School of Arts and Sciences

Students Complete Red Watch Band Training

Called the Red Watch Band, its mission is to provide campus community members with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent student toxic drinking deaths and to promote a student culture of kindness, responsibility, compassion, and respect. Read Article

ASC Awarded $60,000 Grant – Adds Five Emergency Sirens

“Three of the units will be added to the Alfred campus, while two others will be placed on the Wellsville campus,” said Greg Sammons, Chief of Police and coordinator of the grant application. “Once in place, the four sirens on the Alfred campus and two on the Wellsville campus will significantly enhance the volume of the sirens for people walking anywhere between buildings and in many cases, will penetrate the buildings and reach indoor classrooms and offices quite well. Read Article

President Anderson Meets with Honors Program Members

clubs and organizations on campus in an open, ‘student cente Read Article

Students Inducted into ASC Chapter of Mu Alpha Theta

Five students at Alfred State College were recently inducted as charter members into the ASC Chapter of Mu Alpha Theta, a national mathematics honor society for high schools and two-year colleges.  They were presented with certificates and membership cards during the induction ceremony. Read Article

AIDS Memorial Quilt Display

Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt – the 54-ton, handmade tapestry that stands as a memorial to more than 92,000 individuals lost to AIDS – were recently on view at Alfred State College, as part of World AIDS Day – Dec. 1, 2010. Read Article

Clark Presents at Appalachian Regional Commission Conference

Clark’s presentation, Green Schools, Sustainable Communities, was part of the Green Colleges and Universities: Greening Your Campus Operations discussions at the conference. Clark’s presentation detailed the activities Alfred State College is conducting to become greener and what steps are being taken to address the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment signed by Alfred State Colleg Read Article

Mail to the Chief

An article titled "Mail to the Chief" can be found in the November 2010 issue of University Business, Solutions for Higher Education Management. Written by Thomas W. Durso, the article notes how Alfred State College uses a predictive modeling package for admissions mailings. Read Article

The Sun Goes to Work at Arbor House

ARBOR FRIENDS, a publication of the Friends of the National Arboretum, fall 2010 issue, includes an article titled “The Sun Goes to Work at Arbor House,” written by Roberta Gutman. The article, on page three, references the solar panels our students installed on the roof of Arbor House.  Read Article

AIDS Memorial Quilt to Be Displayed at Alfred State College

Sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt – the 54-ton, handmade tapestry that stands as a memorial to more than 92,000 individuals lost to AIDS – will be on view at Alfred State College, from Monday, Nov. 29, 2010 through Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, from 10 a.m. -4 p.m. in the Allied Health Building, Room 225. The display is open to the public free of charge. Read Article

ASC Hosts Several Humphrey Fellows

Alfred State, in conjunction with Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has served as an associate campus for the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program hosted by Cornell University since 2007. Read Article