School of Arts and Sciences

Blake Interviewed About Future of Online Education in the Field

Because online education is becoming more popular with those who can’t, for whatever reason, attend traditional classes in an on-campus setting, the National Court Reporters’ Association wanted to find out what its member schools have learned about offering their programs online, says Blake. Read Article

Perlino, State Farm Insurance, Presents Salvage Vehicle

Anthony J. Perlino, front, far left, estimatics team manager for State Farm Insurance, recently visited the senior Assistant Professor Jim Gerbec, front, far right, and his students with a salvage vehicle, a 2004 Chevy Malibu, for the students to repair and sell. Read Article

Dignitaries Sign SLC Ceremonial Beam

Dignitaries gathered at Alfred State recently to sign the “ceremonial beam,” signifying moving from phase 1 of construction of the Student Leadership Center (the steel and concrete done by Christa Construction) to phase 2, (the move to the interior of the structure, to be done by Manning Squires Hennig Co. Inc.). Read Article

Financial Planning Students Travel with Dr. Ron Rhoades

On Jan. 25, 2012, four students from the Dr. Ron Rhoades to Binghamton, where they attended a luncheon of the Southern Tier Chapter of the Financial Planning Association. Read Article

President Anderson to Participate in The Salzburg Global Seminar's Sustainable Futures Academy

Alfred State President Dr. John M. Anderson has been invited to travel to Salzburg, Austria, to participate in The Salzburg Global Seminar's Sustainable Futures Academy. He is one of a select number of higher education and sustainability leaders to take part in a special planning meeting from Jan. 31-Feb. 4. Read Article

Alfred State to Host Author Rahul Mehta Feb. 15

Mehta’s presentation will consist of his reading an essay he wrote about his coming out to his parents. He will also discuss the title story of his most recently published book "Quarantine." Read Article

Commencement Speaker Announced

Alfred State will welcome “Dr. Z,” aka Dr. Stephen Zawistowski, PhD, CAAB (certified applied animal behaviorist), executive vice president, national programs science adviser to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, NYC, who will serve as the college’s commencement speaker on Sunday, May 13, 2012. Read Article

Harrington and Sylvester Sign National Letter of Intents

Alfred State football players Brett Harrington (Rochester/Edison Tech) and Dominic Sylvester (Horseheads) signed national letters of intent on Wednesday to continue their collegiate careers. Harrington signed with Western Kentucky University while Sylvester inked with the University of Alabama Birmingham. Read Article

From Alfred to Astrakhan – A Fulbright Semester in Russia

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor New Horizon Forum’s spring semester events with “From Alfred to Astrakhan – A Fulbright Semester in Russia.” The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in Room 215 of the School of Engineering Technology Building from 7-8:30 p.m. The public is invited and a reception with refreshments will follow. Read Article

Clark Named a 2011 Appalachian Teaching Fellow

Clark, project manager on this grant, and architectural technology faculty members Jeffrey Johnston, William Dean, and Rex Simpson, accompanied six students who presented “Master Planning: Cuba, New York Phase II.” Read Article