Skidmore breaks ground for CIS Skidmore College celebrated the groundbreaking for its Center for Integrated Sciences with a visit from author and scientist, Neil Shubin. Sat, 20 Oct 2018 15:10:28 -0800 COF,cis, Skidmore College celebrated the groundbreaking for its Center for Integrated Sciences with a visit from author and scientist, Neil Shubin. Smoke billows during celebrations for Skidmore's new science center. Skidmore celebrates the groundbreaking of the Center for Integrated Sciences or CIS.