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The following students will be attending a field trip with Nicole DiRado to tour the Monroe County Crime Lab and MEO on Friday, 11/6/26. We will be leaving campus around 8:00 AM and will be returning around 3:30 PM. 

Jorfry Almanzar

Rylee Barcza

Aubrea Broker 

Kseniia Demina 

Liana Dion

Tianna Fazio

Joe Ferguson 

Claire Hanlon 

Zaina Hussein 

Markino McFarlane 

Victorialyn Perez

Shyan Reid 

Haylie Rizzo 

Matisen Roy 

Kaylee Santos

Haylee Smith 

Shakiera Stupart 

Ryleigh Weader 

Raiden Westad

If you would like to receive your 1098-T form electronically, please give your consent by following the step-by-step instructions below. 1098-T’s will be provided by the end of January 2027. If electronic consent is not received by January 1, 2027, the 1098-T will be mailed to the current address on file.

To give consent to receive your 1098-T form electronically:

1. Visit https://heartland.ecsi.net/

2. At the top right of the page click Register to create a profile. If you already have a profile, click Sign In.

3. Once logged into your account. Navigate to Your Communication Center at the top.

4. Select Tax Statement eConsent.

5. At the bottom of the page click Add New Consent. Once clicked the Electronic Consent Application will open below.

6. Complete the Electronic Consent Application.

7. Check the box and click Submit & Accept.

It's that easy!

Register for your Spring 2027 classes by Thanksgiving (Nov 26th) and be entered to win one of 5 prizes! First place will be awarded a $500 Campus Store textbook voucher and the next four winners will be awarded $50 each to be added to their CSA. Don't forget registration begins November 16th so meet with your advisor beforehand to get your registration PIN and course suggestions. If you have any questions about the registration process, please reach out to your Faculty Advisor or the Academic Advising Center at advising@alfredstate.edu. 

Would you like the opportunity to become a Residential Services Staff member? 

Please use the link down below to fill out our interest application to get your name in our system. You will receive a follow-up email from the respective distributor regarding your initial application, and any follow-up steps that you'll have to complete. 

Residential Services Student Staff Interest Form

We appreciate you taking the time to explore joining the Alfred State Res Life team! If you have any questions, please reach out to the respective emails below. 

Resident Assistant: rlstaffselection@alfredstate.edu

Academic Peer Mentor: Amy Babcock, babcocam@alfredstate.edu

Residential Change Agent: Afua Boahene, boahena@alfredstate.edu

Residential Programmer: Sarah Francisco, francis@alfredstate.edu

Housing Assistant: Mary Chamberlain, chambemc@alfredstate.edu
 

Thanksgiving Break Housing

Residence halls will close at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, for the Thanksgiving Break. The Residence halls will reopen at Noon on Sunday, November 29, 2026. Residential Services is aware that the final bus scheduled to leave Alfred leaves before 10:00 p.m. If you are here for an academic reason and cannot make travel arrangements for the evening of Tuesday, November 24, please contact your Residence Director to remain on campus that night. However, you must plan travel arrangements for the morning of Wednesday, November 25.

Only students who have been approved to stay for the break will be allowed in the residence halls.

All others may be charged with trespassing.

Students will only be approved who:

• Live over 500 miles away (according to your home Banner Address)
• Have a Special Circumstance (ex. You do not have a place to go)
• Working for the college during the break (with Supervisors Approval)
• Athletics commitment during the break (must be on roster submitted from Athletics)

If you wish to apply to stay for the break, please complete the "Break Housing Request" form on eRezLife. To access this form, please sign in to my.alfredstate.edu, select "housing," and then select the "Break Housing Request" form. 

Please note, that this form will close on Thursday, November 19.

If you have any questions, please contact Residential Services at 607-587-4371 or email: reslife@alfredstate.edu.

Winter Break Transportation Options

Megabus is offering non-stop bus services to New York City and Alfred for Winter break. Dates and times of bus travel are listed below! 

To New York City: 

Friday, December 18, 2026 departing 

• West University St at 7:45 am
• Orvis Activities Center at 2:30 pm
• West University St at 2:45 pm

Sunday, December 20, 2026 departing from West University at 7:45 am

Secure your ticket today at https://us.megabus.com 

Rochester Airport Shuttle 

Depart Alfred Wednesday, December 16, 2026 at 6 am

• Amtrak/Bus drop off around 8am 
• Airport drop off after the Amtrak/s station drop

Depart Alfred Saturday, December 19, 2026 at 6 am

• Amtrak/Bus drop off around 8am 
• Airport drop off after the Amtrak/s station drop

Requests for Airport Shuttle must be to the Rochester Airport and students will have to fill out the Online travel request form for both their trips to and from the airport two weeks in advance. 

BASIC NEEDS ON CAMPUS SURVEY

Embrace an opportunity to affect change on your campus and across the system: we can't fix the problem if we don't know what it is.

Participate in a short Basic Needs on Campus Survey.

Survey Period: November 2-20, 2026

Please look for an invitation from survey@suny.edu in your email.

As a thank you for participating, you may enter for a chance to receive a $50 Amazon Gift Card.  (Winners selected by December 5th.)

All survey responses are confidential. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete and can help ensure that fellow students have the support they need to be successful.

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Motivation Myth: How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It workshop on Wednesday, November 4th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. Struggling to stay motivated? Putting off assignments? Feeling overwhelmed by everything you need to do? You're not alone. Learn why motivation disappears, how procrastination works, and practical ways to get yourself moving again—even when you don't feel like it. 

The Student Senate has created a survey to get a sense and understanding of the issues, concerns, and ideas that you have related to the school, school policies, or the campuses overall. This survey will serve as a tool for Student Senate to address any issues that are affecting the student body. Below is the link to the survey. 

Student Concern Survey – Fill out form

FREE FOOD SAMPLING EVENT!

Join us for another delicious event on Wednesday, November 4th upstairs in the Student Gathering Place (CDH-near The Terrace) from 11am - 1pm! Come hungry, stop by the ACES table to pick up your voting stickers and sample it all! 

Your opinion contributes to our Meal Planning for next semester. Your Vote Matters so be sure to show up and dig in!

AI Use In the Classroom Survey for Alfred State Students 

The form above was created by the Center For Innovation & Teaching Excellence (CITE) along with Student Senates Vice President of Academic and Technology Affairs Adel Hashimov (hashima@alfredstate.edu) to capture students experiences, feelings, and literacy with AI tools.

The survey covers different areas such as personal use, academic use, and opinions on faculty installment of AI. All majors and years are welcome and suggested to take the survey to better influence their college experience inside the classroom. Please take 3 to 5 minutes to complete this anonymous survey.

Student suggestions in the past have led to various improvements in the student experience around campus.  The Student Life Committee of Faculty Senate is interested in your feedback.

Please take 10 minutes to fill out the survey linked here by Friday 11/6/2026

Survey Link: https://forms.office.com/r/UyaVfRu4wN

Our committee is interested in gathering information about concerns that students have on campus; general or specific, urgent or not, all feedback is welcome! We are excited to keep advocating for you and your needs. 

Thank you for your time,  

The Student Life Committee