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August 23, 2001
Vol. 23, No. 1

CAMPUS NEWS & NOTES:

Counseling Center adds staff to bolster outreach effort

PSC approves NYSEG building sale

University Relations name change reflects wider function

Jones named deputy to president

Campus warned about SirCam virus

Dhillon named new dean of SOM
Upinder S. Dhillon, a Binghamton University faculty member since 1987 and a recognized expert on financial management, has been named dean of the School of Management to succeed Glenn Pitman. Full story
Pitman reflects on his deanship.

Where'd it go?
Wearing glasses designed to distort vision, President Lois B. DeFleur wonders where the ball used in a basketball toss landed during games at the annual University Appreciation Day last week. More photos.

University Fest set for August 25
SUNY to expand Turkish school ties

Obituary: Paul Smith remembered as innovator

Undergraduate applications hit 5-year high
More than 2,216 freshmen and 680 transfers arrive on campus to begin their first semester as Binghamton University students. They were chosen from the largest pool of applicants in five years. Full story

Colbert to lead technology transfer effort
The University has named Donald Colbert from Northern Illinois University to the newly created post of assistant vice president for technology transfer and economic development. Full story

Motel answers housing needs
Binghamton University has secured a wing in the Holiday Inn-Vestal to accommodate up to 120 transfer student housing for the coming year. Full story

Photography by Evangelos Dousmanis

Sports updates

—BU to play Syracuse, N.C.
—4 to be inducted in Hall of Fame

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