The Men's Baseball Team spent the Saturday before Thanksgiving partnering with the Economic Opportunity Council to put together holiday food baskets for needy neighbors.
During the American Heart Association’s National Eating Healthy Day in November, Skidmore nutrition undergraduates partnered with Saratoga Springs High School students on creating delicious, nutritious snacks.
Habitat for Humanity volunteers—A new Habitat for Humanity build is about to start in Saratoga Springs. In mid-October, a group of students assisted with lot preparation. Volunteers are Samantha Garcia, Margot Accettura, Rashan Smith, Morgan Dagnicourt, Grace Fairchild, Carmen Lin, and Calvin Reed.
The Skidmore Dynamics present a cappella music at the 16th annual Community Service Awards Brunch hosted by the Saratoga Springs Rotary Foundation.
Alternative spring break in Guatemala: Skidmore students help out at the Camino Segura elementary school.
Alternative spring break: Skidmore students with Habitat for Humanity in Indian River, FL.
Sociology students, under the direction of Prof. David Karp, outside a medium-security prison, where they worked with inmates on reintegration issues.
Student volunteers help spruce up Universal Preservation Hall.
Skidmore's new CE van: Prof. Crystal Moore and social work students head off to Saratoga Bridges.
Skidmore students assist with educational programs for local children at the College's Early Childhood Center.
The Skidmore Strategic Plan
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Faces of Community Engagement
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Civic Engagement at Skidmore
Justice and rehabilitation, inequity and immobility, and other complex issues of mass incarceration in America are themes in a faculty-student project that's part of a national traveling show.
When Rula Issa ‘17 came to the United States in 1998 seeking refuge from the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she was warmly welcomed by Americans who sought to help her and her family assimilate to America and settle comfortably in their new home.
Saratoga's Smart City Commission -- working on downtown amenities such as public wi-fi, broadband in underserved neighborhoods, and parking apps -- got help from Skidmore business students this summer.
"How do I spell entrepreneurship?" asked a local fifth-grader during a school visit by Skidmore business-major ambassadors.
"My family life is tough," admits a Saratoga teen, but a long-term mentoring relationship with a Skidmore student has brought stability, hope, and plans for college.