News and announcements from Skidmore College

Weekly Bulletin

Weekly Highlights

Announcing StartUp Skidmore, Feb. 17-19
Important COVID-19 reminders
RSVP for Winter Celebration by Friday
Register now for employee fitness classes, winter intramurals

Skidmore News

The Feb. 17-19 workshop and competition — open to all Skidmore students from all majors — will enable participants to fine-tune their business pitches and develop a prototype for their own creative products and ideas.

COVID-19 Reminders

As emphasized in an email on Wednesday, Jan. 25, masking indoors is not currently required on campus but remains strongly recommended at crowded events, while traveling, or in other places where transmission may be more likely. If you have been exposed to COVID-19 or if you are symptomatic, do not attend group gatherings or events. Please mask up and test if symptoms develop. Free KN95 masks are available at the Case Information Desk.

Students may continue to pick up free rapid tests at Case Information Desk or at Campus Safety. Students who test positive must notify covidsupport@skidmore.edu.

Employees are reminded that additional free rapid tests are available through www.covid.gov/tests, and that MVP covers the costs of rapid tests. Employees in immediate need or concerned about exposure at work may pick up a test at Campus Safety or the Case Information Desk. Employees who test positive for COVID-19 should alert their supervisors and Human Resources.

If you have not received your COVID booster or your flu shot, please consider doing so as soon as you are eligible. COVID-19 updates continue to be posted to Skidmore’s Campus Planning website and Skidmore’s COVID-19 Dashboard.

Dining Services

Chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day

Email John Winnek to order milk chocolate-covered, long-stem strawberries for Valentine’s Day ($10/half dozen). Orders are due by Thursday, Feb. 9, and can be picked up in The Spa from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14.

Please visit the Dining Services website for updates, Spa Specials, and other information.

Human Resources

Save the date: Breakfast with HR - Supervisor Roundtable

The first session of a Breakfast with HR - Supervisor Roundtable will take place from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the Barrett Center Conference Room. The topic will be recruitment and hiring. Register online.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) presents ‘Reclaim Your Brain’

Presented by an EAP counselor, the “Reclaim Your Brain” session from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Feb. 2, on the second floor of Murray-Aikins Dining Hall is designed for individuals to focus on their brain health. Learn more and register online.

Position openings

Human Resources invites interested Skidmore employees to submit application materials for the openings listed below:

Instructor – Chemistry
Production Manager – Dining Services
Associate Director of Counseling and Inclusion – Counseling Center

To apply, please access the Okta portal. Click on the tile for “Oracle HCM,” then click “Me,” and then click on “Current Jobs.” You can access current open positions for external applicants here.

Updated monthly staff meeting dates

An updated schedule for the monthly staff meeting is available on the HR website. The next meeting is Friday, Feb. 3.

Faculty-Staff Achievements

We welcome submissions from faculty and staff related to professional accomplishments and scholarly endeavors.

John Anzalone, professor emeritus of French and media and film studies, presented two films for the Denver Public Library. Read more>>

Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, was interviewed on Australia's most popular radio station, 3AW. Read more>>

Barbara Black, professor of English, was an invited contributor to the new literary journal Gavialidae. Read more>>

Minita Sanghvi, associate professor of marketing, published an opinion piece in The Times of India. Read more>>

Stephen Ives, associate professor of health and human physiological sciences, and Justin DeBlauw, visiting assistant professor of health and human physiological sciences, published a research paper with several recent alumni and Abena Gyampo ’23.