Alfred State College's 2008 graduates distinguished themselves again this year by garnering a placement/transfer record of 98 percent.
The employment and transfer figures are based on an annual survey sent to all ASC graduates; 2008's questionnaire netted a 68 percent response rate from surveyed graduates.
Alfred State College is ranked 31st of the Top 50 baccalaureate colleges in the North and tied for 9th place for the best public baccalaureate college in the North in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, the nation's leading source of service journalism and news. This is the third consecutive year that Alfred State has appeared
Kathleen Casey Ebert, Wellsville, professor of mathematics and statistics at Alfred State College, has been invited to serve on the Provost's Advisory Group for the SUNY (State University of New York) Assessment Initiative as a representative of faculty, the GEAR (General Education Assessment Review) committee group, and the Colleges of Technology.
The Hinkle Memorial Library on the Alfred State College campus has been undergoing an “extreme makeover” during the summer which included new carpeting, new furniture, new window treatments, and re-positioning of furniture on the main floor.
Alfred State College kicked off another academic year Aug. 17, when President Dr. John M. Anderson welcomed new and returning faculty and staff to his opening remarks.
Alfred State College faculty and staff welcomed this year's incoming freshman class of 1,500 students during the 16th annual New Student Convocation. This year's speakers were Dr. Daniel Barwick, ASC Director of Institutional Advancement; Alfred J. LaMere, Rochester, Student Senate president; and Tim Waterman,’02, Niagara Falls, who gave the welcome from alumni.
Alfred State College honored history and tradition recently as it re-christened the Victorian House to better reflect the college’s history and to honor Theta Gamma, a fraternal organization whose members used the building as their lodging for decades.
Interstate Renewable Energy Council recently published an article titled Alfred State College/SUNY College of Technology: Going Green and Loving It.
Moving-in day at Alfred State College saw hundreds of families hauling their students’ belongings to campus to begin the new academic year.
State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher continued her whirlwind summer tour of SUNY’s 64 campuses with a 55th stop at Alfred State College in Allegany County on Tuesday.
During her visit to the college, Zimpher met with college administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and local business and government representatives,