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NASPA Region II held a Careers in Student Affairs Conferences in three locations. Several students, in-cluding three professional staff members, of Alfred State College attended the conference held at Canis-ius College in Buffalo, New York. Historically, NASPA stands for “National Associ-ation of Student Personnel Administrators.” The or-ganization joins profession-als and students together for conferences, webinars, and workshops. These op-portunities allow for at-tendees to learn about pro-fessional development, skills, and tools that can be applied to careers within student affairs in higher ed-ucation. Attending confer-ences can be insightful to recent graduates and new professionals.

Each session of the conference had three options to choose from. There were three sessions in total, along with provided lunch, a keynote speaker, and roundtable discussions. The first session was titled “Step Two to Your Career” presented by Kathy Woughter, the Vice President of Student Affairs at Alfred University. She discussed the myths and reali-ties on how long to stay at your first job. When ask-ing the audience, many believed the time limit to re-main in your first position was two years. The reality is about one year. If an individual decides to leave a job off of their resume because of a potential bad reference, this could show gaps in job history to the employer interviewing. A question a hiring agent may

ask could be, “Why isn’t your direct supervisor on your resume?”

Woughter offered a piece of advice: when begin-ning to search for a new job, really know the super-

visor before telling them. This could create tension or stress on the employer be-cause they would need to begin their own search. An employee should not tell their supervisor each job they applied for, only to the one that is serious. This ses-sion also provided a list of skills needed for a Vice Pres-ident or Dean Position. This included crisis and budget management, supervision, strategic planning, assess-ment, public speaking, and few more. Woughter stressed the importance of speaking up when you have

something to say and making decisions even if it’s an unpopular one.

The keynote speaker was Jason Pina, the Vice President of Student Affairs at Bridgewater State University, and he was being filmed live from the New York Institute of Technology in New York City. At one point he had said “There is never an ‘I’ only a ‘we’ whenever talking about the things done for students.” His speech reflected his passion for his career and the development of student leaders. There will be another NASPA Region II Conference held in June 2016 in New York City for anyone in-terested in attending. More information will be post-ed on their website www.naspa2.org.

CAREERS IN STUDENT AFFAIRS CONFERENCE AT CANISIUS

By Tara Goldsbury

From left: Alfred State’s Amy Miller, Tiffany Wagner,

Sean McCarthy, Tyler Ribble, Tara Goldsbury, Charlotte

Whitney, and Nia Hyman

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Tor Echo

Report, Encourage, Engage

Issue 4, Fall 2015

Editor-in-Chief: Daniel C. David / Managing Editor: Kevin Shrestha / Treasurer / Student Senate Representative: Daniel David

Reporters: Karla Chun, Heather Cromwell, Shannon Fay, Grace Franklin, Tara Goldsbury, Rachel Haines, Blue Jay,

Yvonne Payne, Breanna Smith, Emily K. Smith.

Dr. Brian Quinn, Adviser

© Tor Echo, 2015

By Heather Cromwell

On Saturday October 17th, Psi Sigma Psi went up

to Buffalo to participate in the Making Strides

Against Breast Cancer Walk. While there we

ended up on the local TV channel WGRZ. See

the video at: https://www.facebook.com/

ACSWNY/posts/1198384150177912 I also personally submitted a picture of our

sisters to the website Total Sorority Move. This

is a website that has stories and photos of na-

tional sororities around the country. The photo

of our house (see left) in Buffalo was posted on

their website yesterday. If you want more infor-

mation please contact me at

CromweHL@alfredstate.edu.

BLUE JAY’S GUEST EDITORIAL

Do you every feel like you have lost wind? Wind that blows your sail to your next pursuit, project, or destina-

tion. These last few weeks have been challenging and it feels like I have not been progressing. Even as I write, I won-

der, what’s the point? Why do I care? Will people read this? Or, during the week in the work place, I ask, why am I

here? Do I make a difference? What is my goal?

In every season, these questions seem to linger. Perhaps they change format. As a college student I asked, what

will be my major? Now as a graduate I ask, what will I actually do with my life? These questions can seem overwhelm-

ing. And yet, they are the very questions that can bring about the most amazing journey!

Think for a second in between your homework and coffee break – what wind is blowing you? Where is it taking

you? I am finding that times of reflection are like putting my boat to anchor. Instead of trying to row through the

waves of life - I wait for the wind. With the wind in my sails, I have momentum and direction.

In our busy world, it is easy to get caught up in the mindset that reflection and taking breaks are a waste of

time. However, I would challenge my reader - whoever you are - that you can go farther with wind in your sail.

As a journalist, I not only want to take the time to bring news and information to your attention, but I also want to

give you a fresh wind of perspective. During the week it is important to “know” what’s going on, but it is just as im-

portant to pause and reflect on what you already know. It is my hope as your local Blue Jay to keep you posted on

information that will add to your life and bring wind to your sails. Some weeks there will be local news, other weeks

will be light-hearted reflections. Reader, enjoy the journey, and welcome aboard! - Blue Jay

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By Shannon Fay

Ready, Set, GO! On October the 14th the Architecture

Club held a cardboard boat race! In what is hopefully the

first of an annual even, 12 teams of two to four students

were given an hour and fifteen minutes to construct a

boat out of cardboard and only one fifty-five yard roll of

duct tape per team in SET room 433. It got intense! You

could actually feel the temperature of the room heating up

as teams raced against the clock! Once all the boats were

made the chair of the Architecture Department, Alex Bit-

terman, and a few members of the club not participating in

the race judged the boats for best design. There were

boats of all sorts from skinny and long to flat and wide.

Some even had spikes on them and one had a hand oper-

ated propeller of sorts! The winners were Jesse Fawcett,

Daniel Garcia, and Guillermo Enriquez with what the judg-

es dubbed “The Shark Boat.”

Then the boats were taken to the Orvis Pool for the

race. Many of the boats didn’t make it past the start line

and a few made it about half way across the pool. Only

three boats made it to the very end. The winners with the

fastest time were Nickolas Graziose and Ryan Debree.

Our winners were awarded prizes in the forms of gift

certificates to Foxe’s Pizza and The Collegiate restaurant

in Alfred that were generously donated to the club.

Overall the event was a success and everyone had a

great time! Keep an eye out next year for our boat race as

well as a potential cardboard sled making contest in the

spring semester.

The Architecture Club is also selling boxes of a dozen

doughnuts each for $10 a dozen from Famous Doughnuts

in Buffalo in the SLC until the 28th of October. Be sure to

stop by and help support our club!

ALFRED STATE

ARCHITECTS

TAKE TO THE

WATER

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FALL POETRY READING

WEDNESDAY,

NOVEMBER

4TH

6 P.M.

ALLEGANY

ROOM – CDH

COME AND JOIN IN ON THE FUN!!

MUSIC STUDENT

ARTWORK DESSERTS FROM

STUDENTS IN CULINARY ARTS

This Halloween, Rainbow Union and

Spectrum present “The Rocky Hor-

ror Picture Show LIVE”. While the

cult classic film is projected on the

screen, a live cast will act out the

outrageously fabulous, unusual, and

unpredictable plot of this comedy-

horror-musical film. First shown in

1975, this film is about a newly en-

gaged couple who find themselves

lost and with a flat tire on a cold and

rainy late November evening. The

couple walk to a nearby castle where

they discover a group of strange and

outlandish people who are holding

an annual Transylvanian convention.

Dr. Frank N. Furter is their host.

Come see the show to find out the

rest.

The show will be presented on

Friday, October 30 at 7:00 pm in

Cappadonia Auditorium (Orvis) on

Alfred State Campus. A second

showing will be Saturday, October

31 at 7:30 pm in Nevins Theater on

the Alfred University Campus. The

show, which is free, runs approxi-

mately two hours. The cast promises

to “thrill you, chill you, and fulfill

you”

Experience Transylvania for

Halloween — If You Dare

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Magical, mysterious, and enchanting,

the entire suite of Harry Potter films

will be screening this Halloween

Weekend at The Smith Opera House.

On Friday, October 30th “The Sorcer-

er’s Stone” will screen at 5:30pm and

“The Chamber of Secrets” will be pre-

sented after a short break at 8:45pm.

On Saturday, Octo-

ber 31st “The Prison-

er of Azkaban” will

air at 12:30pm, “The

Goblet of Fire” will

screen at 4pm, and

“The Order of the

Phoenix” will follow

at 8pm. On Sunday,

November 1st “The

Half-Blood Prince”

screens at 12:30pm,

followed by “The

Deathly Hallows” part

one at 4pm and part

two at 8pm. The

Harry Potter Halloween Weekend is

generously supported by The Smith

Center for the Arts, Mark’s Pizzeria,

and Guardian Industries.

Poignant and powerful tales of a

young man’s struggle to

find his way in a danger-

ous, yet entrancing new

world, the suite of Har-

ry Potter films have de-

lighted fans and critics

alike with its stunning

portrait of a magical

world that lies just be-

yond this one. Join the

young orphan Harry as

he discovers his magical

heritage and is swept

away from his dreary

life with non-magical

Muggles to attend an elite boarding

school, Hogwarts, designed to educate

and train the next generation of Magi-

cal folk. Peopled with incredible wiz-

ards, brilliant witches, daring friends

and bold foes, Harry’s new life is at

once dizzying, fascinating, fraught with

new challenges and perils. Over the

course of the eight films, audiences

can watch Harry and his friends grow

into courageous wizards who brave

incredible odds to save their world

from the fanatical Voldemort, a twist-

ed wizard who’ll stop at nothing in his

quest for power and control.

Muggles and Wizarding Folk alike

are encouraged to visit The Smith this

Halloween as it is transformed into a

Hogwarts away from Hogwarts. All

eight of the Harry Potter Films will

screen over three days, and there is a

scheduled break in the program on

Saturday to accommodate the annual

Children’s Parade and Costume con-

test from 2-4pm. The Geneva Public

Library will have a booth with book

giveaways and other Harry Potter

prizes in the lobby all weekend long,

and Mark’s Pizzeria’s delicious pies will

be available in between the first and

second film screenings on Saturday

and Sunday. Other

snacks, activities,

and surprises will be

available before, af-

ter, and during films

all weekend long.

The Smith and its

sponsors are proud

to offer family-

friendly pricing for

this event so that all

ages can enjoy the

incredible experi-

ences taking place

both on- and off-

screen. Tickets for

all eight films are just $16, and tickets

for individual films are $5. Don’t miss

this opportunity to spend Halloween

immersed with friends and loved ones

in the mystical world of Hogwarts!

The first four films are rat-

ed PG, and the last three

are rated PG-13. Runtimes

various.

Tickets are $16 for all

eight films, $5 for individual

screenings. The doors will

open 30 minutes prior

to screening times.

The Smith Opera House

is located at 82 Seneca

Street, Geneva. Box Office

Hours are Monday through

Friday, 10am to 5pm and

Saturday 10am to

2pm Phone: (315) 781-5483.

Email: boxoffice@thesmith.org For

event listing and more information

about The Smith and The Smith Cen-

ter For The Arts, visit the smith.org

Relive the Exciting Days of Harry,

Hermione, and Ron vs. You-Know-Who

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For the second and third time this

month, the Alfred State Pioneer

Woodsmen’s Club sawed, rolled,

chopped, and climbed its way to the

top in two divisions at a timber

sports competition. The club earned

a first-place finish in both the men’s

and the Jack and Jill divisions, respec-

tively, Saturday, Oct. 17 at Paul

Smith’s College in the Adirondacks,

marking the first time the club has

captured back-to-back wins in both

areas.

Two weeks prior, the club took

first in the same divisions at the Fin-

ger Lakes Logging Sports Competi-

tion at Finger Lakes Community Col-

lege in Canandaigua. Team, individual,

and double events at the Oct. 17

competition included bowsaw, log

roll, tree-climbing, barrel-splitting,

pulp toss, birling, underhand chop-

ping, and more.

The boom run event, in which

competitors must run across the top

of 11 logs that are tied together end-

to-end and floating on a pond, posed

a challenge to the Pioneers because

they did not have a set-up that al-

lowed them to train for the event. In

the end, however, they prevailed.

“Our team was still able to get very

respectable points in the boom run,

which helped to put us over the top,”

said coach Scott Bingham.

Alfred State’s Mens 1 team made

it three in a row at its final competi-

tion Saturday, Oct. 24 at SUNY ESF

in Syracuse., coming in first. The Jack

and Jill team finished its season with a

second place in Syracuse. The

Woodsmen’s Club vanquished com-

petition this season included Finger

Lakes Community College, Paul

Smith’s, the State University of New

York (SUNY) College of Environ-

mental Science and Forestry (ESF),

the SUNY-ESF Ranger School, Mor-

risville State, SUNY Cobleskill, and

the University of Vermont.

Pioneer Woodsmen’s Club members, along with their majors, are: (front row, from left) Kara Stone, surveying and geomatics engineering technology; Dan Ognibene, construction management engineering technology; Max Laramie, mechanical engineering technology; Kevin Koerner, Jr., technology management; and Kristina Kriger, agricultural business; (second row): Marissa Saunders, electromechanical engineering technology; Zachary Herrington, mechanical engineering technology; Francesca Mastrobattisto, building trades: building construction; Mike Oyer, assistant coach; Gavin Maloney, masonry; Sutton Carhart, construction manage-ment engineering technology; Dan Christoffersen, construction management engineering technology; Scott Bingham, coach; (third row): Josh Cook, construction management engineering technology; Frank Kowalski, mechanical engineering technology; and Ben-jermin Wood, construction management engineering technology.

Alfred State Woodsmen’s Club Wins Again & Again

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The Alfred State volleyball team con-

tinued to play well as they swept

Maine Fort Kent and SUNY Delhi on

Saturday at the Canton Tournament.

The Lady Pioneers are now 22-3 on

the season.

Versus Fort Kent, currently

ranked #5 in the USCAA, the blue &

gold rolled to a 25-15, 25-17, 25-22

victory. Bryanna Godfrey(Tioga) led

the way with nine kills and 13 digs

while Janae Hamilton (Ellicottville)

had seven kills and seven blocks. Lera

Braun(Waterloo) chipped in 25 as-

sists, seven aces, and seve

digs. Madison Webster (Corning) had

14 digs while Madison Szpaicher

(Ellicottville) and Jess Padley (Sweet

Home) each had 13 digs.

Padley led the way with nine kills

and seven digs in the 25-11, 25-16,

25-6 victory over Delhi. Godfrey

and Grace Hall(Ellicottville) had five

kills each while Hall and Hamilton

each chipped in four aces. Braun

passed out 21 assists on the after-

noon.

The Lady Pioneers battle the

host Canton on Sunday at 11 a.m. to

wrap up play in the tournament. The

Roos are currently tied with Alfred

State for the #3 ranking in the

USCAA poll.

Lady Spikers Win

Pi Rho Zeta will be hosting their second blood drive of the semester.

Date: November 5th

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Where: Pioneer Lounge

Schedule appointments by stopping by the table in

the SLC this week and next or by e-mailing

ribblet@alfredstate.edu