Special Events
Calendar of Events (We'll be adding events throughout the year so be sure to check back often.)
September 2010
October 2010
November 2010
September 2010
Reunion
September 10-12, 2010
Join us for Reunion 2010! We welcome all alumni and friends to attend. This year's reunion will honor classes ending with a "0" or "5" with a special invitation being extended to our honored class of 1960; CCC's first graduating class, who will be celebrating their 50-year reunion. We also welcome back Former Athletes and Student Leadership affinity groups.
The Reunion will take place in conjunction with Corning Gaffer District's Jazz and Harvest Festival. Alumni and friends are welcome to attend the community events throughout the entire weekend.
Download a copy of the Registration Form and send it back in time for the early registration discount, ending August 1. For information on registering, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (607) 962-9473 or alumni@corning-cc.edu.
Reflections - Alumni Recognition Ceremony
September 11, 2010 - 6 pm, Commons
The annual Reflections event celebrates outstanding alumni and friends of Corning Community College. We will highlight the accomplishments of our alumni honorees and recognize a very important community partner.
Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (607) 962-9473 or alumni@corning-cc.edu for further information.
October 2010
Walter R. Smith Visiting Scholar Series
October 20, 2010 - 8 pm; Triangle Lounge, Commons, Spencer Hill Campus
Erik Larson is the author of Isaac's Storm (1999) sharing the experiences of Isaac Cline during the Galveston Hurricane of 1900; The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (2003) covering the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair; and Thunderstruck, which intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with the story of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio. The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category.
He is a former features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, where he is still a contributing writer. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications. He is the author of two previous books, Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun (1994) and The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities (1992).
Larson grew up in Freeport, LI. In the years since his departure from Long Island, he has lived in Bristol, PA; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA (twice); Baltimore, MD (twice); and, finally, Seattle, WA.
He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978. His first newspaper job was with The Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, PA, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things.
Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and has spoken to audiences from coast to coast. He lives in Seattle with his wife, three daughters, and assorted pets.
For additional information, please contact Debbie Stayer Kelly '91 in the Office of Institutional Advancement at (607) 962-9144 or kelly_d@corning-cc.edu.
November 2010
CCC Night at the Elmira Jackals
November 2010 - 5:30 pm - Specific date yet to be determined
Join us for a special visit with Blade at 5:30 pm, dinner, and giveaway items. Tickets are $8 per person, which includes Pre-Game Party and admission ticket. Free gifts to the first 50 paid registrants. Game time 7:35 pm
Please contact the Office of Alumni Relations at (607) 962-9458 or alumni@corning-cc.edu for further information.