Athletics
Intercollegiate Sports
The Athletics Department at SUNY Broome Community College serves as an integral part of the institution. It strives to provide an environment in which each student-athlete can achieve maximum development – physically and mentally – through a well-rounded schedule of intercollegiate competition in various sports. It believes these sports enable students to develop leadership skills and emotional maturity – attributes that will assist them throughout their lives.
SUNY Broome is one of over 500 member schools of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). It is also one of the 22 members of Region III. SUNY Broome also participates in the Mid-State Athletic Conference.
For intercollegiate competition, SUNY Broome fields five Varsity Men’s Teams: Cross-Country, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball and Tennis. They also field six Varsity Women’s Teams: Cross-Country, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball and Softball. Cheerleading is also available for both men and women.
SUNY Broome Athletics’ teams have a rich tradition of success in two-year college competition. Dick Baldwin was a legend, who formerly coached the Men’s Basketball team for 40 years and recorded 879 victories. Over the years, our athletic teams have won numerous Regional and Conference Championships. In addition, SUNY Broome Women’s Soccer has won three Division III National Championships in 2007, 2008 and 2016. Many of our student-athletes have received All-American and All-Region honors and have continued their careers at four-year colleges.
The facilities here at SUNY Broome consist of two gymnasiums, a weight room, fitness center, a dance room, athletic trainer’s room, baseball field, soccer field and six tennis courts. SUNY Broome Softball plays at the BAGSAI Softball Complex, which is next to the college.
In order to participate in Intercollegiate Athletics, students are required to meet NJCAA rules and academic eligibility requirements. All prospective athletes should contact the Athletics Office in the Student Center (SC101; 607-778-5003) to obtain further information, or visit our website at www.broomehornets.com.
Intramurals
Many of our students enjoy trying out sports of all kinds and some maybe for the first time. Intramurals is meant to be a fun environment to meet new people and have some fun. With this in mind, the Division of Student Development and Student Activities coordinate an intramural program for all students enrolled at the College. Students are invited to participate in team sports such as indoor soccer, basketball and volleyball. Look to The Swarm for alerts and signups. You may also contact the Student Activities Office directly
Clubs, Societies, and Organization
Involvement in campus clubs provides a chance to exercise skills important to lifelong learning which may or may not be covered in the classroom. Depending on the purpose, club activities may range from overseas travel to local charity works.
Many organizations on campus are part of national organizations, either as student chapters of professional societies, service organizations, or honor societies. Club activity varies from year to year depending on student interest with new clubs developing around new pursuits. Current clubs are all listed on The Swarm!
The Student Assembly
The Student Assembly (SA) is the students’ voice on campus. Membership consists of Executive Board members and Senators. The SA works with the SUNY Broome Student Activities Office and community programs/agencies. SA members provide input to campus life issues through their participation in campus boards and committees, including College Assembly and the Faculty-Student Association. Students serving in the SA have also gone on to serve with the New York State Student Assembly as Community College Representatives.
Performing and Fine Arts
Student Life at SUNY Broome means a variety of activities and performances going on weekly. Music, theater, comedy, dance, poetry readings, and contests, as well as lectures, seminars, and discussions are offered during the Common Hour. Annual events, including Student Activities Day, Halloween Costume Contest, The Giving of the Toys, Annual Student Art Exhibition, and Spring Fling, bring the campus to life.
The SUNY Broome Theater Department offers productions throughout the year of classic and new plays. Students may participate in productions whether or not they are enrolled in formal course work.
All SUNY Broome students are welcome in the Music Program’s ensembles! College Choir, String Ensemble, Jazz Band, Guitar Ensemble, College Band and Chambers Singers all accept new members each semester. Join the Music Association and find out about contemporary performing opportunities. Our ensembles perform throughout the year in the community and on campus in the Angelo Zuccolo Little Theatre.
Student Behavior
All individuals are responsible for their behavior while a member of the SUNY Broome community. This includes students, guests, and/or visitors. Individuals will be held responsible for their behavior that take place both on and/or off campus.
The following behaviors are prohibited. Individuals engaging in, attempting to engage in, or assisting in the following are subject to student conduct action. Students are also accountable for the actions of others they deliberately incite to commit a violation of policy. Students may also be responsible for being aware of a policy violation and not reporting it to a SUNY Broome staff member. Students are expected to contact SUNY Broome Community College staff, including Public Safety, should they be a witness to any of the following behaviors.
Students, who have guests and/or visitors not affiliated with SUNY Broome, must inform them of the rules and regulations. Students may be held accountable for their guest’s actions.
- Sexual assault, rape, any form of sexual violence, domestic violence and/or dating violence
- All forms of harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying
- Making unauthorized video or photographic images of a person in a location in which that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy
- Stalking and/or engaging in an ongoing pattern of communication likely to cause injury, distress, or emotional or physical discomfort that serves no legitimate purpose, including the distribution of nude or sexually explicit video or photographic images of a person
- Endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm to any person(s) or causing reasonable apprehension of such harm
- Any behavior, actual or perceived, which demonstrates disrespect for others based on age, ancestry, color, religion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, race, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or any other protected class of an individual or group of individuals. Commonly referred to as a Hate Crime.
- Possession of weapons, dangerous chemicals, explosives, or items that are replicas or have been altered to appear as a real weapon, such as a toy gun being painted black to appear as though it is an actual gun
- Disorderly conduct
- Hazing
- Damaging property
- Tampering with safety alarms or equipment, those devices in place for the protection of the residents or security of the building
- Causing a fire, regardless of size or intent, on the SUNY Broome campus without prior authorization
- Theft, abuse, or unauthorized use of personal or public property, including presence on building roof areas/balconies, window ledges and other unauthorized areas, possession of stolen property, littering, vandalism, and/or unauthorized entrance to college facilities
- Providing false identification, refusing to provide identification when requested by a SUNY Broome official, or failure to render reasonable cooperation with SUNY Broome staff
- Possession, use, manufacture, sale, or distribution of any false, fraudulent, stolen, otherwise illegal, or ill-gotten currency, identification card, credit/debit (or similar) card, or document
- Violation of maintenance regulations, including but not limited to physically altering a residential room or suite, it’s amenities, connections, or implements in any fashion other than that which is approved by the Department of Housing
- Intentionally initiating or causing to be initiated any false report, warning or threat of fire, explosion, or other emergency
- Drugs/Controlled Substances
- Possession, personal use, purchasing, or distribution of controlled substances, illegal drugs, or prescription drugs prescribed to another person; Salvia or other hallucinogenic; or possession of drug paraphernalia containing drug residue
- Attendance at a gathering where illegal drugs have been used
- If, in on-campus housing, marijuana (odor or material) is positively identified by trained law enforcement personnel and (a) no one opens the door for SUNY Broome Public Safety Officer or Housing Staff or (b) no residents of that suite take responsibility for the behavior if found in a common/shared space, all residents of that living space will be held responsible for violating Code 17.2.
- Consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages, with the only exception being for individuals of the age 21 or older at a SUNY Broome sponsored event
- Computer and technology misuse
- Failure to comply with the lawful directions of any college official, staff member, or student employee who is acting in performance of duties of position or is explicitly assuming responsibility on behalf of the College in the absence of a particular official
- Abuse of the Conduct System, including the following:
- Failure to obey the summons of a Student Conduct Administrator College official
- Falsification, distortion, or misrepresentation of information before a Student Conduct Administrator
- Disruption or interference with the proceeding of a student conduct hearing
- Attempting to discourage an individual’s proper participation in, or use of, the student conduct system
- Attempting to influence the impartiality of a panel member prior to and/or during the course of the student conduct proceeding
- Harassment and/or intimidation of a panel member, witness, or complainant prior to, during, and/or after a student conduct proceeding
- Influencing or attempting to influence another person to commit an abuse of the student conduct system
- Unauthorized gambling on campus or at organized student activities
- Violation of the laws of the United States, the State of New York, Broome County, City of Binghamton, the Town of Dickinson, or any other civil jurisdiction
- Violation of published SUNY Broome regulations or policies
- Knowingly acting or planning to act in concert to violate SUNY Broome Community College policy and/or knowingly allowing another person to violate SUNY Broome policy without reporting to a college official (Joint Responsibility)
*Please note: These general standards and expectations do not limit or restrict specific department, program, or course guidelines or expectations. It is the expectation that every student abide by all SUNY Broome policies, including but not limited to behavioral expectations stated in individual course syllabi.
For further information about the College’s Student Code of Conduct, please refer to the Student Code of Conduct website at http://www2.sunybroome.edu/dos/student-conduct/.
Campus Safety
SUNY Broome Community College is a safe campus which does its best to provide a secure environment where students can feel comfortable about learning without distraction.
Each year, Colleges and universities which receive state aid file campus crime statistics with the United States Department of Education. These statistics are available at http://ope. ed.gov/security/. In addition, The Advisory Committee on Campus Safety will provide, upon request, all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education. This information is available through the Chief of Public Safety.
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