School of Arts and Sciences

ASC Among Winners of International Student Design Competition

The architectural design competition, held by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), is open to students of architecture currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program. This year’s project was to design a building to house a Classroom of the Future on a site in Tennessee utilizing tilt-up concrete construction. Read Article

ASC to Host SkillsUSA-Region I Leadership Conference and Skills Olympics

Nearly 1,000 BOCES students, their advisers, observers, parents, and guests from Western New York counties, including Allegany, Steuben, Monroe, Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Cattaraugus, and Ontario, will converge on the Alfred State College (462 student competitors) campus and the ASC School of Applied Technology (271 student competitors) campus, Wellsville, where they will compete in their areas of study. Read Article

Grand Re-opening of Three Remodeled Residence Halls

Despite the cold of a recent January evening, Alfred State College community members and guests were aglow with good cheer during the grand re-opening of three of the college’s recently remodeled residence halls: Main Gate A, and Main Gate B. Read Article

WINS Club Conducts Fund Raiser

Alfred State College’s WINS Club (Women in Non-traditional Studies--though membership is open to all students) recently conducted its annual fund raiser to buy presents for a local family sponsored by Steuben Rural Ministry of Canisteo. Clothing donations and household items were also received from the Alfred State community. Read Article

SUNY Financial Aid Day, Saturday, Feb. 12

The financial aid staff will assist students and their guests in completing and submitting the 2010-11 FAFSA electronically. The FAFSA is required for all financial aid, including New York State assistance. The financial aid staff will also be available to answer any questions regarding the financial aid process. Read Article

Students Will Stage One-act Play Bang, Bang, You’re Dead

Bang, Bang, You’re Dead, written by William Mastrosimone, is strongly based on the events surrounding Kip Kinkel's shootings of his parents on May 20, 1998, and 27 of his classmates at Thurston High School in Springfield, OR, on May 21, 1998. Read Article

ASC Sorrento Study Abroad Students Attend Internet Cineforum with Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics

Students enrolled in Alfred State College’s Sorrento study abroad program recently attended an Internet cineforum (teleconference) with Professor Elinor Ostrom, recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Economics. Read Article

Tyrell Co-authors Professional Competencies Publication for Student Affairs Professionals

Dr. Steve Tyrell, vice president for student affairs at Alfred State College, has co-authored a publication jointly published by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Titled “Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Practitioners,” the publication addresses skill sets and knowledge competencies necessary for student affairs staff to b Read Article

President Welcomes Faculty and Staff at Opening Convocation for Spring Semester

Continuing the theme of “Imagine,” Alfred State College President Dr. John M. Anderson recently welcomed faculty and staff at the opening convocation for the spring academic semester. Using “imagine” as the springboard for his vision for the future of the College, Anderson reported on the progress that has been made since the autumn convocation. Read Article

Exhibit by Artist Vincent Shannon at Library

The exhibit can be viewed during the Library’s regular hours: Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.; Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from 1 to 7 p.m.; and Sunday from 1 to 11 p.m. Read Article