NCAA Division III
Women’s Ice Hockey Championships
Elmira College vs University of Wisconsin River Falls
Friday, March 18 at 7:00 pm ET
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"Elmira College] Alumni Link March 2016 Edition" Office of Alumni Relations of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States
Get Ready for Reunion 2016!
Reunion planning is well under way, and we can't wait to welcome back all of our Reunion class years!
- See Who's Coming from Your Class
- Fill Out Your Memory Book Form
- View a Schedule of Events
- Learn About Eagle's Nest Camp
- Register Online
The Elmira College Office of Continuing Education is pleased to offer these upcoming non-credit professional development courses in management. All three courses are 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on campus. Alumni receive a discount.
Career & Internship Expo, March 31st
- Top-Down Strategic Planning, March 18
- The Beer Game, April 15
- Negotiation Skills, May 20
Career & Internship Expo, March 31st
The Elmira College office of Career Services will be hosting a Career & Internship Expo from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm in Speidel Gymnasium on the Elmira College Campus on March 31, 2016.
Click Here for further details and registration.
2016 Purple & Gold Golf Outing
2016 Purple & Gold Golf Outing
The Elmira College Department of Athletics is proud to present the 2016 Purple & Gold Golf Outing! Sponsorships and team registrations are available now.
Click here to learn more and register your team for the 2016 Purple & Gold Golf Outing.
Eli Young Band, Live in Elmira
Eli Young Band, Live in Elmira
The Elmira College Big Events Committee presents Eli Young Band, live at First Arena in Elmira on Friday, April 1st! Click Here to purchase tickets, and use the password ALUMNI for discounted general admission seating.
Garrison Keillor Completes Presidential Lecture Series
Garrison Keillor Completes Presidential Lecture Series
Garrison Keillor, one of the most prolific American storytellers of all time, will complete the 2015-2016 Presidential Lecture Series when he presents “An Evening of Storytelling,” at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 19 at the Clemens Center in Elmira. Tickets for the performance are available online atwww.clemenscenter.com or by visiting the Clemens Center/Downtown Elmira Box Office,Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Featured Alumni Spotlight
Featured Alumni Spotlight
This month's featured Alumni Spotlight is Mark Walukevich '79, Senior Vice-President of Film & Event Cinema at National Amusements. Click Here to read Mark's story, or view a full listing of Alumni Spotlight profiles.
Elmira College Women's Ice Hockey
is headed to the
NCAA Division III
Championship!
Follow EC!
Upcoming Alumni Events
Arts Alive: Ceramic Tile Murals Inspired by Pond Life
3/19/2016 2:00 PM
A1 & the Sauce Reunion Show
3/19/2016 8:00 PM
Career & Internship Expo
3/31/2016 11:30 AM
Eli Young Band at First Arena
4/1/2016 8:00 PM
Tea with Twain
4/12/2016 4:30 PM
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk
5/1/2016 10:00 AM
2016 Purple & Gold Golf Outing
5/21/2016
Click for Upcoming Soaring Eagles Athletics Events
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"[Elmira College] student to be featured on NBC Nightly News" Office of Alumni Relations of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Elmira College Student to be Featured Tonight on NBC Nightly News
An NBC Nightly News crew was on campus this morning filming an interview with Elmira College Continuing Education student, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel, as part of a story that takes a look at the Framingham Heart Study (released today) that reveals remaining active – both physically and mentally – is not just good for heart health, but also may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The feature (unless preempted) is scheduled to air tonight, February 10, at6:30 p.m., on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Click here to read the full story.
Elmira Native and EC Student to be Featured on NBC Nightly News
An NBC Nightly News crew was on campus filming an interview with Elmira College Continuing Education student, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel, as part of a story that takes a look at the Framingham Heart Study that reveals remaining active – both physically and mentally – is not just good for heart health, but also may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The feature (unless preempted) aired, February 10, at 6:30 p.m., on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Cynthia, diagnosed with the Alzheimer’s precursor amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aCMI), serves on the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association National Early-Stage Advisory Group. The Early-Stage Advisory Group members help raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and reduce stigma associated with the disease by sharing their personal stories and experience living with dementia. They also advocate for increased research funding and provide input to the Association about programs and materials designed to meet the growing needs of early-stage individuals.
“I enrolled at Elmira College in 2011, the year I was diagnosed with amnestic mild cognitive impairment,” says Cynthia. “I approached the Continuing Ed office and was welcomed with open arms. I am currently auditing my 28th class at EC. I love the college and I am so very grateful to EC for this amazing opportunity, in life long learning. Being a student at EC has been a game changer for me. I truly believe that by engaging in classroom discussions and activities (combined with my physical activities and other wellness practices) that I am slowing down my cognitive decline.”
Cynthia is extremely active in the Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association serving on the Speakers? Bureau, leading a Persons with Dementia support group, chairing the Southern Tier Connections programs (and more) as she raises awareness and support for individuals and families living with a diagnosis.
A graduate of the first class of women at Rutgers College in 1976, Cynthia then received her Masters in Divinity at New Brunswick Theological Seminary (in New Jersey) in 1996 and her Doctorate in Ministry in Preaching from McCormick Seminary in 2003. Cynthia served in parish ministry for 15 years before her diagnosis of aMCI. Additionally, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica and helped start a school for special needs students.
UPDATE, 2/11/16: A full version of the story featuring Cynthia can be found online at nbcnews.com.
Some Good News for Dementia: Rates Might be Going Down by MAGGIE FOX
Researchers have found a small piece of good news for people at high risk of some kinds of dementia: it might be possible to delay it or even prevent it.
They found falling rates of vascular dementia in people who also happened to improve their heart health. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, support the idea that what's good for the heart is good for the head.
"Our study offers cautious hope that some cases of dementia might be preventable or at least delayed," Claudia Satizabal of the Boston University Schools of Medicine and colleagues wrote in their report.
Play
Elmira College Women's Ice Hockey
is headed to the
NCAA Division III
Championship!
Follow EC!
Upcoming Alumni Events
Arts Alive: Ceramic Tile Murals Inspired by Pond Life
3/19/2016 2:00 PM
A1 & the Sauce Reunion Show
3/19/2016 8:00 PM
Career & Internship Expo
3/31/2016 11:30 AM
Eli Young Band at First Arena
4/1/2016 8:00 PM
Tea with Twain
4/12/2016 4:30 PM
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk
5/1/2016 10:00 AM
2016 Purple & Gold Golf Outing
5/21/2016
Click for Upcoming Soaring Eagles Athletics Events
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"[Elmira College] student to be featured on NBC Nightly News" Office of Alumni Relations of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Elmira College Student to be Featured Tonight on NBC Nightly News
An NBC Nightly News crew was on campus this morning filming an interview with Elmira College Continuing Education student, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel, as part of a story that takes a look at the Framingham Heart Study (released today) that reveals remaining active – both physically and mentally – is not just good for heart health, but also may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The feature (unless preempted) is scheduled to air tonight, February 10, at6:30 p.m., on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Click here to read the full story.
Elmira Native and EC Student to be Featured on NBC Nightly News
An NBC Nightly News crew was on campus filming an interview with Elmira College Continuing Education student, Rev. Dr. Cynthia Huling Hummel, as part of a story that takes a look at the Framingham Heart Study that reveals remaining active – both physically and mentally – is not just good for heart health, but also may help slow the progression of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. The feature (unless preempted) aired, February 10, at 6:30 p.m., on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.
Cynthia, diagnosed with the Alzheimer’s precursor amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aCMI), serves on the 2016 Alzheimer’s Association National Early-Stage Advisory Group. The Early-Stage Advisory Group members help raise awareness of Alzheimer’s and reduce stigma associated with the disease by sharing their personal stories and experience living with dementia. They also advocate for increased research funding and provide input to the Association about programs and materials designed to meet the growing needs of early-stage individuals.
“I enrolled at Elmira College in 2011, the year I was diagnosed with amnestic mild cognitive impairment,” says Cynthia. “I approached the Continuing Ed office and was welcomed with open arms. I am currently auditing my 28th class at EC. I love the college and I am so very grateful to EC for this amazing opportunity, in life long learning. Being a student at EC has been a game changer for me. I truly believe that by engaging in classroom discussions and activities (combined with my physical activities and other wellness practices) that I am slowing down my cognitive decline.”
Cynthia is extremely active in the Rochester and Finger Lakes Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association serving on the Speakers? Bureau, leading a Persons with Dementia support group, chairing the Southern Tier Connections programs (and more) as she raises awareness and support for individuals and families living with a diagnosis.
A graduate of the first class of women at Rutgers College in 1976, Cynthia then received her Masters in Divinity at New Brunswick Theological Seminary (in New Jersey) in 1996 and her Doctorate in Ministry in Preaching from McCormick Seminary in 2003. Cynthia served in parish ministry for 15 years before her diagnosis of aMCI. Additionally, she was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jamaica and helped start a school for special needs students.
UPDATE, 2/11/16: A full version of the story featuring Cynthia can be found online at nbcnews.com.
Some Good News for Dementia: Rates Might be Going Down by MAGGIE FOX
Researchers have found a small piece of good news for people at high risk of some kinds of dementia: it might be possible to delay it or even prevent it.
They found falling rates of vascular dementia in people who also happened to improve their heart health. The findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, support the idea that what's good for the heart is good for the head.
"Our study offers cautious hope that some cases of dementia might be preventable or at least delayed," Claudia Satizabal of the Boston University Schools of Medicine and colleagues wrote in their report.
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Healthy Living May Reduce Risk of Developing Dementia: Study 2:03
They looked at more than 5,000 people who have been having their health tracked in minute detail as part of the Framingham Heart Study. The multi-generational study has been going on since 1948 and in 1971 children of the original volunteers signed up. Their memory has been tested since 1975.
"On average, since 1977, there has been a decline in the incidence of dementia of 20 percent per decade," the researchers wrote. The decrease in rates of vascular dementia has been 29 percent per decade.
"The decline in the incidence of Alzheimer's disease was not significant, whereas the decline in the incidence of vascular dementia appeared to be more rapid than that of Alzheimer's disease," they added."OUR STUDY OFFERS CAUTIOUS HOPE THAT SOME CASES OF DEMENTIA MIGHT BE PREVENTABLE OR AT LEAST DELAYED."
Keith Fargo, director of scientific programs for the Alzheimer's Association welcomed the findings.
"The incidence rates for dementia in the Framingham heart study appear to be decreasing over the past few decades and that's good news. It's probably not everything that needs to be done, but it's good news and it points us in a couple of directions about what we might be able to do to decrease the risk for dementia as people age," Fargo told NBC News.
"We know that things like increasing your physical activity, eating a heart-healthy diet, making sure that you stay socially active, making sure that you stay cognitively engaged, if you smoke, stop smoking — all of these things are going to reduce your likelihood of cognitive decline as you age and may even delay or prevent dementia," Fargo said.
Related: Here's a Recipe for Preventing Dementia
But the news only applies to the mostly white people taking part in the study. A second study found dementia rates are highest in African Americans and lowest in Asian Americans.
And the Boston team's findings only applied to people with a high school education or more. That supports other research that shows education can protect against dementia, probably by keeping the brain active and growing.
Vascular dementia is the second most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.
One person who's doing her best to stave off dementia is Cynthia Huling Hummel, a retired pastor in Elmira, New York. She was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, which can progress to Alzheimer's, in 2011.
Cynthia Huling Hummel, 61, is eating healthy, exercising, and keeping active in order to keep her condition from worsening — and her neurologist says it's working. courtesy of is Cynthia Huling Hummel
"I was preparing for my doctorate, I was preparing to defend my dissertation and I couldn't remember any of the classes I had been taking," Hummel, who is 61, told NBC News.
"I couldn't remember the material I had read. I couldn't remember the teachers or the students I had interfaced with so I knew there was a problem," she added.
"It's frustrating. It's embarrassing. By Wednesday I would forget what I had preached on Sunday," she said.
Hummel retired, but she got busy trying to do what she could to prevent the dementia from worsening.
"Getting more physically active, engaging myself more socially, challenging myself with more learning opportunities, being mindful of what I was eating, all those things," she said.
"I take classes at Elmira College. I'm now taking my 28th class in almost 4 ½ years," Hummel added.
"You want to pump that blood and stay physically active and again, what is good for the heart is good for the brain and so I swim three times a week at the Y.""YOU WANT TO PUMP THAT BLOOD AND STAY PHYSICALLY ACTIVE."
It appears to be working.
"I went to see my neurologist last month and he said, 'Whatever you're doing continue to do it because it's working.' And so that is good news," she said.
More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. The Alzheimer's Association says more than 28 million baby boomers will develop the disease between now and 2050, and the cost of caring for them will consume nearly 25 percent of Medicare spending in 2040. It's worse in women.
A second study looked at just who gets dementia.
Dementia rates in African Americans are 65 percent higher than among Asian Americans, the study found.
"Our projections indicate that in every racial and ethnic group, over one in four people who survive to age 65 can expect to be diagnosed with dementia in their lifetime," said Rachel Whitmer, an epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, who led the study published in an Alzheimer's Association journal.
Her team's study of 274,000 members of Kaiser Permanente found dementia incidence over the 14-year study period ranged from an average annual rate of 26.6 cases of dementia per 1,000 people for African-Americans, to 15.2 cases per 1,000 people for Asian-Americans. In between were Latinos and Pacific Islanders with an average annual rate of 19.6 cases per 1,000 people, and whites with 19.3 per 1,000.
Various studies have given people hints at what can prevent Alzheimer's. Regular exercise and eating plenty of fruits and vegetables helps.
Others have shown that people who are socially engaged are less likely to develop memory loss. Still others have shown that keeping the brain active with puzzles or games can help, and a whole industry has arisen out of that research.
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"[Elmira College] Alumni Link February 2016 Edition" Office of Alumni Relations of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Friday, 5 February 2016
Athletics Alumni Weekend 2016
Elmira College invites alumni athletes and fans to return to Campus this weekend, February 5th & 6th, to participate in Alumni Games and cheer on current Soaring Eagles athletic teams in their varsity games. Click Here to view a schedule of events and see who's going!
Non-Credit Professional Development Courses
Non-Credit Professional Development Courses
The Elmira College Office of Continuing Education is happy to offer the following upcoming non-credit professional development courses:
Cyber Security Certificate: March 1st - April 11th
Top Down Strategic Planning: Friday, March 18th
SHRM Certified Professional Exam Preparation: beginning March 7th
Vote for Justin Henderson '16 as Geico Play of the Year
Cyber Security Certificate: March 1st - April 11th
Top Down Strategic Planning: Friday, March 18th
SHRM Certified Professional Exam Preparation: beginning March 7th
Vote for Justin Henderson '16 as Geico Play of the Year
Henderson's buzzerbeater is a finalist for the 2016 Geico Play of the Year! Show your Elmira Pride and click here to cast your vote for Justin! Voting ends at midnight on Monday, February 8th.
Eli Young Band, Live in Elmira
Eli Young Band, Live in Elmira
The Elmira College Big Events Committee presents Eli Young Band, live at First Arena in Elmira on Friday, April 1st! Click Here to purchase tickets, and use the password ALUMNI for discounted general admission seating.
Mark Twain Commemorative Coins Available
Mark Twain Commemorative Coins Available
Mark Twain Commemorative coins are now available for purchase online at usmint.gov. A portion of proceeds from coin sales will benefit Elmira College's Center for Mark Twain Studies. Coins are currently available at the following prices:
Starbucks Opens on Campus
Starbucks Opens on Campus
Elmira College is proud to announce that a full service Starbucks is now available in the Campus Center! We hope you visit again soon to see this great new coffee house right here on Campus!
Check out local news reporting on the Starbucks opening!
Pottery Exhibit in George Waters Gallery
Pottery Exhibit in George Waters Gallery
The Independent Potters Association of Central New York will have work on display in the George Waters Art Gallery, located in the Elmira College Campus Center, from February 4th through March 4th. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from Noon to 4 pm.
Elmira College Enactus Hosts Networking Event
Elmira College Enactus Hosts Networking Event
Enactus, Elmira's student entrepreneurial group, will be hosting a full day Financing & Career Seminar on Thursday, February 18th featuring several of our own Elmira College Alumni as speakers.
Click Here for more information and to view a schedule of events.
Follow EC!
Upcoming Alumni Events
Athletics Alumni Weekend 2016
2/5/2016
Men's Basketball @ St. John Fisher
2/12/2016 6:00 PM
Rochester Chapter Basketball Event
2/13/2016 2:00 PM
Tea with Twain
4/12/2016 4:30 PM
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk
5/1/2016 10:00 AM
Click for Upcoming Soaring Eagles Athletics Events
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"Last Call to Register for Athletics Alumni Weekend 2016!" Elmira College Department of Athletics of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Online Registration Closes Tomorrow!
Register NOW to reserve your tickets for varsity games throughout the weekend and to be entered to win one of 4 great raffle prizes, featuring gifts from your favorite Finger Lakes Wineries!
We can't wait to see you there!
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"[Elmira College] invites you to AAW 2016" Elmira College Department of Athletics of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Friday, 22 February 2016
Follow EC!
Upcoming Alumni Events
Athletics Alumni Weekend 2016
2/5/2016
Men's Basketball @ St. John Fisher
2/12/2016 6:00 PM
Rochester Chapter Basketball Event
2/13/2016 2:00 PM
Tea with Twain
4/12/2016 4:30 PM
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation One Walk
5/1/2016 10:00 AM
Click for Upcoming Soaring Eagles Athletics Events
---------------------"Last Call to Register for Athletics Alumni Weekend 2016!" Elmira College Department of Athletics of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Online Registration Closes Tomorrow!
Register NOW to reserve your tickets for varsity games throughout the weekend and to be entered to win one of 4 great raffle prizes, featuring gifts from your favorite Finger Lakes Wineries!
We can't wait to see you there!
---------------------"[Elmira College] invites you to AAW 2016" Elmira College Department of Athletics of Elmira College of Elmira, New York, United States for Friday, 22 February 2016
Athletics Alumni
Weekend 2016
February 5 & 6
The Elmira College Department of Athletics invites our alumni athletes and fans back to Campus for one weekend packed with alumni games and sporting events.
Don't forget to stop by the Student Activities
Weekend 2016
February 5 & 6
The Elmira College Department of Athletics invites our alumni athletes and fans back to Campus for one weekend packed with alumni games and sporting events.
Don't forget to stop by the Student Activities
Cabin Fever Music Fest
Saturday, February 6
9:30 pm
The Green Derby
Spend a night out at the Green Derby with live music from pop-rock band The Como Brothers and alternative-pop sisters Adelee & Gentry.
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alumnirelations@elmira.edu
Elmira College
Office of Alumni Relations
One Park Place
Elmira, New York 14901, United States
Elmira College
Office of Alumni Relations
One Park Place
Elmira, New York 14901, United States
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