School of Arts and Sciences

Alfred State Accepted in NCAA

The NCAA Division III Management Council announced today that Alfred State has been accepted as provisional members. The announcement moves Alfred State into NCAA DIII competition starting in the 2013-14 school year. Read Article

Sustainability Conference set to welcome leaders in higher education sustainability, June 6-8

The technical education practitioners and scholars who are defining sustainability in higher education will gather at Alfred State this summer for the college’s second sustainability conference, June 6-8. These leaders will present on innovations related to sustainable agriculture/food systems, renewable energy and energy efficiency, green construction, and more. Read Article

Alfred State featured in Sustainability: The Journal of Record

Alfred State is featured in the Sustainability: The Journal of Record (pdf) for earning the AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) Award last fall at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Read Article

Sammons Named VP for Student Affairs

Alfred State announces the appointment of Greg Sammons to the position of Vice President for Student Affairs. Read Article

Building Trades Students Recognized By City of New Orleans for Rebuilding Historic Dodwell House

“These students are artisan craftsmen and they have catapulted this major renovation ahead by at least two years. We could never have imagined this amount of work being done so fast and so professionally. Their efforts are a real gift to this project and historic site, Read Article

Students’ work displayed at AIA event in Rochester

Architectural designs produced by architectural technology juniors Kyle Perry of Frewsburg and Steven Buchanan of Olean were displayed at the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) Rochester Chapter meeting held Dec. 14 at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Read Article

Craig Clark and William Dean named Appalachian Teaching Fellows

Alfred State’s Craig Clark, executive director of the Wellsville campus and dean of the School of Applied Technology and William Dean, professor of Architecture and Design, have been named as Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Teaching Fellows. Read Article

Dr. John M. Anderson steps down as President of Alfred State

Alfred State President Dr. John M. Anderson has announced that he will be leaving the college effective March 31 to assume the presidency of Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Read Article

Students restore and transform two electric vehicles

Alfred State Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology Department students hosted an open house last week to unveil two electric maintenance vehicles that they restored and enhanced with sophisticated performance monitoring features. Read Article

WINS members raise funds for breast cancer awareness

WINS member Carley Youngman of Spencerport, a junior in architectural technology and construction management engineering technology, helped collect a total of $194 for breast cancer research. Read Article