The following resources and services are currently available to the Skidmore community. Updates and additions to this list will be posted each week in the Skidmore Weekly Bulletin. Please submit updates to this list by email.
Skidmore College continues to provide campuswide updates here.
Academic Advising
At this time, the Office of Academic Advising is best able to serve students, faculty and parents through phone or Zoom meetings. Appointments can be scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Same-day appointments are often available. Visit the office webpage or find more contact information here.
Accounts Payable
Staff are working remotely. Please send all documentation electronically through Oracle Cloud. Email Accounts Payable if you have any cash deposits, and special arrangements for building access and drop-off will be made with Campus Safety or the Card Office.
Career Development Center
The Career Development Center will continue to support all students throughout the winter break. Students are invited to schedule an appointment or have their documents reviewed.
Center for Leadership, Teaching, and Learning
Scholarly and Creative Endeavors Work Groups (SCE) are taking on a new format next semester. Three groups will be led virtually via Zoom in spring 2021, starting the week of Feb. 8. For more information, visit the Center for Leadership, Teaching and Learning’s professional development calendar.
Community Service
The Office of Community Service Programs continues to share ways to give back. Virtual office hours will be held every Monday from 2 to 2:30 p.m. To schedule an individual appointment, email Michelle Hubbs and she will send you a meeting request.
Employee Assistance Program
Employees seeking counseling services may make use of the Employee Assistance Program.
Financial Aid
Financial Aid Office staff are available remotely, by email and by phone at 518-580-5750, and via Zoom by appointment.
First-Year Experience
The First-Year Experience office is working remotely. Email is the best way to contact staff, but you can also call 518-580-8111 and leave a voicemail.
Health Services and the Counseling Center
Health Services and the Counseling Center are available to support students.
Human Resources/Payroll
Human Resources continues to update Faculty/Staff FAQs and Faculty/Staff campus planning questions on a regular basis. The HR team is available by phone 518-580-5800 or email.
Non-exempt employees with questions concerning time entry should contact Joan Rivers in Payroll.
Information Technology
Information Technology asks faculty to email all Help Desk requests to the Faculty Help Desk to expedite responses. In your email, it is essential that you include a cellphone or landline number so someone from IT can contact you. Calling the Help Desk phone line will not be your quickest means of support. Staff should continue to submit IT support requests by emailing the Help Desk or calling 518-580-5900 from 8:30 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The IT Help Desk is now offering Live Chat Support. The chat function can be accessed by clicking the Live Support button on the left side of the IT Help Desk webpage. It will be green when support is available.
For questions about Okta, Skidmore’s new identity management system, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Off-Campus Study & Exchanges
OCSE staff continue to hold open advising hours from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday via zoom. Check out their remote advising webpage for the Zoom link or to schedule an appointment. Follow @globalskidmore on Instagram and watch for upcoming events.
Opportunity Program
The Opportunity Program remains available to offer support to all OP students, on campus and off. Staff are working remotely until further notice. Staff will continue to offer advising, academic and social support, and OP students should feel encouraged to reach out to staff by email and/or schedule video conferencing for any needs that arise.
Post Office
The Post Office will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for the spring semester. Skidmore IDs and departmental purchasing cards are the only form of payment accepted; cash is no longer accepted. Until further notice, distributions and notices are no longer accepted. For more information, email the Skidmore Post Office.
Print Services
Print Services will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for the spring semester. Delivery service remains suspended for the spring semester. Skidmore IDs and departmental purchasing cards are the only form of payment accepted; cash is no longer accepted. If you are experiencing a service issue or have a printing question, contact Jim Pfoh.
Purchasing
The Purchasing Office is fully operational and accessible by emailing Anne Petruzzelli or Carol Schnitzer or leaving a voicemail at 518-580-5848 or 518-580-5849. Petruzzelli is generally in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from noon to 3 p.m. Schnitzer is available for in-person appointment/meetings as requested.
Registrar’s Office
The Registrar’s Office is working remotely. Email is the best way to contact staff, but you can also call and leave a voicemail. Contact information for staff can be found here.
Residential Life
The Office of Residential Life is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and available to support students. Staff are working on campus and remotely and can be reached by calling 518-580-5765 or by email.
Scheduling Office
For policies regarding use of space under current health and safety guidelines, visit the Scheduling Office webpage or check availability in EMS. Academic building hours over winter break are posted. Email the Scheduling Office with any questions.
Scribner Library
For library hours and updates, check the library website. To request materials, fill out the library’s online form. For research help, visit the “Ask Us” page to access FAQs. Consult the More Access Information page for additional information about access, resources and help.
Sponsored Research
The Office of Sponsored Research is working remotely. Email is the best way to contact staff, but you can also call and leave a voicemail. Contact information for staff can be found at the bottom of the Sponsored Research webpage.
Student Academic Services
International student and scholar advisors and academic counselors in the Office of Student Academic Services (SAS) are available for consultation and support throughout the winter break. To schedule an appointment, please email SAS.
Tang Teaching Museum
The Tang Teaching Museum welcomes the Skidmore community during the intersession. Faculty, students and staff can make appointments to visit from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, Jan. 5-29. Faculty members especially are invited to make appointments to visit the museum in preparation for their spring semester classes. Faculty interested in teaching with exhibitions may contact Rachel Seligman, assistant director for curatorial affairs. Faculty interested in teaching with collections may contact Kara Jefts, collections registrar. All other Skidmore community members, please make an appointment by using this form or calling 518-580-8080. Please make your appointment at least 24 hours in advance of your visit. Exhibitions on view include “Energy in All Directions,” “Never Done: 100 Years of Women in Politics and Beyond” and “Nicole Cherubini: Shaking the Trees.” The exhibition “We’ve Only Just Begun: 100 Years of Skidmore Women in Politics” is on view online. The museum’s spring semester hours will be announced in January.
Writing Center
At the Philip Boshoff Writing Center, trained student tutors offer one-on-one consultations for writers at every stage of the writing process, from assignment sheet to final revisions. This semester, all appointments will be online. The Writing Center will begin tutoring on Monday, Feb. 8, and will tutor during these hours: Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; Sunday, noon-10 p.m. Check our schedule for appointment times.
