Student Announce November 21, 2025

The building hours for the Student Leadership Center (SLC) during the week of Thanksgiving will be as follows: 

Monday 11/24 - Regular Hours, 7 AM - Midnight

Tuesday 11/25 - 7 AM - 10 PM

Wednesday 11/26 - 8 AM - 8 PM

Thursday 11/27 - closed

Friday 11/28 - 8 AM - 8 PM

Saturday 11/29 - 8 AM - 8 PM

Sunday 11/30 - 8 AM - 10 PM

Questions? Contact Maggie Weiss - weissmm@alfredstate.edu 

Shabbat Dinner - Friday, November 21st, 6:30 PM

There will be a Shabbat Dinner this Friday at 6:30 PM at the Hillel House on Alfred University Campus. Latkes, chicken, potatoes, and more will be served. If you plan on attending please RSVP to Sokolovsky, Noam via email at NMS9@alfred.edu. 

Pilzer Klein, PC. is happy to present the $2,500 worth Fighting Cancer Scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded to a student diagnosed with or recovering from cancer who best details their experience with their diagnosis and their hopes for the future. Interested applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Have personal experience contending with cancer, i.e. a recent diagnosis and/or childhood diagnosis.
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Write and submit an essay responding to the topic described.

The deadline for submission is December 30, 2025.

The scholarship will be awarded to the most original submission that meets all required guidelines.

Winter Break Transportation Options

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

To New York City: 

Friday, December 12 departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University St at 2:30 pm and 2:45 pm

Sunday, December 14 departing from West University at 7:45 am

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

Rochester Airport Shuttle 

Depart Alfred Tuesday, December 9 at 6 am

Depart Alfred Saturday, December 13 at 6 am

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 two weeks in advance. 

November is here and the Center for Civic Leadership's efforts to enhance basic needs support continue to be in full swing! We are consolidating a few key areas below:

• Food Drive throughout November!  To help meet the needs of students and our wider community we have launched a November Food Drive Campaign. Seeking non-perishable food and hygiene items that we will use in both our on-campus student Food Pantry and to share with our regional pantries!  We are partnering with Veteran's United Club and Donations can be dropped:
  • Alfred Campus:
    • Community Needs Hub (ground floor of Braddon Hall),
    • Donation bin on the 3rd floor of SLC between the double doors that face the spine of campus
    • EJB student lounge
    • Cultural Life Center (SLC 401)
    • Global Engagement and Civic Wellbeing Office (SLC 416)
  • Wellsville Campus:
    • Freshman Auto (contact Eric Wilmont)
• Food for Fine Forgiveness Partnership Returns for remainder of semester!
  • A collaborative program between the Criminal Justice Club, University Police, and Civic Leadership.  Students with a parking fine can donate $10 worth of non-perishable food (make sure it isn't expired or close to expiration date!) to the Criminal Justice Suite (SLC 411) or the Community Needs Hub (ground floor of Braddon) to "pay" for one parking fine (limit to one fine relief per student per semester). This initiative will run through to the end of the Fall semester.
• SNAP - Our regional Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP) coordinator will continue to come to campus twice this month as we navigate national landscape regarding SNAP. Our NOEP coordinator offers support students who qualify for SNAP assistance navigate the process. She will be tabling in the SLC from 10-1 on:
  • 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 in the SLC parkspace from 11-1PM on:
  • 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 pickup time. 

We want to express our gratitude to all the donors!  Our food drive this November is to help get some added supplies to those in need, but we accept donations all the time. Those interested in donating clothing, we welcome winter and professionalwear at this time.  Please note that our Community Needs Hub space is small, and we do not have the ability to wash any items, so we ask that 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.

Sunday: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Monday: 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Tuesday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

Wednesday: 3:00pm - 9:00pm

Thursday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Friday: CLOSED

Saturday: 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Stop by and get your relax on!!

The parking lot of Pioneer Center, Lot 37, will be closed starting Monday November 24, 2025 for a minor infrastructure project within the parking lot.  Also the parking lot will remain closed for the remainder of the semester for the start of the reconstruction project of Pioneer Center.  Thank you for your understanding.

Alfred State is excited to embark on another construction project to make campus better for you. Pioneer Center is slated to begin a $16.1M renovation that upgrades everything from the fitness center to adding a new student dining experience inside the building, along with some less exciting but critically needed mechanical upgrades.  Beginning at Thanksgiving break, the small lot in front of Pioneer (37) where the food truck is parked will be closed and fenced to stage for the project’s start.

We appreciate your patience as we renovate your space to improve it for your enjoyment, and look forward to project completion a year later in early 2027. 

This November, Abe is celebrating National Scholarship Month by giving students and parents the chance to make the holidays a little brighter.

Starting November 1, 2025, the Abe Home for the Holidays Scholarship Sweepstakes will award five winners $1,500† each—a total of $7,500† in prizes—to help cover college expenses, holiday travel, or gifts.

 The sweepstakes is open through December 1, 2025, and is available to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as parents of students to apply click here.