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Lady Pioneers down Glen Oaks

Four Lady Pioneers finished in double figures as the Alfred State College women's basketball team advanced to the Lakeland (OH) CC Tournament final with a 74-42 victory over Glen Oaks (MI) CC.  The victory improves ASC to 8-4 on the year. Read Article

Pioneers Fall in Lakeland Opener

The Alfred State College men's basketball team fell behind early and never could climb out of the whole in their first round contest of the Lakeland (OH) CC Tournament versus Glen Oaks (MI) CC.  The Pioneers fall to 6-6 on the year following the 85-71 loss. Read Article

Brooks leads ASC past Houghton JV

Brittney Brook (Elmira Free) scored 28 points as the Alfred State College women's basketball team downed Houghton JV 66-37 to improve to 7-4 on the year. Read Article

From Sheep to Sweater-an Odyssey

Now that the cold weather has begun to set in, we typically reach for warm and cozy garb to defend ourselves from the chill of wintry days and nights. Some of the warmest clothing we select is made of wool—knitted (or crocheted), carded, spun, shorn from those most docile of animals, the sheep. But how does that curly fiber shorn from those sheep become the warm sweater we pull from our shelf? Read Article

Habitat for Humanity Builds Wheelchair Ramp

Students enrolled in Alfred State College’s Building Trades programs responded to a request from Marsha Patrick, director of the Head Start Program for Steuben and Yates Counties, for a wheelchair ramp that was needed at its facility on Main Street in Hornell. Read Article

Students Give Up a Meal for AE Crandall Hook & Ladder Co.

Alfred State College’s ACES (Auxiliary Campus Enterprises and Services), allows students to donate a “meal punch” in exchang Read Article

Hunter Meets with Honors Program Members

Dr. John O. Hunter, president emeritus of Alfred State College (1986-93), met with members of the Alfred State College Honors Program recently to address “the power of poetry.” Read Article

Pioneers Win Third Straight

The Alfred State College men's basketball team defeated Finger Lakes CC 57-53 to win their third straight contest.  The victory also helps the Pioneers climb over .500 for the second time in the season with a 6-5 mark. Read Article

Lady Pioneers Rally Falls Short

Finger Lakes CC built a 10-point halftime lead, 41-31, and withstood an Alfred State College rally in a 77-71 victory.  The Lady Pioneers fall to 6-4 on the season. Read Article

Pioneering Community Development Measurement Model Developed at ASC

“The times they are a changin’.” “Not too long ago,” notes Dr. Steven J. Tyrell, vice president for student affairs at Alfred State College, “a generation was considered to be about 15-20 years. Nowadays, there are more frequent marked shifts in students’ attitudes and values. The millennial generation is comprised of more than 10 distinctly different sub-populations of students. New sub-populations can emerge as quickly as every 18 months!” Read Article