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Student Announce September 23, 2026


'Library 101' Workshop

The Library Services staff will be hosting the Library 101 Workshop on Wednesday, September 23rd at 5pm in the Hinkle Library. Stop by and learn all of the resources the Library has to offer you! 

Find this workshop, future events and a collection of online workshops on a wide variety of topics available on our Student Success Center SharePoint.

- Samantha Brockway

SUBMISSIONS WANTED FOR ERGO/COVER CONTEST/POETRY READING

SUBMISSIONS WANTED FOR ERGO, ALFRED STATE’S LITERARY MAGAZINE

Take a break, sit quietly, and create a piece of artwork, poem, story, or whatever and send to Ergo, Alfred State’s literary magazine, at Ergo@alfredstate.edu. Become part of the Ergo Committee by attending the 1st meeting on Monday, Sept. 14, at 1:00 p.m. in the SDC Faculty Lounge (Rm. 242). 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  November 13, 2026

ERGO COVER CONTEST DEADLINE:  November 13, 2026

Wondering what to submit?  Full wrap cover (front & back) 17.25" wide by 11.25" high or just the front cover 8.75" wide by 11.25" high, 300 dpi, jpeg.  All entries must fit these specifications for consideration.  Submit to Ergo@alfredstate.edu.

And better yet, there's a prize!  Winner and a runner-up will both get a $100 gift certificate for the ASC Campus Store, and boasting rights for being featured as the author of the cover on the Fall 2026 ERGO publication! 

POETRY READING:  Monday, November 9, 2026, Small Event Space within Student Leadership Center (Rm. 310) starting at 6 p.m.  Come and enjoy an hour of music, poetry, artwork, and tasty desserts from the Wellsville Baking Production & Management culinary students.  

 

- Debra Tomm

Interested in Intramurals?

Want to play intramurals? Use the respective link below to sign up for the sport you're interested in! Share the link with your friends if you know they'd be interested as well. Information on time, date, and location is posted on PioneerLink/Corq. If you have any questions, email the Recreation department (recreation@alfredstate.edu). 

3 v 3 Basketball Sign-Up Form
5 v 5 Soccer Sign-Up Form
6 v 6 Volleyball Sign-Up Form

- Cesar Mejia

**NEW** Acceptable Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies Policy

Alfred State has implemented a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy to provide guidance on the responsible, ethical, and appropriate use of AI technologies across the campus community. We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to review the policy and familiarize themselves with its expectations and requirements.

Click here for the HR SharePoint PDF.

- Kayleigh Jones

Meet the 2026–27 CITE Faculty Fellows and FLC/CoP Leaders!

The Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence (CITE) is delighted to announce this year's seven Faculty Fellowship and Faculty Learning Community (FLC)/Community of Practice (CoP) Leadership Award recipients. Across the Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 semesters, these colleagues will study AI in their classrooms, bring faculty and student voices into campus AI conversations, and build communities around global learning, accessibility, and civil dialogue. Please join us in congratulating them!

Faculty Fellows: Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Track
These Fellows will receive guidance and support from CITE, to study AI-enhanced teaching in their own courses and share what they learn with the campus.

  • Elizabeth Joyce, Architecture and Design: Blueprints for the Future: Integrating AI into the Architectural Studio. Elizabeth is bringing AI-enhanced projects into ARCH 3104 Design Studio 1. She will study whether AI can strengthen students' AI literacy and project outcomes without compromising academic integrity and will build a database of AI tools for her department.
  • Yang Song, Civil Engineering Technology: Building AI-Critical Engineering Judgment: Designing and Studying AI-Enhanced Assignments in CIVL 6143 Transportation & Highway Design. Yang is designing three assignment modules that ask students to check, correct, or reject AI output against professional engineering standards. The study will examine whether this approach sharpens students' design accuracy and engineering judgment.

Faculty Fellows: Institutional Leadership in Collaboration with CITE Track
These Fellows will work with CITE to gather faculty and student perspectives that will shape Alfred State's AI programming and policy.

  • Janelle Varin, Library: Assessing Cross-Departmental Needs and Perspectives on AI Literacy. Through surveys and departmental "State of AI" conversations, Janelle will collaborate with CITE to capture how AI is understood, used, and taught across campus. The findings will become a set of recommendations to guide Departmental and Institutional AI programming.
  • Angela Graves, Social and Behavioral Sciences: Surfacing Student Voice on AI: Cross-Disciplinary Accounts and Departmental Conversations. Angela will mentor a Student Senate project led by student Adel Hashimov. In collaboration with CITE, the project will gather student perspectives on how AI helps or hinders learning across majors, and those findings will feed into departmental AI conversations. Angela will also mentor SAT Faculty integrate AI responsibly in their courses.

Faculty Learning Community [FLC] Leaders

  • Tamanna Kabir, Business: Advancing Collaborative Online International Learning @ ASC. Tamanna will lead a community that supports faculty in designing and running COIL partnerships with international collaborators and will curate shared resources for globally networked teaching.
  • Kevin Hofmann, Architecture and Design: Advancing Accessibility and Inclusion in Teaching and Learning @ ASC. Kevin will lead a cross-disciplinary FLC focused on accessible, inclusive course design and help colleagues build practical resources they can use right away.
  • Brian Saltsman, Social and Behavioral Sciences: Sustaining Civil Dialogues Across Differences in Our Community. Brian will lead an FLC focused on creating classroom spaces where students can take on difficult topics with openness, respect, and intellectual courage. Sessions will be built around shared readings and real scenarios.

Get Involved
Several of these projects are looking for participants. The COIL, Accessibility and Inclusion, and Civil Dialogue communities are recruiting faculty from all disciplines, and State of AI conversations will be coming to departments this year. Watch the CITE Weekly Mentor for sign-up details, or email cite@alfredstate.edu. You may also contact the three FLC leaders directly for more information about the communities they will be leading.

Congratulations to all our awardees. We look forward to seeing your work take shape this year!

 

- Deepa Deshpande

1. Women’s Wrestling Team Looking for More Students – Coach Margaret Laine

Women wrestle, and so can you…even if you’ve never wrestled before. Are you courageous? Dedicated? Passionate? The women’s wrestling team hopes to find a few more brave ladies to try wrestling, and you might be a great fit. This is your chance to make history and play an NCAA DIII sport with no experience required. If you already like the gym, enjoy learning about nutrition, and are competitive, reach out to Coach Laine ((425) 321-9667, Kermoaml@alfredstate.edu) to see what it’d look like to be a woman wrestler for Alfred State.

- Catherine Dimino

Thinking About Changing Your Major?

Use the Degree Program Change Form in your Student Portal:
Academics → Academic Forms Card → Degree Program Change

Deadline:
Fall 2026 changes must be submitted by September 25, 2026.
Late requests will be processed for the next semester.

Approvals Required:

  • Current department chair
  • New department chair

The new department chair must list any excluded courses.
See Academic Regulation 305.3 for details.

- Niki Young

Bob Dylan's American Mythology

With poetry and commentary that offers deep and brave insight into the complexity of the human soul, Bob Dylan inspired generations around the world to more closely examine longstanding power structures, mainstream moral and religious attitudes, universal values and the delicate components of human dignity. This program features imaginative rearrangements of Dylan's music and an array of world-class performers. It tracks Dylan's career through a narrative focusing on his social, spiritual and theological searches.

The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday. September 27, 2026 at Miller Auditorium on the Alfred University campus. Admission is free. The show features international artists Gabrielle Stravelli (vocals), Dan Nadel (guitars, music direction), Hagar Ben-Ari (bass), and Yuval Lion (drums). The event is sponsored by Hillel at Alfred.

- Afua Boahene

Parking Lot Closures - Homecoming Activities/Football Game Tailgating - University Police

Parking lots 19, 20, & 20A (near Pioneer Stadium & Orvis) remain closed and parking lots 21 & 22 will close Friday afternoon.

Primary Alternate Lots: Students should park in Lot 18 or Lot 31 (enter behind Peet Hall).

Additional Parking: Extra spaces are available off Moland Rd. near the baseball field. Reminder: Please ensure vehicles are NOT parked on the grass!

Shuttle Parking: Space is always available with shuttle transport to campus at the Motorsports Complex and the ACES Bus Garage (located near 184 North Main Street).

Weekend Faculty/Staff Parking Exception: Students may park in Faculty and Staff spaces after 4:00 PM on Friday, September 25th for this weekend only.

All student vehicles must be moved back into designated STUDENT parking by 7:00 AM on Monday morning.

Vehicles that remain in closed parking lots, or re-enter after the closing time are subject to enforcement up to and including towing at the owner's expense.

Thank you for your cooperation and GO PIONEERS!!

- Jaime Dennis-Howe

Culinary Arts Southern BBQ Drive-Thru TODAY

Back by Popular Demand - Alfred State Culinary Arts Southern BBQ Drive-Thru Dinner

Thursday September 24th 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm (or sold out)

Cost - $15.00 (cash or check only!)

Dinner includes

Smoked Turkey Breast,

Smoked Sausage,

Macaroni & Cheese, 

Southern Style Green Beans,

Corn Bread, and Apple Cider Blondie

DRIVE THRU PICK UP ONLY!

AT CULINARY BUILDING GARAGE

There will also be a bake sale to include pies, brownies, cookies and cookie sandwiches.

Proceeds from the dinner benefit the students in the Culinary Arts programs.

We will take pre-orders for faculty and staff from the Alfred Campus to ensure you get what you want. Call Mary Ellen at 3170 now - before noon on the 24th.

 

 

 

 

- Mary Ellen Wood

Campus Family Feud Survey

This year on Saturday, September 26th from 4:30-6:30 pm in the MacKenzie Common Atrium there will be a Campus Feud (Family Feud) for members of the community. We are looking for teams of 4 to compete for some great Alfred State Prizes. But first we need some survey responses. I am asking for assistance from the campus community with the responses for the game. The included link is for the 50 questions available for the event. You can fill in as many or as few responses as you wish but the more we have the better. The form will be available until Thursday, Sept. 24th. Be creative and thank you for your help. There will be additional events also throughout the year.  

2026-27 Campus "Family Feud" Survey Questions (Series 1) – Fill out form

- Brian Saltsman