An estimated 1,500 to 2,000 parents, students and other family members enjoyed wonderful weather and a broad range of activities on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20 and 21. The hospitality suite in the University Union's East Lounge buzzed with families chatting over coffee, tea, juice and doughnuts from shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday until well past the official close of 3 p.m., when the special concert conducted by Associate Professor Tim Perry and others began in the Watters Theater. More than 700 enjoyed uplifting music offered by the Harpur Chorale, University Wind Ensemble and Women's Chorus. That evening, many also enjoyed The Firebugs at the Watters Theater and the sparkling piano talent of Antonio Pompa-Baldi, 2001 Van Cliburn Piano Competition silver medalist, in the Anderson Center. Full story...

Athletic Hall of Fame dinner and ceremony

Current Hall of Fame member Pete Berti '76 and former wrestling teammate Tim Borshoff admire the Wall of Fame

New Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, from left: baseball player Matt Rufrano '73, soccer player Raul Martynek '88, wrestler Tim Borshoff '76 and basketball player Jim Davis '62

Binghamton University's Athletic Hall of Fame expanded by four Oct. 6 as former athletes Tim Borshoff (wrestling, 1973-76), Jim Davis (men's basketball, 1958-62), Matt Rufrano (baseball, 1970-73) and Raul Martynek (men's soccer, 1985-87) joined the 36 existing members. The sixth annual induction ceremony took place in the West Gymnasium foyer, overlooking the Wall of Fame. In April, a voting committee of 12 alumni, coaches, student-athletes and staff made the final selections from 27 nominations. A capsule look at the accomplishments of each follows. Full story...

Upcoming events

Nov. 23

Celebrate with the Binghamton University Alumni Network in Korea at the Second Hand Dance Company performance. Friday, November 23, 2001 at 7:30 pm at the Jung Dong A&C Theater in Seoul, Korea.

For more information please contact Soyoung Jung, or call 822.717.5492 EXT: 104.

Nov. 23

Cheer on the Binghamton University Bearcats in the 8th Red Auerbach Colonial Classic. Come out and support the NCAA Division I Binghamton Bearcats as they take on the Colonials in the 8th Red Auerbach Colonial Classic. Friday, November 23 at 8:00 pm at the Charles E. Smith Center, 600 22nd St NW, Washington, DC. Consolation and Championship games will take place on Saturday, November 24.

Check your local news for Binghamton's tip off time. For more information, call 202.994.6050

Nov. 29

Denver Alumni Network The Binghamton University Alumni Association would like to invite you and your spouse or guest to a reception at The Sports Column in downtown Denver. There you will have the chance to meet Director of Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Athletics, Dr. Joel Thirer, and Head Women's Basketball Coach, Laurie Kelly and hear about what is happening on campus and within the Athletics Department.

Thursday, November 29 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at The Sports Column on Blake Street, Denver.

Come and enjoy a hearty buffet compliments of the Alumni Association and University Athletics. A cash bar will also be available.

RSVP to the Alumni Office by November 25 by calling 877.4BU.ALUM or 607.777.2431.

And don't miss the women's basketball team as they compete at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Come cheer on the Bearcats on Friday, November 20 at 5:00 pm and/or Saturday, December 1 when BU takes on Drexel University at 5:00 pm. Both games will be played in the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy Campus, Colorado Springs.

Jan. 8

Join us for the 13th Annual Metro New York Career Fair!

• Share your career advice with students who are interested in your field of work.
• Talk with students in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.
• Network with other alumni and stay in touch with the Alumni Association.
  

It's that time of year again, and we're asking for volunteers to participate in this rewarding event. If you would like to volunteer, please let us know by clicking onto the link below and sending us a completed form. Please note that we can accommodate a limited number of alumni within each career field. We will accept applications on a first come, first served basis. If you will not be attending the fair please let us know so that we can find other alumni in your profession to represent your field.

The Career Fair will be held the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers at 811 7th Ave (at 52nd St) in Manhattan. An alumni reception is scheduled for 6:00 pm (you can use this time to do your own networking with other Binghamton alumni), and the Career Fair will begin at 7:00 pm.

Please contact us if you have any questions or need additional information by calling (607) 777-2431 or via e-mail at orlovsky@binghamton.edu. We will acknowledge our receipt of your form and send a reminder to you as the date approaches. We look forward toseeing you at the Metro Career Fair 2002!

Click onto http://alumni.binghamton.edu/metroform.htm to sign up today!

Explore Timeless Egypt Gerald E. Kadish, Professor of history and Near Eastern studies, and the Alumni Association invite you to join the Timeless Egypt plus Abu Simbel Tour, Jan. 3-17, 2002. Join Kadish as he travels to view the monuments and museums of the Cairo area, the wonders of Luxor and Aswan, and the antiquities of Upper Egypt. Walk through the gates and halls of Karnak, a religious center nearly 2,000 years in the making, and enter the funerary temples and tombs of the pharoahs and nobles, edifices that still astonish with their carved relief and painting after as much as 4,500 years. For details, contact Kadish at 607-777-2488 or Travel with the Experts, Inc. at tvlexperts@aol.com.

For more information on these and other upcoming alumni gatherings, click here: http://alumni.binghamton.edu/events.html

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