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Alfred State takes first place in NADIIIAA Special Olympics Community Service Award

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We are excited to announce the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Classified Service for the 2024-2025 academic year. This prestigious SUNY award honors classified service employees for their exceptional contributions to our students and community. Classified service employees include members of CSEA, NYSCOPBA, PBANYS, and PEF.

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Nominees must have at least three (3) years of continuous, full-time permanent service in the classified service position for which they are nominated.
2. The nominee must consistently demonstrate outstanding achievement, skill, and commitment to excellence in fulfilling their job responsibilities.
3. The nominee must exhibit excellence beyond their job description, such as creativity, flexibility in meeting campus needs, and consistently providing exemplary customer service.
4. Prior Award Recipients & Posthumous/Former Employee Nominations are Ineligible:
   • Congratulations to past recipients Debra Tomm, Lucinda Croston, Mary Monroe, Scott Bingham, and Beth Weber!

Nomination Process:
Please submit your nomination on the designated nomination form, which can be found on the HR webpage under Recognition > Chancellor’s Award for Classified Service, or by emailing Marci Johnson at johnsoma6@alfredstate.edu.

A complete nomination packet includes:

• A completed nomination form.
• A narrative statement from the nominator.
• One (1) additional brief statement of support from a co-worker, supervisor, student, or another relevant individual.

Providing detailed and thorough information ensures the strongest possible consideration for your nominee.

Deadline:
All submissions must be received in Human Resources by 4:00 PM on Monday, February 3, 2025. Incomplete submissions will not be considered, so please ensure your packet is complete.

Thank you for helping us celebrate and recognize the dedication and excellence of our classified service employees!

The following Academic Regulations (AR) have been added / changed per the AR 101 process:

• 200 - 207.6

Academic Regulations can be found on the Alfred State College website: http://www.alfredstate.edu/academics/academic-regulations

Please excuse the following Surveying students as they travel with Civil Engineering Technology Dept. Chair Rich Carlson & Surveying Professor Nick Carlson to the NYSAPLS Conference in Verona, NY January 21-24, 2025.                                               

Lucas Bowen, Ava Bruehwiler, Cooper Danskin, Jeffrey Ellis, Bailey Ferguson, Garrett Fitch, William Kotwica, Jolynn Merry, Joseph Randolph, Quinn Ryan, Gavin Stearns, Kiehlin Steiner, Matthew Stungis, Daniel Taylor, and Nicolas Zatorski.

Thank you to everyone for your efforts in providing a wonderful experience for our new students and guests during the Spring 2025 Orientation held on Friday, January 17. We had 32 students and their guests attend! 

Save the dates for the Summer 2025 Orientation sessions held on Alfred’s campus: 

• Transfer - July 11
• School of Applied Technology - July 14, 23
• School of Architecture, Management, & Engineering Technology - July 18, 21
• School of Arts & Sciences - July 16, 25 (7/25 will also include EOP & NYC students).
• Overnight Sessions - July 13, 17, 20, 24

Albany has made direct deposit an option for you to make changes to existing deposit accounts or even add a new account.  

You will need to go to NYS Payroll online. (The icon directly below time and attendance. You must get on going through Alfred’s portal)  

Once in, your options will be on the left side of your screen.  Making a change to your current direct deposit. Once you make your change, you will need to submit.

If adding a new account, you will need to make sure that you put all your numbers for your account number.  Too many times, numbers are left out.  You don’t want your money going to someone else.

If you are having problems please email Diane Winans at winansde@alfredstate.edu  

Do you know an alumni that has made a difference within their community and/or profession that is a positive reflection of Alfred State? We want to recognize them with our Distinguished and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards at Honor's Convocation! For the Outstanding Young Alumni award we are looking for an alumni that is within 10 years of graduating. Please submit a letter of recommendation to alumni@alfredstate.edu with their accomplishments by Friday February 7th. 

Come out to the Studio in Pioneer Center and enjoy fitness classes hosted by certified instructors! All classes are free, and equipment is provided. Please bring a clean pair of shoes to change into to protect the Studio floor from the winter weather! For questions, please contact Brooke Scianna at SciannBL@alfredstate.edu. We hope to see you there! 

Mondays 5-6pm 

Boxing with Colleen Wahl 

*Classes start on 1/27/25*

Tuesdays 5-6pm 

Line Dancing with Nancy Furlong 

*Classes start on 1/21/25* 

Wednesdays 5-6pm 

REV+FLOW with Lynn Hayes 

*Classes start on 1/22/25*

 Thursdays 5-6pm 

Zumba with Meghan Smith 

*Classes start on 1/30/25*

Many UUP members qualify for free federal programs that can help reduce their monthly payments and eventually lead to student loan forgiveness. United University Professions and the American Federation of Teachers host monthly Student Debt Clinics which provide information on how to enroll in Income-Driven Repayment plans and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.  

UUP will be offering monthly virtual Members Only Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Clinics through the AFT website on the following dates:

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM via Zoom.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM via Zoom.

To attend one of the virtual Members Only PSLF Clinics, pre-register here:
http://go.aft.org/StudentDebtClinicRSVP.

Registration is first come, first served and attendance is capped. Webinar login information will be provided to registrants prior to the clinic.

At dusk each evening, University Police will be using handheld launchers to discharge bird whistlers in an effort to manage the large number of crows on campus.  The whistlers are non-harmful devices designed to create sounds that encourage the crows to relocate without causing them harm. This is part of our ongoing efforts to address the situation in a safe and effective manner. We ask for your understanding as we work to maintain a safe and clean environment for all. Should you have any concerns, please feel free to reach out to University Police.

View our latest Financial Literacy series, Are You Struggling with Mental Health? 

Keri Edsall, Loan Officer & Online Financial Aid Counselor sits down with key campus partners from Residential Services, Health & Wellness Services, University Police, and Global & Civic Wellbeing to discuss the importance of maintaining good mental health as it is crucial for overall well-being and impacts how we think, feel, and behave in all aspects of our lives. 

https://youtu.be/xWlgXDaYQRg

Don’t miss UUP’s monthly Pre-Retirement Workshops on January 21 and 23, 2025:

• Part 1 on Tuesday, January 21 at 7:00pm covers Healthcare/Medicare
• Part 2 on Thursday, January 23 at 7:00pm covers Dental & Vision 

We encourage every UUP member to attend and learn about the great retirement benefits we have negotiated for you.  

These workshops are not recorded, but you may take them more than once, in any order, to keep yourself updated. Your spouse/partner may also attend. 

Please use the link below to register.  You will be sent a Zoom link the day before the workshop to the email you register under.  If the link fails to work, please notify Elaine (Burns) Ryan so she can ask for a spot for you at burnsem@alfredstate.edu.

To register for the January pre-retirement workshop’s, use this link: https://forms.gle/tmB8KAudvjdWqQwo9