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Information Technology Services is pleased to continue offering Zoom to the campus community. In order to ensure the quality and availability of this service, AU routinely deletes old recordings from our instance of Zoom. This is scheduled twice per year, in July and February. All recordings made prior to December 16, 2024 will be deleted on February 28, 2025. Users are encouraged to examine their recordings and download any items that need to be saved. This routine maintenance will allow us to continue to provide Zoom for virtual meetings and classes. Any questions on this matter can be directed to the ITS Helpdesk. Thank you for your cooperation.
Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald
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Admissions is hiring Student Ambassadors for the spring semester! Get paid to give tours to prospective students and share your love for AU! Our student ambassadors are a vital part of the Admissions team. Ambassadors help with tours, specialty events, desk coverage, and so much more.
We are specifically looking to hire those with art & design, performing arts, or engineering majors, but all will be considered. Hours are flexible and determined based upon your class schedule. Both work study and non-work study students are considered.
If interested, please fill out the application and return to Deanna Spencer at [email protected].
Attachment: Tour Guide Application
Submitted by: Deanna Spencer
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ITS is pleased to highlight Canvas tools and features that can help faculty and students achieve their goals. This week's tip is:
Organize Content Using Modules
Instructors can customize how the students navigate through the course and access content and assignments. Modules can be created for different weeks, topics, or assignment types. A variety of items, including files, links, and assignments can be added to a module and placed in a specific order of completion. This helps students quickly locate content in order, so they may focus on the content and tasks. Instructions are included in the guide below:
https://guides.instructur...
Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald
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In honor of Black History Month, Alfred University is collaborating with Alfred State's Office of Student Engagement and the Equity, Inclusion and Title IX's Cultural Life Center to host the 7th Annual Students of Color Leadership Conference (SOCLC) on Saturday, February 22nd,2025 from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. on the campus of SUNY Alfred State.
The theme for this year's conference is "Visions of Excellence, Dreams of Success, & Truth in Action". It promises to be an inspiring day filled with breakout sessions, prizes, a dynamic keynote speaker, live musical performances, catered African-American Cuisine, and an illuminating and timely panel discussion.
Our keynote and those invited speakers who will facilitate the educational sessions will impart valuable insights on leadership, professionalism, networking, and mentorship opportunities.
The SOCLC is an inclusive event open to all student leaders with an intentional emphasis on Black, Indigenous, Populations of Color (BIPOC) leadership development. Consistently the experiences of our participants have been described as transformative and impactful. We want to encourage and invite you to share this experience, particularly with the student of color leaders on your respective campuses.
Link to register for the conference: https://forms.office.com/...
If you would like more information, check out the article about last year's conference.
https://www.alfredstate.e...
Please direct any questions to Afua Boahene, Assistant Director of Cultural Life at SUNY Alfred State via phone at (607) 587-4047 or via email at [email protected].
Link: https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Freel%2FC33RuJDvk4j%2F%3Figsh%3DMW1wNnlsMnVwNnJ1YQ%3D%3D&data=05%
Submitted by: Angie Taylor
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If you will be a student at AU for the 2025-2026 academic year and you have not already filed your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) ... It's FAFSA filing time!
You'll need your Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) to sign the 2025-2026 FAFSA. Go to https://studentaid.gov/fs... to create an FSA ID (if you do not already have one) or if you have forgotten your Username or Password
Proceed to https://studentaid.gov/h/... to get started with the FAFSA filing.
For 2025-2026, you will be using 2023 income information.
The Alfred University FAFSA school code is 002668.
Upon completion of the FAFSA, you will be directed to "Start your state application" if your home state requires it. For NY State residents, this form is called a TAP Application and is required for TAP and other NY State aid.
For New York State Residents only: Be sure the proper Alfred University TAP school code is listed for both the fall and spring semesters.
Alfred's Code is 0020 for programs in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Business, College of Professional Studies, and Mechanical, Renewable Energy, and Undecided Engineering.
Use code 0960 for all other Engineering Programs and the School of Art and Design.
For more general information about financial aid at Alfred University, please visit our web page https://www.alfred.edu/ad... . Our telephone number is 607-871-2159 and our email address is [email protected].
Link: https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa
Submitted by: Brielle Gavin
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On Monday, February 24 from 10:30am to 12:00pm, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Task Force will be hosting UDL Drop-in Hours. Faculty may stop by to seek assistance with applying UDL principles in their courses. Universal Design for Learning is the practice of creating learning experiences appropriate for all students, regardless of learning differences or diversity factors. The goal of UDL is to remove barriers to learning.
Faculty who visit the drop-in hours may choose to focus on one of the following areas:
- Applying UDL principles to a syllabus
- Applying UDL principles to an assignment
- Applying UDL principles to a Canvas course
- A self-directed UDL goal related to teaching and course delivery
UDL Drop-in Hours will be held in Scholes 218. If seeking assistance with a syllabus or assignment, please bring two paper copies. Please bring your laptop if seeking assistance with Canvas or another goal involving technology.
Link: AU Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald
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Are you planning something that will coincide with Hot Dog Day on Saturday, April 26th? Or in the week leading up?
Please be sure to notify Maggie Weiss or Eliza Ordway in the Center for Student Involvement so we can add it to the event schedule.
Submitted by: Maggie Weiss
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FACULTY CANDIDATE LECTURES
Video
Nevins Theater
January 27 4:30pm #1
January 29 3:30pm #2
January 31 4:30pm #3
Ceramic Art
4:30pm Nevins Theater
February 5 #1
February 7 #2
February 10 #3
Music
4:30pm Miller Theater
February 27 #1
March 4 #2
March 6 #3
Photography
4:30pm Nevins Theater
March 3 #1
March 5#2
March 7 #3
Submitted by: Arts Events
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Applications for living in the Alfred University Hillel House are now Open! Please submit an application by February 28, 2025 for priority consideration. Those who apply by the priority deadline will be notified of their application status by Friday March 7, 2025, and will have until Wednesday March 12, 2025 to confirm their placement. Applicants must have also already submitted a normal housing application for in your AU Housing portal for consideration.
Hillel House was renovated in the Summer of 2024. The house itself, contains 6 single bedrooms on the upper-floor. The ground floor is dedicated to enhancing the Jewish student life here at Alfred through siting rooms, a kosher kitchen, and a Jewish library.
Residents are expected to be inclusive of all different identities and facets of Jewish life, and program to enhance Jewish life here at Alfred University.
Please note: You do not need to be Jewish to live in the Hillel House. However, you do need to be engaged in Jewish activities.
Link: Hillel House Application
Submitted by: Max Koskoff
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Looking for a job this summer? Need free summer housing? Want to enjoy the beautiful weather that Alfred has to offer outside of the school year?
The Office of Residential Communities is hiring Summer Concierges to support the university's functions over the summer such as reunion, MostArts, Orientations, AUNY and more. These students are responsible for being on call, distribution and collection of linens, and providing excellent customer service for those individuals who will call Alfred home for a short time.
For a full job description and to apply, please visit the link below. If you have questions, please email Max Koskoff, [email protected]. We hope to send hiring notices by the end of March.
Link: Job Description and application
Submitted by: Max Koskoff
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Alfred University Libraries Outstanding Researcher Award �
This award recognizes student researchers at the undergraduate or graduate level who have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and an understanding of information literacy and the research process as part of an original course-related research project, in any format or medium including creative work, that utilizes AU Libraries collections, resources, and services. �
The Alfred University Libraries are pleased to accept nominations for this student award from AU staff and faculty through Monday, March 3rd, 2025.�
Student award winners receive $150, a certificate, and recognition for their outstanding efforts at the Honors Convocation ceremony on April 25th, 2025. �
Questions about eligibility or criteria may be sent to [email protected].
Link: Nomination Form
Submitted by: Mechele Romanchock
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AU Libraries Community Impact Award
This award acknowledges and celebrates undergraduate or graduate students who have demonstrated exemplary leadership in promoting the Libraries' values on campus and in the community with clear and positive impacts as the result of these efforts. Some of the Libraries' core values are a commitment to anti-racism and anti-oppression, support for intellectual and cultural diversity, the free and open pursuit of knowledge, and a passion for sustainability. As part of an ongoing dedication to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, the Alfred University Libraries seek to empower students to explore diversity issues, expand scholarly conversations beyond the historically dominant voices and perspectives, and inspire others to advance social justice.
The Alfred University Libraries are pleased to invite nominations for the AU Libraries Community Impact Award from staff and faculty to honor the work of our exceptional students. Nominations will be accepted through Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Student award winners receive $150, a certificate, and recognition for their outstanding efforts at the Honors Convocation ceremony.
Questions about eligibility or criteria may be sent to [email protected].
Link: Nomination form
Submitted by: Mechele Romanchock
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Many distinguished Black women played pivotal roles in the women's suffrage movement, often navigating both racial and gender barriers.
Ida B. Wells - A journalist, activist, and suffragist, Wells is best known for her work in anti-lynching campaigns.
She was born into slavery in 1862 in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and after the Civil War, she became an outspoken advocate for racial equality, women's rights, and social justice.
Wells is perhaps most famous for her investigative reporting on the lynching of African Americans in the South, where she uncovered the truth behind many of these violent acts and exposed the ways in which they were used to maintain racial control. books, speeches, and articles advocating for civil rights.
Wells was a founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and an advocate for civil rights. However, she later distanced herself from the organization due to differences in approach.
She was also a strong advocate for women's suffrage, fighting for the inclusion of African American women in the suffrage movement.
Her legacy continues to influence civil rights activism, journalism, and the ongoing fight against racial violence.
Mary Church Terrell was a remarkable trailblazer in both the civil rights and women's suffrage movements. Born in 1863, she not only broke barriers as one of the first African American women to earn a college degree (from Oberlin College), but she also became an influential advocate for racial equality and gender rights. Her leadership in organizations like the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) and the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) helped shape the course of both women's rights and African American civil rights activism.
Terrell was also vocal about the intersectionality of race and gender, advocating for the rights of Black women specifically, at a time when their voices were often excluded from both movements. She even helped with the fight for desegregation in Washington, D.C., through her work with the Women's Civic League. Her legacy is a powerful reminder of the strength and perseverance required to fight for justice in multiple arenas.
Sojourner Truth - Born into slavery, Truth became an iconic figure in the abolitionist and women's rights movements. Her famous "Ain't I a Woman?" speech, delivered in 1851 at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio, highlighted the intersection of race and gender in the fight for equality.
These women, among others, fought tirelessly for both racial and gender equality, often facing discrimination within the suffrage movement itself but continuing their work to ensure that the voices of Black women were heard.
Link: https://youtu.be/Br6b9sIuIDU
Submitted by: Angie Taylor
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The Career Development Center now offers after-hours! Stop by or schedule an appointment on Handshake to get career support at your convenience.
New Hours:
Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursdays: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Res Life Office, Bartlett Hall
Whether you need help with resumes, job searches, or career advice, we're here for you-drop in or book an appointment today!
Submitted by: Leah Cummings
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Do you know a student who would be a good candidate for a Fulbright grant? The Fulbright U.S. Student program offers unparalleled opportunities in all academic disciplines to passionate and accomplished graduating college seniors and graduate students.
Program participants are fully funded to pursue graduate study, conduct research, or teach English abroad. Foreign language skills are not always required.
Please direct interested students to contact a member of the campus Fulbright committee early in the spring semester in preparation for applying in the fall.
See the link below for more information and a list of campus contacts.
Link: Fulbright Campus Contacts
Submitted by: Ellen Bahr
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The Employee Recognition Committee would like you to know that the nomination form is open to nominate your co-workers for the three established service awards. Nominations will be received through 4/12/25.
Three Awards (to read more about these click the link below):
-Bob Condrate Lifelong Learner Award
-Saxon Service Award
-Cathy Johnson Service Award
These awards will be presented at the 8th Annual Employee Recognition Event.
Link: Alfred University Service Awards
Submitted by: Christine Harris
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Who should attend? Most useful for faculty and staff who have direct contact with students (or direct contact in their daily work).
Dr. Belinda Hernandez of Stanford University, and Dr. Marcia Hernandez of the University of the Pacific will present, "Strengthening Mentoring Relationships with Mentor Maps" on Wednesday, February 12th from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Alumni Lounge (Powell Campus Center).
What is a mentor map? It's a tool that helps an individual map their current mentoring network, identify their unmet needs, and plan how to expand their existing network to meet new goals. This presentation and workshop will give faculty and staff practical tools to address students', as well as their own, mentoring needs, building on the presentations by Dr. Leo Lambert in August and Dr. Joe Tranquillo in January.
Light refreshments will be available.
We hope to see you there!
Submitted by: Katie Decker
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We were recently notified that Airgas is changing their delivery day to Wednesdays rather than Tuesdays. This will go into effect the week of February 10th.
Submitted by: Valerie Ewald
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