Peer Academic Coaching for Religious Studies
Peer Academic Coaches are available to support you in your religious studies classes.
Where: Religious Studies Lounge in Ladd
| Sunday | Tuesday |
|---|---|
| Emmie | Cam |
| Anna | Emmie |
Upcoming Academic Sessions
How to be an RE PAC! - Tuesday, April 9th 6:30 PM
In this session, we will go over the process of applying to the PAC program and what it means to be a Religious Studies PAC.
Title: Finals Study Session and Essay Review - Date: April 23, 2024
We want to host a session to support Religious Studies students to study for their
finals and work on their essays. It can be hard to know what to study for on religious
studies tests, so we want to create a space for students to get some extra support.
A lot of religious studies classes also end in essays, so this would also be a session
to get support on writing and revising essays.
MEET THE PAC TEAM FOR Religious Studies
Emmie Zaltas '24
Major: Religious Studies 
About Me: I declared as a Religious Studies major after originally intending to be an Education major. I fell in love with the study of religion after taking a class in my second year and I soon began taking more and more courses in the department. In the Spring of 2023, I did a semester at Trinity College Dublin and became fascinated with Celtic spirituality and early Christianity in Ireland.
Why PAC?: PAC has been an amazing resource for me throughout my time at Skidmore and has helped me immensely in understanding some key concepts in my classes. The PAC environment is a very open and accepting place to study, learn, and get some extra help from the coaches. I am proud to now call myself PAC captain for Religious Studies and give back to the PAC community.
Fav Class: My favorite class I’ve taken here in general has been American Gods. We covered such a diverse selection of American religions and I learned about new religious movements I had never heard of. It was an amazing class that I would recommend to anyone in any discipline at Skidmore.
Academic Advice: The best advice I have is simple: stay organized. Keeping track of your assignments and readings is essential to your academic success here. And go to office hours!
Cameron Pittl '24
Majors: Religious Studies and Gender Studies 
About me: I’m from Queens, NY. I love reading, writing, board games, and hanging out with friends. I became a double major because I am interested in the intersections between religious studies and gender studies. I feel like I could not study one without the other!
Why PAC?: PAC has helped me tremendously with writing in different subjects and finding new techniques for efficiently doing homework and longer written assignments. I hope I can do the same for other students as a PAC.
Favorite Class and Why?: My favorite RE class has been American Gods. It’s the perfect introduction course into religion; it helped me look at the subject in a better lens to understand and study all types of religion outside of any that one might practice themselves.
Academic Advice: Plan ahead! Map out your assignments and exams for each class and outline to-do lists so when the assignments come, you are prepared for any upcoming work you have. This is especially helpful if you are busy with extracurriculars during the week.
Anna Matthews '25