Student Announce March 20, 2025

A friendly reminder: The Allegany Room is now closed for the remainder of the semester in preparation of the $13.1M Pioneer Center renovation. The fitness center will be temporarily relocated in the Allegany Room beginning in the Fall 2025 semester until the Pioneer Center project is complete.

We appreciate your patience while we prepare for another exciting project to improve our campus.

Big Blue has advanced to Round 2 of SUNY Mascot Madness! In Round 2, Big Blue battles Victor E. Knight from SUNY Geneseo.

In the long history of Mascot Madness - Big Blue has never gotten past Round 2 - he needs your vote!

You can vote once a day per internet browser - Voting ends March 20 at 2 p.m.

Vote here for Big Blue - https://www.suny.edu/mascotmadness/round2/

We are excited to announce that applications for Student Senate positions for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open. There are 8 positions available on the board, offering an excellent opportunity for you to engage in university governance and contribute to important campus decisions.

These paid positions, compensated at NYS minimum wage, provide valuable leadership experience and a chance to make a positive impact on our campus community.

Applications are due by April 2nd. To learn more and submit your application, please visit this link. We encourage you to share this opportunity with your peers who may be interested in serving.

For any questions, please reach out to Unique Isom (isomum@alfredstate.edu) or Tyler Ribble (ribblet@alfredstate.edu).

Please excuse the following ARCH 6306 Design Studio 4 students Friday, March 21st for their studio field trip: 

Julian Abreu

Isabella Argon-Nava

Alana Bowen

Josh Cary

Alex D. Conception

Bobby Feller

Mary Gibson

Amelia Giraud

Sarah Konyndyk

Matthew Layer

Kevin Magana

Riley McCarthy 

Francisco Mendez Reyes

Rocco Myers

Lauren Neu

Katherine Ordonez

Chris Paultre

Elliot Pope

Zion Threats

Angela Torres

Collin Vimisilk 

Celina Weiner

Connor Welsh

Student parking lots 3 (by SLC), 19, 20, 20A and 22 (near Pioneer Stadium/Orvis) and Faculty/Staff parking lots 3 (near SLC) & 21 (near Orvis) will be closed Friday March 21st from 4pm through the completion of the Open House on Sunday afternoon. If you are traveling and leaving a vehicle on campus for the weekend please make sure that it is moved out of the closed lots before you leave. Students may park in any other open lots over the weekend, but must be back in the appropriate student parking before Monday morning at 7am. 

Vehicles that remain in closed parking lots or re-enter after the closing time are subject to enforcement up to and including towing at the owners expense.

Take a look through Health & Wellness' monthly newsletter to gain some valuable insight!

Newsletter: https://new.express.adobe.com/publishedV2/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:aa40b10a-7281-4fec-9aa5-8bb27ea0810b?promoid=Y69SGM5H&mv=other

Survey: https://forms.office.com/r/CcY5d7vHzY

Alfred State College has been awarded funding through NYS for the Aid for Part-Time Study (APTS) grant for the 2024-2025 academic year.  Students may be eligible to receive up to $1,000 for the Spring semester. 

Part-time students may obtain an application online at https://www.alfredstate.edu/financial-aid/forms or by emailing sfs@alfredstate.edu.  

Students who received APTS funding for the Fall 2024 semester DO NOT need to submit another application for spring 2025.

Eligibility criteria include:

Matriculated student consistently enrolled between three (3) and eleven (11) credit hours per semester.

Enrolled in at least one full term course this semester.

New York State resident

Completed 2024-2025 FAFSA application

Meet satisfactory academic progress

Not receiving TAP or Part-Time TAP this semester

Applicants are required to submit a signed 2022 New York State Income Tax return for student (or parent if applicable) along with the signed APTS application.  Applications will not be reviewed until all documentation has been submitted and signed.

Forward the completed application and required tax forms to sfs@alfredstate.edu.  The deadline for the Spring 2025 semester is Friday, April 11, 2025.

Submission of an APTS application does not guarantee receipt of an award.  Students who are not eligible will receive an email through their Alfred State email account indicating the reason for ineligibility.

The Civic Leadership team has been busy filling pantry requests from our new location on the ground floor of Braddon Hall and after a pause on in-person service for some maintenance, we are once again open to wider community for shopping in our thrift store.  If you haven’t checked us out yet, we invite you to stop by! We are grateful to be able to have this space for your campus community and are currently seeking donations.

Our hours of operation in the Community Needs Hub (ground floor of Braddon Hall) are*:

• Monday 9-5
• Tuesday 10-5
• Wednesday 9-5
• Thursday 9-1
• Friday 9-5
• Saturday 10-4
• Sunday 9-4

*While we aim to have abide by the above hours, there are occasionally changes in staff availability, so we have a large blue feather flag that says OPEN to help signify when we are open for business.

*Space is limited but we are happy to receive any clean/good condition clothing and non-perishable food or hygiene items if you are interested in donating. Donations can be dropped off during open hours in our Community Needs Hub, which is accessed through the two front facing doors on ground floor of Braddon Hall or dropped off in our donation bin at the 3rd floor entrance of the SLC.  Alternatively, you can email civicengagement@alfredstate.edu to make drop off plans.

Thank you for your continued support!

The Student Success Center will be hosting the Midterm Recovery Workshop on Thursday, March 20th at 5pm in the Student Development Center, Room 109. This workshop offers strategies and options for the best course of action to achieve your goals this semester. If you are looking at your midterm grades and want to improve them, start with this workshop. All are welcome and encouraged to join! 

Find this workshop and future events on Pioneer Link!

View our Spring 2025 Workshop Schedule on the Student Success Webpage: https://www.alfredstate.edu/student-success-center/math-and-writing-labs

Fall 2025 Room Selection for New Students          

Selecting your Room! 

Room selection will begin March 31, 2025 for students whose tuition deposit is received by March 25.  

For those who have not paid their tuition deposit by March 26, room selection will begin on April 14, 2025. 

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, 2025

Are you a student looking to make a difference on campus? Join the Commuter Council and help us create a better experience for all commuter students! 

Why Join? 

• Advocate for commuter student needs 
• Plan and participate in engaging and intentional events 
• Meet new friends and build connections 
• Gain leadership experience 

How to Join: 

• Attend our first interest meeting on Wednesday March 26th from 1-2 p.m. in SLC 408 
• Contact Joshua Rosario, Rosarijd@alfredstate.edu or Calsey Bump, Bumpce@alfredstate.edu for more information.

We hope to see you there! 

2025-2026 Individual Room Selection for Returning and Transfer Students

Fall 2025 Room Selection for Returning and Transfer Students          

Selecting your Room! 

Room selection will begin March 24, 2025 and will be released based on completed credit hours as follows: 

Monday, March 24 – 90+ Credit Hours Completed

Tuesday, March 25- 60+ credit hours completed

Wednesday, March 26- 30+ credit hours completed

Thursday, March 27- 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, 2025

Do you belong to a club or organization actively involved in making a difference in the larger community? Are you solving problems, taking on opportunities, and using your passion and skills to help others? This could take the form of volunteerism, community service trips, public awareness campaigns, fundraising efforts, advocacy, and education.

If so, we invite you to view our Civic Engagement Pioneer page to submit a Leadership Suite proposal. Leadership Suites are designed to celebrate our clubs and organizations leading the way with civic action and help broaden visibility to get others involved in community-minded causes and initiatives locally, regionally, and/or globally.  

Generally, there are 2-5 suites up for review each semester. Suite applications must be submitted by May 4th, 2025, to be considered for Fall 2025.

Interested in a leadership position? Residential Specialty Positions compensate students with partial or full room coverage (your half of the room) depending on the position! Stop by our Interest Meetings to learn more about working as a specialty position for the Office of Residential Services and their partnering office for the specific role (listed below). 

Available positions are listed below with the supervisor's ASC email if you have any questions in the meantime. Applications can be found on eRezLife or JobLink. 

1. Academic Peer Mentor | Center for Academic Resources & Excellence | babcocam@alfredstate.edu

2. Residential Change Agent | Cultural Life Center | boahena@alfredstate.edu

3. Housing Assistant | College Housing | chambemc@alfredstate.edu

4. Residential Programmer | Student Engagement | bumpce@alfredstate.edu