A gift from Terry S. Galanis, Sr., a 1940 alumnus of Alfred University (AU); his son, Terry S. Galanis, Jr., a member of the University’s board of trustees, and their families will allow Alfred University to renovate its main gymnasium in the McLane Physical Education Center on the AU campus.

William M. Hall, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Alfred University, will be the speaker at this year’s Downstate Commencement ceremony to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, in The Rotunda at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn.

Patrick Monahan, education specialist at Alfred University’s (AU) Rural Justice Institute, will conduct a guided presentation exploring the teen dating scene as it relates to parents, teachers, and the success of adolescents at the Institute for Human Services (IHS) in Bath, Friday, June 21, from 9:45 a.m.-noon.

The Alfred University (AU) Chamber Singers, along with added voices, are taking their music on tour in Italy, June 13-22, where a highlight will be singing the Mozart “Coronation Mass” at  St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican, and at the Santa Sopra Maria Minerva Basilica, Rome.

Julia Galloway, AU class of 1988, will give a guest lecture at the Kent/Blossom Art 2013 Public Lecture Series on Friday, June 21 at 6 p.m. in Room 202. Kent/Blossom is located on the Kent State University campus, Kent, Ohio.

Internationally acclaimed ceramic artists Aysha Peltz (Wahlstrom) and Todd Wahlstrom, both AU class of 1995, will present a demonstration workshop from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at the Sprinkler Factory, 38 Harlow St., Worcester, MA.

Scout Dunbar and Rachel Gorman, both AU class of 2011, are in a two-artist show this month at the State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca.

Hundreds of photos capturing all the special moments and activities of Alfred University (AU) Reunion Weekend 2013 are available to you 24/7.

Peter Caroccio ’03 and Ethan Kaye ’02, members of the folk rock performance duo Pethan, say they enjoyed returning to their alma mater for Alfred University (AU) Reunion Weekend 2013.

The Alfred University Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee is accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2014.

The spring 2013 edition of Alfred Magazine will be arriving in your mailbox within the next several weeks.

Linda Huey, AU class of 1993, brings news of this summer’s “From the Earth” event throughout Alfred, Saturday, June 29, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Alfred University (AU) honored 42 employees for years of service to the institution and bid farewell to nine retiring faculty/staff during the annual end-of-semester spring lunch.

In Akio Takamori’s (AU Class of 1978) acclaimed “Alphabet Series,” individual ceramic figures represent letters that spell out words such as “War” and “Lust.” Like much of Takamori’s art, the works are playful and dark, representing themes he has explored before.

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