School of Arts and Sciences

Student Raises Money for Austism Speaks

When someone you love needs help, you don’t think about the cost of helping…you jump in with both feet to see what you can do. This is exactly what Alfred State College student Jenny Brongo, Rochester, Construction Management Engineering Technology major, and her family do every year to raise money for Autism Speaks, the nation's largest autism science and advocacy organization, Read Article

Karen M. Young Elected Chair of Faculty Senate

Karen M. Young, associate professor and chair of the Computerized Design and Manufacturing Department of Alfred State College, has been elected chair of that body’s Faculty Senate. The chair is elected for a two-year term and may serve two consecutive terms. Read Article

The Terrace at Central Dining Hall

Alfred State College students of years past may remember long cafeteria lines where white-clad women ladled portions of sometimes unidentifiable food onto their plates as they passed chafing dishes holding pre-cooked breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. But fall semester 2009 ushers in a whole new era of fresh, customizable, and delicious all-you-care-to eat dining at The Terrace at Central D Read Article

Dr. Richard Kellogg Participated in an Open House

Dr. Richard Kellogg, professor of psychology, Alfred State College, participated in an Open House at the historic Higgins-Ballard-Wylie home in Rushford, Sept. 6, 2009.  The current owner of the home, Ronald Beverly, played the role of NYS Gov. Frank Higgins, who was born in the home and spent his early years in Rushford. Read Article

Dr. Choichiro Yatani Pursued Academic Activities

Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Alfred State College, pursued several academic activities recently: Yatani has had a paper titled “With Us or Against Us: American Images of the Enemy” Read Article

Homecoming/Family Weekend Sept. 24-27

Alfred State College will host its annual Homecoming/Family weekend Thursday-Sunday, Sept. 24-27, on the Alfred campus. Hundreds of visitors are expected to converge on campus to reconnect with old friends or visit with their students, perhaps for the first time since dropping them off for the fall semester in August. Read Article

J. Joseph Wilder Elected Chair of Development Fund Board

Alfred State College has announced that J. Joseph Wilder, founding partner of Wilder & Linneball, LLP, law firm, has been elected chair of the board of the Alfred State College Development Fund, Inc. Read Article

Alfred State Receives "BP Buggy"

British Petroleum (BP) visited the Wellsville campus of Alfred State College recently to present the School of Applied Technology with a “BP Buggy,” a solar-powered all-terrain vehicle for use in the college’s alternative energy programming. On hand from BP to turn over the keys were Eric Larson, the environment business manager at Wellsville for BP’s Remediation Management; Read Article

Placement/Transfer Record of 98 Percent

Alfred State College's 2008 graduates distinguished themselves again this year by garnering a placement/transfer record of 98 percent. The employment and transfer figures are based on an annual survey sent to all ASC graduates; 2008's questionnaire netted a 68 percent response rate from surveyed graduates. Read Article

U.S. News & World Report Ranks Alfred State College in Top 10 Best Public Baccalaureate Colleges in the North

Alfred State College is ranked 31st of the Top 50 baccalaureate colleges in the North and tied for 9th place for the best public baccalaureate college in the North in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report, the nation's leading source of service journalism and news. This is the third consecutive year that Alfred State has appeared Read Article