Student Announce February 12, 2025

The Cultural Life Center, Sister Circle, and Brother to Brother are proud to present the latest in the Black Love and Relationships dialogue series "More Than Friends, Less than Partners: A Candid Talk on Situationships". Join Dr. Brian Saltsman and Friends as we talk about "situationships". How do you navigate them? Are they healthy? Can you have relationship grow from a situationship? These are just a few conversations we are going to engage in. The talk will be wildly engaging, insightful, and informative as we all come  together to help make some sense of the so called "gray area" relationship. The talk will take place in the Small Events Space in the Student Leadership Center from 5-6pm on Wednesday, February 12th. All members of the campus community are encouraged to attend and participate in this latest in the  here at Alfred State.

STAT is your chance to connect with fellow students and alumni, build leadership skills, and leave your mark on campus. Whether you're passionate about event planning, networking, or simply making the most of your Alfred State experience, STAT is the perfect place to get involved.

Our Mission:
Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (STAT) fosters lifelong connections with students, alumni, and the greater college community. STAT enriches social and professional relationships among its membership by instilling pride and loyalty. Furthermore, STAT provides and promotes meaningful opportunities for its members.

STAT builds a culture of participation and philanthropy by supporting the Alfred State alumni community and recognizing the institution’s mission, vision, and values. STAT also builds traditions and recognizes students and alumni as significant and valued stakeholders.

We’ll be hosting events, offering professional development opportunities, and creating fun ways to celebrate Pioneer pride—both now and after graduation!

Interested in joining or learning more?
Reach out to Sandra Burdick at BurdicSL@alfredstate.edu and stay tuned for upcoming events and meetings!

Let’s build a stronger Alfred State community, one Pioneer at a time! 💙💛

When ordering DoorDash, Spark, Instacart, Walmart delivery, etc., please do not have your order sent to the mailroom. Future orders will not be accepted. Please make arrangements to have these shipments sent to your dorm rooms. 

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 Tiffany Donovan (4010), co-chairs of the Honors Convocation Committee

Students going home for Spring Break? 

Megabus is offering non-stop bus services to New York City and Alfred for Spring break. Dates and times of bus travel are listed below! 

To New York City: 

Friday, March 7th departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University St at 7:45 a.m. and  2:30 p.m. 

Sunday, March 9 departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University at 7:45 a.m.

To Alfred, NY 

Friday, March 14th departing from Port Authority at 10:15am

Sunday, March 16th departing from Port Authority at 10:15am 

Secure your ticket today at https://us.megabus.com 

Alternate bus options are available through https://trailways.com. Please note that Trailways bus leaves from Hornell, NY and you will need to find transportation to the bus station. 

Rochester Airport Shuttle 

Depart Alfred Saturday, March 9th at 6am 

Return trip departs Rochester Airport Sunday, March 17th at 5pm 

Requests for Airport Shuttle must be to the Rochester Airport and students will have to fill out the Online travel request form for both their trips to and from the airport. 

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

Calling all first-year students! Do you excel at event planning, have exciting ideas, looking for leadership experience, or just want to be more involved on campus? The Office of Student Engagement is looking for first-year students who would be interested in joining a First Year Prom Committee. Join the Prom Committee and help design a night your classmates will never forget - from theme selection to entertainment, your input matters! Be a part of creating the ultimate prom experience!

If interested, please email Calsey Bump, Assistant Director of First Year Engagement, at bumpce@alfredstate.edu by Friday, February 14 at 5 p.m. to sign up for the Prom Committee! 

Residence halls will close at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, for the Spring Break. The Residence halls will reopen at Noon on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Residential Services is aware that the final bus scheduled to leave Alfred leaves before 10:00 p.m. If you are here for an academic reason and cannot make travel arrangements for the evening of Friday, March 8, please respond to this email if you have not already reached out to remain on campus that night. However, you must plan travel arrangements for the morning of Saturday, March 9. 

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)
• Have a Special Circumstance (ex. You do not have a place to go)
• Working for the college during the break (with Supervisors Approval)
• Athletics commitment during the break (must be on roster submitted from Athletics)

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

Please note, that this form will close on Monday, March 3rd. 

Each Spring semester, the Office of College Housing begins the start of housing sign ups for the following academic year, beginning with the group process. 

Application open March 3 through March 7

March  - Group Leader will be notified of the decision via email

If placed through the group process

1. All members of the group need to complete their housing application (please see Housing Application - Opens March 1 for further instructions)
2. Select one student to represent your group
3. Log into your my.alfredstate.edu
4. Select the “Housing” icon
5. Under “Forms” locate and select the “Group Housing Sign-up” form
6. Complete the form, once done select “Submit for Review”

Group Housing Process and Information

Our group process allows a group to sign up for a MacKenzie Rowhouse, MacKenzie Commons Apartment, Townhouse, MacKenzie Rowhouse, or Main Gate Suite for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Group sizes can range from 1 - 12 people.

Groups can be COED (male/female/non-binary persons) living together. Those that wish to live in a COED area will need to agree to live in a COED area later in the form.

Areas that are single rooms: MacKenzie Commons Apartments and Townhouses. All other areas are double occupancy rooms.

If your group does not fill the space in which they are placed, another group may be added to fill the remaining space. The combined groups will be based on the group criteria (i.e. single gender or COED).

The Office of College Housing cannot guarantee that all groups will be placed, it all depends on the applicant pool and available space.

Groups that are placed through our group process do not need to sign up for rooms during individual sign-ups.

Those that leave the group placements are not guaranteed to be placed back into the previous placement.

Groups are scored and placed based on a matrix of the following information:

• Years in residence
• GPA
• Accrued credit hours
• Judicial history (negative score)

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

The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) has sent the spring 2025 invitations to join the Alfred State chapter of NSLS. This legitimate honor society has been supported by Alfred State since 2017 and has inducted over 1,000 students on campus since its founding. Members are invited based on students' previous GPA or recommendation from a campus employee. If you have received an invitation, congratulations! We hope you accept this invitation and explore the wonderful benefits of your membership. The last day to accept this nomination is Tuesday, February 18. If you accept this nomination, there are some required events to be fully inducted into this honor society. Please view these events on the NSLS dashboard after accepting your nomination.

Any questions about NSLS can be directed to Don Schrader (shraddk@alfredstate.edu) or Cyan Corwin (corwincy@alfredstate.edu).

Help us celebrate Fredrick Douglass while taking part in the international Douglass Day efforts to digitally archive Black history. This year’s transcribing efforts will feature the African American Perspectives Collection at the Library of Congress

We will live stream the event and have instructions to help guests join in the live transcribing efforts. We will also be joined by a guest from the League of Women Voters and have further resources regarding voter registration available in the Hinkle Library Gallery along with Douglass Day themed birthday cakes created and donated by our very own culinary students as part of the Douglass Day Bake Off competition. 

• When: February 14th
• Where: Hinkle Library Classroom
• Time: 12PM – 3PM

Location is equipped with computers or you cab bring your laptop  to join transcribing efforts. 

Whether you can come for the full three hours or just come for a half hour, we welcome all levels of engagement and hope to have your support with preserving Black history for future generations! 

The Center for Civic Leadership would like to thank the English and Humanities Department, Culinary Department, and Hinkle Library for your collaborative support in bringing this opportunity to our community!  Should you have any questions or should faculty wish to send students for extra credit, please reach out to Cyan Corwine (corwincy@alfredstate.edu) and Dr. Travis Mattison (MattesTW@alfredstate.edu)