Statements
Today, I know I join others in our Skidmore community who are still reeling from the incomprehensible tragedy in Orlando, Florida over the weekend. We have lowered our flags in honor of the lives lost and in solidarity with the families and loved ones who are mourning.
I write to announce Cerri Annette Banks as our new Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs, effective August 1, 2016. Cerri currently serves as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of the College at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
After discussion with President's Cabinet and various campus constituencies, I am pleased to announce extended winter holiday breaks over the next three years for non-union employees.
I write today to share the very sad news that David H. Porter, fifth president of Skidmore College, has died.- Please join us Tuesday evening March 22 at 7 p.m. as we come together to celebrate the life of first-year student Willem "Will" Golden who passed away on Saturday.
- I write to share with you the news that the driver in the devastating crash that took the life of student Michael Hedges and injured students Toby Freeman and Oban Galbraith last October was sentenced in Saratoga County Court this afternoon.
- I write today to share the terribly sad news that one of our students, Willem “Will” Golden, of Cohasset, Massachusetts, died yesterday as the result of a fall in Newark, Delaware.
- At the 105th Commencement on Saturday, May 21, 2016, honorary degrees will be conferred upon Emanuel Ax and Bernice Johnson Reagon. The faculty speaker will be Kate Graney.
- As we make our way through a lively period in Skidmore's history, I write to update you on a wide variety of news and activities affecting everyone in our community.
- I am writing to share the final draft of the next Strategic Plan, v. 15.2: Creating Pathways to Excellence: the Plan for Skidmore College, 2015-2025, which is posted on the College's planning website.