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Cultivate series
Skidmore, SPAC and Pitney Meadows
Community Farm will host the Cultivate series from Oct. 1-3 in advance of the 2019
Saratoga Wine and Food Festival. The series offers free public
events that explore sustainability and socially conscious
cultivation and consumption with leading experts in the field.
Safety Day
Safety Day will take
place from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept.
27, on South Park/Library Green near Case
Lot. Emergency personnel will be present on campus. At 3 p.m.,
there will be a controlled burn in a contained setting
supervised by firefighters. Smoke or fire may be present.
Safety Day is part of the Weeks of Welcome programming for
first-year students but is open to the entire campus
community.
Skidmore Shop
Feeling the chill of
fall? The Skidmore Shop has a wide selection of
Skidmore gear to keep you cozy. Visit the Skidmore Shop online for more
information.
Community
Coffee Hour
Enjoy a free cup of coffee, tea, hot
chocolate and snacks with colleagues from 9 to 10 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 26, at The Spa in Case
Center.
Thoroughbred Society to celebrate
student-athletes
The Thoroughbred Society recognition
ceremony will celebrate the academic accomplishments
of spring 2019
student-athletes at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the lobby of
Williamson Sports Center.
"Ending Homelessness in Saratoga
Springs"
Erin Healy, a Saratoga native and national expert on
collaborative problem-solving and homeless systems,
will give a public
presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in Zankel Music Center on the mindset, practice and investment
shifts needed to end homelessness in
Saratoga Springs. Tickets for the general
public are limited, but some are reserved for members of the
Skidmore community. To register, please contact Parker
Diggory.
Freirich
Business Plan Competition to kick off
Skidmore's
10th annual Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan
Competition will kick off at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, on
the second floor of Murray Aikins Dining
Hall.
Health program offered
Skidmore is offering a common-sense,
online weight-loss program that helps reduce participants� risk of
developing serious conditions like heart disease or diabetes
to all employees at no cost. Apply by Friday, Sept.
27, to find out if you are eligible for
the program.
Flu shots
Health Services has partnered with
Walgreens Pharmacy to offer flu shots for Skidmore students
and employees. To receive the influenza
vaccine, sign up in advance. For more information,
call Health Services
at extension 5550 or email
them.
"Gravedigger�s
Tale"
Saratoga Shakespeare Company will present
"Gravedigger�s Tale," a
40-minute interactive tour through Shakespeare�s �Hamlet,� at
2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in Janet Kinghorn Bernhard
Theater. The tour is appropriate for all
ages.
CPR/AED/Basic First Aid
Training
Campus Safety will host
a four-hour training on American Red Cross Basic First Aid,
Basic CPR and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator
(AED) from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29,
in Williamson Sports Center�s second-floor classroom. If interested, email Lori Parks or contact her at
extension 5568.
"Networks of Media
Power"
Stephen Barnard, associate professor of sociology at St. Lawrence
University, will deliver the lecture
�Networks of Media Power: Hacking Meaning
and Attention in the (Dis)Information Age� at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in Gannett
Auditorium.
Wellness coaching
Take advantage of an exclusive opportunity
to meet one-on-one with your own nurse wellness coach for an
in-depth, confidential conversation about your life and how it
may affect your health and well-being. Sign up online to join the
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