Student Announce May 2, 2024

Family friendly event at Alfred State!  Join us for an outdoor movie on May 2nd at 8PM in the SLC Green Space.  Bring your lawn chair and blankets.  Popcorn provided.

Sell your textbooks for cash! Watch your Alfred State inbox for emails from BNC Services about how to return rentals and if you qualify for guaranteed Buyback. May 6th - May 10th 2024 will be the Buyback window.

The Alfred State Performing Arts will present their annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Building. Rock Band, Voices, and Instrumental Music will perform in the free concert. The groups will present contemporary music and lesser-known Broadway tunes. As the Civic Engagement cause of the Performing Arts, donations to the Mary Cariola Children’s Center are gladly accepted after the concert. We hope to see you there!

Join us Thursday, May 2nd from 4pm-7pm and help the TimberLineZ Crew find their 'Signature Sauce! Don't miss out on this historical event for Tims!

Financial Aid Plans for the 2024-2025 academic year are now available to students who have completed the FAFSA.   Students will receive a personal email notification when their aid offer is ready or if outstanding requirements must be met to finalize aid.  After significant delays from the recent FAFSA changes, the ASC team worked hard to re-program and integrate the changes into our systems.  ASC is among the first of a small group of SUNY schools who have started releasing financial aid offers to students.  

Courses Approved as Acceptable for General Education Requirements

*Updated Effective Date*

The following course has been approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs as acceptable for General Education requirements under the Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning category effective spring 2024.

MATH 1183 - Mathematics of Shape and Form

The Records Office will update the listing on the portal. The complete listing of courses acceptable for General Education can be found here: https://portal.alfredstate.edu/registration/Pages/default.aspx on the portal under Registration / Records Office Resources.

ACES and Alfred State are excited to implement a new way to choose your Meal Plan, next semester!

Stay tuned to your Student Announce emails for upcoming information.

Midnight Madness Event! Head over to The Campus Store from 10pm-12am on May 5th for some EPIC Blockbuster Sales and 15% Off all Alfred State Branded Merchandise! 

Course Approved as Acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

The following courses have been approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs as acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences under the Natural Sciences category effective fall 2024.

BIOL 5503 - Virology

The Records Office will update the listing on the portal.  The complete listing of courses acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences will be updated and can be found here: https://portal.alfredstate.edu/registration/Pages/default.aspx under "Records Offices Resources" / "Approved Liberal Arts (LAS) Courses".

Join us on Sunday, May 5th from 10pm-12am at The Terrace for our MIDNIGHT BREAKFAST! This event is always a hit so be sure to bring your friends and your appetite! 

Course Approved as Acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements

The following course has been approved by the Vice President of Academic Affairs as acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements under the Social Science category effective Fall 2024:

PSYC 5043 - Sensation and Perception  

The Records Office will update the listing on the website. The complete listing of courses acceptable for Liberal Arts and Sciences will be updated and can be found here: https://portal.alfredstate.edu/registration/Pages/default.aspx under “Records Offices Resources” / “Approved Liberal Arts (LAS) Courses”.

You may have already come to learn of the recently passed New York state budget, and its implications for the SUNY system.  Know that UUP negotiates directly with the governor and the legislature during the budget process to help SUNY and its students thrive, now and in the future.

The following news release describes how UUP's influence has temporarily preserved Downstate Medical University in Brooklyn, which was facing a closure plan.

https://uupinfo.org/communications/releases/240419.php

The following news release describes UUP's work and results on the state budget, specifically related to SUNY.

https://uupinfo.org/communications/releases/240422.php

UUP believes in the power of SUNY as a system, working to help the campuses under financial stress, to keep higher education accessible to the largest possible audience.  We stand in support of Downstate, Potsdam, and now Fredonia - which has a community rally planned for Monday, April 29th to speak out against planned program closures.  You can help:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/close-suny-fredonias-deficit-in-the-2024-2025-state-budget/

UUP MEMBERS MAKE SUNY WORK. A higher proportion of membership adds to our negotiating leverage for improving our work lives and benefitting SUNY as a whole. Membership is NOT automatic; check your pay stub and if you’re not already a member, you can sign up at http://uupinfo.org/join

Did you have a 3.5 GPA while taking 12+ credit hours and also demonstrate your commitment to the campus or surrounding community through action or involvement?  The Association for Council Members and College Trustees (ACT) offers an opportunity to apply for a competitive $1000 scholarship with an additional $250 given to the charity of your choice.  If interested in applying, please contact  SmithDL1@alfredstate.edu for a copy of the application form.  Please note: ACT only awards one winner among all students in the Colleges of Technology sector.  The application deadline is June 1, 2024 (submitted application form to SmithDL1@alfredstate.edu).”

Kick off finals week with a Midnight Breakfast served by your faculty & staff on Sunday, May 5 from 10PM-12AM in the Terrace, CDH. This is the time to take a quick break from studying and enjoy a meal & conversations with friends and professionals. This breakfast is meant to help you relax and destress from finals. If you have a meal plan it will be one meal swipe; however, if you do not, you are still welcome as you will get a meal voucher!

If you have any library materials checked out, please return them before leaving campus to avoid replacement costs.  

On May 3 at 2 pm in PHS lobby, the Physical & Life Science senior students will be presenting their posters of their research projects and internships.  Please stop by to see what they've been working on.

Esports will be hosting Open Hours in SLC 319 starting Friday, April 5, and ending on Sunday, May 5. Feel free to stop by the room to play some of the games we have on the computers or play your own!

Open Hours will be as follows: 
Fridays: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturdays: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sundays: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

We hope to see you there!

Attention May graduates.  In accordance with SUNY policy, if you have any financial obligations with Alfred State or have not returned all equipment or supplies borrowed from the college, such as library books, athletic equipment, etc., your diploma will be held until you pay your balance or return the borrowed equipment/supplies. Please view and pay your hold(s) as soon as possible to ensure your diploma is issued timely and you receive recognition of your important academic achievements. If you have questions regarding your hold(s), contact the appropriate office as indicated on the “hold screen”.

Summer 2024 Break Housing Application Now Open!!!

Residence halls will close at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, for the Spring Break. The Residence halls will reopen for fall 2024 on August 22. Residential Services is aware that the final bus scheduled to leave Alfred leaves Sunday, May 12 at 7:45 a.m. 

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)
• International Student
• Athletic Commitment during the break (will be verified with Athletics)
• Have a Special Circumstance (ex. You do not have a place to go)
• Working for the college during the break (with Supervisors Approval)
• Taking summer classes (will need to confirm with your academic advisor and/or class professor)

If you wish to apply to stay for the break, please complete the "Summer Break Housing Request" form on eRezLife. To access this form, please sign in to my.alfredstate.edu, select "Housing," and then select the "Summer Break Housing Request" form. 

Please note, that this form will close at Noon on Monday, May 6. 

Prior to leaving for summer break please be sure to: 

• Remove all your belongings.
• Check out of your room with the RA staff.
• Sweep out the room (there should be a broom available in the staff office)
• Turn in your room key with the RA staff.

Your room will be inspected by a member of the Residential Life staff to ensure windows and blinds/ shades are closed and your room door is locked. Please notify your Resident Assistant of an approximate time you will be leaving campus. 

**Please be aware that there will be a cost of $50.00 per week to reside on campus over the summer**

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

Fall 2024 Room Selection for New Students          

Selecting your Room! 

Room selection will begin April 1, 2024 for students whose tuition deposit is received by March 26.  

For those who have not paid their tuition deposit by March 26, room selection will begin on April 15, 2024. 

You will need to have your housing application completed in order to select your room! 

Selecting your room instructions:

1. Log into your my.alfredstate.edu
2. Select the “Housing” icon
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. 

Please note individual room selection will close on August 1, 2024

Fall 2024 Room Selection for Returning and Transfer Students          

Selecting your Room! 

Room selection will begin March 25, 2024 and will be released based on completed credit hours as follows: 

Monday, March 25 – 90+ Credit Hours Completed

Tuesday, March 26, 60+ credit hours completed

Wednesday, March 27, 30+ credit hours completed

Thursday, March 28 , 29 or less credit hours completed

You will need to have your housing application completed in order to select your room! 

Selecting your room instructions:

1. Log into your my.alfredstate.edu
2. Select the “Housing” icon
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

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.

Please note Individual Room Selection will close on August 1, 2024

Last REV+FLOW class of the semester is this Thursday!! I challenge you to join us for the first time or the first time in a long time to take a break from end of the semester stress and demands on your time, mentally and physically. Take just an hour for yourself for this FREE class for students, faculty, staff, and community from 5 - 6 pm in The Studio at the Pioneer Center. Experience what your body can do through functional mobility including strength, toning, balance, and flexibility. REV+FLOW is high intensity and low impact to an energizing playlist using light hand weights (optional) and yoga mats, which are provided at the Studio.

If you have questions, contact Lynn Hayes at HayesLC@alfredstate.edu

If you have left over eclipse glasses, bring them down to the Hinkle Library! We are planning to send all the undamaged glasses we can get to Eclipse Glasses USA. From there they will be sent to children in countries that might not have easy access to eclipse glasses. This is just in time for the Eclipse that will pass through Chile and Argentina later this year.

Eclipse glasses can be left at the Hinkle Library information desk and will be collected until May 6th.