Skidmore College - Scope Magazine Spring 2019

1 SKIDMORE COLLEGE On the cover: Jessica Ndrianasy ’20, winner of this year’s Kenneth A. Freirich Business Plan Competition for her Madagascar agribusiness proposal, stands in the Skidmore Community Garden. Skidmore is advancing its creative mission through innovative approaches to food. See page 19. Photo by Christopher Massa. S C O P E S K I D M O R E S P R I N G 2 0 1 9 Contents 2–11 COMMUNITY REVIEW Reconnecting with Bernstein, Skidmore Speaks, Beatlemore Skidmania, sustainability and more. 12 FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS 14 CELEBRATING CREATIVE LEADERSHIP Christopher Massa Creative Thought Matters LOCKUPS The phrase “Creative Thought Matters” needs to be present in all major communications from the College. Of course, the statement can be placed on publications, web pages, and merchandise to literally state our case. Here are a few ways we are using “Creative Thought Matters” as a visual identifier in our communications. Please follow these guidelines to ensure consistency. Things to keep in mind: The idea is to represent the brand platform more heavily within body copy, in the process of telling a story. We shouldn’t have to plaster the phrase itself everywhere within one piece of communications to get the message across. It should be infused into all brand experiences, but it should never sound hokey or forced. Ultimately, we use the platf orm in ways that seamlessly illustrate our philosophy on thought and impact, since this is an integral part of Skidmore’s DNA. Mercury Display Semibo ld (initial caps, –5 tracking, 100% horizontal and vertical scale) Proxima Nova Regular (all caps, +100 tracking, 100% horizontal and vertical scale) Proxima Nova Medium (all caps, full justification, 3:2 box ratio, text inset top and bottom by 1x cap height; perimeter box line weight equals stroke weight) S C O P E SPRING 2019 A BIANNUAL SHOWCASE OF SKIDMORE COLLEGE PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS Food for Creative Thought HowSkidmore is advancing itsmission —and innovating— through food ImagineYourselfHere CREATIVE THOUGHT MATTERS SCOPE SPRING 2019 Vice President for Communications and Marketing Martin Mbugua Director of News and External Relations  Diane O’Connor Managing Editor James Helicke Editor Angela Valden Class Notes Editor Mary Monigan Contributors Lisa Haney, Michael Janairo, Peter MacDonald, Julia Marco, Christopher Massa and Sara Miga Designer Blake Dinsdale Skidmore College Switchboard: 518-580-5000 Alumni Relations: 518-580-5670 Admissions: 518-580-5570 Scope is published biannually by Communications and Marketing Skidmore College 815 North Broadway 518-580-5733 skidmore.edu/scope This issue marks a milestone for Scope. After many years at the helm, longtime editor Sue Rosenberg is enjoy- ing a well-deserved retirement. Sue’s editorial talents are greatly missed, but there is also much to be excited about. Scope will now be published twice a year, and each issue features Class Notes. We are also happy to note that Scope is now printed by Quad/Graphics in Saratoga Springs, just minutes from campus. In this issue, we briefly examine a topic important to all of us: food. Food forms the backdrop for the experiences From the editor of many students and alumni, frommemorable outings at favorite restaurants in Saratoga Springs to late-night study sessions and campus jobs in the dining hall. Increasingly, Skidmore is also advancing its creative mission through innovative approaches to food, with its award-winning dining hall, sustainability initiatives, innovative alumni careers and the cross-disciplinary research that is at the heart of the Center for Integrated Sciences. We welcome your feedback at scope@skidmore.edu . Keep in touch. — James Helicke Food for Creative Thought 19 COVER STORY 16 THE TANG 18 ATHLETICS 19 FOOD IN FOCUS 21 ALUMNI FOOD MEMORIES 22 FOOD FUTURES 24 RECIPES FOR SUCCESS 29 CLASS NOTES 48 IN MEMORIAM