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It’s an Elmira College first! Our families and alumni are coming together for one amazing, fun-filled weekend. We hope you join us on September 19 and 20 to celebrate our past and present Soaring Eagles.
Time | Event | Location |
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | College Store open | College Bookstore, McGraw Hall |
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. | Lecture: The Resurgence of Mark Twain with Dr. Matt Seybold | Peterson Chapel, Cowles Hall |
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Tour: LECOM Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Meet at the Meier Hall archway |
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Athletics Update with Savannah Terry, Head Women’s Volleyball Coach, Head Women’s Flag Football Coach, Intramurals Director | MacKenzie’s |
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Tour Quarry Farm Grounds | Quarry Farm |
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | Lawnsays: Cornhole Tournament | Campus Center Lawn |
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. | BBQ Dinner and S’mores (free for EC students, $15.95 for guests) Dueling Pianos and Class of 2026 Pub Night *Cash bar: Beer, Seltzer, Wine* | Campus Fire Pit, Campus Center Patio, Portico, and Lawn |
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Breakfast (free for EC students, $11.95 for guests) | Dining Hall, Campus Center |
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | College Store open | College Bookstore McGraw Hall |
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Octagon Fair Featuring live music of 40Theeves on the Campus Center Portico from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Main EC Campus |
11:00 a.m. | EC Women’s Volleyball Game | Speidel Gymnasium, Emerson Hall |
Noon | Parade of Classes | EC Main Campus |
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch in the Dining Hall (free for EC students, $14.95 for guests) Lunch at one of our amazing Octagon Fair vendors! | Various: CC Dining Hall and EC Main Campus |
1:00 p.m. | Men’s Soccer Tailgate Kicks Off $15 per person | Eagle’s Nest, Parking lot adjacent to Campus Field |
1:00 p.m. | EC Women’s Volleyball Game | Speidel Gymnasium, Emerson Hall |
2:00 p.m. | EC Men’s Soccer Game | Campus Field |
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. | "Hamilton, History, and the Historians: Why I remain a fan, in spite of it all" Lecture with Dr. Charlie Mitchell | Peterson Chapel, Cowles Hall |
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. | EC Bingo | Campus Center Lawn |
9:00 - 11:00 p.m. | Dancing on the Portico Class of 2026 Pub Night *Cash bar: Beer, Seltzer, Wine* | Campus Center Portico (rain location: Tifft Lounge, Campus Center) |
Time | Event | Location |
7:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Breakfast (free for EC students, $11.95 for guests) | Dining Hall, Campus Center |