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Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college founded in 1855, and located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York. The College is annually ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which has also ranked Elmira College as a leading college, nationally, for student internships. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.

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Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college founded in 1855, and located in the Southern Finger Lakes Region of New York. The College is annually ranked by U.S. News & World Report, which has also ranked Elmira College as a leading college, nationally, for student internships. Proud of its history and tradition, the College is committed to the ideals of community service, and intellectual and individual growth.

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Elmira College Dean's List for Winter 2021 Term

Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for the Winter 2021 Term. The Dean's List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who were registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and who earned a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
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Dean's List - 2021 Apr 26

Waters Receives Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Prize

The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Award recognizes an Elmira College junior who has made the greatest contribution in academic achievement, general activities, and citizenship, and who has demonstrated most thoroughly the aims of the College. The award was endowed by Harold McGraw, Sr., former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in honor of his mother. This year, two students received the award and today we feature Alyssa Waters '22.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 9

The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Prize Awarded

The Mildred Whittlesey McGraw Attainment Award recognizes an Elmira College junior who has made the greatest contribution in academic achievement, general activities, and citizenship, and who has demonstrated most thoroughly the aims of the College. The award was endowed by Harold McGraw, Sr., former Chairman of the Board of Trustees, in honor of his mother. This year, two students received the award and today we feature Felicity Brockhuizen '22, a double major in biology and psychology.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 9
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Robert Adams '22 Awarded International Student and Marian Ames Memorial Prizes

The 2021 Elmira College recipient of both the International Student Prize and the Marian Ames Memorial Prize is Robert Angus Adams '22.
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Academic Award - 2021 Apr 9
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Students Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Awarded Prizes

The Pi of New York chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Elmira College held its annual induction ceremony on Friday, March 12. The ceremony, held virtually, recognized the newly inducted members-in-course in addition to the prize winners from the Classes of 2022 and 2023.
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Honor Society - 2021 Mar 26
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EC Announces Elmira College Scholars Awards

The Elmira College Office of Admissions recently announced the awardees for this year's Elmira College Scholars Program.
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Accepted - 2021 Mar 9

Burr Publishes 2nd Book on Conquering Student Loan Debt

Professor Mathew Burr, assistant professor of business administration, recently published his second book, "Slay the Student Loan Dragon."
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Achievement (Other) - 2021 Feb 5

Elmira College Dean's List for Fall 2020 Term

Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for the Fall 2020 Term. The Dean's List recognizes full-time undergraduate students who were registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and who earned a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher.
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Dean's List - 2020 Dec 17
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Students Inducted Into Gamma Sigma Epsilon

The Elmira College Kappa Omicron Chapter of the Gamma Sigma Epsilon National Chemical Honor Society held a virtual student induction on February 26, inducting thirteen students to the Honor Society.
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Honor Society - 2021 Mar 3
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Students Inducted into Lambda Alpha

The Mu Chapter of New York of the Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honor Society inducted 17 new members for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Honor Society - 2020 Nov 20
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Students Inducted into Phi Eta Sigma

On Friday, November 13, twenty Elmira College students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, the International Honor Society rewarding first-collegiate-year scholarship.
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Honor Society - 2020 Nov 20
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2020 Moser Freshman Prize Awarded at Phi Eta Sigma Induction

The 2020 Moser Freshman Prize was recentlyl awarded to three recipients at the annual Elmira College Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society induction.
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Honor Society - 2020 Nov 20
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Money Crowned ECAC Esports Fortnite Player of the Week

After a strong outing in Fortnitemares, Elmira College's Jared Money '22 was crowned the ECAC Esports Fortnite Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on October 27.
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Sports - 2020 Nov 3

Esports Names Four Captains for 2020-21 Season

With its second year of ECAC competition underway, Zack Ciaramitaro '14, head coach of the Elmira College esports team, has named four student-athletes as captains for the 2020-21 season.
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Sports - 2020 Nov 3

EC Theatre Students Perform Ghostly Readings

The Elmira College Theatre program and Chemung County Historical Society will present a series of Ghostly Readings, read by EC students, throughout the month of November.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Nov 3
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EC Theatre Presents Golden Age of Radio

Inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, the Elmira College Theatre Fall 2020 productions will feature radio dramas from the 1940's.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2020 Oct 9
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Elmira College Welcomes Students to Fall 2020 Term

Elmira College was pleased to welcome students to the Fall 2020 Term!
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Enrollment - 2020 Oct 1
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EC Esports Team Raises $2,000 for American Red Cross

As part of National Video Games Day on Saturday, September 12, the Elmira College esports team raised $2,000 to benefit American Red Cross Disaster Relief efforts.
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Community Service - 2020 Sep 15

Saudia Washington '22 Receives Esther Booth Alden Scholarship

Saudia Washington '22 was recently named the 2019-2020 recipient of the Esther Booth Alden Scholarship awarded by the New York State Federation of Home Bureaus, Inc.
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Scholarship - 2020 Sep 11

Dr. Ryland Hugh Hewitt, Jr. Award Recipient Named

Each year, the Dr. Ryland Hugh Hewitt, Jr. Award is given to an Elmira College student who has excelled in the field of speech-language pathology or audiology. The award was given by Warren and Louise Hewitt Aldrich '49 in memory of Louise's brother, Dr. Ryland Hugh Hewitt, Jr.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 26
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Students Participate in 2020 Obler Summer Research Program

The 2020 Obler Summer Research Program at Elmira College concluded with its student research mini-conference on June 30, 2020.
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Research / Grant - 2020 Jul 7
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Students Honored with Annual Provost's Prizes

Recipients of the Elmira College Provost's Prizes in the Academic Disciplines are outstanding in the classroom in terms of their writing, presentation, and critical thinking skills. Such students take on new experiences in research, in learning new skills and techniques, and have frequently presented or published academic manuscripts. These students are members of national academic honor societies, and the faculty at Elmira College anticipates great accomplishments from them in their chosen fields.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 26
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Hal Roach, Litt.D. '88 Theatre Prize Awarded

Each year, one Elmira College student is awarded this prize, given by Hal Roach, Litt.D. '88 Sons of the Desert Tent and presented to a graduating theatre major who has demonstrated the potential of a professional career in theatre and film.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 25
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Elmira College Students Graduate with Honors

The Elmira College Class of 2020 included 58 graduates receiving summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude, and Phi Beta Kappa honors.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 25
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Elmira College Celebrates Newest Graduates

Elmira College toasted to its newest graduates during a virtual event on Sunday, May 31.
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Graduation - 2020 Jun 25

Elmira College Places 94 Student-Athletes on Empire 8 Conference President's List

The Empire 8 Conference recognized 94 Elmira College student-athletes on its semi-annual President's List, which honors student-athletes who achieved a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher during the spring semester.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 25

Student Honored With Bruce Beaty Memorial Prize

Each year, one Elmira College student is awarded the Bruce Beaty Memorial Prize, to honor their excellence in the field of human services. The prize was given by Dr. Janice Beaty Janssen, Professor Emerita of Human Services, in memory of her son, Bruce.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 25
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ROTC Commissioning

Landon Miller '20, a criminal justice major, was recently commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant into the United States Army.
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Military Achievement - 2020 Jun 24
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Students Honored at 50th Annual Elmira College Athletics Banquet

The Elmira College Department of Athletics recognized the achievements made by its student-athletes and staff members throughout the 2019-2020 academic year during the 50th Annual Athletics Award Banquet, held virtually through web stories and a multi-day social media campaign, beginning on May 18 and concluding on May 21.
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Sports - 2020 Jun 24
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Emerson Liscum Diven Prize

Each year the Emerson Liscum Diven Prize is presented to an Elmira College senior who has high academic achievement and has contributed the most scholarly work in biology. The Prize is awarded on the recommendation of the Department of Biology.
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Academic Award - 2020 Jun 24
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