Campus Map - Binghamton University

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WElCOmE TO “THE PREmIER PUBlIC . . .”
One of the best ways to get a feel for our campus is to walk around
and discover Binghamton University for yourself. Here are some
suggested points of interest and favorite stops along the way.
Enjoy your visit!
To see one of our model rooms in a residence hall, please stop
by Undergraduate Admissions in Academic Building A during our
weekday office hours (8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.) to get a key.
Museum whose galleries — including one dedicated to student and
faculty talent — showcase traveling and permanent collections.
The University Art Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (until
7 p.m. Thursdays). Feel free to take a look around. Admission is free.
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memorial Courtyard
This peaceful, open-air space is accessible through the
Fine Arts Building. It commemorates the 15 Binghamton alumni
who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and is a beautiful place
to sit, reflect and relax.
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Engineering Building
The Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied
Science calls this building home. Inside is the Integrated Electronics
Engineering Center, which has been designated a New York State
Center for Advanced Technology.
Watson School research includes breakthroughs in computer
grids that can connect thousands of PCs using the Internet,
steganography (the detection of hidden messages in digital
imagery) and forensic analysis of digital images (detection of
forgeries and tampering).
OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST
Although the locations listed below are also within walking distance,
you may prefer to drive to them:
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University Health Service
High-quality health care and preventive services are available
on campus, as are Harpur’s Ferry, our student-run ambulance service;
the Counseling Center; and 24-hour crisis line.
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East Gym
Stay fit playing racquetball, handball, basketball, golf,
baseball or softball, or lifting weights in Fitspace, our fitness center.
Join intramurals or our competitive club sports.
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West Gym
Take a lap in the West Gym’s Olympic-size swimming pool.
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Admissions/Academic Complex
The two glass buildings are home to Undergraduate
Admissions, the School of Management and the Decker School
of Nursing. In addition to classrooms and lecture halls, you’ll find
public computer pods and “real-world” technology such as a
trading room that simulates Wall Street and SimMan®, a breathing,
bleeding, talking, high-tech, practice “patient” in our nursing school.
The Student Wing, adjacent to Academic A, houses various student
services such as Financial Aid and Student Accounts; the octagonal
Lecture Hall beyond it accommodates 14 classrooms.
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Science Complex
Directly north of the Lecture Hall is one of six buildings that
comprise the Science Complex. Here, students in our high-tech
lab space practice hands-on science — from biology, geology,
physics and chemistry to anthropology, environmental studies and
psychology. This complex also houses our Science Library.
If your have time, visit the unique four-zone Greenhouse, open
during regular office hours. It contains more than 6,000 plants and
1,400 species from climates ranging from tropical to desert.
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The Glenn G. Bartle library
The tallest building on campus is the 15-story library tower
in which several academic departments are located as well as the
offices of the University’s largest school, Harpur College of Arts
and Sciences. The University Libraries have more than three million
holdings and access to materials at more than 60 SUNY campuses.
The Bartle Library is open for study and research 24 hours a day
during finals.
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Anderson Center for the Performing
Arts, Fine Arts Building
Internationally renowned performers from opera to rock and students
and faculty alike grace the world-class stages of the Anderson Center.
The Fine Arts Building is where you’ll find the Theatre, Music and
Art departments; several performance halls, including Casadesus
Recital Hall and its impressive Link pipe organ, and the University Art
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University Union
Topped with the University’s distinguishing clock tower,
the University Union is the center of student life. Among its many
conveniences are a food court, bookstore, bank, post office, Kosher
Kitchen, Susquehanna Dining Room and offices for the student
newspaper, radio station, student government and more than 200
student groups. Students can also take advantage of bowling,
table tennis, billiards and other recreational facilities right here on
campus. “Late Nite Binghamton” takes over on weekend nights with
movies, music and games — just you and more than 2,000 of your
closest friends every week.
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Dickinson Dining Hall
One of five residential dining halls, Dickinson will give you a
taste of the wide range of menu options found here, including sushi,
vegan and other gourmet options. Students can stop in and pick up
a three-course meal, a bag of chips or ice cream with their debitstyle
meal card.
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College-in-the-Woods
You can take a peek at a model residence room in Cayuga
or Onondaga halls. Although each residence hall is unique, all offer a
balance of student-centered learning and lots of fun.
Made up of small communities, each has its own personality and
activities such as “mutant mania” (residence-hall Olympics) and
co-rec football (where the women are the quarterbacks). They also
offer area-based and first-year courses that you can take with other
members of your residential community. Each has its own faculty
master, providing a powerful connection between academics and
residential life.
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Events Center
Join our sea of green and enjoy NCAA Division I Bearcats
basketball. Go to concerts like Foo Fighters, Green Day, Less than
Jake, Ludacris, even Bob Dylan. Commencement is held here, as are
other University and community events: comedy shows, motocross,
Midnight Madness and more!
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Bearcats Sports Complex
Show your Bearcat spirit in this $5 million state-of-the-art
facility. Home to men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse teams, the
Bearcats Sports Complex includes a pair of lighted, synthetic-turf
fields — one for games and one designed for practices. With 2,534
seats near the playing field, there’s plenty of room to cheer on your teams!
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Nature Preserve
Several trails lace through this 190-acre preserve composed
of woods and pond, a habitat for year-round and migrating birds, deer
and native plant life. Bring your binoculars and sense of adventure
and curiosity. It’s Binghamton’s largest classroom and lab.
The tiny asphalt ramps along the curbs of Nature
Preserve Drive help native salamanders migrate to
lay their eggs — the reason the drive is closed to
vehicles during the spring.
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
admissions.binghamton.edu
admit@binghamton.edu
Phone: 607-777-2171
08-348
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Lot K
Route 201
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Harpur’s Ferry/
Student Volunteer
Ambulance Service
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STUDENTS
(2007-08 data)
• SAT average: 1267
(mid 50 percent is 1190-1340)
• ACT average: 28
(range is 26-31)
• High school GPA: 93
• Transfer GPA: 3.3
• 30% first-generation college students
• 34% speak a language other than English at home
• 90% of freshmen live on campus
• 56% of undergraduate students live on campus
• Women: 50%, Men: 50%
“The premier public university. . .”
– Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2008
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Anderson Center
for the
Performing Arts
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THE UNIVERSITY
• 8th most selective public university in the nation
• 8th best freshmen retention rate (90%)
• 2nd among peer public universities for four-year graduation rate (90%)
– U.S. News & World Report, 2008
• 16th among public universities, 57th among all public and private
universities in the nation
– Forbes, 2008
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11B
• Best value in nation among public colleges (#1 in 2007, #2 in 2008)
– Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
“A public Ivy”
– Greenes’ Guide, 2006
Athletic Fields
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ENROLLMENT
Enrollment figures for Binghamton’s five undergraduate schools
(fall 2007 data):
• Harpur College of Arts and Sciences: 7,562
• College of Community and Public Affairs: 458
• Decker School of Nursing: 478
• School of Management: 1,446
• Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science: 1,512
Vestal Parkway (Route 434)
Baseball Field
“Delivering Ivy League academics
and a good social experience
at a state school price”
– The Princeton Review,
America’s Best Value Colleges, 2008
To Downtown Center
Vestal Parkway (Route 434)