President’s open office hours
President Conner invites all faculty, staff, and students to his open office hour from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March. 24. Email the Office of the President to reserve a 10-minute, in-person meeting.
Extension of departmental mail delivery suspension
Due to an unexpected staffing shortage, the Post Office will extend the temporary pause of departmental mail deliveries for an additional week. Departments should pick up mail in the Case Center Post Office between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Wednesday–Friday. The 8:30 a.m. Biology and Chemistry delivery will continue as usual.
Humanistic Inquiry Symposium
The 2026 Humanistic Inquiry Symposium will take place March 20–21 at the Tang and is open to all. This year’s theme, “Space/Place,” invites us to consider how environments shape stories, identities, and experiences and continues exploration of the spacetime continuum begun with last year’s focus on “Time.”
Registration for Summer Sports Camps
Registration for Skidmore Summer Sports Camps opens March 1. Led by Skidmore coaches, the camps are open to children of all ages and teach teamwork concepts and skills in baseball, basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, and volleyball.
Children's swimming lessons
The swimming and diving team will offer children’s swimming lessons this spring for children ages 4 and older. Classes will be held Thursdays beginning March 26. Registration will take place from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Williamson Sports Center lobby. Contact Jill Greenleaf for more information.
“Counted Out” film screening and discussion
A screening of the documentary “Counted Out,” which explores how math shapes everything from economic opportunity to democracy, will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, in the Wyckoff Center. A discussion on promoting math literacy will follow. RSVP online.
Roundtable on the Founding and Future of Gender Studies
A moderated roundtable featuring founding and early faculty members and alumni reflecting on the origins, evolution and continued relevance of Gender Studies at Skidmore will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Wyckoff Center.
"The Business of News"
Margaret Cronan, news director for WCVB Channel 5, Boston's News and Community Leader, will deliver the 41st Annual F. William Harder Lecture in Business Administration at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, in Gannett Auditorium.
Campus Conversation with James Francisco Bonilla
Author and activist James Francisco Bonilla will lead a campus conversation in recognition of Disability Awareness Month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, in Davis Auditorium. He will discuss his memoir, “An Eye for an I: Growing Up with Blindness, Bigotry, and Family Mental Illness,” followed by a discussion and Q&A.
“Sissi-Eras of an Empress: Mirroring Myth through Media”
Kristin Kuhns will deliver a lecture on Empress Elisabeth of Austria followed by a screening of the 1955 film “Sissi” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, in Emerson Auditorium, Palamountain Hall. A Q&A will follow.
