the Empire 8, effective in the 2017-18 academic year. 2019 - Stevens left the Empire 8 to re-join back to the Middle Atlantic Conferences (particularly the MAC's Freedom Conference), effective after the 2018-19 academic year. 2020 - Keuka College joined the Empire 8, effective in the 2020-21 academic year 2020 - The Sage Colleges merged Russell Sage and Sage College of Albany, effective making the former women-only Russell Sage co-educational, effective in the 2020-21 academic year. 2022 - Medaille College will join the Empire 8, effective beginning the 2022-23 academic year. Member schools Current members The Empire 8 currently has ten full members, all are private schools: Notes Affiliate members The Empire 8 currently has four affiliate members; all but one are public schools: Notes Future affiliate members Former members The Empire 8 had nine former full members, all were private schools: Notes Former affiliate members The Empire 8 had four former affiliate members, all but one were public schools: Notes Membership timeline Championships References External links