James Helicke Skidmore College welcomed the Class of 2024 and transfer students at a virtual Convocation ceremony with calls to embrace Skidmore's liberal arts education while confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and demands for social justice. Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:12:07 -0800 Academics,Admissions,Campus News,Events,Prospective Students,SGA,Staff, Director of the First-Year Experience and Associate Professor of Sociology Amon Emeka welcomed new students on behalf of the Skidmore faculty.