Seeking Thanksgiving meal hosts for international students
Willing to host a student(s) at your celebration? Student Academic Services is pairing Thanksgiving meal hosts with international students. Interested hosts can contact Chloe Jaleel. Please specify if you can also provide transportation.
Skidmore Lifeworks Thanksgiving basket project
The annual Thanksgiving Basket Project helps local neighbors in need. To make a donation or learn how to help in other ways, visit the LifeWorks website. Consider noting “Skidmore” on your check or on the website. Skidmore initiated this program over 35 years ago and continues to be among its largest institutional supporters. For more information, contact Roy Rotheim.
Jingle Bell 5K Run
The Arthritis Foundation will be hosting its Jingle Bell 5k Run on campus at 9 a.m. Sunday, December 3. Visit the Arthritis Foundation website for information and to register. Those interested in volunteering at the event should contact Karlene Kunigiel.
Skidmore Theater: ‘The Courage to Right a Woman’s Wrongs’
This devilishly fun play by one of Spain’s most successful ladies of letters will run Nov. 17-19 and Dec. 1-3. (The 8 p.m. performance on Friday, Dec. 1, will offer open captioning.) Find tickets online, or contact Skidmore Theater Box Office for more information.
Looking for 2024 winter job shadowing hosts
The Career Development Center has just launched its 2024 Winter Job Shadowing program and is actively looking for job shadowing hosts: Skidmore alumni, parents, or employers, who graciously open their doors to provide firsthand insight into the daily demands and responsibilities of their respective fields. Contact Zachary VanGalder with questions.
Campus Events Calendar open for spring
EMS is now open to book events for the spring semester. For questions or trainings contact Megan Bove in the Scheduling Office.
Surrey-Williamson Inn guest rooms
The Surrey-Williamson Inn welcomes College guests and visitors to Saratoga Springs. Discounted rates are available to department guests, parents, and other members of the Skidmore community. Reach out to surrey@skidmore.edu to learn more or visit our website to reserve a room.
Toys for Toga toy drive and fundraiser
The Skidmore Shop will be participating in this year’s Toys for Toga drive and fundraiser. If you’d like to donate new, unwrapped toys, visit our in-store dropbox by Dec. 9. Donated toys will be distributed to Franklin Community Center (Saratoga Springs), CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services (Clifton Park), and the Mechanicville Area Community Services Center. You can also donate to the Toys for Toga GoFundMe page.
Cyber Monday at Skidmore Shop
On Monday, Nov. 27, receive free ground shipping on an order of $50 or more on the Skidmore Shop website. Please note that technology, textbooks, and other specialty orders are excluded from this offer.
Skidmore Weekly Bulletin publication schedule, submission procedure
Submit announcements and events, faculty-staff achievements, and academic lectures by completing the appropriate online form. The deadline for all submissions is noon on Monday. Please email swb@skidmore.edu if you have questions. Please note, during the week of Thanksgiving, SWB will be published on Tuesday, Nov. 21.
