Alumni
Alumna Emily Lazar nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award[2/9/12] Lazar, who mastered the Foo Fighters' Wasting Light recording with Joe LaPorta, is the first female mastering engineer to be nominated in the Album of the Year category. The album has earned critical acclaim and six nominations for Grammy Awards, to be presented Sunday, Feb. 12. Read More. |
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Entrepreneurship
First round of business-plan competition set for Friday[2/8/12] Fourteen students will compete independently or in teams of two in the first round of the 2012 Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition. Read More. |
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Athletics
Full slate of league action for winter sports[2/7/12] Winter sports teams head into the season's home stretch with post-season action in sight. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Skidmore to present Carnegie Hall Premieres Feb. 10[2/7/12] UPDATED 2/9: Read Times Union classical music critic Joseph Dalton's story for background on the collaborative effort behind the music to be performed at Skidmore on Feb. 10. Read More. |
Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Faculty-Staff Achievements, Feb. 6, 2012[2/5/12] Read More. |
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Steloff Lecture
Ha Jin to present Steloff Lecture Feb. 9[2/4/12] Skidmore's Steloff Lecture is a high point of the academic calendar. This year award-winning author Ha Jin will present the lecture, which he has titled "Personal Story, Historical Event." The free lecture will begin at 8 p.m. Feb. 9 in Gannett Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. (Jerry Bauer photo) Read More. |
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Academics
Don't miss Homerathon! 2012[2/3/12] The Classics Department continues a beloved tradition: a marathon reading of works by the poet Homer. Homerathon! 2012, scheduled Feb. 7, promises enlightenment and fun for all who attend. Read More. |
Students
National College Comedy Festival upcoming[2/3/12] The 23rd annual National College Comedy Festival is featured in The New York Times and the Glens Falls Post-Star. Click the link to read the stories and learn more about this year's festival, scheduled Feb. 10 and 11 on campus. Read More. |
Alumni
Alum's baking skill could earn some serious dough[2/2/12] Linda Gaetz Blakely '67 has a new partnership with Pillsbury that could earn her some serious dough: she's one of 100 finalists in the company's popular bake-off competition. The grand prize? $ 1 million. Read this Daily Gazette story about the Middleburgh resident's road to the bake-off. Read More. |
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Film
Award-winning documentary to be screened Feb. 7[2/1/12] Bringing King to China is the bittersweet story of Cáitrín McKiernan, a young American teacher in Beijing, whose failed protests against the Iraq war inspire her to produce a play in China about Martin Luther King, Jr. Director Kevin McKiernan (left) will answer questions about the film. Read More. |
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Athletics
Winter teams prep for stretch run[1/31/12] Ice hockey has a weekend sweep; other winter teams meet strong competition. Read More. |
Faculty scholarship
Faculty-Staff Achievements, Jan. 30, 2012[1/29/12] Read More. |
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Study abroad
College earns high marks in study-abroad survey[1/27/12] With a selection of 136 approved programs in 47 countries, including eight Skidmore programs in such locations as China, France, Spain, and England, it's no wonder that Skidmore's rank in the prestigious IIE Open Doors survey has climbed. Read More. |
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Constitution Day Series
Johns Hopkins scholar next in Constitution Day Series[1/27/12] A scholar whose experience spans the classroom, war zones, the State and Defense departments, Eliot Cohen will discuss the professional vs. the citizen soldier when he visits Skidmore Feb. 7. His talk is open to the public. Read More. |
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Sustainability
Student-organized forum to explore New Energy Economy[1/27/12] February 17 event to probe clean-energy solutions; keynote address by best-selling author Jeff Goodell on Feb. 16 Read More. |
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Faculty and Staff Scholarship
Ertz's exhibition showcases the magic of pipe cleaners[1/25/12] In a new solo show at the Lake George Arts Project, award-winning artist and Tang Teaching Museum Educator Ginger Ertz brings the natural world alive and inside, with the help of 10,000 chenille stems. She tells the Post-Star that she was inspired by Girl Scouts! Read More. |
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Athletics
Winter athletes post another successful week[1/23/12] Senior Doug Pilawa sets new record and women's basketball was undefeated last week. Read More. |
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Faculty scholarship
Youndt's new book explores leadership issues[1/22/12] Mark Youndt has co-edited the newest edition of Contemporary Issues in Leadership, a book that critics are applauding. Read More. |
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Zankel Music Center
Classical guitarist Brett Grigsby to present solo recital[1/21/12] A Skidmore grad and currently a member of the College's faculty, Brett Grigsby kicks off the spring-semester performing schedule with a solo recital Sunday, Jan. 29. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
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Schick Art Gallery
Annual Student Art Exhibition opens Feb. 2[1/20/12] The annual celebration of student talent, imagination, and creativity, the Skidmore Student Exhibition, opens Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Schick Art Gallery. Read More. |
