IMPROVING CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE
Some of the major improvements to infrastructure completed over the summer are very visible; others are not. Read in this issue about the many major projects completed by Physical Facilities and Information Technology Services, as well as the new programs offered by the University Center for Training and Development.
SCHOOL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES OPENS NEW BUILDING
The opening of the new, $60-million School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University's Health Sciences Campus in Johnson City, N.Y., headlines this quarterly report, but there's also good news about collaborations, external funding and student successes. Read more in this issue.
SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES SUPPORT STUDENTS
It takes donors at many levels to make Binghamton University successful, and in this issue of the quarterly report, you can read about a number of them. Whether it's AVANGRID offering full-tuition scholarships and capstone project support, or playing golf to benefit the Alumni Legacy Scholarship, the Division of Advancement works with Binghamton supporters.
BINGHAMTON RESEARCH FUNDING SETS RECORD
Binghamton University reported research expenditures totaling $47.5 million in 2017-18, an increase of about 19 percent from the previous fiscal year. The figure tops 2011-12, the campus’ all-time best year for research funding, when just over $40 million was reported. The new record, which follows several years of steady growth, is an important sign of the campus’ creativity and innovation. Healthcare research accounted for nearly a third of expenditures, with electronics packaging and systems engineering following at about 22 percent.
BAXTER THE BEARCAT BOOSTS SCHOOL SPIRIT
The Division of Student Affairs spent the summer hosting students and families for orientation and preparing for the opening of the fall semester. With some new people on board and some others with new duties, it has been a busy time. Not too busy, though, to show Binghamton University pride, as you'll read about the new Baxter the Bearcat Bench in the University Union in this issue.
STUDENT-ATHLETES CONTINUE TO SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY
Student-athletes continue to shine on and off the courts and fields. The Athletics Department sets high academic standards, and student-athletes surpass them across the board. Read about the accomplishments made by student-athletes in their sports and in the classroom – and check out the videos showcasing fall sports and the new women's head basketball coach, Bethann Shapiro Ord, in this issue.
HELPING TO MAKE THE CAMPUS MORE INCLUSIVE
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion works to educate and empower everyone on campus in ways that create a welcoming community. From the Udiversity Educational Institute, that holds trainings for students, faculty and staff, to the Multicultural Resource Center and Q Center, the division's offices that work to build bridges and support students though education and events such as Sundaze, part of its Welcome Week programming. Read about the division's recent initiatives in this report.
DONOR SUPPORT ADVANCES BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY
The Binghamton University Foundation had a successful 2017-18 year, bringing in the second highest amount of cash ever in support of the University. Read the numbers in this issue of the quarterly report, and learn one way the Foundation celebrates its donors.
Community outreach
Athletics department honors local teacher
Kate Luke, an elementary school teacher at Benjamin Franklin School in Binghamton, has been named this year’s winner of the Dunkin’ Donuts Hometown Hero Contest. Now in its third year, the contest honors a local educator in the Binghamton area.
Luke was honored during halftime of the Binghamton men’s basketball game against Vermont on Sunday. She was awarded with Dunkin Donuts coffee for a year.
Former wrestling teammates open local restaurant
Synopsis: They were only teammates for one year, on the Binghamton wrestling squad during the 1996-97 season. But the friendship formed back then by Dan Polhamus and Jose Moreira is now on display as the owners of locally-owned Food & Fire Restaurant.
Seventeen years ago, Dan Polhamus and Jose Moreira were teammates on the Binghamton University wrestling team. Moreira was a freshman while Polhamus was a senior transfer from SUNY Brockport. Although they were together for one year, Polhamus and Moreira would become lifelong friends. Little did that they would eventually be reunited as teammates – this time in the work place.
During the recent holiday season, Polhamus and Moreira and their business partner Jeff Tiderencel opened up Food & Fire Restaurant, which is located less than three miles from campus. Both have had accomplished careers since they graduated from the University. Opening up a new restaurant, however, has brought them back together and has taken the concept of being teammates to a whole new level.
Video: Basketballeams volunteer time at Magic Paintbrush