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Alfred State, Literacy West NY, and Alfred Community Garden Awarded AmeriCorps VISTA Grant

Only three new projects in the State of New York earned a coveted AmeriCorps VISTA grant for Nov. 2013 to Nov. 2014. And Alfred State, with its focus on nutritional literacy and community-based gardening in collaboration with Literacy West NY, Inc. and Alfred Community Garden, was one of the fortunate recipients. Read Article

Drama Club Pulls Out all the Stops with Musical Production of Grease

The Alfred State Drama Club will be performing this hit November 21-23 at 7 p.m. and November 24 at 2 p.m. in the Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Center. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $2 for students, and will be available at the door or can be reserved in advance by calling 607-587-4079. Read Article

ServSafe Food Safety Training and Exam Offered

Interested participants should call the Center for Community Education and Training at 607-587-4015 or email ccet@alfredstate.edu for more information. Pre-registration is required. The cost of the training is $200. Read Article

Professor Mitchell Confronts Both Triumph and Loss in His Newest Book of Poetry

The book is a collection of poems—each with its own voice and emotional quality—all sharing the same sense of poignancy. “What happens to us when things are lost?” Mitchell asks. “The impetus came from me asking myself that question—how do people deal with different kinds of loss?” Read Article

Educational Foundation of Alfred Inc. to Showcase New Student-Built Home for Sale during Wellsville’s Annual RidgeWalk

Students in Alfred State’s School of Applied Technology built the home, which will be on display during Wellsville’s annual RidgeWalk, Run, Race, Ride on Oct. 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. Read Article

Professor Schwartz to Give TEDx Talk in Buffalo Today

Jeremy Speed Schwartz, assistant professor of Digital Media & Animation, will be delivering a talk as part of TEDxBuffalo, an independently organized TED event, on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 11:24 a.m. at Canisius College’s Montante Cultural Center. Professor Speed Schwartz will be discussing experiments and collaborations in science and art. Alfred State will also be broadcasting the event live on its own campus in the Student Leadership Center’s small event space. Read Article

Department of Architecture and Design Brings Award-Winning Architect Tod Williams to Campus

The Department of Architecture and Design is proud to announce “Architecture is a noun,” an upcoming lecture by Tod Williams of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects on Oct. 14 at 6 p.m. in room 215 of the Engineering Technology Building on the Alfred campus. Read Article

What Is Your Passion Exhibit at Hinkle Library

The show will exhibit for the month of October in the Hinkle Memorial Library gallery. Read Article

Alfred Community Screens Award-Winning Documentary on Indonesian Genocide during October New Horizons Forum

The film will be shown October 21 at 6:30 p.m. on the Alfred State campus in the Engineering Technology Building room 215 and at Alfred University’s Nevins Theater on October 22 at 6:30 p.m. Read Article

The Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc., Welcomes New Board Member

The Educational Foundation of Alfred, Inc., a private foundation representing faculty, staff, and friends of Alfred State, welcomed a new board member earlier this year, Patrick Barry of Wellsville. Read Article