Student Announce November 17, 2025

Careers at URMC/Noyes Hospital 

Stop by Physical & Life Sciences Building (lobby location) from 10-1 on Monday November 17th. Noyes' HR team wants to talk with you about putting your talents to work in our progressive healthcare environment.

Noyes offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits. We provide and maintain a fair and competitive salary structure, a cost-effective benefit package, a safe work environment, and a commitment to exceptional patient focus and caring.

We're committed to making Noyes a great place to work and a great place to receive care. Our vision, mission, and core values represent our commitment to a culture which enables Noyes to be that place.

• Students must work with their academic department to complete a Course Change Notice to withdraw from a class.
• Submit the completed form to the Student Records and Financial Services Office (10 Elm Building) for processing.
• Financial Aid will review all course withdrawals to determine any impact on aid eligibility.
• A $20 course withdrawal fee is charged. This fee can be paid online or in person at the Student Records and Financial Services Office.

• To pay online: go to my.AlfredState.edu, select Finances, and use the “Pay Bill” card to pay through Nelnet.
• A late fee will be added if the withdrawal fee is not paid within 30 days.

Spring registration begins Monday, November 17. Here are some tips to ensure a smooth registration process:

1. Meet with Your Advisor Early: Schedule a meeting with your academic advisor before November 17 to discuss your course choices, confirm they align with your degree requirements, and get your registration PIN and time ticket. This step is essential to avoid any registration delays.
2. Register Promptly: Sign up for your classes as soon as registration opens. Courses can fill up quickly, especially popular or required ones, so registering early gives you the best chance to secure your preferred schedule.
3. Check Financial Aid Messages: Pay attention to any financial aid notifications that appear while registering. Financial aid can be affected if you’re enrolling in a repeated course or one that doesn’t count toward your degree, which might lead to unexpected charges.

Helpful registration resources (How-to Guides) are available to students by visiting my.AlfredState.edu, selecting “Academics,” and then choosing “Additional Academic Info” on the “Academic Resources” card.

The video for finalizing registration is now available to all faculty and students. It is located on the Portal under the “Academic Resources” card --> “Additional Academic Info” link. Once there, click the “How-To Guides” carrot at the bottom of the page, and you will see a “How to Register for Classes Video Guide”, which will guide you step-by-step through the last part of the process. If you are still in need of help choosing your courses for next semester, please reach out to your academic advisor. For general questions on the registration process, feel free to reach out to the Academic Advising Center by emailing advising@alfredstate.edu or stopping down to SDC 203.

Planning to take Winter courses? You can use your Spring refund to help pay for it! Complete the Winter Aid Application form to have your Spring financial aid refund applied toward your Winter Session charges. (Note: This isn’t extra aid—just an early use of your Spring funds.) To be eligible to complete this form, you must have completed a 2025-2026 FAFSA and be registered for Winter and Spring courses.

How to Apply for Winter Aid

Go to my.AlfredState.edu, select Finances, and choose “Complete Financial Aid Tasks” on the Financial Aid & Costs card to access Alfred State Student Forms.

• First-time user? You may need to set up your account before proceeding.
• Once your account is set up, click “Manage Request” at the top of the page and select “Winter Aid Application.”
• Important: The Winter Aid Application will not appear unless you have completed the 2025–2026 FAFSA.

Need more details? View the Winter Aid Application Instructions 

Paying Your Winter Bill

Go to my.AlfredState.edu, select Finances, and use the “Pay Bill” card to pay your Winter bill through Nelnet to avoid any issues.

Questions?

Contact the Student Records and Financial Services Office at sfs@alfredstate.edu or call 607-587-4253 (toll-free: 1-800-4-ALFRED).

Like me, are you a First-Generation student? At Alfred State, we define First-Gen as being the first (your siblings don't count) to attend College where neither of your parents completed an associate's degree (2-year) or higher.   

You have special access to two upcoming workshops as part of our new Pioneers Go First program.  

• Wednesday November 19, 4pm-SLC Small Events Space 310: Overcoming Procrastination to maximize your potential!
• Wednesday December 3, 4pm-SLC 408: YOUR Well-being and reducing your stress before finals!

The CET Department invites all to join us for an exciting session of poster presentations (Nov 19th, 2-3 pm @ SET 347) and guest speaker webinars as part of this event. Discover how Lean principles are transforming the industry through student-led research and insights from industry professionals. Come learn how smarter planning, teamwork, and innovation can reduce waste and build a better future. Don’t miss this opportunity to get inspired and experience the spirit of Lean learning!

Please see the attached agenda for session times and details.

Celebrate the benefits of international education and cultural exchanges with us! We have multiple opportunities throughout IEW and look forward to elevating our global connections November 17th – 21st with any who can make it out to one of our collaborative programs. 

• Monday, November 17th SUNY Study Abroad meeting (virtual) - 12PM
  • Contact Melissa Holland with questions
• Tuesday, November 18th Cultural Connections 4:30-5:30 cultural life center (SLC 401)
  • Drop by for a drink, snack, and community building across cultures to help celebrate and elevate diverse cultural identities here at Alfred State College.
• Tuesday, November 18th 6-8pm
  • Join us for a special International Student cooking class celebrating Brazilian culture through one of its most beloved comfort foods: Strogonoff! In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to make this creamy, flavorful dish — a staple in Brazilian homes — with two delicious options: Traditional Chicken Strogonoff and Vegetarian “Chicken” Strogonoff. After cooking together, we’ll share the dishes by donating the meals to our community as a Thanksgiving-inspired act of kindness and gratitude. It’s the perfect way to celebrate culture, connection, and giving back — all in one event. No cooking experience needed — just bring your curiosity, your smile, and your appetite for good food and community! Hosted by Cultural Life Center in partnership with ACES and the Civic Leadership Office.
• Wednesday, November 19th Khalid Ashraf Symposium 6-8pm (SLC 310)
  • The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Center for Civic Leadership invite you to explore Restorative Justice with us as we feature a documentary about surviving Tutsi and Hutu women of the Rwandan genocide who work together to overcome tragedy to form Rwanda's first female drumming ensemble and open Rwanda's first ice cream shop. Please join Cyan Corwine, Angela Graves, Michael Colomaio, and Jeff Sittu for questions and audience discussion immediately following the documentary.
• Thursday, November 20th International Humphrey Fellow Panel 9:30-10:50 (PHS 107)
  • Celebrating global perspectives and the value of cross-cultural learning with distinguished Cornell CALS Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows from 11 different countries.
• Friday, November 21st commUNITY Potluck 6-8 upstairs of Alfred Village Hall
  • Join us for the final commUNITY potluck for the semester as we celebrate culture and homeplace through a community wide food share initiative.  While not required, RSVP’s through our online form are appreciated so we can best plan for set up. 

Thanksgiving Break Housing

Residence halls will close at 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, for the Thanksgiving Break. The Residence halls will reopen at Noon on Sunday, November 30, 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 Tuesday, November 25, please contact your Residence Director to remain on campus that night. However, you must plan travel arrangements for the morning of Wednesday, November 26.

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 Thursday, November 20.

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

Transportation Options 

Megabus provides transportation to and from New York and Alfred every Friday and Sunday. For more information and to book tickets please visit Megabus. 

Thanksgiving Break Transportation

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

To New York City: 

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University St at 2:30 p.m. 

To Alfred, NY 

Sunday, November 30, 2025 departing from Port Authority at 10:15am 

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

Rochester Airport Shuttle 

Depart Alfred Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 6am 

Return trip departs Rochester Airport Sunday, November 30, 2025 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

ASC Veterans United Club, in partnership with the Center for Civic Leadership, is holding a canned food drive for the month of November to support campus and local communities suffering from food insecurity.  
Multiple drop off points around campus to make donating easy! 

Look for collection boxes in the following locations: 

Community Needs Hub: Ground Floor, Braddon 
SLC: 3rd Floor Entrance & Cultural Life Center, 4th floor

10 Elm: Student Records and Financial Services

EJ Brown: Commuter Lounge

Wellsville: Freshman Automotive Building

For questions, please contact Richard Rochester or Cyan Corwine

Housing Application!

New and Transfer Students can log into eRezLife to complete your housing application starting November 3, 2025! Please follow these instructions: 

1. Log into your my.alfredstate.edu
2. Look for the Housing & Dining Services card on your main page and click “Housing & Dining Plans”
3. All housing application forms are available under the Housing Overview tab. You will also have a recommended action to 'Apply for housing' that will take you to the housing overview.
4. Click the "Apply now" button beside the housing you wish to apply.
5. If you haven't completed your housing profile and profile questions, you may be required to complete both the housing profile and housing profile questions before proceeding to the housing application form.
6. Once you have completed the housing profile and profile questions, you will be re-directed to your homepage. You can then use the recommended action or the housing overview to reopen the application. Select your Residence building preference by choosing the building that you would most like to live from the list on the left. You can reorder or remove preferences in the box on the left. Click "Save" to save your data, or click "Save and continue" to proceed.      
7. Complete all questions on the application form. Mandatory questions on the application are marked with a red asterisk mark ( * ). After completing your application form, click "Save" to save your data, or click "Save and continue" to continue with your housing application process.
8. On the Confirm Application page, carefully review your application details and check off the three terms listed indicating that you understand and agree with all statements.

Create your RoomeeZ profile to find potential roommates! 

Once your application is complete follow these steps to create your RoomeeZ Profile

1. Turn on your profile under “My roommate profile”
2. Fill out the required fields on your roommate profile
3. Select which information you want shared with other students
4. Enter any social media and contact information you want to share

You are now complete and can search for a potential roommate with other students who have created a RoomeeZ profile! 

Selecting your Room! 

Room selection will begin November 17, 2025! You will need to have your housing application completed in order to select your room! 

1. Log into your my.alfredstate.edu
2. Look for the Housing & Dining Services card on your main page and click “Housing & Dining Plans”
3. Return to "Housing Overview"
4. Select the green "Browse Rooms"
5. You can search for specific rooms by building/section and/or other residence preferences set up. This may take a couple of attempts pending on your preferences and room availability. "No bed available" will appear if there is not a room available through the preferences you set up.
6. Click the "bed" icon to select your room of choice.
7. Dialog window will be prompted with details of the selected room.
8. Click the "choose this bed" button
9. Review the details of your room reservation. Click on "Assign me now" to confirm your assignment.  Click the "look at other rooms" link to browse other rooms. 

November 22 & November 23 - 9:30am-3:30pm

The R.A.D. course is a 9–12 hour course that includes information and discussion in a lecture format, followed by learning and practicing self-defense techniques.
Students from Alfred State College and Alfred University are invited to participate in this free course and receive in-person training from certified
R.A.D. instructors.
Primary Instructors: Del Rey Honeycutt (Alfred State), Officer Shaun Fields (Alfred University) and Lt. Matthew Whitney (Alfred State). Other certified RAD instructors/officers may be included.
Note: Participants must be willing and able to attend all classes.

Please use the following link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW6lOs5w4MahAQwbbQ3qn_xsu105AN8tUgNeJsZh7Ku0L6Kg/viewform

Alfred State Drama Club Presents: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s 
Cinderella — Enchanted Edition

Inspired by the beloved 1997 television version starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, this enchanting stage adaptation brings the classic fairy tale to life with heart, humor, and unforgettable songs.

Show Dates

• Thursday, November 20 at 7:00 PM
• Friday, November 21 at 7:00 PM
• Saturday, November 22 at 2:00 PM (Matinee) and 7:00 PM

Tickets

• Students: $5
• General Admission: $10

How to Purchase
Stop by the Alfred State Campus Store or call 607-587-4020.
Payment accepted: Cash or Card (students may use Campus Spending Account).

Questions?
Director: Abby Hurley — hurleyac@alfredstate.edu
Advisor: Tyler Ribble — ribblet@alfredstate.edu

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Student Transportation Assistance Available

Need help getting to an appointment or event? We offer transportation support for the following:

1. Medical Appointments
2. Club or Organization Events
3. Transportation to a Transportation Hub (within 85 miles)

To request transportation, please complete the Transportation Request Form.
Important: Requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance of your travel date.

All requests are subject to review and will be approved or denied based on vehicle and driver availability.

The Department of Health is coming to the Alfred campus on the following Thursdays:

• November 6
• November 13
• November 20

Get Tested, Get Protected

Take advantage of these free or low-cost services offered right here on campus:

• Pregnancy testing
• Gardasil vaccine (HPV)
• HIV testing
• STI testing and treatment
• Emergency contraception
• Free condoms

All services are 100% confidential.

Schedule Your Appointment

• Call: 585-628-9250
• Text: 585-808-7626

Join us for a presentation and art exhibit led by Destiny Gates, Founder of Refugee Alliance International.

📍 SLC Room 310

📅 Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 pm

🍽️ Dinner will be provided

Experience artwork created by medical evacuee children from Gaza and learn about the humanitarian work supporting them. All students are welcome.

Support EOP’s Honor Society Chi Alpha Epsilon (XAE) by ordering a beautiful 4 inch or 6 inch RED Poinsettia supplied by East Wind Landscape Nursery in Belmont! Need something for outside? Lisa’s Wreaths are seasonally decorated with ribbons/cones/berries, with your choice of Red or Burgundy ribbon! This fundraiser will cover the Induction packets for our Spring 2026 Inductees! Order by Monday, November 17th. Pick up or arranged delivery will take place after December 2nd.

Red Poinsettias are $10 for the 4 inch, $15 for the 6 inch. Red or Burgundy Wreaths are $35 each.   

You may order in person to pay by cash or check at our table in the SLC Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week or Monday, November 17th between 10 am - 1 pm! Or stop in SDC 205 or the EOP Lab SDC 252. Questions? Contact Lynn Hayes at 607-587-4128 or at HayesLC@alfredstate.edu 

Want to make an online purchase?   Click here to order

College Council’s Leadership Through Civic Engagement Award 

Do you know a member of our campus community (faculty, staff, or student) that is having a big impact on our culture of care and championing community service? If so, please nominate them for the College Council's Leadership Through Civic Engagement Award! 

• Who: Anyone may nominate a student or faculty/staff member. Nominations for faculty/staff should be for civic engagement service within the past two years and no self-nominations are permitted.
• Description: College Council recognizes members of the Alfred State community annually for leadership in civic engagement.  Reviewers assess nominations based on 5 primary categories (leadership, teamwork, partnership, impact, and innovation).
• How to Nominate: Use the online application (link here) to find further instructions and to upload and submit your nomination letter(s).
• 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

This is a great way to recognize members of our campus that are hard at work fostering a caring community! Whether it is a student who is always taking initiative and enhancing team dynamics or a faculty or staff member who is leading the way with partnerships and innovation that enhance our civic impact, help us recognize and celebrate all the ways our community members are showing up and making a difference by nominating folks you feel exemplify the spirit of this award.