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Pioneer PROfiles - Ruok'Tain Williams

“The professors have been the driving force behind me. When I did not believe in myself, they were there telling me to keep working. They helped me gain more confidence.”

Ruok'Tain Williams

Ruok’Tain Williams (Seattle, WA) was drawn to electrical work from an early age and is excited to see where his electrical construction and maintenance electrician education at Alfred State will lead him.

Ruok'Tain's Pioneer PROfiles video

“I really ended up loving electrical work back when I was a kid and really saw myself working in the electrical industry. I remember taking apart my Play Station and finding a ribbon cable that was disconnected in my console and connecting it and seeing it work just fine.”

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Alfred State featured in Higher Education Review magazine

“Alfred State stands as a testament to the enduring value of agricultural education. After scrutinizing the top universities and colleges in USA, Higher Education Review has selected the top performers who have showcased exceptional academic expertise."

Jantha Evangeline, editor of Higher Education Review.

Alfred State College’s agriculture programs were recently featured as the cover story in an international publication, Higher Education Review. The prestigious magazine based in India selected ASC for the cover of their analysis of the top ten most promising agriculture colleges in the USA.

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Pioneer PROfiles - Angie Jimenez

“I got this gut feeling that this was going to be a good fit for me. I found a new family, I found my dance team girls, my nursing program and my professors are amazing.”

Angie Jimenez

Alfred State has been the perfect fit for Angie Jimenez (Goshen, NY). The nursing major has not only loved her classes, but she has also created friendships that have developed a second family.

“I was looking at nursing programs in many different places. I wanted to stay in state, and I really wanted to be able to just go straight into the program without having to do two years of pre-requisites.”

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Pioneer PROfiles - Brandon Clark

“I love the labs that we get to apply what we were learning in the classrooms. Working on projects with other classmates really helped instill what I learned from the professors. The professors really care about your education and will help you any wat that they can.”

Brandon Clark

Brandon Clark (Lockwood, NY) has always enjoyed working on cars, trucks, and tractors with his father and was drawn to mechanical engineering. The mystery of the electrical side led him to double major in both mechanical engineering technology and electrical engineering.

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“I chose Alfred State because it is a smaller campus, which is more of the style I am used to. My success in high school allowed me to get scholarships and made college more affordable.”

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Pair of Pioneers place at SkillsUSA National Championships

“This group of students represented the college well. It is always amazing to be part of such a large competition with high school and college students competing and showing what they can do in such a wide variety of competitions and the students always shine as strong Pioneers. I look forward to this trip every year.”

Dean Jeff Stevens

Alfred State students Tyler Hutcheson (Niagara Falls, NY) and Thomas Hnat (Buffalo, NY) earned medals at the National SkillsUSA Championship in Atlanta, GA. The pair were part of a group of seven students that represented the college.

Tyler Hutcheson won the Gold Medal in commercial roofing
Tyler Hutcheson accepts his gold medal in commercial roofing.

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Independence Day – July 4th

 I ask the college community to reflect and remember the true meaning of the day. We celebrate the heroes that fought for the freedoms that we enjoy every day, and we thank those that continue to protect those freedoms today.

Alfred State Community,

As we celebrate Independence Day with friends and families, I ask the college community to reflect and remember the true meaning of the day. We celebrate the heroes that fought for the freedoms that we enjoy every day, and we thank those that continue to protect those freedoms today.

I hope you enjoy your celebrations and time with loved ones.

Happy 4th of July!

Sincerely, 

Steve Mauro, Ph.D. 
President 

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“Fore”ward Thinking

“I was an average student in high school and did not have any lofty ambitions. The idea of a two-year school appealed to me; a two-year degree seemed more doable. I applied to Cobleskill and Alfred and was accepted at both. I was not familiar with Western, NY so going to Alfred seemed like a new frontier to me.”

Gregory Haeseler, '78

 

This is one of many feature stories from the spring 2024 Alumni & Friend Digital Magazine - view the whole magazine at: https://www.alfredstate.edu/alumni-magazine-spring2024. 

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Pioneer PROfiles - DA Burton

“I chose Alfred State based on reputation and some of my family members had attended. I wanted to leave behind the work I was doing that did not require a degree and focus on my writing.”

DA Burton

DA Burton (Los Angeles, CA) is excited to take his love of writing to the professional level with his studies in technical communication and emergent media at Alfred State.

DA has always had a passion to write creatively. He has written and performed music and has written manuscripts for an eight-part book series while driving across the country as a truck driver or working in a factory.

He came to Alfred State as an individual studies major and was crafting his own degree when the technical communication and emergent media major was introduced at the college.

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Pioneer PROfiles - Tyler Petery

“The best part of Alfred State is definitely the people. When I look back on my time in college the number one thing that I am going to remember is the friends that I made here and the experiences I shared with those friends.”

Tyler Petery

Tyler Petery (Schwenksville, PA) found the perfect combination at Alfred State. He was able to pursue a career in cyber security and continue to play baseball.

“The cyber security program is well regarded, and it allowed me play baseball and get a good education at the same time.”

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Pioneer PROfiles - Spencer Caccamise

“I was not really planning on going to college but when I found out that Alfred State had motorsports and a good buddy of mine came here, I came down here for the day. I hung out at the senior shop, and I just fell in love with the place. I cannot be happier that I chose this place.”

Spencer Caccamise

Spencer Caccamise’s (Lima, NY) passion for working on cars was passed on from his father and grandfather. He has continued to build on that passion as a motorsports major at Alfred State.

Spencer was excited to find out a program like this existed and it was so close to his hometown. “I was not really planning on going to college but when I found out that Alfred State had motorsports me and a good buddy of mine came down here for the day. We hung out at the senior shop, and I just fell in love with the place. I cannot be happier that I chose this place.”

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