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Crandall Health Center Closed for the Summer
During the summer (May 17 through August 17) the health center is open only for business matters on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00am until noon. Clinical staff are not available in the summer to provide medical care, medical advice or prescriptions. There are a variety of options for health care in the Alfred area during college breaks or over the summer. Remember, if you have a health care provider/family doctor in the area, you should consider calling their office first. Please refer to the Crandall Health Center webpage for further options including emergency care and urgent care needs.
Herrick Books Need To Be Returned
Dear Graduating Students, Congratulations on your achievement, unfortunately some of you are still in possession of some library items. All library material must be Returned/ Renewed by Friday, August 8, 2008. Otherwise, your student account at Business & Finance will automatically be billed on Monday, August 11, 2008. Contact Jessy Santana js7@alfred.edu or 607-871-2792 at your earliest convenience if you have any questions. Thank you for your cooperation
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CITE Classes
- Location: Lea Powell Institute, PCC, KH, Olin
- Time: All Day
CITE classes in Counseling and Literacy are being held on campus throughout the month of July.
Football Camp - Week II
- Location: McLane Center
- Time: All Day
Week two of the Grid Iron Champion Football Camp runs Sunday through Thursday. For further information please contact Coach Dave Murray at 607-871-2889 or via e-mail to murrayd@alfred.edu.
"How to Get Into a Top Art School" Institute
- Location: Career Development Center and other locations
- Time: All Day
"How to Get Into a Top Art School" summer institute for high school students runs July 13-17 and July 20-24. For further information please visit the Web page.
Astronomy Institute
- Location: Observatory, Science Center
- Time: All Day
The summer Astronomy Institute for high school students runs Sunday, July 20 through Thursday, July 24. Please visit the Web page for further information.
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Have you ever pressed the PrtScn (print screen) key on your Windows keyboard and wondered why it was there since it never seemed to do anything? Well, it does do something! It copies an image of your screen onto the "clipboard," ready to paste into any graphics program. These steps show you how to use it along with Windows' standard image editor, Microsoft Paint, to save an image of your screen.

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Today's Events past press releases...
22-Jul-08 — Final concert in summer carillon series slated for Tuesday evening
The closing performer in the 2008 Alfred University Summer Carillon Recital Series is Helen Hawley of Hudsonville, MI. Pieces from Bach, Gerken, Johnson, and Prise will be included in her eight-piece performance on Tuesday, July 29, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Alfred University carillon. The concert is free of charge; guests may sit on the lawn adjacent to the carillon.
21-Jul-08 — AU professor directs USUK International Iron Symposium
Coral Lambert, assistant professor of sculpture/dimensional studies at Alfred University, was the director of the ninth USUK (United States United Kingdom) International Iron Symposium in June 2008. It took place at Butley Mills Studios, on the east coast of England in Suffolk, near Orford Castle, about one hour from London.
18-Jul-08 — Professor Atlas selected next director of Honors Program
Atlas is about to take a big “weight ”onto his shoulders. Dr. Gordon Atlas that is.
18-Jul-08 — NYSTAR redesignates Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology
Edward Reinfurt, Executive Director of the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), today announced that the Alfred University’s Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology (CACT) and Clarkson University’s Center for Advanced Materials Processing (CAMP) have been re-designated by the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR) as Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs). These re-designations will provide each center with approximately $10 million over a ten year designation period.