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MVCC Veterans Day Breakfast & Flag Raising, Utica, Nov. 11
MVCC was founded in part to serve veterans home from World War II, and this year's ceremony doubles as the college's 80th birthday, with County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. at the flagpole.
Mohawk Valley Community College marks Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, with a 9:30 a.m. breakfast in Room 116 of the Alumni College Center and an 11 a.m. flag raising on the interior Quad in front of the Academic Building, both on the Utica campus at 1101 Sherman Drive. No price was published, and the breakfast needs a reservation: call 315-792-5699, per the college's announcement in the Utica Phoenix.
| Time | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM | Breakfast (reservations required) | Alumni College Center, Room 116 |
| 11:00 AM | Flag-raising ceremony | Interior Quad, in front of the Academic Building |
Who's speaking:
- Breakfast: Dr. Frank Dubeck, an MVCC trustee and Air Force Reserve Medical Corps major, and Erich Luther, a 2016 MVCC graduate who served more than 22 months as a combat medic in Iraq.
- Flag raising: Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. (MVCC class of 1984) and retired Army Maj. Gen. Peter Lennon.
Good to know: the flag raising is outdoors, so dress for a November morning in Utica. No RSVP deadline was published for the breakfast, so call early if you want a seat. The college ties this year's ceremony to the nation's 250th anniversary and its own 80th.
Same day on campus: MVCC also runs admissions info sessions and campus tours on Veterans Day at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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