Binghamton University Graduate Alumni

DeFleur recognized for international leadership
Binghamton University President Lois B. DeFleur has been selected by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) Commission on International Programs to receive the 2007 Michael P. Malone International Leadership Award.

New Watson dean looks to make a difference
Seshu Desu, distinguished professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will become the next dean of the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Graduate student tackles duties as nurse, mom
Faith Burke looks forward to Saturday mornings after graduation, when she’ll no longer have to juggle the demands of graduate coursework with her family responsibilities – and the entirely reasonable wish to sleep in.

Commencement 2007
The weekend of May 19 and 20 was a time to celebrate on the Binghamton University campus. More than 4,000 men and women graduated with bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
Philanthropist, teacher, accountant, investment advisor and Binghamton University volunteer Allan R. Lyons '62 received an honorary degree at the Commencement ceremony for the professional schools.
Political scientist J. David Singer received an honorary degree and spoke at the Commencement ceremony for Harpur College.
According to a survey of graduating seniors conducted by the University's Career Development Center, more than one-third of the Class of 2007 expects to attend graduate or professional school. The survey also says that more than half of the graduating class is headed directly for the workforce, with 14 percent of class members having already accepted jobs.

Click on Commencement 2007 at the right to see photographs.

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Binghamton University graduate alumni now have access to a graduate alumni website that will help alumni stay in touch with items of interest specifically for students who attended graduate school at Binghamton. The site can be found at:

http://gradschool.binghamton.edu/alumni

On this site you can keep abreast of what's happening at Binghamton, as well as learn more about the various alumni services.

Click here to learn more about what's new in graduate education at BU.