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  • New expert requests:

    1. Newspaper announcements: The Conversation is looking for scholars who could explain the tradition of putting death announcements or obituaries, and/or wedding announcements, in newspapers — for example, the history of how these features developed or how they’ve reflected ideas about gender, relationships and/or etiquette, etc. over the decades.

    In case you missed it, we are still chasing:

    2. Aid in Gaza: The Conversation is looking for humanitarian aid experts who can help explain the question of how aid supplies are currently entering Gaza, and what are all of the various problems that have restricted and slowed down aid shipments. The desk is also open to other ideas related to humanitarian aid work and how it is happening in Gaza, to help give readers clearer insight into the various complicated humanitarian dynamics there.

    3. Wars that aren’t being won: Ukraine's expensive war is now in its third year, with no clear signs of it ending anytime soon. As the House of Representatives weighs whether to grant the latest large funding foreign aid package to help fund the war, the Conversation is considering the question "why does the U.S. stay involved in wars that are not being won?" This could be a historical piece, but the desk is interested in getting at this general question with an explanatory story.

    4. Goddess as "mother" from the Hindu tradition: For Mother’s Day, the Conversation is looking for a piece on Hindu goddesses and their role in nurturing.

    5. Research on pilgrimages: Between June and August, many people will go on pilgrimages to holy sites. The Conversation is looking for scholars to write about important pilgrimages from different faith traditions. The desk will also be interested in pieces on how pilgrimages are changing in the digital age.

    6. Nepal protests and divine rights of the king: As Nepal’s pro-monarchy protesters seeking a return to the Hindu state clash with police, the Conversation is looking for a scholar to write about the mythology behind the divine rights of the king coming from the Hindu God Vishnu.

    7. Abortions/international travel: Pegged to Florida’s recent Supreme Court ruling that tightens abortion access to six weeks, the Conversation is looking for a scholar with data about American women traveling to Latin America, especially Mexico, to have abortions. Related pitches that help tell the story of women traveling internationally for abortions are also welcome.

    8. FBI Investigations/jurisdictions: In August 2023, local police raided the offices of the Marion County Record and two homes of the newspaper’s employees. Legal experts have said the police chief provided no evidence a crime was committed in obtaining the search warrants and the paper’s owner claimed the police were trying to silence him. The Kansas FBI turned the case over to the Colorado FBI to investigate, and that report is expected to be released any day now. The Conversation would like to commission an expert who can explain how such investigations are conducted, how unusual it is for neighboring states to be brought in and help us parse whatever information is released.

    9. The Crosby-Schøyen Codex: This oldest Christian book, written in Coptic script on papyrus in Egypt, is going on sale. The Conversation is looking for scholars who can write about this book.

    10. Psychology and scams: The Conversation is interested in connecting with researchers who study the psychology of scams and fraud — whether it’s what makes so many people surprisingly easy targets for these schemes, or what’s going on in the minds of fraudsters themselves.

    11. Civil Rights Act and religion: July marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Conversation is inviting pitches about religion and religious figures’ roles leading up to its passage.

    12. Curious Kids — How much energy does the brain consume? How much does it give off? And how do these numbers compare to computers?: The Conversation is looking for an expert in brain science to explain the energy aspect of the human brain with simple, picturable descriptions.

    13. Mnemonics: The Conversation is in search of an expert on mnemonics who can do a fun and interesting story about their historic and contemporary use in public schools (Bonus points if you’re familiar with the old mnemonic that teachers used to use to teach students the names of the planets in our solar system before Pluto got kicked out!)

    14. Religion and immigration history: May marks the 100th anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924, which sharply restricted immigration and banned immigrants from Asia altogether. The Conversation is inviting pitches about religion, the act and the nativist views that prompted it — such as pitches about religious figures’ support or opposition to restricting immigration at the time.

    15. Curious Kids — Are animals smart?: For our Curious Kids series, The Conversation is looking for a scholar of biology, zoology or a related field who can simply and engagingly answer this question about animal intelligence posed by a child but wondered about by people of all ages. For starters — what’s “smart”? Alligators have brains the size of a walnut, yet their ancestors lived during the time of the dinosaurs. They are remarkably adaptable. Is that “smart”? Birds do remarkable things that our best aerospace engineers and pilots can’t duplicate. Is that “intelligence”? How is animal intelligence determined? How much of a factor is an animal’s brain size and its number of neurons? The article should be based on and backed up by the most up-to-date and reliable research.

    16. "Museum of the Bible": The Conversation is looking for scholars who are researching Washington D.C’s "Museum of the Bible" where a new exhibition has recently opened. The desk would be interested in a piece on historical museums created by white evangelical Christians in the United States. Other pitches are also welcome.

    17. Missionary work today: Traditionally, missionaries were sent to the colonized countries in the Global South, but with the many changes that have occurred in the world over the past few decades, The Conversation is interested in starting a series on how missionary work is changing. The desk would be interested in scholars who can write about “reverse mission,” where churches in the Global South are sending missionaries to Europe, as well as other angles.

    More Info

    Contact Ryan Yarosh or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/news/home/conversation/

  • The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is pleased to announce the promotion of Ada Robinson-Perez to the new role of executive director of equity, access and diversity education.

    Robinson-Perez will oversee the UDiversity Educational Institute and the newly named Office of Equity and Access. This name change better reflects the work happening within the division. Note that Robinson-Perez will continue to serve as the campus's affirmative action officer and ADA coordinator. Within the Office of Equity and Access, Pamela De-Bourg will assume the role of equal opportunity coordinator.

    Additionally, the division is pleased to announce the promotion of the Q Center's Nicholas Martin to associate director and asks the campus community to welcome Christina Toulon '14 as the new associate director for recruitment.

    For questions or more information, contact the division at dei@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Kim Mousseau

  • Colleen Marshall, assistant to the chair in the Department of History, received the STAR Award last week. The award, given monthly, recognizes outstanding service by faculty and staff members within the Binghamton University community. Colleagues Nathanael Andrade, Nancy Baudendistel, Elisa Camiscioli, Keith Limbach and Richard Mackenney described Marshall in their nomination letters as caring, detail-oriented and exceptionally generous with her time.

    “I admire the dedication Colleen has to the History Department, its students and the entire campus/community,” Andrade wrote. “The service she provides to all is unparalleled.”

    Marshall received a letter from President Stenger, a check for $100, a special coffee mug and a STAR pin.

    For more information about the award or to submit a nomination for a co-worker, visit the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Rachel Coker or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/human-resources/employees/star-award.html

  • TIAA representatives Mario Gonzalez and John Tenofsky will be on campus for retirement planning consultation for several dates each month, starting in January and running through April 25.

    An appointment is required to meet with either representative. Go online to: http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow to view availability and reserve your confidential planning session, or call TIAA at 800-732-8353.

    More Info

    Contact Luanne Stento

  • The new deadlines for these awards are on Friday, April 5:

    The Provost's Award for Faculty Excellence in Community-Engaged Teaching honors Binghamton University faculty who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to community engagement that helps to create meaningful change through their teaching. Community-engaged teaching involves faculty, students and community (local, regional/state, national or global) in a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.

    The Provost's Award for Faculty Excellence in Community-Engaged Teaching honors Binghamton University faculty who have demonstrated through their scholarship an exemplary commitment to community engagement that helps to create meaningful change through community-engaged research or creative activity. Community engagement describes the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national or global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity.

    Completed nomination packets must be submitted electronically to the Center for Learning and Teaching at clt@binghamton.edu no later than Friday, April 5.

    More Info

    Contact Barry Brenton or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/academics/provost/excellence-awards/

  • Students must initiate the medical withdrawal process by communicating with the Dean of Student’s C.A.R.E Team or by completing the University Electronic Withdrawal form, no later than 11:59 p.m.Thursday, May 2 (last day of classes).

    A semester medical withdrawal can be initiated for physical and/or psychological concerns. Mere absence from class or failure to register does not constitute due notice of withdrawal.

    To learn more about the medical withdrawal process, go to:
    https://www.binghamton.edu/services/care-team/withdraw/

    To complete the electronic withdrawal form, follow the link below.

    To contact the Dean of Students CARE Team, call 607-777-2804 or email DOS@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Dateline or visit https://binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cZB8dxozlN4u1v

  • The Lois B. DeFleur International Innovation Endowment provides one-time seed funding for faculty and staff leadership in the development of projects that enable students, faculty and staff to obtain unique and impactful international experiences either on or off campus, or in another country.

    The fund's goal is to increase the breadth and depth of participants' international experiences. The major focus of the fund is to provide support for initiatives that promote increased global awareness, global respect and global competence. Proposals from the Binghamton community — faculty or staff — are invited for innovative projects that can be sustained over time to bring permanent enhancements to curricular or co-curricular undergraduate or graduate student experiences in support of Binghamton University's commitment to global engagement. Individual research proposals will not receive funding unless a major portion of the project will yield programmatic development for a department or program.

    One award of approximately $ 4,000 will be awarded before the end of the spring 2024 semester for projects that will be undertaken between June 1, 2024, and Aug. 31, 2025.

    Applications, including the attached cover sheet, must be submitted by email to Madhusudhan Govindaraju, at mgovinda@binghamton.edu, in the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education and Global Affairs, no later than Friday, March 15. For complete details and the application, click on the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Madhusudhan Govindaraju or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/academics/provost/iif.html

  • To the campus community,

    This is a reminder that our campus community is one of many faiths and beliefs. Some of our students from Central Asia and elsewhere observe the new year celebration of Nowruz, on Tuesday, March 19, and Wednesday, March 20. Be sensitive and provide accommodations when possible if they are requested.

    Binghamton University also asks that all individuals support the members of our Muslim community throughout Ramadan.
    Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community. This year, Ramadan is observed from the evening of Sunday, March 10, through the evening of Tuesday, April 9. During this time, Muslims abstain from eating and drinking, including water, from dawn until sunset.

    Keep in mind that fasting requires effort and dedication, yet might also impact academic performance, especially in the afternoon and later in the day. We ask faculty to be aware and supportive of their students to help them maintain their academic performance at the highest level possible. For example, consider providing a short break for students during evening classes so they may break their fast to eat and drink after dusk.

    If you are unsure of what to do to support our Muslim students, simply ask them.

    Finally, many Muslims celebrate the Ramadan-ending holiday of Eid Al Fitr. We ask that you accommodate requests they might have to enable them to celebrate.

    Our university's "Religious Accommodation and Expression Policy" can be found at the link below.

    Thank you for your continued support of Binghamton University’s efforts to be a welcoming and supportive environment for everyone.

    Sincerely,
    Donald E. Hall, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

    Karen Jones, Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

    More Info

    Contact Dateline or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/operations/policies/policy-906.html

  • The Technology Accessibility Advisory Group (TAAG), in collaboration with the Binghamton Electronic Information Technology Office (EITO), continues to review applications from faculty, staff and students to encourage and promote Electronic and Digital Accessibility education and awareness. Consider taking advantage of this opportunity as a way to enhance the success of our students and campus community.

    Interested parties can submit applications at the link below. For more information, contact the TAAG, at taagaward@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Help desk or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEt6Hjtu88BPA620ULBukUj6hlDa28p5vwdOljaVrU2yYUcg/viewform?usp=sf_link

  • Thinking about your divisional or departmental events in the fall semester? The Union is getting ready to accept room requests. Reservations for the Fall 2024 semester for the Mandela Room and Old Union Hall will open up beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. See the important information below regarding procedures:

    - Before submitting an event request, verify with your department to see who submits requests for event spaces. If the requestor is not the person who should be reached out to about the event, put the contact information for that person in the notes section of the request.

    - Send your desired event dates and details for the Fall 2024 semester to Catherine Faughnan, at cfaughn@binghamton.edu. We want to get a general idea of when and where departments are looking to host events so we can plan accordingly. Note that this is not your official request — you still must submit your B-There request when reservations open.

    - Departments can submit a request through the website below. When submitting a request, indicate the time needed for the entire event. For example, if your event runs from 4-7 p.m., select that as your event time. Union staff will add the necessary setup and breakdown times. You must reach out to discuss room layout and logistics to Catherine Faughnan, at cfaughn@binghamton.edu, two weeks before the event date, to ensure setup can be scheduled.

    - Review The Union website to be up to date on all changes to reservation policies and guidelines. Additionally, review the guidelines for using Old Union Hall and the Mandela Room: https://www.binghamton.edu/services/union/index.html

    Email any questions to The Union, at union@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Catherine Faughnan or visit https://bthere.binghamton.edu/portal/p/

  • ITS is looking for assistance in cleaning up our storage footprint. Currently, the H: and S: drives that the University community uses reside on very high-speed, very redundant and very expensive storage arrays. Before the University commits an additional $200,000+ to increase this capacity, we are asking everyone to look through their own H: drives and their department S: drive shares for folders, files and data that is no longer needed.

    Reviewing these folders, ITS can see data archives, bundles, input data sets and information going back to 1999. There are thousands of old folders including "temp," "raw data," "Save this for later" and "archive" — all of which are probably obsolete.

    An effort to clean the drives could save the campus a lot of money, as we not only replicate all of this data but back it up in three separate locations.

    With help from each office, our Systems and Applications teams will have more time to address your needs instead of sorting through files and contacting you with individual questions about old data.

    More Info

    Contact Mike Hizny

  • When employees establish a SUNY voluntary savings plan 403(b) account or submit a request to change their contribution via Retirement at Work, the request is processed for payroll deduction by the campus Employee Benefits Office. As of March 28, the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) announced these requests will be processed via an automated file transfer. You will continue to submit your requests via SUNY Retirement at Work.

    Although we will no longer be manually entering your 403(b) contribution requests, Employee Benefits will continue to audit the transactions based on the bi-weekly feedback reports we receive. Note that it may take up to 30 days for OSC to process your request in the event there is a submission issue that needs to be corrected.

    This is also a reminder that if you request a bi-weekly 403(b) contribution that exceeds the net amount available in your paycheck, our payroll system allows for a partial payment deduction. This means if your paycheck cannot withstand the amount you requested, the payroll system will take the partial amount, which may result in a net zero paycheck.

    It is important for all employees to consistently review their bi-weekly paycheck for accuracy and immediately contact Human Resources if necessary.

    More Info

    Contact Luanne Stento

    • Arts and Entertainment

  • Join the Flute Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, for a concert of flutes of all sizes and combinations in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    They will present works that range from spirited and driving energy to calm and reflective beauty, by Higdon, Coleridge Taylor, Bartok, Coleman and Hailstork.

    Click the link below for additional Music Department events.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • The 2024 Art of Science opening reception will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the atrium of the Center of Excellence Building. Contest winners will be announced, and refreshments will be served.

    The competition celebrates the beauty of science through photographs and images that relate to Binghamton University research. The 2024 judges panel included: Gervlyne Auguste, associate director, McNair Scholars Program; Caspar Carson, '25, biology major, photography editor, Pipe Dream; Caitlin Light, assistant director, First-year Research Immersion Program; Katherine M. Reinhart, assistant professor of art history; and Greg Schuter, videographer and website coordinator. This year’s event, organized by the Office of Research Advancement, is sponsored by the S3IP Center of Excellence and Nikon.

    More Info

    Contact Martha Terry or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/research-advancement/art-of-science/index.html

  • Join the Binghamton University Theatre Department for "The Light in the Piazza," opening at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Binghamton University Art Museum. Several performances will be held through Thursday, April 18.

    "The Light in the Piazza" is a musical set in Italy during the 1950s, and is a tale of romance and a mother's struggle to protect her daughter or set her free. This is a collaborative, interactive, site-specific performance in the Art Museum, where the audience will be moving throughout the museum.

    Tickets for students are $10; faculty and staff are $15, and are available at the Anderson Center Box Office, in person, or online at the link below.

    Book by Craig Lucas, music and lyrics by Adam Guettel. Directed by Tommy Iafrate and music directed by Melissa Yanchak.

    More Info

    Contact Barbara Call or visit https://andersoncenter.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S8W00000fCtapUAC

  • Join the Harpur Jazz Ensemble at 1:20 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Anderson Center Osterhout Concert Theater, for a quartet performance featuring Trombonist Melissa Gardiner.

    Gardiner has performed with several legendary musicians including Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Geri Allen, Wycliffe Gordon, Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Dave Matthews Band and Vulfpeck. As a bandleader, she has released three albums, "Transitions" (2011), "Second Line Syracuse" (2016), and "Empowered" (2019) — which features prominent jazz women Tia Fuller (Beyonce) and Ingrid Jensen. Gardiner has won several awards as a bandleader including two Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) for Best Jazz Album, and the grand prize at the International Jazz Competition in Bucharest, Romania (2018). In addition to an active performance career, Gardiner has teaching credentials at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Cornell University and has been recognized as an outstanding educator in the Liverpool High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame (2018) and the SAMMYS Hall of Fame (2019). Gardiner received her bachelor's from The University of Michigan and master's from The Juilliard School. She is a BAC artist and plays a BAC Custom Trombone. Find more about her at: www.melissamaymusic.com

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Harpur Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Anderson Center Osterhout Concert Theater.

    Trombonist Melissa Gardiner has performed with several legendary musicians including Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Geri Allen, Wycliffe Gordon, Arturo O'Farrill's Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Dave Matthews Band and Vulfpeck. As a bandleader, she has released three albums, "Transitions" (2011), "Second Line Syracuse" (2016), and "Empowered" (2019) — which features prominent jazz women Tia Fuller (Beyonce) and Ingrid Jensen. Gardiner has won several awards as a bandleader including two Syracuse Area Music Awards (SAMMYS) for Best Jazz Album, and the grand prize at the International Jazz Competition in Bucharest, Romania (2018). In addition to an active performance career, Gardiner has teaching credentials at Syracuse University, Le Moyne College and Cornell University and has been recognized as an outstanding educator in the Liverpool High School Fine Arts Hall of Fame (2018) and the SAMMYS Hall of Fame (2019). Gardiner received her bachelor's from The University of Michigan and master's from The Juilliard School. She is a BAC artist and plays a BAC Custom Trombone. Find more about her at: www.melissamaymusic.com

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the BUAM for a workshop that uses David Hammons’ "Phat Free" as inspiration to investigate ways that TikTok can be used in art practice and storytelling. The workshop will be led by Theresa Kadish, and will involve a TikTok takeover of the BUAM account (@bingartmuseum) by workshop participants. Five TikToks will be selected to be preserved in the BUAM TikTok archive. This event will take place from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the BUAM Lower Galleries.

    Theresa Kadish '23, is a filmmaker, science communicator and food systems activist living at East Brook Community Farm in Walton, New York. She can be found across most social media platforms @teiresiaskadish.

    More Info

    Contact Jessica Petrylak or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/art-museum/

  • Join the Harpur Studio Jazz band for their performance at 9 p.m. Friday, April 19, at Atomic Toms.

    Harpur Studio Jazz Band, established in 2016 and directed by Laurence Elder, is a dynamic and versatile student ensemble with an emphasis on funk, fusion, modern and Latin Jazz. In addition to its on-campus performances, the group has been featured on television for the long-running community arts showcase "WSKG Expressions," and also makes frequent appearances at venues such as Atomic Tom’s in downtown Binghamton. This upcoming performance will feature a wide range of repertoire and soloists, including contemporary vocal features, student arrangements and the band’s newest addition of jazz violin.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Music Department for a recital by Abigail Sprague, at 4 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This event is free and open to the public. Click the link below for the entire Music Department schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Music Department for a recital by Valerie Lasser, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This event is free and open to the public. Click the link below for the entire Music Department schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the students of Black Women and Creativity in the 1960s and 1970s, the Binghamton University Art Museum and the BU Libraries for the collaborative "Black Arts Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon," in honor of six Black artists whose artwork is now part of the Binghamton University Art Museum's collections, from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Classroom Wing 112.

    Help grow these artists' Wikipedia pages and tell the world about their work. The artists whose pages will be edited are: Sherman Beck, Loretta Pettway Bennett, Latoya Hobbs, Howardena Pindell, Alison Saar and Ed Wilson.

    Food and drinks will be provided. No Wiki-editing experience is necessary. Bring your laptop, if possible, though additional laptops will be available to use during the event.

    Before the event:
    - Create a Wikipedia account. To do so, go to Wikipedia's main page at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
    - In the top, right-hand corner, click “Create account.” Create a username and password. Enter your email, if desired, and complete the CAPTCHA security check.
    - Click "Create your account," and you are ready to participate.
    Pre-register for the event at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Jessica Petrylak or visit https://tinyurl.com/BUAM-Wiki

  • Explore the captivating exhibition, "Painted Exchanges: Artists and Printmakers 1968-76," at the Binghamton University Art Museum, during "BUAM Family Day, from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Main Gallery.

    Engage in hands-on activities including natural pigment paintmaking, scavenger hunts and collaging. For questions or assistance, contact Amanda Lynn, BUAM Education Coordinator, at (607) 777-2634. The event is free and open to all.

    More Info

    Contact Jessica Petrylak or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/art-museum/

  • Join the Music Department for a recital by Esther N. at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This event is free and open to the public. Click the link below for the entire Music Department schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Music Department for a recital by Calysta Jacobs, at 4 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This event is free and open to the public. Click the link below for the entire Music Department schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Music Department's percussion students from the studio of Joel Smales for their recital at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This performance will feature a variety of solos and duets, covering many eras, genres and percussion instruments. The event is free and open to the public.

    View the entire schedule at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Pianist Jinah Lee, a faculty member at Binghamton University's Music Department, will present a recital featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Rachmaninoff at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall.

    Admission is $10 for the public, $5 for faculty and free for students. Click the link below to learn about other Music Department events.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the CMENAS (Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies) Department and ACA (American Civic Association), who are sponsoring a night of Middle Eastern music, dance and food. The event will take place from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 26, at 131 Front St. Binghamton NY. The entrance fee is 10$ for adults and 5$ for kids (12 and under).

    More Info

    Contact Marco Ali Spadaccini

  • The Binghamton University Art Museum presents "Beyond the Field In Plain Sight: The David Hammons BUAM Artist-in-Residence Program," from noon to 4 p.m. April 27-28, at Spool Contemporary, 138 Baldwin Street, Johnson City. An opening reception for the event will also be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, April 26.

    This exhibition contains works by Bryan Fernandez, Santiago Parra and Fahim Rahman. These students have created work that finds its lens and inspiration in Hammons' wit, sarcasm, compassion and complex practices, but their work moves beyond these elements to engage questions of identity, culture, ritual and art-making.

    Support for these projects was generously provided by Art Bridges.

    More Info

    Contact Jessica Petrylak or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/art-museum/

  • The campus community is invited to a Solar Eclipse watch party on Monday, April 8. Pick up solar eclipse glasses anytime from noon to 3:00 p.m. in Old Union Hall. Participants will then gather on the Peace Quad to watch the solar eclipse.

    More Info

    Contact Alicia Casper

  • Join #BingCollects and the Public Archaeology Facility (PAF) for "Human Impact & the Anthropocene" from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the University Union.

    Now in its second year, #BingCollects is a joint pop-up exhibition project between the Binghamton University Art Museum and the Libraries’ Special Collections. It’s aimed at raising student awareness of both collections’ rich and varied holdings. The pop-ups are held in different locations throughout the year and feature objects from our collections on a common theme and sub-theme.

    This year the theme is “Planet Earth.” During the 2023-2024 academic year, we will pop up with other campus partners that have research and teaching collections that relate to our precious planet — past, present and future.

    The project is intended to meet students where they are, promote the use of our collections for research and inspire creative endeavors via our primary sources, but you don’t have to be a student to check out the pop-ups — everyone is invited.

    Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Jess Petrylak or visit https://libnews.binghamton.edu/specialcollections/2024/01/30/bingcollects-planet-earth-a-binghamton-university-art-museum-and-special-collections-pop-up-project/

  • Join Harpur College of Arts and Sciences for the second in our silent movie and live music series for H. K. Breslauer’s "The City Without Jews" (Die Stadt Ohne Juden, 1924), featuring the musical accompaniment of world-renowned klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals — of Klezmatics fame — and Donald Sosin, the celebrated silent film pianist. The performance is free and open to the public and will take place from 7:30-9 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Casadesus Recital Hall.

    Set in the fictitious city of Utopia (a thinly disguised stand-in for Vienna), this satirical film follows the political and personal consequences of an anti-Semitic law forcing all Jews to leave the country. After an initial wave of enthusiasm, the citizens of Utopia are faced with the consequences, as they watch over their own economic and cultural decline. Facing a political backlash, their government must decide whether or not to revoke its earlier expulsion decree.

    Darkly comedic in tone, Breslauer's film has an ominous prophetic resonance for today's audience. Intended as a sharp critique of Nazism, it was banned after 1933 (all complete prints were thought to be destroyed). Now, thanks to the serendipitous discovery of a nitrate print in a Parisian flea market in 2015, as well as to the restoration efforts of the Filmarchiv Austria, this previously “lost” classic of early twentieth-century cinema can once again be appreciated in its ever-relevant entirety.

    This program is underwritten by a generous grant from the Sunrise Foundation for Education and the Arts, La Jolla, California.

    More Info

    Contact Eric Pritchard

  • In recognition of the 2024 total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, the Binghamton University Art Museum will host "Total Eclipse of the Art: A pop-up exhibition celebrating celestial bodies." This exhibition, organized by Amanda Jean Lynn, education and public programs coordinator, and Jessica Petrylak, preparator and communications assistant, highlights works from the permanent collection, focusing on the sun, the moon and the stars across centuries and continents.

    The exhibition will be on view from Tuesday, April 2 to Thursday, April 11, in the Kenneth C. Lindsay Room in the Lower Galleries. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

    More Info

    Contact Jessica Petrylak or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/art-museum/about.html

  • Binghamton University’s Opera Workshop, in coordination with the Phelps Mansion and Museum, presents: "An evening of Arias, Duets, and Art Songs" as part of Binghamton’s First Friday Series, at 6 p.m. Friday, April 5. Come be entertained by the members of the Opera Workshop as they present a wide selection of vocal music including opera, art songs and musical theater.

    Produced by David Carl Toulson, instructor and director of opera and John Isenberg, musical director and accompanist, members of the workshop include Michael Breslin, Robert Dakwar, Jessica Dugatkin, Liam Flatley, Laura Forero, Andrea Gilebarto, Cali Jacobs, Val Lasser, Daisy Lawrence, Kyle McAfee, Matthew Merolla, Victoria Popritkin, Ava Portmore, Madisyn Rivera, Itzel Robles, Abigail Sprague, Juan Tello and Kiara Walker.

    Click the link below for additional details or other events.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Celebrate spring with choral music at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Anderson Center Chamber Hall during "Starmade Shadows". This concert will feature music performed on the Treble Chorus' recent tour, as well as English madrigals, vocal jazz and the lush sonorities of Morten Lauridsen.

    Admission is $10 for the public, $5 for faculty and free for students. Click the link below to purchase tickets.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://andersoncenter.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0S8W00000fCixOUAS

  • Join the 20:1 Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program to unlearn one of our culture's most prevalent sexual assault myths. Walk through the installation and experience answers to the question most commonly asked to sexual assault survivors: “What Were You Wearing?”

    A staff walkthrough will take place from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, with refreshments provided by Sodexo.

    More Info

    Contact Dara Raboy

  • Fifteen graduating Binghamton University Art & Design bachelor's of fine arts students will feature their works in the exhibition "Everything I’ve Never Said" available to view from April 4-18. All events are free and open to the public.

    An opening reception for the exhibition will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4.

    The artists will give talks on their works from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, April 8.

    This exhibition represents the culmination of their BFA degree program and features artworks spanning multiple disciplines, including painting, drawing, graphic design, printmaking, sculpture, game design, video installation and more. "Everything I’ve Never Said" is an ode to life’s unspoken moments and a celebration of art’s ability to materialize the experiences, emotions and personal narratives of the participating artists. It is also an invitation to viewers to explore themes of introspection, reflection and self-discovery, as each artist confronts the unspoken and finds solace in the act of creation.

    The 2024 BFA artists are: Zoe Congdon, Anna Faulkner, Gabriella Harbord, Jade Kirdahy, Santa Barbara Maslar, Atlas Mason, Giovanna Mitchell, Em O’Brien, Santiago Parra, Addy Phoenix, Fahim Rahman, Caitlin Smith, Fiona Sullivan, Alexa Valadez and Samantha Velasquez-Ballin.

    More Info

    Contact Anna Faulkner

  • Join the Violin Studio for their recital at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Casadesus Recital Hall. This performance will feature works by Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich, Vivaldi, Price and more.

    Click the link below to find other events with the Music Department.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Music Department for their composition concert, "Music NOW!" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in FA-21. Experience new compositions and world premieres by Binghamton University composers.

    Click the link below for the full event schedule.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join members of the Music Department's Flute Studio for their recital at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in Casadesus Recital Hall. This performance will feature works by Hailstork, Schocker, Poulenc, Gaubert and more.

    Click the link below for the full schedule of events.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • The Masters of Public Administration Department is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for Party with a Purpose, their annual fundraiser supporting a local nonprofit organization. This year's event is on behalf of the Greater Good Grocery Store. It will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Kilmer Mansion, and is "Gatsby" themed. Dressing to the theme is encouraged, but not required.

    Party with a Purpose is hosted by the MPA Graduate Student Organization Philanthropy Committee as part of the Philanthropy Incubator program. It is a fun night full of food, drinks, music, activities and raffle prizes. Party with a Purpose is open to students, faculty/staff and community members, so bring your friends. Click the link below to learn more.

    You can purchase tickets at: http://www.tinyurl.com/PWAPTickets2024
    If you are not able to attend, please consider donating: http://tinyurl.com/PWAPDonation2024

    More Info

    Contact Lauren Dula or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/public-administration-and-policy/about/initiatives.html

  • Join the Music Department for their Low Brass recital at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in Casadesus Recital Hall. Admission to the event is free.

    This performance will feature the brass students of Andrew Williams and Tony Godoy in recital format. The Binghamton University Low Brass Ensemble and Trumpet Ensemble will also be featured.

    Click the link below for the additional Music Department events.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join Andrew Hiers, bass-baritone, for an evening of opera and musical theater, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    Andrew Hiers will also be presenting a Masterclass at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, in FA-21.

    Hailed for his “mature musicianship and superb comic timing” while possessing a dark yet vibrant timbre with both an extensive vocal and dramatic range, bass-baritone Andrew Allan Hiers brings a unique color and character to each role he undertakes. An alumnus of the Merola Opera program and Opera Colorado's Resident Artist program, where he performed "Don Magnifico" (La Cenerentola) and "Falstaff" (Falstaff), respectively, Hiers is no stranger to big stages and leading roles. He studied with Thomas Goodheart during his graduate studies at Binghamton University (MM Opera, 2017), performing as King Melchior in "Amahl and the Night Visitors" and the title role in "Gianni Schicchi." He was Don Basilio in "Il barbiere di Siviglia," Kind Rene in "Iolanta," Judge Turpin in "Sweeny Todd," and Doctor Grenvil in "La traviata" with Tri-Cities Opera. Originally from West Palm Beach, Hiers studied with David Okerlund at Florida State University. He currently lives in Merritt Island and performs prominently with several opera companies across the Sunshine State. His next upcoming performance will be Raimondo in "Lucia di Lammermoor" with St. Pete Opera, alongside his partner, soprano Chelsea Lehnea, before they both sing in "Anna di Resburgo" with Teatro Nuovo this summer in New York City. Hiers was recently featured in the PBS documentary “Iron Opera” available to watch on YouTube. In addition to social media, you can follow Andrew’s musical journey by visiting: www.andrewallanhiers.com

    Click the link below for other Music Department events.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Binghamton University Wind Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in the Anderson Center Osterhout Concert Theater, as they celebrate their graduating members and imagine through music where these members' future lives will lead them.

    Click the link below for other Music Department events.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Music Department for "The Time the Axeman Came to Town," a musical in two acts by a Binghamton University student composer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This event is free and open to the public.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Harpur Cinema presents: "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One" by William Greaves (USA, 1968, 75 minutes). Doors to both shows open at 7 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, and Sunday, April 7, in Lecture Hall 6. Single admission is four dollars.

    In his one-of-a-kind fiction/documentary hybrid "Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One," the pioneering William Greaves presides over a beleaguered film crew in New York’s Central Park, leaving them to try to figure out what kind of movie they’re making. A couple enacts a breakup scenario over and over, a documentary crew films a crew filming the crew and locals wander casually into the frame. The project defies easy description. Yet this wildly innovative sixties counterculture landmark remains one of the most tightly focused and insightful movies ever made about making movies.

    More Info

    Contact Melissa Miller or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/events/harpur-cinema.html

  • Join Kiara Walker, soprano, as she gives her graduate recital at 5 p.m. Sunday, April 14 in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    This free performance features works by underrepresented composers such as Lubomir Pipkov, Margaret Bonds and Florence Price.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the faculty of the Music Department for an evening of cultural celebration that will transport you to the heart of Latin America at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, in Casadesus Recital Hall.

    Experience the evocative sounds of Latin America in a mesmerizing chamber music recital featuring compositions by Guastavino, Oliva, Piazzola, Egúrbida, Brower and Cordero. Journey through Argentina, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba as Brenda Iglesias's voice intertwines with Paul Sweeney's enchanting guitar melodies and Jeanne Sperber's captivating flute plays.

    View the whole event schedule at the link below.

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    Contact Robert Manners or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

  • Join the Department of Asian and Asian American Studies for “Korea Day: K-Fest” at 1 p.m. Friday, April 12, hosted at the Korean Student Center, in Old Champlain.

    "Korea Day: K-Fest" is an annual celebration of Korean language and culture, offering an array of activities. Experience dance and percussion performances, indulge in hands-on crafts, try on traditional Korean dresses and savor delightful Korean cuisine, including kimchi fried rice, Korean-marinated chicken, glass noodles, mochi ice cream, refreshing watermelon punch and more.

    Participate in a raffle for a chance to win prizes — including gift cards, K-pop merchandise, K-snack boxes, K-beauty products and more.

    This event is sponsored by the 2024 Academy of Korean Studies Grant (AKS-2024-E-011), YS Kim Foundation, the Harpur Dean’s Office, the Dean of Student Office and the Center for Korean Studies.

    More Info

    Contact Eunjin Park

  • Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) will be hosting the first annual "Faculty, Staff, and Students with Disabilities Mixer" this year. Our goal is to bring together the Binghamton Disability Community and allies to a safe and welcoming environment. Representation matters — SSD wants to build opportunities for students with disabilities to find support, community, validation and hopefully, mentors across campus.

    Consider joining SSD from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the President's Reception Room at the Anderson Center. Light refreshments will be provided.

    Any questions or concerns, or if you anticipate needing disability-related accommodations to participate, reach out to ssd@binghamton.edu.

    RSVP at: https://forms.gle/DrbT2k2T3aJLThf49

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    Contact SSD or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/ssd/index.html

  • Harpur Cinema presents: "Boat People," by Ann Hui (Hong Kong, 1982, 105 minutes). Doors to both shows open at 7 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, and Sunday, April 14, in Lecture Hall 6. Single admission is four dollars.

    One of the major works of the Hong Kong New Wave, Hui’s "Boat People" is a work of indelible humanity and searing political resonance. Invited to document the progress of postwar Vietnamese society, a Japanese photojournalist (George Lam) initially finds a picture-perfect image of communist contentment. But when he begins looking beneath the idealized surface the government wants him to see, he discovers a world of poverty and brutality that shocks him into helping a desperate family escape. Winner of five Hong Kong Film Awards — including best picture and director — Hui’s masterpiece gives harrowing expression to the experiences of those living under authoritarian oppression.

    More Info

    Contact Melissa Miller or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/events/harpur-cinema.html

  • Binghamton University’s School of the Arts will hold its inaugural Student Showcase this spring on the University campus — a three-day "Festival of the Arts."

    Events from May 1-3 will shine a spotlight on student creations, research, and performance. All events will be held at the School of the Arts building (FA- Fine Arts in the map), unless otherwise noted.

    Enjoy creative work and research from art and design, art history, cinema, creative writing, music, theatre and the Binghamton University Art Museum. Offerings will include performances, talks, screenings and hands-on demonstrations.

    The full schedule is available at the link below.

    Note: all events are tentative and subject to changes due to final exam scheduling. Attendees are encouraged to check for updates closer to the event date.

    More Info

    Contact Maja Dragojlovic or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/school-of-the-arts/news-events/showcase.html

  • The Binghamton University EcoBlitz is a community-science event to collect ecological data at a given location and time. At our last EcoBlitz event, 200 participants collected 1,162 observations over two weeks. The highlight of the event is our Kickoff event, which will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 13. The 2024 EcoBlitz will run from April 13-May 4.

    The event’s main goal is to unite students, classes, researchers, conservation organizations and community members to document local biodiversity and the environment on campus. The free nature identification app iNaturalist will be used to collect data during this event. At the last EcoBlitz, we had 28 tables from student groups, classes, researchers, lab groups and local parks — including Binghamton University Sustainability Hub, Broome County Parks, National Audubon Student Conservation Chapter, Cornell Herpetological Society, BUgs!, Wild Waders (both biology graduate student lab groups) and Ross Park Zoo.

    The EcoBlitz event features tours with naturalists and scientists to collect data and a variety of nature-themed activities for all age groups hosted by student groups, research groups and community partners. Our Kickoff event will have tours, activity/information tables and opportunities to log data.

    If you would like to receive general information about this event or to volunteer at the Kickoff event, or if you are interested in hosting a table, running a nature tour or having your class be involved, fill out the interest form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVIV9hHD4vjPqB-JToqnYDxaHYRsi5gH3GPFnGGmmuPoXCBw/viewform

    Questions can be sent to binghamtonecoblitz@gmail.com. Click the link below to learn more or RSVP for the event.

    More Info

    Contact EcoBlitz Team or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2261776

  • The Libraries’ Special Collections announces its second annual juried student Book Arts Competition.

    Book Arts is anything that is inspired by, engages with or challenges the book form or the idea of the book. The competition seeks to recognize and celebrate the creativity of Binghamton University students and promote engagement with the book arts. The chosen winner of the competition will be awarded $500 and their piece will become part of the Libraries' collections and be discoverable in the catalog.

    The entry deadline is Thursday, April 25. For more info on eligibility, submission guidelines and more, visit the Special Collections blog post at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Blythe Roveland-Brenton or visit https://libnews.binghamton.edu/specialcollections/2024/02/08/student-book-arts-competition-spring-2024/

    • Career Development

  • The project coordinator must demonstrate effective program development and management skills, including the ability to be flexible, manage multiple projects and prioritize competing and shifting demands/needs of stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment. The candidate is expected to possess well-developed collaborative skills, as evidenced by the ability to work as part of a team with a strong initiative to drive forward data-informed project goals. The project coordinator should demonstrate organizational, interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate persuasive arguments in writing and orally to motivate and influence people and to exercise sound professional judgment in all interactions. We expect the candidate to embrace a commitment to expanding opportunities, particularly college access and persistence, for low-income and first-generation college-bound students and students of color.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=174609

  • Binghamton Athletics is looking for a head cheer coach to oversee its co-ed cheerleading team.

    Contact Dave Simek, at dsimek@binghamton.edu, for more information.

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    Contact Dave Simek

  • From April 15-19, as part of Binghamton University Alumni Global Days of Service, alumni in Information Technology Services will be hosting a drive to collect donated items for the Binghamton University Food Pantry for current Binghamton University students in need. Bins to accept donations will be in the Tech Hub Lobby, right outside the ITS Help Desk.

    The Food Pantry is a member of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, https://www.foodbankst.org and CHOW, https://broomecouncil.net/our-services/#services-chow

    They are a temporary, judgment-free place for students facing hard times, such as running short of money for the month or other emergencies. Check out the list of items currently in need at the link below, or explore other Alumni Service Projects at: https://www.binghamton.edu/alumni/connect/global-day-of-service/2024-schedule.html

    For more information or questions, contact cparker@binghamton.edu or vallerga@binghamton.edu.

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    Contact help desk or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/services/pantry/donate.html

  • The Civil Dialogue Teaching Fellows program is a new initiative that guides faculty in the design and implementation of course content that facilitates student practice of civil dialogue. Selected faculty will receive a stipend and meet several times throughout the academic year to explore how classroom activities can support student development of skills necessary to engage in dialogue about meaningful topics with people holding different points of view. Sessions will focus both on understanding relevant theoretical frameworks and on applying practices within the classroom setting.

    The Office of the Provost and the Civil Dialogue Project invite full-time faculty of every rank and discipline to apply. Fellows will receive a stipend of $2,000 and are expected to integrate civil dialogue into at least one of their courses at the conclusion of their fellowship experience.

    Applications for the inaugural 2024-2025 cohort are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 7.

    More Info

    Contact Alison Twang or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdY38Jk0SC1tpY5FqZSkbhI70FKJYBrL3ixe98fMq0ZiLqo5A/viewform?usp=sf_link

  • The Spring 2024 Professional Development Grant application is open. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 4.

    The Professional Staff Senate (PSS) supports professional development, growth and advancement opportunities for professional staff every semester. Applicants can find eligibility and requirements for our Professional Development Grant on the PSS webpage at the link below.

    This grant will cover expenses between Jan. 1-May 31. The review committee will issue decisions on or around Monday, March 18.

    More Info

    Contact PSS or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/organizations/pss/committees/professionaldevelopment/pdgrant.html

  • The advisory board of the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) is currently seeking nominations for the position of director for a three-year term beginning in Fall 2024. Once chosen, the director will choose an associate director; the board likewise seeks interested candidates for that role. Applicants for the position of director should hold the rank of associate professor or above, and the successful candidate will receive one course release in each academic year of the three-year term.

    The Advisory Board asks for nominations of faculty members capable of sustaining and growing the institute’s profile on campus as well as regionally and nationally, following its mission to stimulate humanistic scholarship and support research, as well as to support teaching, programming and work within the community. Self-nominations are welcome. You can find the nomination form at the link below.

    Submit questions and nominations to Mateo Duque, at mduque@binghamton.edu, no later than March 1.

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    Contact Julia W Walker or visit https://forms.gle/3bb9no8SiYqLfzeD9

  • The laboratory of Abbie Chapman is seeking a full-time research technician in the Behavioral Neuroscience program within the Psychology Department. The Chapman Lab investigates underlying neurovascular mechanisms of dementia using rodent models of health and disease. The lab is specifically interested in understanding how the hippocampus and its vasculature are affected across the lifespan during healthy aging, menopause as well as during co-morbidities known to accelerate age-related cognitive decline, including chronic hypertension and ischemic stroke. We use a combination of in vivo, invitro behavioral and electrophysiological approaches to assess hippocampal hemodynamics, vascular function, neuroplasticity and learning and memory.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=172761

  • The assistant director of Binghamton University's Small Business Development Center (BU SBDC) oversees daily operations at the Corning Outreach Center, providing business counseling to clients and supervising SBDC staff. Reporting to the SBDC director, the role involves collaboration in meeting annual objectives and fulfilling the SBDC mission of serving entrepreneurs.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=172762

  • The SUNY Center for Professional Development (CPD) is excited to announce that SUNY is working with Deque Systems Inc. to provide access to self-guided online digital accessibility training. Anyone who creates digital content can access these courses once enrolled.

    Courses are arranged into several curricula:
    - Web Accessibility
    - Document Accessibility
    - Native Mobile Apps
    - Customer Service for People with Disabilities.

    The system-wide subscription is paid for and supported by SUNY System Administration. To learn more about Deque University and to request to be enrolled, follow the link below.

    If there are any questions about Deque University enrollment, contact CPDInfo@suny.edu.

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    Contact Deque University or visit https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/deque-university-registration

  • The TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program at Binghamton University is one of TRIO's college retention programs funded by the United States Department of Education. SSS at Binghamton demonstrates that earning a quality education and achieving life-long success is not limited by financial status, background or disability. Our SSS program aims to increase the retention and graduation of first-generation and/or low-income (FGLI) students and/or students with disabilities.

    SSS is seeking an academic counselor who is committed to this mission and has experience advising, mentoring, teaching and/or tutoring students of diverse backgrounds. Successful candidates possess the drive and skills necessary to develop meaningful relationships with students, staff, faculty and the University community to support the success of program participants.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=173420

  • The director will assume responsibilities for organizing, coordinating and directing staff efforts for carrying out both programs and maintaining effective work relationships among employees. This individual should be sensitive to and knowledgeable of the needs of students from low-income families and otherwise disadvantaged backgrounds and be capable of utilizing the resources of each program, the institution and the community in generating options that are adequate to meet the needs of project participants.

    The director will report to the associate vice president/dean of students at Binghamton University. Upward Bound is a component of the Division of Student Affairs. The director will be independent in most primary responsibilities.

    More Info

    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=173418

  • Facilities Management is accepting applications for potential job openings in its Temporary Summer Employment program (which includes the Summer Student Employment Program). Students who have been enrolled in the 2024 Spring semester, or are currently enrolled in the 2024 Fall semester, may apply. Applications will be accepted through the Interview Exchange link only.

    If selected, employment will begin on Wednesday, May 15, and is anticipated to last through Friday, August 16. Possible work locations include; custodial, grounds, painting, various trades and clerical. Some trade positions are anticipated to last through November 2024. These are temporary positions with no guarantee of continued employment or re-employment. All applicants selected will be contacted via e-mail; due to an expected large volume of applicants, refrain from phone inquiries.

    More Info

    Contact PF Summer or visit https://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=72B881FB7A49E235C604C2154F4FE81D?JOBID=173266

  • The Binghamton University Liberty Partnerships Program (BU/LPP) supports 475 students from Binghamton, Susquehanna Valley, Johnson City and Chenango Forks School Districts each year. Full-time staff members dedicated to identifying and supporting students are placed in each school to fully integrate the program's support services into the district.

    LPP is funded by the Office of Access, Equity and Community Engagement Services of the New York State Education Department.
    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=173820

  • The Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) program at Binghamton University is one of eight TRIO programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen participating students' math and science skills. The program's goal is to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and encourage them to pursue post-secondary degrees in math and science and, ultimately, careers in the math and science profession. UBMS will have a six-week residential summer program for twenty high school students at Binghamton University, including an additional orientation week. We plan to hold a residential summer program, but depending on COVID-19 policies at Binghamton University, the program may be virtual. The peer counselor is a part-time position during the summer program.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=174058

  • The Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) program at Binghamton University is one of eight TRIO programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen participating students' math and science skills. The goal of the program is to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and to encourage them to pursue post-secondary degrees in math and science and ultimately careers in the math and science profession. UBMS will have a six-week residential summer program for thirty high school students at Binghamton University, including an additional orientation week. The tutor is a part-time position during the summer program.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=174059

  • The Upward Bound Math-Science (UBMS) program at Binghamton University is one of eight TRIO programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen the math and science skills of participating students. The program's goal is to help students recognize and develop their potential to excel in math and science and encourage them to pursue postsecondary degrees
    in math and science and, ultimately, careers in the math and science profession.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=174060

  • The Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC) is a New York State Center for Advanced Technology housed at Binghamton University. It is a constituent research center of the Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging (S3IP) Center of Excellence. The IEEC, founded in 1991, pursues research in electronics packaging with a focus on economic development for New York State and its member companies and does so with federal and state governments, industry and academic partners to advance microelectronics research and development.

    The associate director works under the leadership of the director to develop and implement strategic plans for the Center and manages the day-to-day operations. The associate director works with affiliated faculty, research and administrative staff, over two dozen industrial partners, and doctoral and masters-level graduate students. The associate director will supervise staff including research support specialists and a company interface specialist. The associate director will coordinate IEEC activities with staff, initiatives and peer research centers and labs of the S3IP, with a particular focus on the integration of capabilities of the Analytical and Diagnostic Lab (ADL) in support of IEEC activities.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=174098

  • The Binghamton University Liberty Partnerships Program (BU/LPP) supports 475 students from Binghamton, Susquehanna Valley, Johnson City and Chenango Forks School Districts each year. Full-time staff members dedicated to identifying and supporting students are placed in each school to fully integrate the program's support services into the district.

    LPP is funded by the Office of Access, Equity and Community Engagement Services of the New York State Education Department.

    For more information and to apply, click the link provided below.

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    Contact Adam Chavez or visit https://rfbu.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=173820

    • Construction

  • In preparation for the construction of the new lecture hall building, soil borings will be taken in the footprint of the future building from April 16-19. The area between lot M5 and West Drive will be cordoned off with caution tape. The main pedestrian walkway through the center of the green space will be unaffected, allowing pedestrian access from M lots. The adjacent bus stop and bus service will not be affected. Around the drilling machine, additional barricades will be installed. Minimal impact is expected to the campus community but general caution should be used in the area. Offloading of the drill is expected to be done before 8 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, minimizing impact on lot M5.

    Contact project coordinator Jennifer Bourassa with any questions, at jbourassa@binghamton.edu or 777- 5047.

    More Info

    Contact Jennifer Bourassa

  • Surveyors will be gathering information in the area of the M Lots and West Drive near the bus stop across from the Academic Complex, April 1-5. They will conduct topographic surveys along with utility designation. The work is not expected to affect normal campus operations. Information is being gathered for the future Lecture Hall project.

    Contact Jennifer Bourassa with any questions, at jbourassa@binghamton.edu or 777-5047.

    More Info

    Contact Jennifer Bourassa

  • State service vehicle and ADA parking spaces on the west side of the University Union adjacent to the loading dock will be offline from 7 p.m.-5 a.m. April 1-3, due to work on a chilled water line. Access to the loading dock will not be affected. Signage will indicate the spaces that will be closed.

    Contact Sandy DeJohn with any questions, at sdejohn@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Sandy DeJohn

  • Due to the delivery of materials for the Science 2 chemistry wing roofing project, Lot K will be closed from 8-11 a.m. today, Friday, April 5.

    Contact project coordinator Robert Langhans with any questions, at langhans@binghamton.edu or 777-4321.

    More Info

    Contact Robert Langhans

  • Work to abate the Library south ground floor areas and perform construction-related tasks will take place from April 15-May 17. The affected areas include G547, G503A, G532 and G686. Conference room G532 will be closed from April 23-May 17. A containment area will be set up for the abatement portion of this work and signage will be posted for emergency egress on the ground, first and second floors.

    Contact project coordinator Mike Carruth with any questions, at mcarruth@binghamton.edu or 777-6484.

    More Info

    Contact Mike Carruth

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  • Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 17, the Binghamton Fund will launch the EXCELERATOR Challenge. The goal is for 1,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from around the world to give back through the Binghamton Fund to create the Binghamton University of the future. The money raised will be used to fund scholarships, invest in faculty and support discovery inside and outside the classroom.

    Hit the EXCELERATOR and make a gift at the link below!

    Join your fellow challenge-goers at 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 18, for the EXCELERATOR celebration in Old Union Hall.

    More Info

    Contact Caitlyn Smith or visit https://excelerator.binghamton.edu/excelerator

  • One week from today, on Wednesday, April 17, the Binghamton Fund EXCELERATOR Challenge will launch. The goal is for 1,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from around the world to give back through the Binghamton Fund to create the Binghamton University of the future. The money raised will be used to fund scholarships, invest in faculty and support discovery inside and outside the classroom.

    As a faculty or staff member, you can make your gift early at the link below. To succeed, Binghamton needs you!

    More Info

    Contact Caitlyn Smith or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/foundation/giving/facultystaff-giving.html

  • Join Binghamton University Women from 4-6 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, April 16, in the Benet Alumni Lounge in Old O’Connor for our spring full membership meeting.

    Olga Petrova ’05, PhD ’09, director of entrepreneurship and innovation partnerships and one of the Binghamton leaders in the New Energy New York (NENY) initiative, will provide an update on how the University and NENY will transform the domestic battery and energy storage industry.

    The business meeting with elections and our annual raffle with proceeds supporting our scholarships (bring cash!) will also be held. Binghamton University Women will also welcome donations for the Binghamton University Food Pantries.

    Snacks and beverages will be provided, so bring potential members along. Off-campus attendees can park in Lot T.

    More Info

    Contact Sharon ONeill

  • There will be an electrical shutdown from 5:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 1, which will affect the following buildings:

    - Clevland Hall
    - Commissary
    - Hinman Dining Hall
    - Hughes Hall
    - Lehman Hall
    - Library North/Tower
    - Lecture Hall/Student Wing
    - NAR (Nelson A. Rockefeller Center)
    - Roosevelt Hall
    - Smith Hall
    - Warehouse

    Emergency power only will be available for life/safety lighting etc. Before the shutdown, computers and equipment should be turned off. The shutdown is needed to perform preventative maintenance.

    Contact Patrick Gunter with any questions, at pgunter@binghamton.edu or 777-4468.

    This notice is being sent in advance for planning purposes. Additional notifications/reminders will be issued as the shutdown date approaches.

    More Info

    Contact Patrick Gunter

  • Join Dean Mario Ortiz and the faculty and staff of the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences as we host a retirement reception to celebrate the careers of A. Serdar Atav, professor; Rosa Darling, associate professor; and Mary Muscari, associate professor. The celebration will take place from 1-4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Anderson Center President's Reception Room.

    Contact Elizabeth Luckert, at eluckert@binghamton.edu, to RSVP.

    More Info

    Contact Elizabeth Luckert

  • The Graduate School is excited to host Binghamton University's fifth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition during Research Days, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Mandela Room.

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition celebrates the exciting research being performed by graduate students and cultivates their academic, presentation and research communication skills by challenging them to present their research to a non-specialist audience in three minutes (180 seconds!) or less, using only one PowerPoint slide.

    Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Ellen Tilden or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/grad-school/professional-development/three-min-thesis/index.html

  • UUP Coffee and Breakfast Bites is going on the road and heading to the Downtown Center — start your morning off with a quick pick-me-up with UUP.

    Enjoy coffee and various breakfast treats while engaging in great conversation with fellow UUP colleagues and officers from 8:30-10 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in Atrium 100A.

    This event is for UUP members only. Not yet a member? Join using the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Alexandra Messersmith-Mars or visit https://uupunion.org/myuup/Membership/

  • Due to the high volume of work for Commencement and related events, requests for Facilities Management event support for any events occurring the week of May 5-12 must be submitted before Friday, April 19. Facilities Management cannot guarantee support for requests submitted after April 19.

    More Info

    Contact Meghan McCarthy

  • As part of the campus Earth Day celebration, the Office of Sustainability, the Department of Facilities Management and ICS Industries are sponsoring a campus community recycling collection event. Bring your item(s)/material for recycling to the north end of Lot G1 any time from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, April 19.

    This event is for electronics (such as TV's, monitors, computers, etc.); appliances (such as microwaves, refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, etc.); metal items (such as small tools); and books, newspapers, magazines and paper documents, all at no charge to Binghamton University faculty, staff and students. Paper documents will be shredded and computer hard drives will be disintegrated.

    Note that only personal property will be accepted; this event is not for departmental/state, BUF, RF or Student Association property. Tires and hazardous waste, such as motor oil, paint, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs and chemicals, will not be accepted.

    More Info

    Contact Dateline

  • Binghamton University will be hosting the Annual Southern Tier Heart Walk at 8 a.m. Sunday, April 28, located at the East Gym Track and Field.

    Students, staff and faculty are invited to join the Binghamton University team, create your own team or donate to support your fellow Bearcats.

    The Heart Walk allows participants to get moving while socializing with friends, family and co-workers leading up to and on the day of the event, but it's much more than a walk. Walking in the Heart Walk boosts your heart health and mental health while helping millions of others at the same time.

    Click the link below to learn more or donate.

    More Info

    Contact Angella Kim or visit https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/HeartWalk/FDA-FoundersAffiliate?team_id=827806&pg=team&fr_id=9819

  • Commencement is a special weekend for our graduates and their guests. The presence of faculty who have guided our graduates through their time here means so much as they cross the stage.

    Sign up using the link available on the "Faculty Participation" webpage below by Wednesday, May 1. Commencement ceremonies will be held on May 9, 10 and 11.

    For questions or further information, visit the link below or contact Sarah Koral, at skoral@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Sarah Koral or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/commencement/faculty-staff/

  • Over 1,800 students attended our Fall 2023 Student Employment Fair — Don’t miss an opportunity to connect with talented students and secure the best applicants in just one afternoon during Binghamton University Part-Time Student Employment Fair this spring.

    The Part-Time Student Employment Fair will take place from 1-4 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the University Union Mandela Room. It is free to attend. Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Student Employment or visit https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/46118/employer_preview?token=j4L_OM2ikqwSqO2g4YScjNyZG__khK-aM7_QCUbgIQbWPQs09mPvXg

  • The Lois B. DeFleur Academic Prize is given to a faculty member or a group of faculty for an achievement that increases Binghamton University’s reputation for excellence, innovation and collaborative endeavors. Achievements in teaching, scholarship and public service are all eligible. Faculty members at any stage of their career are eligible and achievements should rise above general expectations for a high level of faculty performance.

    The $10,000 prize is awarded annually for a specific contribution, as opposed to a career of accomplishments, distinguishing the criteria for this prize from those used in tenure and promotion decisions. To qualify, the contribution must not only be recognized on campus, but it must also have received acclaim beyond the campus from peers or an organization. Nominations should include a description of the achievement and its demonstrable recognition. You may also include any supporting documents for the achievement.

    These flexible funds are intended to enhance the awardees’ teaching, research and/or service activities and, thereby, further the University’s mission. Two (2) Lois B. DeFleur Faculty Prizes for Academic Achievement will be awarded for 2024. The final deadline for nominations for this academic year is Friday, April 5. Submit nominations electronically to James M. Pitarresi, vice provost for Online and Innovative Education, at clt@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact James Pitarresi

  • The Third Annual Men of Color Summit will be hosted at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, in the Innovative Technologies Complex.

    This all-day conference is open to all students, faculty and staff, and will unite men across many sectors to enhance students' collegiate and professional experiences.

    The Summit provides opportunities to learn from and engage with professional leaders in the community, to provide networking opportunities for participants to learn from each other by participating in workshops and small group discussions and to help participants gain a greater sense of self.

    Register at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Richie Sebuharara or visit https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/dos/rsvp_boot?id=2258817

  • Donor-funded scholarships for the upcoming 2024-25 academic year are now available. Encourage your students to review available opportunities and apply for scholarships — such as the George Floyd Scholarship for Social Change.

    Click the link below to review the list of available scholarships. The deadline to apply to any of the listed scholarships is Tuesday, April 30.

    Contact Jenniffer Efthymious, Office of Development, at jefthymi@binghamton.edu, or 7-6927, with any questions or concerns.

    More Info

    Contact Jenniffer Efthymious or visit https://binghamton.academicworks.com

  • Join campus groups and community partners for STEM Fair: "Eclipse Extravaganza" from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Center Court in the Oakdale Commons, Johnson City.

    There will be opportunities to learn about the April 8 eclipse (and pick up eclipse glasses), as well as a variety of other family-friendly STEM-oriented activities, including a demonstration of 3D printing. Participating groups will include the Physics Outreach Project, the Roberson Museum, TechWorks and the Kopernik Observatory and Science Center. The event is organized by the Center for Civic Engagement, the President’s Office and the Division of Research.

    More Info

    Contact Rachel Coker

  • The Professional Staff Senate (PSS) will hold its regular meeting from 3:15–4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, via Zoom at the link below.

    The PSS will welcome guest speaker Jeff Zepkowski, CSEA executive vice president. All Binghamton University professional staff are invited to attend. PSS meetings are a great way to participate in discussions and learn how you can contribute to committees, events and other projects.

    Questions or concerns can be emailed to pss@binghamton.edu.

    PSS, the officially recognized organization of professional employees at Binghamton University, meets every other Wednesday. For more information visit the PSS website, at: http://pss.binghamton.edu

    More Info

    Contact Kaitlin Maynard or visit https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/99320935042

  • The Cultural Recognition Ceremony is taking place at the end of this month, from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the C4 Multipurpose Room.

    During this celebration, we will be honoring our multicultural graduates with cords, enjoying speakers and recognizing multicultural students, organizations and faculty/staff with awards. Nominations for those awards are currently open through Tuesday, April 9.

    Submit an award nomination at the link below. Multiple submissions are allowed.

    More Info

    Contact Cecil Hopkins or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYTlUR7RWjMhgzwzXvI7NXtiI3OdIvne6D7ccm4aRbDc-gzg/viewform

  • Consider nominating an outstanding LGBTQ+ student for the annual Pride Awards. The Pride Awards recognize the outstanding contributions graduating students have made to the LGBTQ+ campus community, as well as recognizing a faculty or staff member who has actively advocated for the liberation of queer people on campus and in the greater Binghamton community.

    The form is simple, with no supplemental materials required. Nominations are accepted until noon on Friday, April 12.

    Nominators will be invited to attend the Lavender Celebration where Pride Award recipients will be announced.

    More Info

    Contact Nick Martin or visit https://binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e3YZkIyMg29HOf4

  • On April 16, Binghamton University will be testing our emergency alert systems, including B-Alert and our outdoor siren at 11:50 a.m. All communications will clearly indicate that they are tests. No action will need to be taken at the time the tests are issued. You can learn more about the University’s emergency notification methods at the link below.

    Contact the Office of Emergency Management, at oem@binghamton.edu or 607-777-3545 with any questions, comments, or concerns.

    More Info

    Contact Office of Emergency Management or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/emergency/emergency-notification/index.html

  • The E.W. Heier Greenhouses will be hosting its semi-annual plant adoption event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the main greenhouse hallway.

    There will be a wide selection of houseplants available. There is a minimal re-homing fee, and only cash will be accepted.

    More Info

    Contact Josh DeMarree

  • Join the Multicultural Resource Center for the next MRC Monthly Mixer from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, April 11. This event is open to students, faculty and staff, and will feature food, drinks, good vibes and tabling partners.

    This month's tabling will feature both the Fleishmann Center and the UDiversity Educational Institute. Click the link below to RSVP to the event.

    More Info

    Contact Cecil Hopkins or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2148098

  • The Center for Civic Engagement invites nominations for the inaugural Community Partner of the Year Award. This award will recognize a community partner that has played an integral role in the success of a campus-community collaboration for the mutual benefit of both the University and the community.

    Community partners may have collaborated on community-engaged learning or research, campus-sponsored volunteer programs, student organization community service activities or other activities that contribute to the public good. Eligible partners include but are not limited to, nonprofits, government agencies and school districts. Nominations are accepted from faculty, staff and students. Self-nominations are also encouraged.

    Nominees will be evaluated based on the contributions of the community partner to the development and/or implementation of the work and the positive impact of the collaboration on faculty, staff and/or students.

    Nominations are due Friday, May 3. The selected organization will be recognized at an event in September.

    Questions? Contact the Center for Civic Engagement at cce@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Center for Civic Engagement or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8YcVQ1AI17QTp-YrLK-ZGilraZ7-9BavFNWPdBTgZOj5fYg/viewform?usp=sf_link

  • An injured employee or student must report any accident where medical attention and/or first aid is required, or whenever any apparent bodily injury was received by the injured.

    All employees must complete a form CS-13 Employee Report of Accident or Injury within three days of the incident. Retain a copy for your own files. Forward the original to your supervisor, who will complete their portion. Supervisors are to forward the original to Human Resources, with a copy to Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S).

    More details and the form can be found at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact EH&S or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/environmental-health-safety/forms.html

  • Lithium-ion batteries are found in many consumer e-transportation devices due to their small size, power output and versatility. Binghamton University is heavily invested in researching emerging energy storage technology related to Li-ion batteries. While our researchers are busy creating future energy solutions, consumer-grade lithium batteries are plentiful and present hazards that must be managed for the safety of all campus community members.

    All e-transportation devices powered by a lithium-ion battery such as e-bikes, e-scooters and e-hoverboards brought to, stored or charged on campus must be registered. There is no fee to do so, and the process is simple. Note that you will need to provide photos of each device and battery. You can access the registration form via phone or computer at the link below. This registration does not apply to battery-operated devices such as — but not limited to — laptops, desktop computers, iPads, tablets, cell phones, ADA Mobility Devices, etc.

    Binghamton University has established several safety guidelines for e-transportation users. To learn more about the policy, go to: https://www.binghamton.edu/operations/policies/policy-422.html

    Contact Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@binghamton.edu with any questions.

    More Info

    Contact Environmental Health and Safety or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/environmental-health-safety/fire-prevention/battery-fire-safety.html

  • TAPS reminds everyone that, even during snowfall, vehicles are prohibited from parking in commuter lots between midnight and 5 a.m. In addition, the Visitor's Paid Lot and Lot LT must be empty between 5-7 a.m. if the green light is on. These rules are in place for snow removal purposes.

    Vehicles parked in commuter lots during these times will be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. If you need to leave your car on campus overnight, there are 24-hour “R” lots available for parking. See the parking map for 24-hour “R” lot locations.

    More Info

    Contact Transportation and Parking Services or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/maps/pdfs/campus_map.pdf

  • This is a reminder that the Employee Assistance Program is a free and confidential resource dedicated to supporting and enhancing the total well-being of faculty and staff. Whether you are struggling with an interpersonal conflict, medical or mental health challenges, grief, legal issues, navigating transitions or struggling with current events, EAP offers individualized assessment and referrals to resources. EAP also offers supervisory consultations to support the referral of employees to EAP, workshops for skill building and can provide resources to promote a healthy work environment.

    If you are interested in setting up a consultation for individualized assessment or supervisory consultation, or if you would like to request a workshop, you can reach out to EAP by calling, emailing or stopping by our offices.

    We ask supervisors to exercise discretion in flexibility to allow staff the time to utilize this benefit.

    The Employee Assistance Program is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and can be reached at 607-777-6655, or by email, at eap@binghamton.edu.

    Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Employee Assistance Program or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/programs/employee-assistance/index.html

  • Binghamton faculty are benefitting from donor investment in the EXCELERATE campaign.

    For example, The S. H. Ho Foundation provided $5.6 million for research seed funding in health sciences and technology, which can pave the way for additional funding from sources such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

    This inaugural year, three projects were funded for faculty in physics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and chemistry.

    Learn more at: https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/4728/new-s-h-ho-foundation-grants-propel-pioneering-faculty-research

    The donor's endowment gift will provide, in perpetuity, roughly $200,000 annually in vital seed grants for faculty University-wide, who are selected based on an application process that began for the first time this past fall.

    Join in making a difference at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Beckie Benner or visit https://excelerate.binghamton.edu

  • During the recent fire inspection of campus by the NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control (OFPC), many violations were identified relating to furniture and desks that contain built-in power outlets. The use of these items is becoming more prevalent on campus.

    As a safety reminder, no power strips or extension cords should be plugged into these items. In addition, these should be plugged directly into a wall or floor outlet.

    If you have any items you have a question about, contact Environmental Health and Safety at 7-2211 or ehs@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Environmental Health & Safety

  • The 2024 campus NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control fire inspector has found numerous refrigerators and microwaves plugged into power strips. These have been cited as fire code violations. Appliances must be plugged directly into a wall
    outlet.

    If you have any of these appliances plugged into a power strip, unplug them and plug them directly into a wall outlet.

    Contact Environmental Health and Safety with questions.

    More Info

    Contact Environmental Health & Safety

  • Nominations are sought to highlight campus professionals who have made invaluable contributions to the campus community and their profession through exemplary service. All PSS-represented employees from the Research Foundation (RF), Management Confidential (MC) and United University Professions (UUP) are eligible for nomination and award.

    Nominations can be submitted on the DSA webpage. For more information, contact the Chair of the Recognition Committee, Kaitlin Maynard, at kmaynard@binghamton.edu.

    Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Kaitlin Maynard or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/organizations/pss/committees/distinguishedserviceaward/distinguished_service_award.html

  • Want to earn some Binghamton University swag? The Alumni Association invites you to join the GreenMachine.

    To participate, social ambassadors share the latest University news items through their networks on Facebook, LinkedIn and X. The top recruiter each month wins a prize, and anyone who shares content during a given month is entered into a sweepstakes for a prize. There's no cost to join and participate. GreenMachine is easy and fun — sign up today.

    More Info

    Contact Steve Seepersaud or visit https://binghamton.socialtoaster.com

  • In observance of Ramadan, Binghamton University Dining Services will be providing a Build-your-own Sahoor station located near the pizza area at C4 Dining Hall. Diners can create a meal kit, choosing from a variety of Halal cold food items during the Dining Hall and NOWL service hours.

    More Info

    Contact Lori Benson

  • The new Charlene and Roger Kramer Welcome Center on Glenn G. Bartle Drive is now open. The Welcome Center will be open and staffed from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday during the academic year. Visitors to campus can stop to use the facilities and get directions and other information.

    More Info

    Contact Jennifer Bishop

  • The Office of the President, the Division of Research and the Division of Student Affairs are hosting a STEM fair at the Oakdale Commons on Saturday, April 6, to celebrate the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. The event aims to bring local community organizations and Binghamton University offices, departments and programs together to engage with the community.

    If you are interested in tabling at this event and bringing a STEM-related activity, contact Renae Barber, at rebarber@binghamton.edu, for details and sign-up information.

    More Info

    Contact Renae Barber

  • The Stress-free Bing committee is looking for campus partners to host a variety of activities, programs and gatherings between April 2-May 9.

    New events:

    1. Submit the form below to share your event with the committee.
    2. Publish your event(s) on B-Engaged, using the 'Stress-free Bing' event tag and adding The Union and Campus Activities as a co-host.
    3. Notify the committee by emailing Pete Nardone, at pnardone@binghamton.edu. Your event will be added to the Stress-free Bing Calendar.

    Previously hosted events:

    1. Publish your event on B-Engaged, using the 'Stress-free Bing' event tag and adding The Union and Campus Activities as a co-host.
    2. Notify the committee by emailing Pete Nardone, at pnardone@binghamton.edu. Your event will be added to the Stress-free Bing Calendar.

    Need help with B-Engaged? Contact bengaged@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Peter Nardone or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/s94869

  • Do you know a student whose kindness makes a lasting impression? Recognize that student by nominating them for the Strelzyn-Witt A-OK Acts of Kindness Scholarship. Selection will be based on an essay and at least one supporting statement describing the student’s act of kindness and the positive impact on the community.

    Further details about the scholarship, including the necessary criteria, can be found by going to the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Cindy Cowden or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/dean-of-students/dos-info/aok.html

  • Summer and Fall course book and material requests should be submitted to the University Bookstore by end of April. If you need more time or have any questions, let the Bookstore know by clicking the "Communication Hub" tab and click the "Contact the Bookstore" button.

    Timely course requests allow the sourcing of popularly used books and used rentals for your students, as well as prevent potential problems with availability. Many publishers are limiting stock and making more items print on demand, slowing shipping processes. You do not need to know all the books you will be using — partial orders are accepted. The Bookstore also happily makes changes to orders after they have been submitted if needed. Click the link below or go to: aip.bncollege.com to place your orders.

    Materials can also be submitted by phone, email or personal visit.

    More Info

    Contact Heather Sheffer or visit https://sso.bncollege.com/bes-sp/bessso/saml/binghamtonedu/aip/logon

  • Enjoy free two-hour rides around campus to get you where you’re going faster — Transportation and Parking Services has partnered with Koloni to bring a bikeshare program to campus. There are 30 Binghamton University bikes located in four locations on the main campus.

    Bikes can go to any destination but need to be returned to one of the four bike hubs when the ride is complete. Bikes left outside of a hub area will be charged a $20 fee. Lecture Hall, C4, upper East gym and Hinman bike racks are the four bike hubs on campus. At the end of your ride, lock the bike at the hub and scan the QR code to end your rental.

    New to bikeshare? Download the free Koloni app to join and reserve. Once you've reserved a ride, the app will provide instructions on how to unlock a bike. Bikes may be reserved at no charge by students, faculty and staff for two hours a day. It will cost $5 an hour after the two hours. When you download the app, credit card information is required. No charge will be made for renting the bike until after the free two-hour time period.

    More Info

    Contact Transportation and Parking Services or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/services/transportation-and-parking/alternative-transportation/bike-share/index.html

  • Steven Jay Lynn, 78, died at home Friday, March 29, after a three-month battle with cancer.

    Lynn, who was born and raised in Chicago, was an internationally recognized expert and prolific author in multiple areas of clinical psychology. His work focused on hypnosis, dissociation, fantasy, false memories, sexual trauma and victimization. In recent years, he published extensively on debunking pseudoscience. He was proudest of his introductory textbook, “Psychology: from Inquiry to Understanding,” now in its fifth edition.

    Lynn received his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Indiana University. He began his academic career at Ohio University, rising to the rank of full professor. In 1996, Lynn joined the faculty of Binghamton University, where he was later promoted to SUNY distinguished professor and served as director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology and director of the Psychology Department’s Psychological Clinic.

    He received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities. His list of awards included a Lifetime Achievement Award from Indiana University, and the best book published on clinical hypnosis. He was ranked 49th on a list of “Top Producers of Scholarly Publications in Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Programs” and was recognized as one of the world’s leading experts in the field of hypnosis. He was proud to have been the founding editor of a major professional journal, Psychology of Consciousness.

    Lynn also mentored scores of doctoral students, as well as young professionals in the early stages of their careers. Of his more than 400 articles and 20-plus books, many were the result of collaborations with students and colleagues worldwide. In addition to his academic pursuits, he maintained a private psychotherapy practice, enjoyed golf, treasured the lifelong bonds of friendship of his men’s group (“The Mighty Men”), and played harmonica to occasionally startle his students and friends.

    He is predeceased by his parents and survived by his wife, his sister, sister-in-law, daughters, stepdaughter, grandsons and granddaughter.

    A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at Temple Concord, 9 Riverside Drive, Binghamton.

    In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Steven Jay Lynn may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, PO Box 27106, NY, NY 10087-7106, or the Binghamton University Foundation, Clinical Science Fund, Account #10367. Donations are accepted online at giving.binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Dateline

  • Maria-Teresa Romero, 73, a former professor of psychology, died Sunday, March 3, after a brief illness.

    Romero was born in Bogota, Colombia, as one of eight siblings. Her fondest desire from an early age was to serve as a nun in the Catholic Church. Receiving a scholarship, Romero studied for several years to prepare for the sisterhood, but ultimately left the convent and redirected her life to the pursuit of science. She held the position of psychologist at the National University of Columbia until 1979.

    She immigrated to the United States in 1980 to continue her education, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1999. In 1981, she entered the neuropsychology graduate program at the City University of New York, where she graduated with a doctorate in behavioral neuroendocrinology in 1987. Later, she became a postdoctoral fellow at Barnard College at Columbia University.

    Romero moved to Vestal in 1993 to join the faculty at Binghamton University as a professor of psychology. Her expertise in neuroanatomy was a valued asset to the Behavioral Neuroscience program. She was promoted to associate professor in September 2000 and retired from that position in 2019. She was a strong advocate for improving the educational experiences of students of color and was known for her unwavering commitment to social justice and equality. She also served as the director of undergraduate studies for the Psychology Department from 2012-2018.

    She is survived by her daughter, Camila; son-in-law Alex; granddaughter Paloma; sisters Yolanda, Olga and Patricia; Ivan, her brother; and her life partner, David.

    For a complete obituary, visit pressconnects at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Dateline or visit https://www.pressconnects.com/obituaries/pnys0753423

  • Lithium-ion batteries are found in many consumer e-transportation devices due to their small size, power output and versatility. Binghamton University is heavily invested in researching emerging energy storage technology related to Li-ion batteries. While our researchers are busy creating future energy solutions, consumer-grade lithium batteries are plentiful and present hazards that must be managed for the safety of all campus community members.

    All e-transportation devices powered by a lithium-ion battery such as e-bikes, e-scooters and e-hoverboards brought to, stored or charged on campus must be registered. There is no fee to do so, and the process is simple. Note that you will need to provide photos of each device and battery.

    You can access the registration form via phone or computer at the link below.

    This registration does not apply to battery-operated devices such as — but not limited to — laptops, desktop computers, iPads, tablets, cell phones, ADA Mobility Devices, hybrid or electric vehicles, etc.

    Binghamton University has established several safety guidelines for e-transportation users. To learn more about the policy, go to: https://www.binghamton.edu/operations/policies/policy-422.html

    More Info

    Contact Environmental Health & Safety or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/environmental-health-safety/fire-prevention/battery-fire-safety.html

  • Environmental Health and Safety requires the use of permits for some events and programs that commonly occur on campus. Permits are required for using a tent larger than 200 square feet, events greater than 1000 attendees, firework displays, campfires at any of the four campfire sites on campus, candle/sparkler use for an event such as a candlelight vigil and theatrical flame effects for theatrical or entertainment events.

    If you are unsure if your event needs a permit, contact EH&S at 7-2211 or visit the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Environmental Health & Safety or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/environmental-health-safety/permits.html

  • Entering and leaving campus by car at certain times of day can cause traffic backups.

    However, University students, faculty and staff should avoid to making U-turns into the UHS parking lots, where UHS is trying to conduct business. This maneuver is dangerous to the patrons and employees of UHS and members of the Binghamton University commmunity and should be avoided.

    Be a good neighbor. Leave yourself extra time to get to where you are going and follow all traffic lights and signs.

    More Info

    Contact University Police

    • Health and Wellness

  • Join the VARCC and Binghamton Art Club (BAC) as we reveal the beautiful mural created by our own BAC students, dedicated to supporting victims of gender violence.

    The event revealing the mural will be held from 5–6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the VARCC (Old Johnson 302). A dessert bar will be provided.

    Register for the event at the link below to attend.

    More Info

    Contact Beth Riley or visit https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/varcc/rsvp_boot?id=2262351

  • Calling all women and their families — join the Employee Assistance Program for a unique self-defense class, designed specifically for women, from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in Old Digman Hall-Room G24.

    This is a wonderful opportunity for mothers, daughters, sisters and female friends to learn together in a safe and supportive environment.

    Click the link below to RSVP.

    More Info

    Contact Resha Muir or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2263781

  • Join the Health and Wellness Studies department and invite your students to attend the second "Matters of the Mind" mental health resources, stress management and substance use awareness event.

    The event will be held from 10-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the West Gym lobby.

    More Info

    Contact Lina Begdache

  • A Prescription for Sustainability is a "drug takeback day" event, which will also include free Hepatitis C testing. It will take place from 12-4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Multicultural Resource Center.

    Click the link below for additional details.

    More Info

    Contact Rasheema Wright or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2263643

  • As the human body ages and undergoes various experiences in life, degeneration occurs at the joints and sometimes a total joint replacement surgery is your best option. This presentation for retirees, faculty and staff, by Alyson Pasquale, OTD, MS, OTR/L, clinical associate professor, is designed for individuals who want to learn about what to expect and how to successfully recover from a total joint replacement from the view of an occupational therapist.

    Pasquale will provide strategies and recommendations to improve your quality of life and manage daily activities before and after your procedure. Join the Occupational Therapy Department from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the Benet Alumni Lounge.

    Contact Corinna Kruman, at ckruman@binghamton.edu, for questions.

    More Info

    Contact Corinna Kruman

  • Tour the Binghamton campus community and get some fresh air with a Group Bike Ride at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25.

    Binghamton Bicycle Co-Op and Transportation and Parking Services will be hosting a one-hour ride for students, faculty and staff, starting at the C4 Bike Hub.

    No bike? No problem. Participants can use the bikeshare program and ride for free for up to two hours. Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Transportation and Parking Services or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/services/transportation-and-parking/alternative-transportation/bike-share/bikeshare.html

  • Are you a woman of color? Come to the Sister's Circle from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, outside the Library by the Fountain on the Spine.

    The purpose of this initiative is to provide a safe, reflective space open to all self-identified women of color to come together, share their experiences, advice and practice a variety of self-help exercises with one another. This meeting will feature a spring picnic with P.U.L.S.E. and the MRC. Come enjoy some snacks while talking through interesting discussion topics.

    Click the link below to RSVP.

    More Info

    Contact Cecil Hopkins or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2262050

  • The healthcare system can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate, particularly for people with multiple medical conditions, as well as those who want to preserve their good health. Being your own self-advocate is an important skill for successfully managing one's health, collaborating with healthcare practitioners, and negotiating the healthcare system.

    This workshop for retirees, faculty and staff is designed for individuals who want to learn strategies for self-advocacy as a healthcare consumer. Amy Lorino, OTD, MS, OTR/L, clinical associate professor, will present "Advocating for Yourself as a Health Care Consumer" from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Benet Alumni Lounge.

    Contact Corinna Kruman, at ckruman@binghamton.edu, with questions.

    More Info

    Contact Corinna Kruman

  • Faculty members of the Health and Wellness Studies Department will present a workshop on yogic chanting and Native American Chanting at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Fine Arts Museum. The event is free and open to the public.

    More Info

    Contact Melissa Collins

  • Did you know that social well-being is one of the "Eight Dimensions of Wellness?"

    EAP invites Binghamton University's newest staff and faculty who have started within the last year and a half to join us for some pizza and light refreshments, as you get to know other fellow "NewBs," from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, April 12.

    This is a space where you can share your first experiences here at Binghamton; learn some tips, tricks and Binghamton hidden gems, on and off campus; and get to know ways to build some social connections here at Binghamton.

    EAP also welcomes affinity/social staff groups and discussion/dialogue program leads to come and share about how our NewBs can get involved.

    Click the link below to learn more or RSVP.

    More Info

    Contact Employee Assistance Program or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2263250

  • SUNY System Administration currently has a Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant with the NYS Office of Mental Health. Through this grant, SUNY offers free access to "Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper" training to students, faculty, staff and other SUNY community members. The training is free until May 31.

    QPR is an evidence-based emergency mental health intervention for people at risk of suicide. The goal of QPR is to recognize a suicide crisis, interrupt it and direct the person to appropriate care.

    Like CPR, QPR works to increase an at-risk individual's chance of survival. People trained in QPR are taught to recognize the warning signs of suicide, which include depression, expressions of hopelessness and talk of suicide. Participants are then taught how to respond.

    The training course only takes an hour and could help save a life. If you are interested in becoming certified in QPR, follow the below instructions:

    1. Follow the link below,
    2. Type in "SUNY" for the organization code;
    3. Click "Create Training Account";
    4. Log in to the QPR Gatekeeper website at: http://www.qprtraining.com
    5. Enter your user info in the applicable “case-sensitive” fields; and
    6. Follow the directions on the screen to complete the workshop.

    More Info

    Contact Julie Maio or visit http://www.qprtraining.com/setup.php

  • SUNY System Administration currently has a Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention grant with the NYS Office of Mental Health. Through this grant, SUNY offers free access to "Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper" training to students, faculty, staff and other SUNY community members. The training is free until May 31.

    QPR is an evidence-based emergency mental health intervention for people at risk of suicide. The goal of QPR is to recognize a suicide crisis, interrupt it, and direct the person to appropriate care.

    Like CPR, QPR works to increase an at-risk individual's chance of survival. People trained in QPR are taught to recognize the warning signs of suicide, which include depression, expressions of hopelessness and talk of suicide. Participants are then taught how to respond.

    The training course only takes an hour and could help save a life. If you are interested in becoming certified in QPR, follow the below instructions:

    1. Follow the link below,
    2. Type in SUNY for the organization code;
    3. Click "Create Training Account";
    4. Log in to the QPR Gatekeeper website at: http://www.qprtraining.com
    5. Enter your user info in the applicable “case-sensitive” fields; and
    6. Follow the directions on the screen to complete the workshop.

    More Info

    Contact Julie Maio or visit http://www.qprtraining.com/setup.php

  • Note that Decker Student Health Services Center has updated its COVID guidelines following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and New York State Department of Health guidelines.

    For more information, visit the Decker Student Health Services Center website at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Christopher Downey or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/health/services/covid/index.html

  • Join the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm share program with Russell Farms to get a variety of fresh, local produce for a total of 10 weeks, from June 5-Aug. 7. Share portions are available in single, couple, half or student sizes. All shares receive a different specialty item each week, like homemade baked goods.

    Share pickup is available from 3–5 p.m. on campus at the East Gym. Drivers do not need to get out of their vehicles; participants can conveniently drive up to collect their share from the Russell Farms truck. On pick-up day, there are limited veggie swap options available, as well as the opportunity to buy fresh meat or eggs (credit card only). Each week, additional single shares will be available for purchase at $14 (cash or card accepted).

    New for 2024: Introducing the "Homestead Share" option from Russell Farms. This includes a weekly fresh loaf of bread from their bakery, a dozen organic farm-fresh brown eggs, and a local dairy item, such as cheese curds, cheese, cultured butter or smoothies, for an extra $18 per week.

    For more information about the program, visit Russell Farms' website linked below. This program is sponsored by the Healthy Campus Initiative: B-Healthy.

    More Info

    Contact Kimberly Peabody or visit https://russell-farm.com/shop/csa/farm-share-binghamton-university-program/

    • NCAA Division I Athletics

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at the Bearcats Baseball Complex, as our Baseball team takes on Cornell University.

    The Baseball team is hosting “Jackie Robinson Day."

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics at noon on Saturday, April 20, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Men’s Lacrosse team takes on Bryant University.

    This is the "Senior Day" game.

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics this weekend at the Bearcats Baseball Complex, as our Baseball team takes on the University of Massachusetts Lowell for a three-game series.

    -At 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and,

    -A doubleheader at noon on Sunday, April 7. The Baseball team is hosting "Sunday Funday - Kid’s Day!"

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Women’s Lacrosse team takes on Youngstown State University.

    The Women’s Lacrosse team is hosting "Girl Scout Day" — Join the team after the game for player meet-and-greets and poster signings.

    Click the link below for other events.

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Binghamton University Athletics is holding an auction for "A Weekend at the Hamptons."

    All proceeds from this auction support Binghamton University's Celebrating Women's Athletics Luncheon, an annual event held to raise funds for scholarships awarded to female student-athletes. For more information on the CWAL, visit: bubearcats.com/cwal or our social media, @bearcatscwal.

    More Info

    Contact Shannon Croston or visit https://bubearcats.com/auctions/auction.aspx?id=1

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics Tuesday, April 9, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Softball team takes on St. Bonaventure University in a Double Header. Two events will take place, the first at 3 p.m. and the second at 5 p.m.

    The Softball team is hosting “High School and Club Team Night."

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the Bearcats Baseball Complex, as our Baseball team takes on Le Moyne College.

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • This game has been rescheduled due to inclement weather.

    Join Binghamton University Athletics Sunday, April 14, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Softball team takes on the University of Maine in a Double Header.

    Two events will take place, the first at noon and the second at 2 p.m. This is the "Military and First Responder’s Game."

    Check the link below for more updates regarding weather, such as additional changes in the schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • This game has been rescheduled due to inclement weather.

    Join Binghamton University Athletics at 10 a.m. Monday, April 15, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Softball team takes on the University of Maine.

    Check the link below for more updates regarding weather, such as additional changes in the schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Women’s Lacrosse team takes on the University of New Hampshire.

    The Women’s Lacrosse team is hosting “Youth Day” — Join the team after the game for meet-and-greets and "pass with a player."

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • Join Binghamton University Athletics at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Bearcats Sports Complex, as our Men’s Lacrosse team takes on the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

    The Men’s Lacrosse team is hosting “Youth Day” — join the team after the game for meet-and-greets, and "pass with a player."

    More Info

    Contact Liz Flynn or visit https://bubearcats.com

  • It has already been a highly successful professional career for 2022 Binghamton track and cross country alumna and five-time All-American Emily Mackay. Signed with New Balance Boston shortly after graduation, she has been consistently making her mark on the national stage.

    At the World Track and Field Championships in Scotland, Mackay officially joined the ranks of the best middle-distance runners in the world, representing the United States. Mackay earned the bronze medal in the women's 1,500-meter, clocking a personal-best time of 4:02.69.

    Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact David O'Brian or visit https://bubearcats.com/news/2024/3/3/womens-track-and-field-this-just-in-mackay-earns-bronze-medal-for-usa-at-world-indoor-meet.aspx

    • Research

  • Join the Human Rights Institute and the Citizenship, Rights and Cultural Belonging TAE for an open house at 4 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in AA 330, to learn about recent initiatives, new directions as the two merge and how you can get involved.

    Refreshments will be served.

    More Info

    Contact Alexandra Moore

  • Several groups plan special events to showcase research and scholarly work throughout this week as part of Binghamton Research Days.

    The Center for Civic Engagement will hold a Community-Engaged Learning and Research Showcase from 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Old Union Hall.

    Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies majors and minors and other students interested in related topics will present posters and other scholarly work during a panel from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in UU-111.

    Students from the course "Black Women and Creativity" will lead the campus in a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon focused on Black women artists from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 19, in CW-112.

    For a full schedule of Research Days events, visit the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Rachel Coker or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/research-advancement/research-days/index.html

  • Help Libraries’ improve their subject guides with your feedback. Everyone who uses the Libraries has the opportunity to complete a five-minute online survey, and the input will directly impact the design and content of the guides.

    If you are an instructor who uses guides in your courses or a student who has never even heard of subject guides, Libraries want to hear from you.

    The survey is open until Friday, April 19, at the link below. Contact apeng@binghamton.edu with any questions or concerns.

    More Info

    Contact Anne Peng or visit https://binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eXxytJxrn47c5qC

  • Are you currently or were you formerly a health instructor in New York State at the middle school and/or high school level? Help Binghamton University understand your experience as a health instructor in New York State.

    If willing to participate in this survey, fill out the form below. The survey can be completed in about 10 minutes. Contact Brianna Santos, at bsantos@binghamton.edu, with questions.

    More Info

    Contact Brianna Santos or visit https://binghamton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SvGpsDjFnnpn1Q

  • With support of a prestigious $6M NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) award, Binghamton University is launching the Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Discovery (EXCEED) program to support innovative research across our campus with the potential for broad societal impacts.

    Join the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships for an informational webinar from noon to 12:45 p.m. Thursday, April 25, via Zoom, to learn about the various opportunities available under EXCEED to advance your research through research and development funding, student stipend support and entrepreneurship training.

    This webinar is open to all Binghamton University faculty, students and staff. Register for the webinar at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Kathryn Cherny or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qaYOaSKPJwpNNYyoarkg4wCu0BGG-sxA5D9p-9x498s/edit?ts=6610075e

  • Join leaders from FlexTech, NBMC, NextFlex and the microelectronics industry in this dynamic two-day workshop, from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. April 16-17, in the Binghamton University ITC, where participants will explore advancements, challenges and solutions in critical technologies like flexible hybrid electronics, hybrid electronics, wearables, bio-signal sensing for real-time cognitive and physical state monitoring and more.

    Participate in hands-on sessions and cross-disciplinary discussions, and gain insights from industry and academia through impactful talks. Contribute your suggestions in dynamic breakout sessions to shape and enable the future of these technologies.

    Click the link below to register for the workshop and view the schedule of events.

    More Info

    Contact Mark Poliks or visit https://www.semi.org/en/event/2024-technology-workshops-enabling-future-electronics

  • Celebrate the impact of community-engaged learning and research projects resulting from strong partnerships between faculty, students and the community at the Community-Engaged Learning and Research Showcase held from 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Old Union Hall. Join participants in recognizing and sharing the valuable collaborative work happening between the University and our community partners.

    Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Center for Civic Engagement or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/cce/community-partners/showcase.html

  • Join the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the ME Graduate Research Symposium poster presentation, from 10 a.m. to noon today, Friday, April 12, in the ITC Rotunda.

    More Info

    Contact Bridget tiska

  • The CAST Lab want to learn more about how different types of minority stress (e.g., prejudice, discrimination, unsupportive family and friends) affect us and our romantic relationships. We are looking for lesbian, gay, bisexual or otherwise non-heterosexual (LGBQ+) couples in a committed relationship for six months or longer to participate in a study conducted by researchers at Binghamton University.

    We are interested in couples who experience a broad range of everyday stress, including people who have experienced highly stressful events. Individuals will be compensated for participation, and you can participate in the comfort of your home. This survey study takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

    You will be compensated with a $10 Amazon gift card.

    To be eligible, you must:
    - Have been in a committed relationship for six months or longer
    - Both you and your partner are over 18 years of age
    - Both you and your partner speak and read English fluently
    - Both you and your partner identify as either lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer or otherwise non-heterosexual
    - Both you and your partner are interested and willing to complete study procedures
    - Have access to the internet

    For more information and to determine your eligibility, call 607-232-2791 and ask for the LGBQ Couples Study. We will conduct a very brief screener over the phone, and if you are eligible to participate, you will be emailed the survey link.

    You can also learn more about the study online on the Couple Adjustment to Stress and Trauma website or at the link below.

    This study is being conducted by Melissa Gates, of the Psychology Department. For information about your rights as a research participant, you may contact the Human Subjects Research Review office at 607-777-5438. For more information or to determine eligibility/scheduling, call 607-232-2791 or email binghamtoncastlab@gmail.com.

    More Info

    Contact Melissa Gates or visit https://sites.google.com/binghamton.edu/castlab/participate?authuser=0

  • In celebration of Women’s History Month, State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr. announced the Dr. Virginia Radley SUNY Fellowship. Through this fellowship, faculty will have the opportunity to research the significant role women have played in the development of New York State, and to recognize the contributions women leaders have played in the state and the region.

    Named in honor of the first woman to be appointed as a SUNY state-operated campus president, the Dr. Virginia Radley SUNY Fellowship Program provides support for a SUNY faculty member with scholarly expertise in history or associated discipline.

    The Fellowship is an opportunity to discover, celebrate and elevate the history of women’s roles and leadership in New York State — including SUNY’s founding, evolution and 75+ years of growth — and amplify these narratives to SUNY and broader communities.

    One fellowship will be awarded. The fellowship will provide faculty salary for up to two terms (fall, spring or summer) to dedicate to this scholarship effort; and up to $10,000 for research expenses, e.g., travel, access to facilities, databases, page charges, etc. (computers not allowed).

    Application review begins immediately; The deadline is Wednesday, May 29. Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Aaron Beedle or visit https://workflow.suny.edu/view.php?id=152142

  • Researchers at Binghamton University School of Pharmacy are looking for healthy, milk-producing women to donate their excess breast milk (5-20 ounces) for use in research.

    The overall purpose of the research is to help develop an assay to help predict medication secretion into breast milk during lactation. You must be 18 years or older to participate. You will be compensated with a $30 gift card for your time.

    If interested or looking for more information, contact Allesandra Stratigakis, at astrati1@binghamton.edu. The primary investigator is assistant professor Tao Zhang, who can be reached at zhangt@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Allesandra Stratigakis

  • Binghamton Research Days will be held April 15-19. Your club, honors society or other campus organization is invited to participate by holding a program that celebrates research and scholarship. Past events have included panel discussions, poster sessions, guest speakers, lab tours and more.

    To submit an event to the Research Days calendar, visit the link below, and for more information, email Rachel Coker, Research Days steering committee chair, at rcoker@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Rachel Coker or visit https://forms.gle/gJwB5SLQ81di6w3f7

  • Are you conducting translational research, or do you have an exciting invention or innovation in the clean energy sector? Researchers, students and entrepreneurs at Binghamton University have the opportunity to receive grant funding to progress their research or innovation. The National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Program gives researchers funding and training to explore the commercial path forward for their research, inventions and products. To learn more about the program, go to: https://thekoffman.com/national-science-foundation-i-corps/

    The four-week Hybrid Regional I-Corps Course comprises virtual sessions, mentoring and the opportunity to interact with key customers and industry stakeholders while opening up access to $5,000 in funding to attend the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit from May 22-24, in Dallas, TX.

    Successful teams have the opportunity to progress to the national-level NSF I-Corps Teams Program, providing $50,000 in grant funding.

    The hybrid course starts on Monday, April 29. Apply by Wednesday, March 20 at the link below.

    For questions, contact Epiphany Munoz, at emunoz2@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Epiphany Azaria Munoz or visit https://www.tfaforms.com/5098222

  • The Binghamton University Libraries are pleased to announce the addition of an expansive and new primary resource database, AM Explorer. Binghamton users now have access to millions of pages of primary sources in the Adam Matthew collections, spanning over five centuries.

    Overall, there are about 130 distinct collections that make up the entirety of AM Explorer. Collections include archives, personal diaries, expeditionary journals, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and much more.

    Learn more about AM Explorer, including some highlighted topics, on the Libraries' blog at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Matt Gallagher or visit https://libnews.binghamton.edu/news/2024/02/29/libraries-announce-access-to-massive-primary-source-database-am-explorer/

  • Do you have a child who is in, or is entering, fourth or fifth grade, who may be interested in participating in a research study? The VARY Lab (Vocabulary and Reading in Youth and Children) is conducting a study about how children learn the meanings of new words.

    Participants will be asked to read short stories and answer questions about them. Participants are invited to participate if they are in/entering fourth or fifth grade; have hearing that is "normal"; vision that is normal or corrected to normal; and do not have diagnoses of intellectual disability, dyslexia or autism spectrum disorder. Compensation of up to $30 is provided.

    Contact Dawna Duff, at (607) 777-4607 or varylab@binghamton.edu for more information.

    More Info

    Contact Dawna M Duff

    • Speakers and Lectures

  • Join the Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies (CMENAS) for a book talk on "Devotion to the Administrative State" by Mona Oraby, from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the Alpern Room, Library North 2200.

    More Info

    Contact Marco Ali Spadaccini

  • The Binghamton Student Managed Addiction Research Team (BSMART) of the Health and Wellness Studies is holding its tenth semi-annual seminar to discuss its research findings regarding the rise in illicit Adderall as a study drug on college campuses.

    The seminar will include a group of neuroscience professor panelists and individuals sharing real-life stories. It will be held at 7 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, April 16, in LH 9.

    More Info

    Contact Lina Begdache

  • Join the Department of German and Russian Studies and the University Libraries for a co-hosted symposium from 1-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Bernard F. Huppé Reading Room, Special Collections, Bartle Library North, Room LN 2320.

    This international collaborative digital project centers on Austrian theater director Max Reinhardt’s promptbook for the 1920 Berlin production of Arthur Schnitzler’s scandalous play “Reigen/La Ronde.” The original promptbook, which has been digitized by the Libraries, is part of the Max Reinhardt Archives in Binghamton’s Special Collections. A panel of speakers from Binghamton University and the University of Freiburg, Germany will discuss multiple aspects of the project — from the transcription and translation of Reinhardt’s handwritten commentary through scholarship on the play and its production to the digital presentation of the project on the Web.

    Click the link below to learn more.

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    Contact Neil Christian Pages or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/german-russian-studies/events/index.html

  • Join the Department of Materials Science and Engineering for a special seminar with Yury Gogotsi, a distinguished University professor and the Charles T. and Ruth M. Bach endowed chair in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University (Philadelphia, USA). He is the founding director of the A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and a pioneer in energy storage and 2D materials.

    This seminar will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the SN1001A Fountain Room.

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    Contact Kathy Michaels

  • Join other members of campus for a public speaker event featuring Julissa Calderon at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Old Union Hall.

    Calderon is the founder and CEO of LaJulissa's Dream and Manifest Journal brand, inspired by all her years of journaling and manifesting her dreams into reality. Aside from being an entrepreneur, Calderon is an accomplished actress, writer/director, public speaker and activist. She is best known for playing dynamic roles in shows like Netflix's "Gente-fied" and Amazon Prime's "With Love". Calderon is driven by her passion for illuminating and celebrating Afro-Latinx women and culture, as well as representing her beloved Dominican Republic.

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    Contact Diana Castellanos

  • The Binghamton Center of Complex Systems (CoCo) seminar will host a lecture at noon on Wednesday, April 17, in Engineering Building T-1 as well as on Zoom at: https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98463329955?pwd=NlhLSzl4NitKR0JmdlA0SndqUjV2dz09

    Minjong Jun (Management, Binghamton University) will speak on "The Measure of Complementarities and Synergies: A Systematic Review of the Organizational Science Literature and an Interdisciplinary Exploration." More details can be found online at the link below. A light lunch and refreshments will be served, followed by open discussions.

    E-mail Hiroki Sayama, at sayama@binghamton.edu, for more information.

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    Contact Hiroki Sayama or visit http://coco.binghamton.edu/minjong-jun.pdf

  • Due to weather conditions, this event, originally planned for today, has been rescheduled.

    Join CMENAS (Center for Middle East and Africa Studies) and LACAS (Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies) for the Book launch of "Stranger in the Desert: A Family History" by Jordan Salama, now from 4:30-6:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in UU 111.

    One Thanksgiving afternoon at his grandparents’ house, Jordan Salama discovers a large binder stuffed with yellowing papers and old photographs—a five-hundred-year wandering history of his Arab-Jewish family, from Moorish Spain to Ottoman Syria to Argentina and beyond.

    One story in particular captures his attention: that of his great-grandfather, a Syrian-born, Arabic-speaking Jewish immigrant to Argentina who in the 1920s worked as a traveling salesman in the Andes—and may have left behind forgotten descendants along the way. Encouraged by his grandfather, Jordan goes in search of these “Lost Salamas,” traveling more than a thousand miles up the spine of South America’s greatest mountain range.

    Combining travelog, history, memoir and reportage, Stranger in the Desert transports readers from the lonely plains of Patagonia to the breathtaking altiplano of the high Andes; from the old Jewish quarter of Damascus to today’s vibrant neighborhoods of Buenos Aires. It is also a fervent journey of self-discovery as Salama grapples with his own Jewish, Arab and Latin American identities, interrogating the stories families tell themselves, and to what end.

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    Contact Marco Ali Spadaccini

  • HNY/IASH's two graduate Public Humanities Fellows will present progress reports on their respective projects, from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the IASH Conference Room, LN 1106.

    Zunaira Yousaf will present "Untold Stories of Invisible Migrants" and Xinyuan Qiu will present "A Lost Chapter in Local History: Binghamton's Forgotten Asian Connections."

    Yousaf's project is a digital archive centered around the oral histories of Pakistani migrants moving from New York City to Broome County. This mass migration started in 2020 because of the pandemic and continues into the present. This proposed digital collection addresses the representational and social injustice experienced by a diasporic and marginalized Pakistani community by collecting, archiving and preserving their stories in the form of a website. The project foregrounds the community’s financial struggles, discrimination in public spaces and how linguistic and cultural barriers limit their voices in Binghamton. The project also focuses on this community’s stories of survival, success, resilience, assimilation and social mobility. The project creates “a digital home” where the stories of this often invisible but inspiring community can reside.

    Qiu's project aims to introduce a global world that is refracted through a museum local to Binghamton. Drawing upon the rich collection of antiques in the Bundy Museum, this project maps interactions between Binghamton and the world from the 1880s to the 1920s. With a focus on Asia-related artifacts that display encounters between American, European and Asian cultures, this project aims to draw public attention to dark stories of colonization, subordination and exoticization concealed behind cultural diversity and interaction in local history. These stories deconstruct American cultural identities and challenge the foundation of white supremacy (which has given birth to the polarized views of Asia as either the fascinating “exotic” or the “yellow peril” to be excluded). This project speaks to the surging anti-Asian sentiment in the U.S. and encourages the local public to develop unbiased and inclusive views and attitudes.

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    Contact Danielle Hoeppner

  • Join the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, co-sponsored with the History Department, for our final spring lecture at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the IASH Conference Room, LN 1106, for a lecture on “‘Another one of the most holsome preservatives agaynst the plague’: The Long Lives of Black Death Plague Remedies” with guest speaker Lori Jones.

    Jones is an adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Carleton University, and a part-time professor in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa.

    As reports of plague spread across Europe in the mid-14th century, physicians and other health providers turned to traditional medical theories and remedies. Most believed that longstanding preventative and curative therapies would be sufficient against the epidemic. Lifestyle advice, environmental management, phlebotomy, lists of foods to be avoided, lancing buboes and a wide range of herbal remedies were all recommended, alongside prayer and penance. By the 16th century, some writers offered more eclectic preventives containing chemicals such as vitriol, quicksilver, mercury, saltpetre and antimony, but medieval remedies continued to be endorsed into the 18th century, contributing to a general sense that plague medicine changed very little across the four centuries of the Second Plague Pandemic in Europe. But which particular remedies stood the test of time? This presentation uses the late-16th–century Wellcome MS 674 as a window onto the long lives of Black Death plague remedies. This manuscript’s eccentric reworking of medieval medical texts recast pre-Reformation medicine in a newer, Protestant light, raising questions about how medieval plague remedies fared in the turbulent decades of the 16th and 17th centuries and beyond. By tracing some of the most popular remedies, Jones aims to show how plague medicine evolved in tune with social change.

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    Contact Misty Lou Finch or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/cemers/

  • Join us for the School of the Arts "Tips for the Real World" event, hosted at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Fleishman Career Center.

    School of the Arts is teaming up with the Fleishman Center to bring a series of "Tips for the Real World" panels. Students can learn from School of the Arts faculty members about their rich professional experiences in theatre and music, and gain practical advice and tangible ways to start a career in the arts.

    Featured presentations include: "Career Development for Aspiring Professional Singers," "Acting and Directing Professionally," "Professional Preparation for Theatre Designers and Technicians" and "Auditioning and Resumés."

    Speakers include:
    - Brandon A. Wright, who has performed in theatres throughout the East Coast and Midwest, most notably as Harpo in the national tour of "The Color Purple."
    - Laura Hawkes, who offers insight on navigating the field, having designed for live performances, themed events, museum exhibits, theme parks and television programming.
    - Thomas Goodheart, who has held over 40 leading roles in opera and oratorio across the United States and brings extensive experience and wisdom.

    Click the link below for other events.

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    Contact Maja Dragojlovic or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/school-of-the-arts/news-events/upcoming-events.html

  • Fabian Krautwald, Charles E. Scheidt Postdoctoral Fellow in I-GMAP, is speaking on "Empire of Memory: German Colonialism, Decolonization, and the Nature of Sovereignty in Africa" from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in LN 2200.

    The lecture is sponsored by the Department of History; the Citizenship, Rights and Cultural Belonging TAE; the Human Rights Institute; and I-GMAP.

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    Contact Nathanael Andrade

  • Join the Division of Public Health for the second session of our Public Health in Action Lecture series from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 19, in HSB 304.

    The Indian healthcare system comprises government and private sectors. India practices a diverse range of medicine that includes traditional systems focused on holistic well-being, natural remedies, and home-based treatments. The Indian healthcare system faces several challenges, such as poor mental health among students, due to the abrupt shift to online learning and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Institutions and policymakers must prioritize interventions fostering resilience and the holistic well-being of students.

    Click the link below to learn more.

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    Contact Mitchell Brooks or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2263200

  • Where did police forces as we know them come from? What does "policing" police in the first place? How might the bodies targeted by policing escape or elude its nebulous powers? Can policing escape its oppressive pasts—and racialized origins? The answers to these questions all depend on when and where we are looking. They depend on tangled histories, figures, images and words.

    This one-day conference hosted by the Human Rights Institute (HRI), and held from 1-6 p.m. Friday, April 19, in the Binghamton University Art Museum, will explore new paradigms for the study of racialized policing, how they are challenged and the possibilities to supersede them. The conference will emphasize the importance of locating the history of policing within a global frame, moving away from the nation-state to address the legacies of colonialism and empire, processes of dispossession and capital formation.

    Click the link below to RSVP for the event.

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    Contact Ryan Stears or visit https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/hri/rsvp_boot?id=2263744

  • The Department of Philosophy presents a guest lecture by Muhammad Velji, visiting assistant professor at Wesleyan University, titled " Practical Abolition: The Meso-Level of the Political, Transformative Justice and Rethinking Social Change." This event will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, April 19, in UU-215.

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    Contact Nicole Alfarano

  • WGSS will be hosting the next speaker in the Brown Bag Speaker Series at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, in the Alpern Conference room LN 2200. Elisa Camiscioli will be presenting "Sex Trafficking in History." Refreshments will be served.

    Contact Danielle Hoeppner at dfletcher1@binghamton.edu with questions.

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    Contact Danielle Hoeppner

  • The Department of History, CEMERS, LACAS and the Human Rights Institute presents "Salt, Boundary Objects, and the Hidden Lives of Commodities," a talk by Paul Ramírez, a professor of history and religious studies at Northwestern University. This talk draws on Ramírez's current book project, tentatively titled "Salt of the Santos: A History of Devoted Work," which explores the neglected religious associations involved in the harvest and consumption of salt in Mexico. The talk will take place from 3-4:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Dean's Conference Room (LN 2200).

    Scholars in science studies employ the notion of a boundary object to indicate something that moves and mediates between multiple and distinct social worlds. This talk positions Mexican salt as one such object. Mined like a mineral — but also harvested, like grains — salt became central in the refining of Mexican silver under Spanish rule. Even as it powered a global economy in precious metals, salt remained indispensable in pastoral, domestic and ritual spaces; to this day, it is used to worship saints and prepare foods in Mexico. In following salt across these fields of knowledge and practice, participants will explore how seemingly unrelated geographies, experiences and epistemologies can be brought into relation for a more faithful view of the enchanted world of things that we have inherited from the past.

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    Contact Farren Yero

  • The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies is happy to announce its upcoming Spring 2024 Workshop lecture series and its upcoming annual trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

    The calendar of events begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, where Monica Green, an independent scholar, will present “Hidden Plagues: Rediscovering the History of Plague During Times of Famine” in IASH Conference Room LN 1106. This lecture is co-sponsored by the History Department.

    The New York City Museum bus trip will depart at 8 a.m. Friday, March 22, and will visit the Met Cloisters and The Met Fifth Avenue, with two optional tours: Renaissance art, including the special exhibition "Renaissance Masterpieces of Judaica: The Mishneh Torah" and "The Rothschild Mahzor" (Met Fifth Avenue); or Asian art, including the special exhibition "Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art" (Met Fifth Avenue).

    At 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, Kenny Roggenkamp, doctoral candidate in the Department of English at Binghamton University, will present “Revelation in a Time of Death: Julian of Norwich’s Shewings in a Pandemic Context” in IASH Conference Room LN 1106.

    At 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, Susan L. Einbinder, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut, will present
    “Rethinking a Jewish plague tract: Abraham Caslari on Pestilential Fevers" in IASH Conference Room LN 1106. This lecture will be co-sponsored by the Department of Judaic Studies.

    The annual Ferber Lecture will take place at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in IASH Conference Room LN 1106. Denva Gallant, assistant Professor of Art History at Rice University, will present “Approaches to Alterity: Race and Othering in Late Medieval Italian Art History.”

    Finally, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, Lori Jones, adjunct research professor in the Department of History at Carleton University and part-time professor in the Department of History at the University of Ottawa, will present “‘Another one of the most holsome preservatives agaynst the plague’: The Long Lives of Black Death Plague Remedies” in IASH Conference Room LN 1106. This lecture will also be co-sponsored by the History Department.

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    Contact Misty Lou Finch or visit www.binghamton.edu/cemers

  • The Department of History presents “Strike the Hammer: Writing Freedom Struggles Across History”, a lecture by Laura Warren Hill PhD '10, associate professor of Human Development at Binghamton University. The lecture will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in University Union 206.

    Hill is a historian whose research focuses on race, social movements, power and agency. Hill writes about the impacts of social inequality on people, communities and community formation. She is the author of "Strike the Hammer: The Black Freedom Struggle in Rochester, NY, 1940-1970" (Cornell University Pression, 2021) and the co-editor of "The Business of Black Power: Community Development, Capitalism and Corporate Responsibility in the Postwar Era" (University of Rochester Press, 2011). Both texts focus on the intersections between violence, civil rights and Black power, religion and the introduction of powerful new strategies to advance community formation and social movement goals. Her work has also appeared in The Journal of Civil and Human Rights; The Sixties: A Journal of History, Politics and Culture; and in Black Perspectives, the African American Intellectual History Society blog. She is currently researching the life and wrongful conviction of Betty Tyson. Tyson, a self-proclaimed heroin addict and sex worker, was accused of murdering a corporate executive in 1973. Her ordeal spanned beyond 1998, when her conviction was finally overturned, marking her as the longest-serving woman inmate in the New York State prison system at the time. With this project, Hill examines the criminal justice system, underscoring its growing militarization in the age of exoneration. She questions the conspicuous absence of support from traditional social movement organizations for the most marginalized segments of society.

    She is also a founding member of the Upstate New York Policing Research Consortium (UNY-PRC), an affiliate of the Human Rights Institute. UNY-PRC is a collaborative of social justice and community-centered scholars researching to question and inform policing practices and build community engagement across upstate New York.

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    Contact Colleen Marshall

  • Join the Department of History for the 15th annual Shriber lecture, which will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in University Union 209 (UU 209). Daniel Immerwahr, American historian, professor and associate department chair of history at Northwestern University, will present “Guns, Germs, and Wood: The Environment of Settler Colonialism."

    In the nineteenth century, settlers spread across North America with astonishing speed, dislodging Native peoples as they did. In this lecture, Immerwahr explores the environmental dimension of that. North America was (and is) unusual for its bounty of timber; the present-day United States is where the world's tallest, oldest and largest trees all grow. This timber, Immerwahr argues, facilitated settler colonialism in two important ways. It attracted settlers and subsidized their activities, allowing them to build up their habitations quickly and cheaply. And it allowed them to not just evacuate but annihilate Native towns, with torches.

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    Contact Colleen Shannon Marshall

  • Join the Center for Israel Studies and Shay Rabineau, associate professor of Israel Studies and associate director of the Center for Israel Studies, on Monday, April 8, for three symposium sessions and a walking event in "Walking the Land: A History of Israeli Hiking Trails in Conversation." The full schedule is outlined below:

    - From 9-10:30 a.m. "Israeli trails and waymarking in international context" will take place in LN 2200.

    - From 10:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m. "Israeli trails and environmental politics" will take place in University Union 324 (UU 324).

    - A Solar Eclipse viewing and nature walk will take place from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Participants will meet in front of the Library Tower Pegasus Sculpture.

    - From 4-5:30 p.m. "Israeli trails, land, and national identity" will take place in IASH Conference Room (LN 1106).

    The Center for Israel Studies hosts three core and a range of affiliated faculty, who carry out rigorous and interdisciplinary scholarship on various aspects of Israel and Palestine and apply it to undergraduate education. Recognizing the value of
    complex questions, the Center emphasizes critical thinking and perspectives on topics including Zionism, Israel and Palestine, in an independent and non-partisan scholarly space that does not engage in advocacy.

    These events are co-sponsored by the Center for Middle East and North African Studies at Binghamton University.

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    Contact Eric Pritchard

  • The Chemistry Department welcomes Gregory H. Robinson, UGA Foundation distinguished professor of chemistry from the University of Georgia, for the Seventeenth Biannual Inorganic/Organometallic Chemistry Eisch Lectureship.

    His lecture is titled "N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and Dithiolene Radicals: Counterintuitive Main Group Chemistry" and will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Fountain Room of the Smart Energy Building.

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    Contact Kimberly Carpenter

  • The Departments of Theatre, Comparative Literature, German and Russian Studies and Asian and Asian American Studies, as well as the Center for Theater Arts Collaboration at Binghamton University, will co-sponsor a lecture titled “Bertolt Brecht and Theatricality in Classical Chinese Drama” by Haiping Yan, professor and dean of the Institute for World Literatures and Cultures at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, from 8-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, via Zoom, at: binghamton.zoom.us/j/93866278117

    Yan is a distinguished scholar in the fields of comparative literature and theater, renowned for her expertise in cross-cultural theory. Before her current role, she has contributed significantly to academia through her teaching positions at UCLA and Cornell over a span of 20 years.

    Click the link below to learn more or to RSVP.

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    Contact Chang Liu or visit https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/ctac/rsvp_boot?id=2263566

  • The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CEMERS) will host a lecture series with guest speaker Susan L. Einbinder, professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut. Einbinder will present on “Rethinking a Jewish plague tract: Abraham Caslari on Pestilential Fevers ” at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the IASH Conference Room, LN 1106.

    Abraham Caslari was a Jewish physician from Narbonne who had resettled in Besalu by the mid-fourteenth century. His Hebrew treatise on pestilential fever, written in 1349, is one of the earliest plague tracts to respond to the Black Death. Caslari repeatedly invokes his experience treating patients and the fate of patients treated by his peers. He also draws on the learned experts and medical theory of his day to refute the consensus that the year’s fevers were pestilential fevers, accusing his colleagues of misdiagnosis that resulted in patient deaths. Modern readings of Caslari’s work and of the early plague tracts, in general, have distorted these accounts by retrospectively emphasizing their awareness or non-awareness of contagion. This talk claims that Abraham Caslari, at least, had something else entirely on his mind. Einbender asks what the stakes were for Abraham Caslari and how retrospective diagnosis has obscured their importance.

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    Contact Misty Lou Finch or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/cemers/

  • Join the Cinema Department for an installment of the Visiting Film/ Video Artists & Speakers Series Spring 2024 featuring the select works of Tara Nelson (21 minutes). The show will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, in Lecture Hall 6. Admission is free.

    Tara Nelson is a filmmaker, curator, programmer and lecturer working with film and digital media. At Visual Studies Workshop, Tara oversees the cataloging, preservation and interpretation of the VSW collections. She is the lead programmer for the VSW Salon, and the Managing Editor of VSW Press.

    Luther Price (January 26, 1962-June 13, 2020) was a prolific artist whose work explored the deepest, darkest corners of the human experience. Working in film, performance, sculpture, photography and mixed media, his haunting images were often composed from found elements, thickly layered with ink, paint, glue, tape and bodily fluids. Price's films are sculptural compositions in which images of eviscerated bodies, raw meat, hardcore gay porn and laughing clowns occupy the same psychic space as quiet scenes of street corners, blue skies and empty clotheslines.

    Luther Price’s stunning work with slides is documented in "New Utopia and Light Fracture by Luther Price," a 2023 VSW Press publication featuring copious images derived from the depths of Price’s 35mm collages as well as intimate email correspondence from Price to VSW editor Tate Shaw 2017–18 and an essay by Ed Halter of Light Industry, Brooklyn. In celebration of this publication, Tara Nelson, VSW curator and managing editor for the VSW Press, is presenting two sets of Price’s double-projected slides— "New Utopia" and "Light Fracture" (both 2017), which Luther Price donated to the VSW archives in 2017. Tara will speak on the publication, the slides and on Price.

    Click the link below to learn more.

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    Contact Melissa Miller or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/events/harpur-cinema.html

  • There will be a Binghamton Center of Complex Systems (CoCo) seminar at noon at Wednesday, April 3, in Engineering Building T-1 as well as on Zoom at: https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/98463329955?pwd=NlhLSzl4NitKR0JmdlA0SndqUjV2dz09

    Thomas Varley, postdoctoral scientist at the Complex Systems Center, University of Vermont, will speak on "Stability, Integration, and Higher-Order Interactions in Complex Systems."

    Click the link below for more details. A light lunch and refreshments will be served, followed by open discussions. E-mail Hiroki Sayama, at sayama@binghamton.edu, for more information.

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    Contact Hiroki Sayama or visit https://coco.binghamton.edu/#seminar

  • Art History's Katherine Reinhart is one of the Spring 2024 Featured IASH Fellow Speakers, and will be presenting: "'Sic Itur Ad Astra': The Politics of Architecture and the Construction of the Paris Observatory," at noon Wednesday, April 3, in LN 1106.

    This talk will consider the relationship between space and power through the creation of one building: the Paris Observatory. Built for the newly established Académie Royale des Sciences in 1667, the massive building project put into conflict two prominent early Academy members: the physician and architect Claude Perrault and the astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini. In an era when a dedicated space for astronomy had no precedent, form and function were at odds. Cassini advocated for a building best suited for astronomical practice, while Perrault proposed a more visually impressive structure, one befitting the Sun King and signaling to all who viewed it the sovereign’s wealth and "gloire" (glory). Its construction was fraught with controversy, and this talk will show how the impressive building was never used as intended, but instead, functioned as a symbol of the Academy and ultimately an icon of royal power.

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    Contact Danielle Hoeppner

  • Join the Sustainable Communities TAE for a lunch talk at noon on Thursday, April 11, in AA340.

    This week's talk will feature Adam Mathews from the Department of Geography. Adams will present "Remote sensing of urban environments." A light lunch will be served.

    Contact Carl Lipo, at clipo@binghamton.edu, for the Zoom link or additional details.

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    Contact Carl Lipo

  • Join the Sustainable Communities TAE for a lunch talk by Amy Churchill, assistant professor of Ecosystem Science in the Environmental Studies Department, at noon on Thursday, April 4, in AA340 or via Zoom at the link below. A light lunch will be available.

    Churchill's talk is titled "Benefits of enhanced biodiversity on ecosystem function and services under global change."

    Maintaining functional ecosystems and the associated ecosystem services of production (provisioning), pollination and soil nutrient management (regulating), as well as features such as canopy health or appearance (cultural or aesthetic) are important goals in the human stewardship of natural and modified landscapes. These services are under threat from a variety of anthropogenic sources, broadly referred to as global change drivers, and management actions that can promote ecosystem resilience are needed in the future. The Plant-Ecosystem lab at Binghamton examines the contributions of enhanced plant biodiversity in managed systems in maintaining needed ecosystem resilience in the face of different global change drivers such as drought, pollution or elevated carbon dioxide. This presentation will explore some findings from past projects that support the context of a new lawn-enhanced biodiversity field facility being constructed at Nuthatch Hollow, as well as provide an introduction and overview of the first series of projects at this site.

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    Contact Carl Lipo or visit https://binghamton.zoom.us/s/95833405939

  • The Center for Korean Studies will host the Korean Studies Symposium in 2024: "Korea at the Crossroads" at 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Alpern Conference Room (LN 2200).

    Walden Bello of the Sociology Department will deliver a talk, “The Perils of Semi-Sovereignty,” in the opening plenary session, and Suzy Lee of Human Development will deliver a talk, “Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in South Korea,” in the closing plenary session.

    If you have any questions about the event, reach out to cks@binghamton.edu.

    Click the link below for additional details.

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    Contact Chungse Jung or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/korean-studies/events.html

  • Join the CMENAS (Center for Middle East and North Africa Studies) Department for a lecture by Ammar Azzouz, from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Lecture Hall 9.

    Azzouz will be speaking on his recent book "Domicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria". A question and answer period will follow the lecture.

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    Contact Marco Ali Spadaccini

  • The Department of Philosophy will present a guest lecture by Eric Bayruns Garcia, an assistant professor at McMaster University, titled "Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation, History of Racial Injustice and Hermeneutical Injustice."

    This event will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, April 5, in UUW-324.

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    Contact Nicole Alfarano

  • I-GMAP will hold Frontiers of Prevention 2024 on April 12-13. All panels will be held at the Binghamton University Downtown Center.

    All events will take place in person and are free and open to the public. All events will also be live-streamed on I-GMAP’s YouTube Page. Find the detailed program for Frontiers of Prevention, and register to attend the events, by clicking the link below.

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    Contact Kerry Whigham or visit https://frontiersofprevention.carrd.co/#

  • Every April in conjunction with Frontiers of Prevention, I-GMAP holds the annual Nadia Rubaii Memorial Prize and Lecture, in memory of our late founding director. I-GMAP brings in an internationally visible figure in the global struggle for rights, dignity and justice, whose courage and compassion exemplify Nadia's work and character.

    For the 2024 prize, I-GMAP and Binghamton are honored to recognize the courageous LGBTQ+ activist and human rights defender, Ugandan Frank Mugisha. As the founding executive director of Sexual Minorities of Uganda, Mugisha's work on behalf of Uganda's LGBTQ+ community — one of the most persecuted in the world — has set an example for human rights defenders and activists globally. At enormous personal risk, Mugisha has been resolute in fighting for the rights, dignity and physical security of LGBTQ+ people, a fight that is more important now than ever with Uganda's national legislature making being a gay person a crime punishable by the death penalty.

    Join us for the public ceremony where Mugisha will receive the 2024 Nadia Rubaii Memorial Prize, and deliver his acceptance speech: "The Criminalization of Homosexuality in Africa and its Ripple Effects."

    The event will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, April 12, in Lecture Hall 2 on Binghamton University's main campus. It is free and open to the public, and no registration is required. Click the link below to learn more.

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    Contact Kerry Whigham or visit https://frontiersofprevention.carrd.co/#memorial

  • The Master of Science in Human Rights program invites the Binghamton community to the closing talk of the Spring 2024 Lubna Chaudhry Human Rights Lecture Series.

    At 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Downtown Center, UDC 120, the program will welcome Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times editorial board member Farah Stockman. Stockman’s address will focus on the findings and lessons from her acclaimed book, "American Made: What Happens to People When Work Disappears" (2021).

    Interested faculty and graduate students are invited to dialogue with Stockman the following day at 11 a.m. Friday, April 12.

    Contact René Rojas, at rrojas@binghamton.edu, to attend the Friday Working Group discussion.

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    Contact Rene Rojas

  • The Chemistry Department welcomes Megan E. Kizer, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Brown University, who will present an alumni lecture on "Engineering Biomolecules to Mitigate Viral Pathogenesis and Tumor Progression" at 4 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the Fountain Room of the Smart Energy Building.

    Kizer is a 2015 graduate of Binghamton University.

    More Info

    Contact Kimberly Carpenter

  • Join the Art History Department to welcome Denva Gallant at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in the IASH Conference Room, Library North 1106, where she will present her research on “Approaches to Alterity: Race and Othering in Late Italian Art History.”

    The Feber Lecture is co-sponsored with the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Krysteena Race or visit https://binghamtonarthistory.wordpress.com/2024/04/03/vizcult-annual-ferber-lecture-denva-gallant-10-april/

  • Join the Dean of Harpur College for the 2023-24 Harpur Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, with a reception to follow. Jonathan Karp, associate professor of Judaic studies and history, will deliver the lecture "'Everybody’s Doin’ It Now': The Peculiar Place of Jews in Early Jazz" at 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, April 16, in FA-258.

    Jonathan Karp is the author of "The Politics of Jewish Commerce: Economic Thought and Emancipation in Europe" (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and editor or co-editor of seven volumes, including "Beyond Whiteness: Revisiting Jews in Ethnic America" (Purdue University Press, 2023); "World War I and the Jews" (Berghahn Books, 2018) with Marsha L. Rozenblit; and "The Cambridge History of Judaism in the Early Modern World" (Cambridge University Press, 2017) with Adam Sutcliffe. His work explores the roles that Jews have played in modern economic life and the images and stereotypes that have accompanied them. His forthcoming book is "Chosen Surrogates: Jews and Blacks in the Business of American Popular Music."

    More Information can be found at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Jennifer A Nolan or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/harpur/faculty/deans-distinguished-lecture.html

  • The Department of Philosophy presents a guest lecture by Paul Tubig, assistant professor at Georgia Southern University, titled "Healthcare Justice, Disability, and the Body as Context of Choice." This event will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, in UUW-324.

    More Info

    Contact Nicole Alfarano

  • The Binghamton Center for Complex Systems will host a Student-Faculty Speed Dating mixer from 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, in EB T1.

    The speed dating event will be followed by a short talk by David Sloan Wilson, distinguished professor emeritus of biology and anthropology, starting at 2:15 p.m. Food and refreshments will be provided.

    In the talk "Integrating Complex Systems Science and Evolutionary Science: Still a Work in Progress," Sloan Wilson will discuss a provocative fact: When entering "Complex Adaptive System" into Web of Science, you get over 1000 hits. When entering "Complex Maladaptive System," you get zero. How is this possible, when very special conditions are required for a complex system to be adaptive as a whole system? Solving this riddle reveals the need to integrate complex systems science and evolutionary science, with implications for positive change efforts of all sorts. Binghamton University can take a lead role in this integration.

    More Info

    Contact Hiroki Sayama or visit https://coco.binghamton.edu/

  • The Data Science TAE presents its Data Salon guest, Kenneth Chiu, associate professor of computer science, who will discuss "AI for Materials Science."

    The event takes place from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, April 12, in AA 340, with a light lunch provided. A Zoom option is also available at: https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/92622837791

    E-mail Xingye Qiao, at xqiao@binghamton.edu, for more information. Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Amy Keough or visit https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aaW6LZOeBVuuogbUyl6IjPsvejJwFEgq/view?usp=sharing

  • The Center for Cognitive Applications (CAPS) will host three speakers at noon, this Thursday, April 11, in the University Union, UU 111:

    - Stefania Conte (Cognitive and Brain Sciences)
    - William Hayes (Cognitive and Brain Sciences)
    - Carlos Gershenson (SSIE)

    All three speakers will discuss how to leverage the study of human cognition to tackle real-world problems.

    More Info

    Contact Mercury Mason

  • Amy Aines, a communications strategist and speaker coach, is the co-author of “Championing Science: Communicating Your Ideas to Decision Makers.” She’ll be on campus this week for three signature events during Binghamton University Research Days.

    Her keynote, "How to Use Communication Strategy to Stand Out as a Researcher," will begin at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in UUW-325.

    A workshop for faculty, Success Strategies for Communicating Across Disciplines, begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, in UUW-324. Light refreshments will be served.

    Finally, there will be an interactive seminar, "Tame Your Nerves: Speaker Preparation and Delivery Tips and Techniques," at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, in UUW-324.

    Registration is encouraged but not required for the workshop and seminar; email Rachel Coker, at rcoker@binghamton.edu to sign up.

    More Info

    Contact Rachel Coker or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/research-advancement/research-days/index.html

  • Join the Biological Sciences Department at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 12 in Science 1, Room 149, for a seminar series, featuring Anne Clark, Bartle professor, who will present "The World Through a Crow-shaped Window."

    More Info

    Contact Peter McKenney

  • Climate change is impacting the way we live: from affecting family planning choices and putting properties at risk of becoming uninsurable; to increasing health threats from air pollution due to wildfires and deaths associated with weather-related events such as hurricanes, floods and droughts. Just as the decisions and actions of humanity have led to this state of affairs, the choices we make today will determine our future.

    The Kaschak Institute, Binghamton 2 Degrees, Sustainable Communities Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence, the Office of Sustainability, the Center for Civic Engagement and the Binghamton University Common Read Experience are working together to launch the 1MReady_BING initiative to empower students to act on climate change, setting the stage for expansion to the local community, the broader State University of New York system and beyond.

    The first cohort of climate ambassadors was selected during the Fall 2023 semester. They will spread the word about ways to cut our carbon emissions through the user-friendly 1MReady_BING website.

    Presentation of this campaign and of how to use the website will take about 15-20 minutes and will include a brief description of 1MW, the 1MReady_Bing campaign and how to sign up for and navigate the website. If you would like to have an ambassador come to your class to inform your students of this campaign and how to take part in it, fill out the form at the link below at least a week in advance of the date you would like the presentation.

    **If you teach multiple courses, submit a separate form for each course.**

    More Info

    Contact Victoria Barics or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0xItIJ9mS0UUwdCmoMTeUJy-Tw6Ft4Od2L0FyCyDYcAnaWQ/viewform

  • Join members of Binghamton University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cornell University and Upstate Medical University for the "Ticks and Tick-borne diseases symposium" from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Innovative Technologies Complex.

    Registration for the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and light refreshments will be served. Opening remarks will be delivered by Dean Nagaraju Kanneboyina at 9 a.m.

    Click the link below for additional details of the schedule.

    More Info

    Contact Amaan Fruitwala or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/centers/lyme-disease-center/news.html

  • Amy Aines, a communications strategist and speaker coach, is the co-author of “Championing Science: Communicating Your Ideas to Decision Makers.” She’ll be on campus for three signature events during Binghamton University Research Days in April.

    Her keynote, "How to Use Communication Strategy to Stand Out as a Researcher", is at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, in UUW-325. Every opportunity to speak about your research can help you win funding, attract collaborators, drive action and enhance your reputation — if you take a strategic approach.

    A workshop for faculty, "Success Strategies for Communicating Across Disciplines", is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, in UUW-324. This workshop will strengthen participants’ ability to express themselves clearly, ensure they have been understood and encourage productive collaboration. Participants will work with relevant subject matter and provide opportunities to apply key concepts.

    An interactive seminar, "Tame Your Nerves: Speaker Preparation and Delivery Tips and Techniques", at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, UUW-324. This interactive seminar will help presenters get ready for their next speaking opportunity and provide tools and simple exercises to help them be effective under pressure.

    Registration is encouraged but not required for the workshop and seminar; email Rachel Coker at rcoker@binghamton.edu to sign up.

    More Info

    Contact Rachel Coker or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/research/division-offices/research-advancement/research-days/index.html

    • Student Activities

  • The Center for Civic Engagement invites applications to participate in the Community-Engaged Learning and Research Showcase. This event is an opportunity for you, your students and your community partners to exhibit the results and outcomes of your community-engaged learning or research project for students, faculty, administrators and the larger community.

    The poster showcase will be held from 4-6 p.m. Monday, April 15, in Old Union Hall. The showcase is designed to display posters featuring course-based community engagement projects and community-engaged research that impact both community organizations and Binghamton University.

    Displaying a poster at the Community-Engaged Learning and Research Showcase is a great chance to:

    - Recognize and celebrate the community-engaged work being done in your courses and research
    - Spread awareness of community-engaged projects that are impacting organizations and residents in the Greater Binghamton area
    - Highlight the teaching and learning opportunities possible through community-engaged activities
    - Inspire people to become more civically engaged across the Binghamton University community
    - Network and learn from other faculty, staff and students, as well as community partners from across the region

    Space is limited: Interested teams must complete an application to exhibit at this event. Selected groups will be assigned an easel where they can display their poster that represents their project.

    The application deadline is Wednesday, March 13. A review committee will evaluate applications, and groups who are selected to participate will be notified by Tuesday, March 20. Questions can be emailed to cce@binghamton.edu.

    Click the link below to learn more or complete an application.

    More Info

    Contact Andi Stack or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSed4Mefg3WcESZ-0XUvYONKX5Enomv0A9Fylyrg7ULlz2kKXw/viewform

  • Join the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers for their annual SASE Exchange from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Mandela Room.

    SASE Exchange is a dynamic and inclusive event designed to foster student development by offering a unique learning experience focused on the rich and diverse cultures of Asia, aiming to promote cultural understanding and appreciation among attendees from various backgrounds.

    The event also serves as a platform for the Binghamton community to come together, celebrate diversity and enrich themselves in different cultures through food, drinks, games and music.

    More information can be found on Instagram @bingsase, or join our email listserv by reaching out to SASE@binghamtonsa.org.

    More Info

    Contact Binghamton SASE

  • SUNY will offer five undergraduate research summer grants through the Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew Women’s History Summer Research Excellence Grants 2024-25 program.

    In celebration of Women’s History Month, State University of New York Chancellor John B. King, Jr. announced the Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew Women’s History Summer Research Excellence Grants. Through this initiative, students will have the opportunity to research the significant role women have played in the development of New York State and to recognize the contributions women leaders have played in the state and the region.

    Named in honor of the first Black college president in the SUNY system, the Dr. L. Eudora Pettigrew Women’s History Summer Research Excellence Grants will provide five SUNY undergraduate students with the opportunity to pursue an innovative community-based applied-learning experience in women’s history. Working under the advisement of campus faculty members, and each receiving a stipend and other financial support, those selected will conduct original research at New York historical sites, libraries, historical societies, museums and other institutions. Participating students will be expected to document their studies and share the results of their research on their campus and through a SUNY system administration social media spotlight in the fall.

    The fellowship will provide a student stipend of $5,000 for 8-10 weeks of research and up to $3,000 for travel and living expenses (computers not allowed).

    Applications are due Monday, April 29. Review of applications will begin immediately. Encourage your students to apply.

    More Info

    Contact Aaron Beedle or visit https://workflow.suny.edu/view.php?id=141639

  • Join the University's Speaking Center for the 2024 "Speak On That!" student speaking competition at 5 p.m. Friday, April 12, in Lecture Hall 10.

    Student competitors will be judged in several categories by a panel of Binghamton University faculty and staff, as well as by the audience. Click the link below to learn more.

    More Info

    Contact Tyler Lenga or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/offices/success/speaking-center/index.html

  • Every year around Commencement, the University sends out the Senior Survey to gather valuable information about where our graduates are headed next. This information helps us better understand our graduating seniors' career pathways and track student outcomes, as well as inform University decisions about resources and program improvements, to help future students more effectively.

    Encourage graduating seniors you know to complete their survey and offer their feedback, at the link below.

    Email assess@binghamton.edu with questions. To learn more about the annual Senior Survey, visit: https://www.binghamton.edu/student-affairs/assessment/evaluate/senior-survey.html

    More Info

    Contact Giovanna Bernardo or visit https://bit.ly/BUSeniorSurvey

  • Explore a range of activities, events, and resources aimed at helping students relax and de-stress while preparing for finals. Don't miss the opportunity to unwind, socialize and enjoy the end of the semester.

    Learn more about Stress-free Bing and view a calendar of events online at the link below. Use the hashtag #StressFreeBing to post about and share your events.

    More Info

    Contact Peter Nardone or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/dean-of-students/programs-services/stressfreebing.html

  • The Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development offers Binghamton University students a chance to get academic credit for their internship experience. Students can enroll in CDCI 395, an online asynchronous course that students take in conjunction with their internship to further enhance their experience and create more opportunities for learning and professional development.

    Students can earn credit for both paid and unpaid internships this summer and fall semester. Email the Fleishman Center at CDCI@binghamton.edu for additional information, or check out the "Credit Bearing Internship Program" website at the link below for more information. Share this academic internship opportunity with your students!

    More Info

    Contact Michael Lorusso or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/ccpd/services/internship.html

    • Sustainability

  • Conversations on sustainability and the environment are on the rise. What does it mean to be “shaped” by your environment?

    This training session will provide a foundational understanding of how the environment impacts our communities and what you can do to support sustainability efforts. It will provide examples of actions that can be taken on an individual level.

    RSVP on B-Engaged at the links below. Two sessions are available:

    -10-11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, at: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/mrc/rsvp_boot?id=2264434

    - 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at:
    https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/mrc/rsvp_boot?id=2264437

    For more information on Environmental Justice Week, visit https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/ejustice.html

    More Info

    Contact Leonel Diaz

  • When you think of sustainability, do you think of seeds? Seeds are essential to our everyday lives, and reducing your carbon footprint can be as easy as planting a tree or gardening at home. Homegrown herbs are delicious and easy to grow at home.

    Join the Multicultural Resource Center from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in the Sustainability Hub (Science Library), where participants will create a D.I.Y. windowsill herb garden using old, recycled books and seeds donated from the seed library. The group will make simple basil seed starters, and soon, you’ll have endless fresh and free basil within reach. RSVP on B-Engaged at the link below.

    For more information on Environmental Justice Week, visit: https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/ejustice.html

    More Info

    Contact Leonel Diaz or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2264435

  • Binghamton University will host several events and activities related to sustainability during the month of April. Learn about all these events through the Sustainability Calendar!

    Upcoming events are listed on the Office of Sustainability's website, at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Martin Larocca or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/sustainability/index.html

  • Join the Libraries' Sustainability Hub for an Earth Day panel titled "Let's Discuss Climate Anxiety!" from 2-3 p.m. Monday, April 15, in the Science Library Atrium.

    The panel of faculty, staff and students from across Binghamton University will include Divya Gupta, assistant professor of environmental studies and sustainable communities, and Human Rights Institute faculty affiliate; B.J. Luka, psychology and integrative neuroscience academic advisor, climate reality leader and active member of New Yorkers for Clean Power (NYCP); Alex Martone, master's student in sustainable communities (class of '24), and Binghamton University Food Pantry graduate assistant; and Alexandra Itty, B-Healthy peer agent.

    All are welcome. Food and drinks will be provided. Click the link below to learn more of RSVP.

    More Info

    Contact Neyda Gilman or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2264013

  • Join the Multicultural Resource Center at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the MRC Lounge, for a screening of "Mossville: When Great Trees Fall." This documentary chronicles a centuries-old predominantly Black community in Louisiana devastated by a toxic spill that contaminated their groundwater, causing untold harm to the human and animal inhabitants. "Mossville" tells a story about displacement and environmental devastation resulting from corporate misconduct. After the screening, Pamela Mischen, professor of environmental studies and chief sustainability officer, will lead a discussion. Learn more or RSVP on B-Engaged at the link below.

    View the trailer at: https://www.mossvilleproject.com/

    For more information on Environmental Justice Week, visit: https://www.binghamton.edu/diversity-equity-inclusion/ejustice.html

    More Info

    Contact Leonel Diaz or visit https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/mrc/rsvp_boot?id=2264438

    • Training and Workshops

  • B-Healthy welcomes all students, faculty and staff to learn more about how to be inclusive and supportive of our recovery community in a "Recovery Ally Training" held from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in UU-111.

    RSVP and learn more at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Jodi Lang or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2262976

  • A Lifeguard review through the American Red Cross is scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the Rec Center at the East Gym. This course is designed to update your skills and renew your current Red Cross Lifeguarding certification for another two years. Participants must have and bring their CPR/AED, Lifeguard and First Aid cards, as well as a breathing mask to class. Participants must be currently certified or certification must have expired within 30 days of the course date.

    Visit the link below to learn more about this course and register. Campus Recreation offers a variety of Red Cross certifications each semester, conveniently located on campus in a blended learning format.

    More Info

    Contact Jane Kallmerten or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/campus-recreation/certifications.html#LifeguardReview

  • Join the Center for Learning and Teaching from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, in the Learning Studio LN1324C, for this interactive workshop as we explore the application of compassion in the classroom.

    Participants will have the opportunity to collaborate, reflect and share strategies for compassionate action. Dilemmas or challenges in enacting compassion will also be discussed. Light Refreshments will be provided. Click the link below for additional details or to RSVP.

    Johann Fiore-Conte, associate vice president for Student Affairs and chief health and wellness officer, Mark Rice, clinical director of the University Counseling Center, Colleen Rozelle, associate director of Case Management Services and Daniel Matos, mental health outreach coordinator of the B-Healthy: Healthy Campus Initiative, will present.

    More Info

    Contact Johann Fiore-Conte or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2263606

  • Get Red Cross-certified with Campus Recreation. Join us from 5:30-10 p.m. Thursday, April 25, in the Rec Center at the East Gym to earn your certificate for Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS).

    Visit the link below to learn more about the course, including the fee and how to register online.

    More Info

    Contact Jane Kallmerten or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/campus-recreation/certifications.html#BLS

  • Earn your certification to teach American Red Cross swimming and water safety, and gain the skills needed to teach courses and make presentations to swimmers of every age and ability. The Water Safety Instructor (WSI) course trains instructor candidates to teach all of the courses presented in the Swimming and Water Safety program to all age groups. This certification is the gold standard and provides the most comprehensive training for swim instructors.

    Registration is open for the WSI Certification, scheduled for April 26-28. Visit the link below to learn more about the course, including class times, fees and how to sign up.

    More Info

    Contact Jane Kallmerten or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/campus-recreation/certifications.html#WSI

  • The aquatics staff at the East Gym, Rec Center pool will be offering an American Red Cross lifeguard certification course from April 5-7 or April 12-14. Upon successful completion of this 3-day course, participants will have strengthened their swimming and earned a lifeguarding certificate, opening the door to future positions in lifeguarding. Participants must be 15 years of age and pass a 300-yard swim test before class.

    Learn more and register at the link below.

    More Info

    Contact Jane Kallmerten or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/campus-recreation/certifications.html#Lifeguard

  • SUNY is offering a faculty development webinar series on artificial intelligence. Each session is offered twice:

    1. "Getting started with artificial intelligence" from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, March 12, or from 1-2 p.m. Friday, March 15

    2. "Exploring Potential and Pitfalls of AI Use in the Classroom" from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, or 1-2 p.m. Friday, March 22

    3. "Developing Syllabus Statements on AI Use" from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, or 1-2 p.m. Friday, March 29

    4. "AI As An Assistant" from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, or 1-2 p.m. Friday, April 5

    5. "AI Tools to Help You Build Your Course" from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, or 1-2 p.m. Friday, April 12

    Click the link below for registration and additional information.

    More Info

    Contact Aaron Beedle or visit https://sunycpd.eventsair.com/fact2-ai

  • The Binghamton Biofilm Research Center will offer its third workshop for the Spring 2024 next month. It is a three-day hands-on “Working with Microorganisms” workshop that is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 8, Wednesday, April 10, and Friday, April 12. The workshop will include both online instruction and in-person, hands-on skill practice. Each day of the workshop will include a pre-recorded pre-lab lecture video and in-person sessions from 5-7 p.m. in the Center of Excellence (COE) room B401. All participants must watch the pre-lab lecture videos and attend the in-person sessions for all three days.

    The purpose of each workshop is to train Binghamton University students, staff and faculty in basic microbiology techniques. Attendees who successfully complete the training and attend all three online and in-person sessions will be certified by the Binghamton University Institutional Biosafety Committee to work in BSL-1 and BSL-2 labs.

    The workshop will focus on medium preparation and autoclaving, aseptic technique in the handling of microorganisms, determining the overall number and purity of bacteria in a sample, stock culture preparation and gram staining. No prior microbiology knowledge is required for this workshop. During the hands-on portion of the workshop, you may choose whether to wear a face mask. PPE including lab coats, masks and gloves will be supplied to all participants and shared equipment will be sanitized before and after each use. Seats are limited for each workshop.

    To register for the workshop complete the Google form below. Registration for the workshop closes Friday, April 5.
    If you have any questions regarding the workshop, contact Victoria Oladosu ( volados1@binghamton.edu).

    More Info

    Contact Victoria Oladosu or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAOHwM_YQI8euSWuEi0w91A1cfZjXhiBrIUjEnLIZMEKdS2w/viewform

  • Join the Center for Learning and Teaching from noon-1:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, at the Learning Studio LN1324C for a workshop on strategies for encouraging students to complete their readings and actively engage with course materials.

    Lunch will be provided. Click the link below to RSVP to the event.

    More Info

    Contact shana white or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2258847

  • Join the CLT and ITS from noon-1:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Learning Studio LN1324C, to learn about alternative forms of assessment/Brightspace grading.

    In this workshop, the Center for Learning and Teaching’s Instructional Design Services Team will look into different ways to assess student learning that you can employ in your courses. Tamara Regulski from Information Technology Services (ITS) will also share Brightspace grading tips and tricks.
    Lunch will be provided.

    Click the link below to RSVP for the event.

    More Info

    Contact Shana White or visit https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2258848

    • Volunteer

  • It's that time of year when the campus community's help is needed to prepare diploma covers for graduating students. With thousands of diploma covers to prepare for Commencement, all willing to help are appreciated.

    Stop by anytime between 8 a.m.-4 p.m., from Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5, and Monday, April 8 through Wednesday, April 10. If you would like to volunteer, complete the Google form below to indicate the dates you are willing to help. There are no designated time slots — just come and go as you are able.

    More Info

    Contact Tenley Peak or visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3TjRUJgs0uQCPDGCKsrT91ht7CDSSM6ks62t80268Jp7BRA/viewform?usp=sf_link

  • The LGBTQ+ Faculty and Staff Caucus is a new committee-style group led by Q Center staff. The caucus is committed to the empowerment and liberation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people through conversation, activism and advocacy. The caucus seeks to improve the lives of queer and trans individuals both at the university and in the greater Binghamton community through monthly meetings, public service and local outreach.

    Monthly newsletters and meetings will start in March. To join the caucus listserv or for more information, email Q Center associate director Nick Martin, at martinn@binghamton.edu.

    More Info

    Contact Nick Martin

  • Interested in impacting prospective students and their families? Join Undergraduate Admissions this semester for our Admitted Students Days, where thousands of potential future Bearcats who have been accepted into Binghamton have the chance to participate in a variety of activities across campus.

    The office is asking for volunteers who are interested in lending a helping hand for this high-volume visit day to greet, guide and check in guests.

    Interested in learning more? Fill out the Google form at the link below. Contact Angelica Svolos, at asvolos1@binghamton.edu, with any questions.

    More Info

    Contact Angelica Svolos or visit https://forms.gle/qUHLU4rgRjVqf5HT6

  • The Office of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is recruiting new members for its Friendship Family Program (FFP), which involves a family or individual from the local community forming a social relationship with one or more new international student(s) enrolled at Binghamton University.

    Historically, this social relationship has consisted of family dinners, phone calls, conversations over coffee or tea, attending an event together or going to see the latest movie. More information about the role of Friendship Families can be found on the ISSS website.

    Friendship Families do not provide housing, financial or academic assistance. It is a purely social relationship. Click the link below to learn more about the program.

    Interested families/individuals are encouraged to complete our online application by July 15, at: https://forms.gle/vXktZUzu7FJQppoE6

    More Info

    Contact Christina MacDavitt or visit https://www.binghamton.edu/international/student-scholar-services/programs/friendship-family-program.html