Old City Williamsport Project located along Basin Street. As you will recall, this project represents another major step toward the transformation of the area to the south of campus into a livable, walkable neighborhood. The board of trustees approved two operating agreements that create LLCs with the College and Pine Ridge Construction Management as members, and the LLCs will oversee the construction of two building complexes. This project is a significant moment in the history of the College, the City of Williamsport, and Lycoming County, and it demonstrates the power of partnerships in bringing about transformational change. 111 200 No. Named one of the best Tier 1 National Liberal Arts & Sciences Institutions by 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report among all colleges and universities BEST VALUE From Presiden the I 2 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
With the support of the board of trustees, we also have continued executing the core strategies of the 2021 Strategic Plan. The curriculum has been strengthened through the addition of a computer science major and the opening of the Humanities Research Center. Our capacity to recruit students has been enhanced through the return of baseball and field hockey as varsity sports. The College also opened the Alliance House, which provides resources and a safe place for students who have been affected by sexual or gender violence to come to heal, find peace, and feel welcomed and safe. The trustees also allocated funding to make new investments in our vision for a 21st-century liberal arts campus. The Doug and Dawn Keiper Stadium is now the home of our lacrosse, soccer, and field hockey teams, and it competes well with other playing fields in our conference. The lower level of the Academic Center was converted into an inviting and modern facility for the department of psychology and the neuroscience program. Two additional labs in the Heim Science Building — ecology and general chemistry — were renovated. As you can see on the cover of this magazine, the campus now includes a magnificent new music facility. The first major investment in a building for our music program in more than a century, the Trachte Music Center is both aesthetically compelling and equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Sharon and I are humbled and honored by the decision to name the building in recognition of our contributions to the College. What we find most meaningful, however, is the idea that for decades to come, the Lycoming community will come together in this place to be inspired and moved by music. For nearly a decade, you have entrusted me with the responsibility to steward this remarkable institution. Every year has deepened my passion for Lycoming College, my belief that it is a special place, and my optimism for its future. I have been inspired by the courageous decisions of the board of trustees, the commitment of our staff and faculty, and the resilience of our students. They are the foundations of our progress. Your love of the College and your philanthropy have been and remain the fuel that makes possible our continued pursuit of excellence. Thank you. Kent C. Trachte, Ph.D. President t’s Desk 3 www.lycoming.edu
COVER: The Trachte Music Center, named in honor of Lycoming College’s 15th and current president, Kent C. Trachte, Ph.D., and his spouse Sharon R. Trachte, Ph.D., for their leadership, contributions to the College and community, and love and appreciation for music, opened for the start of the fall semester, and a formal dedication was held on Oct. 21, 2022. The $8.5 million, 14,000 square-foot building ensures the gift of music will live on for generations. EDITOR Amy Chandler marketing@lycoming.edu ASSOCIATE EDITORS Joe Guistina Marla Kramer Bailey (Spencer) Innerarity ’23 Lynn Zitta ’11 ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Murray Hanford PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Cooley Jaime DeMarco ’01 John McKeith Heather Necessary Eric Stashak Gordon Wenzel Max Wilhelm CLASS NOTES EDITOR Terri Brewer ’14 ADMINISTRATION Kent C. Trachte, Ph.D. President Chip Edmonds, Ed.D. ’98 Executive Vice President Susan M. Ross, Ph.D. Dean of the College Philip Sprunger, Ph.D. Provost & Dean of the Faculty VOL. 37, NO. 2 FALL 2022 Your love of the College and your philanthropy have been and remain the fuel that makes possible our continued pursuit of excellence. LYCOMING COLLEGE MAGAZINE 4 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
LYCOMING COLLEGE ONE COLLEGE PLACE WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701-5192 570-321-4000 www.lycoming.edu Copyright © 2022 Lycoming College. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or duplicated without the prior written permission of the publisher. Lycoming College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution. Lycoming College Magazine is published bi-annually. GO PAPERLESS. To receive a link to an online version of Lycoming College Magazine rather than a paper copy, email marketing@lycoming.edu with “online magazine subscription” in the subject line. Include your name, class year, and mailing address in the message. FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK NOTEWORTHY HOMECOMING WEEKEND 2022 FACULTY & STAFF NEWS WELCOME NEW FACULTY YOUR IMPACT THANK YOU DONORS ALUMNI DONORS GIFTS BY CLASS YEAR WELCOME NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES HOW TUITION WAS PAID LYCOMING ANNUAL FUND AND OVERALL GIVING ALUMNI HAPPENINGS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD ANNUAL AWARDS CLASS NOTES AT THE HEART OF GIVING: MARINA VERNALIS ’73 ’16H 2 6 14 16 18 20 21 22 24 28 30 31 32 34 45 36 12 5 www.lycoming.edu
NOTEWOR Lycoming College welcomed first-year and transfer students during New Student Convocation on Aug. 25, 2022. For the first time since 2019, friends and families were invited to join students, faculty, and staff in the celebration on campus. The Class of 2026 is comprised of 337 new students. About one-third of the class are persons of color. Nearly half are from outside of Pennsylvania, including 19 different states and nine different countries from around the world. The class is academically strong with more than 23 percent in the top 10 percent of their high school classes. Kamarie Blacksher ’23, president of the Student Senate, urged students to get involved. “One piece of advice I would like to give you is to be bold and LYCOMING LAUNCHES CLASS OF 2026 AT NEW STUDENT CONVOCATION create an amazing experience for yourself,” she said. “Whether that means going to a softball game, going to a band performance, volunteering in the community, or joining a club like the Multicultural Awareness Group, or even starting a new one…there are so many ways to be involved on campus and to create memorable experiences.” Lycoming College and Pine Ridge Construction Management celebrated the groundbreaking of the Old City Williamsport development project with a gathering at the building site along Basin Street between Third and Fourth Streets on July 26, 2022. The multi-phase development will begin with the build-out of 12 three-story residential townhomes and seven commercial units, expected to be open to the public in the fall of 2023. Future phases of the project will include office space, additional commercial space, a parking structure, and a living rooftop park with a beer garden and food truck dining experience. Pine Ridge’s multi-use facility will breathe new life into Williamsport’s Old City and revitalize the area as a livable, vibrant neighborhood. The design features a multimodal element to help alleviate dependence on motor vehicles, making it more conducive to walking and cycling to the Susquehanna River Walk, or to downtown Williamsport via a new greenway on Willow Street. The new facility will also complement Lycoming’s Krapf Gateway Center and new Trachte Music Center, further enhancing the arrival sequence to the College. The Old City Williamsport project is proceeding in partnership with the City of Williamsport, and Lycoming County. More information on the project can be found at www.oldcitywilliamsport.com. CELEBRATION MARKS GROUNDBREAKING OF OLD CITY DEVELOPMENT 6 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
RTHY Music and anthropology double major, Birdie Hadfield ’24, became the first Lycoming College student to win a Fund for Education Abroad Scholarship and full tuition scholarships to study ethnomusicology at the University College Cork in Cork (UCC), Ireland, in Spring 2023. As a violinist for the past nine years and avid musician, Hadfield became fascinated with ethnomusicology, the study of music in its social and cultural contexts, after taking cultural anthropology during her first semester at Lycoming. She is excited to venture outside of her comfort zone and leave the United States LYCOMING STUDENT RECEIVES FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY ABROAD IN IRELAND for the first time. Hadfield is working closely with the Center for Enhanced Academic Experiences and faculty in the music and anthropology departments at Lycoming to prepare for her experience and looks forward to making connections with UCC professors. Emma (E.P.) Klopp ’23, design and technical theatre major with an entrepreneurship minor, self-published her debut children’s book, “An Orange Dog Named Blue.” Released in August 2022 and available on Amazon.com, the book follows a young boy named Walter as he and his dog navigate their small town, Emerville. In the words of Klopp, “This heartfelt comedy is an adventure of a boy and a dog who are guilty, innocent, heroes, and villains all at the same time. ‘An Orange Dog Named Blue’ is an invitation to stand up for what’s right and uncover the truth, no matter the challenge.” LYCOMING STUDENT PUBLISHES DEBUT CHILDREN’S BOOK With two more books expected to follow in the series, the audience can anticipate different animals, adventures, and characters. Klopp shared that if it were not for her liberal arts education and the community at Lycoming, the novel would not have come together as it did. 7 www.lycoming.edu
Lycoming College is the recipient of a $4,500 donation from C&N to support the Waterdale Environmental Education Center (WEEC), a joint effort between Lycoming College’s Clean Water Institute (CWI) and the Williamsport Municipal Water Authority. The gift has been made through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC), of which the WEEC is a qualifying educational program. The EITC program offers businesses a credit to lower their tax liability through donations to educational enrichment initiatives such as the WEEC. C&N is committed to investing in local educational programs to champion a strong and prosperous community by creating more opportunities for children to thrive. “C&N employs almost a dozen proud Lycoming alumni locally. I, along with many of my colleagues, were excited to have the opportunity to support our alma mater and their efforts to bring such an interesting program to our youth,” said Rachael Clark ’08, vice LYCOMING COLLEGE RECEIVES FIRST EVER EITC GIFT Lycoming College alumnus Phil Levesque ’00 finally took his place on the field at Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa. Levesque was originally selected to umpire the 2020 Little League World Series, but the games were cancelled due to the pandemic. He had the opportunity to participate in 2021, but decided to postpone his involvement. Levesque made Lycoming proud as he excitedly umpired the games held Aug. 17-28, 2022. When asked what he loves most about Little League, Levesque didn’t hesitate with a response. “When President George W. Bush was inducted into the Little League Hall of Excellence during the Little League World Series in 2001, he spoke about his Little League playing days in West Texas. He remarked that he never dreamt of becoming President of the United States, but he did dream about making it to Williamsport to play in the Little League World Series. He went on to talk about Little League coaches teaching kids about more than how to throw ALUMNUS UMPIRES 2022 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES president, regional retail market leader at C&N. “The ability to offer programs to local students is important because the center at Waterdale provides an outdoor handson opportunity for youth of various ages to participate in learning about ecological/ conservation topics,” said Mel Zimmerman, Ph.D., CWI director and professor emeritus. “We are incredibly appreciative for C&N’s contribution to the WEEC, which will greatly enhance our program outreach opportunities.” and hit, but also about the value of working with somebody to win for something greater than yourself,” said Levesque. “That perfectly sums up what Little League is about, and the mission statement of Little League succinctly captures what I love most about it: Little League believes in the power of youth baseball and softball to teach life lessons that build stronger individuals and communities.” Scan the QR code to read the full story about Levesque’s baseball journey from volunteering as a teenager to his umpiring debut at the Little League World Series. 8 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
Lycoming College continues to be recognized annually as one of the best liberal arts and sciences institutions in the country. The College’s 21st-century education unites the traditional liberal arts with the power of experiential learning, enabling students to develop a deeper understanding of their major field of study while preparing for lives of meaning and careers of distinction. Lycoming’s upward movement in rankings reflects its commitment to providing an unparalleled educational experience where our students THINK DEEPLY. ACT BOLDLY. LYCOMING COLLEGE ACC LADES During a pandemic that prevented international travel, Lycoming College faculty and students worked together to continue providing students with a global perspective and an opportunity to learn through service. Education classes led by Rachel Hickoff-Cresko, Ed.D., Amy Rogers, Ph.D., and Spanish courses taught by Sandra Kingery, Ph.D., collaborated to bring interactive teaching methods to classrooms in Las Terrenas in the Dominican Republic by leveraging remote technology. As a continuation of the College’s committed partnership through the Interdisciplinary Dominican Republic Program and associated Warrior Coffee Project, students learned to apply a community-centered, needs-based approach in creating and delivering a variety of lessons. Students in the early childhood education class worked with the Anacaona Library on their remote storytelling project. They chose age-appropriate books and developed lesson plans and CONNECTING THE WORLD THROUGH REMOTE TEACHING BY BAILEY (SPENCER) INNERARITY ’23 reading questions to better facilitate student engagement and understanding. Students in the modern languages class then worked on translating the materials into Spanish so that they could read the stories and pose questions developed by the education students to the audience, demonstrating interactive teaching strategies in educational videos shared with Dominican teachers. The secondary education course students developed content lessons specific to the culture and region, with topics ranging from probability and metaphors in literature to coastal erosion and ocean conservation. College students learned to better identify community needs and gained a global perspective while providing teachers with supplementary teaching materials that serve as a model of interactive, student-centered pedagogy. Named one of the best Tier 1 National Liberal Arts & Sciences Institutions by 2022-23 U.S. News & World Report, leaping 13 spots to No. 111, and jumping 21 spots to No. 11 in social mobility Praised as a “Best College” for a sixth consecutive year in The Princeton Review Best 388 Colleges for 2023, and included on its Best Value List Continued to be ranked among the best liberal arts colleges in the country by Washington Monthly, landing in the No. 89 spot the 2022 Liberal Arts Colleges Ranking, and No. 35 in social mobility Recognized as one of the Best Value Colleges in the nation by Money Magazine, ranking No. 46 among 236 private colleges committed to needbased financial aid with enrollments less than 2,500 students Recognized as a Member School by the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium Accepted as a member of The Annapolis Group, a higher education consortium that convenes institutional leaders from the nation’s very best liberal arts colleges 9 www.lycoming.edu
The good news for Lycoming College’s department of athletics in 2021-22 was that all 17 active sports were able to complete their competitive seasons while working through plenty of residual issues that defined the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The better news was that in addition, new head coaches for the sports of baseball and field hockey successfully recruited student-athletes to begin competition in Lycoming’s 18th and 19th varsity sports during the 2022-23 academic year. There were plenty of department-level highlights during the academic year, with an emphasis on some significant facility projects, including the renovation of the weight room on the lower level of Keiper Recreation Center in September 2021, the beginning of construction on the Doug and Dawn Keiper Stadium at UPMC Field for the soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey teams in January 2022, and the planning for extensive renovations to Lamade Gym Natatorium which began in the spring before construction started in June 2022. In addition, the department’s student-athletes committed more 2021-22 ATHLETICS IN REVIEW BY JOE GUISTINA than 1,500 hours to volunteer work and a record 168 studentathletes (45 percent of the 376 student-athletes on campus) claimed a spot on the MAC Academic Honor Roll. The football, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, and men’s tennis teams all set records for the number of honorees. Luke Jordan ’22 became the fifth Warrior in the past 10 years to earn a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, and he was also the recipient of the inaugural Robert J. Sinnott ’81 Award, established to recognize a student-athlete who has excelled at Lycoming in the areas of athletics and academics and who has exemplified the qualities of character, courage, and determination. In competition, the wrestling team capped the season with two AllAmerican performances at the NCAA Championships, one from Connor Fulmer ’23 at heavyweight and one from Gable Crebs ’24, the son of head The Hearst Foundations have awarded Lycoming College a grant of $150,000 to support middle-income retention scholarships. This two-year grant will be implemented for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 academic years and will provide support to middle-income students as they move from their first to sophomore year. “Foundation grants have enabled the College to launch multiple initiatives that have enhanced the student experience, and grants from the Hearst Foundations are a prime example,” said Kent Trachte, Ph.D., president. “Having invested significantly and successfully in access and retention of low-income students, Lycoming now plans to also focus on students from middle-income families. We are grateful for the Hearst Foundations’ generous grant in support of this initiative.” LYCOMING RECEIVES $150,000 GRANT TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS coach Roger Crebs, at 197 pounds. Katherine Brown ’23 won two MAC Championships and became the first Lycoming women’s swimmer since 1983 to compete at the NCAA Championships. The men’s basketball team reached the MAC Freedom Championship game, the third year in a row they made it to the conference title game, and was one of 12 programs that were able to compete in a postseason competition. 10 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
Ready to ACT BOLDLY? Be a part of Lycoming College’s www.lycoming.edu/dayofgiving Join us on April 18 & 19, 2023, for the annual online event that encourages the entire Lycoming College community near and far to show their support by investing in our students, programs, and campus. Your gifts — no matter the size — prove that when we come together, we have the power to change lives. Help us build a strong and lasting future. 11 www.lycoming.edu
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Lycoming College was excited to host a full weekend of activities for alumni, parents, and friends during Homecoming on Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Friday evening featured the ever popular Beer & Pretzel Tent, and guests warmed up and enjoyed s’mores around the firepit located at the Class of 2021 Patio. Saturday brought us athletic competitions galore, including football, soccer, and field hockey, which made its official return to campus this fall. Great food and fun was had while tailgating at numerous tents, including one hosted by the Alumni Associate Executive Board that offered tasty flatbread pizzas and a donut wall. The College was thrilled to dedicate the Doug and Dawn Keiper Stadium and UPMC Field for soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse, recognizing the donors whose philanthropy made possible this enhancement to Lycoming’s athletic programs. Music filled the air as we celebrated the new Trachte Music Center. From open houses and a choir read-off and reunion, to choir and band performances, we were thrilled to showcase this amazing space, culminating in a musical performance that filled the spacious rehearsal hall on Saturday evening. View photos at www.lycoming.edu/ alumniphotos, and plan to join us at next year’s Homecoming Weekend to be held Oct. 6-8, 2023. 13 www.lycoming.edu
“From Foods to Chemotherapeutics: The Antioxidant Potential of Dietary Phytochemicals,” written by Michelle Briggs, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, has been published in Processes as an invited paper for part of the special issue “Chemical Characterization and Bioactivity Evaluation of Medicinal Plants.” This review investigates a variety of plantproduced chemicals humans typically ingest, their impacts on overall health patterns, molecular mechanisms associated with their health impacts, and the potential of their synergistic use for therapeutic purposes. John Capo, assistant professor of corporate communication, was interviewed in the article “How Inflation is Impacting College Students Heading Into the New School Year” by Yahoo Finance. Capo sang the U.S. National Anthem before a game at the Little League World Series on Aug. 20, 2022. This past spring, he performed in the cast of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” at the Community Theatre League in Williamsport. Biliana Stoytcheva-Horissian, Ph.D., chair and associate professor of theatre, recently presented at the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) annual conference. She was the session moderator/ coordinator and one of the presenters on the panel from the Theatre as a Liberal Art focus group, “Successful Post-COVID Theatre Recruitment and Retention Practices.” ATHE is the largest and most prestigious national theatre conference. Sandra Kingery, Ph.D., chair of modern language studies and Logan A. Richmond Endowed Professor, published two books of poetry in translation, both with student/ alumni collaboration. With Aaron Willsea ’20, Xánath Caraza’s “Red Teardrop” (Lobo Estepario Press) focuses on the abuse and suffering of women and indigenous peoples in Mexico and throughout the world. With Hanna Cherres ’22 and Aaron Willsea ’20, Xánath Caraza’s “Jackeline’s Butterfly” (FlowerSong Press) honors and commemorates the life of Jackeline Caal, a seven-year-old Guatemalan girl who died while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 2018. Christopher Kulp, Ph.D., professor of physics, is the recipient of the Mike Resnick Memorial Award for best science fiction by a new author. The award was presented in September 2022 at DragonCon in Atlanta, Ga. His story is titled “What Would You Pay for a Second Chance?” and was written as part of Creative Writing 342 Fiction Workshop 1 taught by Phoebe Wagner, assistant professor of English, in the fall of 2021. It will be published in and upcoming issue of Galaxy’s Edge. Michael Kurtz, Ph.D., associate professor of economics, with former student Rebecca Forbes ’20 and a colleague from another institution, co-authored “A field study on the role of incidental emotions on charitable giving,” published in Theory and Decision. “Rebecca was a huge driver of the project, which began while she was a sophomore at Lycoming,” said Kurtz. 14 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
NEWS FACULTY & STAFF Leah Bedrosian Peterson, department chair and professor of film and video arts, has been awarded a Faculty Research and Production Award Grant by The University Film and Video Foundation for her short narrative film, “Brave Little Hawk.” Only three grants were awarded this year by the not-forprofit corporation, and the research funded by the grant will be presented at the 2023 annual University Film and Video Association conference. “One-size-fits-all probation and parole are not solutions for reducing future criminality,” an opinion contribution written by Justin Medina, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice, was published by The Hill (thehill.com), a top U.S. political website that reaches four million readers online. Jessica Munson, Ph.D., associate professor of archaeology and anthropology, was selected as a partner on the international and collaborative Global Dynamics of Inequality (GINI) Project. Joining a team of 20 leading archaeologists from around the globe, the project is designed to advance synthetic understandings of the relationships between inequality and other dimensions of human social dynamics as revealed through the archaeological record. The project is run through the Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology at University of Colorado Boulder and is supported by the National Science Foundation and Coalition for Archaeological Synthesis. Todd Preston, Ph.D., professor of English, has published “A Handbook of Animals in Old English Texts” with Arc Humanities Press. The text is a reference work cataloguing every natural animal that appears in the Old English corpus, some 140 entries and 345 Old English animal-terms, correlating the literary, historical, ecological, and archaeological contexts of their appearances in early medieval English contexts. Christopher Pearl, Ph.D., associate professor of history, co-authored a book with Douglas Bradburn, “From Independence to the U.S. Constitution: Reconsidering the Critical Period of American History,” published by the University of Virginia Press. PageCarol Woods, Ed.D., was appointed assistant dean for student success. She most recently served as a student support specialist at Grays Harbor College, where she specialized in support of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Among her responsibilities, Woods will coordinate the academic advising program, direct the Lycoming Summer Academy, and support academic retention strategies, including first-year student probation support. Lycoming extends its sincere gratitude to the following individuals for their dedication and service to the College upon their retirement. Diane Carl, assistant to the president of the College (1994) Richard Erickson, Ph.D., associate professor emeritus, astronomy and physics (1973) Anne Landon, associate director for career advising (1997) “Virtual/Remote labs for fluorescent immunocytochemistry or Western blotting: The next best thing to being there,” authored by Mary Morrison, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, was published in the Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education. The article describes how Morrison adapted inperson lab exercises for neuroscience and immunology courses for remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic, using videos of experimental procedures and engaging students with real (flawed) data from past semesters’ students. It also assesses the performance of students on the in-person versus remote versions of the same experiments. 15 www.lycoming.edu
(standing L to R) Breton, Smith, Wilson, Gulden; (sitting L to R) Weidman, Lawton, Rieck; (not pictured) Azriel and Weaver WELCOME Lycoming College is pleased to welcome these new faculty to its community, bringing with them extensive knowledge and experience in their fields. With ecocriticism on the theatre stage, operatic styles in the music hall, Anglo-modernism in literature, expertise in stellar evolution, and more, these professors will enrich the classrooms. Jay Azriel Sloter Endowed Professor in Entrepreneurship B.B.A., Oglethorpe University MBA., The American University Ph.D., University at Albany Ariane Breton Instructional Services Librarian and Assistant Professor B.A., Bishop’s University, Sherbrooke (QC) Masters of Information Studies (Bilingual), University of Ottawa, Ottawa (ON) Leslie Gulden Visiting Assistant Professor of Theatre B.A., Fordham University at Lincoln Center M.F.A., California Institute of the Arts Ph.D., Texas Tech University Saadia N. Lawton Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History B.A., Clark University M.P.S., Cornell University Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison M.P.A., Baruch-Marxe School of Public and International Affairs Leslie Rieck Assistant Professor of Biology B.S., Allegheny College Ph.D., The Ohio State University Gary Smith Lecturer of Mathematical Sciences B.S., Bloomsburg University Master’s Equivalency Certificate, Pennsylvania Department of Education Kent Weaver Visiting Instructor of Music B.M., Westminster Choir College M.M., The Ohio State University Sean Weidman Visiting Assistant Professor of English B.A., Westmont College M.A, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University Emily Wilson Assistant Professor of Astrophysics B.A., Franklin and Marshall College M.S, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology NEW Faculty 16 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
Let your family and friends know about an upcoming Open House. Feel free to post dates on your social media profiles with a link to our College. Here’s one option you can consider posting: Lycoming College’s Summer Open Houses are coming up! Go on a student-guided tour of our beautiful campus, meet faculty, and learn about studying abroad and great internships! www.lycoming.edu/visit No problem. Additional visiting hours, contact information, and more are available on our website at: CAN’T MAKE IT? Lycoming College’s strong network of alumni provides its students with a connection to powerful resources. Along with guiding current students in the transition to becoming a Lycoming graduate, alumni can help build the next generation of Warriors by sharing their own college experiences with prospective students. Alumni Admissions Ambassadors help the Lycoming community by: REGISTER TODAY AT: www.lycoming.edu/admissions WARRIORS Building the next generation of Representing Lycoming at local college fairs Interviewing prospective students near their hometowns Serving as a resource for parents of admitted students Welcoming new students on move-in day WINTER OPEN HOUSE FEBRUARY 18, 2023 SUMMER OPEN HOUSES JUNE 23, 2023 JULY 21, 2023 If you are interested in serving as an Alumni Admissions Ambassador, please scan the QR code. Have questions? Contact the Office of Admissions at 1-800-345-3920. 17 www.lycoming.edu
Your Lycoming College has built its reputation as a top-tier liberal arts college to provide one of the most valuable degrees one can earn. The collective support of our donors is integral in guiding the upward trajectory of the College and shaping the experiences of our students. Your ongoing support truly changes lives so that our graduates can change the world. Thank you for your generosity and making this a successful fundraising year. $6,345,786 Total gifts for the fiscal year 2021-22 = Alumni $4,315,290 Parents & Past Parents $173,903 Individuals $345,359 Corporation, Foundations, Matching Gifts, & Organizations $1,511,234 $36.2M in scholarships and grants was awarded in 2021-22 1,115 students received scholarships and grants in 2021-22 18 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
Lycoming’s Endowment exceeded donors raised 23% 25% $195M 2,764 alumni made a gift to their alma mater 765 alumni supported the Warrior Club 2,698 alumni, parents, and friends in the Loyal Giving Society Alumni Participation Support for the Lycoming Fund $1,493,933 $371,502 Raised for Warrior Club Athletics $190,000 endowment per student $374,846 1,356 as of June 30, 2022 of the operating budget is funded by the endowment during Lycoming’s Days of Giving on April 12 & 13, 2022 19 www.lycoming.edu
The support of our alumni, parents, and friends is integral in guiding the upward trajectory of Lycoming College and shaping the experiences of its students. Your support changes lives so that our graduates can change the world. The College is grateful for our donors. The pages that include our List of Donors have been omitted from this flipbook, but those lists may be viewed on a password-protected site by scanning the QR code. LIST OF DONORS www.lycoming.edu/presidents-report/donor-list Should you need assistance with the password, please contact marketing@lycoming.edu. 20 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
5 10 15 20 25 30 22% 24% 17% 16.6% 16.1% 14.4% 10.8% 10% 9.8% 7.4% How Lycoming compares to competitive institutions from the Middle Atlantic Conference and from the Liberal Arts 25, a select group of schools that Lycoming has compiled for institutional comparison purposes Alumni Donors as a percentage of solicited FY21 Knox College Muhlenberg College Susquehanna University King’s College Misericordia University LYCOMING COLLEGE Moravian University Westminster College Lebanon Valley College Wilkes University 21 www.lycoming.edu
1942 8 2 25% $550 1946 2 2 100% $525 1947 5 2 40% $100 1948 15 1 7% $1,785 1949 8 4 50% $400 1950 9 5 56% $5,400 1951 10 3 30% $23,300 1952 18 6 33% $1,225 1953 11 5 45% $565 1954 19 3 16% $400 1955 13 2 15% $560 1956 26 8 31% $600 1957 33 16 48% $43,365 1958 44 15 34% $13,076 1959 74 34 46% $352,265 1960 51 26 51% $48,465 1961 62 34 55% $33,402 1962 63 27 43% $35,970 1963 95 44 46% $43,740 1964 124 72 58% $64,566 1965 137 65 47% $83,520 1966 119 55 46% $187,820 1967 135 71 53% $286,577 1968 142 61 43% $304,275 1969 159 69 43% $1,051,902 1970 133 60 45% $309,330 1971 125 49 39% $43,943 1972 129 50 39% $610,789 1973 181 77 43% $474,125 1974 186 70 38% $66,030 1975 163 56 34% $70,292 1976 152 57 38% $44,317 1977 141 53 38% $36,005 1978 145 51 35% $71,155 1979 125 54 43% $28,510 1980 130 37 28% $838,165 1981 107 41 38% $21,475 1982 113 24 21% $13,890 1983 105 37 35% $59,975 1984 99 40 40% $65,273 1985 109 26 24% $7,670 1986 113 44 39% $32,112 1987 84 26 31% $50,865 1988 124 27 22% $8,040 1989 87 21 24% $48,117 1990 94 26 28% $14,485 1991 94 17 18% $3,040 1992 133 33 25% $18,256 1993 137 40 29% $10,080 1994 131 36 27% $19,840 1995 143 41 29% $9,961 1996 168 32 19% $51,636 1997 266 30 11% $11,200 1998 287 41 14% $14,951 1999 315 44 14% $29,677 2000 265 36 14% $20,460 2001 282 31 11% $6,850 2002 261 35 13% $14,758 2003 302 39 13% $8,110 2004 242 44 18% $15,206 2005 286 45 16% $24,979 2006 338 55 16% $15,193 2007 303 46 15% $7,725 2008 341 34 10% $4,767 2009 273 39 14% $5,465 2010 265 32 12% $4,417 2011 284 43 15% $7,354 2012 238 31 13% $3,803 2013 267 39 15% $3,888 2014 282 44 16% $6,037 2015 307 37 12% $3,505 2016 246 32 13% $2,320 2017 249 33 13% $4,680 2018 274 33 12% $2,735 2019 253 37 15% $2,395 2020 250 34 14% $1,572 2021 157 23 15% $1,183 2022 203 68 33% $4,553 CLASS YEAR CLASS YEAR CLASS YEAR TOTAL SUPPORT TOTAL SUPPORT TOTAL SUPPORT # IN CLASS # IN CLASS # IN CLASS # OF DONORS # OF DONORS # OF DONORS % OF GIVING % OF GIVING % OF GIVING 22 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE S BY CLASS YEAR
1946 2 2 100% $525 1964 124 72 58% $64,566 1950 9 5 56% $5,400 1961 62 34 55% $33,402 1967 135 71 53% $286,577 1960 51 26 51% $48,465 1949 8 4 50% $400 1957 33 16 48% $43,365 1965 137 65 47% $83,520 1963 95 44 46% $43,740 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% CLASS YEAR TOTAL SUPPORT # IN CLASS # OF DONORS % OF GIVING 1969 159 69 43% $1,051,902 1980 130 37 28% $838,165 1972 129 50 39% $610,789 1973 181 77 43% $474,125 1959 74 34 46% $352,265 1970 133 60 45% $309,330 1968 142 61 43% $304,275 1967 135 71 53% $286,577 1966 119 55 46% $187,820 1965 137 65 47% $83,520 CLASS YEAR TOTAL SUPPORT # IN CLASS # OF DONORS % OF GIVING 100 K 200 K 300 K 400 K 500 K 600 K 700 K 800 K 900 K 1 M 23 www.lycoming.edu 10 10 TOP TOP Classes by Alumni Participation Classes by Total Support
Lycoming College is pleased to welcome two new members to the board of trustees who will help ensure the College continues to provide a distinguished liberal arts and sciences education that prepares students for careers of significance and lives of meaning. welcomes LYCOMING COLLEGE Board of Trustees is a senior manager leading the retirement services department at the Vanguard Group Inc., one of the world’s largest investment companies. Prior to this, he spent 23 years as a leader in sales, operations, and brokerage at Vanguard. Ohlinger holds Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 licenses, which qualify him as a securities principal and an investment advisor representative. Passionate about traveling and giving back to his alma mater, Ohlinger created an annual study abroad stipend for students at Lycoming and has given back through appreciated shares of mutual funds. He is currently a member of the College’s President’s Leadership Council, the 1812 Leadership Giving Society, and the Tower Society, and is a former member of the Alumni Association Executive Board. Ohlinger received a bachelor’s degree in economics and international studies from Lycoming, and was a member of the economics and political science honor societies. As a student, he served as a tour guide for the Office of Admissions and participated in the Lycoming Choir, traveling to Poland, Czechoslovakia, and West Berlin in his four years. He and his husband, Dan, reside in Reading, Pa. is corporate officer and principal of the Hartman Agency Inc., a regional independent insurance brokerage firm headquartered in Williamsport. He specializes in property and casualty programs for industrial, manufacturing, and processing operations. Prior to this, he served as senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for Granite State Insurance Company of the American International Group in New York City. Maintaining strong ties in the community throughout his career, Sitler is a member of the Lycoming College President’s Leadership Council and serves on the Penn College Foundation board of directors. He is also a member of the Organizational Wellness Committee for the River Valley Regional YMCA and is a proud graduate of Leadership Lycoming, an organization where he later served as a member of its board of trustees and advisory group. Sitler graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and managerial economics from Lycoming. In 2020, he was recognized as Lycoming College Alumnus of the Year. He and his wife, Connie, are the proud parents of Lycoming alumnae Markell Sitler Kunigus ’09 and Ashley Sitler ’12. Mark J. Ohlinger ’92 Mark C. Sitler ’86 NEW 24 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2021-2022 OFFICERS D. Mark Fultz ’80 Chair CEO, Abtex Corp. (Retired) Donald Hughes ’72 Vice Chair Managing Member, Camden Partners Holdings LLC (Retired) Leigh Howe ’78 Secretary of the Board President and CEO, Maryland Proton Treatment Center Brian Belz ’96 Assistant Secretary Senior Director, North America Compliance, Johnson & Johnson Ann Pepperman, Esq. Assistant Secretary Partner, McCormick Law Firm BOARD MEMBERS Robert Bucknam Jr., Esq. ’81 Attorney/Executive Vice President, Archer Greiner Melvin Campbell Jr. ’70 President, Campbell, Harrington & Brear Advertising (Retired) Kent Chapman ’86 Regents Professor of Biochemistry, Associate Director for the BioDiscovery Institute, University of North Texas Jay Cleveland Jr. ’88 President and CEO, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company John DiMarco Jr. ’76, ’04P Co-Owner, Freddy’s Broomall; Co-Owner, Penn Oaks Golf Club, West Chester, PA William Evans ’72 Director Dental Surgeon, U.S. Public Health Service (Retired) David Gathman ’69 CFO, SunGard Public Sector (Retired) Barbara Heim ’83 Executive Vice President of Human Resources, BG Group (Retired) Colleen Heisey ’99 Partner, Jones Day James Jeffries III ’78, ’16P Medical Director, Chief Clinical Officer, Soderstrom Skin Institute Steven Johnson ’76 President and CEO, UPMC Susquehanna Daniel Langdon ’73, ’08P ’09P CEO, East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc. John Marthinsen ’70 Professor of Economics and International Business, Babson College Nanci (Davis) Morris ’78 Managing Director, New England Retirement Consultants LLC Timothy Myers ’87 President & CEO, Baptist Senior Family Mark Ohlinger ’92 Senior Manager, Retirement Services Department, Vanguard Group Inc. Frank Pellegrino Business Developer David Schoch ’73 Group Vice President, President, Asia Pacific Operations, Ford Motor Company (Retired) James Scott ’70 Founder and Principal, CareerChoiceFirst Mark Sitler ’86 Corporate Officer and Principal, The Hartman Agency Inc. Stanley Sloter ’80 ’21H Chair Emeritus President, Paradigm Companies Arlington, VA Cheryl (Eck) Spencer ’70 Vice President of Quality and Compliance (Retired) Linda Porr Sweeney ’78, ’20P Attorney Barbara Lovenduski Sylk ’73 Artist-Educator-Designer Kent Trachte President, Lycoming College Marina Vernalis ’73 Executive Medical Director and Physician, Integrative Cardiac Health Project, Walter Reed Military Center (Retired) Tammy Weber ’83 Attorney, Marshall, Parker & Weber LLC Diane Dalto Woosnam ’73 Art Consultant, Diane Dalto & Associates EMERITI TRUSTEES Brenda Alston-Mills ’66 Associate Dean and Director, Office of Diversity and Pluralism, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University (Retired) Marie White Bell ’58 ’17H N.J. Superior Court Judge (Retired) John Biggar ’66 Executive Vice President and CFO, PPL Corporation (Retired) Jay Cleveland Sr. Chairman of the Board and CEO, Cleveland Brothers Equipment Company (Retired) Richard DeWald ’61 Chairman, Montgomery Plumbing Supply Company Donald Failor ’68, ’11P Owner, Failor Associates LLC Daniel Fultz ’57 ’01H Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Lycoming College (Retired) Nancy (Hall) Gieniec ’59 Self-Employed (Retired) Arthur Haberberger ’59 ’11H Chair Emeritus Daniel R. Hawbaker President, Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc. Harold Hershberger Jr. ’51 President, Deer Mountain Associates Inc. Neil Irons ’12H Bishop, Central PA Conference UMC (Retired) Dale Krapf ’67 Chairman of the Board, Krapf Group David Lee ’61 President and CEO, Omega Financial Corporation (Retired) Robert Little ’63 Staff Physician, UMPC Pinnacle Express Care Peter Lynn ’69 ’15H Chair Emeritus President and CEO, Government Retirement & Benefits Inc. Stephen Martz ’64 President and COO, Omega Financial Corporation (Retired) Hugh Sides ’60 Robert M. Sides Music Inc. (Retired) Charles Springman ’59 Sr. Vice President of Operations, Lord & Taylor (Retired) John Trogner Jr. ’68 Director and Treasurer, Tröegs Brewing Co.; General Partner, First Commercial Development Company (Retired) Dennis Youshaw ’61 Physician (Retired) 25 www.lycoming.edu
PRESIDENT’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 2021-2022 Josemar A. Castillo ’06 Business Development Territory Manager, Pharma and Food, Malvern Panalytical Shaun Chalk ’93 Senior Vice President, Global Client Operations, WPP Health & Wellness David Detwiler III ’75 Podiatrist, Dr. David Detwiler PC Shannon (Keane) English ’94 Geriatrics and Hospice Physician, Mercy Health Physician Partners Joseph Feerrar ’02 Owner, Bald Birds Brewing Erica Hain ’93 Senior Vice President, Johnson Kendall Johnson Paul Henry ’66 President, Paul Henry Inc. (Retired) Lisa Hoffman ’05 Emergency Medical Physician, Geisinger Health System James Hubbard ’66 Vice President, Chief of Staff, Mercury Marine Division of Brunswick Corporation (Retired) Deanna (Cappo) Kirn ’84 Director, Legal Administration and Regulatory Support, Dominion Resources (Retired) Glenn Klages ’79 Chief Operating Officer, Sakara Life Minta (George) Krise ’00 Chief Operating Officer, InTandem Financial Lauren Lawson-Zilai ’99 Senior Director, Media and Public Relations, Shatterproof Robert Lucenti ’84 National Audit Markets Leader, Deloitte and Touche LLP Emilio “Jack” Morrone ’84 Principal/Co-Founder, One Financial Services Mark Ohlinger ’92 Senior Manager of Retirement Services, Vanguard Group Inc. W. Todd Okeson ’98 Principal Owner, East Coast Alternative Energy Peter Ressler Jr. ’94 Senior Financial Advisor, Managing Director of Investments, Wells Fargo Advisors Linda Ross ’69 Professor, Rowan University (Retired) Richard Russell ’70 Attorney, CPA (Inactive); Firley, Moran, Freer, and Eassa CPA PC (Retired) Robert Schreibeis ’75 Senior Principal, Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (Retired) Andrea Seuren ’76 Vice President, Product Management and Underwriting Audit, Global Indemnity Group Inc. (Retired) Mark Sitler ’86, ’09P ’12P Vice President, Hartman Agency Inc. Larry Snyder ’68 CEO/Owner, Imperial Stone Paving Corporation Kevin Socha ’05 Head of Enterprise Innovation and CDO, Resolution Life Nancy (Sass) Threlfall ’75 President, Threlfall Marketing Group Jacqueline Weder ’86 Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Advocacy, Central Maine Healthcare Lee Wolfe ’63 Qwest Communications (Retired) Matthew Wolfe ’98 Founder, Incognito Mosquito Flicks LLC John “Russ” Yarnell ’82, ’11P First Vice President, The Yarnell Group, Merrill Lynch ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD 2021-2022 Bradley Webb ’05, President Philip Levesque ’00, Vice President Erica (Dohrner) Vargo ‘96, Secretary/Treasurer Holly Andrews ’10 Sarah (Kiley) Balduino ’05 Brenda Bowser Soder ’98 Robert Burger ’85, ’16P ’19P Robert Cook Jr. ’06 Cassidy (Coveleski) Deppen ’15 Rebecca “Reb” Donohue ’19 Paul Ferrante ’16 Melinda (Bierly) Gunn ’94 Leonard Hahn ’94 Nancy Hoerner ’82 Kerri Kearney ’14 Jacob Kiessling ’12 Henry Knerr Jr. ’77 Charles McCall ’73 Holly (Young) Meckley ’04 Megan (Oster) Montgomery ’98 Bradley Myhre ’07 Mary-Louise Paucke ’97 Tanner Paulhamus ’14 Michael Ruddy ’05 Gary Samuels ’05 Jasmine Sanders ’09 Tara Shaffer ’12 Christian Shaffmaster ’05 Christopher Spadoni ’73 Gary Spies* ’72, ’02P Alexander Towle ’13 Lillian Weekes ’73 Lycoming College mourns the loss of Gary Spies ’72 and will be forever grateful for his dedication and service to the College. REUNION VOLUNTEERS 2021-2022 Class of 1962 Martha (Hickerson) Kirk Onalee (Barton) Newman Class of 1967 Walter Edmonds Class of 1972 Lois (Gilbert) Brown James Burget Class of 1977 Clark Gaughan Hank Knerr Susan (Fracaroli) Petniunas David Roberts Class of 1982 Steve Caravaggio Rebekah Sweet Class of 1987 Christina (Buongiorno) Garrison Lynn McManness-Harlan Class of 1992 Nancy (Dech) McGovern Christina (Reagle) Sweeney Class of 1997 Kathleen (Nathan) Arlin Brian Lewis Mary-Louise Paucke Tracy (Uher) Stone Class of 2002 Austin Duckett Adrienne Wydra-Curry Phil Zimmerman Class of 2007 Bradley Myhre Class of 2012 Joseph Andrie Brandy (Hale) Dixon Rene Gortat Samantha (McConell) Mahaffey Class of 2017 Kristine Jahn Donald Keys Kayleigh Woods 26 LYCOMING COLLEGE 2022 PRESIDENT’S REPORT/FALL MAGAZINE
ALUMNI COUNCIL FOR FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE 2021-2022 Sarah Parente ’07, Chair, Alpha Rho Omega Ray Grewe ’12, Vice Chair, Phi Kappa Psi Victoria Dent ’19, Mu Sigma Upsilon Reb Donohue ’19, Gamma Delta Sigma Paul Ferrante ’16, Tau Kappa Epsilon Melinda (Bierly) Gunn ’94, Alpha Rho Omega Jessica (Gough) Hartman ’07, Alpha Xi Delta Todd Hartsock ’14, Phi Kappa Psi Thomas Herron ’70, Lambda Chi Alpha Kyle Hickman ’10, Phi Kappa Psi Mary-Louise Paucke ’97, Alpha Sigma Tau Beth (Wywiorski) Persun ’81, Gamma Delta Sigma Mike Shifflet ’86, Theta Chi Phil Sunderland ’04, Kappa Delta Rho Michelle Tracey ’08, Alpha Xi Delta Nancy Goldberg Vegotsky ’81, Gamma Delta Sigma Melissa Webb ’06, Alpha Xi Delta Chip Edmonds ’98, Ex-officio member Kate Hummel, Ex-officio member Dan Miller, Ex-officio member Tara Leigh Sands, Ex-officio member Jessica Snover ’17, Ex-officio member, Gamma Delta Sigma WARRIOR CLUB ADVISORY COUNCIL 2021-2022 Frank Kindler ’77, Chair Robert Lesnewich ’78, Vice Chair Jessica (Bennett) Brusgard ’08 Todd Brysiak ’01 Seth Burch ’89 Erin (Connaghan) Davis ’12 James DeRose ’69 Susan (Kovalick) Dinsmore ’78 Patrick Doody ’95 Julie (Campobasso) Ehling ’05 Joseph Emrick ’93 Lauren Evangelist ’04 Nicole (Wasson) Garcia ’99 Steven Hawley ’06 Michael Kern ’86 Jack Lea ’80 Jeanine (Evans) Page ’00 Raymond Radomicki ’78 Jeffrey Rauff ’72 FS Laura Seifert ’06 Jay Thomson ’86 Lee Wolfe ’63 Adrienne Wydra-Curry ’02 Michael Clark ’93, Director of Athletics Christen Ditzler, Assistant Director of Athletics Glenn Smith II ’07, Director of Athletics Development and Warrior Club YOUR GIFT IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE AND WILL BE ALLOCATED AS YOU DIRECT. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS: contact Glenn Smith ’07, director of athletics development and associate director of major gifts (570) 321-4455 or smithg@lycoming.edu Help ensure that our Warriors have everything they need to compete at the highest level. Every gift can be designated to a specific sports team, divided among multiple programs, or allocated to the Warrior Club General Fund, which supports all of Lycoming athletics. @lycoathletics 27 www.lycoming.edu
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