Elmira College

The annual Elmira College Nurse Pinning Ceremony, held in Speidel Gymnasium as part of Commencement weekend activities, recognized 54 students who have completed the requirements for a bachelor of science degree in nursing.

The Elmira College Class of 2019 included more than 115 graduates receiving summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude honors at the College's 161st Commencement on Sunday, June 2 at the First Arena, Elmira. The exercises included 204 undergraduate and 22 graduate students.

Elmira College celebrated the graduation of 226 students during its 161st Commencement on Sunday, June 2 at the First Arena, Elmira. The exercises included 204 undergraduate and 22 graduate degrees.

Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for students in the Continuing Education Division for the 2018-2019 academic year. Part-time undergraduate students who have, during the current academic year, achieved a grade point average of 3.600 or higher at the end of the Spring Term and who have completed at least twelve graded credits during the current academic year are placed on the Dean's List for the Division of Continuing Education.

A graduating Elmira College cadet was commissioned during the Tri-Service ROTC Brigade Commissioning Ceremony, held May 24 in Barton Hall, Cornell University.

Winners were announced for the Term III Student Art Show, which features the work of Elmira College students who have taken art courses during the 2018-2019 academic year.

The Elmira College Department of Athletics recognized the achievements made by its student-athletes and staff members throughout the 2018-2019 academic year during the 49th Annual Athletics Award Banquet, held on May 20, 2019.

The Elmira College President's Council awarded its highest honors, The President's Council Award and the Stand Energy Prize, during a ceremony held May 16 in Peterson Chapel.

Senior Katie Granato '19 received yet another award following an outstanding season with the nationally-ranked Elmira College women's ice hockey team, this time for academic achievement, as she was named to the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team on Thursday afternoon.

The Tenth Annual Student Research Conference, held May 15, 2019, in Cowles Hall, showcased 32 independent research projects from 46 students representing multiple disciplines.

The Empire 8 Conference announced on May 14 that Elmira College men's tennis senior Jordan Curtis '19 was selected to the 2019 E8 Sportsman of the Year Team.

Mike Chaderjian '19 of the Elmira College men's lacrosse team was named to the Empire 8 Conference Sportsman of the Year Team, as announced by the conference office on Friday, May 10.

For the second time this season, Tina O'Donnell '20 has been chosen as Elmira College's representative on the Empire 8 Conference Sportswoman of the Year Team, this time for her efforts on the field with the EC women's lacrosse team.

Three members of the Elmira College baseball team earned year-end awards from the Empire 8 Conference.

The Elmira College baseball team received a pair of awards from the Empire 8 Conference on Monday afternoon, as Nick Cottone '19 was tabbed as the E8 Pitcher of the Week and Mason Ryan '22 earned Rookie of the Week honors.

First-year shortstop Mason Ryan '22 and fourth-year pitcher Nick Cottone '19 of the Elmira College baseball team have been named the recipients of the last Elmira College Athlete of the Week awards of the 2018-19 academic year.

Senior outfielders Maddy Johnson '19 and Rachel Katzenberger '19 of the Elmira College softball team were included on the Empire 8 Conference's year-end awards list, as Johnson was named an E8 All-Conference Honorable Mention and Katzenberger was chosen as EC's representative on the Sportswoman of the Year Team.

The Professional Nurses of the Twin Tiers Award was presented at the Elmira College Academic Honors and Student Recognition Celebration, held Thursday, March 28, in Stephens Lounge. The Prize is awarded annually to the nursing student who demonstrates leadership and high academic standards.

For their roles in Elmira College's 10-6 Empire 8 Conference victory over Houghton College on April 24, James Mayer'20 and Cam Brickey '19 of the men's lacrosse team have been crowned Elmira College Athletes of the Week.

The Rho Gamma Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society recently held its annual induction at Elmira College. There were 12 Elmira College nursing juniors and seniors among those inducted.

For their roles in Elmira College's 10-6 Empire 8 Conference victory over Houghton College on April 24, James Mayer'20 and Cam Brickey '19 of the men's lacrosse team have been crowned Elmira College Athletes of the Week.

Third-year student-athletes Jansen Crossley '20 of the baseball team and Rachael Goetz '20 of the women's lacrosse team have been named Elmira College Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 21.

Mikayla Carfello '22 of the women's lacrosse team and Mckenzie Slaven '20 of the softball team have been named Elmira College Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 14.

Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for the Winter 2019 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.

Following a seventh consecutive berth into the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, three members of the Elmira College women's ice hockey team were recognized by U.S. College Hockey Online (USCHO). All-Americans Meg Lahey '19 and Katie Granato '19 were named to the All-USCHO First and Second Teams, respectively, while first-year forward Eliza Beaudin '22 was included on the All-Rookie Team.

The "Excellence in Nursing" Senior Year Award was presented at the Elmira College Academic Honors and Student Recognition Celebration, held Thursday, March 28, in Stephens Lounge. The Prize is presented by the Nurse Education Program faculty each year to an outstanding graduating senior nursing student that represents the profession of nursing.

For the second year in a row, Ryan McDonough '19 of the Elmira College men's volleyball team was named a United Volleyball Conference (UVC) Honorable Mention, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

For the second week in a row and the third time in 2019, the Empire 8 Conference has named Elmira College's Stephen Gervase '20 its E8 Men's Tennis Player of the Week.

Elmira College Athlete of the Week awards for the week ending April 7 have been doled out to Samantha Jenkins '20 of the softball team and Ryan McDonough '19 of the men's volleyball team.

The Corning Section American chemical Society Award was presented at the Elmira College Academic Honors and Student Recognition Celebration, held Thursday, March 28, in Stephens Lounge. The Prize is awarded each year to an outstanding freshman student studying chemistry.