School of Arts and Sciences

Open House - Saturday, March 28

The Admissions Office at Alfred State College announces an Open House program, Saturday, March 28, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Orvis Activities Center on the Alfred campus. Read Article

Hinkle Memorial Library Gallery to Host 12 Artists

Alfred State College's Hinkle Memorial Library Gallery will host 12 local women artists, originally from Germany; Northfield, IL; Lower Merion, PA; Bala Cynwyd, PA; Arkport; Charlotte, NC; Tennessee, Ohio, and other areas of the United States, who have converged in the Southern Tier and call it home. Read Article

ASC Drama Club to Present Picasso at the Lapin Agile

Alfred State College's student drama club will present the play Picasso at the Lapin Agile, written by Steve Martin, Friday, April 3, at 7 p.m. (a dinner performance at the Lake Lodge), Saturday, April 4, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 5, at 2:30 p.m. at the Orvis Activities Center Auditorium.  Admission to the play is $3 for ASC and AU students and senior citizens; $5 for the general public. Read Article

ASC’s Green Named Among the Top 10 in HIM

Michelle Green, MPS, RHIA, FAHIMA (NY), CMA (AAMA), CPC,  PCS, SUNY (State University of New York) Distinguished Teaching Professor, Physical and Life Sciences Department, Alfred State College, was named among the Top 10 in HIM (health information management), as published in the Advance for Health Information Professionals newsmagazine. Read Article

ASC's Office of Communications Recipient of Three Awards

Alfred State College's Office of Communications has been notified that it was named a recipient of three awards in the 24th  Annual Admissions Advertising Awards Competition, sponsored by the Admissions Marketing Report publication. Winning entries were the Alfred State College total recruitment package (gold); Alfred State College direct mail advertising visit post card (merit); and Alfred State College Web site (merit). Read Article

Alfred State College to Host Post-Secondary SkillsUSA Contest March 28

Alfred State College's School of Applied Technology, Wellsville, will host the 11th annual New York State Postsecondary (college level) SkillsUSA competition Saturday, March 28, 2009.  Proposed categories of competition are automotive service, CNC milling, carpentry, collision repair technology, commercial baking, computer maintenance technology, cosmetology, culinary, job skills demonstration, masonry, precision machining, residential wiring, technical drafting, and welding. Read Article

Land-locked Alfred State Adds Fog Horn to Its Safety Notification System

Alfred State College, in its continuing efforts to ensure the safety of its students, faculty, and staff recently added another piece to its comprehensive emergency notification system.  Essi Corp., a company based in Broussard, LA, supplied Alfred State with a 133db outdoor, omni-directional warning siren which emits a 360 degree beam of sound on a horizontal plane.  Read Article

Alfred State WINS Club Raises Money

Students at Alfred State College who are members of the WINS Club (Women in Non-traditional Studies, though it is open to all students) recently raised money through pop can and bottle returns, enabling them to present a check for $50 to Both Your Hands (a nonprofit organization designed to connect caring communities with poor villages to create self sufficiency and pride in achievement). Read Article

ASC Offers Tips on Cyber Security When Preparing Taxes

As the outlook for the economy continues to worsen, and tax time approaches, many Americans are looking for ways to save money and thinking that do-it-yourself online tax preparation is the way to go.  No fees, no special postage, no hassle! Read Article

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

Alfred State College will host the upcoming 20th annual SkillsUSA-Region I Leadership Conference and Skills Olympics, (formerly VICA-- Vocational Industrial Clubs of America) Tuesday, March 10, from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (Snow day, Wednesday, March 11.) Read Article