Student Announce April 29, 2025


Nursing Student Capstone Fair - April 29

Nursing senior students will be hosting a Capstone Fair on April 29, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in SLC. The fair will consist of student presentations with games and prizes. Please stop by to see what these students have been working on. 

- Katherine Price

Performing Arts Spring Concert

Alfred State Performing Arts are presenting their annual Spring Concert on Saturday, May 3rd at 11:00pm in the Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Building. Come support the students in Instrumental Music and Voices. We hope to see you there!

Donations to the Mary Cariola Center will be gladly accepted after the concert. The Mary Cariola Center is a regional leader in education and life skills solutions. They serve hundreds of children and young adults with complex disabilities each year through academic, residential, and community outreach programs. 

For more information, please contact Sarabeth Matteson at mattesse@alfredstate.edu

 

- Sarabeth Matteson

Exciting News at Noon

Members of the Alfred State and Alfred University athletic departments will gather at Noon to announce exciting news about the upcoming 2025-26 school year. The event will take place in the lawn of the Fasano House right next to the main entrance of both institutions.

Please join us for the press conference!

Can't make it be sure to check out Alfred State's website and social media outlets to learn about the big news! 

- Paul Welker

$1000 Scholarship opportunity: Calling all students who made Dean’s List and helped the community!

Did you have a 3.5 GPA while taking 12+ credit hours and also demonstrate your commitment to the campus or surrounding community through action or involvement?  The Association for Council Members and College Trustees (ACT) offers an opportunity to apply for a competitive $1000 scholarship with an additional $250 given to the charity of your choice.  If interested in applying, please contact  SmithDL1@alfredstate.edu for a copy of the application form.  Please note: ACT only awards one winner among all students in the Colleges of Technology sector.  The application deadline is June 1, 2025 (submitted application form to SmithDL1@alfredstate.edu).

- Deena Smith

Invitation to Student Engagement End-of-Year Awards Ceremony

On behalf of the Office of Student Engagement, we are pleased to invite you to our annual end-of-year award ceremony on Thursday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the SLC Park Space. Join us as we recognize and celebrate the contributions of our campus community. We will have dinner, performances by some of our clubs & organizations, music, and an evening to celebrate the memories of the 2024-2025 academic year. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Calsey Bump at bumpce@alfredstate.edu.

- Calsey Bump

Academic Regulations

The following Academic Regulations (AR) have been added / changed per the AR 101 process:

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Academic Regulations can be found on the Alfred State College website: http://www.alfredstate.edu/academics/academic-regulations

- Lisa Gardner

Intercultural Living Exchange

The Intercultural Living Exchange is a living learning community designed for upperclassmen who exemplify and promote acceptance through engagement across differences. This community is open to all who wish to live and learn amongst a culturally eclectic group of peers.  We are all cultural beings, and this community seeks to celebrate diversity in all its forms. An important component of this community is a commitment to not only actively foster one’s own cultural humility but to play an active role in promoting and enhancing campus and community programs geared towards intercultural development. 

If you are a student interested in this Living Learning Community please apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/B32fb5in5u

 

- Kaytlin Cottrell

Reproductive & STI Clinics on Campus

No matter what your reproductive goals are, we’re here to help. Clinic appointments are available with the Allegany County Department of Health at Health and Wellness, TA Parish Hall. Please call 585-268-9250 opt. 3 or text 585-808-7626 to set up an appointment. Free or Low-Cost services are 100% confidential including STI testing & treatment and FREE condoms. Clinic dates at Health and Wellness: 4/3, 4/10, 4/24, 5/1, & 5/8

- Clarissa Richmond

Gamma Theta Gamma and Pi Nu Epsilon Clothing Drive for Hearts for the Homeless and ACCORD

Gamma Theta Gamma and Pi Nu Epsilon would like to invite everyone on and off campus to come down to the SLC Park Space to donate any lightly used clothing to give back to those in the community. Any and all donations will be made to Hearts for the Homeless and ACCORD.

We will be tabling from 2 pm to 6 pm on the following dates:

Wednesday, April 2nd

Wednesday, April 9th 

Wednesday, April 16th

Wednesday, April 30th

- Dylan Dunham

Summer Closing and Travel Information

The residence halls close Saturday, May 10th at 7:30 pm, so all students will need to be out of the residence halls at that time.  If you need to stay past the closing time, please email your Resident Director or Area Coordinator with the reason you need to stay to request approval to stay late. 

Need to stay for Summer? 

Only students who have been approved to stay for the break will be allowed in the residence halls after that time. All others may be charged with trespassing.

There is a $50 charge per week for summer housing. Payments must be paid within 30 days of your bill, any remaining amount at the end of the summer will be placed onto your student account in the form of a hold. Additional information on acceptable payment methods and payment locations will be provided to those approved for summer break housing. 

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, homeless, etc.)
  • Working for the college during the break (with Supervisors Approval)
  • Have an athletic commitment (with Athletics approval)
  • International Student
  • Taking summer classes (will be confirmed with your academic advisor and/or class professor)

If you wish to apply for break housing, please complete the "Summer Break Housing Request" form on eRezLife. To access eRezLife, log into your my.alfredstatet.edu and select the "Choose Housing and Meal Plan" option.

Please note that the application closes at 3:00 pm on Monday, May 5th. 

Summer Closing Transportation: 

Students going home for the Summer? 

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

To New York City: 

Friday, May 9th departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University St at 7:45 a.m.

Sunday, May 11th departing from Orvis Activities Center or West University at 7:45 a.m.

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, May 10th at 6am and Sunday, May 11th at 6am

Requests for Airport Shuttle to the Rochester Airport must be submitted via the Online travel request form for rides up to the Rochester Airport.

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

- Mary Chamberlain

Fall 2025 Housing Sign Ups for New Incoming Students

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

- Mary Chamberlain

Fall 2025 Returning and Transfer Student Housing Sign Ups

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

- Mary Chamberlain

SUNY Chancellor's Award Nominations

Do you know a faculty member who should be recognized for their dedication to Alfred State College?  The SUNY Chancellor’s Award committee is soliciting nominations in the following three categories for the 2025-26 award cycle:

  • Faculty Service – consistently superior service to the college and/or students
  • Scholarship and Creative Activity – excellence in scholarship/research and/or creative performance
  • Teaching – consistently superior classroom/laboratory/studio teaching

These awards are based on student, faculty, and staff nominations.  Please take a moment to submit a nomination by completing the brief survey available at: https://forms.office.com/r/GJJsWGZF1B

Anyone wishing more information may contact Wayne Bensley at benslewd@alfredstate.edu. Submit nominations by June 1. A complete listing of the awards and criteria is available at  The Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

- Wayne Bensley

Allegany County Needs YOUR help!

Allegany County needs YOUR help for their community health survey and as a student that attends ASC your opinion matters! The survey is quite important as it is only conducted every 6 years now and is used to assess the needs of our community members across the county. The responses that are collected from the survey guide programming and suggests what are necessary interventions, several community organizations, schools, parks, and even churches depend on the data from this survey to support grant writing. The last day to complete the survey is May 1st, 2025. The link to access the survey is: https://form.jotform.com/250014735668155 

If you have any questions, please contact Diane Davis at Diane.Davis@alleganyco.gov or by calling 585-268-5033

- Mary Perkins