Office of the Provost
Provost's Spotlight
Whittingham named distinguished professor
Stanley Whittingham, professor of chemistry and of materials science, has recently been appointed to the rank of distinguished professor — the highest system honors conferred upon SUNY faculty. He joins more than 70 Binghamton University faculty who have achieved distinguished rank. Read the full story in Inside Binghamton University.
Faculty and staff awards announced
President Harvey Stenger has announced a number of awards recognizing faculty and staff for outstanding efforts on behalf of the University. Read the full story in Inside Binghamton University.
Junior Bioengineering major receives 2012-13 Goldwater Scholarship
David Bassen, a junior Bioengineering major in the Watson School, is the recipient of a 2012-13 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. He is one of 282 scholarship recipients nationwide selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,123 mathematics, science and engineering students nominated by their colleges and universities. The Goldwater Scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type in these fields.
Summer Scholars and Artists Program
The first recipients of Summer Scholars and Artists Program Fellowships have been selected. The program, created during the 2011-12 academic year, is administered by the Undergraduate Research Center. The fellowships provide a stipend for students to conduct faculty-mentored original research, scholarship, or creative activity during the summer. The fellowships support undergraduates in eight weeks of scholarly activity. Each fellowship consists of a $3,000 student award and a $1,000 faculty award. Phillip Emeritz, a junior in Harpur College, will pursue research on "Romanization through Currency" under the supervision of Professor Andrew Scholtz, Classics. Nora Holt, also a Harpur College junior, is working with Professor Tim Lowenstein, Geological Sciences. She will research "Seawater Chemistry of the Carboniferous."
Harpur Associate Dean Jensen named as ACE Fellow for 2012-13
The American Council on Education (ACE) has named Jennifer Jensen, associate dean for academic affairs of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor of political science, as an ACE Fellow for academic year 2012-13. Read the full story in Inside Binghamton University.
Graduate Excellence Award winners named
Binghamton University has named the winners of the 2012 Graduate Excellence Awards in teaching, research, and service and outreach. See the complete list of winners in Inside Binghamton University.
President, VPs take part in town hall meeting
President Harvey Stenger, four vice presidents, including Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Jean-Pierre Mileur, and the director of althletics answered questions from students at a town hall meeting held Thursday, March 22. The President and the others responded to questions about enrollment, NYSUNY 2020, funding for graduate students and financial aid for all students, how the University will maintain high-quality academics and the provost search, among other questions. Read the full story in Inside Binghamton University.
$1 million grant will support Korean Studies
Binghamton University has become just the second East Coast school to receive the prestigious Overseas Leading University Program for Korean Studies (OLUPKS) Grant of the Academy of Korean Studies. Read the full story in Inside Binghamton University.
