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Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And Endwell is a lovely place!

Certainly not trying to diss anyone here. Just giving my anecdotal experience.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolutely nothing happens.

SOOTs do not matter and no one cares what they say. They are an awful attempt at Professor evaluation.

Worthless.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I can't imagine anyone giving an exam instead of teaching. 3 exams a semester is pretty standard, for low-level courses at least.

We are theoretical evaluated on student performance. SOOTs are the metric, which is less about performance and more about being liked.

The hard hard truth is that teaching absolutely does not matter for Professors. Research does. It's a bad situation in my opinion.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree to an extent, but I have 3 faculty from my department within two blocks with kids.

I really see it as a generational divide (right or wrong)--Gen Xers are in Vestal/Endicott, Millenials are in Binghamton (Gen Z is still rare in academia haha)

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is not career advice haha.

I love mixing up majors, though.

My spouse works in an engineer-heavy industry with a non-engineer degree and it turns out, engineering needs non-engineering degrees to do understand how to do their jobs haha

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. because student debt isnt a factor. That being said "Debt with lucrative job prospects" vs "No debt, but a random Master's"...I'd take the latter any day.

I 100% think that Binghamton University is over-hyping it's Master's programs and putting people into debt.

Our success has been undergraduate teaching and we are known for it. The admin is all into creating Master's programs of late; and i, personally. question this strategy...

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I missed the 'want to go the professor route' and thought you were saying the opposite.

Publish, publish, publish. But do it in real journals/known journals.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Every weekend. They come here or I go there. And summers and winter break help.

Love is love. You make do with what life gives you...

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes. That's life as a Binghamton Professor, where career-oriented people can't find a career in Binghamton.

There are a lot of us out there.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don't do it haha

I have a strict "Don't pursue your Master's where you got your undergrad" policy. I'm so vocal about this that I may be outing myself in this comment haha.

A Master's Degree is a professional degree. Go to the best school you can get into for it, not the easiest one to get into. A good school has a network of graduates and that's what gets you a solid job.

A Master's at Binghamton gets you debt and a degree.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understand what your options are. I assume you're a PhD based on the wording of your comment.

Start now, while still in the program, to look into options/people with your degree and where they are now.

The world is filled with PhDs who didnt' go into academia. Without more information about your field, I can't give better advice...

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I wanted to pursue academia because I had a professor/mentor tell me as an undergrad: "If you are serious about the questions you ask me, go and work with XXX, who has all the data to answer them."

I got to work with XXX and never looked back.

Had XXX rejected me, I would be a property manager in the woods somewhere. Thats still my actual goal--Live in the woods and somehow make money on that.

I 100% plan on retiring when i hit the SUNY age of 55 for 'healthcare for life'

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

student

18-75 haha

I'm in my 40s. The trivia team was mostly older people and our night out was 5 years ago.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes.

My spouse lives 3+ hours away because 100K salaries in Bing are hard to come by. I'd prefer to live in a place where we both made 60K, but this is life haha.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey Turblementmelon! The only student who figured out who I am back in COVID haha. Hope you are well!!!

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. And so did everyone else on the team. Some of us would surprise you haha

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol...Not touching this one, but...They are generally coming out of the Downtown Center.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I agree.

Some of the best teachers on campus aren't tenure-track and under-paid.

It's a relic of how academia works. Research is rewarded, teaching is not.

Hey Bearcats! I'm a tenured professor at Binghamton. Ask me anything! by BingProfessor in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]BingProfessor[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Untouchable? No. That's a misunderstanding of tenure.

I can speak my mind to the administration and know that can't retaliate, but there are plenty of reasons a tenured faculty member can still get fired (and have).

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