President recognized for commitment to diversity, multiculturalism
The Albany-area Leadership Council on Inclusion has recognized Skidmore President Philip A. Glotzbach for his commitment to diversity and multiculturalism.
Glotzbach received an award from the council at its annual awards ceremony. He was
cited for the broad strategic goals he has articulated for the college and for specific
initiatives that he has supported with his time, energy, and institutional funding.
The council specifically recognized Goal II of Skidmore's Strategic Plan, which promotes
intercultural understanding and global awareness. Notable steps to incorporate this
goal across the Skidmore campus are the expansion of Skidmore's Opportunity Program,
which supports the enrollment of educationally and financially disadvantaged students;
a more than doubling of the college's financial aid budget; and significant increases
in enrollment of domestic students of color (from approximately 12 percent in 2004
to 24 percent in 2012).
Phil and Marie Glotzbach at the Leadership Council
on Inclusion annual awards ceremony.
Glotzbach also was recognized for encouraging diversity and inclusion training for
all faculty and staff, and for his leadership on a community-wide steering committee
created to promote discussion of issues of diversity and inclusion in the Saratoga
Springs community. The group includes local business and school leaders, as well as
elected officials.
Other Skidmore initiatives noted by the Leadership Council on Inclusion include providing
college funding for student-led diversity programming, an Intergroup Relations Dialogue
Program (which has become part of Skidmore's new Intergroup Relations minor), and
the Black Faculty and Staff Group.
Based at Excelsior College, the Leadership Council on Inclusion works to enhance and
promote diversity and multicultural programs at educational institutions and agencies
in New York's Capital Region. The council serves as a resource, advocate, and catalyst
for institutional change related to local and national issues of inclusion in education.
Council members represent Capital District colleges and universities, the state Department
of Education, and the NYS Higher Education Services Corp.
The council recognizes representatives of its member schools though its annual awards,
which celebrate those working to create an inclusive and welcoming environment in
the area's higher education community. Awards are designated for a college president,
faculty member, staff member, and student whose efforts are deemed noteworthy.
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Leadership Council on Inclusion honorees Angela Tatem (left), director, Kenney Community
Outreach Center at Union College (Administrator Award winner); Philip Glotzbach, president,
Skidmore College (President Award winner); Maureen Obie, chair, President’s Committee
on Inclusion at Excelsior College (Student Award winner); and Myles Clendenin, resident
assistant/student association officer, The College of Saint Rose, (Student Award winner).
