ACES News

“It is great to partner with Restaurant Technologies to not only eliminate the waste but set up a new system that mitigates the impact of Alfred’s carbon footprint.”

Jonna Anne

Executive Director of ACES 

“This really symbolizes what we are all about here at Alfred State, family, and community. We are part of a family here with ACES, our students, our faculty and staff, and with our alumni like Brian. We are grateful to Brian and Perry’s.”

Dr. Steve Mauro

“We asked our students how we can serve their needs better. We took their feedback and were able to create ‘The Nook.’ We have received positive feedback from our students, and we are ecstatic to continue and build on our relationship with Perry’s Ice Cream.”

Jonna Anne 

ACES Executive Director

For a college that usually has more than 4,000 students, faculty, and staff, the current campus population of under 100 people shows how efforts to reduce population density have worked at Alfred State College (ASC). 

Brian Perry, the executive vice president, chairman, and an owner of Perry’s, is both a fourth-generation member of the 100-year-old business, as well as a second-generation Alfred State Pioneer.

Pizza and college students go together like the sun and the moon, and Alfred State College’s new Pizza Pioneer dining location officially opened with a galaxy of rave reviews. The new dining hot-spot is located at 10 Elm, which is also home to Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Service’s (ACES) Fresh Market and Café. 

Looking to the future, York said, “My end vision is to completely eliminate single-use plastic bags on Alfred State’s campus and create a sustainably minded culture while doing so.”

ACES provides dining services, campus bookstores, transportation, vending, and laundry services at Alfred State. The organization also owns and manages the Lake Lodge in Alfred Station. 

Students will be able to use their meal plan to dine from the food truck by purchasing a value meal option, or by using Dining Dollars or Campus Spending Account cash. Cashiers onboard will also accept cash and credit cards.