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Day of Caring and Remembrance
On Friday, September 11, the Elmira College community gathered throughout the day to honor those who lost their lives on the morning of September 11, 2001. The annual Day of Caring and Remembrance started at 8:46 a.m., the time of the first attack, ...
Sep 11, 2020, 2:38pm EDT
Elmira College Named a Best College in America by Money
Elmira College was recently named to Money's annual list of "Best Colleges in America for Your Money." Money's rankings only include U.S. colleges that have sufficient reliable data to analyze, and in order to make the list, a college's graduation r...
Sep 10, 2020, 4:21pm EDT
Saudia Washington '22 Receives Esther Booth Alden Scholarship
Saudia Washington '22, full-time Elmira College nursing student from Chemung, NY, was recently named the 2019-2020 recipient of the Esther Booth Alden Scholarship awarded by the New York State Federation of Home Bureaus, Inc. "It is an honor to acc...
Sep 9, 2020, 3:45pm EDT
Elmira College in Top 25 of Top Bachelor's Colleges
Elmira College ranks #21 on the list of the Top 248 Bachelor's Colleges according to the Washington Monthly's annual college rankings. The rankings focus on what colleges are doing for their students, but also for their contribution to the public go...
Sep 3, 2020, 8:22am EDT
Unprecedented Fall Brings Cautious Optimism
Elmira College students, new and returning, moved on to campus over the past week amidst a flurry of virtual and physically distanced activities. The Class of 2024 enjoyed traditional activities like the President's Welcome, Candlelight, and the Banne...
Sep 2, 2020, 2:02pm EDT
New Year Brings New Legacies
The Unprecedented Class of 2024 began their Elmira College venture this past week, and for nineteen incoming students their attendance at EC is the extension of a family tradition. Brianna Babcock '24 is following in the footsteps of not only her mo...
Aug 31, 2020, 3:11pm EDT
Welcoming the Unprecedented Class of 2024
The energy and atmosphere at Elmira College were charged with excitement on Thursday as the College officially kicked off Fall Orientation. Due to potential severe weather, the traditional President's Welcome for the incoming class was moved to Friday,...
Aug 28, 2020, 4:13pm EDT
Throwback Thursday: Welcoming the Class of 1961
The Elmira College Office of Alumni Relations is starting a weekly #ThrowbackThursday social media series. Since the EC community is welcoming the Class of 2024 to campus this week, the series kicks off with a letter, from the Class of 1957, welcoming ...
Aug 27, 2020, 9:19am EDT
Move-In Monday: Letting Go
The summer is starting to wind down and the campus move-in day is almost here. College is a big transition for students, but also for many parents. Whether it is a parent's first or fifth child in college, letting go can be tough. Below are some tip...
Aug 24, 2020, 11:34am EDT
Elmira College Featured in The Princeton Review's "Best 385 Colleges" Guide for 2021
Elmira College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree, according to The Princeton Review. The education services company profiles and recommends Elmira in the 2021 edition of its annual college guide, T...
Aug 19, 2020, 12:37pm EDT