School of Arts and Sciences

Earth Week 2012

Alfred State’s Green Team and Sustainability Club, the Alfred Sustainability Working Group, and Alfred University’s Green Alfred collaboratively invite the public to the following Earth Week Events during April: Read Article

Seven Inducted into Psi Beta Honor Society

Seven students at Alfred State were recently inducted into Psi Beta honor society, an organization which promotes interest in the study of psychology at two-year colleges. Students must have earned a 3.0 (out of a possible 4.0) grade point average, including 3.0 in at least one psychology course. Read Article

2012 SkillsUSA Postsecondary Championship Results

Alfred State’s School of Applied Technology, Wellsville, hosted the 14th annual New York State Postsecondary (college level) SkillsUSA competition on Saturday, March 24. Competitions took place in automotive service, carpentry, collision repair, commercial baking, culinary, diesel technology, masonry, residential wiring, technical drafting, and welding. Read Article

Baseball Team Assists with Stream Clean Up

The Alfred State baseball spent their last free Saturday of the spring season to assist in the cleanup of Orebed Creek in the Wellsville/Shongo area. The Orebed Creek is a tributary to the Genesee River. Read Article

Hinkle Library to Host Exhibit by Maria Rhone

The Hinkle Memorial Library on the Alfred State campus will host a watercolor and oil paintings exhibit by Maria Rhone, Belfast, an art teacher, K-6, at Belfast Central School, March 28 through the month of April. All are welcome. Read Article

Students Receive Scholarships to Attend NAPFA Northeast Region Symposium

As part of the Alfred State financial planning outreach program in which students receive exposure to "real world" financial planning practitioners, four students attended the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Northeast Symposium, held at the Hilton Newark, on March 7 and 8. Read Article

Students Place 4th at Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Alfred State placed fourth out of 12 teams at the 2012 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. This is a remarkable achievement given the level of competition from teams sponsored by major northeastern universities and given almost all of the other teams had graduate student members. Read Article

The Mousetrap Tickets For Sale

Contact Student Activities by phone: (607) 587-4075 or e-mail: piercebb@alfredstate.edu to order tickets for any of the performances. Come see this classic murder mystery, and you will understand why it has been showing for 60 consecutive years. Read Article

NAFTC Publishes Alfred State Hybrid Vehicle Article

National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) recently published an article, "Alfred State Automotive Students Prepare to Race Hybrid Vehicles." The article mentions Automotive Trades students' involvement in the 2012 Green Grand Prix, slated for April 20-21 in Watkins Glen, NY, and racing during Speed Week beginning Aug. 11 at the Bonneville, Utah, Salt Flats. Read Article

Home School Science Day

Department of Physical and Health Sciences, recently hosted approximately 90 home schooled children from the Alfred, Almond, and Wellsville areas for Home School Science Day. Read Article