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State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher honored 248 SUNY students from across the state in Albany Tuesday, April 5, with the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence, including two students from Alfred State.

With more than 65 in-demand majors and a hands-on approach to learning, Alfred State is experiencing a strong increase in the number of students wanting to enroll for the fall 2016 semester. The number of applications is up 17 percent over the same time last year.

The 2016 SkillsUSA New York State Leadership and Skills Conference Postsecondary Championship, held mainly on Alfred State’s Wellsville campus, pitted 60 students from two schools against each other in one of the nation’s most prestigious showcases of career and technical aptitude on Saturday, March 26.

Approximately 300 competitors from 40 teams and 16 schools will be taking part in the 70^th Annual Northeast Woodsmen’s Conclave April 22-23 at Alfred State.

More than 20 Alfred State students opted to spend their spring breaks in mid-March helping others in need.

From March 13-19, a group of 13 students worked alongside Horry County Habitat for Humanity in Myrtle Beach, SC, assisting in the ReStore thrift store and helping a family to build a new home.

Dr. Richard Kellogg, professor emeritus of psychology at Alfred State, is the author of a story appearing in a new book for sports fans titled “All American Sports Stories” (Airship 27, 2016).

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor and longtime member of Alfred State’s Business Department Jim Grillo met March 24 with members of the college’s Honors Program to share some of his experiences in the Vietnam War.

Grillo, a sergeant in the US Marine Corps, served in Vietnam 1967-68 as a Recon Marine. Originally a machine gunner, he became team leader when the previous leader was killed.

Prospective students may begin applying now for fall 2016 admission into Alfred State’s new two-year diagnostic medical sonography program.

This Associate in Applied Science major will prepare qualified students to become health care professionals who use high-frequency sound waves to produce anatomical images for diagnostic purposes. The program coordinates on-campus didactic and laboratory classes and clinical experiences at area hospitals, to which students are responsible for their own transportation.

All police officers and campus public safety officers from Alfred State’s University Police Department recently attended an eight-hour class on fair and impartial policing in Geneseo.

The “Fair & Impartial Policing Perspective” training session reflects a new way of thinking about the issue of biased policing. The training was a result of an initiative set forth by the SUNY Police Commissioner’s Office and the SUNY Chiefs Association.

The forensic science technology program has recently obtained full accreditation status from the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC), becoming one of only 20 FEPAC-accredited bachelor-level programs within the field nationwide.

Wayne Bensley, program director and associate professor in the Physical and Life Sciences Department, said the accreditation is a monumental achievement for the Bachelor of Science program.