Harpur Calendar of Events

Registration by March 27th is required to enter the conference venue and attend the sessions. Breakfast and lunch will be provided for free for registered participants.  The LACAS Program's Sixth Undergraduate Conference themed "The Body Tells the Story: Embodied Histories and Social Change in Latin America and the Caribbean."  Join us to explore how bodies act as living archives of memory, resistance, and social change in Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diasporas through interdisciplinary presentations on culture, health, migration, and more.

Register Here: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2FEXkafaEkP26872tudGg0eeRpHZ8lQrpgxfWQ-PKXqBQrQ/viewform

Emerging Technology Studio is hosting Designer's Edge, a Design Competition similar to a hackathon but for design!


The competition lasts 30 hours, BUT you do not need to be present the whole time. 

You will be tasked to design a product centered around a theme and create a presentation to compete with for awards and prizes in different categories!

We plan to host workshops and events where you can learn about different software and get hands on experience with emerging technology, such as Blender workshops, and connect with alumni in the industry throughout the event!

There are many award categories and this event will be allowing multiple submissions per team for different award categories so if you finish your first idea, you can look to make another product for another award category!

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2300385 Harpur graduate students, join Ruth Carpenter to develop your own professional website to showcase your work.  Bring your laptops to this hands on session using google sites free tools to highlight your research, publications, images, video or any other content. No prior website development experience needed.  This session is co-sponsored by Harpur Edge and the GSO

Free Admission.

An eclectic mix of solo trombone with piano works in recital format, including performances by the Binghamton University Low Brass Ensemble. Expect to hear works in varying styles from Baroque to Jazz.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Ticketing information: https://www.binghamton.edu/anderson-center/events-list.html

The Binghamton University Wind Symphony presents, Make New Friends but Keep the Old, One is SILVER and the other GOLD. Come enjoy some classic works along with brand new compositions, including three premiers! There will be a little something for everyone at this concert.

Featuring Dan Miller, alto saxophone, with works by Percy Grainger, Malcolm Arnold, Dmitri Shostokovich, Roshanne Etezady, with premiers of Giovanni Santos, Randall Standridge, and graduate student composer Nicky Kuláy.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/anderson-center/events-list.html

Free Admission

Featuring composers ranging from J.S. Bach to Steven Sondheim, Liam Flatley, tenor, explores what it means to be steadfast in one’s sense of devotion. Whether expressed by exalting the power of God like in Bach’s Magnificat, or explored through the struggle to be vulnerable enough to love and be loved in Sondheim's Company, devotion manifests in our lives in many ways and asks us to consider what gives our lives meaning. 

Additional works will also be featured by George F. Handel, Robert Schumann, Francis Poulenc, Daniel Catán, and Benjamin Britten.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2300386

Did you know that the number one skill employers look for in hiring new interns is Excel? This crash course will prepare undergraduate and graduate students looking to gain Excel skills for use in data analytics such as: data manipulation, data visualization, how to use Macros and more through this skills badge. Upon completion participants who score 70% or better on the post-test will earn the Excel Skills for Data Analytics skills badge supporting their applications to internship opportunities in a variety of private and public sector organizations. No prior Excel experience is required.

Students will engage in Excel skill-building lab exercises using a data set to develop the following skills: Basic Setup and Usage of Excel, Data Manipulation, Formatting, and Analysis, Data Visualization, Macros and Formula Types, VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables and Visual Basic Applications (VBA). They will also learn about how income data demonstrates disparities among gender and racial groups within the United States. Students will complete a pre-test and post-test to assess each of these skills in addition to the interactive lab exercises. 

This event is co-sponsored by Harpur Edge, SA, VPSS, and GSO.

Hippocrates Cheng, assistant professor of music theory and composition prestent, Re/Sonic, a concert of new music for east Asian instruments. This performance features nine distinguished artists of East Asian instruments who will premiere new compositions composed by Dr. Cheng. The program includes trio music for Chinese instruments (Dizi, Erhu, Pipa); trio music for Japanese instruments (Ryūteki, Hichiriki, Shō); trio music for Korean instruments (Daegeum, Haegeum, Gayageum), and a large ensemble piece for all nine instruments.

This concert is sponsored in part by, Harpur college, School of the Arts, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies, Institute for Asia and Asian Diasporas.


Ticketing information: https://www.binghamton.edu/anderson-center/events-list.html

The Theatre Department is sharing audition information for the first show of the 2026-27 season, "The Late Wedding" by Christopher Chen, directed by guest artist Jose Zayas, and running Oct. 2–7.

The audition process is asynchronous, with recorded auditions, which means no intimidating panel staring at you while you perform. You'll come into Studio B, stand in front of the camera, slate your name and the piece you're performing, and do your monologue. The director will watch all the recordings later to get to know your work. Take your time, breathe, and show us what you've got! The Audition Form is available at the link below to sign up.


More Information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQxGk8-hgBAwe4omvj3xPqrAE5YCFu5pL1jK51OECmr31tGg/viewform

Free Admission. Join Noah Unser, tenor, for a performance of his master’s recital. Featuring Dr. Bobby Pace on piano and Mayavati Prabhakar, soprano.

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2301358

How to Get Into Medical School: Insights and Tips from an Admissions Committee Member for Drexel University College of Medicine

Attention Pre-Med Students!!

Don’t miss this opportunity to sit down with alumnus Dr. Michael Weingarten and gain valuable insight into what medical school admissions committees are really looking for in applicants.

Learn firsthand about the application process, how to prepare for interviews, and what factors influence admissions decisions. Bring your questions and take advantage of this chance to hear directly from someone with experience on the admissions side.

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/romlang/rsvp_boot?id=2297164
All are welcome.

Come join us to practice Spanish in a friendly environment. You will meet new people and improve your Spanish communication skills. 

Hosted by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Screening of a movie: Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother Is an Only Child) Italia, 2006, 104 min. Dir. Daniele Luchetti

Evolutionary Studies welcomes Nicholas Hebdon of Baylor University. His seminar, entitled "Biology Lego Blocks: Using Simplified Geometries to build Biomechanical Interpretation"

Attend in-person or via Zoom: https://binghamton.zoom.us/j/96269673100?pwd=faa5HH0GFi8ZWbtrLJhrrtASbBrMEz.1   Passcode: 908754

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/evos/seminar-series/

Register Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLNh8Cngta9-iRn24z2b9zyil_7Be160QEqrWJ31KMMhwfSQ/viewform

All are welcome!

Join Ancient Mediterranean Studies for a trivia night that will consist of several rounds of questions in different styles.

Register Here: https://www.binghamton.edu/apps/calendar/event/details?id=be-2296196

Practice speaking Italian with instructors and peers in a relaxing fun environment.

Sponsored By: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

More Information: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/romlang/rsvp_boot?id=2296196

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2297643

Interested in taking the LSAT this Fall or Spring? Join our student-run study group at the Harpur Edge office with official LSAT study questions through 7Sage. Light refreshments will be provided for those who attend!

All are welcome to join for a lively conversation in French. Students, faculty, staff and local community members of all levels, backgrounds and goals are invited to the table.

We'll meet near the big windows that overlook campus in the second-floor dining area.

More Information: Contact Miller McLean ( mmclean2@binghamton.edu) with any questions or to be added to the mailing list.

Free Admission.

Join in the celebration of our Flute Ensemble's work with music that will transport you from celestial realms to royal pageantry and other moods and destinations. We will showcase different flutes from our flute family and ensembles of three to twelve players.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

RSVP by April 20th: https://forms.gle/mD4bjXe4doJ8gFUH7

Attention Pre-Law Students!!  

Observe an oral argument and speak with alumni attorney, Marc Brown and the presiding judge!

Marc Brown ’95, MBA ’96, Partner, Goldberg Segalla, will present an oral argument in a significant commercial litigation matter at the New York State Supreme Court.

Questions: Contact Leah Joggerst at ljoggerst@binghamton.edu

RSVP: https://forms.gle/iWqCrz8N4adbNCnd7
Limited to 10 students!

Marc Brown ’95, MBA ’96, Partner, Goldberg Segalla, will discuss the oral argument, his career, and answer questions over lunch.

Questions: Contact Leah Joggerst at ljoggerst@binghamton.edu

The Tech Transfer Office at Binghamton University hosts the CATAPULT IP Seminar Series for each college to equip researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools to turn ideas into real-world impact.

Featuring Quang Nguyen, JD partner of Riverside Law, as speaker for this introductory seminar, you'll get a practical overview of patent law for researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Participants will learn what makes an invention patentable, the differences between provisional and non-provisional patents, and how timing, publication, and disclosure affect patent rights.

The session will also cover inventorship, ownership, and common pitfalls that can jeopardize protection.

No registration is required

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2300400

All are welcome! 

Join us to cheer on a Harpur graduate student and our campus 3 Minute Thesis winner at regionals! We will provide snacks, beverages and the opportunity to view the competition together. 

Cosponsored by biology department and the graduate school!

Join the Art History Department as they wrap up the spring VizCult Speaker Series. Marilynn Desmond, SUNY distinguished research professor of English, will present the paper "The Migration of Miniatures in Italian Exemplars of the Roman de Troie."

More Information: https://binghamtonarthistory.wordpress.com/

Free Admission. Members of the Binghamton University Composition Studio present new compositions. Featuring graduate and undergraduate composers, Music Now!, showcases the cutting edge work created by the studio.

What to Expect:

Discover foundational investing informationLearn from licensed professionalsGet your investment questions answered
Presented by Harpur Edge and the Fleishman Center

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2297644

Interested in taking the LSAT this Fall or Spring? Join our student-run study group at the Harpur Edge office with official LSAT study questions through 7Sage. Light refreshments will be provided for those who attend!

The Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies will host the 35th Bernardo Lecture reception at 4:30 p.m. The lecture itself will take place from 5-6 p.m.

The 35th Bernardo Lecture, "On Dante's Virgil and Medieval Anti-Judaism", willl be given by Justin Steinberg, professor of Italian literature, at University of Chicago. His paper will argue that Dante draws on medieval representations of Jews to depict the character Virgil. Like one of the authors of the Hebrew Bible, Virgil's texts illuminate those who will come after him, though he is himself blind to their true meaning. His poetry can save Statius, but he is himself damned. The tragedy of the obtuse Virgil is the tragedy of the obtuse Jews. More broadly, Dante found in Christian supersessionism a strategy to deal with his classical and pagan predecessors - incorporating them into his work but also relegating them, forcing them to serve the Christian poet.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/cemers/

Admission is free and open to the public The Department of Germanic and Russian Studies invites the campus community to the annual Larry Wells Lecture. Michael Brenner, professor of Jewish history and culture at American University and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, will speak on "Jewish Life in Germany after October 7. Michael Brenner is a leading historian of modern Jewish history and the author of numerous books, including "In Search of Israel: The History of an Idea" (Princeton University Press, 2018), "In Hitler's Munich" (Princeton University Press, 2022), and "A Short History of the Jews" (Princeton University Press, 2010). He is the international director of the Leo Baeck Institute.   More Information: Contact Harald Zils hzils@binghamton.edu

All BUAM events are free and open to the public.

Join Binghamton University Art Museum for Puzzle & Play Night in the Main Gallery.

Get in touch with your inner architect! Frank Lloyd Wright discussed the role wooden Froebel blocks played in his development, and described the tactile experience of playing with blocks as a child as “the sense which never afterward leaves the fingers.” And Wright's son, John Lloyd Wright, invented the popular building block toys Lincoln Logs! We'll have these toys and more for you to tinker with.

Binghamton University Art Museum is located in the Fine Arts Building on Binghamton University Campus. 

More Information: www.binghamton.edu/art-museum

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2298099

All majors are welcome!

Prepping for the MCAT this Fall/Spring? Come study with us at Harpur Edge. We use UWorld for passage drills, CARS clinics, and full-length debriefs. Peer-led, high accountability, snacks included.

Philosophy, Politics and Law is hosting a talk by Michael Abramowicz, Professor and Associate Dean of the George Washington Law School. He will be presenting on “Machines, Markets, and Mankind: Law for the Modern Age and Beyond.”

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2298208

Are you an environmental change agent? Do you want to work in the vast field of sustainable development? 

Join Harpur Edge, the Environmental Studies Program, and the Harpur Dean’s Office  for our fifth annual Environmental Change Agent Networking Panel! This panel-style lunch event will showcase alumni in various environmental fields. They will share their experiences, how they got to where they are now, and how future leaders can get started on their journey to change the world. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with the panelists during the event. 

All attendees will be treated to a buffet lunch and get a FREE tote bag.

Free Admission.

With its largest ensemble to date, the Collegium Musicum will present music by four 18th-century English composers, including the blind organist John Stanley, much admired by Handel, and William Herschel, better known as the astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Single admission is $4, and students with a Binghamton ID are free.

In April 2025, the experimental film community lost Tomonari Nishikawa, Binghamton University cinema professor and master of celluloid, who died at 55. Working with meticulous devotion to 16mm and 35mm film, Nishikawa developed optical techniques entirely his own — rigorous, patient explorations that established him as one of the most vital artists in contemporary artisanal film practice. He was an exacting technician and a generous teacher, as precise in the darkroom as he was open-hearted with students and colleagues. His films remain: luminous works that fracture and reconstruct our perception, inviting us to see time, space, and light anew.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/events/harpur-cinema.html

The BU EcoBlitz is an annual biodiversity event that brings together community organizations, student groups, and BU scientists and naturalists to celebrate and document local wildlife. Participants use iNaturalist to log observations of plants, animals, and fungi found right on campus. 

Our Kickoff Event features guided tours and activities led by expert naturalists — a great opportunity to sharpen your observation skills, explore the natural world around you, and connect with others who share a passion for biodiversity.

More Information: https://linktr.ee/binghamtonecoblitz

Free Admission.

Percussion students will present an eclectic array of repertoire as they bring more percussive sounds to Casadesus Recital Hall. Marimbas, Snare Drums, Steel Drums and more will reverberate throughout the afternoon;

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Four flute students who have participated in flute studio for four wonderful years present, A Joyous Finale. Please join us as we send them off to begin their next chapters in life. They will feature works from Dvorak to D'Rivera and many in between.

Featuring:
Emily Dimock, Argelina Jeune, Charlotte Pafk, and Rachel Pitt.

with
Dr. Bobby Pace, piano

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Join the Binghamton University Choirs as they present, The Gentle Light of Night. This concert will be an afternoon of choral explorations of dreams and evocations of the night, featuring works by The Podd Brothers, Bob Dylan, Johannes Brahms, Andrea Ramsey, Rosephany Powell, Moira Smiley, and more! This performance features guest artists from the Binghamton University jazz program.

Ticketing information: https://www.binghamton.edu/anderson-center/events-list.html

Single admission is $4, and students with a Binghamton ID are free.

In April 2025, the experimental film community lost Tomonari Nishikawa, Binghamton University cinema professor and master of celluloid, who died at 55. Working with meticulous devotion to 16mm and 35mm film, Nishikawa developed optical techniques entirely his own — rigorous, patient explorations that established him as one of the most vital artists in contemporary artisanal film practice. He was an exacting technician and a generous teacher, as precise in the darkroom as he was open-hearted with students and colleagues. His films remain: luminous works that fracture and reconstruct our perception, inviting us to see time, space, and light anew.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/events/harpur-cinema.html

Free Admission.

Students from the Music Department Chamber Music Program present Spring Soundings, an eclectic and exciting mix of chamber works spanning four centuries.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Screening of a movie: Mediterranea Italia, 2015, 107 min. Dir. Jonas Carpignano

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2297645

Interested in taking the LSAT this Fall or Spring? Join our student-run study group at the Harpur Edge office with official LSAT study questions through 7Sage. Light refreshments will be provided for those who attend!

Free Admission

Chat with our curator, Joseph T. Leach, snack on some cookies and tour student-curated exhibitions led by BUAM curatorial interns.

More Information: www.binghamton.edu/art-museum

All are welcome to join for a lively conversation in French. Students, faculty, staff and local community members of all levels, backgrounds and goals are invited to the table.

We'll meet near the big windows that overlook campus in the second-floor dining area.

More Information: Contact Miller McLean ( mmclean2@binghamton.edu) with any questions or to be added to the mailing list.

Harpur Palate, Binghamton’s graduate-run literary journal, will celebrate its 25th year of publication with the launch of its spring/summer 2026 issue and readings from its annual contest winners!

Eleventh Hour Literary, the "Journal of Perseverance”, is run by staff from across Binghamton, and accepting work that has received a rejection from another literary magazine, is celebrating the upcoming launch of its fourth issue!

Free parking is available on site; bus 17 stops at the Vestal/Gates intersection, and a 5-minute walk up Gates Road will take you to the station. 

Light food and refreshments will be provided.

RSVP:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9pcktPOEF7g8y8ZJy3DzaKBkv-a2wZzoM49mRmQyCiWgPWg/viewform

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2297646

Interested in taking the LSAT this Fall or Spring? Join our student-run study group at the Harpur Edge office with official LSAT study questions through 7Sage. Light refreshments will be provided for those who attend!

All BUAM events are free and open to the public.

Binghamton University Art Museum Presents Art is for Every Body! 

Join BUAM staff for our new accessible hands on experience in our lower galleries. Touch our new sensory boards, feel our 3-D printed sculpture, and explore our works created for people with low vision.

Binghamton University Art Museum Lower Galleries are located on the first floor of the Fine Arts Building on Binghamton University campus.

More Information: www.binghamton.edu/art-museum

The School of the Arts invites you to its annual Festival of the Arts — Student Showcase, this year in collaboration with Research Days and Admitted Students Day.

The Festival runs April 24-May 1, with the main reception beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 30, in the Grand Corridor and Memorial Courtyard of the Fine Arts Building. The event will begin with short, dynamic research presentations from School of the Arts faculty, followed by performances in jazz, opera, and musical theatre, live screen printing, refreshments, and projections onto the Library Tower.

The Festival showcases the energy and talent of students in Art and Design, Art History, Cinema, Creative Writing, Music, and Theatre for prospective students, the campus community, and the public. Experience a week of creativity, performance, and collaboration as Binghamton University’s Festival of the Arts brings campus to life with concerts, exhibitions, workshops, and showcases across every discipline in the arts. From hands-on activities and faculty presentations to student research and performances, the Festival highlights the imagination and innovation that define the School of the Arts. For the first time, the Festival will also extend off campus into the surrounding community, with events at Stellar Human on April 24 and at the Phelps Mansion on May 1.

More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/school-of-the-arts/news-events/showcase.html

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2298101

All majors are welcome!

Prepping for the MCAT this Fall/Spring? Come study with us at Harpur Edge. We use UWorld for passage drills, CARS clinics, and full-length debriefs. Peer-led, high accountability, snacks included.

Free Admission.

In celebration of the Drawing Connections: Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition, the Momenta Quartet presents a genre-defying program of works by Binghamton composers, which were developed in a semester-long collaboration with the quartet — moving from pencil sketches to fully rendered structures. The program also features distinguished composer Shawn Jaeger’s celebration of Appalachian singing traditions, Thy Wondering Eyes.


Artist Bio and More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2297647

Interested in taking the LSAT this Fall or Spring? Join our student-run study group at the Harpur Edge office with official LSAT study questions through 7Sage. Light refreshments will be provided for those who attend!

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2297648

Interested in taking the LSAT this Fall or Spring? Join our student-run study group at the Harpur Edge office with official LSAT study questions through 7Sage. Light refreshments will be provided for those who attend!

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2298103

All majors are welcome!

Prepping for the MCAT this Fall/Spring? Come study with us at Harpur Edge. We use UWorld for passage drills, CARS clinics, and full-length debriefs. Peer-led, high accountability, snacks included.

Register Here: https://bengaged.binghamton.edu/harpedge/rsvp_boot?id=2300388

Did you know that the number one skill employers look for in hiring new interns is Excel? 

This crash course will prepare undergraduate and graduate students looking to gain Excel skills for use in data analytics such as: data manipulation, data visualization, how to use Macros and more through this skills badge. Upon completion participants who score 70% or better on the post-test will earn the Excel Skills for Data Analytics skills badge supporting their applications to internship opportunities in a variety of private and public sector organizations. No prior Excel experience is required.

Students will engage in Excel skill-building lab exercises using a data set to develop the following skills: Basic Setup and Usage of Excel, Data Manipulation, Formatting, and Analysis, Data Visualization, Macros and Formula Types, VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables and Visual Basic Applications (VBA). They will also learn about how income data demonstrates disparities among gender and racial groups within the United States. Students will complete a pre-test and post-test to assess each of these skills in addition to the interactive lab exercises. 

This event is co-sponsored by Harpur Edge, the SA, VPSS, and GSO.

Today marks the first day of Fall 2026 Semester! 

Although you may not be heading to your first class on campus today, you have not lost your connection to Harpur College and the Binghamton University community. In fact, you are now one of over 162,000 Binghamton University Alumni. 

You've joined a vibrant, thriving, and proud global community of alumni, and staying engaged with your alumni team is one of the best moves you can make. 

It's easy, and the first crucial step is updating your contact information, ensuring you stay informed about career support opportunities, networking connections, evens, mentoring opportunities, and more. 

Click here to Log-in to B-Connect and update your profile today!