School of Arts and Sciences

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

17th Annual New Student Convocation

Alfred State College faculty and staff welcomed this year's incoming freshman class of 1,500 students during the 17th annual New Student Convocation. This year's speakers were Dr. Daniel Barwick, ASC Director of Institutional Advancement; Alfred J. (“AJ”) LaMere, Rochester, Student Senate Read Article

ASC Will Host Two Visitors From Italy on Aug. 27

Alfred State College will host two visitors from Italy on Friday, Aug. 27. Archeology Professor Ilaria Tartaglia and her colleague Maria Chiara Giovenco will tour campus in the morning, and at 1 p.m. Tartaglia will give a presentation in the Engineering Building, room 215. Read Article

16th Annual Buckwheat Field Day Will Be Held At Alfred State College

Cornell University's 16th Annual Buckwheat Field Day will be held at Alfred State College, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, from 1-4 p.m. Thomas Björkman, associate professor of vegetable crop physiology at Cornell, has organized the event for the last 15 years. The event is hosted by Dr. Brian Baker, director of the Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture (COSA) at Alfred State College. Read Article

President Anderson Kicks Off Fall Semester With Faculty and Staff Convocation

In a departure from traditional opening remarks, Alfred State College President Dr. John M. Anderson this year kicked off the fall semester by sharing his vision of the future with assembled faculty and staff. Read Article