English and Humanities

Five members of the Alfred State community honored with Chancellor’s Award

Jason Doviak, Phil Schroeder, Janice Stafford, Megan Clark, and Theresa Toth-Fleischman were honored for earning SUNY Chancellor Awards at the annual Alfred State Employee Recognition Celebration.

Spring poetry reading event well received

"The creativity on display is a delight to behold." Dr. Max Mertel

English and Humanities host pair of events

“Because we often focus on campus issues, the public debate event is not only a venue for students to hone their public speaking skills through real-world experience, but also an opportunity for faculty and administrators to hear and respond to student voices on contentious issues of academic policy.” Nicholas Stefanski

Pioneer PROfiles - DA Burton

“I chose Alfred State based on reputation and some of my family members had attended. I wanted to leave behind the work I was doing that did not require a degree and focus on my writing.” DA Burton

Students shine at poetry reading

“We had a great showing with a wide variety of original poetry.This is one of our department’s favorite evenings, and I was so impressed by our students’ creativity and courage." Travis Matteson  English & Humanities Chair

Pioneer PROfiles - Aiden Kinney

The great thing about the major is that it is very customizable. Alongside your general electives you have a lot of options for what courses that you want to take that you think will better your college experience. I find that to be very appealing.” Aiden Kinney

Alfred State celebrates Douglass Day

“So much care has been put into creating a meaningful engagement opportunity by the Douglass Day organizers and their efforts have resulted in an incredible crowdsourced initiative that broadens perspectives and invites an international community to explore and digitally preserve important narratives." Cyan Corwine - Director of Global Engagement and Civic Wellbeing

Students, faculty, and staff participate in fall poetry reading event

Alfred State College students, faculty, and staff participated in the fall poetry reading event hosted by the English and Humanities Department.

Alfred State spring poetry event deemed a success

Nearly two dozen attendees shared poetry at the English and Humanities Department spring poetry event. Current students, faculty, administration, college council members, and alumni shared original or favorite poems.

Alfred State College holds virtual poetry reading

Dozens of Alfred State College (ASC) Pioneers came together recently to share, listen, and reflect during a virtual poetry reading held on Microsoft Teams.