Services and Facilities

Academic Advising

Matriculated undergraduate students needing information about courses, curriculum and policies should contact the advising office of the appropriate school (below). Undergraduate Continuing Education (non-degree) students may direct questions to the advising office of Continuing Education & Outreach. Matriculated and non-degree graduate students should contact the Graduate School for information about graduate regulations.

Continuing Education & Outreach	607-777-4866
College of Community and Public Affairs	607-777-2841
Decker School of Nursing	607-777-4954
Graduate School	gradsch@binghamton.edu or 607-777-2151
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences	607-777-6305
School of Education	607-777-2727
School of Management	607-777-2316
Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science	607-777-6203

Recreational Facilities

The Department of Campus Recreational Services offers a multifaceted program designed to encourage positive lifestyle choices and promote lifelong learning on the part of Binghamton University students, faculty and staff.

Three different programs are available to students attending Summer Session:

• Open Recreation programming provides unstructured activities and drop-in hours for basketball, volleyball, badminton, racquetball/squash, swimming, fitness area, tennis and walking/jogging.
• Intramurals offers competitive and recreational activities for basketball, volleyball and softball in the summer.
• Wellness Services' summer program offerings include: FitSpace offers a fee-based fitness center for members in an air-conditioned room dedicated to individual workouts; Group Exercise offers members a variety of weekly group fitness classes; and Individual Services provides clientele with the opportunity to work one-on-one with a personal trainer or have their fitness level evaluated.

For more information, visit http://campusrecreation.binghamton.edu or call 607-777-2113. Program offices are located in the East Gym, adjacent to the outdoor track.

University Bookstore

During Summer Session:

• Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: closed

Open until 5 p.m. on the first two class days of Term I and Term II.

For more information, visit our Online Ordering System at http://www.binghamton.bncollege.com or call 607-777-2745.

The Campus Pre-School & Early Childhood Center, Inc.

The Campus Pre-School & Early Childhood Center, Inc. offers full and half-day programs for children aged 18 months to 5 years old. Professional teachers offer an environment of learning, exploration and fun. The Center serves children of faculty, staff, students and the community. Enrollment priority is given to children of students, faculty and staff.

For more information, contact the Center at 607-777-2695.

Career Development Center

Binghamton University's Career Development Center (CDC) provides services and resources to undergraduate students, graduate students and alumni, to help with researching career opportunities, finding internships and employment, as well as applying to graduate school.

Summer services include the Credentials Service, Career Resource Area and Counselor on Call. Degree candidates and Binghamton alumni seeking employment can utilize eRecruiting, a web-based system to support job and internship search. CDC's website provides extensive links for career planning and job search. For more information and summer hours, visit http://cdc.binghamton.edu, call 607-777-2400 or visit Library South, ground floor, Room 500.

Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services at Binghamton provides central computing support for academic, instructional and research programs and campus administrative offices. The campus is fully networked with both wired and wireless connections and the network is connected to both the Internet and Internet2, the latter being a high-speed, private network for research institutions.

The Information Commons in the Bartle Library, the Science Library and the University Downtown Center, and other public computing areas (Pods) throughout the campus offer more than 550 up-to-date desktop systems for use by students. The public computers in these Pods are equipped with more than 50 software packages.

Network and Internet access is available throughout the campus and in residence halls. Technical assistance is available from the Information Technology Services Help Desk and Residential Consultants in on-campus housing. For more information and summer hours, visit http://its.binghamton.edu or contact the Help Desk at 607-777-6420.

Campus Events and Information

A variety of programs and events are provided each year for the enjoyment of the University and the community. For summer information, visit the Events Calendar at http://calendar.binghamton.edu or Dateline, the University's daily electronic mail news service, at http://dateline.binghamton.edu. For general information about the University or campus events, contact the University's Office of Communications and Marketing, located in the Couper Administration Building, at 607-777-2174.

Discovery/Center for Academic Excellence

Established in 1993 and currently located in the College-in-the-Woods Library. A component of the Discovery Program, the CAE is a valuable campus resource for students. Its mission is to provide Binghamton students with individualized and small-group tutoring to help them succeed in their studies. The CAE is part of the campus Discovery program, an initiative to increase students' learning through collaborative teaching and student-centered classes.

Tutors at the CAE, current Binghamton University graduate and undergraduate students, are carefully chosen, not only for their academic abilities, but also for their desire to help and ability to work closely with other students. Tutors receive training in how best to help students develop their understanding of course content as well as study and test-taking skills. The CAE is open five days a week, and tutors are available at times convenient for students.

The CAE offers free tutoring in a number of courses across a wide range of disciplines, from courses in science and mathematics to courses in languages, composition, philosophy, accounting and economics.

In addition to tutoring, the CAE offers students a friendly place for individual or group work. A small collection of textbooks is available for tutor and student use, and computer terminals link users to the campus' computing network.

For more information, visit http://discovery.binghamton.edu or call 607-777-9235.

Food Service

The University provides food and beverage services during the summer months. Individuals may participate in a summer dining plan by making arrangements with University Dining Services. The Susquehanna Room is open from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, providing breakfast and lunch. In addition, the Gourmet Bean Coffee Kiosk, located on the ground floor of the Library Tower, offers regular hours Monday through Friday. Visit http://www.budining.com for additional facilities and hours, as may be available.

Inquiries regarding on-campus food and beverage service should be addressed to the University Dining Services Office at 607-777-6000.

Health Service

IMPORTANT SUMMER SESSION NOTICE FROM UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE: If you were born on or after January 1, 1957, you will be required to provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps and rubella (MMR). In addition, ALL students are required to sign off on having received information on meningitis and indicate whether or not meningitis vaccine has been received. NOTE: These requirements are mandated by New York State Public Health Law and ALL students must fulfill them before they will be allowed to register for Summer Session classes. For more information visit http://health.binghamton.edu/newstudents.htm or call University Health Service at 607-777-2221.

The University Health Service provides registered students with a walk-in outpatient clinic for the treatment of illness and injury. Students not registered for summer classes but who are continuing from spring to fall are eligible for summer medical care and can pay the summer health fee at the Health Service, at the time of service.

For general information about services or hours, visit http://health.binghamton.edu or call 607-777-2221. General questions can be e-mailed to health.services@binghamton.edu.

International Student and Scholar Services

The Office of International Student and Scholar Services provides a wide range of programs and services designed to meet the needs of the more than 1800 international students and scholars on campus: processing of required federal immigration documents; assistance with immigration regulations governing enrollment, employment and travel; administering the mandatory health and accident insurance program; and publishing a weekly electronic newsletter, which provides important and timely information on a variety of topics.

The office conducts an orientation program for all new international students; coordinates a variety of cross-cultural programs; and acts as liaison between students and other University offices, student groups, and U.S. and foreign government agencies. International students attending Summer Session are encouraged to visit the Office of International Student and Scholar Services in room G-1 of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center while they are in Binghamton and take advantage of the office's services. International students may also visit the website at http://isss.binghamton.edu or call 607-777-2510.

Binghamton University Libraries

The campus takes pride in its modern library system that currently provides access to a wide variety of print and digital resources, including over 2.3 million volumes; 51,189 journal holdings (electronic and print) and 2.1 million microform, map and multimedia items. The Glenn G. Bartle Library, named after the University's first president, contains collections in the humanities, social sciences, government documents and collections in mathematical and computer sciences. Additionally, Bartle Library houses the Fine Arts Collection (focusing on works relating to art, music, theater and cinema) and Special Collections (containing the internationally recognized Max Reinhardt Collection, as well as the Edwin A. Link Archives). The Science Library contains materials in all science and engineering disciplines, as well as a map collection. The University Downtown Center's (UDC) Library-Information Commons located at 67 Washington Street in Binghamton, houses a local collection of books, government documents, and current periodicals to support the College of Community and Public Affairs which includes social work, human development, and public administration. The Libraries offer a wide variety and range of services including research consultation and assistance in person and electronically, a laptop lending program, customized instruction sessions and Library news and updates through a number of Blogs (online weblogs). The online gateway to collections is through infoLINK, the library catalog, metaLINK, which offers the ability to search across multiple resources, Encore, enhanced search interface for infoLINK. You can see your results sorted by relevancy and further refine your search using facets and tags Grokker, a service which categorizes and visualizes information in a topical map format for easy retrieval. Together these services enable Binghamton University Libraries to provide patrons access to information resources such as catalogs, reference databases, citation databases, subject gateways, and e-journals.

Information about Reserve Services can be found on the Reserve web page at http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/eres/. Reserve includes materials the faculty selects as required and assigned readings. The majority of materials, articles, book chapters, student papers and non-copyrighted materials such as lecture notes and exams may be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week electronically through the course management system, Blackboard.

Additional reserve materials, including books, videos, DVDs, cassettes, CDs and other items (both from the libraries and from instructors' personal collections) are located at the main circulation desks in Bartle, Science and the UDC Libraries. The loan periods, established in consultation with the instructor, can be for two hours (three hours for VHS and DVD), one day or two days. The loan period pertaining to each item is clearly indicated when it is charged out.

Quiet study space, including group study areas, is available throughout the libraries. During the fall and spring semesters, Bartle Library is open 24 hours a day, from noon Sundays through 12:00 midnight Fridays and noon until midnight on Saturdays. The Library Annex@Conklin is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Complete Library hours are available on the Libraries' web page. Binghamton University Information Commons, located in Bartle, the Science Library and the University Downtown Center Library, provide access to a powerful selection of print and online resources, a vast array of application software and tools, and expert assistance to help with their use. The Information Commons is a computer-enhanced research environment that invites and attracts users to work collaboratively, use the wide range of resources available in the library, and obtain expert assistance. The Information Commons is a collaborative initiative between the libraries and information technology services.

• The Bartle Library Information Commons, located on the first floor of Bartle Library, has over 165 computer workstations. The Commons is staffed by Librarians and student technology Consultants who can assist with research and computing needs.
• Science Library Information Commons, located on the main floor of the Science Library, has 50 computers.
• University Downtown Center Library-Information Commons, located at 67 Washington Street, Binghamton, has 36 computer workstations.

Special Collections, located on the second floor of Bartle Library, houses rare books, manuscript and archival collections, sound recordings and the University Archives and is the location of the Bernard F. Huppe Reading Room and the Link Conference Room. The rare and archival collections include North American editions published prior to 1850, British imprints prior to 1800 and European imprints prior to 1750. Collections of note include the Edwin A. Link Collection, the Frances R. Conole Archive of Recorded Sounds, the Max Reinhardt Archive and Library, the William J. Haggerty Collection of French Colonial History, the Yi-t'ung and An-chi Lou Wang Research Collection on Chinese Culture. Library web site: http://library.lib.binghamton.edu/

Motor Vehicle Registration and Parking

All motor vehicles parked on campus must display a valid University parking permit. Parking permits may be purchased at Parking Services in room G-8 of the Couper Administration Building, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; or at the Information Booth on Bartle Drive, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. For further information, call 607-777-2279.

Off Campus College

Off Campus College (OCC) sponsors a full range of summer services and events: summer internships, off-campus housing assistance, weekly legal clinics, free bus service (OCC Transport) to neighboring communities when classes are in session, weekly getaways. Additional information — including an area map — is available at our office, located at University Union West, suite 204. OCC's telephone number is 607-777-2768.

Rules of Student Conduct

Binghamton University's rules and regulations pertaining to student conduct and related matters, are in force during Summer Session. Copies of the rules and regulations are available in the Office of Judicial Affairs, the Residential Life Office, Off Campus College and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.

Services for Students with Disabilities

Services for Students with Disabilities, located in Lecture Hall B-51, provides a wide range of assistance to Binghamton University students with physical, learning or other disabilities. Key services include supportive counseling, consultation, advocacy for reasonable accommodation, academic support services, orientation to adaptive computer technology, the loan of specialized equipment, and eligibility determination for Off Campus College Transport's wheelchair-accessible paratransit service.

The University's academic buildings are equipped with automatic doors, and various accessible on-campus housing options are available through Residential Life. The Bartle Library and the University's computing facilities offer access to technology adapted for use by students with various disabilities. Assistive listening devices for people with hearing impairments are available in a number of lecture halls and the Anderson Center for the Arts. OCC Transport operates wheelchair-accessible transportation to and from campus and disability parking is available at strategic locations throughout campus.

For further information or assistance, please call 607-777-2686 (voice/TT) or write to:

Services for Students with Disabilities
Binghamton University
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, New York 13902-6000
Fax: 607-777-6893

Additional information is available at http://ssd.binghamton.edu.

University Counseling Center

The University Counseling Center, through various activities, facilitates the psychological and personal development of all students attending the University. The Center offers individual and group psychotherapy; consultations with students, faculty, and staff; and psycho-educational workshops. There are also opportunities for pre-professional training. Services are free and confidential.

For more information, visit http://counseling.binghamton.edu, call 607-777-2772 or stop by Library North, Room 1202.