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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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Best Natural Sciences Poster Research Project

At the Annual Student Research Conference, a panel of judges awarded special prizes to students based on the clarity and depth of their information, including the Best Natural Sciences Poster Research Project.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 22

The 1917 Prize

Each year, an Elmira College student is recognized with the Class of 1917 Prize. This prize is awarded to the graduate who has shown the most creative ability in English Language and Literature.
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Academic Award - 2024 May 22

Best Poster Design at Student Research Conference

During the Annual Student Research Conference, a panel of judges awarded special prizes to students based on the clarity and depth of their information.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 22

Best Natural Sciences Poster Presentation at Student Research Conference

During the Annual Student Research Conference, a panel of judges awarded special prizes to students based on the clarity and depth of their information.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 22

Best Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Poster Presentation

At the Annual Student Research Conference, a panel of judges awarded special prizes for students based on the clarity and depth of their information, including the Best Social Sciences and Liberal Arts Poster Presentation.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 22

Best Research Talk at Student Research Conference

During the Annual Student Research Conference, A panel of judges awarded special prizes for students based on the clarity and depth of their information
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Student Competition - 2024 May 21

Stand Energy Prize Awarded to Jessa Barton

The Elmira College President's Council is pleased to announce Jessa Barton '24 as this year's recipient of Stand Energy Prize. The Prize, established by Stand Energy Corporation, recognizes an Elmira College student who, in the course of performing an internship with regional businesses or community organizations, has demonstrated outstanding leadership, initiative, creativity, and responsibility.
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Academic Award - 2024 May 21

Margaret Locke Citizenship Award

The Margaret Locke Citizenship award is given annually to an Elmira College student-athlete who has demonstrated a spirit of service to the campus and wider communities, provides a model of community involvement, and makes a difference in the lives of others through service. It is given in honor of Dr. Margaret Chase Locke, who served as a professor and director of physical education at EC for thirty years. She was very committed to community service at the local, regional, and national level.
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Academic Award - 2024 May 16

Students Present at 14th Annual Student Research Conference

The 14th Annual Student Research Conference, held May 11 in Gannett-Tripp Library, showcased 32 research projects involving 46 students. The students presented projects from the natural and social sciences, delving into ant populations, student well-being at EC, management concepts, sports and data analytics, and more.
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Academic competition - 2024 May 21

Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Presented to the female senior student-athlete with the highest grade point average (no less than 3.8) coupled with athletic accomplishments.
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Student Excellence - 2024 May 16

Lowman Award

Presented to an upper-class student in good standing whose personality, character, organizational, and administrative ability have had a positive impact on the athletics and recreational programs.
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Sports - 2024 May 16

Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Presented to the male senior student-athlete with the highest grade point average (no less than 3.8) coupled with athletic accomplishments.
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Student Excellence - 2024 May 16

Four Soaring Eagles Receive Empire 8 Baseball Postseason Honors - Elmira College Athletics

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Empire 8 Athletic Conference (E8) released its end-of-the-year awards on Tuesday, with the Elmira College baseball program garnering four all-conference selections during the 2015 and 2016 seasons.
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Sports - 2024 May 16

Three Soaring Eagles Garner All-Conference Selections from Empire 8

The Empire 8 Athletic Conference released its softball All-Conference teams on Monday afternoon, as three Soaring Eagles garnered postseason honors
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Sports - 2024 May 14

NOAA Announced the 2024 EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars!

NOAA Office of Education has selected 130 Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholars and 15 Jose E. Serrano Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions (EPP/MSI) undergraduate scholars for the classes of 2024.
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Scholarship - 2024 May 14

607 Soaring Southern Tier Startup Collegiate Competition

Organized by IncubatorWorks and styled after the popular show Shark Tank, Elmira College teams and SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) teams pitch business ideas to a panel of judges, hoping to win prize money.
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Student Competition - 2024 May 9

Best of Show Award

Each year, three students earn Best of Show during the juried Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show that spotlights EC senior Art majors and notable works from students in all class years.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show

Each year in the Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show, artwork by senior Art majors and notable works from students in all class years are displayed in the George Waters Art Gallery.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Best of Show Award

Each year, three students earn Best of Show during the juried Term III Senior Art and Selected Student Works Show that spotlights EC senior Art majors and notable works from students in all class years.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Elmira College Dean's List for Winter 2024 Term

Elmira College released its Dean's List for Academic Achievement for the Winter 2024 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 - 2024 Apr 18

Winner of the "Portraying Mark Twain" art competition

The Center for Mark Twain Studies (CMTS) announced this year's winners of the "Portraying Mark Twain" art competition. In its eighth year, the annual competition is open to all Elmira College (EC) students, regardless of academic major. Four final images were selected for their representations of Mark Twain, his literature, or aspects of his life in Elmira and at Quarry Farm.
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Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2024 May 8

Students Honored With Moser Prize

First given in the 1960s, the 2024 Moser Prize was recently awarded to 15 recipients to recognize outstanding first-year students based on their academic record. The prize was endowed by a generous gift to the College by Nancy Crane Moser '34.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 18

Students Honored With Moser Prize

First given in the 1960s, the 2024 Moser Prize was recently awarded to 15 recipients to recognize outstanding first-year students based on their academic record. The prize was endowed by a generous gift to the College by Nancy Crane Moser '34.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 17

Psi Chi Induction

The Elmira College Chapter of Psi Chi held an induction ceremony on March 24 in Cowles Hall to recognize 15 students who earned membership in the honor society.
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Honor Society - 2024 Apr 17

Elmira College's Lints makes U20 U.S. National Wrestling Team, Chakouian earns All ...

Two of Elmira College's top women's wrestlers turned in an impressive weekend at the USA Wrestling USMC World Team Trials.
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Achievement (Other) - 2024 Apr 16

The Professional Nurses of the Twin Tiers Award Presented

The Professional Nurses of the Twin Tiers Award is presented annually to a graduating Elmira College senior who demonstrates leadership ability and lives in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben or Tompkins counties or intends to practice in the area.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 16

The Rho Gamma Scholarship Prize

The Rho Gamma Scholarship Prize is given annually to a Rho Gamma member who is a graduating senior nursing student who demonstrates scholarship and excellence in nursing.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 16

Margaret Locke Community Service Prize Awarded

The Margaret Locke Community Service Prize is given annually to an Elmira College student who has demonstrated a spirit of service to the campus and wider communities, provides a model of community involvement, and makes a difference in the lives of others through service.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 16

Nurse Education Faculty Recognition for Excellence in Nursing

Each year the Elmira College Nurse Education Faculty Recognition for Excellence in Nursing is presented to an outstanding graduating senior nursing student who represents the profession of nursing. He or she has actively participated in the Nurse Education Program, such as serving as a student representative with the standing committees, ad hoc committee, and/or active involvement in the Nursing Club of Elmira College.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 16

Mary Lou Parrella Prize Awarded

The Mary Lou Parrella Prize is given by Lina Parrella in memory of her niece, a member of the Class of 1965, to a gifted Elmira College first-year student or sophomore in the field of fine arts.
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Academic Award - 2024 Apr 16
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