Civil Dialogue Program Specifics
This type of conversation focuses on understanding rather than winning an argument.
What is civil dialogue?
This refers to the shape of Binghamton University’s main campus.
What is the brain?
This city is known as the Carousel Capital of the World.
What is Binghamton, New York?
This popular campus spot is known for dining and socializing.
What is the Marketplace?
Which natural area on campus allows for hiking, sightseeing, and quiet contemplation?
What is the Nature Preserve?
This is a key skill in civil dialogue where you fully focus on the speaker without interrupting.
What is active listening?
This is the undergraduate student-run organization in which representatives are elected to represent their respective residential communities.
What is the Student Association?
What indigenous community is native to this area?
What is the Haudenosaunee community?
This Taylor Swift music video was filmed in Binghamton.
What is Back to December?
This is a popular zoo and park which attracts countless tourists.
What is the Ross Park Zoo?
This technique involves restating someone’s point to ensure understanding.
What is rephrasing/paraphrasing?
Which well-known alumni works as a fictional salesperson for an insurance company?
Who is Stephanie Courtney (or Flo from Progressive)?
What technology industry was founded in Endicott and remained in the region until the early 1990s?
What is IBM?
For which type of amphibian did Binghamton University facilities install outdoor ramps to assist with their yearly migration, starting in 2017?
What are the yellow-spotted salamanders?
What regional food specialty has become a signature in Binghamton?
What are spiedies?
This concept refers to the tendency to interpret new information in a way that confirms your preexisting beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
This was the first president of Binghamton University.
Who is Glenn G. Bartle?
This is one of the largest projection arts festivals in the United States.
What is the LUMA Projection Arts Festival?
This past president visited Binghamton in 2013 and delivered a speech as part of his tour of upstate New York.
Who is Barack Obama?
Which Binghamton alumni currently serves as the U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader?
Who is Hakeem Jeffries?
This specific mindset encourages asking questions and being open to changing your views rather than trying to win the argument.
What is the explorer mindset?
Before becoming Binghamton University, the school originally had this name when it was founded in 1946.
What is Triple Cities College?
Which science fiction television show creator was born in Binghamton?
Who is Rod Serling (Creator of The Twilight Zone)?
This pantone color is Binghamton’s green.
What is Pantone 342?
What public event and beloved tradition is held in Binghamton every August?
What is the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally?