Monday Memo
Students respond to local, international concerns
Career Jam to return to campus this spring
It's bigger than 2010, and offers more programming on the job search.
Swan Lake to be performed at Zankel April 15-16
Dance, music departments to collaborate on gala presentation.
Freirich Competition heats up; final round nears
Seven teams of students ready for April 14 decision.
North Woods Stewardship Day announced
Event includes guided walks, information on sustainability and natural environment.
Concert to feature NYCB clarinetist Steven Hartman
Matinee performance to be artist's Skidmore debut.
Filmmaker to discuss, screen documentaries
Latin American Studies to host visit by Francesco Taboada Tabone.
Soccer teams schedule Soccer Without Borders camp
The camp, for younger players, will take place during the public school vacation week.
Faculty-Staff achievements
Kennelly is published and interviewed by Irish media, Simon leads library book discussion on William James.
Thoroughbred sports update
Virtually every spring team sees weekend action.
Daily Events
Monday 4/11
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Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions Information Table
Location: Case Center - 2nd Floor Case Desk area Stop by to find out about local Kaplan classes for GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and more. Kaplan helps individuals achieve their educational and career goals. |
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Changing Chocolate: Indigenous Cooperatives in Ecuador (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Palamountain Hall - Davis Auditorium You can experience a flavorful journey into the world of gourmet dark chocolate in this blind tasting of chocolates.This educational and sensory-stimulating lecture helps you learn to distinguish chocolate notes, discern roasting techniques and recognize origins. You will savor gourmet chocolates from around the world during the session, meanwhile learning to develop control of the palate and texture identification. The audience will gain familiarity with the numerous stages in cocoa production and bean preparation from an Amazon cocoa grower. Then, an experienced chocolatier will talk about the regional flavors of cocoa beans, the process involved in chocolate making, and the economic impact of the world's third most important commodity. Farmer-owned chocolate bars processed nearby in the cocoa groves will be matched up against the top-rated leading gourmet, fair trade, and organic dark chocolates in a blind tasting that will challenge even experienced chocoholics. Kallari Chocolate is the only world-class dark chocolate made by indigenous farmers who are 100% owners of their own line of chocolate bar. Human rights campaigns, environmental researchers, and discerning food critics have praised the Kallari line of organic gourmet bars. |
Tuesday 4/12
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Admissions Open House for HS Juniors and Sophomores
Location: Palamountain Hall The Admissions Office encourages high school juniors and sophomores to attend one of our six open house programs this spring: Introduction to Skidmore: Beginning the College Search Process. The program includes remarks from the directors of Admissions and the First-Year Experience, a student panel, application information, and general campus tours as well as tours of the science and arts facilities. All the Spring 2011 open house dates are listed below:Wednesday, February 23 Wednesday, March 23 Wednesday, March 30 Wednesday, April 6 Tuesday, April 12 Thursday, April 21 |
Janet Littlefield '98 Friends of Little Field Home Information Table (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Case Center - 2nd Floor, Case Desk area Come hear Janet talk about the full-time nonprofit organization she founded called Friends of Little Field Home. Found out about volunteering with this organization.The organization's mission is to financially support the Little Field Home in Chigamba Village, Malawi. Little Field Home is a home for over 70 orphans and vulnerable children. The goals of the organization are to care for the children and empower the people and create a self-sustaining community through programs in education, health care and commerce. They work firsthand with the community in Chigamba Village and other surrounding villages of Malawi. |
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Curator's Tour: "Alumni Invitational 3"
Location: Tang Teaching Museum |
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Men's Lacrosse vs. Middlebury
Location: Wachenheim Field |
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Lecture by Dr. Kenneth Liegner, "Chronic & Neurologic Lyme Disease: An Epidemic Denied"
Location: Palamountain Hall - Gannett Auditorium Dr. Kenneth Liegner, Lyme specialist and contributor to the book titled "Coping with Lyme Disease," will discuss recent topics in Lyme disease research, diagnosis, and prevention.Sponsored by the Honors Forum (A citizenship project supporting the nonprofit organization Time for Lyme, Inc. Dr. Kenneth Liegner is a board-certified internist with additional training in pathology and critical care medicine, practicing in Pawling, N.Y. He has been actively involved in diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and related disorders since 1988. He has published articles on Lyme disease in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has presented poster abstracts and talks at national and international conferences on Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. He has cared for many persons seriously ill with chronic and neurologic Lyme disease. His work has focused on the serious morbidity and (occasional) mortality that can eventuate from this aspect of the illness. He has emphasized the urgent need for widespread clinical availability of improved methods of diagnostic testing and for development of improved methods of treatment for Lyme disease in all its stages. He holds the first United States patent issued proposing application of acaricide to deer for areawide control of deer-tick populations as a means of reducing the incidence of Lyme disease. |
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Beg, Borrow, or Steal? Plagiarism Is Not a Pretty Sight (Open to students only)
Location: Bolton Hall - Room 103 This workshops will focus on plagiarism?why it has become a pressing issue, how to check for inadvertent plagiarizing, and how to prevent fear of plagiarizing from stifling the writing process. |
"Waiting for Superman" Film Screening and Discussion
Location: Murray-Aikins Dining Hall - Upper Level Students in SO219C: Race & Power will be hosting and facilitating a discussion about race, class, and the U.S. educational system, with the help of the film "Waiting for Superman."Directed by Davis Guggenheim, the Academy Award-winning director of "An Inconvenient Truth," "Waiting for Superman" (2010) is a deeply personal exploration of the current state of public education in the U.S. and how it is affecting our children. Fueled by his conscience and electrified by the possibilities for change, Guggenheim sets off on a probing journey into the lives of five unforgettable kids whose dreams, hopes and untapped potential reveal all that it is at stake at this critical moment.? www.waitingforsuperman.com/synopsis |
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Film Screening & Discussion: "Maguey"
Location: Palamountain Hall - Davis Auditorium Mexican filmmaker Francesco Taboada will offer a Q&A after a screening of his documentary film "Maguey." The film looks at this plant, a symbol of Mexico, that has been used by generations of the Otomí and Nahua peoples of Mexico to make pulque, food, homes, clothes, and more. Despite its practical and symbolic importance, the maguey cactus is currently at risk of extinction. This film, in Taboada's words, "rescues the living memory of a fight to preserve our identity." |
Wednesday 4/13
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Baseball vs. Southern Vermont
Location: Castle Diamond |
Autism Awareness Event: Parent Network
Location: Bolton Hall - Room 280 This event is part of the monthlong Autism Awareness campaign and will feature a panel of parents who will share their stories and discuss their experiences in raising a child with Autism. |
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Survivor Series: I Still Have to Live With My Parents? (Open to students only)
Location: Wilmarth Hall Anxious about living with your parents this summer? Then don't miss this opportunity to talk with the Counseling Center about moving back home!Skidmore's Survivor Series is organized by the Office of Residential Life and provides support for first-year students adjusting to life at Skidmore College. |
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Women's Lacrosse vs. Williams
Location: Wachenheim Field |
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Alex Sanchez - Pride Alliance Keynote Speaker
Location: Palamountain Hall - Gannett Auditorium Alex Sanchez will discuss personal stories about growing up gay and a Mexican immigrant, how he came to write his books, the remarkable effect his books are having on young people across the country and internationally, issues of sexual orientation and homophobia, and the impact each individual can have on the world. It?s an upbeat and inspiring presentation about overcoming challenges, being true to yourself, and helping to make a better world. |
One Night Stand Talent Show
Location: Case Center - Spa Please join the Office of Student Diversity Programs for the third Annual One Night Stand Talent Show. Come share your talent. Cash prizes for audience favorites. |
Thursday 4/14
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Kenneth Freirich Business Plan Competition and Award Ceremony
Location: Palamountain Hall - Davis Auditorium The 2011 Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition will award prizes valued at $7,500 to the Skidmore student or team of students who writes the best business plan. The prizes are intended to act as a catalyst to help students start a new business or to assist the development of their existing business.A panel of experts made up of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, accountants, lawyers, executives and members of the Department of Management and Business will evaluate the submitted business plans. They will narrow the submissions to a list of finalists, and then serve as judges for a formal presentation of those business plans to be held in April. |
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Softball vs. MCLA (Doubleheader)
Location: Softball Diamond |
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"Romeo & Juliet" by William Shakespeare
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Mainstage Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden love, feuds, and revenge as viewed through the power and passion of the tango world of Buenos Aires.April 14-17 and April 21-23, 2011 All performances at 8pm except Sunday matinee 4/17 only which is at 2pm. |
Friday 4/15
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Admissions Accepted Candidates Day (Class of 2015)
Location: Arthur Zankel Music Center - Filene Recital Hall Accepted Candidates Days (April 8, 15, and 18) are for prospective students (and families) who have been accepted by Skidmore's Admissions Office for the Class of 2015. It makes great sense especially for those who are undecided about their final selection of a college or university. |
Career Jam 2011 (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Case Center - 2nd Floor & Ladd 206 & 307 * 2-5 p.m., miniclasses on improving your resume, interviewing skills, and job search strategy* 3-4:30 p.m., Networking with mentors * 4:30 p.m., the return of the Shark Tank Competition for the Parents Council Summer Funded Internship Award, Faculty Staff Club, 2nd Floor Case Center Watch the five chosen finalists presentations vying for paid internship scholarships |
Open Meeting to review the Middle States Periodic Review Report
Location: Palamountain Hall - Emerson Auditorium |
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Women's Lacrosse vs. Rochester
Location: Wachenheim Field |
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"Romeo & Juliet" by William Shakespeare
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Mainstage Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden love, feuds, and revenge as viewed through the power and passion of the tango world of Buenos Aires.April 14-17 and April 21-23, 2011 All performances at 8 p.m. except 2 p.m. Sunday matinee on 4/17. |
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Inside the Business of Sex Trafficking: A True Story of a Modern Day Abolitionist
Location: Case Center - Spa What does justice look like in our global world and economy? What does it look like for you to be a modern day abolitionist?Alissa Moore '07, a Skidmore Alum, will be on campus on April 15 to discuss her work as an abolitionist as a co-founder of Nomi Network an organization that works to leverage the marketplace to eradicate sexual slavery. Sex traffic survivors cry out: "Know me, know my story, know my success." Join us.
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Skidmore Ballet and Orchestra Gala: Swan Lake Act II
Location: Arthur Zankel Music Center Two performances. Staged by Denise Warner Limoli, based on 1895 Ivanov choreography. Performed by the Skidmore Dance Department Classical Ballet Workshop and the Skidmore Orchestra, Anthony Holland music director. |
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Accents Spring Jam
Location: Palamountain Hall - Gannett |
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Location: Murray-Aikins Dining Hall By invitation only. |
Saturday 4/16
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Hudson River Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (Open to campus community only.)
Location: Dana Science Center The HRUMC is a one-day mathematics conference held annually each Spring semester at rotating institutions, and attended by students & faculty from various universities, colleges, & community colleges in New York & New England (so far!.) The first meeting was held in 1994 at Siena College in Loudonville, NY. The conference features short talks by students & faculty and a longer invited address by a noted mathematician. Lunch & other light refreshments are served.The goal of the HRUMC is to provide undergraduates with the experience of attending and/or presenting at a professional mathematics meeting designed primarily with the student in mind. We hope to establish at the conference an atmosphere that sends the message welcome to the mathematics community! In light of this goal, we solicit student & faculty talks, scheduling them in concurrent sessions (organized by topic, as at AMS meetings.) In particular, many sessions feature talks by both students and faculty. There are talks which appeal to specialists as well as talks which are accessible to first & second-year students. Some talks describe original research done by faculty, students, or by students in collaboration with faculty, while others are more expository in nature. |
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Women's Tennis vs. Williams
Location: Williamson Sports and Recreation Center |
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Tang Family Saturdays
Location: Tang Teaching Museum |
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Women's Lacrosse vs. William Smith
Location: Wachenheim Field |
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Men's Lacrosse vs. Union
Location: Wachenheim Field |
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"Romeo & Juliet" By William Shakespeare
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Mainstage Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden love, feuds, and revenge as viewed through the power and passion of the tango world of Buenos Aires.April 14-17 and April 21-23, 2011 All performances at 8pm except Sunday matinee 4/17 only which is at 2pm. |
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Skidmore Ballet and Orchestra Gala: Swan Lake Act II
Location: Arthur Zankel Music Center Two performances! Staged by Denise Warner Limoli, based on 1895 Ivanov choreography. Performed by the Skidmore Dance Department Classical Ballet Workshop and the Skidmore Orchestra, Anthony Holland, music director. A reception will follow the performance.
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Men's Crew vs. Middlebury & UVM Location: Fish Creek |
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Sunday 4/17
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Baseball vs. Union (Doubleheader)
Location: Castle Diamond |
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"Romeo & Juliet" By William Shakespeare
Location: Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater - Mainstage Shakespeare's classic tale of forbidden love, feuds and revenge as viewed through the power and passion of the ,tango world of Buenos Aires.April 14-17 and April 21-23, 2011 All performances at 8pm except Sunday matinee 4/17 only which is at 2pm. |
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Brass Chamber Ensembles Recital
Location: Wilson Memorial Chapel |
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Clarinet Guest Artist: Steve Hartman
Location: Arthur Zankel Music Center Steve Hartman plays in the New York City Ballet Orchestra and in the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center."A member of the Music Project and the Arioso Wind Quintet, Mr. Hartman is an experienced player and a comfortably assured performer" - The New York Times Tickets are available at www.skidmore.showclix.com |
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Master Class with Steve Hartman
Location: Arthur Zankel Music Center - ELM (Room 117) Steve Hartman plays clarinet for the New York City Ballet Orchestra and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center."A member of the Music Project and the Arioso Wind Quintet, Mr. Hartman is an experienced player and a comfortably assured performer" - The New York Times |
Ongoing Events
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[7/17 - 4/17] Opener 20: Paula Hayes: Understory
Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location:
Tang Teaching Museum
- Payne Room |
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[2/1 - 5/3] Weekly Meditation and Movement
Time: 5:10 PM - 5:55 PM Location: Wilson Memorial Chapel A mixture of chanting, silent meditation and yoga-type movements, each session focused on cultivating a particular quality or attribute of life. All welcome; come whenever your schedule permits, we meet every Tuesday. Wear loose comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat or blanket. |
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[2/5 - 7/31] "Environment and Object in Recent African Art"
Location:
Tang Teaching Museum
- Malloy Wing Curated by Lisa Aronson, associate professor of Art History at Skidmore, and John Weber, Dayton Director of the Tang.
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[3/26 - 7/31] Tang Museum Exhibit: "Alumni Invitational 3"
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Tang Teaching Museum
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