Student Announce February 24, 2025

Join us at TimberLineZ on Thursday, February 27th for STRAWBERRY DAY! Specials for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner!

Goat Yoga is back! The Vet Tech Club invites you to join them at the ASC Farm on Saturday March 1 at 11am or 12pm for a special 45 minute yoga class. Class cost is $10 with a portion of the proceeds going to the Hornell Area Humane Society. 

Some yoga mats will be available or you are welcome to bring your own. Wear comfortable clothes that you can move in. 

SPACE IS LIMITED! Registration first come, first served. Walk-ins may be available as space permits. Prepayment is required by Friday 2/28 at 5pm. Go to https://forms.gle/wFvFo5wr6ApAnFSu8 to register. Contact Meghan Smith smithmm@alfredstate.edu with any questions. 

🌙 Ramadan Conference & Dinner – Open to All!

📅 Date: Tuesday, March 4th
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 Location: Small Events Space 310 (SLC)

Join us for an inspiring evening as we explore the roots of Ramadan and its significance in Islam! Whether you're Muslim or just curious to learn more, this event welcomes everyone.

🍽️ Meal Swipe Info:

This event is covered by a meal swipe. If you don’t have a meal plan, don’t worry we’ve got you covered!

🔗 Sign up now! Fill out our quick survey to confirm your spot:

👉    https://forms.office.com/r/2Zmw9wqGCC

✨ Event will include :
🍽️ Catered Mediterranean Cuisine
🗣️ Engaging Conference on Ramadan & Its Traditions
🤝 Great Conversations & Community Spirit

Come with an open heart and an appetite! Bring your friends and enjoy a night of learning, delicious food, and connection.

📢 Hosted by the Muslim Student Association (MSA)

Join us as we bring back Relay for Life in partnership with the American Cancer Society, an organization dedicated to funding life-saving cancer research, supporting patients and caregivers, and promoting prevention and awareness initiatives.

📅 Date: April 5th – April 6th
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM
📍 Location: Orvis Auditorium
10 Upper College Drive, Alfred, NY 14802

Sign Up Here: Relay for Life Registration
🎟️ Registration Fee: $15/person (all proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society)

This lock-in event is open to the entire Alfred community, surrounding communities, and Alfred State faculty, staff, and students. No entry or re-entry after 11:00 PM.

Our Goal: Raise $25,000!

What to Expect:
🎮 Games with prizes
🎟️ Basket raffles
🎭 Live performances
🌟 Memorial ceremony honoring those we’ve lost to cancer
🎵 Music throughout the event

🏅 Awards for:

• Best Campsite
• Most Enthusiastic
• Most Money Donated
• Most Money Raised (Team & Individual)
• Best Costume
• Best Campsite Activity

Teams are encouraged to plan activities at their campsites.

🍴 Food: Provided at intervals throughout the night. Attendees are welcome to bring their own snacks.

Other Items You Can Bring:

• Blankets, pillows, air mattresses
• Comfortable chairs (standard chairs will be provided).

Items Not Allowed:

• Weapons of any kind
• Alcohol or drugs

For More Information, Contact:
📩 President of Live to Fight: Tori Rech | rechvr@alfredstate.edu
📩 Advisors: Tyler Ribble | ribblet@alfredstate.edu
📩 Mary Chamberlain | chambemc@alfredstate.edu

Help us celebrate survivors, honor loved ones, and take a stand against cancer. Together, we can make a difference!

Celebrate the end of your first year at Alfred State College with your peers at our second annual First-Year Prom! A team of first-year students have been working hard to put this together for their class and are excited to announce that the theme is: An Evening in Paris. Enjoy the evening "under the Eiffel Tower" in the MacKenzie Commons from 8:30PM-1AM. There will be a DJ, decor, dancing, hors d'ourves, and more! 

• This is for first-year students ONLY, & one guest per student is allowed (the guest can be an upperclassman). 
• Non-ASC students are allowed as a guest, but must fill out the guest form on eRezLife.
• If you need assistance with finding proper attire, please contact our Director of Student Engagement at duenodm@alfredstate.edu.
• Ticket cost is $10 for a single guest and $15 for a couple. We accept cash or you can stop by the campus store to use CSA.
•  In order to attend, you must RSVP on Pioneer Link! 

The committee will have informational tables where you can pay/ask questions in the SLC park space on the following dates. If you have any questions, please email our Assistant Director of First-Year Engagement at bumpce@alfredstate.edu.

• March 18 | 3-5 p.m. 
• March 19 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• March 26 | 11 a.m - 1 p.m.
• March 28 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• March 31 | 3-5 p.m. 
• April 2 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• April 4 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Get ready for some fun! 

The AGC Student Chapter is hosting a CORN HOLE TOURNAMENT and everyone is welcome to join in teams of two!

Date: February 25th
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Pioneer Lounge

Sign-up will be available at SET 321. 

Spots are limited, registration is first come first serve!

AGC members get a free T-shirt!

Winners receive a prize!

Snacks & drinks provided!

Grab a teammate and come enjoy a great time with friends!

For more information, please contact Emerina (sibomae@alfredstate.edu).

See you there!

Student organizations looking for funding must submit a completed Budget Request Packet by Friday, March 7th. Thorough instructions are on the first sheet—incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

📄 Access the packet here: https://pioneerlink.alfredstate.edu/organization/ssenate/documents/view/2419095

💰 Need help? Join our Budget Request Workshop on Wednesday, February 26th, from 4–7 PM in SLC 310 (Small Event Space) to get guidance and ensure your request is properly completed.

📩 Questions? Contact Tyler Ribble (ribblet@alfredstate.edu) or Shaniya Natt (nattsa@alfredstate.edu)

At Brown Kiely, LLP, we want to support the education of a student who is passionate about the law and using it to fight for the rights of individuals and their communities. We know that there are many avenues that a person can take to fight for the rights of their community and that there are many academic disciplines to do this from.

The Brown Kiely, LLP Community Law Advocate Scholarship is for students who can demonstrate their commitment to helping individuals and their communities, and a passion for using the law to do this.

If you are interested in learning more about how to apply, please click here. 

Scholarship Snapshot

Submission Deadline: March 31st, 2026
Scholarship Amount: $1,000

An excellent online teacher provides the foundation for success, fosters student engagement, and inspires motivation. They provide timely feedback, they're adaptable, and they use diverse teaching strategies tailored to online students. Is there an online faculty member at Alfred State College who exemplifies this? We want to recognize them!  Please nominate any professor of an online course who had a positive impact during your time at Alfred State College.
Some things to consider: 

• Creativity in course content design 
• Use of alternative teaching strategies 
• Classes structured with online students in mind 
• Prompt and thorough feedback; being accessible and reachable when needed 
• Empathy, compassion, and fostering a positive personal connection with students
• and more! 

Click here to submit your nomination!

Spring 2025 Hours:

Sunday 9:00am - 8:00pm

Monday 8:00am - 8:00pm

Tuesday 8:00am - 1:00pm

Wednesday 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Thursday 9:00am - 2:00pm

Friday 12:00pm - 9:00pm

Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm; 3:00pm - 8:00pm

Come get your Relax on!

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. 

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.

All students completing degree requirements this semester need to apply to graduate (diplomas are not automatically awarded) by visiting my.AlfredState.edu/registration > Graduation and Commencement > Apply for Graduation.  Prospective graduates should contact their academic department to ensure graduation requirements have been met and view their degree progress on DegreeWorks. 

The deadline to apply for a May 2025 diploma is February 24, 2025. 

• There is NO fee for the graduation application.
• Students with a minor OR students in a 4-year program looking to earn the corresponding 2-year degree (once requirements are met) must apply to graduate by filling out a Paper Degree Application. 
• Please DO NOT apply for August 2025 graduation at this time. 
• Graduating students who plan to return this fall (in a new program) must apply for readmission through the Admissions Office.  Readmission Applicants are unable to register until their application is approved. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Student Records and Financial Services Office at sfs@alfredstate.edu or call 587-4253.

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.