Binghamton University Scholars Program

06/06/2020

05/18/2020

With (virtual) graduation weekend coming to a close, the Scholars Program wants to congratulate our amazing graduates, the Class of 2020! We are so thankful that 4 years ago you chose Binghamton, and we hope that your time here at Binghamton as well as in the Scholars Program was everything you hoped for and more. If you are in the Class of 2020, check your email for a complete slideshow featuring you & your entire graduating class. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors, and feel free to stay in touch or reach out in the future, you will always be a part of the Scholars family! 🐻🐱💚 @ Binghamton University

04/29/2020

This week’s Scholars Spotlight comes from the Class of 2021!💡
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Emily is majoring in integrative neuroscience and minoring in Italian. On campus she is involved in the Pre-Physician Assistant Society Public Relations Officer, Binghamton International Volunteers Public Relations Officer, and is the Former Scholars Program Vice President of Student Engagement. Emily is a volunteer EMT in Rockland County, she taught English at a school for the deaf in Naples, Italy, & she has taken multiple Spanish and Italian classes at BU.
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Olivia is majoring in Biomedical Engineering and minoring in forensic health and computational biosystems. On campus, she is involved as the VP of Marketing for the Scholars Program, plays on the club lacrosse team, manager at the East Gym, and is member of Phi Mu sorority. Olivia is a local student from a town 10 minutes away from Vestal. A fun fact is that she got accepted into the 4+1 program to get both her BS & MS in BME from Binghamton in only 5 years!
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Hannah is majoring in Political Science and minoring in sociology and global studies. On campus, she is involved in BU Tae Kwon Do & Kung Fu, NCC, SA Vice President for Multicultural Affairs Office, Distinguished Speaker Series Committee, & is a Scholars TA. Hannah is an International Relations and Global Affairs Scholar with the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women program. She also has produced her own music & has started a podcast!
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Maya is a dual degree student in Business Administration and Graphic Design. On campus she is involved as the incoming President of the Binghamton University Scholars Program, Fundraising Director of the SAPB, member of Outdoors Club, and works for the Food CoOp. A fun fact about Maya is that she helps to organize our major performances on campus!
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Hannah is a Psychology and Human Development double major involved on campus in Active Minds, former SCHL127 TA, employee at the East Gym, and is an MHOPE intern. Hannah is an out-of-state student from New Jersey! Hannah was also the first Scholar to participate in the National Student Exchange in CO. Last summer, Hannah lived in Dublin for eight weeks & worked as an intern with schizophrenic patients.

04/24/2020

Hi Scholars! As you may know, we recently had our Scholars Council Elections, and we have a great incoming team excited to lead the program in the upcoming year. As we are not together right now, I decided to put together a video introducing all of our new Council members to you. Each incoming member shares their year, their new position, and their favorite Scholars memory. We hope you enjoy!

04/22/2020

Today’s Scholar’s Spotlight goes out to two of our amazing seniors, Emily Mendelson & Eta Pastreich. Emily and Eta, advised by Katherine Bouman, curated an entire exhibit for the Binghamton University Art Museum titled “Visualizing Voyeurism”. These photos are from the day the exhibit opened, but as the semester got cut short, not everyone got the chance to see it in person. Because of this, the BU Art Museum is holding virtual presentations of the exhibitions via zoom, and the curators will be able to present their work and answer questions. This event will be occurring Thursday, April 23rd, from 6-7pm. If you are interested in watching Emily and Eta present their exhibit, use the link below to take you to the Facebook event, where you will find the zoom link!

https://facebook.com/events/s/student-curator-presentations-/518940628789736/?ti=icl
@ Binghamton University Art Museum

04/21/2020

It was an exciting night for the Scholars Council as we held our annual Transition meeting over zoom! The outgoing council discussed how this past year went & shared a few tips we learned throughout our experience to the incoming council. We want to say a huge thank you to the amazing Alyssa Wei, the Scholars Council & Program as a whole will miss you greatly and we wish you nothing but the best after graduation!💚

04/20/2020

Here’s your Scholars Spotlight of the week, this time from the Class of 2022!
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Dave Mathews is double majoring in philosophy and integrative neuroscience. He says, “I am very involved in various groups around campus. I am a Student Mentor for the Scholars Program, a TedX Student Speaker, and on Mock Trial. I participated in the Guthrie Pre-Medical Internship doing research studying the impact of health psychologists who implanted into primary care clinics.”
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Evy DeVoesick is majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Spanish. Evy says “I love being involved in different groups on campus! I have enjoyed my time on council and I can't wait to be a Scholars Program Assistant next year. One new thing I got involved with this semester is tutoring individuals with special needs through Gigi's Playhouse. Gigi's Playhouse is a Down syndrome achievement center that provides free educational, therapeutic-based and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome. I spend an hour a week with two kids teaching them the alphabet and working on early reading skills. The two hours a week that I spend with them are the most rewarding and fun hours of my week. I have really enjoyed volunteering with Gigi's Playhouse and giving back to the Binghamton community.”
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Sarah Ludwig is majoring in Biology, and she says “This year I was able to be the VP of Community Service for the Scholars Council which was such an amazing experience. I got to work with the rest of my Council on planning fun events for everyone in the program and it really taught me a lot about leadership and working successfully as a team. I loved being able to work with the people on Council and I got to know so many more incredible people in the program!”
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If you would like to be featured in a Scholars Spotlight, check the weekly email and fill out the form attached. Thank you to those who have already participated! @ Binghamton University

04/13/2020

It’s time for another Scholars Spotlight for the Class of 2023!
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Jennifer Seibert is majoring in Computer Science and Math. Jennifer says, “I'm a Teaching Instructor for Girls Who Code, which aims to teach local high school girls how to code and develop projects. I'm also a member of Alpha Omega Epsilon, the professional sorority for women in engineering and technical sciences. I'm in the FRI Image and Acoustic Signals Analysis stream, studying human motion synthesis. Soon, I'll be assisting a professor with circuit design and computer architecture research. Scholars allowed me to meet all of my best friends at Binghamton and has given me so many fun opportunities with them- like the Washington D.C trip, one of my favorite events from this year!”
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Brandon Smith is majoring in Biological Sciences/Pre-Med and minoring in Economics. Brandon says, “I am currently in the second semester of FRI for the biofilms stream and a TA for intro-psychology. I was also just elected as the multicultural Affairs Vice President for Newing College and I am apart of the Student ambassador program on campus. As a drummer I also participate in the university percussion ensemble.”
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Noa Rogoszinski is majoring in Computer Science and Mathematical Science. Noa says, “I have been extremely involved in Broome Hall Vice President for Finance, Hillel Yom Ha’Atzmaut Head of Public Relations, Greek Life (Phi Mu), Office Assistant for Scholars, and FRI in the Robotics Lab.”
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Jared Wofse is majoring in Electrical Engineering and Theatre (Acting/Directing). Jared says, “I have been involved in both the Dickinson Community Players (fall semester) and Hinman Production Company (spring), acting in “Almost, Maine”, “Puffs,” and “Spring Awakening.” I am in the FRI Program’s Clean Energy stream. I will be a tour guide starting next semester.”
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Madison Tierney is majoring in Psychology and Nursing. Madison says, “I am currently a teaching assistant in Dr. Merriwether's developmental psychology class (psyc 220). I am also in TOPSoccer, a club on campus that teaches and plays soccer with children with special needs. I am also a part of the social committee for the scholars program.” @ Binghamton University

04/09/2020

it’s time for another 💡Scholars Spotlight💡

• Cameron Wallace is a freshman in the Harpur School currently developing his own major in the environmental studies department to study landscape architecture. He also minors in Spanish and graphic design. At the end of the fall semester he was elected Vice President of New Member Engagement, to be a voice on council for his peers & the freshman class. Throughout his time on council, Cameron has grown into being a great leader and has done a great job being the VPNME. A quote from Cameron is as follows:

•”Being on council has given me the opportunity to get even more involved in the program and meet so many more people. I think it’s really cool to be able to come up with your own ideas for events and see them come into fruition, and more importantly seeing your peers have fun. I have loved my time on council, it has given me a newfound appreciation for all the hard work that goes into running such an amazing program!” •

04/04/2020

Hi Scholars! Check out this video we, the Scholars Council, created for you. We each took a few seconds to share something fun we have been doing to keep busy during this crazy time. We hope this video brings you some ideas of ways to stay busy during the upcoming week of Spring Break and for the rest of quarantine. Also, please keep in mind that the email for Council Elections for the upcoming year was sent out, so if you are interested in running or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to any current council member, or log into zoom on Tuesday, April 7th at 6pm for President Alyssa Wei’s office hours. Stay healthy & we can’t wait to see you all again soon! 💚

04/02/2020

Throwback Thursday! These photos are from one year ago when our SCHL280D- Istanbul: World Crossroads class took a trip to Istanbul, Turkey over Spring Break to get a first hand experience seeing all the places they had learned about in the classroom. This unique opportunity is just one perk we have as Scholars at Binghamton!

03/21/2020

A fun example of our Scholars staying connected via zoom while classes go online. This photo is from the SCHL Magazine 280 class last Thursday!