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Staff/Faculty Meetings, College rankings, learning through play, Steloff Lecture, and more, this week.

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Skidmore News

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Skidmore College has been named the top school in the nation for “Great Financial Aid” and has received praise for its excellent First-Year Experience Program, impactful teaching, and high quality of life.

Students play games during the Tabletop Game Design course

The fall 2024 issue of Scope highlights “all the ways we learn” and how a Skidmore education transforms creative thought into creative action. Watch this video featuring Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and game designer Hassan Lopez, who debuted a Tabletop Game Design course this spring. ; print copies are also available on campus and will be distributed to employees. To request additional copies, email scope@skidmore.edu.

Prentis Hemphill headshot

In It 9, a suite of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs designed to raise our cultural fluency and strengthen our community, concludes this afternoon at 3 p.m. with its keynote lecture, “What It Takes to Heal with Prentis Hemphill.” All members of the Skidmore community are encouraged to participate. Please visit the website for more information and to .

The Coming Week

Wednesday, Sept. 25 

‌6 p.m. 

‌Northshire Bookstore 

‌Č7:30 p.m. 

‌Davis Auditorium 

‌Thursday, Sept. 26 

‌4:30 p.m. 

‌'A Neuropsychopharmacologist's Journey: Discovering Hypocrisy and Publishing Remedies' 

‌Emerson Auditorium 

‌8-10 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Friday, Sept. 27 

‌10:15-11 a.m. 

‌Distinguished Scholars in STEM Program: Discussion about Campus Drug Policies

‌Wyckoff Center 

‌1 p.m.

‌Staff Meeting

‌Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor

‌3:30 p.m.

‌Faculty Meeting

‌Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor‌

‌Friday-Sunday. Sept. 27-29 

‌‘Are We All Fundamentalists?’ Salmagundi 60th Anniversary Conference

‌Tang Teaching Museum

‌Saturday, Sept. 28 

‌8 p.m. 

‌Zankel Music Center 

‌Sunday, Sept. 29 

‌2-3 p.m. 

 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Monday, Sept. 30 

‌6-8:30 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

Tuesday, Oct. 1 

‌6-7:30 p.m. 

‌Dunkerley Dialogue: ‘Journey to Nature’s Underworld’ 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Wednesday, Oct. 2 

‌5 p.m. 

 

‌Zankel Music Center

Announcements

Queer faculty and staff social 

‌Employees are invited to a casual social hosted by the Queer Faculty & Staff Affinity Group at the Wyckoff Center from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30. This gathering is an opportunity to connect with fellow queer colleagues, share experiences, and build a supportive community. Light refreshments will be served. 

‌StartUp Skidmore 

‌StartUp Skidmore will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, in the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences. All students are welcome to participate in this one-day program, where they will work with alumni mentors to develop and pitch a business idea. Lunch will be provided, and prizes will be awarded. Register in advance or onsite. Contact College Events with questions. 

‌Saratoga Book Festival 

, featuring more than 30 events at venues around Saratoga Springs, is scheduled to take place next week, Friday, Oct. 4, through Monday, Oct. 7. Professor of American Studies Beck Krefting, Associate Professor of English Melora Wolff, Professor of Political Science Beau Breslin, and Jaye Austin Williams '04 will be among the presenters. 

‌Facilities Services hours update 

‌Effective Monday, Sept. 30, Facilities Services will be closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch. Those needing immediate assistance should contact Campus Safety.

‌Hiring for Thoroughbred Ambassadors

‌The Skidmore Office of Admissions is hiring Thoroughbred Ambassadors. Responsibilities include giving campus tours to prospective students and their families and sitting in on information sessions. Email Gabrielle Vuillaume or Tiffany Kapela-Barlow to apply.

‌Homecoming Weekend tailgate and pickleball 

‌The entire Skidmore community is invited to celebrate on Saturday, Oct. 5. Join in on from 10 a.m. to noon and a $15 tailgate from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Wachenheim Field parking lot. An ice cream truck will provide free ice cream at the tailgate. Contact Alumni Engagement with questions. 

‌$20,000 Win + Give Sweepstakes 

and enter to win $10,000 and vote to give $10,000 to a local nonprofit. Each participant may boost their odds with up to three entries by opening a checking account, savings account, and direct deposit. Contact the Skidmore Branch with questions. 

Skidmore Weekly Bulletin submission procedure and schedule

Help reduce bulk emails by posting your announcement in Skidmore Weekly Bulletin, which is distributed to all students and employees. Submit announcements and eventslectures, panels, and other academic events; and faculty-staff achievements by completing the appropriate online form. The deadline for all submissions is noon on Monday. Email swb@skidmore.edu if you have questions. ‌

 

‌ČIn It 9 and Steloff Lecture books and last call for Apple deals 

‌Copies of the In It 9 and Steloff Lecture books are available for purchase at the . Also, time is running out for Apple’s Back to School Promotion, which ends Monday, Sept. 30.

Athletics News

Liberty League play kicks off for fall teams this week. Women’s soccer will play its home opener at 4 p.m. on Wednesday against Clarkson. Volleyball has back-to-back home matches this weekend with its 7 p.m. Stable Game Friday at the Williamson Sports Center. The Thoroughbreds will then take on nationally ranked Ithaca at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Also on Saturday, field hockey hosts St. Lawrence at 2 p.m. and women’s soccer has a showdown with William Smith at 3 p.m. at Wachenheim Field. Stay up to date with results and schedules on the , and be sure to subscribe to the .

Looking Ahead

Thursday, Oct. 3 

‌5 p.m. 

 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Friday, Oct. 4 

‌7 p.m. 

 

‌Zankel Music Center 

‌Saturday, Oct. 5 

‌4 p.m. 

‌Zankel Music Center 

‌Sunday, Oct. 6 

‌1:30-3 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Sunday, Oct. 6 ‌

‌2-3 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum

Sunday, Oct 6 

‌4 p.m.

(discount with ID) 

‌Zankel Music Center 

‌Tuesday, Oct. 8

‌4-7 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Tuesday, Oct. 8 ‌

‌6-8 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum 

‌Wednesday, Oct. 9 ‌

‌5-6 p.m. 

‌'Left, Right, and Center: American Political Parties and the Electorate'

Tang Teaching Museum

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