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Dear faculty members,

Please save the dates of Professional Development Week, Spring 2024, beginning Thursday, January 9, 2025. Click here for a detailed schedule. The schedule can also be found on faculty development portal, CITE Share Point and CITE TEAM sites. 

We would especially like to draw your attention to the following sessions, which require or prefer pre-registration.

• Teaching with AI by Anna Mills: Thursday, Jan 9, 2:00 to 3:00 pm. This is a pre-obligation Opportunity to attend a virtual workshop session on "Teaching with AI" by Anna Mills. Anna Mills is an influential voice in critical AI literacy and contemporary pedagogy. You will need to register to receive more details and the link. This session will be cast live SUNY wide and is funded by the IITG grant led by SUNY Oneonta, in which Alfred State is a collaborating campus, along with Oswego, Morrisville, Schenectady, and Orange. 
• Engaging Prospective Students: Monday, January 13, 2:00pm to 3:00 pm. [Session Link will be distributed via Announce and CITE when available]. Presented by: Zack Kassebaum, an executive-level admissions consultant. This virtual training, a collaborative initiative between Enrollment Management and Academic Affairs, is designed to equip faculty with practical tools and strategies to deliver effective, engaging presentations to prospective students and families during admissions events. It is an excellent opportunity to refine your presentation skills and help make Alfred State a clear choice for prospective students!
• Exploring ChatGPT Plus: Hands-on Demos: Thursday, January 16, 3:00 to 4:00 pm [PHS 105]. Presenter: Deepa Deshpande. This is an exclusive opportunity to explore hands-on, the various capabilities and features of ChatGPT Plus (paid subscription) models available under the TEAM plan we purchased through the IITG grant. Please pre-register to reserve your spot
• Everyone’s an Asset Builder: Friday, January 17, 1:00pm to 4:30pm [Allegany Room]. Facilitators: Kerri Potter, Katie Carr and Meagan Fawley. In this workshop, you’ll learn about 40 developmental assets that contribute to the healthy development of young people. Learn how you can be an active player in building skills, experiences, and opportunities in our community. Please pre-register to help us organize this session.

Thank you for your valued contributions to the continuing success of our student community!

As of Friday, January 10, 2025, John Williams will be retiring as Dean for the School of Architecture, Management, and Engineering Technology. We appreciate all John did for Alfred State as both a faculty member and in his role as Dean, and wish him all the best in retirement.  

Our Interim Dean, Dr. Faris Malhas, will be joining us on Monday, January 13, 2025 and comes to us from The Registry. Dr. Malhas has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and graduate degrees in Structural Mechanics & Engineering. He has served as both a faculty member and Dean at numerous institutions both in the US and abroad.  

We look forward to welcoming Dr. Malhas to our campus community for the semester.  

College Council’s Leadership Through Civic Engagement Award

Please consider nominating a student, faculty, or staff member that has been a civic engagement leader in some capacity over the past two years before the January 30th deadline! This is a great way to celebrate our faculty, staff, and students for being civic champions. 

• Who:  Anyone may nominate a student or faculty/staff member.  Faculty/staff service would need to be within the past two years 
• Description:  College Council recognize members of the Alfred State community annually for leadership in civic engagement.  Background, instructions, and application found here (link here). 
• How to Nominate:  Use the online application
• Recognition:  College Council selects up to 2 faculty/staff and unlimited # of deserving student awardees. Student awardees are recognized at Honors Convocation while faculty/staff awardees are recognized at the Reward & Recognition Luncheon. 
• Due Date:  January 30 for nominations

SAT Offices will be closed December 24th through December 26th.  Have a happy and safe holiday!

To all faculty and staff:  Please join together on Monday, 13 January 2025 at 1 pm in PHS 107 as we 1) discuss initiatives related to ASC programs delivered as services and associates degrees at other institutions and 2) discuss/define the role and responsibilities of the Faculty during the development and delivery of these programs.

B.E.A.T Buzz Newsletter - Bridging Education and Technology

This edition features: 

• Team Spotlights
• Professional Development Week Sessions Information - January 2025 PDW sessions
• Session Six Alfred State Police Graduation
• Winter Session Registration
• Microcredentials For Major Career Moves!
• L.O.S.T. program from the Center for Online Learning!

Click on the link to the video and newsletter page here: B.E.A.T Buzz Newsletter 

Registration Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to the following student who won our Thanksgiving early registration raffle for up to $1000 towards their books at the Campus Book Store:

• C. Bane

Thank you for all who have registered for your January classes. If you have not yet registered, please meet with your advisor, and get your pin number to register on BannerWeb!

Attention faculty and staff – as you are advising your students for future semesters, please consider promoting Winter Session courses.  Taking a winter session class can help a student get ahead on their studies or increase their GPA.  See what we have to offer for winter session at www.alfredstate.edu/winter.  Please send questions regarding Winter Session to extendedlearning@alfredstate.edu

The future Learning Inspired Functionality Trainings also known as LIFT are being moved to Wednesday afternoons by demand. 

For those who don't know, LIFT is designed to provide short interactive training sessions on new and existing campus software for all faculty and staff on campus. 

With LIFT you get a 30-minute session on the software which is then followed by access to our online page that contains all sorts of different training videos and materials. 

New this semester, you'll receive a digital certificate with each completed session. 

This time we're holding a "Beat the chill" raffle, and for those who attend sessions will be entered into a drawing for a prize to help keep you warm this winter! All sessions will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. 

Microsoft Forms - Creation, Metrics, and Sharing

Details: Microsoft Forms is a web-based software that can be used to create polls and surveys that can be shared with anyone, anywhere. In this session you will learn how to create your first form, share the form to be taken or collaborated on, and how to see metrics data after the form/survey has been taken. Forms is a great tool to poll students in the classroom, to get votes on an idea for your department, or to get feedback after different events or activities on campus. 

When: December 4th @ 3:00pm EST - 3:30pm EST

Location: Virtually via Microsoft Teams

Adobe Express - Explore your creativity!

Details: Dive with us into using Adobe Express! Adobe Express is a web-based software that allows you to use your creativity to design items like resumes, posters, business cards, brochures, certificates, flyers, social media posts, photos, videos and more! You can even use a little Artificial Intelligence, sometimes referred to as AI, to give you a starting point or to enhance your ideas. The limits are only based on your own imagination!

When: December 11th, 2024 @ 3:00pm EST - 3:30pm EST

Location: Virtually via Microsoft Teams

Concerned about a student?  Access the Student Concerns portal page using the icon on the Faculty/Staff page. Here, you can explore the different services and teams available to faculty for referrals of concerns about students.  Please use the Student Concerns portal page forms to submit concerns throughout the semester.  For general student concerns, please feel free to also email studentconcerns@alfredstate.edu.  

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Start Finals Prep Now Workshop on Wednesday, December 4th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. Start Finals Prep Now will help prepare students for Final Exams. Students will learn the different stages of exam prep that includes before, during and after checklists, the study cycle, and mistakes to avoid in order to do their very best on Final Exams. In addition, students will learn strategies to address the causes of testing anxiety and leave with an individualized plan to overcome their own personal test taking anxieties.

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

The Community Needs Hub (ground floor of Peet Hall) will be reducing hours over the Thanksgiving break. We will be open:

• Wednesday, November 27th from 10-4
• Friday, November 29th from 1-5 

Food pantry requests (sign in with Alfred State credentials) can be submitted either while visiting during open hours or remotely. 

Any pantry requests will be filled during the above noted open hours this break or after we resume normal operational hours, Tuesday, December 3rd.

The Center for Academic Resources & Excellence (CARE) will be closed Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th for the Thanksgiving Break. CARE includes the Academic Advising Center, Educational Opportunity Program, Office of Accessibility Services and the Student Success Center. 

Please excuse the following students on 11/25/2024 from 8:00 AM-4:00 PM for a field trip to the Monroe County Crime Lab and Monroe County Medical Examiner`s Office with Nicole DiRado. 

Ashley Burrows 

Mairead Caulfield 

Logan Currie 

Taylor Curry 

Chris D'Arcy 

Racquel Gerstenberger

Raygen Haggstrom

Brady Harrington 

Abigail Hill 

Erin Kuhn 

Shea Larkin 

Aaron Lee

Madelyn Maggione 

Makenzie Matthews

Daniel Mitchell-Brown 

Emma Munoz 

Zachary Schonbachler 

Xianna Sierotnik 

Les Ulrich

International Education Week is just around the corner and we are proud to once again welcome distinguished international scholars to our campus to broaden perspective as we engage in meaningful cross-cultural dialogue. Have a look at the incredible bios for the 2024-2025 Cornell Humphrey Fellows and come be part of the conversations had during their visit! 

This years distinguished fellows will be engaged in various guest speaking opportunities across campus on November 21st & 22nd, and will join us with our commUNITY Potluck initiative at Union University Center (4 Church Street) on Wednesday, the 20th at 6pm.  In addition, we will host a panel discussion and encourage faculty, staff, and students to attend: 

• When: November 22nd from 12-1pm 
• Where: Small Events Space - 3rd Floor SLC
• Topic(s) Explored: 2024-2025 Cornell Humphrey Fellows discussing their roles as professionals in their home countries, what it means to be a global citizen, and the value of cultural exchange. 

Should any faculty wish to offer extra credit for this event, please contact Cyan Corwine (corwincy@alfredstate.edu) with the name of your course(s) so that we can have a sign in sheet available for you. 

It’s almost time to register for Spring classes!

The Academic Advising Center will be hosting drop-in hours from 9:00am to 4:00pm the week of November 18th to November 22nd in SDC 203. Stop in for help with choosing classes, creating your schedule, navigating Schedule Planner or DegreeWorks, questions about changing your major or any other academic advising questions. Remember – any advising questions can be sent to advising@alfredstate.edu.

Don’t forget to make an appointment with your Faculty Advisor to get class recommendations, your registration PIN, and your day/time for registering!

The Fall 2024 portion of the Math Contest sponsored by the New York State Mathematics Association of Two Year Colleges (NYSMATYC) is scheduled for Thursday November 14th  from 4:00 – 5:00 pm in PHS 106. 

All students are eligible to compete and doing so requires only a one-hour commitment. The purpose of this contest is to foster creative thinking and peak student’s curiosity in mathematics. The contest consists of twenty challenge questions (mathematical puzzles) designed to challenge the creative problem-solving skills at the pre-calculus level. Copies of previous contest questions are available in the math lab (SDC 332). If you can answer 3 or 4 of the twenty questions on old NYSMATYC contests, you should consider participating. 

Please e-mail the campus contest coordinator Simon Whitehouse (whitehs@alfredstate.edu) if you wish to participate or have further questions. If you are unable to make the time above, please contact Professor Whitehouse to see if a make-up time can be scheduled.  

Please excuse the following students on Friday, November 15. They will be on an all-day field trip for Intercultural Communication class.

• David Burton
• Edlande Edouard
• Madigan Harris
• Jazz Jarbeck
• Aiden Kinney
• Kirsten Merritt
• Derek Mrachko

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Real Talk: Your Struggles Workshop on Wednesday, November 13th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. Temperature check time. What are you struggling with, and let’s get through it.  As we enter the homestretch of the semester, let’s discuss how everything is going.  What challenges and barriers are you encountering, then discuss resources and options for progress available around campus.  Time to finish strong!

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

A peer mentor is an upper-class student who helps students examine academic concerns and perceived barriers to success. 

Common topics peer mentors cover: 

• adjustment to college and general advice on how to succeed
• time management and study skills
• making referrals to campus resources

Students can meet a peer mentor weekly or just a few times in the semester as needed.

This 2-minute form serves as a way for Alfred State professionals to refer students they believe would benefit from meeting with a peer mentor. Please fill out this form (https://forms.office.com/r/c0maNV7xhb)  and we will follow up with the student. Questions? Email Amy Babcock at babcocAM@alfredstate.edu 

Please join the English & Humanities department and the Debate Club for a brief student debate followed by an open public forum at 3-4:30 pm Nov 19th SLC small events space.   

Resolved: The SUNY system and Alfred State College should eliminate all general education graduation requirements in favor of an open curriculum.

Pizza will be served. We hope to see you there!

Join the ASC Center For Online Learning in celebrating National Distance Learning Week (NDLW). The week-long event brings greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, discusses emerging trends, highlights best practices, and recognizes leaders in the field.

The event sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association offers several free live webinars each day. In Addition, The SUNY Online Team is also hosting free live and recorded seminars as well. Both virtual events are free (some events may require separate pre-registration).

Live Virtual Sessions for November 8th are:

SUNY Sessions 11/8/24

Time: 10:00-10:45AM EST
Title: Designing with Empathy to Meet the Needs of Our Modern Learners
Presenter: Dan Barrancotta, Genesee Community College
Description: By being empathetic we can continually analyze and evaluate our modern learners and our courses to develop and design learning experiences that meet the needs of the individual learners and ultimately lead to improved learning outcomes for all.  Learn more about best practices for continuous iteration of your courses.  

Time: 11:00-11:45AM EST
Title: International Color Connection
Presenter: Heather Jones, SUNY GCC
Description: Presenting a Fulbright sponsored teaching collaboration where students from Mexico and New York studied the meaning of color in their daily lives documenting their observations through photographs and sharing on social media between countries and participation in an International art exhibit. 

Time: 1:00-1:45PM EST
Title: The Importance of Digital Literacy for the Health Sciences 
Presenter: Vikram Pagpatan, Downstate Health Sciences University
Description: This presentation will highlight the research, instructional and clinical application of digital literacy within the health science education disciplines and how to best prepare students for the increasing digitization of the healthcare systems.

Click to join the LIVE Zoom room for Friday, November 8.

National USDLA Sessions

Friday, November 8, 2024
11AM    Daily Show
12PM    Friday Keynote – A.E.I.O.U. and WHY AI for Higher Education, Dr. Robbie Melton
1PM      Streamline Syllabus Management in the LMS: A Case Study with Broward College, Gina McArthur, Priscilla Suarez, and Rudy Jean-Bart

Share your thoughts and ideas for the Daily Show
 

Register for NDLW here

USDLA NDLW website, Select the yellow register button, choose Guest option for free registration.

Any students who are planning to graduate this December from either an associate (or certificate) program who wish to continue their education at Alfred State College in a corresponding baccalaureate (or associate) degree program need to complete a SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll Form.  This would also include any graduates who wish to pursue the Technology Management or Interdisciplinary Studies baccalaureate degree!

These forms should be completed and returned to the Admissions Office as soon as possible.  Students must submit their completed SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll Forms to the Admissions Office by the November 8 in order to sign-up for spring classes when course registration opens on November 18.  As a reminder, there is no application fee since students will be either associate degree (or certificate) recipients continuing in the corresponding program. 

The updated SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll form is available at https://www.alfredstate.edu/stay-for-four.

Please excuse the following students from class 11/6-11/8 as they travel to Philadelphia:

• Brandon Aschauer
• Hunter Bauer
• Aiden Bonomo
• John Christie
• Eliott English
• Lauren Fisher
• Sinan Isikdemir
• Abigail Jones
• Ryan Koplin
• Eric Leavitt
• Mason Miller
• Shawn Patrie
• Katie Petix
• Alex Pushlar
• Bradley Schewtschenko

Join the ASC Center For Online Learning in celebrating National Distance Learning Week (NDLW). The week-long event brings greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, discusses emerging trends, highlights best practices, and recognizes leaders in the field.

The event sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association offers several free live webinars each day. In Addition, The SUNY Online Team is also hosting free live and recorded seminars as well. Both virtual events are free (some events may require separate pre-registration).

Live Virtual Sessions for November 7th are:

SUNY Sessions 11/7/24

Time: 12:00-12:45PM EST
Title: Lessons learned using Lumen: the good and bad of online homework systems
Presenter: Mark Mattson, SUNY Poly and Jeff Birt, Mohawk Valley Community College
Description: This presentation will identify lessons learned after having developed and used a new online homework system for engineering courses in Lumen OHM. The session will discuss general pros and cons of online homework systems with a particular emphasis on engineering education where problem solutions are often multi-step and require hand drawn diagrams. Benefits of online systems including instant feedback for numeric answers, question randomization and scaffolded approaches for multi-step problems will be presented.  Disadvantages such as students not performing proper documentation, the inability to check the solution process, and the lack of individualized feedback will be discussed.  A hybrid system will be presented as a middle-ground to optimize student engagement and learning with both instantaneous feedback and individualized feedback based on work submitted. As a bonus, a grading rubric will be provided for evaluation of hand calculations.  

Time: 1:00-1:45PM EST
Title: Elevating Design in your course (Intermediate)
Presenter: Dave Ghidiu, Finger Lakes Community College
Description: After reflecting on the tools we examined in the introduction, we will do a deeper dive into tools in Aaron’s Custom Tool (ACT) that are a bit more niche. If you missed the first session, you are still invited to this session! This is part two of the two-part series. In this session we will:
– Recap ideas from previous session and answer any questions
– Dive into specialized tools (columns, accordions, tabs, callout boxes, specialized boxes, icons, and images)

Click to join the LIVE Zoom room for Thursday, November 7.

National USDLA Sessions 11/7/24

11AM    Daily Show
12PM    College Reading in the Digital Age: Strategies to Counter Distractions and Enhance Learning with Digital Texts, Jessica George
1PM      Social-Emotional, AI-Powered Avatar Simulations: Improving Communication & Building Empathy for all!, Clint Carlson

Share your thoughts and ideas for the Daily Show
 

Register for NDLW here

USDLA NDLW website, Select the yellow register button, choose Guest option for free registration.

Join the ASC Center For Online Learning in celebrating National Distance Learning Week (NDLW). The week-long event brings greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, discusses emerging trends, highlights best practices, and recognizes leaders in the field.

The event sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association offers several free live webinars each day. In Addition, The SUNY Online Team is also hosting free live and recorded seminars as well. Both virtual events are free but require separate pre-registration (registrants receive session links via email for each event).

Live Virtual Sessions for November 5th are:

SUNY Sessions

Time: 12:00-1:00PM  EST
Title: SUNY Online Teaching webinar: Asynchronous Authentic Assessment in Brightspace: Increasing Integrity and Engagement
Presenter: Judith Littlejohn, Genesee Community College and John Kane, SUNY Oswego
Description: Asynchronous authentic assessments are crucial: they reflect real-world scenarios, adapt to individual schedules, and significantly reduce the likelihood of cheating due to their practical and unique nature. In this session we will look at the theory behind, best practices for, and examples of these assessments, delving into the methodologies, benefits, and integrity of asynchronous authentic assessments in Brightspace and highlighting how they promote honest and meaningful learning experiences and increase student engagement. 

Please note: This session will be held in a different Zoom room and requires registration.

National USDLA Sessions

Wednesday, November 6, 2024
11AM    Daily Show
12PM    Neurodivergent Learning Panel, Brandon Poulliot
1PM      Complement or Contrast: Disrupting Online Discussions, Michael Sepulveda and Chris Luchs

Share your thoughts and ideas for the Daily Show

Register for NDLW here

USDLA NDLW website, Select the yellow register button, choose Guest option for free registration.

Any students who are planning to graduate this December from either an associate (or certificate) program who wish to continue their education at Alfred State College in a corresponding baccalaureate (or associate) degree program need to complete a SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll Form.  This would also include any graduates who wish to pursue the Technology Management or Interdisciplinary Studies baccalaureate degree!

These forms should be completed and returned to the Admissions Office as soon as possible.  Students must submit their completed SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll Forms to the Admissions Office by the November 8 in order to sign-up for spring classes when course registration opens on November 18.  As a reminder, there is no application fee since students will be either associate degree (or certificate) recipients continuing in the corresponding program. 

The updated SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll form is available at https://www.alfredstate.edu/stay-for-four.

Join the ASC Center For Online Learning in celebrating National Distance Learning Week (NDLW). The week-long event brings greater awareness and appreciation for distance learning, discusses emerging trends, highlights best practices, and recognizes leaders in the field.

The event sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association offers several free live webinars each day. In Addition, The SUNY Online Team is also hosting free live and recorded seminars as well. Both virtual events are free but require separate pre-registration (registrants receive session links via email for each event).

Live Virtual Sessions for November 5th are:

SUNY Sessions

Time: 11:00-11:45AM EST
Title: Addressing RSI at the Institutional Level
Presenter: Steve Sturman, University at Buffalo, School of Social Work
Description: Regular and substantive interaction (RSI) is the distinguishing characteristic of online courses that differentiates them from correspondence courses.  Higher education programs must ensure that online courses within their programs meet RSI requirements or else they may be considered correspondence programs and be ineligible for federal financial aid.

Click here for zoom session

Or paste into browser - https://suny-edu.zoom.us/j/95752904899?pwd=jSn2T2TcfFQDCu0pgrhYb5PIYZHX…

For a complete schedule of SUNY Online sessions, detailed descriptions on each webinar and to register, please visit this site, and select the blue SUNY sign in button:  SUNY NDLW

National USDLA Sessions
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
11AM    Daily Show
12PM    TBD
1PM      Institution-Wide Decision Making for Online Course Development, Dr. Anthony Piña

Share your thoughts and ideas for the Daily Show
 

Register for NDLW here

USDLA NDLW website, Select the yellow register button, choose Guest option for free registration.

A 2+2 Information Session for AOS students at the School of Applied Technology will take place Monday 11/4/2024 @ 2:30pm in the PSU Meeting room in Wellsville, NY. 

View our latest Financial Literacy series, College Success & Financial Literacy! Financial Aid Counselor, Keri Edsall & Assistant Director of Student Success, Casey Cowburn sit down and talk about student success, support, & more! 

https://youtu.be/NPVOLanf8Vs?si=nDZUVegDYTNBNB-5

The Center for Academic Resources and Excellence empowers students to reach their educational, personal, and professional goals. Individual student development is promoted through services central to students' academic needs at any point in their academic career by providing tutoring, mentoring, advising and accessibility services. You can find these departments housed within C.A.R.E.: the Academic Advising Center, the Student Success Center, the Office of Accessibility Services and the Educational Opportunity Program. Students may access all services by logging into their student portal and navigating to My Academics.

• Students must work with their academic department to complete a Course Change Notice to drop a class. 
• The completed Course Change Notice should be brought to the Student Records and Financial Services Office for processing. 
• Financial aid will review all course drops to determine any financial aid implications.   
• A $20 fee is charged for a course drop. This fee can be paid online at my.AlfredState.edu/finances or in person at the Student Records and Financial Services Office.  A late fee will be added if it’s not paid within 30 days.

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Improving Your ___________ Workshop on Wednesday, October 30th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. How often do you catch yourself saying, “I wish I were better at _________.” Well now is your chance to do it! In this workshop you will learn how to improve at something by recognizing the skills you already have and combining them with some new simple and effective strategies. All are welcome and encouraged to join! 

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Do you know a faculty member who should be recognized for their dedication to Alfred State College?  The SUNY Chancellor’s Award committee is soliciting nominations in the following three categories:

• Faculty Service – consistently superior service to the college and/or students
• Scholarship and Creative Activity – excellence in scholarship/research and/or creative performance
• Teaching – consistently superior classroom/laboratory/studio teaching

These awards are based on student, faculty, and staff nominations.  Please take a moment to submit a nomination by completing the brief survey available at: https://forms.office.com/r/zBTqaw7mRr

Anyone wishing more information may contact Wayne Bensley at benslewd@alfredstate.edu. Submit nominations by Friday, Nov. 1. A complete listing of the awards and criteria is available at  The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

Any students who are planning to graduate this December from either an associate (or certificate) program who wish to continue their education at Alfred State College in a corresponding baccalaureate (or associate) degree program need to complete a SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll Form.  This would also include any graduates who wish to pursue the Technology Management or Interdisciplinary Studies baccalaureate degree!

These forms should be completed and returned to the Admissions Office as soon as possible.  Students must submit their completed SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll Forms to the Admissions Office by the November 8 in order to sign-up for spring classes when course registration opens on November 18.  As a reminder, there is no application fee since students will be either associate degree (or certificate) recipients continuing in the corresponding program. 

The updated SUNY Joint Admissions/Intent to Enroll form is available at https://www.alfredstate.edu/stay-for-four.

The Academic Advising Center is hosting one virtual and one hybrid Registration Readiness workshop to help prepare students for Spring registration. Both sessions will be held on Thursday, October 24th. Students who attend a registration workshop will have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card at each one!

10/24/2024 - 12pm Join via TEAMS or join us in EJ Brown 317

10/24/2024 - 6pm Join via TEAMS

It's time to look to the future and plan for next semester! Learn about course registration, meeting with your advisor, staying on track with your degree planning, and graduation requirements! Most students get to register themselves for classes. The sooner you can get registered for next semester, the better schedule you will have. Learn about the digital tools that can help make registration quick and easy!

The Academic Advising Center will be hosting two in-person workshops this semester to help prepare students for Spring Registration and understanding their degree plan. Students who attend a registration workshop will have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card at each one! 

Registration Readiness Workshop (New & First-Year Students) -- Tuesday, October 22nd at 5pm, SDC 108

It's time to look to the future and plan for next semester! Learn about course registration, meeting with your advisor, staying on track with your degree planning, and graduation requirements! Most students get to register themselves for classes. The sooner you can get registered for next semester, the better schedule you will have. Learn about the digital tools that can help make registration quick and easy!

Understanding Your Degree Plan (All Students) -- Wednesday, October 23rd at 5pm, SDC 108

Get ready to take the lead in your education! In creating a degree plan you will have the ability to strategically plan courses to meet graduation requirements. Students will learn how to read and understand their degree requirements in Degree Works (the "Plans" tool in Degree Works). Now you will know exactly which courses are planned for each semester of their degree plan.

Finds these workshops and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Alfred State has enhanced its non-partisan political engagement resources and partnered with ALL IN to implement a voter registration and resource portal for our students! A new Register to Vote link can be found on the Student Portal Page under student resources. From that link you can either continue to voter registration resources that are relevant for you and the state you wish to be registered in or you can use a pull down menu in the top corner of the landing page that says Get Vote Ready to access additional resources such as:

• Pledge to Vote
• Check Your Registration
• Request Your Ballot
• Research Your Ballot 
• Find Your Polling Place
• Get Involved

If you are registering to vote in NYS the last day to have your registration logged with the Board of Elections is October 26th, but each state had different deadlines and we recommend that eligible students get registered ASAP so that you have time to verify your voter status, check your polling location, and make a plan to vote (i.e. mail in ballot, early voting location, scheduling a time to get to your polling location on election day). Should you have questions about the voting process or navigating the above resources, we have staff that are able to assist on both the Alfred and Wellsville campus, their contact details and additional resources can be found on our Political Engagement page.  

Please excuse the following ARCH 1184 students from all classes on Monday, 10/21, as they travel to Storm King and Dia Beacon:

• Campbell, Braydon J., 
• Drum, Eliza L., 
• Howell, Danye J., 
• Howell, Megan K., 
• Johnson, Lakota B., 
• Kelm, Will E., 
• Lewis, Zachary A., 
• Likhar, Prathamesh, 
• Madison, Quell A., 
• Owens Cody, Trey-Von L., 
• Powers, Lillian M., 
• Sanchez, Katherine M., 
• Thiero, Djenebou S., 
• Young, Noah, 
• Acatitla, Eli J., 
• Bowen, Rakyla R., 
• Bryan, Stacee, 
• Casalmir, Emi A., 
• Constable, Brody P., 
• Davis, Joey R., 
• Elmore, Raegan, 
• Hann, Breanna L., 
• Johns, Ahmir J., 
• Kauzala, Catherine J., 
• McLeod, Matthew G., 
• Rosa, Lilian M., Smith, 
• Josiah-Ray, Swift, 
• Reghan A., 
• Von Ronn, Jett
• Amyot, Hadley, 
• Bell, Jadian, 
• Brockway, Cooper H., 
• Callahan, Owen M., 
• De los Santos, Dylan, 
• Guida, Bradley R., 
• Hunter, Savannah R., 
• Jensen, Parker K., 
• Medina, Michael A., 
• Mudd, Aaron K., 
• Pardee, Michael B., 
• Reyes, Joshua A., 
• Ruppert, Jackson B., 
• Sonthivongnorath, Angela, 
• Vogel, Kayla A.
• Carter, Andy K., 
• Colwell, Sam, 
• Dersarkissian, Lucas M., 
• Dillon, Chris J., 
• Gelderman, Andrew J., 
• Henning, Noelle E., 
• Hurlbut, Isi E., 
• McCall, Collin H., 
• Merletti, Thomas A., 
• Rahaim, Emerson M., 
• Rhett, Taylor J., 
• Shortway, Eddie C., 
• Tran, Lucas B.
• Bende, Charlie S., 
• Blumenschein, Liv L., 
• Collins, Maverick R., 
• Conrad, Savannah J., 
• Davis, Madi E., 
• Eifert, Maria S., 
• Ficarra, Jessica L., 
• Flores, Dulce K., 
• Gonzales, Raven R., 
• Grevelding, Abigail G., 
• Gummo, Aidan, 
• Ponce Hernandez, Sherlyn, 
• Richardson, Emily T., 
• Samson, Nathan, 
• Sirianni, Liam D., 
• Szumla, Abbey R.

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Midterm Recovery Workshop on Thursday, October 17th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. If you are looking at your midterm grades and want to improve them, start with this workshop.  Strategies and options will be discussed as to the best course of action to achieve your goals this semester. 

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

The Starfish Faculty Committee will meet TODAY,  October 16 (12:00-1:00pm) on Teams.  Here is a link to the meeting - ALL ARE WELCOME!!  https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGQwZTI3MWUtZjdjOS00YzI4LWE3MjQtZThiNTNhMWVlNDg4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229847450c-4365-4e32-b26e-b73baa0ea04b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f01e8c99-bc9f-4653-b4e8-403013cdb7b6%22%7d

Did you know that Licensed Veterinary Technicians are a key part of the health and well being of your pets when they are in a Veterinary Hospital, and even when your pet is home with you, but you have questions about their care?  They do everything from blood draws to lab work, monitoring anesthesia to assisting in surgical procedures, dispensing medications and ensuring you understand why that medication was prescribed and how to properly administer it when you take your pet home.  They are counselors, educators, scrub nurses, physical rehabilitation specialists, surgical assistants, radiologists, ultrasound technicians, post op recovery nurses, nurse anesthetists, pharmacy techs, behavior specialists, schedulers, and so much more.  They are highly trained, and can do the job of 20 different people on the human side in one day.  

This week is National Veterinary Technician Week!  Let's celebrate these amazing individuals by being a little kinder to people, and thanking that special LVT in your animal's life.  

If you are interested in joining a FACT2 Task Group please email the co-chairs directly. 

FACT2 Experiential Learning Task Group Signup – 

While approaches to experiential learning vary, SUNY has focused on curricular experiences that are structured, intentional and authentic (Applied Learning Initiative), and integrated within credit-based courses or programs of study. Experiences should have hands-on and/or real-world context and should be designed in concert with those who will be affected by or use them, or in response to a real situation. Additional expectations include intentional curricular design featuring the following minimal requirements, with opportunity for further customization and signature offerings. 

While the possibilities are limitless, the importance of the work calls for a focused and practical planning process, one that results in tangible outcomes that are inherently useful for SUNY campuses and programs, while also ambitious and generative, culminating in an actionable and sustainable plan for activating the benefits of experiential learning for all SUNY students while catalyzing broader impacts related to innovation, and economic and sustainable development. 

Co-chairs: Mara Huber (mbhuber@buffalo.edu) Ed Beck (ed.beck@oneonta.edu) 

FACT2 Generative AI in Action Task Group Signup – 

As faculty, staff, and students continue to navigate the changing landscape of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), ongoing guidance and support is needed to ensure that these tools are being leveraged in ways that support effective teaching and student success. This group will focus on the use and application of GAI in various teaching contexts, focusing on positive ways to use GAI. The group will comprise three subcommittees, described below, each tasked with specific goals that will result in the creation of resources and information designed to meet the pressing needs of the SUNY faculty and students.

Co-chairs Jeffrey Riman (jeffrey_riman@fitnyc.edu) or Billie Franchini (bfranchini@albany.edu)

A couple of Starfish updates:

• The "In Danger of Failing" flag has been enabled.  When an instructor raises this flag, an Academic Success Coach will request a meeting with the student via email and text message.  Meeting notes will be shared with the flag raiser after a meeting occurs.
• Students have been asked to complete a "How Can We Help" survey.  This gives students a way to identify barriers preventing their success or request assistance with a problem.  Academic Advisors can see these results for their advisees with the Student Profile in Starfish under the "Student Survey" tab.  If you need help finding this or have questions, please let me know.  Several offices across campus will be providing support to students who request assistance.
• The Midterm Survey will deploy on Friday, October 11 @ 12pm.  This survey is designed to accompany midterm grades adding context and insight into letter grades.  Faculty will be able to request a meeting with a student, refer a student to a Success Coach, refer a student to tutoring, or raise a flag with concerns the student should address in the course.  Your completion of this survey is very a crucial component of the intervention process.  Thank you for helping our students be more successful.
• The Starfish Faculty Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 16 (12:00-1:00pm) on Teams.  Here is a link to the meeting - ALL ARE WELCOME!!  https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZGQwZTI3MWUtZjdjOS00YzI4LWE3MjQtZThiNTNhMWVlNDg4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%229847450c-4365-4e32-b26e-b73baa0ea04b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f01e8c99-bc9f-4653-b4e8-403013cdb7b6%22%7d

Thank you to all of those Alfred State employees who helped to make Sophomore Career Day on 10/8/24 a success –  RPED, Facilities, ELITE, Admissions, MarCom, ACES, ASC career presenters, and Technology Services!  Your assistance is appreciated for welcoming nine school districts to campus.  These students were excited to learn about careers and see our campus!  Big Blue was a hit!  Thank you!

Tammy Edwards

Assistant Director, Center for Extended Learning

Office of Extended Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE)

SUNY OER Summit 2024 – Open Educational Resources: Supporting Faculty, Empowering Students

Virtual via Zoom: October 16- 17, 2023

Join SUNY OER Services for an opportunity to engage with leading experts, educators, and enthusiasts in the OER community.  This summit is designed to foster discussions, share insights, and explore the latest trends in open education. Topics will include OER and AI, data trends in OER, sustainability, social justice, and current projects in the OER space.

 To register, and for more details about the conference schedule, speakers, and topics, please visit our official conference website.

What is the First Amendment and how does it impact public life? Join us during Voter Education week as we explore religious freedom through the lens of different faith identities. Our panel will be comprised of professionals from the wider community, supporting our efforts to engage in meaningful dialogue across difference, while exploring faith, politics, discourse, and civic life. Voter resources and refreshments will be on offer.

• When: October 9th 
• Time: 5-6:30PM
• Location: SLC Small Events Space

Should any faculty wish to send students for extra credit, please contact Cyan Corwine (corwincy@alfredstate.edu) with the name of your class so we can have sign in sheets available for you.

This event is a collaborative effort between the Center for Civic Leadership, the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Cultural Life Center

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Me Motivating Me Workshop on Wednesday, October 2nd at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. If you are struggling with motivating yourself to complete your daily tasks, staying on track with projects, or just need help taking your effort to the next level – come hear how to tap into your unused motivation.  You can do great things!

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

How to Take and Pass the New York State Notary Examination Training

Date/Time: October 4, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Alfred State campus, Central Dining Hall, Allegany Room
Cost: $125 includes required course textbook (book will be provided at training)

CSEA employees – please note: you may use a tuition benefit voucher to pay for the training course and then you can use the Certification & Licensure Examination Fee Reimbursement benefit to be reimbursed for the cost of the exam. Please contact extendedlearning@alfredstate.edu for a form to fill out.

This practical seminar helps prepare participants to successfully pass the NYS official notary examination. Four sample examinations and answer keys are provided to every participant as a self-study aid for review after the seminar. Attendance at this seminar is a MUST for every state notary examinee to properly prepare for the duties, authority and responsibility of holding a NYS notary commission.

Trainer: Alfred E. Piombino is the leading New York and national notary law and practice expert. He has personally prepared tens of thousands of people from across New York to pass the official examination. Piombino is the author of nine books, including Notary Public Handbook: A Guide for New York, Fourth Edition, court expert witness and is listed in Who's Who in American Law.

Registration Link:  https://banner.alfredstate.edu/pls/prod/zwskcenc.P_SelectCourse

Contact extendedlearning@alfredstate.edu with questions!

Designers in DSGN 1443 Color, Lighting and Acoustics will be conducting a series of investigations throughout campus today between 10:30 AM and 12:30 PM. You may hear the occasional balloon being popped as students will use this sound impulse to read and analyze a room’s reverberance. 

Please excuse students for the fall AIAS Firm Tour this Thursday, September 19th, from 9 am to 5 pm. This year, students will tour the architecture firms of Passero and Dwyer/Young+Wright before meeting with firm representatives and participating in portfolio reviews. Learn more, including how to register, HERE.

The Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee wishes to remind people that in order for us to approve any appeal to add classes after the deadline on Monday September 9, a course change (add/drop) form must accompany the appeal form.  Without the course change form, all appeals will be tabled until the following committee meeting or until the course change form is received. 

All appeals including course change forms should be sent to Wayne Bensley, Committee Chair: benslewd@alfredstate.edu

On September 17th of every year, we celebrate the anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. This year, Constitution Day coincides with National Voter Registration Day and the Center for Civic Leadership invites you to enhance your civic knowledge and connect through one or more of our events.

League of Women Voters Resource Table

• September 16th and 17th 
• SLC Park-space from 11am-1pm 
• Non-partisan voter awareness and registration resource information available  

Civic Education 101- Electoral College

• September 17th 
• SLC 408 from 11-12 
• Increase your civic knowledge in this interactive program with Dr. Angela Graves.
• Non-partisan voter awareness and registration resource information available  
• Light refreshments 

SUNY Virtual Dialogue: Our Freedom of Speech +the Perils of Misinformation 

• September 17th 4PM-6PM
• Virtual – Registration Required
  • Faculty and Students can find out more about this event and register by going SUNY’s Public Dialogue Invite
  • collaboratively explore and discuss the complexity of today’s media and information landscapes in relation to a commitment to our freedom of speech.

For questions related to any of the above programs, please contact Cyan Corwine at civicengagement@alfredstate.edu

The Student Success Center will be hosting the First Year Success 101 Workshop on Tuesday, September 17th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 108. Both new and returning students who want to learn more about the resources offered on campus to support both your academic and personal success are welcome. 

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Students can process a Course Change Notice without a fee until 11 am on Monday, September 16, 2024 (Census Day).  After this date, a $20 add/drop fee will be assessed, and must be paid within thirty dates to avoid a potential late fee.  Students may pay the fee online by visiting my.alfredstate.edu/finances, or in the Student Records and Financial Services offices located in the Agriculture Science building.  Course Change Notice and Withdrawal/Leave of Absence forms received after 11 am on Sept. 16 will be dated but will not be processed until Tuesday Sept 17.  

Recruiting 50 SUNY instructors from across the STEM disciplines to participate in a collaborative online faculty development program this fall.

The i-STEAM Project: A gamified faculty development learnshop for enhancing inclusive teaching in STEM, has been selected for the Innovative Instruction Technology Grant for the second time in 2024-25 and funded by the Office of the SUNY Provost and the Innovative Instruction Research Council (IIRC). Co-PIs are from SUNY Stony Brook, Suffolk Community College, and Buffalo State; our respective campuses CELT are supporting the project. Participants who complete the program will be paid a $300 stipend. You can find more information about the program here. And here is a brief informational video. 

The online program is five weeks long. There will be 80-minutes weekly online synchronous meetings in October - November (time to be determined by participant availability). Each week's content will include readings, videos, discussions, and activities that might take 3-5 hours per week, though participants can go as deep as their time and interest permit with the materials. We do require regular attendance in the workshops, and we do understand if you let us know about an unusual circumstance. 

The deadline to complete the application form is no later than 11:59 p.m. EST, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Selection decisions will be made by the end of September.

If you have any questions, please email Gary Halada at gary.halada@stonybrook.edu. 

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Note-Taking & Active Reading Workshop on Wednesday, September 11th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. This workshop will introduce different strategies designed to help you take notes on both class lectures and assigned readings more effectively. 

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

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

• 105, 200.2, 201.1, 204.2, 205.1, 205.2, 205.3, 302.1, 302.2, 302.5, 304.5, 306.1, 401.2, 402.2a, 402.3, 402.3b, 402.4, 402.5, 402.7, 501.1, 503.1, 503.2, 503.3, 503.4, 601.4, 601.5, 602.1, & 701.4

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

Wayne Bensley is the Chair of the Faculty Senate Academic Affairs Committee for 2024-25.  Any student appeals to make changes to course schedules after the add deadline of Monday 9/9 (full term course) should be sent to Benslewd@alfredstate.edu.   The form is available portal under Faculty Senate > Academic Affairs > Important Documents or can be obtained from Professor Bensley upon request.  

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Habits for Good Academic Standing Workshop on Wednesday, September 4th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. Come learn strategies and techniques to improve or maintain your academic standing and feel more confident in your college career.

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Department Chair Appointments

We are pleased to announce the following department chair appointments effective August 12, 2024:

• Jim Buell & Nicole Davis - Mathematics and Physics Department

Please join us in welcoming the new department chairs.

The office of ELITE will be closed Monday September 2nd for the Labor Day Holiday.  See you on September 3rd!   

The Center for Academic Resources & Excellence will be closed Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day. CARE includes the Academic Advising Center, Student Success Center, Office of Accessibility Services and the Educational Opportunity Program. The Student Success Center study space, SDC 205, will be closed, as well. 

Access to our Watermark products (Planning & Self-Study and Course Evaluations & Surveys) from the ASC portal has been restored! If you have questions or need assistance using Watermark, please contact Bridget Jacobs, Director of Assessment, Accreditation and Program Planning at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu. 

Faculty and staff who try to access Watermark products (Planning & Self-Study and Course Evaluations & Surveys) from the ASC portal may get an error message ("Something's Wrong Here"). ITS and our office are aware of the issue and Watermark is working to restore our access. We anticipate that it should be resolved quickly, but if you have an immediate need for Watermark assessment information, please contact Bridget Jacobs, Director of Assessment, Accreditation and Program Planning at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu.

We are excited to welcome back Elizabeth King, alumni of Alfred State, as the new Coordinator of Tutoring Services.  Elizabeth brings great energy and a student centered approach to Student Success, and will be an asset to all things tutoring.  If you have qualified students that would be a good tutor in your content area, please send those names along to Elizabeth King.  WELCOME ELIZABETH!

Please contact me, Ron Foster, if you have any library instruction needs. I can provide sessions on research skills, resources and strategies for completing assignments, evaluating web sources, and citation style, or I can do a brief, in-class visit just to review APA or MLA styles. We can do whatever you want to help your class. 

Please also contact me if you would like to book the library classroom for your own sessions or events. My e-mail address is fosterr@alfredstate.edu, and my phone number is (607) 587-4310. I'm here if you need anything.

Please remember to make myLearning courses available to students. Directions can be found on the Portal.  my.alfredstae.edu > Menu > Technology Services > myLearning Resources > ASC Help Guide Activate Your Course

Any questions can be directed to the Alfred State Help Desk helpdesk@alfredstate.edu.  

Northstar Digital Literacy Assessments are Mandatory for all new incoming SAMET and SAS Students. These assessments will help us make sure that all students have the computer and digital literacy skills to succeed at Alfred State College.

Please help us get the word out to students who may have missed Wednesday's assessment sessions to attend the the Open Make-up Lab on Friday, August 23 in EJ Brown, Room 414. They can drop in anytime between 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Students should allow between 60-90 minutes to complete the assessments.

Questions about Northstar? Contact Dr. Bridget Jacobs, Director of Assessment at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu

Anyone requiring accommodations should contact Melanie Ryan in the Office of Accessibility Services at ryanma@alfredstate.edu, Student Development Center, Room 136, or (607) 587 4506.

Summer School Faculty - Please note when your grades are due:

Part of Term A - June 21st by 11:00am

Part of Term C - June 28th by 11:00am

Part of Term B - July 18th by 11:00am

Part of Term D - July 26th by 11:00am

Part of Term 1 - August 9th by 11:00am

Part of Term 2 and E - August 21st by 11:00am

There is a very short turn around time between the time grades are due for Part of Term 2 and E before the Fall Semester begins.  Please be sure to have your grades in timely.

Any questions regarding Summer School can be directed to:  extendedlearning@alfredstate.edu 

Fredonia is hosting a free conference on Monday, August 19 from 9:00 - 12:30 on Technology-Infused Learning: Current Trends in Higher Education. SUNY FACT2 Award winning educators will explore pivotal trends shaping the future of higher education.

You can attend in-person or virtually. Visit the conference website for full session descriptions and to register for sessions you are planning to attend. Please share this information with individuals you think would be interested.

Still Need More Volunteers!

We are looking for volunteers available during Week of Welcome to help proctor Northstar Digital Literacy assessments to our new SAS and SAMET students! Northstar Digital Literacy (digitalliteracyassessment.org) is a series of interactive assessments that tests students' basic computer and internet skills. The Northstar assessments help ensure that students have the skills they need to succeed in college, and also helps us comply with the Middle States technological competency requirement. Training includes a short online training video series, as well as a brief orientation session prior to Week of Welcome. We are looking for people available to proctor on Wednesday, August 21 from 9-10:30 am (SAS) or 2-3:30 pm (SAMET). We also need volunteers for a make-up lab on Friday, August 23 (anytime between 9AM - 3PM). 

We need at least 4-5 more volunteers for each of the Wednesday, Aug. 21 sessions. If you can help, contact Bridget Jacobs at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu or at x3977 for more details! Thank you!

All faculty and staff are invited to participate in an open forum as part of the search process for the Dean of Academic Support & Student Success position.  These forums will occur virtually per the following schedule.  We encourage all that can attend to attend, ask questions and provide feedback as part of the search process.

Wednesday, August 7

11:15-12:00p - Virtual Session 2 (Bruce Riley)

12noon-12:45p - Virtual Session 3 (Danyelle O'Brien)

All faculty and staff are invited to participate in an open forum as part of the search process for the Dean of Academic Support & Student Success position.  These forums will occur virtually per the following schedule.  We encourage all that can attend to attend, ask questions and provide feedback as part of the search process.

Tuesday, August 6

3:00-3:45p - Virtual Session 1 (Francine Staba)

Please join me in welcoming Jennifer Dunne, our new Director for the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness.  Jennifer is starting her work at the College today, July 18th, and can be reached at dunnej@alfredstate.edu.  

Learn more about the College Farm, place-based learning and how you can use the farm as a resource for your courses in this one-day workshop on Friday, August 9th from 9am to 5pm. The workshop, facilitated by Jessica Hutchison and Deepa Deshpande, will include a farm tour, lunch, guest speakers and time for development of your own farm-based activity. You do NOT have to teach a science-based course to participate. All teachers welcome. Participants will receive a $200 stipend for successful completion of the workshop and one follow-up meeting late in the Fall 2024 semester. Please email HutchiJM@alfredstate.edu to sign up. Serious reservations only please, as spots are limited. 

Department Chair Appointments

We are pleased to announce the following department chair appointments effective July 1, 2024:

• Lisa Boyle - Allied Health
• David Carli - Architecture and Design
• Richard Carlson - Civil Engineering Technology
• Holly Chase - Business
• Daniel Helveston - Building Trades

Please join us in welcoming the new department chairs.

Dan Jardine will be retiring from the College at the end of this week.  We are grateful for his many years of service to the institution and wish him well in his retirement.  Jennifer Dunne will begin as the new Director of OIRPE on July 18th.  In the interim, please direct all requests for OIRPE to either Carrie Cokely or Bridget Jacobs.

Course Approved as Acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

The following courses have been approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs as acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences under the Mathematics category effective fall 2024.

MATH 1141 - Applied Mathematics for Nursing

The Records Office will update the listing on the portal.  The complete listing of courses acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences will be updated and can be found here: https://portal.alfredstate.edu/registration/Pages/default.aspx under "Records Offices Resources" / "Approved Liberal Arts (LAS) Courses".

Program Exit (PSLO) Survey results are being uploaded to Watermark Planning & Self-Study today (Monday, May 13). The Program Exit Surveys ask students to rate how well the program prepared them to achieve each program student learning outcome. For those who are completing academic assessment plans in Watermark Planning & Self-Study this week, they will be uploaded to the first PSLO in each 2023-24 Academic Assessment Plan, in the Program Exit Survey measure. The reports are in PDF format. Each PSLO being assessed should have a Program Exit Survey measure, and the PDF results can be used to complete these measures in the rest of the program's annual academic assessment plan.

If you don't find survey results uploaded to your program in Watermark Planning & Self-Study by Tuesday, May 14, this means there were no surveys completed or there were no graduating students from the program. The surveys will remain open until May 25, so if there are graduating students from your program, please reach out to them to ask them to complete the survey. All students received emailed survey links and reminders to complete the survey addressed from Bridget Jacobs, Alfred State College Surveys.

Questions about Program Exit Surveys or about assessment? Contact Bridget Jacobs at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu. I also look forward to seeing many of you during the Assessment PDW sessions on Tuesday, 5/14 on the Alfred and Wellsville campuses (see the PDW schedule for times, locations and details).

Dr. Deepa Deshpande is the 2024 recipient of the Sharon Gallagher Memorial Scholarship.  She was awarded this by the Faculty Advisory Council on Teaching & Technology and the CIT 2024 Planning Committee.  She will also be presenting at the CIT 2024 Conference May 21-24, 2024.  Congratulations!  Way to go!

https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/cit-2024

https://cit.suny.edu/scholarships/

Program Exit (PSLO) Surveys have been sent to students who are expected to complete their programs this spring from those departments/programs that participate in this college-wide assessment activity. These surveys ask students how well they think their programs prepared them to succeed in each of the expected student learning outcomes.  These surveys are the main indirect assessment activity that most programs use and they are very important to our academic assessment plan.

Surveys opened on April 15 and will run through mid-May to give graduating students ample time to complete the survey.  Students received an email to their Alfred State email address from Bridget Jacobs, Alfred State College-Surveys at Surveys@alfredstate.edu and most of them will also see a pop-up box in myLearning encouraging them to "Please Complete Your Course Evaluations and Surveys".  Students graduating from multiple programs, or those in programs administering more than one version of the exit survey received multiple surveys based on their program(s). Please direct any questions about the survey to your school's Academic Support Assistant, dean or department chair administrative assistant, or to Bridget Jacobs, Director of Assessment at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu.

To maintain high response rates, please encourage students to access and complete the survey. If students do not find the survey in MyLearning, please ask them to look in their Alfred State email for an email asking them how well they think their program prepared them to succeed so they can access the survey from there. Thank you!

The Student Success Center is looking for students you would recommend apply to be a Peer Mentor for Fall 2024. Ideal applicants are students who have struggled academically but have shown improvement.

Job Responsibilities:

• Meet individually with mentees to establish and achieve educational and career goals
• Serve as a resource for students helping them identify and use appropriate campus services
• Serve as a positive role model, both in the classroom and within the community at large

For recommendations, please email the student’s name to Amy Babcock (babcocAM@alfredstate.edu).

If you have left over eclipse glasses, bring them down to the Hinkle Library! We are planning to send all the undamaged glasses we can get to Eclipse Glasses USA. From there they will be sent to children in countries that might not have easy access to eclipse glasses. This is just in time for the Eclipse that will pass through Chile and Argentina later this year.

Eclipse glasses can be left at the Hinkle Library information desk and will be collected until May 6th.

Do you have students that will be graduating this semester?  Our students consistently achieve successful employment outcomes.  Please help us capture this important data by having your graduating students complete the graduate survey. This survey is critical in completing the 2024 Employment and Continuing Education Report. Instructions for students to complete the survey are listed below: 

• If you are graduating, please take a few minutes to complete the graduate survey. Your input is vital to our annual Employment & Continuing Education Report
• Please complete the information based on what you are doing AFTER graduation
• To complete the graduate survey go to BannerWeb
• Then enter your username and PIN > click on Student Services & Financial Aid > click on Graduate Survey and complete the survey

Thank you!

The Alfred State Computer and Information Technology (CIT) Department invites you to participate in C.S.I Alfred; a Cybercrime Investigation Competition.

This virtual competition will test your skills in the following subjects: cryptography, open-source Intelligence, and digital forensics.   Participation does not require previous experience and is designed for a variety of skill levels.  During the competition, you will also be exposed to some of the Alfred State CIT department offerings during the Microsoft Teams broadcast (this link will be provided). 

To be held in the Engineering Building Rooms 440 and 443.  

We hope to see you online on April 27th.

Please excuse the following students from class on 4/26/24 as they will be traveling to Paul Smiths College for the North East Logging Sports Championships. 

Doug Taylor

Tyler Hutcheson

Colin Phelps

Jacob Perry

Kendra Hammond

Julia Wilkins

Gunner Schwabenbauer

Owen Smolinski

Brandon Aschauer

Finnian Turner

Nedelcho Neumann

Cole Bingham

Jesse Riling

Brendan Schmitz

Please excuse the following students from class Friday, April 26th through Monday, April 29th, for a trip to Chicago: 

• Carr, Kenneth
• Cisse, Amadou
• Al-Aquib, Coulibaly
• Cruz, Fernando
• Dziewiecki, Nicholas
• Farrell, Audrey
• Kester, Bryce
• Rodriquez, Daniel
• Westervelt, Elexes
• Hartung, Nicholas
• Hernandez, Joshua
• Mecca, Laura
• Musacchio, JoAnna
• Seculas, Samantha
• Snyder III, John
• Taylor, Kyle
• Thompson, Colin
• Weihoneig, Connor
• Yates, Stuart

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Start Finals Prep Now Workshop on Wednesday, April 24th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. Start Finals Prep Now will help prepare students for Final Exams. Students will learn the different stages of exam prep that includes before, during and after checklists, the study cycle, and mistakes to avoid in order to do their very best on Final Exams. In addition, students will learn strategies to address the causes of testing anxiety and leave with an individualized plan to overcome their own personal test taking anxieties.

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Spring 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

The Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Alfred State College, with support from the Center for Civic Leadership, presents the 2024 Dr. Khalid Ashraf Memorial Symposium, which has the goal of engaging Alfred State students in contemporary issues impacting their lives, now and in the future. 

This year’s program is a workshop led by two facilitators from Braver Angels, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to political depolarization. In this workshop, participants will learn how to focus on shared values, bridge political differences, and challenge existing stereotypes about their political opponents. 

• When: Saturday, April 27, 2024 
• Time:  9 am – 12 pm 
• Location: Allegany Room of the Central Dining Hall. 

Please email Dr. Angela Graves at gravesa1@alfredstate.edu to register.

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Dealing with Stress Workshop on Wednesday, April 17th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. In this workshop we will be discussing the effects of stress on your physical and mental wellbeing, differentiating between “good stress” and “bad stress,” and brainstorming ways we can prevent ourselves from being overwhelmed by stressors in our lives. Additionally, we will discuss what we can do to push through stressful times and find success.

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Spring 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

The Hinkle Library, in partnership with the Alfred University and Box of Books libraries, is hosting a community read event! Individuals from all around the Alfred community will meet to discuss Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut on Wednesday, April 17th at 4PM in the Terra Cotta Coffeehouse. Refreshments will be provided. Free copies of Slaughterhouse-Five are avaliable at any participating Alfred Library while supplies last.

Please excuse the following students as they travel on Monday, April 15th with Professor DiRado to attend the SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) at the University at Buffalo. Colin Thompson, JoAnna Musacchio, John Snyder III, Connor Weihoneig, Jack Christie, Eliott English, Lauren Fisher, Jessie Ouimet, Katie Petix, Vina Pham

The senior vet tech students have been hard at work researching animal diseases that don't have a treatment and theorizing a new drug for them. They will be presenting their work at a poster fair on Friday April 12 from 10-11:20am in the SLC Small Events Space. Visitors to the poster fair will have the opportunity to act as investors and "fund" the projects they like best. Come check out all their hard work!

The senior vet tech students have been hard at work researching animal diseases that don't have a treatment and theorizing a new drug for them. They will be presenting their work at a poster fair on Friday April 12 from 10-11:20am in the SLC Small Events Space. Visitors to the poster fair will have the opportunity to act as investors and "fund" the projects they like best. Come check out all their hard work!

The Student Success Center will be hosting the How to Overcome a Bad Day Workshop on Wednesday, April 10th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. Everyone has had one - a day that just does not go as planned. Sometimes we wake up and just feel off, or sometimes it feels everyone we try to do goes wrong. This workshop will discuss options on how to overcome these days. Learn how to learn how to control your day, rather than be a victim of a bad day.

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Spring 2024 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Get Totality Ready for Fall 2024!!

It’s time to start registering for Fall 2024 classes! Complete the checklist here or grab one at the registration table at Big Blue’s Solar Sizzle on 4/8/2024 in the SLC green space. Return the completed checklist to Student Records and Financial Services in the Agriculture Building by 4/26/2024 for your chance to win 1 of 10 Amazon gift cards! 

Please excuse the following students from classes on April 5th for the NCAA trip to Cleveland.

Elijah Adams
Savannah Ambuski
Josie Barton
Jerome  Beecham
Taylor Benjamin
Miguel Burgos
Joshua Carney
Savion  chatman
Ibrahima Diallo
James Duffy
Jenna George
Caitlyn Gilman
Ron Griffith
Camari Hall-Smith
David Harrell
Jessica  Harris
Ethe Hemphill
Madisyn Herman
Grace  Hildreth
Greyson Huntington
Tyler Kantor
Tim Mack
Ethan Peck
Jaden Rawlins
Aiden Rogers
Ryan Rosa
Ethan Sanders
Taylor Searle
Ethan Sick
Victoria Smith
Nicholas Valentino
Jalen White
 

The latest version of Banner has recently gone live and brought some updates and changes to some of our advising programs. The Academic Advising Center will be hosting a workshop for faculty to review these updates on Thursday, April 4th at 1 p.m. in EJ Brown, Room 414. These updates have affected Schedule Planner the most. The Academic Advising Center will also be doing a brief overview of the registration process and answer any questions faculty may have about registration or advising in general. As always, feel free to send any questions to advising@alfredstate.edu. 

Faculty are invited to review the following programs, course outlines, and microcredential which will be presented at the Faculty Senate meeting, April 16. The documents can be found on the CDR shared drive, in the 2-Approved CDR 2023-2024 folder. Map network drive to this folder \\facstaff\cdr.

CDR Approved Programs:

• Game & Interactive Design - AS
• Game & Interactive Design - BS

CDR Approved Courses:

• APSY 1033 - Brief Psychotherapies
• APSY 2013 - Seminar in Applied Psychology
• APSY 5013 - Introduction to Psychotherapy
• CJUS 5243 - Victimology
• CJUS 5323 - Cybercrime Investigation & Forensics
• CJUS 6013 - Storytelling with Data Visualization
• IDST 2900 - Directed Study
• MATH 1141 - Applied Mathematics for Nurses

CDR Approved Microcredential:

• Cybercrime Investigation and Forensics

Please excuse the following students on 4/1 for an ARCH 4304 field trip to Corning. 

Julian Abreu

Benjamin Balen

Bobby Feller

Mathew Gath

Diego Multini

Mason Myers

Elliot Pope

Arlin Ramirez

Christian Taylor

Angela Torres

Yulande Waugh

Celina Weiner

Nathan Zywiczynski

Alana Bowen

Ella Brenner

Alex Dominguez Concepcion

Leonardo Graham

Sarah Konydyk

Ruby Ladue

Matthew Layer

Stephen Meeker

Francisco Mendez Reyes

Jennifer Meo

Lauren Neu

Orla Reilly

Jacob Rightmyer

Henry Sweeney

Ricardo Villarreal

Joshua Cary

Angelenia Dennis

Owen Lantiegne

Riley McCarthy 

Jeremy Pennock

Daniel Pfluger

Connor Pommerenk

Zion Threats

Nicaise Wendenda