Recent News
Elmira College Hosted TriBeta Regional Biology Research Conference
The Elmira College Eta Sigma chapter of the Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) national biological sciences honor society recently hosted the 2022 annual district convention for the northeastern-1 (NE-1) region. Undergraduate students from colleges and universit...
May 18, 2022, 9:00am EDT
Alumni John Zeller and Susan Pettorini-D'Amico Recognized For Business And Community Leadership
Each year, Elmira College alumni select an alumnus or alumna who is exceptionally successful in business, leadership, community, educational, and philanthropic endeavors to become an honoree of the Bette A. Mammone '78 Memorial Academy. This year, alum...
May 16, 2022, 4:04pm EDT
Spring 'Trouble Begins' Lecture Series Continues May 18
The spring 2022 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) resumes at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18 at Quarry Farm and will continue each Wednesday through May. The lectures are free and open to the public an...
May 16, 2022, 3:10pm EDT
After Nearly 50 Years, Elmira College Mascot Gets A Name
On May 13, Elmira College President Dr. Charles Lindsay revealed the Soaring Eagle mascot's new name: Simeon. The name pays tribute to Simeon Benjamin, an Elmira businessman, philanthropist, and founder of Elmira College. The Soaring Eagle has been th...
May 16, 2022, 11:03am EDT
Elmira College Opened Doors For Alumna, Now She Is Giving Back
Our lives are shaped by the places and people we encounter. For Barbara Corti Herrmann, Class of 1962, Elmira College was one of those places that helped shape her future and for that reason, Herrmann was inspired to give back to Elmira College through...
May 16, 2022, 10:25am EDT
Niles-Updyke Receives Annual President's Council Award
During a formal reception on May 12, the Elmira College President's Council announced alumna Krista Niles-Updyke '97 as this year's recipient of The President's Council Award. The award, which is presented annually each spring, recognizes outstanding ...
May 13, 2022, 12:36pm EDT
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Dr. Meg Lowman Profiled In National Geographic Magazine
Dr. Meg Lowman, founder and executive director of TREE Foundation, was recently profiled in a special National Geographic Magazine issue on saving forests. The profile, "How To Be An Arbornaut,"* appears in the May 2022 issue and highlights Lowman's wo...
May 13, 2022, 9:00am EDT
John Savash Re-Elected to Finance Association Executive Board
John Savash, Associate Professor of Accounting, was recently re-elected Secretary for the Executive Board of the New York Government Finance Officer's Association (NYGFOA). Savash has held a leadership position on the NYGFOA Executive Board since 2010...
May 12, 2022, 3:29pm EDT
New Video Gives A Student's View Of The Climate Teach-In Held at Elmira College
A new video featuring Leila Tevlin '25, an Environmental Science major, shares some of Tevlin's experiences from the March 30 Worldwide Climate Teach-In at Elmira College. In the video, Tevlin talks about the day's events, attended by more than 400 stu...
May 12, 2022, 8:00am EDT
Welcome Wednesdays: How Art Helps Us Understand The World
This is the third of five weekly articles that serve as guides to incoming students as they make their First Year Seminar and Living Learning Community selections. Incoming students interested in any of these courses should indicate their choice by May...
May 11, 2022, 8:00am EDT
