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President Conner, alongside Board of Trustees Chair Jon Achenbaum '77 and Alumna Trustee Wendy Wilson '96, delivered his annual State of the College presentation. This event brought together alumni, parents, families, and friends to highlight key updates about 窪蹋勛圖厙. Faculty and staff are encouraged to watch the recording.

Four students investigate a fake crime scene in the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences.

The course Forensic Anthropology: Bones, Bodies, and Trauma is an interactive introduction to crime scene investigation with a racial justice component.

Summer at 窪蹋勛圖厙

New York State Summer Writers Institute 

Readings are held on campus and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

  • Novelist Jerald Walker and poet Sandra Lim, 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor) 
  • Fiction reading with Adam Braver and Rick Moody, 8 p.m., Thursday, July 11, (tickets required) 
  • Louise Gl羹ck Memorial: Henri Cole, Kathryn Davis, Peg Boyers, 8 p.m., Friday, July 12, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor) 
  • Film, Death in Venice, 6:30 p.m., followed by a discussion at 9 p.m., Saturday, July 13, Davis Auditorium 
  • Student reading, 3 p.m., Sunday, July 14, Davis Auditorium 
  • Memoirist Thomas Chatterton Williams and poet Peg Boyers, 8 p.m., Monday, July 15, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor) 
  • Fictionists Paul Harding and Karan Mahajan, 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor) 
  • Fictionist William Kennedy and poet Chase Twichell, 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor)
  • Reading by Caryl Phillips (fiction) and Binnie Kirshenbaum (fiction), 8 p.m., Thursday, July 18, (tickets required) 
  • Panel on the November Election: Poet Tom Healy, historian Jennifer Delton, and political scientist Beau Breslin, 8 p.m., Friday, July 19, Gannett Auditorium

窪蹋勛圖厙 Jazz Institute

Concerts are free and open to the public in the Arthur Zankel Music Center.胼 

  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 Faculty All-Stars, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 11 
  • 窪蹋勛圖厙 Jazz Institute Student Concert, 1 p.m., Friday, July 12

 

  • Upbeat on the Roof: The Future of Broadway, 6 p.m., Thursday, July 11 
  • Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Natures Underworld Opening Reception, 5 p.m., Saturday, July 13 
  • Tang Guide Tour, 2 p.m., Sunday, July 14

  • , opens Saturday, July 13 
  • Elevator Music 49: John Cage Water Walk, through Sept. 8 
  • Hyde Cabinet #25: Kashi Kari Celebrating Tradition and Craftsmanship from Pakistan, through Sept. 8 
  • Vor獺gine: Yente and Cecilia Biagini, through Sept. 22  
  • Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves, through Sept. 7, 2025

Whos on campus? 

Human Resources

Position openings

invites interested 窪蹋勛圖厙 employees to submit application materials for the openings listed below:

  • Technical Director for Computer Science Infrastructure Computer Science 
  • Assistant Director for Advising Opportunity Program 
  • Assistant Director, Student Outreach Opportunity Program 
  • Senior Assistant Director of Admissions Analytics Admissions

To apply, please access the . Click on the tile for Oracle HCM, click Me, and then click on Current Jobs. You can access current open positions for .

Announcements

Residential Life early arrival requests 

Departments sponsoring students (athletes, peer mentors, student workers, and others) for early arrival housing for the fall term should send requests to Residential Life by Aug. 7. Please include a list of sponsored students with student ID and anticipated arrival date. Students requesting an early arrival must have a fall 2024 on-campus housing assignment. 

Facilities updates 

Facilities Services will be changing out all paper towel and toilet paper product dispensers through July 22. On Saturday, July 13, Facilities Services will be seal coating and restriping lower Palamountain parking lot (the rain date will be Sunday, July 14). During this time frame, the lower Palamountain lot will be closed. The upper Palamountain lot will remain open. 

Bike for free with CDPHP Cycle

Get free access to pedal bikes and e-bikes (free for the first 30 minutes) by downloading the app and subscribing with a 窪蹋勛圖厙 email address. Submit promo code "窪蹋勛圖厙," enter a credit card, and you're ready to ride. E-bikes parked outside of Cycle! racks are charged a $2 convenience fee. There are racks on Case Walkway and at the southeast corner of Northwoods Apartments. Contact the Sustainability Office with questions. 

窪蹋勛圖厙 employee discount at SPAC

As part of 窪蹋勛圖厙s partnership with Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), all employees are eligible to receive a 20% discount on ticket purchases to New York City Ballet (July 9-13) and Philadelphia Orchestra (July 31-Aug. 3) performances. Use the promotion code . This discount cannot be applied to Live Nation concerts or other performances.

 

Idea Lab summer hours 

T堯梗 Schupf Family IdeaLab is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, in room 101 of the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences. Contact Darren Prodger with questions. 

Dining Services summer hours

T堯梗 Spa is open daily from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A breakfast menu is available from 8 to 11 a.m.; hot soup and a deli menu are available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Grab-and-go items are sold in Burgess Caf矇. More information about Dining Services' hours of operation is available on the Dining Services website. 漍

Pop-up grill  

Dining Services offers a pop-up grill on Porter Plaza, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. The grill menu features hotdogs, burgers (both beef and plant-based), and grilled chicken sandwiches. A combo meal includes your choice of a grill item, two sides, and a beverage for $7.99. In the case of rain, the pop-up grill will be relocated to inside The Spa. 漍

Summer Bulletin publication schedule

Through Aug. 21, the Bulletin will be distributed to faculty and staff only. Submit announcements and events by completing the online form. The deadline for all submissions is noon on Monday. Submissions to the Faculty-Staff Achievements section are not accepted over the summer. Please email swb@skidmore.edu if you have questions. 

Apples back-to-school promotion 

Through Sept. 30 at the , buy an eligible Macbook and receive AirPods or buy an eligible iPad and receive an Apple Pencil Pro. Save with education pricing on Mac, iPad, and more.

窪蹋勛圖厙

 815 North Broadway

 Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

518-580-5000