<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024/0617-s3m-scope.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>S3M: Scholarships changing lives</title><author>Peter MacDonald</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>06/18/2024 10:39:41 AM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>The Skidmore Scholars in Science and Mathematics (S3M) program was established in 2007 as a way to provide financial support to students pursuing STEM majors; since then, some 130 students have benefitted. Hear the stories of five S3M alumni who have gone on to do amazing things.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2024/images/0617-s3m-thumbnail.jpeg" alt="Jennifer Cristiano ’18 stands on the deck of a boat in her uniform. A range of mountains can be seen from across the water."/></image_listing><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><caption/></item>