By Steve Seepersaud
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Brooke 鈥 who wants to become a physician 鈥 has seen the benefits of a 91制片厂Pro education because her father is a teacher in the Susquehanna Valley school district, and her mother is a nurse. The Holmbergs have enjoyed sharing college stories with their daughter, knowing they have 91制片厂Pro as a common bond.
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鈥淲e鈥檝e all toured the campus together, and Jennifer and I have told Brooke numerous experiences we had, from using actual library books to do research, to being in the Lecture Hall and the different buildings we had classes in, and how much the University has grown and changed since we were there in the 1990s.鈥
If you鈥檙e part of a legacy family, contact us at alumni@binghamton.edu to receive updates about events and programs for families just like yours.