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Campus Resources: A Quick Overview

We want to connect with you and we also know that navigating the complex array of campus resources can be confusing! So we're sharing a quick overview of some important campus resources as you start your journey as a Bearcat!

This team, part of the Dean of Students office, works to support students with widespread and specific concerns. You can go to the CARE Team if you don't know where to go for help and they will work to connect you to resources and help you cope with complex situations. The CARE Team also handles the course withdrawal process. 
(607) 777-2804 | dos@binghamton.edu

Counseling Center

At some point during their college experience, students may encounter personal, social, career or academic issues that call for assistance beyond the advice provided by friends and family. That's where the University Counseling Center (UCC) can help. The UCC provides a variety of free and confidential counseling and referral services delivered by professional counselors.
(607) 777-2772 

Critical Thinking Lab

Whether you are a beginning student or advanced, the Critical Thinking Lab can help you with your essays, summaries, formal arguments, in-class writing, speeches, presentations, and application materials. We recognize that critical thinking takes many forms—writing, reading, speaking, listening—and occurs at all stages of the creation process—questioning, analyzing, brainstorming, synthesizing, outlining, articulating, and revising. Visit us, and we'll think about your work together.
cwatson4@binghamton.edu

Dean of Students

Students can come to this office seeking assistance, advocacy, and satisfactory resolutions to various concerns such as illness, financial difficulties, academic trouble, or other personal emergencies. They help students take full advantage of the countless resources ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ has to offer, as well as serve as the primary campus resource for students' parents, guardians, and families.
(607) 777-2804 | dos@binghamton.edu

Coming to college was a big step in itself, and the idea of studying abroad on top of that can be overwhelming. We are here to support you before and even after your education abroad. The Office of International Education and Global Initiatives at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ strives to create a safe and inclusive space for first-generation students. Never hesitate to contact an advisor in the office for more information or to share your input or concerns.
(607) 777-2336 | iegi@binghamton.edu

EOP

The mission of the Educational Opportunity Program at ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ is to enroll students who meet academic and financial guidelines. We provide support and advocacy for our students from the time of admission through graduation and beyond. The Program is designed to strengthen personal development and assist in building academic skills as students transition to the University's social and cultural environment. 
(607) 777-2791 | eopadmit@binghamton.edu for admission questions

Financial Aid

Financing college can be a tricky business! The Financial Aid office offers support with questions about FAFSA, loans, scholarships, federal work-study, and billing. 
(607) 777-2428 | finaid@binghamton.edu

Food Pantry

We are a temporary, judgment-free place for students facing hard times, such as running short of money for the month or other emergency situations. If students find themselves needing more long-term assistance, they are encouraged to take advantage of the services offered by the CARE Team in the Office of the Dean of Students. 
bpantry@binghamton.edu

Graduate Academic Writing Consulting

The Graduate Academic Writing Consultants are here to help any Binghamton graduate student with writing a paper, a conference presentation, a thesis, a dissertation chapter, or any academic writing task.

McNair Scholars

The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) is a Federal TRiO Program for low-income first-generation or URM students who are interested in pursuing a PhD*. that provides research experience with faculty, opportunities to present at research symposiums/conferences, guidance on graduate school applications, and networking opportunities. *Other eligibility requirements.
(607) 777-3838 | mcnair@binghamton.edu

SSD

Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) is the appropriate entity on campus to determine and authorize reasonable accommodations. As partners in access,  we work with students, faculty and staff to facilitate an accessible and inclusive campus.
(607) 777-2686 | ssd@binghamton.edu

Student Conflict and Management Dispute Program

The Student Conflict and Dispute Management Program (SCDMP) can assist with issues within and among student organizations, teams, clubs, roommate disputes and interpersonal issues. Our program provides a development approach to resolving conflicts, offers a safe space for open dialogue and active listening, and helps students build the skills of resilience, critical thinking and empathy.
(607) 777-6210 | scdmp@binghamton.edu

Student Employment Program

The Student Employment Program can help you navigate the types of positions available to students on campus and off-campus, including how to find Federal Work-Study jobs.
Questions? Check our contact page for the best person to ask!

Student Records and Registrar Services

The office of Student Records and Registrar Services can help with academic needs like course registration, cross-registration with other SUNY schools, DegreeWorks, grades, declaring a major, transcripts, graduation requirements, ID cards, chosen-name changes (on specific University documentation), and proof of enrollment. 
(607) 777-6088 | registrar@binghamton.edu

Success Coaching

The Office for Student Transition and Success offers Professional and Peer Success Coaches who work collaboratively with students on developing their time/task management, study strategies, organization, and other academic skills. To do this, our coaches utilize a number of different approaches including active listening, empowering questions, and reflective worksheets to create an individualized success plan. Our coaching model strives to facilitate student self improvement, as well as build important life skills like resilience, problem solving, and critical thinking to reach their fullest potential. To set up an appointment with a success coach, click here:

TRIO/SSS

Students who are first-generation or meet income guidelines are eligible for Student Support Services/TRiO, a program that offers specialized support and opportunities like: mentoring, tutoring, STEM programming, and opportunities to strengthen leadership skills through peer mentoring, tutoring, interning, and more.
(607) 777-2024 

Q Center

The Q Center provides an array of resources, educational opportunities and social justice initiatives designed to foster a campus environment that is inclusive and supportive of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions. A home away from home, the Center seeks to be a safe environment where gender and sexual diversity is affirmed and community is fostered. Center programming supports and empowers students, faculty and staff contributing to personal, scholarly and professional success.
(607) 777-6028 | lgbtq@binghamton.edu                                

VARCC

The Violence, Abuse and Rape Crisis Center is housed in a centrally located but calm, private space on the third floor of Old Johnson Hall where it provides a single place for students — or anyone ­— to report an incident of sexual violence. VARCC doesn't only provide anonymous reporting, but also advocacy,  trauma recovery counseling, as well as campus-wide programming for bystander training. 
(607) 777-3010 | empower@binghamton.edu

Writing Center

The Writing Center provides free tutoring in college writing for all students. Our excellent tutors are available Monday-Friday to assist you with any assignment from any class—essays, arguments, research papers, reports, analyses, editorials, proposals, abstracts, and lab reports, with critical reading, developing presentations, and citing sources. 
(607) 777-6725 | jmurphy@binghamton.edu