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Check out the latest news from Alfred State. 

Alfred State Named One of America’s Best Colleges

Contact Paul Welker - welkerpm@alfredstate.edu if you have a story idea! If you are posting pictures on your social media make sure to tag @AlfredState or ask us to collaborate with your posts!

The Marketing Communications Office is excited to let the college community know about new videos that have been developed and are available to faculty and staff to help in recruitment of future Pioneers.

Check them out on our YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/@AlfredStateCollege

Five of the latest video releases:
Pioneer Pathways - Jonna Anne
Best View on Campus
Alfred Career Fair
Pioneer Pathways - Sarah Francisco
9/11 Remembrance

Join us on the Green Space (near CDH and SLC outdoors) for the ACES 80th Anniversary Block Party! Free food, games, prizes, music and MORE!

Alfred State is developing its next strategic plan. Over 3 separate listening sessions and 105 participants / comments, we have identified 14 emerging themes.  This brief 11-question survey takes only 6-8 minutes to complete and asks whether the themes accurately reflect the conditions we should consider. There are no right or wrong answers.  Please lend your voice to our landscape analysis: Strategic Planning - Campus Landscape Verification Survey – Fill out form

Health and Wellness Services will be closed Monday October 5th and Tuesday October 6th for Mini Break. 

As always, call 911 in the event of an emergency. An on-campus after-hours contact is University Police at 607-587-3999.  Otherwise, options for off campus healthcare include the following options:

• Urgent Care: (Check Hospital Sites for closures before going)

o St. James Urgent Care in Hornell (open 10:00AM-8:00PM daily) 

o Jones Memorial Urgent Care in Wellsville (open 11:00AM-7:00PM daily)  

• Emergency Room:

o Jones Memorial Hospital (Wellsville) 

o St. James Hospital (Hornell) 

ACES Shuttle Shopping Trips are still running on Sunday, October 4th!

*There is also a SPECIAL 12-Noon shuttle running from Wellsville to Alfred on Friday, October 2nd

so that students can catch the Mega Buses headed to NYC!

All equipment with a useful life of at least two years requires an ownership tag. Any piece of equipment with a unit value of $10,000 or greater and a useful life of at least two years requires a bar code label and entry into the SUNY Property Control System. Generic ownership tags can be provided to any department for application onto equipment below the $10,000 threshold by contacting the Property Control Office; bar code labels on equipment above the threshold will be affixed by Property Control.

If your department has surplus equipment, please contact the Property Control Office with information concerning the surplus asset. The Property Control Office will advertise the asset locally for potential use by another department. If there is no interest in the asset across our campus, the asset will subsequently be offered to all SUNY campuses for transfer. If unable to relocate the asset within SUNY, it will be reported to the Office of General Services for public sale. 

The Property Control Office can be reached at x3986 or mcclaipm@alfredstate.edu.

The following students will be attending the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists meeting in Pocono Manor, PA and should be excused from classes on Wed. 10/7, Thurs. 10/8 and Fri. 10/9.

Blakeslee, Rhiannon
Broker, Aubrea
Caulfield, Mairead
Eddy, Julia
Green, Mickelle
Munoz, Emma
Perrotta, Abigail
Sauerbier, Jordan
Stupart, Shakiera

There are currently two openings within CSEA 

The Office of the President has an opening for an Administrative Assistant 1. Interested candidates can apply here 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Promotion: one year of service in a clerical title allocated to Grade 6 and above; and completion of a two-year traineeship*.
• Non-competitive: high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; and two years of experience in administrative support**, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and management of an office.

The Heating Plant has an opening for a Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC-R). Interested candidates can apply here. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Non-Competitive: Successful completion of a NYS two-year Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC-R) Traineeship or NYS two-year refrigeration repair and maintenance training program; OR successful completion of any equivalent refrigeration two-year training or apprenticeship program;* OR four (4) years of full-time experience in the mechanical or electrical trades under a skilled journey-level mechanic or electrician which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program, one (1) year of which must include both training and work in the operation and maintenance of commercial type refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment. Apprenticeship training in the mechanical or electrical trades or training gained by completion of technical courses in the mechanical or electrical trades at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Refunding for the Fall 2026 semester has begun.  Students who have enrolled in e-Refund need not take any additional steps.  

If you have not already done so, you can enroll in e-Refund by visiting my.AlfredState.edu/Finances and selecting Step 3 – Pay your Bill through Nelnet, followed by Manage Refunds. This is the fastest and most convenient way to receive your refund!

For students who do not enroll in e-Refund, checks are mailed to the address on file.   

Please Note: Refunds are based on enrollment status.  Students enrolled in part of term courses, may not see their full refund available until participation has begun in 12 credit hours for the semester. Additionally, Refunds may be issued as funds are received and as a result students may receive multiple refunds throughout the semester.            

If you have any questions regarding a refund check, please email Student Records and Financial Services at sfs@alfredstate.edu.

Please be advised of the following dates where construction crews will be disrupting traffic on Campus.  

Tuesday 9/29, The Ag Science project will be performing a large scale concrete pour and will have several concrete trucks coming and going from the loop road construction entrance.  The contractor will have flaggers directing traffic during this time from 6:30 am to 12 pm.

Wednesday 9/30, The exit lane from loop road to the light will be closed from 6:30 am to 9 am to facilitate the installation of the sidewalk at the main entrance sign. The lane will be blocked and will open as soon as possible.

Friday 10/2, The Ag Science project will be performing a second large scale concrete pour and will have several concrete trucks coming and going from the loop road construction entrance.  The contractor will have flaggers directing traffic during this time from 6:30 am to 12 pm.

We thank you for your patience during this time while the contractors continue to improve our Campus.  

If you have any questions, please contact Capital Construction at x3989

Admissions will be hosting our next High School Visitation Day on Thursday, October 1, from 9 am - 1 pm. We will be welcoming the following high schools to campus: Andover, Belfast, Gates Chili, Geneseo, Olean, Prattsburgh, and Scio. Thank you for making all our campus visitors feel so welcome!

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.

Beth Weber has experienced some health-related issues that have caused her to exhaust her leave time. If you would be interested in donating vacation time to Beth to help her, get back on her feet, please visit this website to obtain a donation form: ​Leave Donation​. You can only donate vacation time and in whole day increments. Once you have donated, you must maintain 10 days in your accrual bank. Thank you for any help you can provide.

Respectfully,

Justin Haynoski

1st Vice President CSEA

The Khalid Ashraf Memorial Symposium on Civic Engagement

Monday, October 12th, 2026 - Khalid Ashraf Symposium 6-8 PM EJ Brown (EJB) 119 (the Smart Lecture Hall)

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences invite you to explore Civic Engagement with us as we feature a fictional dystopian film set in the year 2022 where the people of planet earth are facing issues such as a dying planet due to climate change, an overpopulated New York City, food scarcity, euthanasia, corporate greed, police and government corruption, pollution, poorly funded human services charity work, and a mostly uneducated society. 

**Refreshments and snacks will be served**

Please join Michael Colomaio, Michael Gargano, Angela Graves, and Jeff Sittu for questions and audience discussion immediately following the film.

If you pay for electricity or natural gas in New York, you may qualify for monthly savings through New York State's Energy Affordability Program (EAP). Eligibility for the program recently expanded, allowing many New York households to now qualify. Anyone who is eligible can receive recurring discounts directly on their monthly utility bills and could save hundreds of dollars per year. You may qualify based on your household income or participation in programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, TANF, or other public benefit programs.

Even if you have not qualified for utility assistance in the past, you may be eligible under the expanded guidelines. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply at ny.gov/EAP.

Please excuse the following students from classes on Friday October 2, 2026 at noon. The Alfred State Logging Sports team will be traveling to Paul Smiths College for a woodsmen's  competition. 

1. Austin Dickinson 
2. Amelia Shattuck 
3. Jesse Riling
4. Charlie Caskey
5. Christina Paluzzi 
6. Evan Welker
7. Finn Turner
8. Hollis Frost
9. Jacob Behrend
10. Jesse Tompkins
11. Lucas Barr
12. Miriam Manning
13. Natalie Esposito 
14. Nathan Alexander
15. Nathan Chamberlin
16. Nick Costabile
17. Owen Wolfanger 
18. Riana Barron 
19. Talan Davis
20. William Simmons

Want personalized help with retirement planning, financial goals, or your TIAA accounts?  Stephen Smith, Sr. Financial Consultant, will be on the Alfred State campus and available to meet via teams as well.

What you can do:

• Get one-on-one guidance tailored to your goals
• Ask questions about retirement, investments, and savings
• Review your TIAA account and options

Bring recent investment, retirement, and savings statements to make the most of your session.  Take advantage of this opportunity to check in on your financial future.

For more information or to RSVP, click here. 

Please remind students who are completing their degree requirements this semester that they must apply to graduate.
Diplomas are not automatically awarded.

How students apply:
my.alfredstate.edu → Academics → Graduation Card → Application to Graduate

Deadline: October 5, 2026 (required to receive a December 2026 diploma)

Important details to share with students:

• There is no fee to apply
• Students who plan to attend commencement will need to pay a fee
• Students should not apply for May 2027 graduation at this time
• Students graduating in December who plan to return this spring in a new program must apply for readmission through the Admissions Office
  ➜ Readmitted students cannot register until their application is approved

Questions?
Student Records and Financial Services: sfs@alfredstate.edu or 607-587-4253

Union University Church will launch WEAVE on Wednesday, October 7, with Roots of Justice in Alfred, NY, featuring a talk by educator Chris Romanchock, live music by local singer-songwriter Emma Tyme Armstrong, and a photography exhibit by Bill Stephens (Billamack).

Roots of Justice in Alfred, NY

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
Union University Church
5 Church Street, Alfred, NY
Free and open to all | Light refreshments served

WEAVE is a community initiative exploring the intersection of arts and justice, creating opportunities for conversation, creativity, learning and connection. The name reflects its purpose: bringing distinct strands of people, perspectives and ideas together to create something stronger.

For more information, contact Rev. Dr. Eileen Vanderzwan (uucalfred@gmail.com, 607-587-9288).

Check out the latest news from Alfred State. 

Annual Golf Tournament raises money for scholarships

Contact Paul Welker - welkerpm@alfredstate.edu if you have a story idea! If you are posting pictures on your social media make sure to tag @AlfredState or ask us to collaborate with your posts!

We’re excited to share that the Procurement & Payment Services office is back to full capacity! With our full team in place, we’re able to provide dedicated support for Purchasing, Accounts Payable, Contracts, Travel, and more! Not sure who to contact? Use the guide below to find the appropriate contact for your needs.

3917 – Daniel DuMond
Purchase Orders, Procurement Cards

3918 – Caitlyn Fanton
Accounts Payable, Invoice Payments, Insurance Documents

3921 – Denise Hults
Travel, Travel Cards, NET Cards

3919 – Kate Criss
Computer/Software, Contracts, Agreements, Terms and Conditions

3938 – Jen Graves
Procurement Guidance, Pioneer Purchasing, General Questions, Not Sure Where to Start

Faculty Senate DEI Committee Open Meeting

The Faculty Senate DEI Committee will hold its first meeting of the academic year on Thursday, October 1, at 4:00 p.m. via Microsoft Teams.

This year, the committee will continue creating opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to discuss issues broadly related to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging across our campus community. Our first meeting will include a conversation about what faculty and staff are currently seeing in their classrooms and across campus, as well as possible topics, programs, and professional development opportunities for the coming year. You do not need to be an elected committee member to participate. Anyone interested in joining the conversation is welcome to attend. Please email the committee chair, Angela Graves, at gravesa1@alfredstate.edu for the Teams link.

There will be a Flu Vaccine Clinic available on the Wellsville Campus Wed 10/14/2026 11am to 1pm drop in. 

Pre-registration is appreciated so enough vaccine is brought to the Health Clinic in PSU. 

Printed registration forms can be picked up at the Health Clinic in PSU or from your academic department secretary.  Return these 3 forms with a copy of your insurance card to fully pre-register and speed up 10/14/26.  Linked here are the registration sheets that you can print out or complete electronically.  

Registration forms include a copy of your health insurance card and can be returned by:

• emailing back to Toth-FTL@alfredstate.edu
• or drop off in the Health Center in PSU

Fischer's has been the flu vaccine provider we've had for the past 7 years and will be held in the Health Clinic on Career Fair day between 11:00 - 1:00pm. This was planned to make it easier to just pop in when coming to the PSU! (If you have forgotten your registration papers or your insurance card, you can still get the shot at that time.)

Contact Nurse Teri with questions:  Toth-FTL@alfredstate.edu

It's a reality that our societal political climate has a direct impact on systems of public higher education. Ours is SUNY - the State University of New York, and United University Professions plays a role in SUNY's success.  Like many other organizations, unions will find themselves supporting some political candidates over others to further causes they believe in. These groups must work within a set of rules and regulations that prevent state resources from being used to blatantly bias the public, or campaign for a candidate.

UUP does not use member dues to fund political activities. Rather, those activities are paid for by a voluntary contribution fund called VOTE-COPE.  Likewise, UUP cannot communicate on political issues using state resources and so must keep our membership informed via only their private email addresses. (We routinely mention this at member events.)

As we are in the home stretch of the 2026 election season, UUP will be sending out information using private email addresses we have in hopes of keeping our members informed of political action they can take. Our communication does not focus on political parties, but rather, candidates and causes that support the mission of public higher education. If you have not already, we ask our members to supply a private "non-EDU" email address to our chapter assistant Elaine (Burns) Ryan at Alfred@UUPmail.org

Thank you for being willing to stay informed and advocate for SUNY!

Alfred State College and John G. Ullman & Associates are excited to invite you to attend our second of (2) financial education virtual workshops in 2026, From Saving to Spending: Investing Strategies for Retirement Income - Thursday, October 22nd. Join us for a free educational webinar where you’ll learn about strategies to help get you to and through your retirement years.

The virtual session, scheduled to begin at 11a.m, will feature and be led by Led by Jakob Brost, CFP®, RICP, MS, Advisor and JGUA Charlotte Branch Manager- 2021 Alfred State Graduate 

For more information and to REGISTER or contact- Jason Sciotti in Institutional Advancement at ext. 3936 or sciottjm@alfredstate.edu 

Dear Faculty, this year CITE is launching a Professional Development Framework offering faculty multiple flexible pathways to earn credit points towards an end-year Certificate and Award. 

This announcement covers the leadership and fellowship pathway — for faculty ready to share what they know, support colleagues, or take on a formal role with CITE.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

• Propose and facilitate a PDW session — design and lead a session during Professional Development Week. [10 points per hour].
• Propose and lead a faculty learning community or community of practice — across the year, with an MOU. [30 points].
• Serve as a Faculty Fellow — across the year, with an MOU. [30 points].
• Volunteer as a Pioneer Academy mentor for teaching observations — supporting new faculty in their first year. [10 points per mentee, maximum 30].
• Present on teaching at a regional or national conference. [20 points].
• Publish a teaching-focused article, white paper, or resource. [20 points].
• Showcase your tech innovation at a CITE Social — a short demonstration for colleagues. [15 points per session].
• Contribute to a CITE Podcast in Spring with 3 to 5 of your students — an episode about what actually happened in your course. [15 points].

HOW TO GET STARTED

Proposal and interest form: [Proposal / Interest Form link]

You do not need to wait to be asked. If you have been doing good work in your classroom, presenting it, or supporting colleagues informally, this pathway credits it. Faculty Fellow and learning community leadership roles are limited and selected — submit your interest early.

MORE INFORMATION  

• All dates: [calendar page link]  

• Full framework and certificate tiers: [CITE Share Point]  

• Program Descriptions [Link to CITE Menu of Programs]  

Questions? Contact Deepa Deshpande, deshpad@alfredstate.edu or cite@alfredstate.edu  

Dear faculty,

We invite you to engage with this week's Reading Exchange article, The Return of the Oral Exam (The Chronicle of Higher Education - Use Alfred State library login). The article looks at how faculty are using conversation to make student thinking visible, from calculus to engineering to communication. Here are three engagement options to choose from:

• Tuesday 9/29 to Friday 10/2: Go to the Reading Exchange Channel on the CITE Team to read the article and post a reflection. [3 credits]
• Thursday 10/1, 12:30 to 1 pm: Join the Roundtable, to talk it through instead. Same article, plus whatever is happening in your classroom. Join via Teams or drop by EJ 106 for snacks and coffee. [3 credits]
• Want to explore this strategy in one of your courses instead and earn 15 credit points at the same time? Email cite@alfredstate.edu and we will reach out to you. 

Dear Faculty, this year CITE is launching a Professional Development Framework offering faculty multiple flexible pathways to earn credit points towards an end-year Certificate and Award. This announcement covers the innovative practice pathway. Where the other pathways are about attending and discussing, this pathway credits what you actually change in your own teaching — and it carries the highest point values in the framework.

WHAT COUNTS 

• Implement a documented teaching change from a CITE program — take something from a session and put it into practice, with evidence of the result. [10 points].
• Redesign a syllabus, or assignment to enhance specific outcomes using CITE resources — a before-and-after artifact. [10 points].
• Engage student voice through surveys — beginning of term, mid-term, or a custom frequency you set. [15 points].
• Teaching Observation plus Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) — a CITE classroom observation paired with a facilitated conversation with your students. Confidential and formative. [20 points].
• Partner with your students over a semester — bi-monthly student partner meetings with CITE collaboration, working with your own students on course design and classroom experience. [25 points].
• Conduct a SoTL inquiry on a teaching innovation in collaboration with CITE— design it, implement it, and collect the data. [30 points].

IMPORTANT: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED

• Creative practice work needs CITE approval before you begin, so that it can be scoped and credited properly. Submit the request form first: [Request Form link] 
• If you are already planning a change to a course this semester, this is the pathway that recognizes it. Bring the idea to us early and we will help shape it into something documentable.

MORE INFORMATION 

• All dates: [calendar page link] 

• Full framework and certificate tiers: [CITE Share Point] 

• Program Descriptions [Link to CITE Menu of Programs] 

Questions? Contact Deepa Deshpande, deshpad@alfredstate.edu or cite@alfredstate.edu 

Check out the latest news from Alfred State. 

Alfred State awarded $3 million Title III Grant

Contact Paul Welker - welkerpm@alfredstate.edu if you have a story idea! If you are posting pictures on your social media make sure to tag @AlfredState or ask us to collaborate with your posts!

Please be advised of the following dates where construction crews will be disrupting traffic on Campus.  

Tuesday 9/29, The Ag Science project will be performing a large scale concrete pour and will have several concrete trucks coming and going from the loop road construction entrance.  The contractor will have flaggers directing traffic during this time from 6:30 am to 12 pm.

Wednesday 9/30, The exit lane from loop road to the light will be closed from 6:30 am to 9 am to facilitate the installation of the sidewalk at the main entrance sign. The lane will be blocked and will open as soon as possible.

Friday 10/2, The Ag Science project will be performing a second large scale concrete pour and will have several concrete trucks coming and going from the loop road construction entrance.  The contractor will have flaggers directing traffic during this time from 6:30 am to 12 pm.

We thank you for your patience during this time while the contractors continue to improve our Campus.  

If you have any questions, please contact Capital Construction at x3989

Join us at Ever Green and take part in our Coffee Flight Event! Compliments of ACES!

Tuesday, September 29th. 3pm - 5pm

Enjoy a variety of coffee menu items and let us know what you loved, what you wanted to improve and what you would love to see us add to our coffee menu!

TIAA has sent an email notification to all Tier 6 active ORP members regarding upcoming changes to the ORP contribution rates effective October 1, 2026.

Employees enrolled in the Tier 6 ORP should review the notification from TIAA for details regarding the changes and how they may affect their contributions.

A copy of the TIAA notification is also available here - 2026 SUNY ORP Tier 6 Contribution Changes.

STUDENTS! Support Your Fellow Pioneers: Swipe It Forward!

Help out your fellow students by pledging up to five unused meal swipes during our upcoming tabling events! Every swipe pledged goes directly toward supporting other students right here on campus.

*You can also drop off non-perishable food items at the table to share with the community.

Alfred Campus (Student Gathering Place, 2nd Floor — next to The Terrace in the Central Dining Hall):

• Tuesday, Sept. 29th: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
• Wednesday, Sept. 30th: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Wellsville Campus (The Rig - Entrance Hallway):

• Tuesday, Sept. 29th: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Friday, Oct. 2nd: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM

As a reminder, please do not move computers, monitors, printers, classroom technology, audiovisual equipment, or other technology-related items without first contacting Technology Services.

While moving equipment may seem straightforward, even a simple relocation can affect inventory records, licensing, network connectivity, security, support coverage, and classroom or office functionality. In many cases, equipment is assigned to a specific space, department, or configuration, and it may not be obvious how moving it could affect other users or services.

If equipment needs to be relocated, our team is happy to assist with the move and ensure everything is properly documented and continues to function as expected. To help us manage this process effectively, we strongly request that employees contact the Technology Services Help Desk before moving any equipment so that appropriate coordination can take place.

Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us maintain a reliable technology environment across campus.

Open Room Changes and Consolidations 

Due to a record number of new students joining our campus community this term, Residential Services is shifting how we handle the Open Room Change process. We are actively adjusting our approach to ensure every student is supported, and we will share full details below on the updated steps and timeline.

Room Consolidations will begin Monday, September 7th and go until Friday, September 11th. 

Occasionally, through no fault of their own, students who sign up to live in a double room find themselves without a roommate. Unfortunately, all students who live in a double room must be consolidated with another student in a similar situation.  Students will have the opportunity to meet other students at a mixer set up in the residence hall by the building supervisor, so students should look for an email from their RD/AD about that meeting.  We will not be doing room buyouts.

In Building Changes will begin Tuesday, September 22nd through Friday, September 25th 

Students wanting to move within their residence hall will see their Residence Director during their office hours.

Out of Building Changes will begin Monday, September 28th and go through Wednesday, September 30th 

See Residential Services in the Townhouse Commons between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

See Residential Services in the Townhouse Commons between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for after hours assistance. 

Depending on the move, there may be an increase or decrease in the cost of housing. Students are encouraged to review the Room Rates prior to completing any move. Information on room rates can be found on our Housing Costs page.

This process must be completed within 24 hours of starting the room change.            

For more details regarding this process please use the following link: https://www.alfredstate.edu/sites/default/files/License-for-Residence.pdf to view a copy of the License for Residence. Specifically details on this process can be found on page 3 under the header of Room Consolidation.

Section X, Awarding a Degree Posthumously, has been updated in the Academics Policy. Faculty and staff are encouraged to review the revised language and procedures at their convenience.

The updated policy can be found in the HR SharePoint

Alfred State's Block and Bridle Club is hosting a movie night at the college farm!

When: October 1st, doors open at 7:30PM and the movie will begin at 8PM

Where: At the Alfred State College Farm on Route 244

Entry: $5 includes the movie, a bag of popcorn and a bottle of water

Movie: The Sheep Detectives

*Bring a chair or blankets to sit on as seating will be in the lawn

Proceeds from this event will go towards the Block and Bridle Club's future agriculture related field trips, purchasing showing supplies and sponsoring the showmanship event held each spring.

UR/Jones Memorial Hospital is excited to host the 34th Annual RidgeWalk & Run - Sunday, October 18th. 

With a long reputation of being one of the premier autumn trail races in New York’s Southern Tier, RidgeWalk & Run is one of a kind. Appealing to all levels of runners & walkers, participants can select from five incredible courses, the 2 mile trail, 2 mile road walk, the 6 mile, 9 mile or the event’s gem, the gorgeous but grueling 25K - “The Ridge!”

Register now at: www.ridgewalk.com 

Questions can be directed to RidgeWalk@URMC.Rochester.edu 

www.ridgewalk.com 

This is your LAST CALL! 🚨💉

If you haven’t had a chance to get your flu shot yet, there’s still one more opportunity to do so right here on the Alfred Campus!

Walgreens will be back on campus for our final Flu Clinic of the season, so don’t miss your chance to get protected before flu season is in full swing! 🍂🦠

🩺 Final Flu Clinic Date & Time

📍 Alfred Campus
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Huntington Administration Building, 1st Floor, HR Training Room

📅 Sign Up for Your Appointment

Simply click the link below and complete the registration. Once you finish, your information will be sent directly to Walgreens, and your selected time slot will be reserved.

👉 https://www.walgreens.com/offsite-experiences/vaccinations/register?oid=6aa2b8ef34be9fc38fe7e839

Please remember to bring:

• A valid form of ID
• Your insurance card

This is the last one, folks! 😄 If you’ve been putting off that flu shot, now’s the time to get it checked off your list. 💪💉

Stay healthy and happy this fall! 🍁

Assessment OF learning certifies what students achieved. Assessment FOR learning informs their next attempt and builds critical thinking, collaboration, and/or self-monitoring. We invite you to bring one course assessment to this workshop and redesign it FOR learning. 

• When: Monday, Sept 28 · 3–3:45 pm 
• Where: EJ 106 & Teams 
• Can't attend, but want to implement this innovation in a course? Fill out this form, and we will contact you to structure and document its implementation. Request to document classroom innovation – Fill out form

Questions? Email cite@alfredstate.edu , drop by EJ 106, or chat via Teams.

Join Hinkle Library throughout October for a series of classic spooky movie nights in the library classroom! On October 1, 15, and 22, we'll be screening beloved horror films starting at 5:00 p.m. Come enjoy the cozy autumn atmosphere, delicious suspense, and plenty of spine-tingling thrills.

• October 1st Nosferatu (1922)
  • In 1838 Wisborg, Germany, real estate agent Knock sends his employee, Thomas Hutter, to the distant Carpathian Mountains to visit a new client named Count Orlok, who wants to buy an abandoned house across from Hutter's home.
• October 15th Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  • A group of diverse people trapped in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse who must fight to survive an onslaught of flesh-eating reanimated corpses.
• October 22nd Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
  • The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion from a small town to the city of San Francisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different.

Don't miss our special Halloween panel at the end of the month, marking the grand finale of our Spooktacular Extravaganza!

The Mobile Learning Lab will be set up in Orvis lot 19 for Homecoming 2026 from 11-2pm. Look for our trailer near the basket raffle.

Come get school spirit ready for the game by:

• Making an ASC pin
• Making an ASC noise maker

Bring your family and friends by for some fun activities:

• Portrait painting swap (pick a partner, paint their portrait, and then reveal)
• Make a straw rocket and launch it
• Make Lava Monster- see if oil and water mix.

All activities are free and available while supplies last.

The Marketing Communications Office is excited to let the college community know about new videos that have been developed and are available to faculty and staff to help in recruitment of future Pioneers.

Check them out on our YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/@AlfredStateCollege

Five of the latest video releases:
Alfred Career Fair
Pioneer Pathways - Sarah Francisco
9/11 Remembrance
Welcome Back
First Day of Classes

The Mobile Learning Lab will be set up in Orvis lot 19 for Homecoming 2026 from 11-2pm. Look for our trailer near the basket raffle.

Come get school spirit ready for the game by:

• Making an ASC pin
• Making an ASC noise maker

Bring your family and friends by for some fun activities:

• Portrait painting swap (pick a partner, paint their portrait, and then reveal)
• Make a straw rocket and launch it
• Make Lava Monster- see if oil and water mix.

All activities are free and available while supplies last.

It's Baaack! We're excited to announce the Homecoming Week Employee Scavenger Hunt is back! Teams will be broken up by departments. Make sure to check announce every morning for the day’s challenge or item to photograph. Each task is worth a set amount of points. The points will be awarded by department, not individually. Each department can decide how many daily tasks they want to complete. All points will be tallied up on Monday, September 28th and a winner will be announced. It's going to be an event filled with laughter, teamwork, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to see all the photos and videos. Be sure to check our Human Resources Facebook page to see all the fun! 

Please send all submissions to hr@alfredstate.edu 

Challenges for Friday, September 25th: 

• Take a photo with Big Blue in the background (10 points)
• Career Change: Take a photo or video of a team member performing (or attempting to perform) a job in a different department. (20 points)
• Take a photo with a different department (10 points)
• Find a piece of art, sculpture, mural, plaque, or other artistic feature on campus and take a photo. (10 points)

Extra Credit! (These can be done throughout the week) 

• Take a photo with department members resembling an album cover for a rock band (15 points)
• Department Superlatives! Submit a "yearbook" page with members of your department resembling a class superlative page. (20 points)
• Take a photo with a coworker at Pioneer Stadium (15 points)
• JC Penny Style! Pose with your coworkers as if you were a family from the 1980s or 1990s (20 points) 

Reminder: Parking lots 19, 20, 20A, 21, and 22 (near Pioneer Stadium & Orvis) remain closed through Saturday.

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!!

Today’s the day! 💉🦠

If you signed up for your flu shot in Wellsville, this is your friendly reminder to get yourself over to the Flu Clinic! 😊

We’ll see you there — sleeves up and flu-fighting ready! 💪

Stay healthy, everyone!

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.

We will be offering virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics on the following dates:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM via Zoom

 To attend one of the virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics, you must pre-register here: http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP. From the “student debt clinic” drop down menu, please select the UUP clinic that you are interested in attending – they are labeled “UUP [Virtual Student Debt Clinic] [date] [time].” In the affiliate field, type in the full name of our local (United University Professions), and it will autofill after a few keystrokes. 

 Registration is first-come, first-serve, and we must cap attendance for a single clinic at 125 participants to ensure that we are able to provide maximum assistance to attendees. Registration will close 48 hours prior to the virtual clinic. Webinar login information will be provided prior to the clinic to all who register. [If you can’t make one of these virtual clinics, don’t worry – we’re planning on offering them every payday. If you want to help host a chapter-specific virtual clinic, please let us know!] 

 Managing your student loan debt is the first step in taking on the inequities which plague our system of higher education, and we look forward to seeing you at the virtual Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinic and working together to find a collective solution to the problems of student debt and college affordability! 

Our campus community provides faculty and staff the services of a campus ombuds to employees who may be having trouble in workplace relations and are seeking an independent, neutral, confidential, and informal avenue to address their issue or concern. If you have questions or would like to meet with the campus ombuds, David Ray, you can connect by selecting the campus ombuds tab in the Alfred State portal, or by calling 607-587-4287. 

A campus ombuds provides independent, informal and non-partisan counsel to faculty and staff within the Alfred State campus community.  Alfred State faculty and staff can seek the campus ombud’s assistance in dispute resolution or misunderstandings. The campus ombuds provides an opportunity for visitors to discuss matters of concern and may act as a listener, mediator, and factfinder. The campus ombuds answers questions and provides feedback regarding concerns or complaints.  The ombuds may also provide referrals to campus resources. Faculty and staff are not required to meet with the campus ombuds to access those resources. When appropriate, the campus ombuds can also speak generally with campus offices about concerns or assist with changes implemented to create a more supportive environment for faculty and staff.

The Office of Mental Health offers all employees an opportunity to practice various coping skills and strengthen their resilience through OMH Wellness Groups, which aligns with OMH’s vision of supporting a healthy workplace environment. The groups include deep breathing and simulation exercises to allow employees to practice rather than have group discussions. Group sessions offer a warm, inviting space that fosters relaxation virtually and provides examples of calming techniques and basic coping skills. Remember that the mind and body are one, and psychological health is just as important as physical health to your overall well-being. 

The group sessions are free, confidential, anonymous, and virtual employees can call in from any phone. Group sessions include Monday Meditation, Mindful Mondays, Taking Care of Mind & Body, and Tending to Self. Please see the calendars for group session details and how to join.  

September Breath-Body-Mind Calendar.pdf

September OMH Wellness Group Calendar.pdf

Questions? Please reach out to omh.wellnessgroups@omh.ny.gov.

Check out the latest news from Alfred State. 

U.S. News & World Report names Alfred State a top college for teaching and value

Contact Paul Welker - welkerpm@alfredstate.edu if you have a story idea! If you are posting pictures on your social media make sure to tag @AlfredState or ask us to collaborate with your posts!

128 employers traveled 🚗 to campus for the Alfred Campus Fall Career Fair on Wednesday, September 23, creating valuable opportunities for 662 students to network and explore career pathways.

Employer feedback was very positive, with one Recruiter noting that –“ Alfred State students' career readiness stands out compared to students from other programs."

We extend our sincere appreciation to faculty for encouraging student participation and for the important role they play in preparing students for the workforce. 🤝

Next up: The Wellsville Campus Fall Career Fair is set for Wednesday October 14. 110 Employers Registered to attend!

Maureen & Valerie-Career Development Center 

Get ready for some friendly Homecoming competition! Our Homecoming Basket Raffle will be on display during the Homecoming Tailgate festivities on Saturday, September 26 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, where you can check out all of the amazing baskets and purchase your raffle tickets.

🎟️ Tickets are $10 per sheet of 25 tickets, purchase as many sheets as you’d like!

🎉 Primary Basket Viewing & Raffle Location:
📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
📍 Homecoming Tailgate, Pioneer Stadium Parking Lot

Raffle tickets will be drawn at the conclusion of the tailgate festivities. Winners will be contacted, and you do not need to be present to win.

Can't Make It to the Tailgate?

We’re giving faculty and staff an opportunity to view the baskets and purchase tickets on campus in advance! An additional day to purchase on campus has been added this year!

📅 Thursday, September 24 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
📅 Friday, September 25 | 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
📍 Alumni House, Lower Campus Loop

🏆 And don’t forget the friendly competition! The department whose basket receives the most ticket purchases will win a special treat for their department!

💙💛 Most importantly, 100% of the funds raised through the raffle go directly back into the Homecoming/Family Weekend budget to help enhance programming and activities throughout the weekend.

Come check out the baskets, support Homecoming, and pick your favorites! May the best basket win!

Also, a quick reminder to those that have donate baskets, please have them delivered to the Alumni House no later than Tuesday, September 22nd at 4PM so we can prepare them for viewing.  Thank you!

Go Pioneers!

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!!

The Mobile Learning Lab will be set up in Orvis lot 19 for Homecoming 2026 from 11-2pm. Look for our trailer near the basket raffle.

Come get school spirit ready for the game by:

• Making an ASC pin
• Making an ASC noise maker

Bring your family and friends by for some fun activities:

• Portrait painting swap (pick a partner, paint their portrait, and then reveal)
• Make a straw rocket and launch it
• Make Lava Monster- see if oil and water mix.

All activities are free and available while supplies last.

Today is the last day to sign up for tomorrow's Flu Clinic! Next date for Flu shots is 11/4!! 

It’s that time of year again! 🍂 As we head into flu season, we’re excited to offer our annual on-campus Flu Clinic and this year, we’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Walgreens!

To make things even more convenient, Walgreens will be on Alfred and Wellsville campus this year, giving you multiple options to find a time that works best for your schedule. Both Alfred clinics will be held in the Huntington Administration Building; first floor; HR Training Room, just as they have been in years past. The new Wellsville clinic will be held in the Zero Energy Building Conference Room!

🩺 Flu Clinic Dates & Times

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Alfred Campus
⏰ 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Friday, September 25, 2026 - Wellsville Campus
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - Alfred Campus
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

📅 Sign Up for Your Appointment

The sign-up process is more user-friendly this year! Simply click the link below and complete the registration as you go. Once you finish, your information will be sent directly to Walgreens, and your selected time slot will be reserved.

👉 https://www.walgreens.com/offsite-experiences/vaccinations/register?oid=6aa2b8ef34be9fc38fe7e839

Please remember to bring the following with you to your appointment:

• A valid form of ID
• Your insurance card

We hope offering three clinic dates makes it easier for everyone to find a convenient time to get their flu shot. We’re excited to partner with Walgreens this year and make this opportunity available to our campus community!

Stay healthy and happy this fall! 🍁💉

Today’s the day! 💉🦠

If you signed up for your flu shot, this is your friendly reminder to get yourself over to the Flu Clinic! 😊

We’ll see you there — sleeves up and flu-fighting ready! 💪

Stay healthy, everyone!

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.

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.

Alfred State has adopted updated Discrimination Complaint Procedures for both Title VI and Title IX matters. These procedures outline how reports of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and related concerns are addressed and resolved by the College.

We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to review the updated policy, which is now available on the Human Resources SharePoint, on the Title VI & IX webpages.

As we prepare for the upcoming Open Enrollment period in December, NYSHIP has released New NYSHIP Benefits for 2027, which provides information about health insurance and NYS Dental Plan changes taking effect January 1, 2027 for enrollees in settled employee groups. The 2027 changes include updates to premium shares and increased NYS Dental Plan maximums.

More information about Open Enrollment and the 2027 benefit changes will be shared as we get closer to December!

Are you an employee or student commuter who would benefit by having a place to stay in Alfred occasionally? The Saxon Inn currently hosts several guests who take advantage of having a regular, welcoming, comfortable place to stay one (or more) nights a week. If this sounds like you, why not get in touch with the Saxon Inn to learn about our special discounted rates! Depending on the frequency needed, we can offer rates under $100/night.

Contact Saxon Inn at saxoninn@alfred.edu, or phone 607-871-2600 and ask for details.

Friday, September 25 · 2:30–4:00 p.m. · EJ 106 & Teams

This month's Tech and Pedagogy Talk will feature discussion and presentation around (i) Lumi AI for Students— a new AI study partner that resides within your My Learning Environment. This tool is being piloted by SUNY, and Alfred State is participating this Fall. (ii) New flexible pathways to professional development offered by CITE.

Drop in to:

• learn about the LUMI student beta and ask questions,
• explore possible classroom uses and sign up during the session if you would like to try it.
• learn how to collaborate with CITE to implement micro-innovations in your classroom and earn PD credits,
• explore peer communities and sign-up in-session

Technology, snacks, coffee, and colleagues—all in one place. Participation earns you 5 points toward the Annual CITE Excellence in Professional Development Certificate and Award.

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for a full and productive Professional Development Week. Two follow-ups to close out the week: the feedback survey is open, and the certificate criteria are below for reference.

PDW FEEDBACK SURVEY — NOW OPEN

Click here to open the short survey and submit your feedback by September 15, 2026. [survey link] 
Your responses shape what we schedule next cycle — which formats we keep, which sessions come back, and what we build for the spring. Please answer for the week as a whole, not only your favorite session; the gaps are as useful to us as the highlights.

PDW CERTIFICATE CRITERIA

For your reference, here are the criteria to earn the PDW certificate:

 • At least 6 required sessions
 • At least 9 optional sessions

Certificates are issued from attendance records, and you will hear from CITE by 9/15/2026.

MISSING ATTENDANCE? HERE'S THE FIX

If you attended a required or optional session where the QR code could not be shared, email Deepa Deshpande at deshpad@alfredstate.edu to have your attendance record updated — and please copy the session facilitator on that email. Please include the session title so the record can be matched quickly. Please send this by 9/20/2026 so certificates are not delayed. Full PDW information and the session list: [PDW page link]

It's Baaack! We're excited to announce the Homecoming Week Employee Scavenger Hunt is back! Teams will be broken up by departments. Make sure to check announce every morning for the day’s challenge or item to photograph. Each task is worth a set amount of points. The points will be awarded by department, not individually. Each department can decide how many daily tasks they want to complete. All points will be tallied up on Monday, September 28th and a winner will be announced. It's going to be an event filled with laughter, teamwork, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to see all the photos and videos. Be sure to check our Human Resources Facebook page to see all the fun! 

Please send all submissions to hr@alfredstate.edu 

Challenges for Wednesday, September 23rd:

• On Wednesdays We Wear Pink! - Wear something pink and snap a selfie to prove it! Whether it’s a shirt, hat, or accessory, show off your best pink outfit and post your photo. (5 points) 
• Reflections! Find a puddle, window, glass door, or other reflective surface and take a creative reflection photo. (5 points) 
• Recreate a famous meme with your own office spin! (10 points) 
• The Floor Is Lava - The floor in your workspace has turned to lava. Submit a photo/video showing your entire team safely avoiding the lava without touching the floor. Safety first: no climbing on unstable objects or unsafe stunts. (10 points) 

Extra Credit! (These can be done throughout the week) 

• Take a photo with department members resembling an album cover for a rock band (15 points)
• Department Superlatives! Submit a "yearbook" page with members of your department resembling a class superlative page. (20 points)
• Take a photo with a coworker at Pioneer Stadium (15 points)
• JC Penny Style! Pose with your coworkers as if you were a family from the 1980s or 1990s (20 points) 

A look ahead at Thursday, September 24th: Twinning! Take a photo with a coworker wearing the same outfit. 

Admissions will be hosting our first fall 2026 High School Visitation Day this Thursday, September 24, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. We will be welcoming the following high schools to campus: Canisteo-Greenwood,  Cowanesque Valley, Fillmore, Mount Morris, and Northern Potter. Thank you for making all our campus visitors feel so welcome!

Today is the last day to sign up for tomorrow's Flu Clinic! Next date for Flu shots is 9/25 on the Wellsville campus!

It’s that time of year again! 🍂 As we head into flu season, we’re excited to offer our annual on-campus Flu Clinic and this year, we’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Walgreens!

To make things even more convenient, Walgreens will be on Alfred and Wellsville campus this year, giving you multiple options to find a time that works best for your schedule. Both Alfred clinics will be held in the Huntington Administration Building; first floor; HR Training Room, just as they have been in years past. The new Wellsville clinic will be held in the Zero Energy Building Conference Room!

🩺 Flu Clinic Dates & Times

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Alfred Campus
⏰ 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Friday, September 25, 2026 - Wellsville Campus
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - Alfred Campus
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

📅 Sign Up for Your Appointment

The sign-up process is more user-friendly this year! Simply click the link below and complete the registration as you go. Once you finish, your information will be sent directly to Walgreens, and your selected time slot will be reserved.

👉 https://www.walgreens.com/offsite-experiences/vaccinations/register?oid=6aa2b8ef34be9fc38fe7e839

Please remember to bring the following with you to your appointment:

• A valid form of ID
• Your insurance card

We hope offering three clinic dates makes it easier for everyone to find a convenient time to get their flu shot. We’re excited to partner with Walgreens this year and make this opportunity available to our campus community!

Stay healthy and happy this fall! 🍁💉

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.  

Confidential assistance is available for employees affected by domestic violence. Contact Alfred State's Domestic Violence Agency Liaison, Kayleigh Jones, at 607-587-4026 or joneskm1@alfredstate.edu. Free, confidential support is also available 24/7 through the New York State Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline at 800-942-6906, by text at 844-997-2121, or via chat at OPDV.NY.GOV.

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.

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.

This week’s Reading Exchange Article centers student perspectives on AI—when it feels like surveillance, when it feels liberating, and what meaningful choice might look like in a course. The goal is simple: engage in the way that fits your week, then carry one idea back into your teaching.

Choose your path: 

• Reflect asynchronously
  Read the article and join the conversation in the weekly reading Exchange Channel on CITE Team. Respond to one prompt with a connection to your own teaching.
• Join the live Roundtable
  Come Thursday from 12:30 –1 p.m. in EJ 106 or on Teams. Bring a question, an observation, or simply come to listen.
• Try it in your course
  Take one idea from the reading and test it. It might be a teaching strategy, a change in how you communicate AI expectations, or a new way to bring student voice into the conversation. Email cite@alfredstate.edu for prior approval and structured documentation.

Participation counts toward the Annual CITE Excellence in Professional Development Certificate and award. Points: Async [ 5] · Live [ 5] · Both [ 10] · Implement 10

Thursday, September 24 · 2:30–4:00 p.m. · EJ 106 and Teams 

Your portfolio does not have to be “finished” before you ask for help. Bring whatever you have—an outline, a teaching philosophy draft, a folder of artifacts, or simply a list of questions—and stop by Portfolio Academy for focused, individual support. No appointment needed. Drop in, work for a while, ask a question, and leave with a clearer plan.

We can help you think through:

• what to include,
• how to organize your evidence,
• how to strengthen your teaching philosophy, and
• what your next step should be.

Participation earns you 5 points toward the Annual CITE Excellence in Professional Development Certificate and Award.

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!

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

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.

Check out the latest news from Alfred State. 

ACES to celebrate 80th anniversary

Contact Paul Welker - welkerpm@alfredstate.edu if you have a story idea! If you are posting pictures on your social media make sure to tag @AlfredState or ask us to collaborate with your posts!

Parking lots 19, 20, & 20A (near Pioneer Stadium & Orvis) will close at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 22nd and remain closed through Saturday, September 26th. 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! Please plan ahead and allow extra travel time.

GO PIONEERS!!

Get ready to show your Pioneer Pride! Alfred State’s Homecoming & Family Weekend is coming up September 24-27, with a full weekend of activities for students, families, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends!

Saturday, September 26 will be packed with festivities, including the Carly 5K, Brunch Tailgate, Car Show, Basket Raffle, College Game Day, and Pioneer Football vs. Utica, plus plenty more throughout the weekend.

Calling All Car Enthusiasts!
The Homecoming Car Show returns Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Parking Lot 20A. Have a vehicle you’d love to show off? Email Sandra Burdick at BurdicSL@alfredstate.edu to register your vehicle and be part of one of the weekend’s featured events, or simply stop by to check out the cars!

We hope to see our faculty and staff out enjoying the festivities with our students and helping us welcome alumni and families back to campus!

View the full schedule, Car Show registration, and more:
https://www.alfredstate.edu/HFW

Go Pioneers! 

It's Baaack! We're excited to announce the Homecoming Week Employee Scavenger Hunt is back! Teams will be broken up by departments. Make sure to check announce every morning for the day’s challenge or item to photograph. Each task is worth a set amount of points. The points will be awarded by department, not individually. Each department can decide how many daily tasks they want to complete. All points will be tallied up on Monday, September 28th and a winner will be announced. It's going to be an event filled with laughter, teamwork, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to see all the photos and videos. Be sure to check our Human Resources Facebook page to see all the fun! 

Please submit all submissions to hr@alfredstate.edu 

Challenges for Tuesday, September 22nd: 

• Take a photo making it look like a coworker is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand  (10 points)
• Take a photo of an object that accidentally looks like it has a face (5 points)
• Challenge another department to build and fly a paper airplane. Send a photo of the results. (10 points)
• Take a photo with department members from different decades (10 points, extra 10 points for more than 2 decades) 

Extra Credit! (These can be done throughout the week) 

• Take a photo with department members resembling an album cover for a rock band (15 points)
• Department Superlatives! Submit a "yearbook" page with members of your department resembling a class superlative page. (20 points)
• Take a photo with a coworker at Pioneer Stadium (15 points)
• JC Penny Style! Pose with your coworkers as if you were a family from the 1980s or 1990s (20 points) 

A look ahead for Wednesday, September 23rd: 

• On Wednesdays we wear pink! Wear something pink and snap a selfie to prove it! Whether it’s a shirt, hat, or accessory, show off your best pink outfit and post your photo. (5 points) 

Join Us!

The Blue and Gold Dinner will be held on Thursday, September 24th at The Terrace! 4:30 pm - 8 pm. We'll see you there!

On Thursday, September 24 at 5 PM, the Hinkle Memorial Library at Alfred State is hosting "Let's Talk: Reading," a panel event featuring our own students and local writers. Panelists will describe why they love to read and how their love of reading has affected their writing. We invite all students, faculty, and staff to attend and share their love of reading; audience members will have opportunities to answer and ask questions, too! The event will take place in the Library Classroom and refreshments will be provided. See you there!

MEET LUMI FOR STUDENTS (BETA)
Lumi for students is a new AI study partner from D2L Brightspace, that Alfred State is piloting in online and hybrid courses this Fall through SUNY. Students can ask it about a problem they are stuck on and, and instead of solving it for them, Lumi asks questions, offers hints, and helps spot exactly where your thinking went off track — the way a good tutor would.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOUR STUDENTS
• Help when they need it — including 11 pm the night before, when office hours aren't an option
• Practice that builds what exams actually test: reasoning, not recall
• An AI tool in a safe environment approved by the College and SUNY. 

WHAT WE'LL ASK YOU TO DO
• Set up Lumi as a study helper for your students 
• Complete a short survey at the start and the end (about [10] minutes each)
• Attend virtual synchronous training session(s) or review asynchronous resources to begin using it

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR
• Any instructor teaching an online or hybrid course with substantial My Learning presence
• No AI experience required — skeptics are especially welcome
• Someone willing to be honest, including telling us when Lumi is confusing, unhelpful, or wrong. That feedback is the whole point.

GOOD TO KNOW
Spots are limited. Sign up this week by completing this short form or just email cite@alfredstate.edu

Questions? Contact cite@alfredstate.edu

CSEA members...do you have any questions or concerns?  Here are your board of officers and representatives.

BOARD OF OFFICERS

Tim McHale - President (Heating Plant)

Justin Haynoski - Vice President 1 (Heating Plant)

David Brownell - Vice President 2 (Grounds)

Treasurer - Brenda Clancy (Administrative Assistant)

Jen Warren - Secretary (Administrative Assistant)

REPRESENTATIVES

Maryellen Wood - Administrative Assistants/Wellsville Campus

Danielle Bossard - Custodial

Jim Downey - Grounds

Jack Smith - Maintenance

Maryellen Wood - Administrative Assistants/Wellsville Campus

OPENNING

We are looking for an administrative assistant representative.  We meet on the 3rd of each month for off-campus meetings.  If you are interested, contact Brenda Clancy at ext. 4611.

The Center for Civic Leadership is proud to be partnering once again with Alfred University and the Village of Alfred to host our 4th annual Alfred Day of Service.  If you are interested in volunteering, we welcome helping hands as we engage in a variety of identified projects, from painting and gardening to street and creek clean-up.

• When: October 24th
• Arrival time: 8:45
• Location: Village Bandstand

Service will take place following opening remarks and introduction to service projects at 9am and will continue until 12 (or until work is complete). 

Any questions regarding this event can be sent to Cyan Corwine either directly or through civicengagement@alfredstate.edu.  Thank you for all who are willing and able to support this community wide initiative that helps us lead with care while cultivating connection. 

Dear Faculty,

This year CITE is launching a Professional Development Framework offering faculty multiple flexible pathways to earn credit points. Points accumulate across the year toward a three-tiered certificate — Achiever, Accomplished, and Exemplary — and toward the Award for Exemplary Growth, reviewed by the CITE Awards Committee, at the end of the year.

This announcement covers the peer learning pathway: small, sustained groups that meet monthly or bi-monthly across two semesters. These carry the highest per-commitment point values in the framework, and they are where most faculty say the real thinking happens.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

• Teaching Squares — an open community of faculty visiting each other's classrooms and reflecting together. [15 points].
• Teaching (Pedagogy) Reflection Circles — an open community of faculty engaging in structured conversation about classroom teaching practice across the semester. [15 points].
• AI Community of Practice — an ongoing group of former IITG project participants and non-participants working through what AI means for our courses and our students. Micro-communities focused on specific topics or classroom use cases of AI-infusion will be led by former participants [20 points].
• CITE Social and Tech Talk with mini-lunch — last Friday of the month, 12:30-2:30 pm, EJ 106 and Teams. Informal, with colleagues showing what they're trying in their courses. [5 points per session].

Communities led by CITE FLC leaders and others co-led by CITE faculty Fellows:

• State of AI Departmental Roundtables — department-level surveys and conversations about where AI and AI Literacy currently sit in your disciplines and curricula. CITE facilitates in collaboration with two CITE Fellows - Angela Graves, Janelle Varin and a Student Senate leader; your department sets the agenda. [5 points per session].

Faculty-led Learning Communities — three communities running this year, each led by a colleague. [15 points each.] 

• COIL or collaborative online international learning - led by Tamanna Kabir 
• Advancing accessibility and Inclusion at ASC - led by Kevin Hofmann 
• Sustaining civil dialogue across difficult conversations - led by Brian Saltsman.

HOW TO JOIN

• Sign-up form: [Sign-up Form link]
• To request a State of AI Roundtable for your department, contact CITE directly.
• Groups meet monthly or bi-monthly depending on the community. Sign up early — several have limited seats, and groups form at the start of the semester. First meeting will be in October.

MORE INFORMATION

• All dates: [calendar page link]
• Full framework and certificate tiers: [CITE Share Point]
• Program Descriptions [Link to CITE Menu of Programs]

Questions? Contact Deepa Deshpande, deshpad@alfredstate.edu or cite@alfredstate.edu

We are excited to welcome 131 employers (highest number ever) to the Alfred Campus Fall Career Fair to recruit our talented students for summer jobs, internships, and full-time positions.

🍁 Alfred Campus Fall Career Fair
📅 Wednesday, September 23
⏰ 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
📍 Orvis Activities Center

• Please join us and encourage your students to attend. Employers consistently tell us how much they value connecting with faculty and learning more about our academic programs
• View the list of attending employers on the Alfred State JobLink portal

Questions-👉Reach out to Maureen or Valerie-Career Development Center x4060

Want to be an accessibility champion in your area? Eager to join a community of individuals working to advance inclusion across campus? Then consider joining the Advancing Accessibility and Inclusion Community of Practice today! Led by SUNY Accessibility Fellow Kevin Hofmann, participants will complete the SUNY CPD Course Access: A Quest Toward Inclusion (free) and work together through accessibility challenges, both inside and outside the classroom, seeking ways to promote best practices and better serve our students.

Why get involved? This is a great opportunity to build a cross-campus coalition as we all prepare for the April 24th, 2027 Title II deadline. It is also a great way to demonstrate Continuous Improvement and develop tools that lead to Teaching Effectiveness; there may also be opportunities for Scholarship, depending on participants' interests. The goal is to identify a cohort of 8-12 individuals by early October. Please email Kevin at hofmankn@alfredstate.edu with any questions. 

It's Baaack! We're excited to announce the Homecoming Week Employee Scavenger Hunt is back! Teams will be broken up by departments. Make sure to check announce every morning for the day’s challenge or item to photograph. Each task is worth a set amount of points. The points will be awarded by department, not individually. Each department can decide how many daily tasks they want to complete. All points will be tallied up on Monday, September 28th and a winner will be announced. It's going to be an event filled with laughter, teamwork, and unforgettable memories. We can’t wait to see all the photos and videos. Be sure to check our Human Resources Facebook page to see all the fun! 

Please send all submissions to hr@alfredstate.edu 

Challenges for Monday, September 21st:

• Take a photo with some Alfred State merch (cup, banner, bumper sticker, etc.) (5 points) 
• Take a photo with a new employee (hired since May 2026) (5 points)
• Take a photo with someone wearing some form of safety equipment i.e. Hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest, shoulder pads, helmet etc. (10 points) 
• Recreate a famous photo from history (10 points) 

Extra Credit! (These can be done throughout the week) 

• Take a photo with department members resembling an album cover for a rock band (15 points)
• Department Superlatives! Submit a "yearbook" page with members of your department resembling a class superlative page. (20 points)
• Take a photo with a coworker at Pioneer Stadium (15 points)
• JC Penny style! Pose with your coworkers as a family from the 1980s or 1990s. (20 points)

This is a just a reminder that the last day to DROP a full-term course with no fee is 9/21/26.

However, students can still withdraw from a full-term course with a $20 fee through 11/30/26.

It’s that time of year again! 🍂 As we head into flu season, we’re excited to offer our annual on-campus Flu Clinic and this year, we’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Walgreens!

To make things even more convenient, Walgreens will be on Alfred and Wellsville campus this year, giving you multiple options to find a time that works best for your schedule. Both Alfred clinics will be held in the Huntington Administration Building; first floor; HR Training Room, just as they have been in years past. The new Wellsville clinic will be held in the Zero Energy Building Conference Room!

🩺 Flu Clinic Dates & Times

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - Alfred Campus
⏰ 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Friday, September 25, 2026 - Wellsville Campus
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 - Alfred Campus
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

📅 Sign Up for Your Appointment

The sign-up process is more user-friendly this year! Simply click the link below and complete the registration as you go. Once you finish, your information will be sent directly to Walgreens, and your selected time slot will be reserved.

👉 https://www.walgreens.com/offsite-experiences/vaccinations/register?oid=6aa2b8ef34be9fc38fe7e839

Please remember to bring the following with you to your appointment:

• A valid form of ID
• Your insurance card

We hope offering three clinic dates makes it easier for everyone to find a convenient time to get their flu shot. We’re excited to partner with Walgreens this year and make this opportunity available to our campus community!

Stay healthy and happy this fall! 🍁💉

Makerspace sessions! Two days, first day is pedagogy and techniques, second day you will apply and explore what you've learned! Have an opportunity to communicate and share your creation with other faculty.  You are not required to attend both sessions but if you complete both days you will earn a recognized certificate of completion from LIFT!

Day 1:

10 min: Pedagogy

20 min: Tool foundations

Day 2:

MakerSpace Session

20 min: Create and Build

10 min: Faculty shop-share(show off your creation and talk with other faculty about their experience!)

AI Generated Assessments in myLearning

Dates:  September 22nd - 2:30pm - 3:00pm - Session 1: Pedagogy and Foundations

        September 23rd - 2:30pm - 3:00pm - Session 2: Makerspace

A quick look at how faculty engagement with Starfish is helping Alfred State KNOW, IDENTIFY, CONNECT, and ACT to support student success:

• 72% of incoming students are confident in their ability to succeed.
• 69% describe themselves as motivated.
• 614 actionable items were generated through Progress Survey #1, identifying 424 students for support.
• 79% of faculty participated in Attendance Tracking.
• 283 Significant Absence flags identified 151 students who may benefit from outreach.
• 16 students and counting have already met with an Academic Success Coach, with more meetings scheduled.

Inforgraphic with more information.

Thank you for continuing to use Starfish to recognize, refer, connect, and support our students!

Come to the Math Lab for help with your Math, Science, Architecture, and Engineering classes.  The Math Lab is located in SDC 102 Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm.  On Friday, it is located in SDC 102 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and on Saturday, it is located in the Library Computer Lab from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  The Math Lab schedule is available at Math Lab Schedule

Did you know the Health & Wellness Center has a monthly newsletter? Here, you can stay up-to-date with clinic schedules, upcoming events, and more! Check out The Monthly Mood.

Dear Faculty

This year CITE is launching a Professional Development Framework offering faculty multiple flexible pathways to earn credit points. Points accumulate across the year toward a three-tiered certificate — Achiever, Accomplished, and Exemplary — and toward the Award for Exemplary Growth, reviewed by the CITE Awards Committee at the end of the year.

This announcement covers the first pathway: individual growth. Nothing here requires a sign-up form, an application, or a semester-long commitment. Come when the week allows, skip when it doesn't.

WHAT'S AVAILABLE

• Asynchronous workshops: Complete a CITE workshop offered alternate weeks from Tuesday through Thursday on My Learning [5 points]
• Companion Synchronous Workshop: Attend its companion session on the following Monday from 2-3 pm in EJ 106 and Teams [5 points]
• Asynchronous Reading Exchange: Each week an article and a couple of reflection prompts will be posted on the Reading Exchange channel in CITE Team. Post your reflections and comments between Tuesday and Wednesday [3 points].
• Companion Reading Exchange Roundtable: Attend its companion live roundtable session, on Thursday from 12-1 pm in EJ 106 and Teams [5 points]
• Portfolio Academy: One-on-one portfolio development training twice a month on alternate Thursdays from 2:30-4pm in EJ 106. [3 points]. 
• AI pedagogy Studio: Self-paced exploration or one-on-one training on how to use AI Tools [Copilot premium that includes Claude] at our dedicated workstations twice a month on alternate Thursdays from 2:30-4:30 pm in EJ 106. [4 points]. Can't make it? Custom booking available here.

HOW IT WORKS

The workshops pair up: take the asynchronous version, the Monday live session, or both. The Reading Exchange works the same way — post in the thread, come to the Roundtable, or do both. Nothing carries over and nothing is missed if you skip a week. Attendance is captured from sign-ins and Teams posts. 

MORE INFORMATION 

• All dates: [calendar page link] 

• Full framework and certificate tiers: [CITE Share Point] 

• Program Descriptions [Link to CITE Menu of Programs] 

Questions: Email Deepa Deshpande at deshpad@alfredstate.edu or cite@alfredstate.edu 

Planning for retirement? The NYSTRS Pension & Retirement Education Program (PREP) Fall 2026 seminar schedule is now available.

These free, half-day seminars cover:

• NYSTRS benefits and retirement options
• Financial planning and Social Security
• Estate planning
• The retirement process

Learn more and view the Fall 2026 schedule: NYSTRS PREP Program 

PREP seminars are educational and are not intended for individual benefits counseling.

ACES Catering Update:

Planning a meeting, program, or event with food? ACES Catering is here to help make it easy, affordable, and safe! Whether you're ordering pizza for a club meeting or planning food for a larger campus event, here’s what you need to know before placing an order.

ACES Catering Menu

Food Options for Your Event:

Small Meetings & Closed-Group Events
For department meetings, club meetings, or closed events, you may choose food from:

• ACES Catering
• Any approved local restaurant
• Another food option of your choice

Campus-Wide Events
If your event is open to the broader campus or has additional planning needs:

• ACES Catering or approved local restaurants are the go-to options.
• If you wish to bring in food from a different vendor, you’ll need to submit an Alternative Food/Catering Vendor Request Form.
• ACES Catering can help you choose options and guide you through the approval process.   
  • If you’re ordering food from an outside vendor, approval is required before you advertise or promote your event.

Alternative Food Vendor Requests – What to Know:

• Submit your request at least 2 weeks before your event
• Include: 
  • A current Health Permit from the food vendor
    (ACES Catering can help request this)
  • A fully completed request form and your signature

Approved Local Restaurants (Fall 2026)

• Collegiate
• Duke’s Pizza
• Little Sicily
• Terra Cotta Café
• N’Dulge

If you have questions or want help picking the best food option for your event, reach out to ACES Catering — we’re happy to help!

Looking forward to supporting your next event,

Jonna Anne 

Executive Director, ACES