Campus News

Alfred State celebrated the achievements of more than 370 students during the 32^nd annual Honors Convocation held Sunday, April 17, with Dr. Kristin Poppo, provost, presiding over the event, and SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mathematics and Physics Lawrence E. Burns serving as grand marshal.

The Alfred State Concert Band played the academic processional to open the ceremony, which was followed by the singing of the national anthem by the Alfred State Men’s Quartet. Larry Greil, adviser of Hillel at Alfred, gave the invocation.

The Honors Program members participated in a virtual conference with Anne Tartarsky, Peace Corps regional recruiter for western New York, on Tuesday, April 12.

Tartarsky, who served in the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, described some of the assignments the more than 7,000 current Peace Corps volunteers are engaged in around the world. While she served in the Dominican Republic, Tartarsky taught local people to build and maintain kitchen ovens and stoves. She said, “The amazing sense of community and caring I experienced there will always stay with me.”

More than 40 students, faculty, staff, and friends of Alfred State were initiated Thursday, April 14 into the college’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. 

Student inductees included: 

Alfred State will present its 65th annual Alumni Choral Spring Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24 in the Anthony C. Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Center on the Alfred campus.

Groups performing will include the Alumni Jazz Singers, ’87 Collegiate Quartet, AAA (Anthony’s A cappella Alliance) and the Alumni Choir. The concert is free and open to the public.

In recognition of Earth Week 2016 and Alfred State’s strong commitment to sustainability, the college planned a number of related events from April 14-26.

Advance tickets have sold out for three country music stars performing this year at the annual spring concert, but tickets may be available at the gate to satisfy the high demand.

Jon Pardi, Josh Thompson, and Frank Foster will take the stage April 23. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the show is scheduled to run from 7 – 11 p.m.

A total of 85 science and technology projects completed by students from 14 local school districts were on display for judging and viewing April 8 at Alfred State’s 17th annual Regional Science and Technology Fair.

Participating were Alfred-Almond, Addison, Andover, Arkport, Canaseraga, Franklinville, Friendship, Genesee Valley, Hinsdale, Hornell, Portville, Prattsburgh, Wellsville, and home-schooled students.

Alfred State and the State University Police Department are pleased to announce that Jeffrey Wilcox has been promoted to the position of lieutenant within the University Police Department, effective April 7.

More than a dozen students were recently installed in a new chapter of the Sigma Lambda Chi (SLC) honor society that was chartered April 4 at Alfred State.

Students in the soils class at Alfred State will hold a pH clinic for the community from 2-6 p.m. Friday, April 22 in room 103 of the Agriculture Science Building on the Alfred campus.