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SUNY at Binghamton

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    • Binghamton, New York, United States of America
  • Telephone Numbers: (607) 777-2000
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Binghamton was established in 1946 as Triple Cities College to serve the needs of local veterans returning from World War II. Established in Endicott, New York, the college was a branch of Syracuse University. Originally, Triple Cities College offered local students the first two years of their education, while the following two were spent at Syracuse University, but the inception of the college is dated at 1946 when students could first earn their degree entirely in the Binghamton branch. When the college split from Syracuse and became incorporated into the State University of New York (SUNY) in 1950, it was renamed Harpur College, in honor of Robert Harpur, a Colonial teacher and pioneer who settled in the Binghamton area. Of the four University Centers (Stony Brook, Albany, Buffalo and Binghamton), Binghamton was the first to join SUNY.

In 1951, the college began a move to its current location in Vestal, New York. The 387-acre (1.57 km²) site was purchased from a local farmer, anticipating future growth for the school. Colonial Hall, the original building of the former campus, stands today as the Village of Endicott Visitor's Center.

After Harpur was selected as one of the four university centers of SUNY in 1965, it was renamed State University of New York at Binghamton. As other schools were added, Harpur College retained its name as the liberal arts college core, and largest component, of Binghamton. In 1992, the university adopted the name Binghamton University as its official short-form name. Harpur College is still the largest of Binghamton's constituent schools, with more than 60% of the school's undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Harpur degree program.

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  • Kutner, William Robert (August 1970 - June 1974)
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