Sustainability in the News
U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and others highlight Skidmore as a top liberal arts college with "Great Financial Aid," a “Best Value School," and a "Top Performer in Social Mobility."
Senior research yields year-round growing and gathering space that will bolster sustainability efforts, coursework, and well-being at Skidmore.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education designation recognizes Skidmore’s commitment to sustainability across all areas of the College.
While campus is unusually quiet, we remain grateful for the familiar trails of North Woods, blossoming trees in our favorite corners of campus, Adirondack Chairs with a view and mischievous Skidmore squirrels.
The student-led event shares sustainable local food with the Skidmore community and supports the community at large.
Polling just a tiny fraction of the Skidmore community reveals a wide range of reasons to be thankful this year:- The annual Harvest Dinner this fall drew a record number of students for a feast of local and campus-grown sustainable fare.
- Courses on farm and food politics, literature and nature, and "watershed science for a crowded planet" are just a few of Skidmore's academic offerings that address sustainability issues.
A Hillel-sponsored talk by a Palestinian Muslim is among the guest lectures on campus soon.
Choreographer Jody Sperling has danced on the shrinking Arctic ice, and she's bringing her expressive movement to Skidmore this week, Oct. 5 and 6.
Skidmore's Give and Go again collected truckloads of leftover dorm-room and apartment goods for donation to Saratoga's racetrack workers and others.
With its second electric vehicle charger, Skidmore is building a green-transportation hub at center campus.
Given today's world politics, can the private sector do the job of promoting environmental and economic sustainability? Corporate-sustainability expert Laura Gitman offers answers this Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m. in Davis Auditorium.
The 2017 Princeton Review gives Skidmore a score of 94 out of 100 for its sustainability, and New York State calls it a leader among green campuses.- Skidmore celebrates sustainability during a range of Earth Week activities.
- A series of short videos about Skidmore's North Woods offers special insight into this campus treasure.
We import farmed salmon and export wild salmon. From cod and tuna to shrimp and oysters, the seafood sourcing crisis will be discussed in a Dec. 10 talk by a prominent author.
Dominic Frongillo, a climate change advocate who rallied efforts against fracking, will help launch Skidmore's energy awareness campaign.- Skidmore's new concert-stage lighting can shine green, but even greener is its much-reduced environmental impact.
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