CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The 2023 Binghamton Undergraduate Research Journal will not be accepting submissions until the Fall 2023 semester.
Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal showcases the broad spectrum and outstanding quality of undergraduate research, scholarly investigation, and creative work in various formats: traditional papers, works of fiction, videos, images, and recordings. The journal is published annually and is blind reviewed by Binghamton University's faculty, staff, and advanced graduate students.
Current Issue: Volume 8, Number 1 (2022) Alpenglow: Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal
Issue Theme: Belonging
When I approached this year’s edition, I wanted to continue the tradition of looking for an overarching theme that encapsulated the pieces selected for publication. But when I looked over the pieces, my fear from last year resurfaced: how can I bring these together in a single word? But as I again looked through the submissions, it became evident to me that the pieces were about exploring what it means to belong or looking for ways that could reconcile a perceived lack of belonging. To me, it only made sense to pick the word “Belonging” as a result—even one of our titles used it! Such a focus on belonging speaks to the current college generation’s struggle with determining community and belonging after coming out of a multi-year pandemic that left many alone, isolated, and unsure of how to create community as a twenty-something. And I firmly believe that the struggle is real!A Note from Editors
Managing Editor's Note 2022
Vanessa Jaeger
Arts
Andonia Gountanis' Poems
Andonia Gountanis
Humanities
Sense of Belonging of LGBTQ+, Racial Minority, and Religiously Affiliated College Students at Binghamton University
Nusrat Islam and Leah Cingranelli
Social Science
Analyzing The Contribution of Western Acculturation to The Socio-Economic Disenfranchisement of Pakistani Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
Muhammad Murtaza Ali
A Housing Market on the Rise, Leaving Many Behind: Voices of Binghamton on the Housing Crisis
Trevor J. Fornara
Empty Apologies: Canada’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Crisis
Clementine D. Sherman

Editors
- Managing Editor
- Dr. Vanessa Jaeger
- Editorial Board
- Dr. Vanessa Jaeger
- Dr. Valerie Imbruce
- Dr. Tim Lavis
- Regina Nguyen
- Elizabeth A Brown
- Cover Art Design
- Dr. Vanessa Jaeger