School of Arts and Sciences

News Hires at Alfred State College

Among the new hires are faculty members Betty Bedner, Sean Haggerty, Dr. Laura McDermott, Cynthia Paxhia, and Dr. Philip Schroeder, and staff members Brandy Avery, Mark Cragg, Joseph Kubinski, Patrick Lesswing, Erica Matteson, Stephen Schnorr, Deena Smith, LeAnne St. Gelais, and Myron Wilson. Read Article

Buckwheat and Summer Cover Crop Field Day

Alfred State College’s Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA) hosted the 2010 Northeast Buckwheat Field Day in August. Sponsors included the Alfred State College Institute for Sustainability, the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Northeast Organic Farmers Association of New York. Read Article

Kellogg Authors in THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION

Dr. Richard Kellogg, professor of psychology at Alfred State College, is the author of an article appearing in the most recent issue of THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION, a scholarly journal published by The Dragon Press of Pleasantville, NY. Titled “Philip Wylie and the Atomic Age,” the article discusses Wylie’s contributions to the development of nuclear technology and reviews three of his pop Read Article

“Drive and Ride” Event Sept. 20

The Automotive Trades Department of Alfred State College (Wellsville Campus), in conjunction with Tenneco, is sponsoring a “Drive and Ride” event on Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wellsville Campus. This event is open to the public free of charge. Read Article

ASC Hosts Two Visitors From Italy

Following a campus tour, Tartaglia gave a presentation regarding her work, both as an archeologist at Pompeii and as an adjunct professor at the Sorrento Lingue International La Read Article

ASC Students Spend Two Weeks in Haiti

The response of Alfred State to the disaster went far beyond financial donations given from a distance. A group of 21 select Alfred State students spent their spring semester preparing to visit Haiti to offer their assistance in a very tangible “hands-on” fashion. This article tells their story. Read Article

US Sen. Charles Schumer Visits Wellsville Campus

Alfred State College welcomed US Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) earlier this week as he visited the College’s School of Applied Technology campus in Wellsville which will establish a new clean energy program with the help of $500,000 in funding that Schumer has worked to include in the fiscal year 2011 budget. Read Article

A Little Resume Help Can Go a Long Way

The information technology: web development) student is the successful ASC student who was chosen to participate in a paid rotational internship in the Explore RochesterIT program. Read Article

ASC Named to 2011 Military Friendly Schools List

Alfred State College is pleased to announce that G.I. Jobs, which recently announced its 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools at www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2011list, has included Alfred State among its ranks. The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities, and trade schools which are doing the most to embrace Read Article

Senior Carpentry Students Spend “Semester in the South”

In a new take on study abroad, Alfred State College senior carpentry students enrolled in the College’s Building Trades programs embarked on a “Semester in the South” where they will use the skills they acquired during their first year of study to help rebuild two cities ravaged by Hurricane Katri Read Article