Retiree Calendar

Spring Events:

Topic: Container Gardening

• Date: 2/10/2025
• Time: 12-1:30 PM
• Benet Alumni Lounge in Old O'Connor 
• Dive into the world of container gardening with our expert gardener! You'll learn everything you need to know to create a thriving container garden in any space. From selecting the perfect containers, to choosing the right plants and soil to designing a layout that showcases your style, this class will cover it all.
• Aleah Williams, General Manager/Nurseryman, W&W Nursery and Landscaping
• Please pick up your garage parking pass by stopping at the Information Booth

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Topic: Health and Wellness Fair

• Date: 3/26/2025
• Time: 10 - 2 PM

• TBD

• B-healthy collaborates with several campus partners, local businesses and wellness advocates to raise awareness of the health and wellness resources on campus this spring. Join us at the various exercise sessions, to have your blood pressure screened or to sample the various healthy foods and drinks. 
• Please pick up your garage parking pass by stopping at the Information Booth

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Topic: Jazz Ensemble, quartet

• Date: 4/10/2025
• Time: 1:20 - 2:30 PM
• Osterhout Concert Theater, Anderson Center
• Get a close up experience by joining the high-energy Harpur Jazz Ensemble in the Anderson Center Osterhout Concert Theater for a complimentary quartet performance. A few features include solos and fabulous jazz tunes. 
• Please pick up your garage parking pass by stopping at the Information Booth

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Topic: Health Literacy

• Date: 4/21/2025
• Time: 12-1:30 PM
• Benet Alumni Lounge in Old O'Connor 
• Join us for an informative workshop on Health Literacy. Gain the ability to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services to facilitate appropriate health decisions. This has become an increasingly important facet of your health care and achieving healthy outcomes. Particular emphasis will be placed on finding and using quality health information. 
• Neyda Gilman, Sustainability/STEM Engagement; HealthSci Librarian
• Amy Lorrino, OTD, MS, OTR/L, Clinical Associate Professor
• Please pick up your garage parking pass by stopping at the Information Booth

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Topic: Power of Attorney & Health Care Proxy

• Date: 5/8/2025
• Time: 12 - 1:30pm
• Zoom link

• Meeting ID: 988 0941 8762

  • +16469313860,,98809418762# US
    +19292056099,,98809418762# US (NY)

• Part of planning for the future is ensuring that you have designated someone to make financial and medical decisions for you in the event you become incapacitated. You can help your loved one legally appoint trusted individuals to speak on their behalf. We’ll help to clarify the difference between Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy, how they work, and how to manage conflicts that may arise between them as well as discussing DNRs. 

• Melissa Krause, Attorney at Law
• Tip on using Zoom: How to join a zoom meeting

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If you have topics you'd like to see or suggested speakers, please email ckruman@binghamton.edu with any additional information.

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For in-person workshops, guests requiring a garage parking pass can pick up their pass at the Information Booth as you enter the University and by providing your name and the name of the event. Feel free to bring family members or friends to any of our events.