Harpur College Week

Harpur College Week

Explore the exciting opportunities that await you during Harpur Week!

Join us for a variety of department info sessions, faculty meet- and-greets, and other events that showcase the many opportunities available for you to discover at Harpur College of Arts and Sciences.


Schedule of Events

Nov
3
Tue
6:30pm - 8:00pm
APP 111
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Attending this event will allow students an opportunity to learn about how the Day of the Dead is celebrated across French, Italian, and Hispanic cultures. The event will include cultural food and refreshments and crafts that embody the essence of Day of the Dead. Join us in the celebration!

Romance Languages Department
6:30pm - 8:00pm
CW 212
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What can you learn in German in just 90 minutes? Come find out! Learn useful expressions for everyday situations, put your German to use right away, and discover some of what makes the German language and culture unique. No prior knowledge of German required.

Department of German and Russian Studies
6:30pm - 8:00pm
University Union MP Fireplace
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Ever wanted to experience Homer's Odyssey but couldn't commit to the epic-length read? Join us for The Odyssey in 24 Minutes, a collaborative, challenge-driven workshop where you'll help bring this ancient tale to life. We'll perform the entire epic as a group play, with each of the 24 books dramatized in just one minute. Whether you're new to Greek literature or just curious, no prior knowledge needed. Come solo or bring friends, participate in the performance or watch it unfold. We'll have snacks on hand as we journey through one of literature's greatest adventures.

Middle Eastern and Ancient Mediterranean Studies
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Fine Arts, Casadesus Recital Hall
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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.

Music Department
Nov
4
Wed
All Day
Enter to Win: 
Visit the Harpur Edge table in Mandela from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
OR Click Here to Complete the Google Form

Show your Harpur College pride with your Harpur Wear & Gear!
Old shirt? New shirt? Hat? Hoodie? Department gear? Something your professor gave you 10 years ago? If it says Harpur, it counts.


Prizes: 
$50 Dining Gift Card - Current Students
$50 Dining Gift Card - Faculty
$50 Dining Gift Card - Staff
$50 Starbucks ECard - Alumni


More Information: harpuredge@binghamton.edu
10:00am - 12:00pm
LN 1105 Lobby
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Join Harpur College and stay hydrated each day with your choice of flavored water, hot apple cider, tea, or cocoa! We will tell you all about Harpur College Week Events and hope to see you join us!

Harpur College & Harpur Edge
11:00am - 1:00pm
Union lobby
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Join us outside Old Union Hall to browse & shop from some of our talented Harpur College students! Check out their artwork, accessories, clothing, keychains, handmade jewelry, crochet, & more.

Art by Aubrey: Mail packages of original art by Aubrey Abramson (prints, stickers, postcards, and more!)
Bink's Beads: Keychains, phonestraps, and bracelets by Joey Zhang!
Beck's Student Thrift: Clothes and accessories from Beck Vitale.
Bracelets by Hana: Handmade string friendship bracelets and keychains by Hana Ciulla! Bracelets are adjustable.
Lucky Rabbit Crochet: Crochet stuffed animals by Grace Louie.
Parker Starr: On-demand linocut printing on fabric! Bring clothes or pick from the table, choosing from two Binghamton-themed designs (binturong/bearcat and yellow spotted salamander).
Totescharms: Assorted handmade jewelry by Emily Law and secondhand clothes from Ambrose Liu.

Harpur Edge
11:00am - 12:00pm
By the fountain outside the library
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Fresh off his national speaking tour, our very own Prof. Robert Parkinson will answer any and all questions undergraduates may have about the frustrations and grievances that led to the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago. Come celebrate America's birthday (belatedly) by learning all about our nation's foundational document.

History Department
11:30am - 1:30pm
Mandela Room
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New and continuing students have the opportunity to explore their academic options by meeting with every Department and Program within Harpur College at our Majors, Minors, and Munchies advising fair! Beyond Harpur Departments and Programs, students will find tables for 4+1 programs across the University, Education Abroad, as well as various resource offices that can aid in their success, both in and outside of the classroom. Come explore your options with us!

Harpur College
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Science 2 Lobby
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The Chemistry Outreach Program (ChOP) will be hosting an information event where visitors can explore how our program brings chemistry to the community through engaging, educational experiences. Guests are invited to stop by, meet members of the outreach team, and learn how ChOP supports science engagement across the region. Whether you're curious about volunteering, partnering with us, or simply want to enjoy a bit of chemistry, we welcome you to join us.

Chemistry Outreach Program
2:00pm - 3:00pm
UUW 324
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Join the Office of Undergraduate Research to learn about many different opportunities in Harpur College to do research with faculty. Student panelists will share their experiences with campus research opportunities and those outside the university as well.

ESURC and Harpur Edge
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Alumni Lounge, Old O’Connor Hall
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Azadeh Eriss, a PhD student in the Translation Research and Instruction Program (TRIP), reads from her translation of English Professor Amir Ahmadi Arian's novel, That mid-December Day, and sit for a conversation about the process of translation and the craft of fiction. Amir Ahmadi Arian is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction in Persian and English. He is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Binghamton University.

Read the BingUnews article for more information about this project:
https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/6036/doctoral-student-to-translate-english-professors-banned-novel-from-persian-to-english

This is a joint event with the Creative Writing Program and The Translation Research and Instruction Program at Binghamton University.
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Old Champlain Atrium
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A screening of the documentary film Dead Sea Guardians followed by a discussion. Food will be provided. Film description: "The Dead Sea - the lowest place on earth and one of the wonders of the world - is dying. Three historic enemies join forces on a heroic journey to stop this catastrophe and save the Dead Sea from disappearing."

Center for Israel Studies
5:30pm - 7:00pm
UU 206
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I first learned about math art in 1978 from Helaman Ferguson when he was a math professor at Brigham Young University. He became a mentor to me, and an inspiration for all the years since then. I will talk about other influences on my attempts to create math art, most especially the help I got from Prof. Jim Stark, who let me use the sculpture studio resources to make cast bronze and iron sculptures. I will show examples of my artwork and explain how they were made. I have used the computer design program, Rhino3D, to make math jewelry as well as desktop size models by 3D printing. Most recently I used Rhino3D to make models of tessellations of 3-space (Euclidean and hyperbolic) which have been of great use in an ongoing research project with Binghamton colleagues. I gave a series of four 2-hour talks on my math art to the Lyceum a few years ago, so a one-hour talk is barely enough to scratch the surface of this topic. We will see how far I get.

Math Department
6:00pm - 7:00pm
CW 324
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Come paint or make a fish friend! Supplies will be provided!

Marine Science Club
Nov
5
Thu
9:00am - 5:00pm
Rosefsky Gallery, FA 259
Free Admission

Visiting Artist Exhibition Opening Reception & Lecture 
 Yixuan Pan: Ice Cold: Studies on Glass
On View 10/1-11/5/2026 | M-F 9-5 p.m. 
Rosefsky Gallery |

Pan is an assistant professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington in Tacoma.

"Ice Cold" begins with a concept album and makes it physical: sound, poetry, sculpture, costume, graphic design, 3D animation, digital video, and performance collide inside the gallery. Pan uses pop sensibilities — hooks, drops, costume changes, and adolescent yet serious romance in catchy rhythms — to tell stories about identity: how it expresses, splits, challenges, and belongs.

Art and Design Department
10:00am - 12:00pm
LN 1105 Lobby
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Join Harpur College and stay hydrated each day with your choice of flavored water, hot apple cider, tea, or cocoa! We will tell you all about Harpur College Week Events and hope to see you join us!

Harpur College & Harpur Edge
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Old Champlain Atrium
Find it Online: www.binghamton.edu/cemers
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Join us for the 36th Annual Bernardo Lecture by Sean L. Field, Professor of History at the University of Vermont! Hors D'oeuvres and drinks will be provided.

Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Academic A; 3rd Floor; Suite 330 - Conference Room 340
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We are collaborating with social justice organizations on campus to create an opportunity for students to get involved, build community, and connect with others. Light refreshments will be provided. Bring your friends and stop by—we’d love to see you there!

Human Rights Institute
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Alumni Lounge (Old O'Connor, room 152A)
Find it Online: https://www.binghamton.edu/german-russian-studies/events/
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This year we will be hosting one of Binghamton University's most eminent alumni, Prof. David Wellbery (class of '69), who is a leading scholar of German literature, thought, and culture (especially the work of Goethe). After graduating from BU, David Wellbery received his doctorate from Yale University, and went on to teach at Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University before taking up his current post as professor of German Studies at the University of Chicago in 2001. David has authored over seven books as well as numerous articles and essays in both English and German, and is a sought after scholar and lecturer on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Larry Wells Memorial Lecture is an annual lecture series sponsored by the Department of German & Russian Studies.
5:00pm - 7:00pm
BUAM Lower Galleries (FA 179)
Find it Online: https://www.binghamton.edu/art-museum/events/
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Chat with our curator, Joseph Leach, snack on some cookies and tour student-curated exhibitions led by BUAM curatorial interns!

BU Art Museum
7:00pm - 10:00pm
IASH (LN 1106)
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Come join the Department of Judaic Studies faculty for dinner and a hilarious Mel Brooks movie! We will provide pizza, drinks, and the classic 1987 film Spaceballs -- a Star Wars parody -- in honor of Mel Brooks' 100th birthday this year. Gina Glasman and Shay Rabineau will be there and will stay afterward with anyone who feels like discussing the movie.

Judaic Studies
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center, 4400 Vestal Pkwy. E Binghamton, NY 13902
Find it Online: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Critically acclaimed tenor, Stuart Skelton, comes to Binghamton University as artist-in-residence. As one of the finest heldentenors on stage today, Skelton is known for his outstanding musicianship, tonal beauty, and intensely dramatic portrayals. 

Music Department
Nov
6
Fri
12:00pm - 2:00pm
FA 104
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Join NYC-based Cuban dance artist Danys Perez (La Mora) for a masterclass that explores various forms of Afro-Cuban dance and music traditions. This event is organized by Theatre faculty artist Heidy Batista, who teaches a course in Latin Dance Styles each semester. Participants will have the opportunity to explore, through movement, the Afro-Cuban traditions derived from the various African ethnic groups that arrived in Cuba, including the Yoruba, Bantu and Dahomean groups, while performing to live music. In line with the theme "Deep Roots, Broad Horizons," we believe there is no better way to delve into the rich heritage of this fascinating culture to expand our knowledge and understanding. Everyone is welcome to join this platform for exploration, learning and expressing themselves through body language. The class content will allow participants to connect with the history, roots and cultural aesthetics of Afro-Cuban traditions, discovering a vast universe of ancestral knowledge that remains alive and in dialogue with our contemporary world. Please wear comfortable clothing and either socks or go barefoot.

Theatre Department
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Tri-Cities Opera, 315 Clinton St, Binghamton, NY 13905, USA
Find it Online: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html

Critically acclaimed tenor, Stuart Skelton, comes to Binghamton University as artist-in-residence. As one of the finest heldentenors on stage today, Skelton is known for his outstanding musicianship, tonal beauty, and intensely dramatic portrayals. 

Music Department
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Science 1 Room 162
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Join the Earth Sciences department for a night of cookies and creativity! We will have craft supplies on hand for those wanting to paint, draw, cross stitch, and more! We will also have plenty of cookies, tea, and cocoa. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own projects, too, if they have them! All are welcome, regardless of major.

Earth Sciences Department
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Benet Alumni Lounge, OO 162
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Come join the Mentor Match team to meet some of Binghamton University's esteemed alumni mentors and make a connection during this informal networking event. Students are not required to be a Mentor Match user prior to attending the event--staff will be available to assist students in creating a Mentor Match account and navigating the platform onsite. Please bring a laptop. Coffee and light refreshments will be provided.

Office of Alumni Engagement
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Lecture Hall 6

Find it on B-Engaged: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2308879
Online: https://www.binghamton.edu/cinema/events/harpur-cinema.html (Free for students w/ID, $4 for all others)

MOM (Mamá) (Xun Sero, 2022, 80 mins) November 6 & 8


As a Mexican Tzotzil I grew up between the sacrality both of Guadalupe Virgin and Mother Earth. As a son, I grew up among the derision of not having a father and blaming my mother for it. ‘Mom’ is a dialogue between mother and son exploring their contradictions, knowing and recognizing each other, and reflecting on naturalized violence and its reproduction.

Harpur Cinema
Nov
7
Sat
9:00am - 11:00am
M-Lot Gazebo
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Join us for a peaceful guided walk through the Nature Preserve to look for birds. Make sure to dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water! Binoculars will be provided.

Binghamton Audubon Society (Bird Club)
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Register to Display
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Are you a graphic design student or someone who wants to build up their design skills? Join Professor Jin Chan to learn different design programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and Affinity, as well as developing design skills such as typography, layout, image composting/masking and more! Please bring a laptop and have all applicable software downloaded. Snacks provided!

Harpur Edge
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Register to Display
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Our world communicates via social media. In this Crash Course, you will learn skills and strategies to help your digital stories compete in our modern media ecosystem. Participants will learn the basics of tripartite story structure, and then get hands on practice translating their perspective and message onto their favorite social media platform. The medium is the message, and by mastering popular social media content genres, you can ensure the world will know your story. Bring your laptop and mobile device and be ready to engage in applying as you learn!

Harpur Edge
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Register to Display
Find it on B-Engaged: https://cglink.me/2eQ/r2304451 Students who participate in this high-energy skill-building crash course will be able to: Identify what makes an effective speech; Understand how power is constructed in both speech construction and the environment in which they speak; Think strategically about how information is organized and delivered; Apply theory of effective public speaking by conveying ideas in a credible manner and demonstrating confidence, clarity of voice and word.  Snacks provided by the GSO.  Harpur Edge
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Osterhout Concert Theater
Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=342192 Harpur Week Event! Please join us for Guest Artist: Stuart Skelton, tenor - Critically acclaimed tenor, Stuart Skelton, comes to Binghamton University as artist-in-residence. As one of the finest heldentenors on stage today, Skelton is known for his outstanding musicianship, tonal beauty, and intensely dramatic portrayals.  Artist Bio: https://www.stuartskelton.com/biography/ More Information: https://www.binghamton.edu/music/events.html
Nov
8
Sun
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fine Arts Studio B (FA 196)
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Students in the Theatre Department from Professor Lisa Rothe's class Directing I will be directing public readings of four short plays by contemporary playwrights. Come as you are!

Theatre Department


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