Student Announce April 17, 2026

Friday April 17th, the Mobile Learning Lab will be on campus. You will find it parked between SLC and CDH. We invite faculty, staff and students to stop by and engage in a Random Acts of Kindness activity based on the Book, How Full is your Bucket from Gallup, Tom Rath and Don Clifton. Being a bucket filler is about being surprisingly kind. Anyone can fill buckets by recognizing when others have been helpful or have done outstanding work. This positive energy can lead to an entire shift in culture, where everyone is noticing and recognizing quality efforts. We often think positive recognition comes only from supervisors, managers, or teachers but Gallup has found that people cherish praise and recognition from peers. The environment you create significantly affects the entire culture of recognition, praise, and achievement. Recognition is everyone’s responsibility. And better, more frequent recognition happens when more people are empowered to do the recognizing. We hope you’ll join us to create a drop to fill someone’s bucket!

Animation Club, Stark, GamesNation, and many others will be hosting PioCon this Sunday, April 19th, from 1PM to 6PM inside of the SLC. This convention will take place on three out of the four floors of the building. 

The Park Space will have vendors that sell many items, such as posters, jewelry, crochet plushies and much more!!

There will also be a raffle for items such as but not limited to: A high-end monitor, iPads with Apple Pencils, and more!

Tickets for the raffle can be obtained with each purchase from a vendor, or from the Panelists that plan to be in attendance.

These panelists will cover a wide array of different topics, and feature those within Gaming or Animation Industries! Most panelists can be found on the third floor of the SLC.

Last thing to note, there will be a Cosplay Contest with a $100 Amazon Gift Card as the first place prize!

Kick off to Hot Dog Week!

The Sport Applied Event Management Class is hosting a  Pickleball Tournament on
 

Monday, April 20 | 4:30–6:30 PM (Outdoor Courts with Orvis Gymnasium as a rain location).

Details:

• 💲 Entry Fee: $5 per player
• 👥 Teams of 2
• 🏆 Prizes: Gift cards + bookstore merch for winners and other raffle items

50% of the proceeds will go to the Alfred Food Pantry.  Bring a non-perishable food item for the Alfred Food Pantry and receive a raffle ticket for your chance to win Dunkin gift Cards, a JBL speaker, Bookstore Merchandise and more!

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If you are about to graduate from Alfred State, congratulations! Students projected to graduate received an emailed survey link asking how well your academic program's curriculum prepared you to succeed in each of the expected learning outcomes for your program. Look for an email from Bridget Jacobs, Alfred State College - Surveys. Some of the surveys can be accessed from MyLearning as well. It only takes a minute to complete and will help us assess and improve learning in your program!

Responses are anonymous and names will not appear anywhere on the survey. If you have any questions or have difficulty accessing your survey, contact Bridget Jacobs, Director of Assessment at jacobsbm@alfredstate.edu. Thank you very much for your participation and for helping ensure that Alfred State graduates "hit the ground running!"

The residence halls close Saturday, May 9th at 7:00 pm, so all students will need to be out of the residence halls at that time.  If you need to stay past the closing time until Sunday, please email your building professional with the reason you need to stay to request approval to stay late. 

Need to stay for Summer? 

Only students who have been approved to stay for the break will be allowed in the residence halls after that time. All others may be charged with trespassing.

We are anticipating a $60 change per week for summer housing, but a final decision will be made the first week of May. Payments must be paid within 30 days of your bill, any remaining amount at the end of the summer will be placed onto your student account in the form of a hold. Additional information on acceptable payment methods and payment locations will be provided to those approved for summer break housing. 

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, homeless, etc.)
• Working for the college during the break (with Supervisors Approval)
• Have an athletic commitment (with Athletics approval)
• International Student
• Taking summer classes (will be confirmed with your academic advisor and/or class professor)

If you wish to apply for break housing, please complete the "Summer Break Housing Request" form on eRezLife. To access eRezLife, click on the Choose Housing & Dining Plans on the Housing & Dining Services card under the Student Life category.

Summer Closing Transportation: 

Students going home for the Summer? 

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

To New York City: 

Friday, May 8th departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University St at 2:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.

Sunday, May 10th departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University at 7:45 a.m.

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, May 9th at 6am and Sunday, May 10th at 6am

Requests for Airport Shuttle to the Rochester Airport must be submitted via the Online travel request form for rides up to the Rochester Airport.

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

Join us for our final commUNITY Potluck for the spring semester on April 29th!! 

Make a dish to share a taste of “home” and help enhance our culture of care in Alfred. The commUNITY potlucks are a monthly gathering for our entire community to engage in conversation and foster care and connection over foods that remind us of home! This is our second academic year running this initiative, which is sponsored through the Center for Civic Leadership. While we look forward to putting more dates on the calendar next accademic year we would love to celebrate the end of the semester with as many people as possibe and are grateful for all who have come out to contribute each event! 

• Location: Union University Church Center (building next to the Collegiate on the corner of Main and Church street - enter in center of building on Church Street)
• Time: 6pm-8pm
• Dates:
  • Wednesday, February 25th
  • Wednesday, March 25th
  • Wednesday, April 29th  

Our final potluck this semester will also be in collaboration with Alfred Box of Books who will run a Bingo event alongside our community meal! 

• “Tasters Choice” awards are given at each event for the favorite dishes on the night.
• Special thanks to N'Dulge Bakery for sponsoring a birthday treat each potluck.

Come join us and help celebrate commUNITY!

Students can begin picking up their graduation packet on April 6 at the Alfred Campus Store or Wellsville Campus Store during regular store hours. Students that would like to attend commencement and have not paid the commencement fee can pay the $60 fee at time of pick up.  Bachelor students will need to purchase an academic hood from the Campus Store (additional $30).  If you are an online student or not on campus this semester, please call the Alfred Campus Store, 607-587-4020, to have your graduation package shipped to you (shipping charges will apply).