School of Arts and Sciences

ASC Hosts Its First Woodsmen’s Meet On Campus

Teams from Paul Smith’s College, SUNY Cobleskill, Finger Lakes Community College, SUNY ESF, and the Ranger School competed. Alfred State College, which entered four teams (three men’s and one women’s), finished fifth and e Read Article

High Demand for Drafters

In a still-struggling economy, with joblessness remaining high, and with only small inroads being made toward recovery, Computerized Design and Manufacturing Department at Alfred State College, finds his students in the enviable position of being able to pick and choose among job offers even prior to graduation. Read Article

Students Recognized by NYSETA

Two Alfred State College students have been recognized by the New York State Engineering Technology Association (NYSETA) for both their academic achievements and involvement in student activities that promote technology. David Knoop and Ethan Willard were recently named the recipients of $300 scholarships from NY Read Article

ASC Car Wins Fuel Economy Challenge at Green Grand Prix

Senior students enrolled in ASC’s automotive service technician curriculum took a well-deserved lap in the winner’s circle recently when they and the car they modified—a 2003 Honda Insight—for the Watkins Glen Green Grand Prix won a fuel economy challenge in their class in the seventh annual contest which promotes awareness of environmentally friendl Read Article

ASC's First-ever Relay For Life Deemed a Success

“Over 200 participants, forming 20 teams comprised of students, faculty and staff members, and community participants, collected $10,114.99 from their sponsors for cancer research,” said Kehoe. Read Article

Students Inducted into Chi Alpha Epsilon National Honor Society

The Alfred State College Delta Chi chapter of XAE was chartered in 2007, making this the fifth induction ceremony at the college.  Any student who maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (out of a possible 4.0) or higher for two conse Read Article

$10,000 Donation From Praxair, Inc. to be Used For Scholarships

The Computerized Design and Manufacturing Department at Alfred State College’s School of Applied Technology, Wellsville, was the recipient recently of a $10,000 donation from Praxair, Inc., Tonawanda, to be used for student scholarship Read Article

Student Leadership Through Civic Engagement Award Presented

The Student Leadership through Civic Engagement Award, will be presented to those students who have (co)led exemplary academic and/or co-curricular initiatives that demonstrate a commitment to engaging in the community—locally, nationally, or globally—through service, volunteerism, or some other for Read Article

SUNY Honors Student Excellence

Andrew Catlin, Webster, and Lydia Moore, Wolcott, were honored at a reception in Albany where they received commemorative certificates and medallions suitable to be worn at commencement and other special events. Read Article

“All Fracked Up”

Environmentalists who live “off the grid,” the Andrysicks came face-to-face with the perilous consequences of unbridled hydrofracking when their community successfully blocked gas industry plans to use an abandoned well in the Keuka Lake community of Pulteney as a dump for toxic wastewater from hydrofracking in Pennsylvania. Read Article