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Athletics
Women’s soccer takes Liberty League lead in busy weekend [10/19/09] Women's soccer is tops in Liberty League following weekend competition. Read More. |
Weekly Flu Advisory
7 new cases of flu-like illness in past week[10/16/09] Health Services continues to log instances of Influenza-Like Illness; seven new cases were reported in the past week. Read More. |
Campus News
Donofrio to present fall Distinguished Scientist Lecture[10/16/09] Alumna Nicole Donofrio, a plant scientist at the University of Delaware, specializes in the study of plant pathogens to learn more about preventing crop failure. Read More. |
Theater Department
Eurydice opens Oct. 23 in Black Box Theater
[10/16/09] The classic Orpheus myth gets a poignant 21st-century redo in Sarah Ruhl’s critically acclaimed play, Eurydice. Carolyn Anderson directs this staging of the production, which opens Oct. 23 in the Black Box Theater. Read More. |
Latin American Studies
Racial politics of revolutionary Cuba to be Oct. 22 topic[10/16/09] Devyn Spence Benson of Williams College will discuss the ways people of color contributed to and challenged Fidel Castro's claims over racial politics in this Oct. 22 talk. Admission is free and open to the public. Read More. |
Celebration Weekend
Skidmore welcomes families for Celebration Weekend [10/16/09] Nearly 2,000 guests will be on campus this weekend to visit their students and participate in life at Skidmore and in Saratoga Springs. Read More. |
Raab Visiting Artist
Leading ceramics artist Kurt Weiser to lecture Oct. 19[10/14/09] Known for creating distinctive porcelain vessels, Weiser's ceramics are richly decorated and build on the great traditions of Europe and Asia. The lecture is open without charge to the public. Read More. |
Art History
'Dying Well in Renaissance Europe' is Jolly's lecture topic[10/12/09] Professor Penny Jolly, an expert on medieval and Renaissance European art and architecture, will analyze Rogier van der Weyden's 15th-Century Braque Triptych during Skidmore's Art History Lecture. Read More. |
Athletics
Action-packed weekend yields results for Thoroughbreds[10/12/09] Skidmore's fall intercollegiate teams all saw action this weekend, with women's soccer remaining perfect in the Liberty League and men's golf victorious at the Hamilton Invitational. Read More. |
Tang
Dunkerley Dialogue to feature Riverkeeper founder Boyle[10/9/09] Hudson Riverkeeper founder Robert Boyle, one of the Hudson River's most ardent defenders, will participate in a Dunkerley Dialogue Oct. 14 with Lives of the Hudson co-curator Tom Lewis. Admission is free. Read More. |
Campus News
Faculty-Staff Achievements, Oct. 12, 2009[10/9/09] Read More. |
Campus News
Guest scholars to help campus celebrate Constitution Day[10/9/09] Two short lectures, by distinguished scholars Lucas Morel and Diana Schaub, will explain how Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass viewed the Constitution. The public is welcome at this special event. Read More. |
Weekly Flu Advisory
Number of people with flu-like symptoms tops 40[10/9/09] Nine new cases of people with flu-like symptoms were reported this week. Campus officials consider it a mild to moderate illness thus far. Read More. |
Schick Art Gallery
Selected Art Faculty Exhibition opens at Schick Art Gallery[10/9/09] A gallery talk exploring the annual exhibition is scheduled Oct. 21. Post-Star critic Jordan Reardon calls the show 'a journey of artistic exploration'. Read More. |
Academics
Skidmore appoints director of arts administration[10/9/09] David Howson has been named the inaugural Arthur Zankel Director of Arts Administration Read More. |
Athletics
Volleyball libero Dinsdale joins NCAA elite[10/9/09] Senior Lauren Dinsdale is the libero on Skidmore's volleyball team–one of the most skilled defensive players on the squad who wears a jersey with contrasting colors. Her speciality? The 'dig'–passing or spiking the ball from a low position, and she's one of the best in the NCAA Division III. Read More. |
Community
Students move from classroom to real world [10/6/09] Students in Professor Roy Rotheim's Human Dilemmas class opted to arise early on a recent Sunday morning to lend their hands to a community effort designed to restore an 1880s-era train depot. At left, Trisheena Sobers (on ladder) and Cinyuki Chung were among the volunteers. Read More. |
Athletics
Women's tennis defeats regional rival Union[10/5/09] A light weekend for intercollegiate athletics saw the women's tennis team notch a victory over regional rival Union, and volleyball making a strong showing in the Oneonta Invitational. Read More. |
Music
Carnegie Hall Premieres series continues with Oct. 9 concert[10/3/09] Skidmore welcomes the return of Ensemble ACJW, featuring brilliant young musicians in residence and the upstate premiere of a Carnegie Hall commission by Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) in an Oct. 9 concert. Read More. |
Hip Hop Alliance
Activist Rosa Clemente to deliver Hip Hop Alliance keynote[10/2/09] Hip-hop activism will be the topic of activist and journalist Rosa Clemente, who visits Skidmore Oct. 7 to deliver the keynote address of the Hip Hop Alliance. The public is welcome. Read More. |
