Alumni Events Calendar

Join us for an alumni event at Alcatraz

Saturday, Feb. 7
Brunch: 10:30 a.m.
Tour of Alcatraz: 12:30 p.m.

Butterfly Restaurant
Pier 33 at Bay St.
The Embarcadero
San Francisco

The Alumni Association’s San Francisco Bay Area Chapter invites you to a unique opportunity to view the art exhibition of Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz and a brunch conversation with Harpur College Dean Anne McCall and Cheryl Haines ’77, who was instrumental in bringing Mr. Ai’s exhibition to Alcatraz. Ms. Haines is the owner of Haines Gallery in San Francisco and founder of For-Site Foundation, a nonprofit foundation to help realize site-specific public-art projects in the Bay Area.

Ai Weiwei is a contemporary Chinese artist internationally renowned for work that defies the distinction between art and activism. In this exhibition of new works created specifically for Alcatraz, Ai responds to the island’s layered legacy as a 19th-century military fortress, a notorious federal penitentiary, a site of Native American heritage and protest, and now one of America’s most visited national parks. Revealing new perspectives on Alcatraz, the exhibition raises questions about freedom of expression and human rights.

Ai’s sculpture, sound, and mixed-media installations occupy four locations in the former prison, three of which are usually restricted to the public. The artworks directly and imaginatively address the situation of people around the world who have been deprived of their freedom for speaking out about their beliefs – people like Ai himself. Learn more.

Join us for good food, stimulating conversation and an exciting trip to Alcatraz. Attendees will gather for brunch at 10:30 a.m., and depart for Alcatraz Island as a group at 12:30 p.m. Attendees can take the return ferry back to San Francisco as they wish throughout the afternoon. The last ferry departs Alcatraz at 4:25 p.m.

Tickets for the brunch and tour to Alcatraz are $50/person for alumni and guests. You may also just attend the brunch for $25/person. Please register online for this event by Friday, Jan. 30.

Cancellation policy: Full refunds will be granted to those who call the Binghamton University Alumni Office at 607-777-2424 on or before Jan. 30.

This event is sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter and the Asian and Asian American Alumni Council.

Join us for an entrepreneurship panel discussion and networking event

The Challenges of Funding, Building and Sustaining Your Own Business

Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 6 to 9 p.m.
SUNY Global Center
116 E. 55 St., Manhattan

Do you own your own business or are you looking to start your own business? Are you interested in learning more about funding and meeting other entrepreneurial Binghamton University alumni? If so, we invite you to attend the Metro New York Chapter’s first entrepreneurship panel discussion and networking event.

This event will feature remarks from David Rose who is the founder of Gust, a platform that connects start-ups and investors. Gust recently launched Digital NYC, a hub for tech and startups in New York City. Additional information on David can be found in Crain’s New York Business. Following David’s remarks, there will be a panel discussion including successful Binghamton alumni entrepreneurs.

Panelists:
* David Rose, founder of Gust
* Adam Gilbert ’05, founder and chief body tutor at MyBodyTutor.com
* Felina Rakowski-Gallagher ’85, president of The Upper Breast Side

Join us for networking with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m. Remarks from David Rose will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer period with the panel. After the panel discussion, there will be additional time for networking.

The price of $20/person includes light refreshments including beer, wine, and hot and cold hors d’oeuvres. Please register online by Friday, Feb. 6. If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 or [email protected].

This event is sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association, the Metro New York Chapter and the Binghamton University Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Partnerships.

Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be granted to those who call the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-242 on or before Feb. 6.

Join us in Manhattan for an alumni viewing of “The Rewrite”, a new movie directed by Marc Lawrence ’81

Friday, Feb. 13, at 7:15 p.m.
AMC Loews Village 7
66 Third Ave. (at 11th Street), Manhattan

A special alumni screening of The Rewrite, a motion picture set at Binghamton University, written and directed by Marc Lawrence ’81, will be held on Friday as the movie releases in several markets across the country. After yesterday’s sold-out on-campus screening – attended by 1,200 alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members – the excitement and pride of seeing Binghamton University on the big screen continues to grow.

Tickets are $15/person and you may bring one guest. Please register online to purchase your tickets. If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 or [email protected]. No refunds can be granted for this event. After the movie, we encourage you to gather with other alumni at a nearby restaurant to share reactions to the movie.

If you are unable to make it to this screening, or if it is sold out, you can purchase tickets to another showing at the AMC Loews Village 7 directly from the ACM website or the theater box office. Additionally, the movie will be available on demand following the film’s release in theaters.

The Rewrite follows a down-on-his-luck, award-winning screenwriter, played by Hugh Grant, who, as a last resort, takes a job teaching at Binghamton University, where he hopes to focus on writing another hit. However, he winds up becoming more involved than he ever imagined with his students, his colleagues — both friendly (J.K. Simmons, Chris Elliott) and adversarial (Allison Janney) — and a single mom going back for her degree (Marisa Tomei). The Rewrite is Lawrence’s self-professed “love letter” to Binghamton. He grew fond of the area while attending the University and wanted to mirror his own experience in the film.

Did you meet your spouse in Binghamton?
Join us for a special Valentine’s Day event!

Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.
Savoy Tavern
16 Merrick Ave, Merrick

The Long Island Event Committee of the Metro New York Chapter is excited to offer a special event to celebrate this Valentine’s Day with fellow alumni who also met their spouse at Binghamton. There are more than 450 known alumni couples on Long Island.

Dinner will include a three-course gourmet meal and a glass of champagne (a cash bar will be available for additional drinks).

The cost of the event is $95/person which includes the cost of gratuity.

We are only able to accommodate 10 couples, so please register online as soon as possible. If you know of any couples who also met in Binghamton, please pass this e-mail along to them and invite them to join us.

Please register online no later than Friday, Feb. 6. We cannot offer refunds after the registration deadline. If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 or [email protected].

Join us for a Binghamton gathering with President Stenger

Sunday, Feb. 15
5 to 7:30 p.m.
Imperium Food and Wine
606 Market St.
Celebration, FL

We invite you to a very special event where you will have an opportunity to connect with fellow Orlando-area alumni and meet Binghamton University’s President Harvey Stenger, and Vice President of Advancement Jim Broschart, MBA ’92.

President Stenger and Vice President Broschart look forward to meeting with you and sharing the exciting developments that are energizing our campus community. You’ll certainly feel tremendous pride in Binghamton as you hear about our wonderful new facilities, the accomplishments of our talented students, and the growth of our enrollment (with plans to reach 20,000 students by 2020) through new curricular programs. Binghamton is well on its way toward becoming the premier public university of the 21st century. Our strategic plan contains a number of exciting new initiatives aimed at providing a transformative learning community that will prepare our students for advanced education, careers and purposeful living.

This is a complimentary event including hors d’oeuvres and your first drink with a cash bar available afterwards. We ask that you please register online prior to Thursday, Feb. 12. If you have any questions, contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 or [email protected].

Join us for a men’s basketball game at Stony Brook
Saturday, Feb. 21
Pre-game reception: 5 p.m.
Binghamton Men’s Basketball vs. Stony Brook University: 7 p.m.
Island Federal Credit Union Arena, Stony Brook

Join fellow Binghamton University alumni at Stony Brook to cheer on our Bearcats as they compete against the Seawolves.

A pre-game reception will be held at The Bench Bar & Grill (1095 Route 25A, Stony Brook) starting at 5 p.m., which will include assorted appetizers and a cash bar with happy hour specials.

Tickets for the game (located in section 203 behind the Bearcats’ bench) and pre-game reception are $25/person can be purchased online. Tickets will be available for pick-up at the pre-game reception at The Bench. If you already have game tickets, you can register for the pre-game reception only for $10/person. Please register by Friday, Feb. 13.

REGISTER ONLINE

This event is being sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association and the Metro New York Chapter. If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations office at [email protected] or 607-777-2424.

Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be granted to those who call the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 on or before Feb. 13.

Celebrate Engineers Week 2015

Thursday, Feb. 26
5 – 7:30 p.m.
Innovative Technologies Complex
85 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal

We invite you to join members of the local Watson School community to celebrate Engineers Week 2015.

At this informal event, you will have the opportunity to network with fellow alumni, students and staff, learn about what’s happening in the Watson School, and visit our new facilities on campus. Our students are very excited to meet with you and gain valuable insights into life after graduation.

This event will take place at the Innovative Technologies Complex (ITC) in the Center of Excellence and Engineering and Science buildings. When you arrive at the ITC, follow the “Watson School Event” signs for parking. Please park in the Engineering & Science Building parking lot, and follow the signs to the main entrance, and proceed down the hall to the Rotunda. Hors d’oeuvres, soft drinks, tea and coffee will be served.

There is no cost to attend. We ask that you please register online by Friday, Feb. 20 so we know to expect you, and bring your business card for our raffle.

Join us for a Real Estate Networking Happy Hour

Tuesday, March 10
6 to 8 p.m.
Butterfield 8 Restaurant & Lounge
5 E. 38 St., Manhattan
(Between 5th Ave & Madison Ave)

Do you work in the real estate field? Are you interested in meeting other alumni with similar interests to expand your network? If so, we invite you to our next Real Estate Networking Event. This event builds on the success of the sold-out real estate panel in November 2013 at the SUNY Global Center and the real estate networking breakfast held last winter at The Terrace Club which featured Ronald C. Lieberman ’87, executive vice president, The Trump Organization.

The cost of this event is $30/person. A full bar with house wines and select domestic beer and an assortment of appetizers will be provided. Please register online prior to Friday, March 6.

Cancellation policy: Full refunds will be granted to those who call the Binghamton University Alumni Office at 607-777-2424 on or before March 6.

This event is sponsored by the Binghamton University Alumni Association and the Metro New York Chapter. If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 or [email protected].

Speaker Series: An Evening with Professor Michael O. West

Friday, Mar. 13
6 to 8 p.m.
Teach for America
315 W. 36 St., 10th Floor, Manhattan
(between 8th and 9th avenues)

Please join us for an evening with Prof. Michael O. West from the Africana Studies and Sociology department as he leads a talk on “Debt: Then and Now, Personal and Political.” Some of the many topics that Professor West will cover surrounding debt include student debt, America’s wealth gap, and government shutdowns. During this event, there will be a Q&A session with Professor West and also an opportunity to network with other alumni.

The cost of this event is $20/person and will include light refreshments and beverages. Please register online prior to Wednesday, March 11.

If you have any questions, please contact the Alumni Relations office at 607-777-2424 or [email protected].

Bowl with BOLD Alumni

Sunday March 15 at 4 p.m.
Bowl America
140 South Maple Avenue, Falls Church, Va.
(Near the East Falls Church stop)

Did you know that you are BOLD? We sure did! BOLD stands for Bearcats of the Last Decade and refers to our young alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years. We know that our BOLD alumni have unique interests, goals and aspirations. So, we are excited to host programs and events that suit you. In fact, we have a BOLD event coming up soon.

Your Alumni Association’s D.C. Metro Chapter is excited to invite you to a bowling party at Bowl America on March 15. This event will be an opportunity for you to meet other BOLD alumni in the area. There is a $15 cost per person to cover shoes and two hours of unlimited games. There will also be food and beverages available for purchase. We will be able to pick up from the DuPont and East Falls Church Metro if you don’t plan on driving. BOLD alumni and friends are encouraged to register online prior to Friday, March 6. After bowling, we are planning to head over Mad Fox Brewery (444 West Broad St., Falls Church) for food and drinks!