2025 CHAS Student of Color Conference
Founded in 2000, the Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS) is the oldest liberal arts-focused consortium in the U.S. dedicated to student of color achievement. We envision an inclusive higher education environment where institutions support students of color in reaching the highest levels of intellectual achievement, personal growth, and professional development. The 2025 CHAS Conference will continue this mission, offering a collaborative space for sharing best practices, research, and strategies.
The purpose and driving force of this conference is to invite critical and intentional
examination and interrogation of the overlapping, intertwined, and sometimes conflicting
elements that make up who we are and to provide an equitable space for all to come,
consider, and grow through dialogue and discourse.
Click to register for the conference. Please note, while attendance at the CHAS Conference is free for students and staff at schools belonging to the CHAS Consortium, we do ask that every attendee registers so that the conference committee can offer the best possible conference experience. Thank you!
travel and accommodations
- Rooms are available April 4-6, 2025
- $219 for single or double occupancy
- $10 for each additional person in the room
- Includes hot breakfast 6AM-10AM (breakfast is also provided at the conference)
There will be complementary shuttle service between the hotel and Skidmore campus offered each morning and evening. A detailed shuttle schedule will be provided to conference attendees after they register for the conference.
There is free on-campus parking available at Skidmore College. Please use this campus map to identify available parking lots. We recommend parking in the Case Lot or the Palamountain Lot as a majority of the conference on Saturday and Sunday will happen in Bolton Hall.
Schedule & Speakers
Below is an overview of the conference schedule. Detailed schedule information will be provided to conference attendees after registering.
Friday, April 4th
| 5:30 - 7:00pm | Conference Registration |
Surrey-Williamson Inn
950 N. Broadway
Saratoga Springs
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| 6:00 - 7:00pm |
Opening Reception
*Heavy appetizers will be provided
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Surrey-Williamson Inn 950 N. Broadway Saratoga Springs |
| 7:30 - 8:30pm |
Faculty & Staff Networking Event
*Heavy appetizers will be provided
|
Wyckoff Center
2nd Floor of Case Center
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| 7:30 - 10:00pm |
Student Social
*Heavy appetizers will be provided
|
The Spa
1st Floor of Case Center
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Saturday, April 5th
| 8:00 - 8:45am | Breakfast & Registration |
Gannett Auditorium
Palamountain Hall
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| 9:00 - 10:15am | Welcome & Opening Panel | Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor |
| 10:30am - 12:00pm | Workshop Block #1 | Bolton Hall Classrooms |
| 12:15 - 1:45pm |
Lunch & Afternoon Keynote w/
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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor |
| 2:00 - 3:30pm | Workshop Block #2 | Bolton Classrooms |
| 3:30 - 3:45 | Snack & Coffee/Tea Break | Bolton Hall |
| 3:45 - 5:15pm | Workshop Block #3 | Bolton Hall Classrooms |
| 6:00 - 8:00pm |
Dinner & Evening Keynote w/
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Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor |
| 8:00pm |
Shuttle service to downtown Saratoga
for evening event options
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sunday, april 6th
| 8:45 - 9:30am | Breakfast | Murray-Aikins Dining Hall |
| 9:30 - 11:00am | Community Conversations | Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor |
| 11:15 - 11:45am | Closing Remarks | Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor |
| 11:45am - 12:00pm | Grab and Go Lunch | Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, 2nd Floor |
Questions?
Do you have questions? Please email studentaffairs@skidmore.edu and we will get back to you shortly!