Eagles, glaciers, athletes, orphans
Internships wrapup
Working with animals, refugees, and elite athletes, on glaciers, computers, and genetics makes up only part of what Skidmore students did over the summer, thanks to funding from alumni, parents, and the Skidmore budget. The number of stipends available for internships and other resume-boosting experiences has grown to more than 100, and this summer students from virtually every discipline got involved around the world and around the corner. [more and photos]
School days kickoff
New classmates
First came the fall-sport athletes, then new students joined pre-orientations (in the Adirondacks, Bernhard Theater, downtown Saratoga and elsewhere) and then everybody arrived, moved in and got settled into the school year. In welcoming the Class of 2021, students and faculty will soon be meeting freshmen who have, just for example, climbed all 46 Adirondack high peaks, raised and trained guide dogs, studied animal migration in the Arctic, played Carnegie Hall and worked for NASA on ocean ecology. [more and photos]
“To increase vital support”
Advancement VP appointed
Sean Campbell has been named Skidmore's new Collyer Vice President for Advancement.
The public phase of the Creating our Future campaign starts soon, and so does he.
Campbell has led major fundraising and alumni programs at the University of Chicago
Medicine and Bates College. Looking forward to leading Skidmore's efforts "to increase
vital support," he starts on October 16, just ahead of the campaign kickoff in mid-November.
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Alumni news reports, from travels to jobs to weddings to babies, are always on view at the Class Notes site.
Sept. 14, 5:30 p.m., Constitution Day talk: "Executive Power, Then and Now"
Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m., Fox-Adler Lecture: "New Yorker Covers You Were Never Meant to See"
Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m., Greenberg Middle East Scholar talk: "Magic Plants in the Holy Land"
Sept. 28, 7 p.m., "Stories that Speak to Us" on prisons and justice
Oct. 7, 8 p.m., Bartók Series: Parker Quartet
To start their seasons, Skidmore field hockey was ranked 11th nationally and second in the Liberty League, while golf was the only Liberty team to poll among the top 25 nationally. Field hockey opened at home on Sept. 1; the golfers teed off at the Lake Placid Invitational on Sept. 9. More on all varsity sports here.
Career Jam—part of Celebration Weekend, Oct. 14, 3–5 p.m.—needs alumni and parent volunteers who'd enjoy fielding student questions and sharing insights about their industries, companies, graduate experience, or career journeys. Sign up here, or send queries to Lauren Sisson.
There's still time to sign up for Skidmore's Homecoming, October 7. All alumni from all class years (and their families) are welcome for student performances, tours, and more—including the athletics Hall of Fame inductions (register now!).
Now is the time (until Nov. 4) to nominate alumni for recognition awards and also for positions on the alumni board. Alumni in class years ending with 3 and 8 are especially urged to nominate classmates for distinguished achievement or outstanding service awards.
Planning is under way for Celebration Weekend, Skidmore's annual open house for students' families. This year's Oct. 20–22 event features faculty seminars, performances, a president's hour, campus tours, and more. Register by Sept. 29!
Four-wheel-drive land roving and a "flight-seeing" flyover are part of the package for a Tanzanian safari during the huge migrations in March. The trip includes legendary game parks such as the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, and deluxe accommodations in a lodge and camp. Space is limited; register now.
Skidmore events are coming up this month in San Francisco and Santa Fe, Maine and Boston and Philadelphia, and even London in the UK.
Recent accomplishments by alumni from the classes of 2017, 2013, 2011, 2008, 2000, and 1983, including Laura Fralich '11.
As a service to classmates, here is a listing of deceased alumni and their online obituaries that Skidmore has recently learned of.
