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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. |
Athletics
Men’s tennis team captures Liberty League title[4/20/09] Sunday's victory over Vassar gives the Thoroughbreds their fourth Liberty League title in the past five years. 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. |
Faculty scholarship
Faculty-Staff Achievements, April 16, 2009[4/17/09] 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. |
Students
Jon Dorn ’09: Cartoonist with an edge[4/16/09] Jon Dorn had an 'aha!' moment in sixth grade, when he discovered how art–specifically, cartooning–could sway public opinion. Next week, The Skidmore News co-editor goes to Philadelphia to receive a Mark of Excellence Award in Editorial Cartooning from the Society of Professional Journalists. 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. |
Athletics
Women's lacrosse earns triple-overtime win over Rochester[4/13/09] Women's lacrosse needed three overtimes to vanquish opponent Rochester Friday afternoon. Read More. |
Lecture
Hauser's art history lecture to focus on George Tooker[4/10/09] For the annual Art History Lecture, scholar Katie Hauser will consider the work of artist George Tooker, whose sensitivity to marginalized members of society is evident in works that make compelling political statements. Read More. |
Special Programs
Perlow events to observe Yom HaShoah[4/10/09] A series of events to observe Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah) will foster exploration of evil, trauma, and artistic creativity. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
Faculty scholarship
Faculty-Staff Achievements, April 09, 2009[4/9/09] Read More. |
Students
Hannah Phillips '10 has a P.L.A.N. [4/9/09] One student's internship has broad community implications. Read More. |
Lecture
'Women, Politics, and Power' to be subject of talk[4/7/09] Public television producer Lesley Norman to deliver 2009 Coburn Lecture Read More. |
Hip Hop Alliance
Mickey Factz headlines upcoming Hip Hop concert[4/7/09] Future stars of Hip Hop will perform at the event, which will be on Case Green starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 11. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
Athletics
Crose fires perfect game for Skidmore softball [4/6/09] A busy week for Skidmore's athletes is highlighted by a perfect softball game for pitcher Sam Crose '12. Read More. |
Theater Performance
Skidmore’s fresh take on Kafka’s Metamorphosis[4/6/09] Professor Lary Opitz has created a new stage adaptation of the Kafka work, which will be presented April 16-19. At left, Alex Dayan '11 is the unfortunate Gregor Samsa, undergoing a Kafkaesque metamorphosis in the production of the same name. (Photo by Margaret Rastetter ’09) Read More. |
Daily Gazette
Blanchard residency profiled by regional newspaper[4/2/09] The Daily Gazette's Michael Hochnandel interviews Grammy Award-winning musician and McCormack Visiting Artist-Scholar Terence Blanchard on his First-Year Experience residency and his upcoming concert. Read More. |
Faculty scholarship
Faculty-Staff Achievements, April 02, 2009[4/2/09] Read More. |
