Campus News

Binghamton University makes Elite Eight in national stationary bike competition

For the second year in a row, BU competed in the annual Fall Frenzy contest hosted by Interactive Fitness. In the competition, schools across the country go head-to-head to determine who can ...


Community

In modern fundraising, social media plays key role

Speakers came to Binghamton University to discuss a 100-million dollar idea: the Ice Bucket Challenge. A panel composed of both faculty and students met on Wednesday evening to discuss the effect of...


Speakers

Lockheed Martin engineers talk career options

During Wednesday night’s “Tech Talk,” which was hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), speakers centered their presentations on systems engineering, which is an interdisciplinary field that requires a general knowledge ...


Campus News

Binghamton University prepares for 13th homecoming

Homecoming Weekend is the biggest on-campus event offered for alumni each year. It gives students and staff the opportunity to make connections and seek advice from alumni. Graduates get the opportunity to ...


Community

Co-founder of Watson school remembered for community service, love of family

James Carrigg, Binghamton community member and a founder of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science, died Oct. 11 of natural causes after suffering a stroke. He was 81...


Campus News

Professors to bring instruction to the dorms

Within the program, faculty-in-residence will be expected to take an active role in the residential lives of students. They will do so by attending hall government meetings, participating in RA training over ...


Community

Governor Cuomo announces SUNY-wide changes to combat sexual assault

From 2010 to 2013, Binghamton University saw 15 forcible sexual assaults on its campus, with a high of six occurring in 2011 and two occurring last year. However, Dean of Students April ...


Campus News

Student Conduct Board allows accused dorm residents to be judged by a jury of their peers

Students living in on-campus residential communities now have a second option to turn to when facing punishment for certain conduct violations. This past summer, Residential Life created a one-year pilot program for...


Campus News

University to have 158 classrooms by 2016

The project is funded by a $140 million grant from the NYSUNY 2020 Challenge Grant Program, a state initiative to strengthen academic development for SUNY schools. ...


Campus News

In burial ground, a treasure-trove of '80s video games

According to Reinhard, this dig was part of a new field of study called “Punk Archaeology,” which is an alternative form of archaeological study that investigates more recent history. ...