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A total of 23 new members were recently inducted into ��Ӱֱ�� State College’s chapter of the world’s largest and most prestigious honor society for two-year college students, Phi Theta Kappa. 

The ��Ӱֱ�� State College Choir Alumni organization will present its 67^th annual spring concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22 in the Anthony C. Cappadonia Auditorium in the Orvis Activities Center on the ��Ӱֱ�� campus.

Beginning Monday, April 16, ��Ӱֱ�� State College will be hosting a weeklong series of events in celebration of Earth Week 2018.

US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the Research Foundation for The State University of New York, ��Ӱֱ�� State College to renovate and expand an existing building to house the Biorefinery Development and Commercialization Center (BDDC).

The ��Ӱֱ�� State College Culinary Arts Department will host a barbecue dinner from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 26.

State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson honored 249 SUNY students from across the state in Albany recently with the 2018 Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence, including ��Ӱֱ�� State College’s own Hannah Vuozzo and Katherine Holmok.

Tickets are on sale at the Campus Store and cost $5 for students in advance, $10 for non-students, and $10 at the gate. For more information, please call 607-587-4075 or email studentactivities@alfredstate.edu. 

With the first phase of the MacKenzie Makeover renovation now finished, ��Ӱֱ�� State College and its project partners recently celebrated the new look and amenities of the largest residence hall on campus with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

A total of 154 students presented 138 science and technology projects to the judges for a chance at a share of the $1,590 in prize money. Participants were divided into three divisions: senior (grades 10-12), junior (grades seven through nine), and novice (grades four through six).

“We always encourage students, from freshmen on up, to participate. Those who aren’t ready to start looking for work can simply walk around and see what a career fair is,” said Elaine Morsman, director of the ��Ӱֱ�� State Center for Career Development.