Eating Disorder Awareness Week: addressing the problem of eating disorders at Skidmore and beyond
In recognition of Eating Disorder Awareness Month, Skidmore College will be hosting an Eating Disorder Awareness Week from February 26th to March 2nd. The week will feature a lecture by best selling author, Marya Hornbacher. Ms. Hornbacher's Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia has sold over a million copies in the United States and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prove in 1998. The week's events are listed below.
Monday, February 26th:
Marya Hornbacher, Pulitzer Prize Nominee and author of Wasted, will speak about her
battle with eating disorders. 7:30pm in Gannett Auditorium
Positive Body Image Video Art Installation Opening. 9pm in Case Gallery
Tuesday, February 27th:
"Feed Thyself Well Day"; Dining Hall
Elyn Zimmerman, Nutritionist, Informational Discussion 5pm in Library 442
Wednesday, February 28th:
Eating Disorder Panel, 7:30pm in Emerson
(Panel members include: Professor Molteni, Clinical Psychologist; Julia Routbort,
Director of Counseling Center; Mary DiSanto-Rose, Chair of Dance Department; Katie
Hauser, Professor of Art History; Gemma Striker, Class of 2009)
Thursday, March 1st:
"Pathways to Wellness" Free Alternative Hollistic Medicine, 11am-7pm, Dining Hall Atrium and Wilson Chapel (Modalities include massage therapy, healing touch, cranio-sacral therapy, music for healing, psychotherapy, and more)
Dr. Joseph Olejak, Chiropractic & Nutritional Consultant, founder of Delmar Wellness Center, will hold a talk entitled "Empty Harvest: Connecting the Dots Between Our Planet, Our Food and Our community" 7:30pm in Gannett Auditorium.
Eating Disorder Awareness Week is being sponsored and put on by the Eating Disorder Awareness Group, a branch of Skidmore Nutrition Action Council (SNAC). The group recognizes that eating disorders are all too prevalent in today's culture. Their mission is to educate Skidmore and the Saratoga Springs community by expanding public understanding of eating disorders.