Student Announce September 18, 2025

Stop by the Student Engagement Office to grab your raffle tickets and enter for a chance to win from a one-of-a-kind selection of amazing baskets!

We’ll be available:
📅 September 18th | 9 AM – 4 PM
📅 September 19th | 9 AM – 6 PM Office of Student Engagement & 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Pioneer Stadium
📅 September 20th | 4 PM – Halftime at Pioneer Stadium

Winners will be drawn at halftime on Saturday, and you do not have to be present to win.

*If you are under the age of 21 you are unable to win baskets with alcohol.

Don’t miss out—your next lucky win could be just a ticket away!

The West end of Student parking lot 19 (near Pioneer Stadium) is closed at this time. The remainder of parking lot 19 and all of parking lots 20 & 20A will close at 4pm on Thursday September 18th. Parking lot 22 will close at 4pm on Friday September 19th. The parking lots will be closed through the completion of all Homecoming events. If you are traveling and leaving a vehicle on campus, please make sure your vehicle is moved out of the closed lots before you leave. Students may park in any other student lots on Thursday and Friday. Students may park in any open lots over the weekend, but vehicles must be back in the appropriate student parking before Monday morning at 7am. 

*There will be another large scale closure in this area on Tuesday September 23rd for the Fall Career Fair - Please check back for updates.

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

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

📢 Faculty Advisor Needed

The Student Senate is seeking a faculty advisor to support and guide our team. We're looking for someone passionate about student leadership who can attend meetings, offer advice, and serve as a bridge to administration.

Please contact ribblet@alfredstate.edu if interested!

The Alfred State College Mobile Learning Lab debuts on Saturday September 20th inside Pioneer Stadium!

Join us for fun activities and prizes!

10-11 Vet Tech Xray identification quiz and Masonry Brick Tetris: how fast can you complete the puzzle?

11-12: Paint your roommate/friend: sit across from your bestie and paint portraits of each other- share the results after 25 minutes. 

12-1 Straw Rockets-Build your own straw rocket and test it on the Straw Rocket Launcher. Just like early rocket pioneer Robert Goddard, you can conduct scientific experiments by varying the trajectory angle and launch energy. These rockets can travel up to 50 feet! 

1-2: Paint your roommate/friend: sit across from your bestie and paint portraits of each other- share the results after 25 minutes. 

3-5 Hodge Podge Activities: Create a swirling Lava Monster cup, Paper Bridge Build: how strong a bridge can you build with limited supplies? Van de Graaff photos- take a hair-raising photo. 

All activities are available while supplies last.

The Tor Echo is Alfred State's student-run journalism publication.

We are looking for students interested in reporting on local, national, and international happenings. If you are interested, meetings are being held Wednesday 9/17 and Thursday 9/18 at 3:30pm in the Student Development Center (SDC) room 328.

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

Contact Kristen Karl, General Manager at jacobsk@alfred.edu, or phone 607-871-2600 and ask for details.

The Alfred State College (ASC) Culinary Arts department will host a lasagna dinner on September 25, 2025, at the Culinary Arts Building on the Wellsville campus. Proceeds of the event will benefit the program’s scholarship fund.

The dinner will include:

• All-you-can eat lasagna – choice of meat lasagna, seafood white lasagna, or vegetable lasagna
• Breadsticks
• Soup: Pasta Fagioli
• Garden salad with house vinaigrette
• Italian cookies
• Tiramisu or Canoli Trio

The cost of the sit-down dinner is $20.00 Call (607) 587-3170 or email woodme1@alfredstate.edu to make reservations. Seating times range from 5 – 6:30 p.m. and there will be no takeout available.

The Orientation Leader Application is now officially LIVE on JobLink! 🎉

Are you passionate about helping new students feel welcomed, connected, and confident as they start their journey here? Want to build your leadership skills, make new friends, and have an unforgettable experience? Then this is your moment!

🌟 Apply to be an Orientation Leader!
🗓️ Applications are open now on JobLink – don't miss your chance to be part of something meaningful and fun.

If you have any questions, please contact francis@alfredstate.edu 

As the Fall semester gets into full swing the Center for Civic Leadership wants our campus community to be aware of some basic needs supports.

• SNAP - Our regional Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) coordinator will be on campus twice a month to support students who qualify for SNAP assistance navigate the process. She will be tabling in the SLC from 10-1 on:
  • September 12th & 25th
  • October 10th & 23rd
  • November 7th & 20th
• Health Insurance Enrollment Support - if you need assistance identifying a good health insurance plan to meet your needs we will have an enrollment navigator on campus from AIM Independent Living once a month to table in the SLC parkspace from 11-1PM on the following dates:
  • September 16th
  • October 14th
  • November 11th
• Community Needs Hub - Our Civic Leadership team has the Community Needs Hub up and running for the fall semester! The thrift store and pantry are well-stocked and waiting for you to visit! For those that have yet check out our space, we are located on the ground floor of Braddon Hall and accessible through the two external doors that face the outer campus loop. Hours for fall semester are as follows:
  • Monday: 9-4
  • Tuesday: 9-6
  • Wednesday: 9-6
  • Thursday: 10-4
  • Friday: 9 – 4
  • Saturday: 10-4
  • Sunday: 10-4 

*Please note that the thrift store is cash only! In addition, while we aim to have doors open for listed hours throughout the semester, the needs hub is student run and there are occasionally scheduling challenges to accommodate sickness, academics, and athletics.

If you are interested or in need of our Pantry services, please note that our Food Pantry Requests can be completed at any time and is embedded under resources on the student portal home page. If submitted when you are in the Community Needs Hub, our team will fill your bag on the spot and you can walk out with your goods.  If completed outside of operational hours, our team will fill the request once received and email or call you about coordinating a pick up time. 

In addition to the above, we want to express our gratitude to all the donors!  For those interested in donating clothing, hygiene items, or non-perishable food, we can receive donations during opening hours or in our donation bin located in the SLC on the 3rd floor (near the central entrance). Our space is small, and we do not have the ability to wash any items, so please make sure any donated clothing is clean and in good condition (no undergarments please!).   

• For questions regarding our pantry, please contact us at ThePlate@alfredstate.edu
• For any other Community Needs Hub or Civic involvement questions, please email civicengagement@alfredstate.edu.

All students completing degree requirements this semester must apply to graduate — diplomas are not automatically awarded. To apply, visit:
my.AlfredState.edu → Registration → Graduation and Commencement → Apply for Graduation

Prospective graduates should also:

• Contact their academic department to confirm all graduation requirements are met.
• Review their degree progress in DegreeWorks.

Deadline: October 6, 2025, to apply for a December 2025 diploma.

Important Notes:

• There is no fee for the graduation application.
• Please do not apply for May 2026 graduation at this time.
• Students graduating in December who plan to return in the spring (in a new program) must apply for readmission through the Admissions Office. Readmission applicants cannot register until their application is approved.

For questions, contact the Student Records and Financial Services Office at sfs@alfredstate.edu or call 607-587-4253.

Student Engagement would like to announce that Margaret (Maggie) Weiss will now be the primary contact person for any and all event reservations. 

Please utilize https://events.alfredstate.edu/emswebapp/ as the initial reservation software. If you notice that the space you are requesting is not listed, please contact Maggie Weiss at weissmm@alfredstate.edu or visit the Student Engagement Office (SLC 204) for further assistance.