Lycoming College 1812-2012 : on the frontiers of American education / John F. Piper, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piper, John F., Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lycoming College--History.

Lycoming College.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (806 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lewisburg : Bucknell University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lycoming College, 1812-2012, is the story of the evolution of an educational institution through four stages of development in American education to become a strong liberal arts and science college in the present, one recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its mission to sustain the liberal arts as the central feature of its academic program.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; Chapter 01. Frontier Education; Chapter 02. Methodists Transform the Academy; Chapter 03. A Decade of Academic Success and Financial Failure; Chapter 04. Rescued Twice; Chapter 05. New Leadership; Chapter 06. An Expanding Campus; Chapter 07. A Greater Dickinson; Chapter 08. Challenges to the Mission (1912-1921); Chapter 09. A Vision and Signs of Change (1921-1929); Chapter 10. A New Frontier; Chapter 11. The Seminary and Junior College in Peace and War (1935-1947); Chapter 12. The College on the Hill; Chapter 13. Transitions

Chapter 14. The Heart of the CollegeChapter 15. Building Years; Chapter 16. A Liberal Arts College; Chapter 17. A Liberal Arts College; Chapter 18. The Campus Crisis (1968-1969); Chapter 19. Depression and Recovery (1969-1989); Chapter 20. Equality and Excellence (1969-1989); Chapter 21. Reaching Another Frontier (1989-2000); Epilogue (2000-2010); Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61148-987-3

1-283-39403-0

9786613394033

1-61148-371-9

OCLC:

769344325