Health for Haiti is SUNY Broome’s first faculty-led, credit-bearing, global service learning course. SUNY Broome students and instructors are collaborating with Binghamton University and other community businesses to provide humanitarian assistance to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Their projects include bringing clean water to Grande Saline using treatment/filtration systems, bridging a digital divide through solar … Continue reading
Recently, a group of some 15 SUNY Broome students led by our very own Maureen Hankin and Jen Musa made great things happen in Haiti. They distributed food for 500 families is City Soleil, treated nearly 200 patients at our health clinics, distributed water filtration systems to 75 families in Grande Saline, provided education on … Continue reading
Another very successful trip to the Florida Everglades was made bittersweet. On the sweet side, Dr. Lamoureux made his maiden voyage to the Glades with Professors Firenze and Demetros. Dr. L blogged the whole thing on Facebook at Ecology of the Everglades, and I have no doubt the students time down in one of the … Continue reading
Well, the shift from weather in the 70’s in Florida to 8 degrees in Binghamton was a rude awakening! But… I believe a great time was had by all! A different group returned from the Glades this year. No, we didn’t pick up the wrong students. Finger Lakes Community college students kept to their own … Continue reading
It’s 2011 and BIO115 students are back in Binghamton! A great time was had by all. Often times lunch ranked pretty high on the anticipation charts, even with all the new sights to see. Please check out the the National Parks Facebook site (right) as well as the BCC Biology Flickr photosharing site (Click on … Continue reading
Friends and family can now share some of the Everglades experience with this year’s BIO200 students on Facebook. Facebook also allows past Everglades students to join if they would like. Just sign in to Facebook and search for the “Ecology of the Everglades” page. Click “Like” and follow this year’s group. [Of course, if you’re … Continue reading
Stand At Attention! …and Get Your Application in Now! Darwin and Dickens: Science and Literature in Victorian England (LIT 292) provides BCC students with a rare opportunity to explore the vast influence of Victorian England on American culture. Students will investigate the groundbreaking enterprise of Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens and the Victorian culture these … Continue reading
Apply for Ecology of the Everglades Apply Now to be considered as a participant in BIO200 – Ecology of the Everglades. This course is a unique opportunity to see the world’s rarest and most endangered wilderness areas. The Everglades is the only area of our planet to be designated as a National Park, an International … Continue reading