Community
SaratogaArtsFest and city schools team up for youth program
[5/13/09] When the third annual SaratogaArtsFest takes place June 11-14, there will be an increased turnout of young people and families, if a new program to reach local students hits the mark. Read More.
Activism
Program promotes, celebrates Designated Drivers
[5/7/09] As the spring season of parties and celebrations gets under way, Skidmore College senior Alyssa Chrobuck has launched a new program that will make it easier to spot and support the designated driver in a group of young people. Read More.
Daily Gazette
Study finds unmet healthcare needs among Latinos in county
[5/5/09] A recent study of the healthcare needs of Latinos in Saratoga County revealed many unmet medical needs and significant barriers to accessing care. Skidmore’s Social Work Program and the Latino Community Advocacy Program of the Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council collaborated on the study. Read More.
Campus News
Third annual Give and Go gets under way
[5/5/09] The academic year is winding down, and that means the residence halls are about to be emptied of unneeded stuff. If your items are worth recycling, please donate them to 'Give and Go,' a benefit for the local chapter of the Salvation Army. (At left, volunteers ready for this year's 'Give and Go.) Read More.
Campus News
Health Services provides H1N1 (swine) flu update
[4/28/09] UPDATED May 12. One case of novel influenza A (H1N1 swine flu) has been reported in the town of Hadley, Saratoga County. Skidmore officials are working with regional public health authorities and monitoring developments as the College's 98th Commencement ceremony approaches. Read More.
Schick Art Gallery
Plugged, an exhibition focusing on new media, opens April 30
[4/27/09] Seven alumni artists are featured in the new show, which begins the summer season at the Schick Art Gallery. Read More.
Academics
College to host 11th Academic Festival
[4/26/09] It's bigger and better than ever—Academic Festival 2009 offers more than 300 students presenting 55 sessions on Thursday, April 30. Come 'Celebrate Excellence' at this year's event. (At left, 'A Silly Silverstein Show' from Academic Festival 2008.) Read More.
Daily Gazette
Garden to supply college with vegetables
[4/26/09] Sunday, April 26, is the day that students will begin to work on a garden that is designed to provide vegetables and herbs for Skidmore's Dining Services. Read More.
Community
Saratoga Reads to wrap up with April 26 campus event
[4/26/09] A campus-community collaboration will offer a fun-filled afternoon for families interested in celebrating The Secret Life of Bees, this year's book of choice for Saratoga Reads. Read More.
International Affairs
State Department official on campus April 28-29
[4/26/09] State Department counselor Harry J. O'Hara will be on campus this week to share information about the European Union in a public talk and in meetings with International Affairs students and faculty. Read More.
Dance
Dance students to perform faculty works in Spring Concert
[4/24/09] The spring dance concert is titled 'Everything but the Kitchen Sink' and promises to offer something for all dance fans. Admission open to the public; tickets available at the door. (Photo at left is from the winter dance concert) Read More.
Music
Hawthorne String Quartet to perform with Skidmore Orchestra
[4/24/09] This spring's Sterne Virtuoso Artists-in-Residence will perform a final time on campus–with the Skidmore Orchestra on April 25. Don't miss this chance to hear an outstanding program of orchestral music. Read More.
Author Visit
Eve Pell will share her autobiography in afternoon reading
[4/23/09] Author Eve Pell shattered expectations and lived to write the tale. She'll share excerpts from her autobiography, We Used to Own the Bronx: Memoirs of a Former Debutante, in a reading April 23 in Emerson Auditorium. Read More.
Community
Saratoga Reads announces wrap-up events for April 26
[4/22/09] Day to feature Kids' Fair at Skidmore and panel discussion at public library. Read More.
Interdisciplinary Studies
Skidmore & Bard to host 'Pursuit of Happiness' conference
[4/20/09] What is happiness? How do we find it? Do we know what will make us happy? Approximately 150 scholars from throughout the U.S. and several foreign countries will consider the timeless and universal human pursuit of happiness in an April 24-26 conference on campus. Read More.
Athletics/Community
A soccer tradition continues
[4/16/09] Thoroughbred varsity athletes divided their time this week between the classroom and the soccer field, where they worked with 115 area children at a spring break soccer camp, strengthening their skills and fostering awareness of Soccer Without Borders. (Photo by Chris Weigl '11) Read More.
Community
Skidmore announces Earth Week activities
[4/16/09] Skidmore's celebration of Earth Week includes club activities, North Woods tour for the local community, food competition, and more. Read More.
Kuroda Lecture
Franklin's letters to his sister to be Kuroda lecture topic
[4/14/09] Over more than 60 years, Benjamin Franklin and his sister Jane saw each other just seven times—so they wrote lengthy, detailed letters that contained news of family, thoughts about books, debates about God. Those letters help to tell America's history, says Harvard scholar Jill Lepore. Read More.
Community
Vocal groups to sing in benefit for UPH
[4/14/09] 'An Afternoon of A Cappella', scheduled April 19 at the Universal Preservation Hall, is a family-friendly concert that will benefit the ongoing restoration of the historic building. (At left, the Skidmore Accents perform on campus earlier this year.) Read More.
Community
Skidmore contributes to community holiday feast
[4/13/09] Roy Rotheim, Skidmore’s Quadracci Professor in Social Responsibility and professor of economics, last week sent an email to the College community, seeking volunteer ”turkey roasters” for a free meal to be presented at the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church’s soup kitchen Easter Sunday. Read More.