Alfred State College - Campus News

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009

Sorrento Lingue Institute Signs MOU with Alfred State CollegeSmiles were the order of the day recently as Cristiana Panicco (second from left) director, Sorrento Lingue Institute, traveled to Alfred State College to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alfred State to offer joint study abroad programs.

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009

Alfred State College’s Department of English and Humanities has undertaken a semester-long project on climate change. Students in some composition sections have been researching climate change and writing papers on various narrow topics related to it. The final examination for all sections of the foundation writing courses will also focus on climate change, and the exam itself will be written during the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen in December.

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009

Two Alfred State College Building Trades students, Jake Vincent, Lakeview, and Evan Sheffer, Albion, have been chosen to participate in ABC’s “Extreme Makeover Home Edition” show.

Thu, Nov 5th, 2009

motorsports technology tripStudents enrolled in Alfred State College’s motorsports technology program recently traveled to Mooresville and Concord, NC, to get an insider’s view of professional racing.

Fri, Oct 30th, 2009

ACT awardsThe Association of Council Members and College Trustees (ACT) of State University of New York (SUNY) has notified Alfred State College that a group of five students has captured the Student Initiative Awards for Region I in its annual ACT for Student Initiative Award.

Thu, Oct 29th, 2009

The Communications Office of Alfred State College has recently been notified that its admissions promotional marketing materials captured a coveted Gold Award in the recent MarCom award competition.

Tue, Oct 27th, 2009

The Admissions Office at Alfred State College announces an Open House program, Sunday, Nov. 15, beginning with registration for all visitors at 8:30 a.m. in the Orvis Activities Center on the Alfred campus.

Thu, Oct 22nd, 2009

Students at Alfred State College will stage “Rally in the Valley 2” on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from noon-1 p.m. in the Student Gathering Place of Central Dining Hall on the Alfred campus to protest NYS Gov. David Paterson’s additional $90 million funding cuts to the SUNY (State University of New York) budget.

Thu, Oct 22nd, 2009

Alfred State College will host several Humphrey Fellows on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 11-12, where they will participate in a panel on climate change and meet select classes on campus as well. 

On Nov. 11, Alfred State SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Robert Albrecht will introduce the panel discussion on Climate Change and Global Warming at 7 p.m. in the Orvis Auditorium on the Alfred campus.  This event is open to the public free of charge.

Thu, Oct 22nd, 2009

Dr. Steven Jakobi (center) with studentsDr. Steven Jakobi, associate professor of physical and health sciences at Alfred State College, met with members of the Alfred State Honors Program Oct. 20, 2009, to present a short historical background on the H1N1 flu virus, often called the ‘swine flu’ virus.