Talk:Lycoming College

COI Edit Requests

Hello all, I have I list of conflict of interest edit requests that come from working with the Lycoming College Department of Marketing.

Infobox:

• Change the president's name to Charles W. Edmonds
• Change the number of academic staff to 91
• Change campus area to 60 achres
• Set the mascot as Lycos the Warrior

History section:

• In the last paragraph (starting with Kent C. Trachte), change the phrase music practice building to just music building to refer to the Trachte Music Center
• Expand to mention Charles W. Edmonds's appointment as president in 2025.

Rankings section:
This section is out of date, so consider this rewritten version:

Lycoming was ranked 96th among "National Liberal Arts Colleges" in 2026 U.S. News & World Report, 61st by Washington Monthly in 2020, 21st in Best Value Schools, and 5th in Social Mobility. It is listed as a "Best College" in The Princeton Review's Best 391 Colleges for 2026. awarded a four-star rating for affordability and positive students outcomes on the Money Best Colleges in America list for 2025.

Academics section:

• Change 43 major fields of study to 52
• Change 66 minors to 67

Academics section, Special academic programs subsection:

• Remove the second and fourth paragraphs (about Pre-professional programs and Birmingham University respectively), as they are no longer valid
• Expand content to include "The Management Scholars Program of the Institute for Management Studies (IMS) is designed for students with declared majors or minors in accounting, business, and/or economics. Admission to the program is based upon academic merit."

Add a Cooperative Programs subsection to the Academics section:

• move all but the first paragraph in the Special academic programs subsection to this new subsection
• Consider the following content:

Lycoming has cooperative partnerships with several institutions that offer students a clear path toward a number of advanced degrees in law, medicine, nursing, engineering, and more.

The College’s doctor of osteopathic medicine 4+4 program with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine offers preferred admission for three qualified Lycoming students every year. Additionally, the Lyco White Coat program pairs students interested in pursuing a career in medicine with accomplished mentors who are intimately familiar with medical school application procedures and requirements increasing students’ chances of gaining entrance to medical school on their first try.

A partnership with DeSales University provides Lycoming College students with the opportunity to graduate with a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree from Lycoming College before pursuing an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) from DeSales University.

Lycoming offers a dual degree in engineering through the Washington University affiliate program that enables students to earn a foundational liberal arts and sciences education at Lycoming College before moving on to pursue a master’s degree in engineering from McKelvey Engineering at WashU, in as few as six years.

Lycoming College and Widener University Commonwealth Law School have a 3+3 law degree program that will provide Lycoming students the opportunity to earn both a bachelor’s degree and a juris doctorate degree in six years.

Lycoming's MBA 4-1 agreement with the Saunders College Business at Rochester Institute of Technology allows students to opt out of some graduate-level courses, saving on tuition costs and completing their MBA in one calendar year.

Lycoming College has a partnership with the University of York in the United Kingdom that offers a direct path for Lycoming students to a variety of 12-month master’s degree programs in the areas of archaeology and environment and geography. Admission is guaranteed for Lycoming students who meet York’s admission requirements.

Campus section:

• correct 42 achres to 60
• append "Trachte Music Center (2022)" to the last sentence of the first paragraph
• Rewrite the fourth paragraph as follows:

Athletic facilities include Lamade Gymnasium, the Keiper Recreation Center, and an outdoor intramural field. The 12-acre Shangraw Athletic Complex lies a few blocks north of the main campus and includes Girardi Stadium and David Person Field for football, and the Doug and Dawn Keiper Stadium and UPMC Field for soccer, field hockey, and lacrosse. The Lycoming College Baseball Complex was constructed in nearby Brandon Park, and the College’s tennis courts are also located in Brandon Park.

Athletics section:

• In the First paragraph, rephrase the second sectence as "Nineteen of Lycoming’s 20 teams began competing in the was a member in the Middle Atlantic Conferences, with the baseball, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf, softball, and volleyball teams competing in the MAC Freedom, but the athletic department accepted an invitation to move 18 of its 19 sports to the Landmark Conference, starting in 2023-24."
• Add to the third paragraph "The Warriors were members of the MAC for 72 years, moving to the Landmark Conference beginning with the 2023-24 academic year."
• In the fourth paragraph, change 16th all-time in NCAA history to 28th
• Add the sentence "The wrestling program is 18th amongst all NCAA institutions and fifth amongst Division III schools with 826 dual-meet wins through the start of the 2025-26 season."

⇒ Aerrapc they/them, 23:42, 29 January 2026 (UTC)