Table of Contents
I. Binghamton University: General Information
II. Faculty and Professional Staff Governance
III. General Personnel Policies and Procedures
IV. Faculty Personnel Policies and Procedures
V. Professional Staff Policies and Procedures
VI. Research Policies and Procedures
VII. Instructional Policies
VIII. Computing Services
IX. Libraries
X. Campus Resources and Facilities
XI. Communications and External Affairs
XII. Copyright and Fair Use Policies
XIII. Fringe Benefits
XIV. Other Policies
XV. Associated Organizations
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XV. Associated Organizations

XV.A. The Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton, Inc.
XV.B. The Research Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton
XV.C. The Alumni Association of the State University of New York at Binghamton, Inc.
XV.D. The New York State Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
XV.E. Small Business Development Center
XV.F. United University Professions, Inc. (UUP)
XV.G. University Women

The Foundation of the State University of New York at Binghamton, Inc., is a not- for- profit membership corporation chartered in 1957 under the laws of the State of New York. It is charged with the solicitation and acceptance of gifts to the University in support of the educational programs of the University.

The Foundation is responsible for soliciting funds for the University from faculty and staff, alumni, parents, corporations, foundations, and other friends of the University. Any faculty or staff member wishing to approach private sources for support of a project or program within the University must work through the Foundation Office, following established procedures, before making any outside solicitation approaches.

Gifts may be in the form of cash, securities, land, works of art, and the like; the Foundation may accept any gift consistent with the educational policies of the University. Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible, as allowed by law, and their use may be designated. Such restricted gifts may be specified for use as scholarships, the purchase of art works or library resources, or the support of specific programs. Unrestricted gifts, which may be expended by the Foundation on the basis of need and program merit and for student scholarship assistance, are especially welcome.

In addition, the Foundation administers bookkeeping services for the Student Association, the Graduate Student Organization, the Alumni Association, and the Foundation itself. It also oversees emergency and collateral loan funds for students and Guaranteed Student Loans and agency accounts for all campus departments. (See also Section XI General Fund Raising)

The Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational corporation that administers externally funded contracts and grants for and on behalf of the State University of New York. Since its establishment in 1951, the Research Foundation has facilitated research, education, and public service at 30 state-operated SUNY locations. The Foundation carries out its responsibilities pursuant to a 1977 agreement with the University.

The Alumni Association represents the University's more than 90,000 alumni and is governed by a 22- person Board of Directors. The Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Relations and the Director of Alumni and Parent Operations serve as staff liaisons to the Board of Directors. The mission of the Alumni Association is to support the University's goals in recruitment, student life, legislative relations, and fundraising while being a liaison and advocate for all Binghamton alumni.

The regional center assisting New York firms is the New York State Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (TAAC), administered by The Research Foundation of State University of New York at Binghamton University. Since 1978, the TAAC has helped over 1100 New York firms and provided them more than $53,000,000 in assistance.

The TAAC offers assistance in strategic areas of importance: marketing/sales, manufacturing, engineering, management information systems (MIS), finance, and ISO/QS 9000. This assistance is provided by both TAAC professional staff and by private industry specialists. The cost is shared with the U.S. Department of Commerce, which can underwrite up to 75% of the cost.

The SBDC at Binghamton University is a comprehensive program to provide management and technical assistance to small businesses in a seven county area. Those counties served include: Broome, Cortland, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins counties.

Specializing in direct one-to-one counseling, the SBDC offers assistance in the following business areas:

  • Start-up assistance
  • Business Plan Development
  • Accounting and Financial Projections
  • Sources of Financing
  • Marketing
  • Business Expansion
  • Relocation and Agribusiness

There is no cost for the counseling services of the SBDC. Reasonable fees may be charged for some training programs and events.

United University Professions is the union representing nearly 29,000 academic and professional faculty on 29 state-operated State University of New York campuses, plus Central Administration, Empire State College, and the New York State Theatre Institute. The women and men who make up UUP educate the next generation of workers and leaders. They also engage in groundbreaking research and provide invaluable service to their communities.

The purpose of University Women is to coordinate a program of activities and projects which will be beneficial to the University community while promoting sociability among its members. Membership is open to women on the faculty and staff of Binghamton University or wives/significant others of faculty and staff.