This document provides information about an upcoming event discussing college towns. The event will take place on June 4th from 10AM to 12PM at the Binghamton University Downtown Center. The event will feature a panel including the executive director of the Roberson Museum, the president of SUNY Broome Community College, the director of the City of Binghamton Office of Economic Development, and the director of the Binghamton Housing Authority. They will discuss what defines college towns and projects in the Greater Binghamton area to cultivate college town attributes and their economic and community benefits.

1. SUNY BEST
SUPPORTED BY:
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION
COOPERATIVE OF THE SOUTHERN TIER
COLLEGE TOWNS REVISITED
Terry McDonald
Executive Director
Roberson Museum & Science Center
Featured Speakers:
Where:
Binghamton University Downtown Center
67 Washington St, Binghamton, NY 13902
Pre-register online at:
www.sunybest.binghamton.edu
This meeting is free and open to the public.
Parking is available in the Collier Street Ramp,
the Water Street Ramp, and metered parking spots
on Washington Street.
Kevin Drumm
President
SUNY Broome Community College
When:
Thursday, June 4, 10AM-12PM
Robert Murphy
Director
Office of Economic Development
City of Binghamton
Elaine Miller
Director
Housing & Community Development
Binghamton Housing Authority
A good college town is attractive to people of all ages, and to businesses looking for strong
economies and opportunities to grow. Some communities—realizing the economic vitality of the
long-standing, historic college towns—have intentionally set out to build college towns as an economic
and community development strategy. This event will remind participants of the attributes that define
college towns and also make them attractive to young professionals.
For our final presentation, we are delighted to welcome back Kevin Drumm, president of SUNY Broome
Community College, to continue the topic of College Towns that he kicked off in the first meeting of
the 2014-2015 speakers series. Kevin will be hosting the presentation and discussing college towns
with other panelists who will speak about projects in Greater Binghamton that are occurring naturally
or as a result of the first college town conversation last fall. Topics will include Roberson’s new Tourism
study and the “Triple Cities Campus Village” project for Greater Binghamton.