Couper-Owens Center for Community Schools

09/01/2026

🎓 Southern Tier educators, families & community partners — mark your calendars!

Binghamton University’s Services for Students with Disabilities is excited to host the inaugural 2026 Launch: Transition to College Access on Friday, October 16, 2026!

This full-day summit will bring together K–12 educators, transition specialists, school counselors, administrators, higher education professionals, families, and community partners to share strategies and resources that help students with disabilities make a confident transition to college and beyond.

✨ What to expect:
✅ Practical strategies to strengthen postsecondary transition outcomes
✅ Tools and resources for students and families
✅ Networking across K–12, higher education, and state organizations
✅ Sessions focused on self-advocacy, campus supports, legal considerations, and more

📅 Friday, October 16, 2026
🕗 Doors open at 8:15 AM
🎤 Keynote remarks from Brian Rose, VP for Student Affairs at Binghamton University, following lunch
🕓 Program concludes at 4:00 PM

📌 NYS educators can earn CTLE credits
📌 Space is limited — register early!
📌 Accommodations & questions: [email protected]

👉 Register here: https://www.binghamton.edu/ssd/events/summit/

09/01/2026

📣 Save the Date!

We’re excited to share this upcoming annual professional learning opportunity! The annual conference will be held October 9, 2026, from 9:00 AM–3:00 PM at Whitney Point High School. The conference will bring together professionals and community partners for a day of learning, connection, and collaboration. Continuing education credits will be available for those who need them.
📅 October 9, 2026
⏰ 8:00 AM–3:00 PM
📍 Whitney Point High School
Registration will open in the next couple of weeks. Save the date and plan to join us!

Our Agency/CPS/School Liaisons and Professional Education Committee will be putting on our annual conference on October 9, 2026 from 8am-3pm at Whitney Point High School. Registration will open in the next couple of weeks. There will be opportunities to obtain continuing education credits for all those in need. Save the date and please come out and join us on October 9, 2026.

08/31/2026

Come out and join Crime Victims Assistance Center at their first Survivor Walk on BU's campus, an all-ages event to bring together survivors of interpersonal violence and abuse, along with their loved ones and supporters. Below is the registration and event link for this wonderful event!

Link to the FB event page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1EKWVEpeRU/

Link to tickets:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/campus-survivor-walk-october--2026

08/20/2026

🎉 Welcome, 2026–2027 Social Work Interns! 🎉

Couper-Owens is excited to welcome our 2026–2027 social work interns and kick off another great year of learning, collaboration, and school community impact!

We’re also thrilled to continue our partnerships with school districts, working together to support students, families, and school communities.

We’re so excited to get started and can’t wait to see all that this year’s interns will accomplish! 🙌

08/18/2026

Welcome Back, Bearcats! 🎉

Couper-Owens Center for Community Schools is excited to welcome Binghamton University students back to campus!
Here’s to a great year filled with new connections, new ideas, and plenty of opportunities to make a difference in our community!

07/13/2026

🏫 Did you know that missing just 2 days of school a month can significantly impact a student's academic success?

If you're looking to sharpen your school’s attendance strategies, join the NYSED Central/Western Community Schools TAC for Every Child, Every Day: Improving Attendance in Schools. Facilitated by the National Center for Community Schools, this free, interactive workshop will help your team uncover attendance patterns through root-cause analysis and build a customized action plan.

👥 Bring your team: Gather a group of 3-6 from your school attendance team and choose the date and location that works best for you (9/21: Binghamton, 9/23: Spencerport, 9/25: Utica).

🎟️ Space is limited! Learn more and register below.

REGISTER

07/08/2026

This week, we are proud to recognize Dean Laura Bronstein, and Social Work professors Youjung Lee and Jackie McGinley, who presented their research at the 23rd IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Amsterdam, Netherlands!

Their work highlights important issues related to aging, intergenerational engagement, and grandparents raising grandchildren across local and global contexts.

07/06/2026

We work with pretty amazing people! Congratulations!

Congratulations to CCPA’s Brianna King Richetti and Susan Holden, for professional excellence and dedication to work, and Kerry Whigham and Naorah Rimkunas for excellence in teaching and scholarship, as recognized by the SUNY chancellor, the University, and the University’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. 🏆 💚 ➡️ https://bit.ly/2026AwardsBing

06/29/2026

06/02/2026

🌟 Check out this article featuring Kathleen Fitzmaurice ’24, MSW ’26, one of our outstanding social work interns! 🌟

Kathleen Fitzmaurice '24, MSW '26 came to Binghamton searching for new opportunities to grow, connect and make a difference. A future social worker and recent graduate of Binghamton University College of Community and Public Affairs, Kathleen was able to participate in local field placements that prepared her to work with K-12 students and apply her coursework to the real world.

🔗 Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3urm5ckx