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School of Arts and Sciences

Students Enjoy Carnival

About 800 Alfred State students attended the annual activities carnival on the eve of the first day of classes. Students took a chance at Putt Luck, Pot-O-Luck, Spindrift, and Krazy Rail among other games of skill. Read Article

SUNY’s China 150 Program

±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College President Dr. John M. Anderson, ASC Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Steven J. Tyrell, and Dr. Shaojie Jiang, ASC director, International Education, welcomed Lin Zhongdong and Ma Xiaochuan to the college as they begin their year-long stay as part of SUNY's (State University of New York) China 150 program, which has welcomed 150 Chinese students to 22 SUNY schools, Read Article

Opening Remarks at ASC

±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College faculty and staff gathered for breakfast recently to hear President John Anderson's opening remarks. Anderson kicked off the academic year by updating new and returning faculty on the state of the college as well as spotlighting the college's strategic plan to guide the campus community through the next five years. Read Article

New Student Convocation at ASC

±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College faculty and staff welcomed this year's incoming freshman class of 1,400 students during the 15th annual New Student Convocation. This year's speakers were Jim J. Grillo, SUNY distinguished teaching professor, ASC Business Technology Department; and Adam Nash, Barneveld, ASC Student Senate president. Read Article

Moving-In Day at ASC

Moving-in day at ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College saw hundreds of families like the one pictured here hauling their students' belongings to campus to begin the new academic year. Read Article

ASC President Convenes Meeting with Volunteer Boards

±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College President Dr. John M. Anderson recently convened a meeting of all the volunteer boards that serve the institution. This first-ever gathering of its type served to acquaint new board members (and experienced ones) with the goals and responsibilities of the other volunteer boards. Read Article

±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College Gets Greener: Trayless Dining Debuts

Students at ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College will join the trayless revolution when they return to school this fall. Dining services organizations across the county are removing trays from dining halls in order to reduce food waste and save both water and electricity. Read Article

Holzer Donates $20,000 to his Alma Mater

Donald Holzer, Murfreesboro, TN, ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College class of 1956 (plant and soil science), recently donated $20,000 to his alma mater to help modernize the soils laboratory and provide students with more practical, hands-on techniques to evaluate soil properties and enhance soil quality. Read Article

Greek Organizations

When you think of college fraternities, do scenes from the movie Animal House come to mind? For 30 years, America's view of fraternities (and in some cases, sororities) has been influenced by the toga-wearing, hard-drinking, food-fighting brothers of Delta House. Read Article

ASC to Host Chinese Students

±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï College is one of 22 participating SUNY schools which will host a total of 150 Chinese students whose homes in Sichuan province were devastated by an earthquake in May. Read Article