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The Alfred State lacrosse team fell behind early but rallied to tie their contest with Broome CC at 8-8 late in the 3rd quarter but the Hornets scored the next four goals and held off the Pioneers attempts to rally to stay alive for the postseason with a 12-10 victory. The Pioneers are now 6-9 overall (5-8 Region III) heading into their season finale on Saturday while BCC improves to 7-8 (6-7 RIII).

Thursday afternoon's scheduled softball doubleheader between Alfred State and Corning CC has been moved to Tuesday May 1st with first pitch of the doubleheader slated for 3 p.m.

Thursday's baseball game between Alfred State and Erie CC has been moved to Hornell High School and will start at Noon.  The field at Alfred is still snow covered following Monday's storm.

Student displays from nine local school districts (Allegany-Limestone, Prattsburgh, Hinsdale, Genesee Valley Central, Addison, Andover, Portville, Canaseraga, Canisteo-Greenwood) were judged at Alfred State’s 13th Annual Regional Science and Technology Fair. Ninety-two science and technology projects were on display for judging and public viewing. Participants were divided into senior (grades 10-12), junior (grades 7-9), and novice grade categories.

A total of 108 students presented their projects to the judges for a chance at the $1,590 in prize money.

The Sustainability Education and Economic Development Initiative (SEED Center) recently included Alfred State in its 2012 program review, commending the www.theseedcenter.org.

Alfred State President John M. Anderson was recently named a board member of the New York Campus Compact (NYCC), an association of over 79 institutions of higher education across New York State that all advocate for “active citizenship as an objective of higher education,” according to the NYCC Web site.

The Alfred State track & field team heads into the postseason this weekend with top five spots in the latest NJCAA Division III poll.  The men's team moved up a spot to #3 while the women dropped two spots to #5 in the weekly poll.

The Pioneer men trail Harper (IL) College and SUNY Delhi in the poll.  Queensborough CC, Nassau CC, Kingsborough CC, Mohawk Valley CC, Gloucester (NJ) County College, Roxbury (MA) CC, and CC of Rhode Island round out the top ten poll.

Alfred State’s Pioneer Woodsmen’s Team recently hosted the second-annual Pioneer Games on the Alfred campus, and brought home a first-place victory overall with one of its four teams. A total of 19 teams with 133 participants met for competition, with Finger Lakes College, Paul Smith’s College, State University of New York at Cobleskill, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and the Ranger School all represented.

This weekend's baseball four-game series vs. Finger Lakes CC has flip-flopped home dates.  Saturday's DH will now be played at Finger Lakes CC with a 1 p.m. first pitch.  Sunday's DH will now be played at Alfred with a start of 1 p.m.  (If the field at Alfred is still unplayable on Sunday, the game will be played at Bolivar Richburg High School).

Alfred State celebrated the achievements of over 290 students at the 28^th Annual Honors Convocation on Sunday, April 14, 2012. This year’s convocation also featured the presentation of Leadership through Civic Engagement Awards from the College Council to nine student leaders and faculty/staff members Mark Payne, Dr. Douglas Pierson, and Wendy Dresser-Recktenwald.