Student Announce May 15, 2023

FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF: SUNRISE, SUNDAY, MAY 14

FLAGS RETURN TO FULL-STAFF: SUNRISE, TUESDAY, MAY 16

GOVERNOR HOCHUL DIRECTS FLAGS TO HALF-STAFF TO HONOR VICTIMS OF TOPS SUPERMARKET SHOOTING IN BUFFALO ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

FLAGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF STAFF ON MAY 14 AND REMAIN AT HALF STAFF ON MAY 15 FOR PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY  

GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL TODAY DIRECTED FLAGS ON STATE BUILDINGS TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF AND ANNOUNCED THAT STATE LANDMARKS WILL BE LIT ORANGE ON SUNDAY, MAY 14 IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE RACIALLY MOTIVATED SHOOTING AT TOPS SUPERMARKET IN BUFFALO ONE YEAR AGO. 

"AS WE MARK THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THIS HORRIFIC, RACIST ACT OF TERROR IN BUFFALO, WE HONOR OUR 10 NEIGHBORS WHO WERE SENSELESSLY TAKEN FROM US AND WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN," GOVERNOR HOCHUL SAID. "WE MUST CONDEMN THE HATEFUL WHITE SUPREMACY THAT MOTIVATED THIS ATTACK AND CALL OUT HATE WHEN WE SEE IT. MY HEART GOES OUT TO MY HOMETOWN AND THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES, AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING THE EAST BUFFALO COMMUNITY AS IT CONTINUES TO HEAL."

ALSO, PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS DIRECTED THAT FLAGS BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF ON PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY, MONDAY, MAY 15.

Alfred State's Strategic Planning Committee invites your comments to a draft Strategic Plan for years 2023-2027, now available for review: www.AlfredState.edu/strategic-plan.  We welcome your feedback on how the draft plan could be further refined to capitalize on opportunities that emerge from our social, technological, environmental, economic, and political landscape.  We want to ensure your voice and perspective are known before adopting any changes.  Your comments are welcome now through May 26 by clicking here: https://forms.office.com/r/1UusW6kadd

Effective Friday, May 12 the primary SLC Hours of Operation for the Summer months will be:

Monday through Friday: Open 7AM - 5PM

Closed on Saturdays and Sundays

See you in August!

Accreditation for Nursing Programs

• The AAS program at Alfred State College located in Alfred, NY is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 404-975-5000, www.acenursing.org
  • The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the AAS nursing program is Continuing Accreditation
  • View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at http://www.acenursing.com/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm.

• The BS program at Alfred State College located in Alfred, NY is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 404-975-5000, www.acenursing.org
  • The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the BS nursing program is Initial Accreditation

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at http://www.acenursing.com/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm

President - Kaytlin Cottrell

Executive Vice President - Lilith Holmes

Vice President of Finance - Isaiah Dempson

Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Daniel Mitchell-Brown 

Vice President of Academic and Technology Affairs - Marlena Volpe

Vice President of Student Engagement - Danny Davis

Vice President of Student Life - D'Asia Grant

Vice President of Commuter Affairs - Michael Bianco

Vice President of Records and Organizations - Jianna Flora

Vice President of Wellsville Affairs - Amir Angevin

Are you a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Population of Color) Male?

Would you like to be part of a new Academic, Professional, and Social program?

Then apply to join Brother to Brother…

Brother to Brother is part of the newly created Alfred State BIPOC Scholars Program for enrolled male-identifying BIPOC Alfred State students in all programs that provides academic, social, and professional mentoring, support, and opportunities focused on persistence, retention, and success of the community at Alfred State.

The Brother to Brother program is under the direction of Dr. Brian Saltsman, Coordinator of BIPOC Scholars, and is facilitated by professional and student peer mentors. The program will utilize on-campus offices and personnel, community resources, and regionally available programs and opportunities to meet the needs of the target demographic population. The goals are to build intentional community for men of color at Alfred State, increase the retention rate of men of color, and increase success outcomes inside and outside of the classroom.

Men interested in learning more or joining the initial cohort are asked to fill out the student interest form found at https://forms.office.com/r/3shVDJqCiu

An interest and intake meeting will be held during the first week of Fall 2023. A schedule of events and resources will be distributed. Currently, the following are a sample of the included topics and events:

-- Financial Literacy and Management         -- 3x3 Basketball Tournament

-- Cooking and Grilling Clinics                      -- Academic Goal-setting & Check-ins

-- CPR/First Aid Training                               -- Men of Color Leadership Conference

-- Philanthropy Project  

Take this time to rid yourself of things you don’t need anymore.  Each residence hall will have collection hotspots near the RA Offices from May 4 to May 15th.  

This is a perfect opportunity to do some spring cleaning.  We are collecting almost anything that you don’t want to take home such as:  

* Non-perishable food that has not been opened, and has not expired.  No glass items please.

* Electronic Waste - used electronics (please mark working or not)

* Clothing in a reusable condition 

* Anything else that is reusable 

Let us help you and repurpose, reuse, or recycle your unwanted items.  

MEGA-DRIVE is sponsored by Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Center for Civic Leadership, & the Office of Residential Life.  For more information or to set up a drop off of larger items, contact Peter McClain at McClaiPM@alfredstate.edu.

The Office of College Housing would like to announce that Individual Room Sign-Ups are now active. The Individual Room Sign-up Process is based on accrued credit hours (including this term) as follows:

• All new incoming and returning students now have access to sign up for 2023 - 2024 housing options
• Individual Room selections end Tuesday, May 30, 2023

To sign up for housing, please follow the instructions below:

1. Enter your my.alfredstate.edu
2. Select the "Sign up for Housing" icon
3. Log into eRezlife using your Alfred State email credentials
4. Select "Housing Overview" under Housing
5. Select your Admit Term "202401",
6. Select your Class (freshman, senior, etc)
7. Select your Full/Part time status (should be full time for housing)
8. Select your Student Type (new freshman or transfer)
9. Select the "Apply Now" button **if you have not completed your housing profile and housing profile questions you will be re-directed to do so** 
10. Select your Residence building preference(s). Once completed click "Save and Continue"
11. Fill out the "Application Form"
12. Confirm your application and select "Submit Application"
13. Confirmation page will appear if you have successfully completed this process. 
    1. Please note, any applications that are completed between 5:00 pm and 8:00 am may not be granted access to sign up for a room until the following day (ex. If you complete your application at 8:00 pm on Monday, you might not be able to sign up for housing until 8:00 am Tuesday). This is due to the formatting of our housing software and our department reviewing applications before permitting students to sign up for housing.
14. Return to "Housing Overview" 
15.  Select the green "Browse Rooms"
16. 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. 
17. Click the "bed" icon to select your room of choice. 
18. Dialog window will be prompted with details of the selected room. 
19. Click the "choose this bed" button
20. 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. 

Information on housing sign-up can also be found on the Room Selection page for Residential Services.

Please contact Residential Services at reslife@alfredstate.edu or call 607-587-4371 with any questions. 

Greetings Commuters, 

 I hope that everyone near and far had a great Hotdog Day! My name is Michael Bianco, I'm from Metuchen, NJ, and I am the Vice President of Commuter Affairs for the Student Senate, and Committee Chair and Treasurer of the Commuter Council. The role of Commuter Affairs is to liaison commuter concerns to Student Senate meetings, host Commuter Council meetings, and engage in commuter focused operations. The Commuter Council is responsible for creating event opportunities on campus that engage commuter students, and also taking on multiple initiatives that are important to commuters that aim to better the commuter experience on campus overall. 

Planning events for commuters cannot be only based on Council approval, we need YOUR help!

There are Executive Board positions open. Vice Committee-Chairman, Public Relations Officer, and Event Coordinator. All positions are available for this current semester and will carry over into the next academic year!

For more information on these positions please contact Michael Bianco, and if anyone has any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

 Michael Santino Bianco

Senior ​Electrical Construction & Maintenance Electrician
Vice President of Commuter Affairs
Gamma Theta Gamma​
Email: biancoms1@alfredstate.edu

Summer course registration is now available!  Register for courses, file the 23-24 FAFSA, and complete the Summer Aid Application if you are interested in using financial aid.  Your eligibility information will be sent to your ASC email after your application is reviewed.

Our Civic Engagement Advocates (CEAs) are dynamic student leaders that play a key role in our civic leadership team! CEAs work to support a campus culture that promotes care and community involvement by initiating, enhancing, and engaging others in efforts designed to make a positive difference in our community and beyond. 

Our team works with individual students, clubs/organizations, community partners, and faculty/staff to identify and address community challenges together- here in Alfred, regionally, and beyond. Some of our areas of oversight and engagement include The PLATE (our campus food pantry), Disaster Relief, Habitat for Humanity Builds, Voter Awareness and registration, and Leadership Suite Civic Initiative Support.

If you like to help raise awareness, cultivate connection, provide support services, and engage others in community building and care, then we want to hear from you! Applications can be found in JobLink reference number 800813803

Should you have any questions, please reach out to our team leads at civicengagement@alfredstate.edu