Think Achievement
Achievement can be measured in many ways: tests scores, graduation rates, degrees awarded, course grades, and community service to name just a few. Against every imaginable metric, Binghamton University and its students stack up as exceptional.
But there's perhaps no better way to share the sense of achievement and pride that Binghamton students feel as a result of their experiences here than through the telling of their stories.
Out of the tens of thousands that could as easily be told, here are just a few stories of achievement and lives that have been changed forever at Binghamton University.
Student Achievers
Jade Gardener
Junior Jade Gardener was drawn to Binghamton by its culture of achievement. "I came to Binghamton because of the leadership spirit here," she said. "I knew I could advance as a leader here."
Katherine Arnoldi
Katherine Arnoldi entered the English Department's doctoral program as an accomplished, published author with a literary agent. But she's finding new success and exploring new creative avenues with the help of Binghamton's faculty.
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Alumni Achievers
Gregg Riedel
When Gregg Riedel '93, MS '95 steps into the elevator at the Times Square offices of MTV Networks, amid the music industry's top artists, his face beams at the thought of his decision to switch from a career path in medicine to majoring in computer science at the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Gabriel Lander
Even though Gabriel Lander '02 hasn't yet taken his qualifying exams at the Scripps Research Institute near San Diego, his fellow doctoral students joke that he should be suiting up for graduation.
