Friday, May 31

The Office of Admissions extends a special invitation to high school students wishing to learn more about Skidmore College. Information sessions, evaluative admission interviews (high school juniors and seniors), and campus tours are available throughout the day. If a student is accompanying you to Reunion, invite them to come learn more about Skidmore! By appointment only; please call 518-580-5570

Hillside Apartments Open House

Take a peek into Skidmore's newest student apartments, part of the complex replacing Scribner Village.
These suite-style apartments are situated on the North Quad and offer views of the Adirondack Foothills.
Hillside Apartments

Class of 1963 Bus Tour of Saratoga Springs and the Old Campus

Join your classmates for a tour of historic Saratoga Springs and Skidmore’s first campus. Space is limited. Classmates may elect in the second tour which is offered at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1.

Enjoy a tour of Skidmore’s interdisciplinary teaching museum and art gallery.

MINI COLLEGE
The Chemistry of Jewelry Making

Kimberley Fredrick, Associate Professor of Chemistry
If you have ever seen metallic jewelry in vibrant shades of pinks, purples and greens and wondered how they were made, this is the class for you!  We will spend time making anodized niobium jewelry (either earrings or a pendant) using batteries and borax.  Participants will learn the chemistry behind the art and will get to take their jewelry home.  Come learn at the intersection of science and art!  Space will be limited to the first 15 participants.

The Twentieth Annual Alumni Golf Outing is open to all Skidmore alumni and guests and will be held rain or shine. Advance registration is required; slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. (Please arrive at the course by 10:45 a.m., see General Information for directions.)

MINI COLLEGE
Against Identity Politics

Robert Boyers, Professor in English and Editor of Salmagundi
One of the more controversial issues in American political life is "identity politics." On college campuses around the country it often divides people and even pits against one another professors and students who otherwise find themselves in agreement on most other topics. This mini-college class will focus on the origins of the term and on the disputes that continue to seem relevant. Why, we shall ask, do many people continue to believe that a person's identity has principally to do with race, or gender, or sexual orientation, or social class? Why do many people continue to speak of "diversity" without understanding what it means?  Why has "identity politics" had a continuing influence in our society in spite of the great harm it has done? Participants will be invited to consider these and related matters.

All Reunion and Class Volunteers are invited to attend this special luncheon.
By invitation only.

The staff of the Career Development Center will be on hand to demonstrate the Career Development Web site and to discuss networking, career advising, job listings, and other services available to alumni.

Find out how alumni can continue their Skidmore education in Skidmore’s master’s program from a distance. Director Michael Mudrovic and his staff will be available to explain how, by working one-on-one with Skidmore faculty, students design individualized, interdisciplinary programs of study centered around their own unique areas of interest.

Enjoy a tour of historic Saratoga Springs and Skidmore’s first campus. No pre-registration required. First-come, first-served. Space is limited.

Join members of the Music Department faculty for a tour of the new Arthur Zankel Music Center.

MINI COLLEGE
Science Initiative

Karen Kellogg, Kimberley Fredrick, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Join us to hear the significant strides made over the past year in the planning for new and renovated physical and life science facilities at Skidmore College. The presentation will include an overview of the history of the sciences at Skidmore, our current strengths, and the design for our future science facilities, which both embodies and supports the vision for the sciences at Skidmore. We will share some examples of the innovative spaces that will help us more fully immerse our students in the hands-on process of science and also foster the creative interdisciplinary collaborations that are the fabric of Skidmore and a distinctive characteristic of Skidmore Science. As you’ll see, our program also reaches well beyond the sciences by committing to spaces that will invite participation from the entire community. The external building views we will review during the presentation speak both to the role of the sciences in the liberal arts and Skidmore’s place among the top liberal arts schools in the country. For those of us engaged in this design work on campus, the transformational potential of this project becomes more evident each and every day, and we are simply thrilled by our progress. We very much look forward the opportunity to update you on our efforts.

MINI COLLEGE
Beatlemania: The Beatles in Ascent, 1963

Gordon Thompson, Professor of Music
Before the Beatles exploded from American television sets on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, they captured Britain’s adolescent hearts through constant touring, timely television appearances, and songs calculated to connect with their fans.  This lecture reconstructs the events of 1963 to see how the Beatles rose from an obscure Liverpool bar band to the edge of international fame.

Join a steward from the Environmental Studies Program for a guided tour (about one mile) of Skidmore’s own woodland.

MINI COLLEGE
The Road Not (yet) Taken

Jenna Hartwell, Associate Director for Alumni Career Development
Thinking about a career change?  Join the Career Development Center's,Jenna Hartwell, Associate Director for Alumni Career Development, for a 50 minute workshop. You will learn about transferrable skills, career values, and useful (free) tools for exploring new career paths.

MINI COLLEGE
The Liberal 1950s

Jennifer Delton, Professor of History
We generally consider the 1950s to be a conservative, narrow, repressive era, marked by anti-Communist hysteria, increased defense spending, and the curtailment of New Deal programs. In actuality, however, the 1950s may well have been the pinnacle of American liberalism. During the 1950s, the U.S. government redistributed wealth, taxed the rich, intervened in corporate practices, engaged in public works projects, and generally carried out a New Deal agenda. While historians assume that the warfare state cancelled out the New Deal’s welfare state, I would argue that in fact the Cold War enabled, fulfilled, and even surpassed the New Deal’s reform agenda.

The Friends of the Presidents & Legacy Societies Reception
Friends of the Presidents was founded in 1966 to honor the College’s most generous supporters, who set an example of leadership in annual giving.  The Legacy Society recognizes those who have made a commitment to support and strengthen Skidmore’s future with a planned gift.
By invitation only.

Come enjoy the talents of Skidmore’s alumni artists at this nineteenth annual event.

6 p.m.

Class of 1953 Reception and Dinner

Bus departs Northwoods Bus Stop at 5:45 p.m.

6:30 p.m.

Class of 1968 Reception & Dinner

Bus departs Case Center parking lot at 6:15 p.m.

Class of 1963 Reception and Dinner with President Philip A. Glotzback & Marie B. Glotzbach

Bus departs Northwoods parking lot at 6:15 p.m.