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Goodrich Featured Speaker at National Conference

Image removed.Alfred State College’s Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management Deborah J. Goodrich was recently a featured speaker at NACAC’s (National Association for College Admission Counseling) 67th national conference.

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SUNY Financial Aid Day, Saturday, Feb. 11

The Office of Student Records and Financial Services will participate in the annual SUNY Financial Aid Day, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, beginning at 9 a.m., in EJ Brown Hall, Room 414, on the Alfred campus. The financial aid staff will assist students and their guests in completing and submitting the 2012-13 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) electronically. Read Article

WINS Club Annual Fund Raiser

The WINS Club (Women in Non-traditional Studies--though membership is open to all students) recently conducted its annual fund raiser, raising $220 through can and bottle returns and coin banks, to buy presents for a local family sponsored by Steuben Rural Ministry of Canisteo. Read Article

Rhoades Interviewed by Wall Street Journal

Business Department of Alfred State College, and curriculum coordinator of its financial planning program, recently served on a panel of fellow financial advisers, all of whom gave their prognostications for 2012 to the Wall Street Journal. Read Article

Students Compete in Gilda’s Club Event

Gingerbread House Contest second- and third-place winners in the student (college) division included Alfred State College culinary arts: baking, production and management students Sarah Herman, Alexander, and Brittney Bradley, Monticello, respectively. Read Article

Donations for Salvation Army

Pictured here, College President Dr. John M. Anderson, right, presents the result of the College’s annual donation collection of toys and hats and gloves and scarves to Captain David Means, of the Wellsville Salvation Army. Read Article

“Best Beards and Braids” Fundraising Contest

[img_assist|nid=15041|title=Best Beards and Braids winners|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=100|height=98]This year’s winners were Marissa Weaver, Elma, veterinary technology (braids) and Doug Sassaman, Hellertown, PA, mechanical engineering at Alfred University (beards). The winners received a “Best Beards/Braids” tee-shirt, and a spot on an ORC trip of their choice. Read Article

Anderson and Swanson Present at Conference

Titled “Tying It All Together: An Integrative Model for Strategic Planning, Budget Allocation, and Institutional Effectiveness,” the presentation offered a best-practice model of collaborative strategic planning used at the college. Anderson and Swanson reviewed the “homegrown” creation and implementation of the college’s strategic plan which includes goals, strategies, actions, desired outcomes, key performance indicators, and actual results. Read Article

Parker and Race Named ASC Athletes of the Week

Sophomore basketball player Pat Parker (Queens/Hillcrest) and freshman wrestler Zach Race (Fulton/G Ray Bodley) have been named the ASC Athletes of the Week by the SID office. Read Article

Students Present Fund-raising Ideas to Box of Books

As their final exam, four groups of students (which comprised the class) presented their ideas and strategies for fundraising activities for the local library, the Box of Books. Each project included a base, or event; activities, advertising, volunteers, and cost analyses. Read Article