Student Announce August 13, 2024

We are excited to invite you to the Student Clubs & Organizations Leadership Conference 2024, a premier event designed to empower student leaders with essential skills, foster Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, and prepare your organization for a successful academic year.

Event Details:

• Date & Time: September 8th, 2024 | 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Location: Student Leadership Center
• Event Information & RSVP: Conference Details & Registration

Important Information:

• RSVP Deadline: September 4th
• RSVP Requirement: Attendance must be verified through RSVP to ensure proper planning and food arrangements.
• Incentive for Clubs & Organizations: Clubs & organizations with Student Senate funding must send two members to earn 5 incentive points for the event.

Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your leadership journey and prepare for a productive academic year. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our infrastructure projects on the Alfred campus have made great progress. Areas and roads that are now open, along with some locations still in progress, are included on the 2024 Fall Construction Update web page. Additional updates and more detailed information to help students and faculty navigate the campus for a successful beginning of the fall semester will continue to be released.

Week of Welcome Checklist Items

The countdown to Week of Welcome is on! We have over 100+ events planned another year in a row, and we are excited that your clubs & organizations are actively involved. To confirm everything is all set, please ensure the following checklist items are completed, if it pertains to your event(s). 

• If there are purchasing/budgetary needs, please reach out to Tyler Ribble, ribblet@alfredstate.edu.
• If you need catering at your event, ensure it is requested. To do so, please email catering@alfredstate.edu if you haven’t already.
• If you need to request equipment for an event, please contact the Coordinator of Campus Recreation at Brooke Scianna, sciannbl@alfredstate.edu
• For any set up needs, please email shuttak@alfredstate.edu 
• All events must be tracked for attendance! 
  • At the conclusion of each event, please fill out an Excel sheet with the attendee’s student ID numbers, title of event, and club/organization that hosted it. 
  • Email the final Excel document to studentengagement@alfredstate.edu by Sunday, August 25 at 9 p.m. 
  • You will need to bring an electronic device to your event(s) to collect student information or you can bring a sign-in sheet and pens to then upload their information to the Excel after.
• We have made event flyers and will have them all posted to Pioneer Link for event promotion.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Week of Welcome, please contact Calsey Bump, bumpce@alfredstate.edu or Steven Edwards, edwards@alfredstate.edu. 

Thank you for your participation and collaboration in the Week of Welcome. 

Sincerely, 

The Office of Student Engagement 

Week of Welcome (WOW) will be held Monday, August 19-Sunday, August 25 with numerous academic and extra-curricular activities being hosted to engage and welcome our new students to Alfred State College! WOW is the perfect opportunity to connect with our new Pioneers outside of the classroom and offices while having fun on campus. It is our goal to have professionals come out to our events taking place to mingle with students, volunteer to assist with events, and help them feel at home during this transitional period. If you are interested in attending an event and/or volunteering, we are happy to connect with you to provide the specific details to find a time that fits your availability. Specifically, we encourage professionals to attend our New Student Carnival on Sunday, August 25 from 4PM-7PM, located on the spine of campus.

We look forward to working with you during WOW, please reach out to Calsey Bump at bumpce@alfredstate.edu if you would like to participate in a Week of Welcome event!

We’re excited to welcome our incoming students at the annual New Student Convocation (NSC) taking place this year on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at 11 a.m. in Orvis gymnasium. We ask all faculty and staff to join us for New Student Convocation and in our tradition of making the Alfred State “A” with the incoming class. This year we are unable to provide faculty and staff shirts, but we do ask you to wear the prior white New Student Convocation shirt from 2022. If you do not have it any longer or are new faculty/staff, please wear a white shirt.

Immediately following the NSC, faculty/staff and the students will walk up to the stadium together to proceed in taking the picture and enjoying lunch together during the Activities Fair from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Faculty and staff lunch tickets will be provided to those who participate and will be distributed as you enter the stadium.

We look forward to seeing you all there and giving the incoming class a warm welcome to Alfred State College. If you have any questions regarding New Student Convocation, please reach out to Calsey Bump, Bumpce@alfredstate.edu.  

Interested in Intramurals? Get a jump start on sign-ups by signing up early using IMLeagues! Make an account using your Alfred State Email and choose the sports you want to play in the Fall! Intramurals and IMLeagues is free to all Alfred State students. You can sign up with friends as a team or as an individual (free agent). All team names must be school appropriate.

Flag Football Sign-Ups: https://www.imleagues.com/spa/league/15832fa276d948f7be7cf0b71ad43928/home#leaguename 

Soccer Sign-Ups: https://www.imleagues.com/spa/league/47a3849be11247a58ea679a3b76f4dd4/home#leaguename 

Volleyball Sign-Ups: https://www.imleagues.com/spa/league/e46fbd9b94134d93b6c5efaa441b0901/home#leaguename 

Dodgeball Sign-Ups: https://www.imleagues.com/spa/league/ca94b5d0430643bcbceff63f70fa8d0c/home#leaguename 

Intramurals sports are played in a league fashion. Games will be scheduled weekly and at the end of the league, the winning team receives Intramural Champions Shirts!

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Coordinator of Campus Recreation (Brooke Scianna) at SciannBL@alfredstate.edu. 

ASC has launched FERPA Management in the Alfred State Parent & Family Connections platform!   Here’s how it works:     

1. After creating an account, your parent(s) or anyone else supporting you, can make a connection request to access your academic and financial records through a digital FERPA waiver.
2. You will be notified of the request.  You have the choice to approve or reject permissions for requested records.  You can also initiate a connection and select what information you want them to access. 
3. Approved connections can view a dashboard of your academic and financial data in the portal, and they will receive email alerts when the data changes.

What does this mean for you? 

• We are encouraging all students to use FERPA Management in the Alfred State Parent & Family Connections platform.
• We will use FERPA Management in the Alfred State Parent & Family Connections platform OR existing FERPA Waiver forms until classes begin this fall.
• Once classes begin, we will no longer use the existing paper FERPA Waiver forms.
• Visit my.AlfredState.edu/registration > Student Privacy for more information.  We also have a FERPA Guide for Students and a FERPA Guide for Parents available.  

Please direct any questions to the Student Records and Financial Services Office