Alumni Events Calendar

Hanukkah Happy Hour
Monday, Dec. 19
7 – 9 p.m.

McGee’s Pub and Restaurant
240 W. 55 St., Manhattan (between 7th and 8th avenues)

Please join Hillel at Binghamton and your fellow Binghamton University alumni for an evening of drinks, dreidels, and more! We would be delighted to welcome all Binghamton alumni at our holiday celebration. Admission is free for this event; we’ll have a cash bar with drink specials. Feel free to bring a guest.

Please register online by Thursday, Dec. 15. The first 25 alumni to register will receive a free Binghamton University gift. You must be present at the happy hour to receive the gift.

Register at:
https://www.bconnectalumni.binghamton.edu/default.aspx?Page=EVNTEventDetail&EventID=1237

Sign up as an alumni volunteer at this event, and share your career advice and insights with our current students. This is a great way to make a difference, and help a student who is looking for an internship or first job.

6 p.m.: Alumni-only networking session – meet other Binghamton University alumni who work in metro New York.
7 p.m.: Conduct informational interviews with students.

We have reached our maximum number of alumni volunteers. However, if you are interested in volunteering, please contact event coordinator Melinda Holicky at [email protected]. If an opening becomes available, we will let you know.

“Ball and Brawl” at Binghamton!
Sunday, Jan. 15
Binghamton University campus – Events Center
2 p.m.: VIP Hospitality Area in Events Center (during men’s basketball game vs. Hartford)
5 p.m.: Wrestling match – #23 Binghamton vs. #4 Cornell (in Events Center)

We invite alumni and friends of Binghamton University wrestling back to campus for the opportunity to see the nationally-ranked Bearcats wrestlers square off against Division I powerhouse Cornell. Meet up with wrestling alumnus Billy Baldwin ’85 and new athletic director Patrick Elliott, as well as wrestling coaches, alumni, and friends.

The $25/person VIP package includes:
* Access to the VIP Hospitality Area (includes light fare/snacks and cash bar)
* Ticket to the basketball game
* Admission to the wrestling match
* Giveaways/raffle items

Register online for this event by Thursday, Jan. 12. We will be unable to grant refunds to anyone who cancels after the registration deadline.
https://www.bconnectalumni.binghamton.edu/default.aspx?Page=EVNTEventDetail&EventID=1244

Winter Madness 2012
Saturday, Feb. 4
West Gym and Events Center, Binghamton University

Bearcat women’s and men’s home basketball games against Boston University, with an indoor tailgate party in between. It’s the biggest on-campus alumni event of the winter. Registration will open in December.

More information at:
http://www.buwintermadness.com.

Binghamton Wrestling vs. Hofstra University (and Post-Match Mixer)

Sunday, Feb. 12
Match at 1 p.m. – mixer immediately afterward
Hofstra University, Mack Physical Education Center
Champions Sports Bar

Come cheer on your #18 nationally-ranked Binghamton Bearcats as they square off against the #23 Hofstra Pride. CAA conference bragging rights are at stake as these two rival programs meet up to settle the score on the mat! Binghamton is coming to Long Island – come support your team! Tickets are $10 at the door – see ticket information.
http://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=22200&ATCLID=3715631

After the match (approximately 3:30 p.m.), meet up with Binghamton coaches, staff and class of 1985 wrestling alumnus Billy Baldwin at an alumni mixer, taking place at Champions Sports Bar (at the Long Island Marriott, adjacent to the Hofstra campus). Free “pub food” will be provided by the Binghamton University Alumni Association.

Questions? Contact Dan Polhamus at [email protected].

Cool Connections, Hot Alumni – Event for Students
Tuesday, Feb. 28
5 – 6 p.m.
Academic A, Room G005 (Collaboratory in basement)
REGISTER NOW!
https://www.bconnectalumni.binghamton.edu/default.aspx?Page=EVNTEventDetail&EventID=1245

Joseph Brauner ’83
Bachelor of Arts, English and Rhetoric
Music Agent/Talent Agent, Creative Artists Agency

Why he’s hot: Joe works as a music agent for the New York-based office of Creative Artists Agency with clients including Norah Jones, Amos Lee, Gladys Knight, Crosby Stills and Nash, and Jackson Browne. Learn how Joe plans and coordinates all aspects of his clients’ live tours in North America, including intensive preparation and planning with managers, social media marketing, tour sponsors, and economic forecasts. Joe will talk about the live music industry and all the behind-the-scenes things that happen prior to a concert.

Why he’s cool: Joe’s involvement with WHRW and Pipe Dream as a student had a profound impact on him and his career, and he still stays in touch with fellow alumni. Joe met his wife at Binghamton and his daughter (age 23) and son (20) help keep him exposed to new music. He’s a successful Binghamton University alumnus willing to share his advice and insights with you!

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet our new president Harvey Stenger. Meet with other Binghamton University alumni, and enjoy cocktails and conversation in an awesome venue.

Thursday, March 1
6 to 9 p.m.

Guastavino’s
409 E. 59 St., Manhattan

Home

Cost is $50/person and includes hosted bar and elegant hors d’oeuvres. Alumni are welcome to bring a guest. Please spread the word and encourage your fellow alumni to attend.

Register by Feb. 24 at http://bit.ly/presidentstengernyc.

Cool Connections, Hot Alumni – Event for Students
Thursday, March 8
Special International Women’s Day Themed Event
5 – 6 p.m.
Academic A, Room G005 (Collaboratory in basement)

Missy Gluckmann ’90
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Founder, Melibee Global / MelibeeU

Why she’s hot: Missy is an global education entrepreneur working with some of today’s most talented, fascinating speakers on global citizenship, diversity and culture. She also created MelibeeU, offering innovative and inspiring online training for global educators and students. Her work challenges us to explore the world and ourselves (MelibeeU = beeU= BE U!) and challenges the status quo in international education. The Melibee Global Education Consulting Blog, recently featured as the GoAbroad! Blog of the Week, “encompasses the idea of starting with a fresh piece of paper and coming up with new ideas, whether it’s inspiring interviews on world topics with international educators, tips for travelers, questioning the norm in international education work, or sharing inspiring stories for future global citizens and international educators”. Read more about Missy and her exciting work.

Why she’s cool: Missy took advantage of many international opportunities as a Binghamton student that led to her career including participating in the International Living Module and working in the International Student and Scholar Services Office. She’s a successful Binghamton University alumna willing to share her advice and insights with you at this special International Women’s Day themed event!

The Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science invites you to an evening with President Harvey Stenger.

Join us to meet the new president and tour the new award-winning Engineering and Science Building. Learn about the innovative research taking place in the Watson School and speak with faculty and students.

Wednesday, March 28 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Engineering and Science Building
Innovative Technologies Complex
Binghamton University
85 Murray Hill Road, Vestal

Space is limited. Please RSVP to the Watson Dean’s Office at 607-777-4583 or [email protected], no later than Monday, March 19.

Join us for the 25th Anniversary of the Abraham J. Briloff Lecture Series on Accountability and Society

Thursday, March 29
3:30 p.m.
Anderson Center Chamber Hall
Binghamton University

Ronald J. Strauss ’76, MS ’77 will be the speaker for the 25th annual Abraham J. Briloff Lecture Series on Accountability and Society at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2012, in the Chamber Hall of the Anderson Center at Binghamton University. This event is free and open to the public.

Strauss is Assistant Professor of Accounting at the School of Business at Montclair State University and has more than 25 years of global accounting and business experience primarily in the financial services industry.

During his career, he served in a variety of leadership positions, including president and CEO of Merrill Lynch Japan, and COO of Merrill Lynch International, where he was responsible for joint venture and business expansion efforts in 10 countries. His current academic research is focused on questions related to accounting ethics, such as ethical aspects of the global financial crisis and the role of executive compensation and governance. The lecture is titled “Ethics and Global Financial Crisis – Values Nourish Sustainable Markets.” He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the School of Management at Binghamton University, and his doctoral degree from Rutgers University.

The annual lecture series is named in honor of Professor Abraham J. Briloff, the Presidential Professor of Accounting and Ethics at Binghamton University and Emanuel Saxe Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Bernard Baruch College. Over his long and distinguished career, Professor Briloff has been recognized as the ethical conscience of the accounting profession.

The School of Management sponsors the Briloff lecture series, which brings the accounting business, and campus communities together to contemplate topics of business ethics. For more information, contact Debbie Standard at [email protected].

Sponsored by the School of Management