English and Humanities

Alfred State College holds virtual poetry reading

Still image from a work of visual poetry featuring a reflection in water.Around 80 Alfred State College (ASC) Pioneers came together online recently to share, listen, and learn during a virtual poetry reading held on Microsoft Teams.

Around 80 Alfred State College (ASC) Pioneers came together online recently to share, listen, and learn during a virtual poetry reading held on Microsoft Teams.

The event was presented by the English and Humanities Department and Ergo, the college’s literary and artistic publication, which is advised by SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Dr. Aniko Constantine. Roughly 70 students and around 11 faculty and administrators attended.

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Virtual poetry reading brings Alfred State Pioneers together

Ashley Rosario and her sister OliviaEven in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Alfred State Pioneers are still finding ways to come together virtually to connect, bond, and lift each other’s spirits. One of these ways came in the form of a recent virtual poetry reading hosted by the English and Humanities Department. 

Even in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Alfred State Pioneers are still finding ways to come together virtually to connect, bond, and lift each other’s spirits.

One of these ways came in the form of a recent virtual poetry reading hosted by the English and Humanities Department. Thanks to the technical knowledge of Assistant Professor Dr. Travis Matteson, the reading was able to take place on Blackboard Collaborate, the instructional videoconferencing platform that faculty have been using to teach since classes transitioned online in March.

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Emeritus Professor Morgan speaks at 11th Annual Burns Supper

Terry MorganMorgan’s talk focused on Burns’ young life in Ayrshire, Scotland, and influences on the poet in the years before he became a celebrated figure, first in Scotland and, in a short time, in Europe and the United States.

Terry MorganTerry Morgan, Alfred State College emeritus professor of English and Humanities, spoke at Andover’s 11th Annual Burns Supper Saturday, Jan. 18.

Alfred State honors 45-year employee

Dr. Aniko ConstantineState University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor Dr. Aniko Constantine, English and Humanities Department, was recently honored for 45 years of service to Alfred State.

Dr. Aniko ConstantineState University of New York Distinguished Teaching Professor Dr. Aniko Constantine, English and Humanities Department, was recently honored for 45 years of service to Alfred State.

She received a wristwatch and a certificate to commemorate the occasion.

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Community invited to attend poetry reading April 8

Come and enjoy music, desserts, and artwork, all created by Alfred State students at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the Allegany Room of the Central Dining Hall.

Members of the English and Humanities Department at Alfred State invite the public to a free spring poetry reading at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, in the Allegany Room of the Central Dining Hall.

Come and enjoy music, desserts, and artwork, all created by Alfred State students.

Faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to bring either a favorite or an original poem to read. Staff members of Ergo, the campus creative arts magazine, will also read from their works.

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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?”

When he isn’t encouraging students at Alfred State to express themselves through writing, Richard Mitchell, professor of English, is contemplating his own creative endeavors—namely, poetry. His latest book, Before Every Other Fall (Aldrich Press), hit the stands this July and is already receiving acclaim.

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