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SATURDAY
7:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Breakfast
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall
8 – 9:30 a.m.
"Stretch, Breathe, and Relax" Yoga Class
Join us for a morning wakeup call that will leave you feeling relaxed and revitalized. Please bring your own yoga mat, and come with an empty stomach. A continental breakfast is available after class. No pre-registration required. First-come, first-served. Led by Rachel Fridholm, Yoga Moves.
Sports and Recreation Center, Multipurpose Room
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
President's Breakfast for the 2008 Alumni Awards Recipients
Murray-Aikens Dining Hall, second floor
9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Registration
Case Center, second floor
10:15 a.m.
Parade of Classes
Led by the Schenectady Pipe Band, Ltd.
Processing from the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery to the Sports and Recreation Center, Intramural Gym
Meet near the entrance of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
10:30 a.m.
Alumni Awards and Recognition Ceremony, and Class Gift Presentations
Sports and Recreation Center, Intramural Gym
Noon – 2 p.m.
All Classes Picnic
Join alumni, family, and friends for a tasty BBQ. Pony rides, face-painting and Mr. Bouncy Bounce for the kids. A photo booth will be on site for everyone to receive a personalized Reunion memento.
Upper South Park, Under the Tent
12:40 p.m.
Class Photos
See schedule in General Information Section.
Case Center, the Spa, lower level
2 – 4 p.m.
Class of 2003 Sweet Pong Tournament & Class Video Showing
Falstaff's
1 – 5 p.m.
Skidmore Archival Display
View images and records of the Reunion 2008 milestone classes culled from the College Archives. Highlighted classes will be 1958, 1968, 1983, and 1998.
Scribner Library, Pohndorff Room
2 p.m.
Class of 1958 Alumni Speaker: Connie Masciale Carino, RN, PhD
Moving Forward With Wisdom – An Optimistic Perspective on Aging
Is 70 the new 60? What do the pundits mean when they call us "older women"? Do we really all look alike, think alike, act alike? Come join the discussion that will review the life cycle and explore many of the opportunities and choices that still lie ahead. The rights and responsibilities of people enjoying their 50th reunion will be presented rom a positive point of view.
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor
2 p.m.
Class of 1973 Panel Discussion
"The Way We Were….The Way We Are"
Palamountain Hall, Davis Auditorium
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Class of 1968 Roundtable Discussion
A lively discussion of how 1968ers are changing the world and themselves.
Facilitated by Julianne Cartwright Traylor '68
Bolton Hall, Room 282
2 – 3:30 p.m.
Guided Bus Tour of Saratoga and Old Campus
Enjoy a tour of historic Saratoga and Skidmore's first campus.
No pre-registration required. First-come, first-served.
Space is limited.
Bus departs from Case Center parking lot at 2 p.m.
2 – 4 p.m.
Class of 1963 Panel Discussion
Better Than Ever: The Collective Power and Wisdom of the Women of '63
Reflect upon the changes that have occurred in your life over the last five years. What sustains and engages you through these changes? What do you envision for yourself in the years ahead? This panel, populated by fellow members of the Class of 1963 and facilitated by Karen Levin Coburn '63, will address all of these points and invite you to share in the experience.
Bolton Hall, Room 281
2 – 4 p.m.
Class of 1988 Pick-Up Sports
Volleyball Court by the Tang Teaching Museum
2 – 4 p.m.
Class of 1998 Hang Out on the Green
Case Green
2 – 5 p.m.
Tennis, Anyone?
Join the Seventeenth Annual Alumni/Guest Round-Robin Tennis Tournament! This doubles tennis tournament is open to alumni, spouses, friends, and children. Teams will be paired evenly, based on information submitted by the participants. All players should arrive promptly and be ready to play at 2 p.m. Pre-registration required.=
Wenger Courts, adjacent to Sports and Recreation Center
2:30 p.m.
Class of 1953 Guided Tour of the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
With Ian Berry, Susan Rabinowitz Malloy '45 Curator
Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
Minicollege Classes
2 – 3 p.m.
A Walk through Skidmore's First Home in Downtown Saratoga
Bob Jones, Associate Professor and Chair of Economics
Skidmore's downtown campus had its beginnings in 1903 and eventually consisted of more than eighty buildings. A medley of classroom buildings, offices and dorms along Circular, Regent, Spring and Phila Streets as well as Union Avenue became the home to the Lucy Scribner Campus for more than half a century. This presentation consists of historic maps and photographs in the form of a virtual tour of the Scribner Campus as it was prior to 1969. Excerpts will be taken from the presenters' recently published book on the Scribner Campus entitled, The Architect of Necessity: Skidmore's First Home in Downtown Saratoga which is available at the Skidmore Shop. The authors will hold a book signing during Reunion Weekend.
Bolton Hall, Room 382
2 – 3 p.m.
Love Me Do: A Tale of Three Drummers
Gordon Thompson, Professor of Music
The Beatles recorded three versions of their first single in 1962. Drummers Pete Best, Ringo Starr, and Andy White each teamed up with Paul McCartney to lay down the underlying groove holding "Love Me Do" together, but with dramatically different results. This lecture relates some of the history of the song and walks listeners through the characteristics of each recording.
Filene Music Hall Room 207
3 – 4 p.m.
Fatal Attraction: Fear of Death and Political Preferences
Sheldon Solomon, The Courtney and Steven Ross Professor of Independent Studies
"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror…"
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933
When George W. Bush won the 2004 Presidential election by a substantial margin of the popular vote, pollsters, pundits, and Republican Party officials agreed that Americans voted for Bush because he shared their moral and traditional values and were comfortable with Bush's approach to the war on terror. Others have, however, argued that President Bush prevailed, at least in part, because of non-conscious fears aroused by the events of September 11, 2001 and sustained by the Bush administration's claim that Americans' lives would literally be endangered by the election of Senator John Kerry. Indeed, Kerry himself, reflecting on the election on January 30, 2005 stated: "…the attacks of Sept. 11 were the "central deciding thing" in his contest with President Bush and that the release of an Osama bin Laden videotape the weekend before Election Day had effectively erased any hope he had of victory." In support of this assertion, I will present research demonstrating that subtle reminders of death or the events of 9/11 increased Americans' support for President Bush and his policies in Iraq, and more recent studies documenting the psychological commonalities between conservative Americans and Islamic fundamentalists. The implications of these findings for democratic political institutions and constructive approaches to the "war on terrorism" will be considered.
Palamountain Hall, Emerson Auditorium
3:30 p.m.
Class of 1958 Memorial Service
Alumni Memorial Garden, behind the Surrey-Williamson Inn
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Faculty Book Signing
The Architect of Necessity: Skidmore's First Home in Downtown Saratoga, written by economist Bob Jones and Heather Moore '08. Both Bob and Heather will be on hand to sign copies of their book.
Case Center, outside of the Skidmore Shop, first floor
4 p.m.
Tour of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
Enjoy a tour of Skidmore's interdisciplinary teaching museum and art gallery.
Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
4 – 5 p.m.
Friends of Skidmore Athletics Reception
For former student athletes
Sports and Recreation Center, Main Lobby
5 – 6 p.m.
Skidmore School of Nursing: Pioneers in Science Reception
For former nursing majors.
Dana Science Center, Fowler Atrium
5 – 6 p.m.
Skidmore School of Nursing: Pioneers in Science Reception
Dana Science Center, Fowler Atrium
5 – 7 p.m.
Class of 1988 Cocktail Reception
Home of Keith Tanny, 203 Old Schuylerville Road
Shuttle departs Case Lot at 4:45 p.m.
5 – 7 p.m.
Class of 1993 Casino Hour
Join your classmates for a cocktail reception complete with fun and games.
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor
6 p.m.
Classes of 1938 and 1943 Dinner
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, Test Kitchen Conference Room, first floor
6 p.m.
Class of 1948 Cocktails and Dinner
The class will be joined by Class of 1948 Chair Mary Ann Foley
Faculty/Staff Club, Case Center, second floor
6 p.m.
Class of 1958 Photograph
Case Center, Porter Plaza
6 p.m.
Class of 1963 Cocktails and Dinner
Saratoga Golf and Polo Club, 301 Church Street
Bus will depart Northwoods Village ot at 5:45 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Class of 1953 Cocktails and Dinner
Surrey Williamson Inn
6:30 p.m.
Class of 1958 Cocktails and Dinner
Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery
6:30 p.m.
Class of 1968 Cocktails and Dinner
The Spa, Case Center, first floor
6:30 p.m.
Class of 1973 Cocktails and Dinner
Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor
6:30 p.m.
Class of 1983 Cocktails and Luau Dinner
Wiecking Hall Lawn
7 p.m.
Class of 1978 Saturday Night Fever Dinner
Optional '70's attire encouraged.
Falstaff's
7 p.m.
Movie and Pizza Party for Teens
A pizza party and movie will be provided for children ages 13 and older.
Ladd Hall, Room 307
7:45 p.m.
Classes of 1988, 1993, 1998 and 2003 Dinner
Upper South Park, Under the Tent
9:15 – 10 p.m.
Music and Dancing
After dinner, come dance the night away with local favorites
Good for the Soul!
Upper South Park, Under the Tent
10 p.m.
Fifteenth Annual Reunion Fireworks Display
South Park
10:30 p.m. – midnight
Music and Dancing
After the fireworks, come dance the night away with local favorites Good for the Soul!
Upper South Park, Under the Tent
11 p.m.
Class of 2003 Gathering
Tin 'N Lint, 2 Caroline Street
3 a.m.
Class of 2003 "Breakfast"
Compton's, 457 Broadway
