Alfred University News

When I asked Jeremy Spencer, Director of Admissions at Alfred University , to identify the biggest blunders made by college applicants , "failing to limit parents' involvement" made his list of top mistakes.

Alfred University receiver Jared Manzer was unanimously selected Empire 8 Football Offensive Player of the Year, while St.

Muncie - Marvin Charles Reichle, 85, Ball State University Professor Emeritus, completed his life's lessons Friday, November 6, 2009 in his home, surrounded by his adoring family.

Jamestown Community College has signed new and updated articulation agreements with several colleges to facilitate the transfer of JCC graduates into bachelor's degree programs.

After several weeks' worth of repair work, Forestville Central School is finally getting back to normal after suffering extensive damage to the elementary gymnasium floor in the August flood.

Johnson City High graduate Jared Manzer broke an Alfred University record by returning an interception 98 yards for a touchdown Saturday, helping the Saxons top visiting Rochester 51-14 in Empire 8 football action.

Eight Alfred University students escaped a fire in an apartment building in the village of Alfred on Thursday morning but lost all their possessions, according to a news release from the university.

Norman Cheney Skillman of Bemus Point, 82, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at home surrounded by his family.

The students themselves were not injured. It took firefighters several hours to put out the blaze.

October 30, 2009, 7:05 AM / ALFRED ... Two businesses on the main business block of this village were destroyed in a fire Thursday that also more than a dozen college students out of their upstairs apartments.

The Fire began early this morning on 3 Main Street in Alfred, and Firefighters got the call around 6:30 a-m. Two businesses were in the building, and 11college students live in upstairs apartments.

A massive fire in the village of Alfred in Allegany County tore through a building housing students and businesses.

According to a statement by Alfred University, the students who lived in apartments at the corner of Main and West University streets were all safe and accounted for.

Two beloved institutions in this college town, the Collegiate Restaurant and Alex's College Spot, were damaged but saved in a fire early Thursday that destroyed two nearby businesses and forced more than two dozen college students out of their upstairs apartments.

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed two businesses and several student apartments in a western New York college town.

Photo courtesy of "Evening Tribune" Courtesy of Evening Tribune Photo Courtesy of "Evening Tribune" Robin Howard embraces her friend, Len Curran, co- owner of Alfred Sports Center.

Fire destroys two businesses in Alfred -- shaking up the small town and leaving several college students looking for a new place to live.

A destructive fire spurred chaos and left more than a dozen college students homeless in Alfred early Thursday.

A A massive fire tore through several buildings in the college town of Alfred Thursday morning.

Alfred University confirmed this morning eight Alfred University students were in the building when the fire started and escaped without harm.