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Family Weekend, November 1-3
For many students, family weekend is a favorite time as they welcome family and friends to campus for a weekend full of great activities for students and their families to partake in. On Friday, check-in begins at 3:00 p.m. in the Campus Center, f...
Oct 18, 2019, 2:40pm EDT
Mahoney Awarded First Barnhill Essay Prize
Associate Professor of English, Dr. Mary J. Mahoney, recently was awarded first place for the Barnhill Prize in Creative Nonfiction. The Prize, established in honor of Anne Clinard Barnhill, is awarded to individuals who fulfill the mission of The Long...
Oct 17, 2019, 4:37pm EDT
Campus-wide Active Shooter Drill Set for November 6
As part of Elmira College's on-going commitment to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our entire campus community, the College will conduct a campus emergency active shooter drill the morning of Wednesday, November 6. "The purpose of the Novembe...
Oct 16, 2019, 3:00pm EDT
EC eSports Team Claims First Title in Regional Tournament
The Elmira College eSports Team has claimed their first champion title after competing in a recent eSports event hosted by the Student League for Intercollegiate Esports (SLICE) and the Association for the Promotion of Campus Activities (APCA). This is...
Oct 16, 2019, 11:43am EDT
Chemistry Club to Host First-Ever Zombie Fun Run
The Elmira College Chemistry Club is set to host its first-ever Zombie Apocalypse Fun Run on Saturday, October 26, at 10:00 a.m. at the Murray Athletic Center, located at 170 Huck Finn Rd in Horseheads, NY. Race participants can choose from eithe...
Oct 15, 2019, 11:09am EDT
Fall 'Trouble Begins' Lecture Explores Huck Finn
The fall portion of the 2019-2020 The Trouble Begins Lecture Series, presented by the Center for Mark Twain Studies, continues on Wednesday, October 16 in Peterson Chapel, Cowles Hall at Elmira College. The lecture, which begins at 7:00 p.m., is free a...
Oct 14, 2019, 11:34am EDT
Center for Mark Twain Studies Hosts Sixth Quarry Farm Symposium
The Center for Mark Twain Studies recently hosted the Sixth Quarry Farm Symposium, an event that brings scholars together to examine and discuss various topics of all things Twain. The symposium started on Friday, October 4 and concluded on Sunday, Oct...
Oct 11, 2019, 9:43am EDT
Science Lecture Highlights Ant Genomes and Microbiomes
Dr. Corrie S. Moreau, Marth N. and John C. Moser professor of arthropod biosystematics and biodiversity at Cornell University, will be at Elmira College on Thursday, October 17, to present her lecture, "How I became a rainforest explorer: Ant genomes ...
Oct 10, 2019, 1:55pm EDT
New Initiative Brings Students, Community Together
Elmira College's incoming class participated in a new initiative, "First Year, First Service," on Sunday, September 29, 2019. The community service initiative is designed to bring first year students together while helping them learn more about the El...
Oct 10, 2019, 10:30am EDT
Elmira College Theatre Opens Season October 25
The Elmira College Theatre Program begins its 2019-2020 season with Darcy Parker Bruce's, Poet Soldier. Performances are scheduled October 25 and 26 at 8:00 p.m., with a matinee October 27 at 2:00 p.m. in Gibson Theatre at Elmira College. In Aleppo...
Oct 9, 2019, 1:27pm EDT