Special events/announcements spring 2019

Joan Benoit Samuelson, the first-ever women's Olympic Games marathon champion who won the Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, was the keynote speaker at the 14th Annual Celebrating Women's Athletics Luncheon, which drew nearly 800 to the Events Center, Feb. 4. Here, she speaks to the media. Image Credit: Jonathan Cohen.

March 18, 2019

Binghamton holds 14th Annual “Celebrating Women’s Athletics” Luncheon

Former Olympic marathon champion Joan Benoit Samuelson was the featured speaker at the 14th Annual Celebrating Women’s Athletics Luncheon in February. The luncheon, which had an event-record 780 attendees, was geared toward raising support for the Binghamton Bearcats Athletics Association (BBAA) Women’s Scholarship Fund.

Bearcats join Olympic marathon gold medalist for a run

Visions Federal Credit Union gift to support athletics

Visions Federal Credit Union is bestowing a generous gift to support student-athlete success at Binghamton University. This most-recent support from Visions will help renovate the Student-Athlete Success Center, a valuable academic resource for student-athletes. Representatives from the University and Visions confirmed the agreement at a gift-signing ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the Koffman Lobby of the Events Center at Binghamton University.

Guest speaker addresses student-athletes about social media

Like almost all college students, life after graduation can be a daunting topic for the nearly 400 student-athletes student-athletes at Binghamton University. There are so many things to consider in preparing for their next step after college.

Within the last decade, one of the biggest areas in preparing for life after graduation is social media accounts. It has become nearly as important for all job and grad school applicants as a standard resume or college transcript.

Walter Osterman is the president of Social Mavens, an integrative marketing agency who works with student-athletes, coaches and college athletic departments around the country. One of the areas that means a lot to him is helping student-athletes manage their social media accounts in a positive way that will help them after graduation.

“I really want to help student-athletes,” he said. “The lives we lead online don’t always measure up to what is real. It’s important that student-athlete post appropriate material on their social media accounts but it’s just as important to be real in letting people know who they are. Authenticity wins over something fancy every time.”

Binghamton hosts prestigious conference championship

The Binghamton wrestling team hosted the 2019 Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships March 8-9 in the Binghamton University Events Center. The tournament was be a two-day event, starting at 10 a.m. on March 8, when 16 teams from the conference competed for a bid to the NCAA Championships.

The EIWA, founded in 1904, has a makeup of 16 member schools. It is the oldest and largest wrestling conference in the nation.