EVERY STUDENT HAS A story Lemmings NEED NOT APPLY
INGHAMTON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS THINK FOR THEMSELVES. They challenge ideas, spark discussions, explore concepts and push boundaries. They want to change the world for the better. They’re ready to write the next chapter in their stories.
If you’re looking for a university that will encourage you to unleash your curiosity and creativity, a place where uncommon is commonplace, a school where you’ll study and play with students who are both different from you and similar at the same time, then you’ve found it at Binghamton University.
LEARN how to think, NOT WHAT TO THINK
Binghamton University’s SOCIETY IS OUR LABORATORY. STETHOSCOPES AREN’T THE DON’T JUST GET MARKS; MAKE commitment to a true Students in the College of ONLY TOOLS OF TRADE. ONE OF YOUR OWN. Harpur Community and Public Affairs Opportunities in nursing are almost College students develop superb liberal arts education still use their intellect to impact lives, limitless, and Decker School of communication, research and exists in Harpur College, affecting change for the public Nursing graduates have found analytical skills that position them which lives happily good and making a difference in success in clinical practice, teaching, to make their mark on the world. their communities and beyond. research and administration. They thrive on stage, in the lab and alongside our five (soon to (An undergraduate program in with the word. be six) professional schools. human development is offered.)
OUR STUDENTS STAY AT THE YOU WON’T NEED TO EMBELLISH DON’T THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. DISCOVER THE FUTURE OF HEAD OF THE CLASS. As teachers, YOUR RÉSUMÉ. School of DESIGN A NEW ONE. Creating PHARMACY. A School of Pharmacy administrators, scholars and policy Management students graduate solutions to what others see as and Pharmaceutical Sciences is makers, alumni of the Graduate with practical experience gained problems is what engineering is all being established and is expected School of Education become catalysts in our Zurack Trading Facility, about, and students in the Thomas J. to matriculate its first class in fall for knowledge for generations to PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholars Watson School of Engineering and 2017, pending Precandidate status come. (An undergraduate minor in Program and through internships Applied Science are among the best from the Accreditation Council for education is offered.) with industry leaders. and brightest new minds in the field. Pharmacy Education. WE HAVE 100+ ACADEMIC PROGRAMS — THAT’S THE good news AND THE BAD
With 130 interdisciplinary academic programs, combined bachelor’s/master’s offerings, dual-degree options and more, selecting an academic program is the hard part. But whichever academic program you choose, you’ll learn from outstanding professors who are top scholars and groundbreaking researchers who embrace inventive partnerships and creative teaching methods to engage and challenge students.
BINGHAMTON OFFERS PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS in health, medicine, law and education that lead to acceptance FAST-TRACK YOUR CAREER into some of the top professional AND SAVE MONEY with schools in the nation. combined-degree programs that allow you to pursue a bachelor’s BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, degree and master’s degree in ECONOMICS, ENGLISH AND five years instead of six. PSYCHOLOGY are among Binghamton’s most popular undergraduate programs; all are offered through Harpur College.
OUR STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO LEAVE CLASS AND they like it
Sometimes you’ll find Binghamton students in classrooms, but just as often you’ll find them in the lab, on the stage, in the field or at an industry partner’s facility solving real-world problems. Our students — regardless of their major — learn by doing, which promotes extraordinary success on campus and beyond.
English major Jaineba Chang spent her summer writing a novel about Jamaican culture. Her work was funded by the SUMMER SCHOLARS AND ARTISTS PROGRAM, which encourages undergraduate research and creative projects.
THE FRESHMAN RESEARCH IMMERSION PROGRAM gives BINGHAMTON STUDENTS GAIN first-year students an authentic EXPERIENCE through internships, research experience in sciences practical clinical experiences, and engineering. It’s one of several service-learning projects, and research-focused programs for volunteer and student club activities undergraduate students. that help them set a course for college and career success. VIVE LA différence
Binghamton’s campus culture encourages diversity and inclusion. Our high-achieving students possess a wide range of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students from more than 100 countries. We encourage students to explore the world, offering access to 600+ study abroad programs. We’re also committed to health and wellness and giving back to the community.
For more than a decade, Binghamton has been NAMED TO THE PRESIDENT’S HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITY SERVICE HONOR ROLL, which The University HOSTS MORE recognizes institutional commitment BINGHAMTON JOINED THAN 3,300 INTERNATIONAL to volunteering, service-learning THE PARTNERSHIP FOR A STUDENTS FROM OVER 100 and civic engagement. HEALTHIER AMERICA in 2014, COUNTRIES and nearly 100 and has already made significant international scholars. We have been changes across campus to focus honored with numerous national on healthy eating, physical awards for our comprehensive fitness and wellness. global programming.
WE’RE changing THE SKYLINE OF NEW YORK
Upstate, that is! New construction and renovations have taken place across campus over the last few years, and it was all done to give you the best college experience possible. From new science and research buildings, new residence halls and a new dining center to new admissions and alumni centers and new athletic fields, we’ve built an even better Binghamton. Campus facilities also include extensive libraries, a five-building science complex, a 190-acre Nature Preserve, performing arts center, art museum, fitness center and more.
Combine these facilities with our 280+ students clubs (including everything from a cappella groups and the debate team to rock climbing and rugby) and you’ll see why The Princeton Review ranks Binghamton as one of the top schools in the nation with “more to do on campus.” We’re also proud to be a Division 1 school with 21 athletic teams. Go Bearcats!
Walk from a desert to the tropics Keeping the campus community Buried 2.5 feet beneath the entrance to in less than five seconds in ourE. W. safe are officers with the New our Engineering and Science Building is HEIER TEACHING GREENHOUSE. York State University Police at ONE OF THE QUIETEST PLACES ON Featuring warm temperate, cool Binghamton. Other CAMPUS THE PLANET, the Watson School’s temperate, desert and tropical SAFETY INITIATIVES include anechoic chamber. In this one-of-a-kind climates, the greenhouse holds a sexual assault and prevention laboratory, acoustics experts are exploring 6,000 exotic plants and serves as a program and an emergency how to make hearing aids better able to living laboratory. communications program. distinguish particular sounds. IN FOUR YEARS YOU’LL BE glad YOU DID
Choose Binghamton and you won’t regret it. You’ll graduate Approximately 35 PERCENT OF with less student debt, and who doesn’t want to do that BINGHAMTON GRADUATES GO ON TO GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL (just ask your parents)? According to The Princeton Review, SCHOOL. Some stay here, while Binghamton is a top 10 value for public universities based others go on to New York University, Duke, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, on academics, cost of attendance and financial aid. Also, Harvard, Stanford and Yale. our graduates are successful, distinguished leaders and professionals to network with, and our current students benefit from our 120,000+ alumni who open doors to careers and opportunities well beyond our campus.
The FLEISHMAN CENTER FOR FUTURE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL GET A GREAT START HERE. DEVELOPMENT offers an array of 86 percent of Binghamton grads services and resources to help you applying to law school are accepted, gain employment following graduation. compared with 76 percent nationally. There are also career assistance Our graduates are accepted into offices, programs and resources in medical school at rates 12 percent our schools and colleges. above the national average.
THEIR stories STARTED WITH BINGHAMTON
Wondering where a Binghamton degree can take you? When you combine less student debt with stellar academics and a strong career Anita Diamant ’75, Armand Katri ’09, Bob Swan ’85, Hakeem Jeffries ’92, Ingrid Michaelson ’01, author, New York brand strategist, senior vice president congressman singer and musician development program, Times bestselling Tumblr and CFO, eBay anything is possible. Just novel, The Red Tent ask these Binghamton alumni.
Jenna Wolf ’96, Joseph Eron ’80, Marc Lawrence ’81, Maureen Kelly ’92, Rocco Passionino ’91, correspondent, Today AIDS and infectious film writer, director founder, tarte motion picture visual show and NBC News disease researcher and producer cosmetics effects supervisor
William “Billy” Ruben Santiago- Scott Krug ’96, Stephanie Sunny Hostin ’90, Tom Secunda ’77, Baldwin ’85, actor, on Hudson ’78, chief financial officer, Courtney ’92, legal analyst, Today show MA ’79, founding campus for employee actor and playwright New York Yankees actress and and CNN; anchor, ABC partner and CTO, appreciation day. improviser World News Now and Bloomberg America This Morning IT’S TIME TO ADD your STORY
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