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Alfred State Named One of America’s Best Colleges

Contact Paul Welker - welkerpm@alfredstate.edu if you have a story idea! If you are posting pictures on your social media make sure to tag @AlfredState or ask us to collaborate with your posts!

The Marketing Communications Office is excited to let the college community know about new videos that have been developed and are available to faculty and staff to help in recruitment of future Pioneers.

Check them out on our YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/@AlfredStateCollege

Five of the latest video releases:
Pioneer Pathways - Jonna Anne
Best View on Campus
Alfred Career Fair
Pioneer Pathways - Sarah Francisco
9/11 Remembrance

Join us on the Green Space (near CDH and SLC outdoors) for the ACES 80th Anniversary Block Party! Free food, games, prizes, music and MORE!

Alfred State is developing its next strategic plan. Over 3 separate listening sessions and 105 participants / comments, we have identified 14 emerging themes.  This brief 11-question survey takes only 6-8 minutes to complete and asks whether the themes accurately reflect the conditions we should consider. There are no right or wrong answers.  Please lend your voice to our landscape analysis: Strategic Planning - Campus Landscape Verification Survey – Fill out form

Health and Wellness Services will be closed Monday October 5th and Tuesday October 6th for Mini Break. 

As always, call 911 in the event of an emergency. An on-campus after-hours contact is University Police at 607-587-3999.  Otherwise, options for off campus healthcare include the following options:

• Urgent Care: (Check Hospital Sites for closures before going)

o St. James Urgent Care in Hornell (open 10:00AM-8:00PM daily) 

o Jones Memorial Urgent Care in Wellsville (open 11:00AM-7:00PM daily)  

• Emergency Room:

o Jones Memorial Hospital (Wellsville) 

o St. James Hospital (Hornell) 

ACES Shuttle Shopping Trips are still running on Sunday, October 4th!

*There is also a SPECIAL 12-Noon shuttle running from Wellsville to Alfred on Friday, October 2nd

so that students can catch the Mega Buses headed to NYC!

All equipment with a useful life of at least two years requires an ownership tag. Any piece of equipment with a unit value of $10,000 or greater and a useful life of at least two years requires a bar code label and entry into the SUNY Property Control System. Generic ownership tags can be provided to any department for application onto equipment below the $10,000 threshold by contacting the Property Control Office; bar code labels on equipment above the threshold will be affixed by Property Control.

If your department has surplus equipment, please contact the Property Control Office with information concerning the surplus asset. The Property Control Office will advertise the asset locally for potential use by another department. If there is no interest in the asset across our campus, the asset will subsequently be offered to all SUNY campuses for transfer. If unable to relocate the asset within SUNY, it will be reported to the Office of General Services for public sale. 

The Property Control Office can be reached at x3986 or mcclaipm@alfredstate.edu.

The following students will be attending the Northeast Association of Forensic Scientists meeting in Pocono Manor, PA and should be excused from classes on Wed. 10/7, Thurs. 10/8 and Fri. 10/9.

Blakeslee, Rhiannon
Broker, Aubrea
Caulfield, Mairead
Eddy, Julia
Green, Mickelle
Munoz, Emma
Perrotta, Abigail
Sauerbier, Jordan
Stupart, Shakiera

There are currently two openings within CSEA 

The Office of the President has an opening for an Administrative Assistant 1. Interested candidates can apply here 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Promotion: one year of service in a clerical title allocated to Grade 6 and above; and completion of a two-year traineeship*.
• Non-competitive: high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; and two years of experience in administrative support**, which includes use of office software (e.g., email, word processing), provision of customer service, business writing, and management of an office.

The Heating Plant has an opening for a Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC-R). Interested candidates can apply here. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Non-Competitive: Successful completion of a NYS two-year Service & Repair Mechanic (HVAC-R) Traineeship or NYS two-year refrigeration repair and maintenance training program; OR successful completion of any equivalent refrigeration two-year training or apprenticeship program;* OR four (4) years of full-time experience in the mechanical or electrical trades under a skilled journey-level mechanic or electrician which would provide training equivalent to that given in an apprenticeship program, one (1) year of which must include both training and work in the operation and maintenance of commercial type refrigeration or air-conditioning equipment. Apprenticeship training in the mechanical or electrical trades or training gained by completion of technical courses in the mechanical or electrical trades at a school, institute, or branch of the Armed Services may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Refunding for the Fall 2026 semester has begun.  Students who have enrolled in e-Refund need not take any additional steps.  

If you have not already done so, you can enroll in e-Refund by visiting my.AlfredState.edu/Finances and selecting Step 3 – Pay your Bill through Nelnet, followed by Manage Refunds. This is the fastest and most convenient way to receive your refund!

For students who do not enroll in e-Refund, checks are mailed to the address on file.   

Please Note: Refunds are based on enrollment status.  Students enrolled in part of term courses, may not see their full refund available until participation has begun in 12 credit hours for the semester. Additionally, Refunds may be issued as funds are received and as a result students may receive multiple refunds throughout the semester.            

If you have any questions regarding a refund check, please email Student Records and Financial Services at sfs@alfredstate.edu.

Please be advised of the following dates where construction crews will be disrupting traffic on Campus.  

Tuesday 9/29, The Ag Science project will be performing a large scale concrete pour and will have several concrete trucks coming and going from the loop road construction entrance.  The contractor will have flaggers directing traffic during this time from 6:30 am to 12 pm.

Wednesday 9/30, The exit lane from loop road to the light will be closed from 6:30 am to 9 am to facilitate the installation of the sidewalk at the main entrance sign. The lane will be blocked and will open as soon as possible.

Friday 10/2, The Ag Science project will be performing a second large scale concrete pour and will have several concrete trucks coming and going from the loop road construction entrance.  The contractor will have flaggers directing traffic during this time from 6:30 am to 12 pm.

We thank you for your patience during this time while the contractors continue to improve our Campus.  

If you have any questions, please contact Capital Construction at x3989

Admissions will be hosting our next High School Visitation Day on Thursday, October 1, from 9 am - 1 pm. We will be welcoming the following high schools to campus: Andover, Belfast, Gates Chili, Geneseo, Olean, Prattsburgh, and Scio. Thank you for making all our campus visitors feel so welcome!

Alfred State has implemented a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy to provide guidance on the responsible, ethical, and appropriate use of AI technologies across the campus community. We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to review the policy and familiarize themselves with its expectations and requirements.

Click here for the HR SharePoint PDF.

Beth Weber has experienced some health-related issues that have caused her to exhaust her leave time. If you would be interested in donating vacation time to Beth to help her, get back on her feet, please visit this website to obtain a donation form: ​Leave Donation​. You can only donate vacation time and in whole day increments. Once you have donated, you must maintain 10 days in your accrual bank. Thank you for any help you can provide.

Respectfully,

Justin Haynoski

1st Vice President CSEA

The Khalid Ashraf Memorial Symposium on Civic Engagement

Monday, October 12th, 2026 - Khalid Ashraf Symposium 6-8 PM EJ Brown (EJB) 119 (the Smart Lecture Hall)

The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences invite you to explore Civic Engagement with us as we feature a fictional dystopian film set in the year 2022 where the people of planet earth are facing issues such as a dying planet due to climate change, an overpopulated New York City, food scarcity, euthanasia, corporate greed, police and government corruption, pollution, poorly funded human services charity work, and a mostly uneducated society. 

**Refreshments and snacks will be served**

Please join Michael Colomaio, Michael Gargano, Angela Graves, and Jeff Sittu for questions and audience discussion immediately following the film.

If you pay for electricity or natural gas in New York, you may qualify for monthly savings through New York State's Energy Affordability Program (EAP). Eligibility for the program recently expanded, allowing many New York households to now qualify. Anyone who is eligible can receive recurring discounts directly on their monthly utility bills and could save hundreds of dollars per year. You may qualify based on your household income or participation in programs such as SNAP, Medicaid, SSI, TANF, or other public benefit programs.

Even if you have not qualified for utility assistance in the past, you may be eligible under the expanded guidelines. Learn more about eligibility and how to apply at ny.gov/EAP.

Please excuse the following students from classes on Friday October 2, 2026 at noon. The Alfred State Logging Sports team will be traveling to Paul Smiths College for a woodsmen's  competition. 

1. Austin Dickinson 
2. Amelia Shattuck 
3. Jesse Riling
4. Charlie Caskey
5. Christina Paluzzi 
6. Evan Welker
7. Finn Turner
8. Hollis Frost
9. Jacob Behrend
10. Jesse Tompkins
11. Lucas Barr
12. Miriam Manning
13. Natalie Esposito 
14. Nathan Alexander
15. Nathan Chamberlin
16. Nick Costabile
17. Owen Wolfanger 
18. Riana Barron 
19. Talan Davis
20. William Simmons

Want personalized help with retirement planning, financial goals, or your TIAA accounts?  Stephen Smith, Sr. Financial Consultant, will be on the Alfred State campus and available to meet via teams as well.

What you can do:

• Get one-on-one guidance tailored to your goals
• Ask questions about retirement, investments, and savings
• Review your TIAA account and options

Bring recent investment, retirement, and savings statements to make the most of your session.  Take advantage of this opportunity to check in on your financial future.

For more information or to RSVP, click here. 

Please remind students who are completing their degree requirements this semester that they must apply to graduate.
Diplomas are not automatically awarded.

How students apply:
my.alfredstate.edu → Academics → Graduation Card → Application to Graduate

Deadline: October 5, 2026 (required to receive a December 2026 diploma)

Important details to share with students:

• There is no fee to apply
• Students who plan to attend commencement will need to pay a fee
• Students should not apply for May 2027 graduation at this time
• Students graduating in December who plan to return this spring in a new program must apply for readmission through the Admissions Office
  ➜ Readmitted students cannot register until their application is approved

Questions?
Student Records and Financial Services: sfs@alfredstate.edu or 607-587-4253

Union University Church will launch WEAVE on Wednesday, October 7, with Roots of Justice in Alfred, NY, featuring a talk by educator Chris Romanchock, live music by local singer-songwriter Emma Tyme Armstrong, and a photography exhibit by Bill Stephens (Billamack).

Roots of Justice in Alfred, NY

Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
Union University Church
5 Church Street, Alfred, NY
Free and open to all | Light refreshments served

WEAVE is a community initiative exploring the intersection of arts and justice, creating opportunities for conversation, creativity, learning and connection. The name reflects its purpose: bringing distinct strands of people, perspectives and ideas together to create something stronger.

For more information, contact Rev. Dr. Eileen Vanderzwan (uucalfred@gmail.com, 607-587-9288).