BInghamton UnIversIty athletIcs sponsorshIp program Building PartnershiPs Message FroM the athletic Director At Binghamton University, more than 425 talented student- athletes compete each year on intercollegiate athletic teams while another 200 students play supporting roles as members of our spirit squads and serve as team managers and student-trainers. These students enhance their college experience through participation in our athletic programs, and the impact of their role as Bearcats reaches far beyond competing for the University. Intercollegiate athletics is a vital part of our campus culture, inspiring loyalty and pride among students, alumni and friends of Binghamton University. Our teams play an important role in promoting our University’s name. By competing on the courts and fields as well as in the classroom, student-athletes focus attention on the outstanding quality of Binghamton University. Just over a decade ago, the Binghamton Colonials were part of an NCAA Division III program. Today, our Division I Bearcats compete against flagship schools throughout the Northeast, and they regularly vie for conference championships and achieve All-American status. Our teams have garnered national recognition and some of them have competed in front of audiences of millions on ESPN2, CBS, Time Warner Cable Sports and Madison Square Garden Networks. As we move forward with the University’s comprehensive campaign, we seek private support to help level the playing field against our more established peers and enhance the overall experience of our student-athletes. Binghamton University is a first-class institution, and that is how we will continue to represent it with your support. Thank you for considering joining our team. Sincerely, James Norris, Interim Director of Athletics BinghaMton University Binghamton University has built a reputation as ■■ Undergraduates: 11,706 a world-class institution that combines a broadly ■■ Graduate students: 3,007 interdisciplinary, international education with one of Binghamton the most vibrant research programs in the nation. ■■ Average SAT score range: 1190–1360 ■■ Average ACT score range: 27–30 University Binghamton’s academic culture rivals a first-rate private university — rigorous, collaborative and ■■ Top 25% of high school class: 85% boldly innovative — while our campus culture has built a ■■ In the past 10 years, 91% of freshmen returned exemplifies the best kind of public university for their sophomore year experience: richly diverse students, an active social reputation as life and deep engagement with the community. ■■ Students of color: 33.3% ■■ a world-class Our students work one-on-one with an exceptional International students: 10% faculty that includes Pulitzer Prize winners and ■■ Students come from all 50 states and nearly institution groundbreaking scholars, and they take advantage 100 countries of special academic opportunities like combined Binghamton University is located in the Southern degrees, foreign language study groups and an Tier of upstate New York, just one mile west of unparalleled international education program. the city of Binghamton and a short drive from major urban centers in New York and neighboring states. The University is about 1 hour from Ithaca, 1.5 hours from Syracuse, 2.5 hours from Albany, 3 hours from Rochester or New York City, 4.5 hours from Buffalo and just a few hours from Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. UNIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES Here’s what college guides and national magazines have been saying about Binghamton’s academics, programs and affordability: “Withinthemultiyear ■■ #1 in 2010 as a best value among the nation’s partnershipbetweenCoca- public colleges for out-of-state students and ColaandBinghamtonIhave #5 overall — Kiplinger’s Personal Finance foundthatBinghamton ■■ #6 best value for public universities based on UniversityAthleticshas academics, cost of attendance and financial aid — providedCoca-Colaan The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges exceptionaloutletto for 2010 showcaseourbrandline ■■ #4 in the nation and #1 in the Northeast among up.Theirabilitytoreach public universities for top-starting salaries — multipledemographics Forbes, 2008 withinthedifferentsporting eventsenablesusto ■■ #16 among public universities and 57th among maximizeourmarketing all public and private universities in the nation — effortsnotonlyoncampus Forbes, 2008 butalsowithinthegreater ■■ Students say: “Professional programs…are ■■ #59 among the top 100 U.S. institutions enrolling Binghamton,N.Y.,area.” ‘amazing’” and “students aim for [Ivy] jobs 1,000 or more international students — Institute and are often successful getting them.” — anthony Marcello of International Education’s (IIE) annual census The Princeton Review’s America’s Best Value of international students in the U.S. Key Accounts Colleges, 2010 Development Manager ■■ #6 out of nearly 130 schools in New York state Coca-Cola Enterprises ■■ One of the nation’s top 50 public universities for based on international student enrollment, and the 13th consecutive year — U.S. News & World among the distinguished company of Columbia, Report, 2010 New York University and Cornell — IIE ■■ Among the top 25 schools nationally whose ■■ One of only 15 colleges in the nation, and the students graduate with the least amount of only SUNY school, to receive the highest score debt — U.S. News & World Report, 2010 on The Princeton Review’s second annual ■■ #79 based on social mobility, research and “green rating” for campus environmentally service — Washington Monthly’s 2010 College related policies, practices and academic Guide (featuring 258 national universities) offerings, 2009 “SupportingtheBearcats athleticprogramsisanideal wayforanyfirmorbusiness togeneratenewclientsor customersinthearea.Itis alsoagreatwaytoshow supportforBinghamton University,whichisan enormousassettoour areaandadestinationfor sportingeventsthatengage theentirecommunity.” DaviD M. goUlDin Senior Partner Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ■■ Binghamton’s athletics program completed its ■■ Our student-athletes have maintained an overall transition from Division III to Division I in 2001, grade-point average of 3.0 or higher for nine joining the three other SUNY research centers consecutive semesters (Albany, Buffalo, Stony Brook) in Division I ■■ Binghamton has captured the America East ■■ Binghamton’s student-athletes play on 21 Academic cup twice and finished among the top Division I varsity teams; 19 of 21 compete in 3 two other times since joining the conference the America East Conference ■■ 16 Binghamton teams have advanced to NCAA tournament play ■■ Binghamton has had one student-athlete crowned national champion and eight crowned All-Americans since 2001 ■■ Community support for Binghamton athletics is strong: we have led the America East Conference in men’s basketball home-game attendance for seven straight years ■■ Our 2008-09 men’s basketball team won the American East Championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament, where they played Duke aMERICA EAST CONFERENCE Now in its third decade of operation, America East “PapaJohn’spartnership has evolved into one of the most comprehensive withBUAthleticshas NCAA Division I conferences with a commitment becomeavaluable to broad-based, competitive athletics programs, assettoourgrowthas complementing the academic integrity and missions acompany.Theyhave of the member institutions. goneoutoftheirway tocreatenewconcepts With a geographic footprint covering the Mid-Atlantic whichhaveopenedmany to Northeast regions of the United States, America doorsthroughoutthe East strives to develop champions in Academics, Athletics and Leadership at its nine member Binghamtoncommunity. institutions: University at Albany, Binghamton Definitelyapositivemove.” University, Boston University, University of Hartford, Matthew ZaccarDo University of Maine, University of Maryland- Baltimore County, University of New Hampshire, Regional Marketing Manager Papa John’s Stony Brook University and University of Vermont. “Asalifelongresidentof thisareaandagraduateof BU’sSchoolofManagement, I’mveryproudoftheway BinghamtonUniversity hascontinuallygivenback tothiscommunity.With theobviousbenefitsof employmentopportunities tothegracioussupportof ourlocalyouthathletes,I’m proudtosay‘GoBearcats’!” BraD Manchester First Vice President – Investment Officer Wells Fargo Advisors Bearcats in the acaDeMic community excellence ■■ Staff, coaches and student-athletes are highly Binghamton is strongly committed to the visible in the community, participating in academic and personal development of its school-assembly programs, speaking to service 425 student-athletes, and proud of their ability organizations, hosting clinics and camps, and to blend outstanding athletic performance fund-raising for local charities with a high level of academic achievement. ■■ University student-volunteers contribute more ■■ Bearcats student-athletes have collectively than 30,000 hours annually to area businesses, averaged 3.0 or better in 15 of 18 semesters charitable organizations and governments each year since the University turned Division I ■■ Community service endeavors are valued at ■■ Since 2006, 155 student-athletes have been more than $7 million annually and enable Greater inducted into the National Athlete Honor Society Binghamton organizations to achieve goals and with a GPA of 3.4 or above complete projects that would otherwise languish ■■ Our student-athletes are highly recruited by