Student Announce January 28, 2025

Join us at the first floor dining area of the Student Gathering Place (CDH) on Tuesday, January 28th from 6pm - 8pm for free Hot Apple Pie and Vanilla Ice Cream! 

-Compliments of your friends at ACES Food Court

Snow Day SLC Programming:

Oasis - 8a-1p

Rockwall -  2p-7p

Games (Cornhole, etc...) - All Day

Intramural sign-ups 10am-6pm 

Line Dancing 5-6pm 

Game Night! 7:30 p.m. - Uno, Dominoes, Board Games + Free Pizza and Refreshments!

WHO?          Over 850 enthusiastic guests
WHAT?        36th Annual Skills USA Region I Leadership Conference and Skills Olympics
WHEN?        Tuesday, March 4
                       
SCHEDULE
8 a.m.                          Buses begin to arrive at Orvis or Wellsville PSU, depending on origin
9 a.m.                          Contests scheduled to start  
12 noon - 1 p.m.         Lunch – Alfred box lunches to be delivered to the Orvis gym or individual sites/buildings, 
                                    Wellsville – Wellsville box lunches to be delivered to the Pioneer Student Union
1 - 2 p.m.                     Continuation of competitions in some areas
2 p.m.                          Contests completed
2 - 2:30 p.m.                Last contests to be tallied and results delivered to Orvis or faxed to 4331 in Orvis
2:15 p.m.                     Buses leave Wellsville for Alfred
3 - 4 p.m.                    All Skills USA personnel in the Orvis gym for Awards Ceremony
 

Other Contest Notes
Questions from Skills USA visitors may be referred to the Orvis lobby or the Wellsville Zero Energy Home (Jen Graves at 3101). 
Both locations will be staffed by Skills USA personnel throughout the day. If you have any questions about a contest in your area, please contact Mike Ronan at ronanme@alfredstate.edu

We are looking forward to a great day! All visitors will be in the Orvis gym for the Awards Ceremony at 3 p.m. Skills USA welcomes Alfred State faculty/staff to attend the Awards Ceremony. Bring your earplugs!
Please note that the postsecondary Skills USA state competitions take place later in March on the Wellsville Campus. 

 

Come out to the Studio in Pioneer Center and enjoy fitness classes hosted by certified instructors! All classes are free, and equipment is provided. Please bring a clean pair of shoes to change into to protect the Studio floor from the winter weather! For questions, please contact Brooke Scianna at SciannBL@alfredstate.edu. We hope to see you there! 

Mondays 5-6pm 

Boxing with Colleen Wahl 

*Classes start on 1/27/25*

Tuesdays 5-6pm 

Line Dancing with Nancy Furlong 

*Classes start on 1/21/25* 

Wednesdays 5-6pm 

REV+FLOW with Lynn Hayes 

*Classes start on 1/22/25*

Thursdays 5-6pm 

Zumba with Meghan Smith 

*Classes start on 1/30/25*

Sign up for Intramurals all this week in the Student Leadership Center from 10am-6pm on the third floor. Can't make it to the SLC? Sign up on IMLeagues.com using your school account. All communication for Intramurals will go through IMLeagues. We will be offering soccer, volleyball, and basketball! 

SUBMISSIONS WANTED FOR ERGO, ALFRED STATE’S LITERARY MAGAZINE

Take a break, sit quietly, and create a piece of artwork, poem, story, or whatever and send to Ergo, Alfred State’s literary magazine, at Ergo@alfredstate.edu. 

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  Monday, March 31, 2025

ERGO COVER CONTEST DEADLINE:  Monday, March 31, 2025

Wondering what to submit?  Full wrap cover (front & back) 17.25" wide by 11.25" high or just the front cover 8.75" wide by 11.25" high, 300 dpi, jpeg.  All entries must fit these specifications for consideration.

 And better yet, there's a prize!  Winner and a runner-up will both get a $100 gift certificate for the ASC Campus Store, and boasting rights for being featured as the author of the cover on the Spring 2023 ERGO publication! 

At the beginning of each semester and space permitting, we offer Open Room Changes.  This is a chance to move either in the building or out of the building regardless of the situation.  Please see the following information below in regards to the process.

Open Room Changes - Wednesday, January 22nd- Wednesday, January 29th

This provides students the option to move to any open bed on campus. Please follow the steps below if you are interested in changing your room. We will be allowing room buyouts in all residence halls with the exception of Main Gate A and Main Gate B.

Internal Building Move Requests (I want to move somewhere else in my building/ buyout my room or space in the building) - Wednesday, January 22nd- Friday, January 24th

• See your RD during their office hours.  If none of the posted times work, please email them with times you are available to get something scheduled.

External Building Move Requests (I want to move to a different building/ buy out a room in another building) - Monday, January 27th- Wednesday, January 29th 

• See Residential Services in the Townhouse Commons between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. with Erika Winans or Mary Chamberlain
• After Hours availability in the Townhouses Monday and Tuesday nights from 4:30pm until 6pm

Pending on the move, there may be an increase or decrease in the cost of housing. Students are encouraged to review the Room Rates prior to completing any move. Information on room rates can be found on our Housing Costs page.

This process must be completed within 24 hours of starting the room change. 

During Open Room Changes, RDs will also be consolidating rooms and/or suites depending on the vacancies that are present. Students may be required to move from their room or accept a new roommate depending on the RDs plan for the building. More information on room consolidations can be found on our Room Selection page.

All moves must be completed by 10 p.m. on Sunday, February 2nd

Please contact Residential Service at 607-587-4371 or reslife@alfredstate.edu if you have any questions.

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The Office of Residential Services is now taking applications for the Resident Assistant position for Fall 2025.

RA's get leadership development, mentorship with professionals, soft skill development and a resume builder, opportunities to advance into paid positions, and getting their room paid for!

To qualify for the RA position, candidates must have a minimum 2.25 GPA (Semester & Cumulative) and no current student conduct status.

Use the following link to apply: https://forms.office.com/r/CjU0a3RfxV

The application will close on February 21st at 4:30pm. Initial Interviews will be conducted on February 26th & 27th. Should you be successful with the Initial Interview, you will be invited back for the Group Process Interview on March 5th.

If you have questions about the position or the hiring process, please contact Residence Director Justin Romero by email at romerojm@alfredstate.edu.

SAVE THE DATE!

Honors Convocation will be held Sunday, May 4, 2025, at 4:00pm in the Orvis Activities Center Gym.  Please mark your calendars now!

Questions can be directed to Lois Curran (3621) and Mary Perkins (3932), co-chairs of the Honors Convocation Committee

Sit-down Spaghetti Dinner - February 27, 2025

Seating is 5:00pm - 6:30pm by reservations only.  No takeout. The cost is $20.00 per person.

All you can eat Spaghetti with a choice of meatballs or house-made sausage, marinara sauce or alfredo sauce.

Meal includes - bread sticks, your choice of Italian wedding soup or Minestrone, a garden salad with House vinaigrette, cannoli, and your choice of Tiramisu or Italian Lemon Cake.

To make a reservation call ext. 3175 (if no answer) email scottke@alfredstate.edu.

Interested in a paid summer job? Orientation Leader applications are now available via Pioneer Link OR for pick up in the Office of Student Engagement, SLC 204. The application deadline is January 30, 2025.

Spend the summer developing your leadership skills, building your resume, and making connections. On top of this being a paid position, you will receive free on-campus summer housing and participate in team bonding excursions on and off campus.

Orientation Leaders are responsible for the successful preparation of students and parents for each new student’s academic career at Alfred State. You will be expected to provide effective guidance to new students and parents, as well as overall support to help make each Orientation program a success. 

Please reach out to bumpce@alfredstate.edu with any questions regarding the position or application process. Please see the link to apply electronically, https://pioneerlink.alfredstate.edu/organization/StudentEngagement/documents/view/2405227

If students are expecting a refund and need books or supplies now, they can add funds to CSA (Campus Spending Account). CSA can be added to the semester bill and used at the Campus Store by the next business day. Please view our CSA Instructions guide for more information. Please contact the Student Records and Financial Services office with any questions on how to use CSA.

We would like to encourage anyone parking a vehicle on the Alfred State Campus to review the Alfred State Parking Regulations in full at: https://www.alfredstate.edu/university-police/parking-regulations

Key points to remember:

1. Parking Pass Required: All vehicles parked at any campus locations must have a parking pass displayed (permanent or visitor) on the rearview mirror.
2. Residential Students:
   • Cannot park in Faculty/Staff (F/S) lots.
   • Cannot park in Commuter (CR) lots, even if you drive to the Wellsville Campus or other locations every morning.
3. Commuters:
   • CAN park in any Student parking lots as well as the designated Commuter Lots.
   • If attending night classes after 4:30 pm, you can park in F/S lots 6, 7, 10, 11, 28, and 29.
4. Prohibited Parking:
   • No parking in fire lanes, dorm ramps, grass, sidewalks, Future Pioneer spots, visitor or accessible spaces.
5. Closed Lots: Do not enter closed lots or parking spaces marked with cones or signs, even temporarily. Stay updated on parking lot closures via daily student announcements.
6. Ticket Appeals: If you receive a ticket, you have 5 business days to appeal it in person at the University Police Department.
7. Wheel Lock Policy: A vehicle with 3+ unpaid parking tickets may receive a wheel lock until all tickets are cleared.

As a courtesy to your fellow Pioneers, if you do not plan to use your vehicle daily, or at least every couple of days, please park your vehicle in one of the upper parking lots such as 18, 19, 20, 20a (near the stadium) or 31 (located behind Peet Hall).