Educational Foundation of Alfred Inc. News

“This is one of many examples of how people and groups have supported Alfred State. In turn, we are able to make use of this great support to provide educational excellence to students.”

Dr. Steven Mauro

For the 2024-2025 academic year, the Educational Foundation provided $185,000 to support students financially through scholarship awards.

“It is clear that tutoring isn’t just helping these students pass their courses but also building skills that make them stronger more self-sufficient learners.”

Deanna Gannon

“It is a good feeling knowing that I can take a wrecked car and make it safe again for a family to drive it. It is satisfying to know we can do that here. Many of my classmates will have the same opportunity throughout the school year.” 

Landon Spoonhower

The Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc., a private foundation representing faculty, staff, and friends of Alfred State College (ASC), recently have added Amy Bennett and Spencer Peavey to their board.

Seven Alfred State students will represent the college at the National SkillsUSA Championship in Atlanta, GA.  The competition takes place June 24-28.

Since the 2010-2011 academic year, the Foundation has provided funding to the college’s peer tutoring program. As a result, the program has fulfilled more than 2,482 student requests, providing more than 14,351 hours of support.

“I was pretty set on coming to Alfred State, but the scholarship really helped me make the decision. My experiences here have been nice thus far, I like it here. I definitely made the right choice.”

Mackenzie Dupra 

“These cars are great learning tools for our students. The repairs that the students perform are like what they will see when they get into the workplace. Challenges like this force our students to step up their skills and reinforces what they have learned during their time in this program.”

CJ Tremper

The Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc., a private foundation representing faculty, staff, and friends of Alfred State College (ASC), recently added Justin Cornelius to their board. Kishan Zuber, the college’s new Vice President for Enrollment Management, has also joined as an ex-officio member.