Message from the Chair, Foundation Board of Directors

Because Binghamton University delivers an education that is at once great and public, selective and accessible, community-oriented and globally involved, it has earned a spot among the top 30 public universities in the country. The Binghamton University Foundation has been instrumental in helping the University climb so high and just as instrumental in keeping the University on its upward trajectory.

Though Binghamton University is public, the state only provides the bare bones, contributing 39 percent to the University’s operating budget. It is private giving, instead, that provides the margin needed to expose students to a wide range of disciplines and ideas, creating great communicators who view even the most technical challenges from different perspectives, inspiring a culture of collaboration and excellence.

It is private donations that allow for a unique residential college system that blurs the lines between academics and extracurricular activities, encouraging social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth. And it is private donations that enable the synergy between teaching and research that yields astounding ideas and solutions for some of the world’s greatest challenges.

Almost a decade ago, the Foundation completed the University’s first-ever comprehensive gifts campaign, which exceeded its original goal by 20 percent one year earlier than anticipated, proving that our base of support is strong and passionate about this school. Our new campaign — Bold. Brilliant. Binghamton. The Campaign for Binghamton University — is a road map that builds on the success of our previous campaign, focusing our comprehensive-gift efforts to meet the goals, vision and growing mission of the University.

Through your personal investment of resources and time, the Foundation and the University will be even more successful in the years to come. Thank you for your support and we welcome your comments.

Paul R. Turovsky '73