School of Arts and Sciences

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

ASC's Template for Success: Infusing Sustainability

Read our success story on the SEED (Sustainability Education & Economic Development) Web site. This article includes information about our programs that lead to green careers, our zero energy green home, and COSA. Read Article

Fuller Presents Research Paper at NCAA Convention

Dr. Rhema Fuller, assistant professor of sport management at Alfred State College, recently presented a research paper entitled “A Tipping Point?: The Impact of Stereotypes and Racial Discrimination on the Academic Outcomes of African American Male College Athletes,” at the 2012 NCAA Convention in Indianapolis, IN. Read Article

President Anderson Reacts to SUNY Chancellor Zimpher’s State of the University Address

The Chancellor’s plan to “get down to business” following a year of milestone accomplishments, will capitalize on SUNY’s “systemness” to lower costs, enhance productivity, and elevate the importance of degree completion within SUNY, the country’s largest comprehensive system of public higher education. Read Article

Drama Club to Present Staged Reading of The Laramie Project

The play is based on an incident that took place in 1998 when Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay student registered at the University of Wyoming, was tied to a cattle fence, beaten about the head, robbed, and left to die on a bitterly cold night in October. Read Article

Financial Planning Students Quoted in Publications

“These students work very hard, and they are excited about joining the financial planning profession. The exposure to the real world of advisers is invaluable,” said Dr. Ron Rhoades, CFP, assistant professor in the Business Department of Alfred State College, and curriculum coordinator of its financial planning program and NAPFA board member who coordinated the trip. Read Article