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Last day to drop a course that meets all semester is Monday, September 7. You can add or drop on BannerWeb.
Should you have any questions in regards to your schedule, please contact your advisor.
Submitted by: Alex Holbrook
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As part of our educational mission at Alfred University, we are expanding our cybersecurity awareness efforts to include a weekly simulated phishing campaign for students. This program mirrors the initiative already in place for employees and is designed to help you recognize and respond to social engineering attacks that you may encounter both here and in your future workplaces.
Throughout the semester (and starting February 17th), you will receive simulated phishing emails created through KnowBe4, a leading cybersecurity education platform. These simulations are based on real-world tactics used by malicious actors. Your role is to become familiar with how phishing attempts look and to develop the habit of reporting suspicious messages promptly.
When you receive an email that appears suspicious, please use the Phish Alert Button in Outlook on your phone or computer. Selecting this button will report the message to ITS.
* If the email is part of the simulation, your report will be recorded as a successful identification.
* If the email is an actual phishing attempt that made it through our defenses, it will be quarantined, and ITS systems will automatically search for similar messages across campus to protect others.
Your vigilance strengthens our "human firewall," which helps safeguard not only your own information but also the broader university community.
To make this program more engaging, students who accurately report two or more simulated phishing emails during the semester will receive a small packet of Swedish Fish gummies. In addition, all successful reporters will be entered into a drawing for a used laptop computer at the end of the semester.
The provided link describes how to identify and report suspicious emails the Phish Alert Button on different platforms. If you have questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk at [email protected] or 607-871-2222.
Thank you for your attention and willingness to help protect our campus community.
Link: How to detect and report phishing emails.
Submitted by: Gary Roberts
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Campus community,
We have noticed a large influx of Alfred Today announcements over the past academic year that could likely be events posted to the event calendar instead.
Before posting to Alfred Today, please consider whether an informational item should be created on the event calendar or posted as an announcement.
What's the difference? Events take place at a specific location, at a given date and time.
If your informational item doesn't have a location, date or time - then it is likely an announcement for Alfred Today.
Interested in learning how to post an Alfred Today Announcement? Take the tour: https://my.alfred.edu/aut...
Event calendar documentation: https://my.alfred.edu/aut...
Guidelines for Alfred Today/Calendar of Events: https://my.alfred.edu/aut...
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Thank you!
Link: Is it an event or an announcement?
Submitted by: Evan Linza
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As the semester begins, make sure to check your class schedules in case of any conflicts due to course changes over the summer. Should you have any questions in regards to your schedule, please contact your advisor.
Submitted by: Alex Holbrook
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Office of Public Safety would like to announce that your parking passes will expire on August 31, 2026. Please come into the Public Safety Office, located on the 2nd floor of Powell; from the hours of 8:30am-3:30pm, M-F to update your information and receive your new AU parking passes.
Submitted by: Barbara Freeland
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More than 30 alumni are returning to campus for Alfred University's third annual Mentorship Day on Friday, September 25. Students can register now through Handshake for a day of conversations, connections, and career insights with alumni across a wide range of careers and industries.
Meet this year's alumni presenters and learn more about their backgrounds and areas of expertise on the Mentorship Day profiles page linked below.
All students, faculty, and staff are welcome and encouraged to attend the keynote presentation by Patricia St. George '89, "Leading with Purpose: Mentoring Ethical and Creative Leaders Across Disciplines and Why Alfred University Students Have a Unique Opportunity to Do the Same."
Mentorship Day is a great opportunity for students to make connections, explore career paths, and learn from alumni experiences.
Link: go.alfred.edu/mentorshipday
Submitted by: Carol Marcy
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Show your Saxon spirit this Friday!
Join us for the first-ever Saxon Friday on September 4! Wear your favorite Alfred University purple and gold, snap a photo, and share your Saxon pride.
How to participate: Wear your Alfred gear, take a photo, post it on social media, and tag @alfredu_csi and @alfreduniversity for a chance to win prizes!
Students, faculty and staff are all invited to join in and help us turn campus purple and gold.
Submitted by: Cassandra Reed
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Saxon Fridays come with a little something extra!
Faculty and staff are invited to Ade Dining Hall for a free lunch on Friday, September 4 as part of the first Saxon Friday!
Wear your Alfred purple and gold and stop by for lunch. Free faculty and staff lunch will be offered on the first Friday of each month while school is in session.
Submitted by: Cassandra Reed
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The AI Faculty Development Working Group is pleased to host an AI reading group in conjunction with AU's Teaching and Learning Center. The book for this fall will be Real Intelligence: Teaching in the Era of Generative AI, by James F. McGrath and Ankur Gupta.
The discussion will consist of a singular meeting and will be hosted on Friday, October 2 from 1:20 to 2:10pm over Zoom, and will focus on the following chapters:
Chapter 2: Non-Solutions and Why They Don't Work Well
Chapter 3: The Process is the Point
Chapter 4: Starting with AI
The book is available for free at https://pressbooks.palni..... The Zoom link for the discussion is included below (meeting ID: 963 1661 9216, passcode: 573537).
All faculty and staff are welcome to participate, with no need to sign up. If you would like to request a calendar invitation, please email Meghanne Freivald.
Link: AI Reading Group Discussion - October 2
Submitted by: Meghanne Freivald
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Dr. Frederic Beaudry will be the the first speaker of the Fall 2026 Environmental Studies Speaker Series. Join us for "Addressing Lead Exposure from Hunting and Angling" in the Science Center Roon lecture hall at 12:20 Friday Sept. 4th, 2026.
Attachment: ENVS Speaker Series poster for Sept. 4, 2026
Submitted by: Nicole Munkwitz
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