Community Room
Welcoming Binghamton Area Organizations and Residents
The Community Room is located in Binghamton University's Downtown Center, 67 Washington Street, Room 103. Entering through the first set of main doors, and before passing the Security Desk, the Community Room is the first door on the left.
Community Organizations
The Community Room is equipped with state of the art audio-visual equipment, and ready for presentations and meetings. The Community Room can be reserved, at no cost, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM.
To reserve the Community Room, contact Bobbie Brundege at rbrundege@binghamton.edu, or (607) 777-5572.
All parties using the community room must provide contact information (name and phone number) for the person reponsible for the condition of the Community Room. The designated contact person will be responsible for leaving the room in the same condition it was found.
Use of the Community Room after 5:00PM will be permitted only when a University faculty or staff member is present. If the Communty Room is used after the CACRD office hours, users must check in with security priort to usage, and check out with security when finished.
Area Residents
The Community Room provides space for doing work, and has computers availible for residents. The Community Room is open to the public Monday through Thursday, from 9:00 AM until 1:30 PM.
You must be 18 years of age in order to use the computers. If you are under the age of 18, you may only use a computer if supervised by an adult over the age of 18. Under no circumstances are the computeres to be used if these conditions are not met.
Center for Applied Community Research and Development (CACRD)
The Community room is also used for conducting community-based research. The CACRD - a research center founded, staffed and hosted by Binghamton University - connects the University and individuals and organizatoins seeking community-based research partnerships. The CACRD goal is to create symbiotic relationships wehre community organizations benefit from the University's resource, while providing fertile ground for publishable research. The knowledge embodied in each group benefits the other for the greater good of all. To learn more, contact Steve Jackson at sjackson@binghamton.edu, or (607) 777-9154.