Student Announce February 19, 2025

Registration is open for the 2025 Students of Color Leadership Conference. The conference takes place on Saturday, February 22nd from 10:00am-3:00 pm at SUNY Alfred State in the Student Leadership Center. It promises to be an inspiring day filled with breakout sessions, prizes, a dynamic keynote speaker, live musical performances, catered cultural cuisine, and an illuminating and timely panel discussion. Click this link to register: https://forms.office.com/r/EbBk0UE0wS. You don't wanna miss it!!!

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Understanding Time Management in College Workshop on Wednesday, February 19th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. It's easy to feel overwhelmed by everything in college, but knowing how to manage your time will help you stay focused and stay on track with your educational goals. This workshop will help you reflect on how you prioritize and learn time management. All are welcome and encouraged to join!

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Spring 2025 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Parking lots 3, 4 and 35 (Near SLC/TH's/Burdick/MGA) will be CLOSED beginning at 4pm on FRIDAY February 21st. The lots will remain closed until Saturday morning at which time they will be re-opened for those attending the Student of Color Leadership Conference. Students & Visitors that are being required to move may park in any open lot between 4pm on 2/21 and the conclusion of the event. All vehicles must be back in the appropriate student parking prior to 7am Monday February 24th.

Join us on Wednesday, March 5th, from 5 to 7 p.m. in room 310 of the Student Leadership Center for an empowering event celebrating International Women's Week. Our Women's Empowerment Mixer promises an evening filled with inspiring conversations focused on inclusion, womanhood, and sisterhood. This event is a wonderful opportunity to connect with our female faculty, staff, and fellow students while enjoying light refreshments. Don't miss this chance to engage in meaningful discussions and celebrate the incredible women within our Alfred State community!

An excellent online teacher provides the foundation for success, fosters student engagement, and inspires motivation. They provide timely feedback, they're adaptable, and they use diverse teaching strategies tailored to online students. Is there an online faculty member at Alfred State College who exemplifies this? We want to recognize them!  Please nominate any professor of an online course who had a positive impact during your time at Alfred State College.
Some things to consider: 

• Creativity in course content design 
• Use of alternative teaching strategies 
• Classes structured with online students in mind 
• Prompt and thorough feedback; being accessible and reachable when needed 
• Empathy, compassion, and fostering a positive personal connection with students
• and more! 

Click here to submit your nomination!

Get ready for some fun! 

The AGC Student Chapter is hosting a CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT and everyone is welcome to join in teams of two!

Date: February 25th
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Pioneer Lounge

Sign-up will be available at SET 321. 

Spots are limited, registration is first come first serve!

AGC members get a free T-shirt!

Winners receive a prize!

Snacks & drinks provided!

Grab a teammate and come enjoy a great time with friends!

For more information, please contact Emerina (sibomae@alfredstate.edu).

See you there!

Students going home for Spring Break? 

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

To New York City: 

Friday, March 7th departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University St at 7:45 a.m. and  2:30 p.m. 

Sunday, March 9 departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University at 7:45 a.m.

To Alfred, NY 

Friday, March 14th departing from Port Authority at 10:15am

Sunday, March 16th departing from Port Authority at 10:15am 

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

Alternate bus options are available through https://trailways.com. Please note that Trailways bus leaves from Hornell, NY and you will need to find transportation to the bus station. 

Rochester Airport Shuttle 

Depart Alfred Saturday, March 9th at 6am 

Return trip departs Rochester Airport Sunday, March 17th at 5pm 

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

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

Residence halls will close at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, for the Spring Break. The Residence halls will reopen at Noon on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Residential Services is aware that the final bus scheduled to leave Alfred leaves before 10:00 p.m. If you are here for an academic reason and cannot make travel arrangements for the evening of Friday, March 8, please respond to this email if you have not already reached out to remain on campus that night. However, you must plan travel arrangements for the morning of Saturday, March 9. 

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

All others may be charged with trespassing.

Students will only be approved who:

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

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

Please note, that this form will close on Monday, March 3rd. 

Each Spring semester, the Office of College Housing begins the start of housing sign ups for the following academic year, beginning with the group process. 

Application open March 3 through March 7

March  - Group Leader will be notified of the decision via email

If placed through the group process

1. All members of the group need to complete their housing application (please see Housing Application - Opens March 1 for further instructions)
2. Select one student to represent your group
3. Log into your my.alfredstate.edu
4. Select the “Housing” icon
5. Under “Forms” locate and select the “Group Housing Sign-up” form
6. Complete the form, once done select “Submit for Review”

Group Housing Process and Information

Our group process allows a group to sign up for a MacKenzie Rowhouse, MacKenzie Commons Apartment, Townhouse, MacKenzie Rowhouse, or Main Gate Suite for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Group sizes can range from 1 - 12 people.

Groups can be COED (male/female/non-binary persons) living together. Those that wish to live in a COED area will need to agree to live in a COED area later in the form.

Areas that are single rooms: MacKenzie Commons Apartments and Townhouses. All other areas are double occupancy rooms.

If your group does not fill the space in which they are placed, another group may be added to fill the remaining space. The combined groups will be based on the group criteria (i.e. single gender or COED).

The Office of College Housing cannot guarantee that all groups will be placed, it all depends on the applicant pool and available space.

Groups that are placed through our group process do not need to sign up for rooms during individual sign-ups.

Those that leave the group placements are not guaranteed to be placed back into the previous placement.

Groups are scored and placed based on a matrix of the following information:

• Years in residence
• GPA
• Accrued credit hours
• Judicial history (negative score)

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

Have a bit of downtime between classes? Come down to the Esports rooms in SLC 202 and 319! All students are welcome to utilize our gaming PCs during our hosted Open Hours noted below. Students are welcome to play any of the games we have on the computers or work with our staff to include games you would like to see available. 

Open Hours:
Mondays from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in SLC 202
Tuesdays from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm in SLC 202
Wednesdays from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm in SLC 202
Fridays from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm in SLC 319

We hope to see you there! Until then, game on!