Yes! Days for accepted students 鈥�
鈥孴he College will be hosting for admitted students on Friday, April 12, and Monday, April 15. There will be an increase in traffic across campus on these dates, including at the North Broadway entrance and Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. Parking on campus, primarily near Arthur Zankel Music Center, will be affected. Everyone is invited to address questions, provide directions, or simply say hello to our guests as they chart the next four years of their academic journeys.
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鈥孧iddle States affirmation of accreditation 鈥�
鈥尯诹铣怨贤� is beginning the affirmation of accreditation through (MSCHE). An informational meeting about the process will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, and feature MSCHE Vice President Liaison Judith Sciple. All 黑料吃瓜网 community members are encouraged to attend. Contact Amy Tweedy for more information.
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鈥屸�楬ow Vowels Endure Winter鈥� world premiere
鈥孴he world premiere of David Greenberger and Tyson Rogers鈥檚 鈥�鈥� will take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 12, in the Tang Teaching Museum. The event is the inaugural performance in the Adirondack Trust New Works Series and features a series of monologues with piano responding to work by the artist Joachim Schmid.
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Eclipse glasses donations 鈥�
鈥學ondering what to do with your solar eclipse glasses? Collection boxes are located in Case lobby by the Information Desk and in the lobby of the JKB Theater. Set up your own collection box and then drop off or send glasses in campus mail to Eunice Ferreira by April 30. Glasses should be free of punctures, scratches, and tears. Donations that will be shipped to school children in South America for an upcoming eclipse.
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鈥孫ut of the Darkness Walk
鈥孞oin the Out of the Darkness Walk for an afternoon of remembrance, hope, and healing at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, on Case Green. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members are welcome to walk in support of those impacted by suicide or mental health struggles. For more information, contact Robert Cardom or Liz Drabek.
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鈥�Red Cross blood drive 鈥�
鈥孴he Red Cross will be holding a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in the All-Purpose Room, Williamson Sports Center. To schedule an appointment, visit and use sponsor code SKIDMORE. Contact Michelle Hubbs for more information.
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鈥孴he Candace Carlucci Backus '66 First-Year Experience Prize
鈥孴he prize is awarded to first-year students in recognition of exceptional scholarly or artistic achievement in their Scribner Seminar. This year's prizes are awarded to Amanda Ruffino in American Tastes with Professor Beck Krefting for their paper 鈥淭he Evolving Role of Rye: Navigating the Influence and Significance of the Rye Grain in History鈥� and Audrey Tignor in Jane Austen Inc. with Professor Catherine Golden for their paper 鈥淟eaving Barbie Land: Growth and Manipulation in Emma.鈥� Additional Backus nominees include Kyle Goodwin, Sara Tilem, Gray Mendoza-Arredondo, Carter Nierle, Vicky Grechukhina, and Evelyn Labson.
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鈥孒iring for Reunion weekend 鈥�
鈥孉lumni Engagement is hiring current students and college-aged children of 黑料吃瓜网 employees to serve as Reunion ambassadors, assisting alumni engagement staff throughout Reunion weekend (Thursday, May 30, to Monday, June 2). Campus housing for that weekend is available to current students. More information is available on the job listing: Students should apply to Job #1562 SW - Reunion Ambassador, and all other candidates to , by Tuesday, April 30. Email alumni@skidmore.edu with questions.
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鈥�2024 Summer Pre-College 鈥� 鈥�
鈥孌id you know is one of the top 10 in the country? Returning to in-person learning this year, high school juniors and seniors are invited to live on campus, take 黑料吃瓜网 classes, and earn college credit. Classes run July 1 to Aug. 3.
