For the past year, the Skidmore News has been reporting on the new furniture that Case will be receiving (A Facelift for Case Center and A Change to Case Center Furniture is Finally Starting to Take Shape). The process of getting the new furniture for this area ultimately took much longer than anticipated, as part of the furniture order was backordered.
Read moreA New Study Abroad Campaign Might Solve Shortage of Housing in the Future
Recently, the Skidmore News reported on the on campus-housing situation. Assistant Director of Residential Life for Operations, Ryan Ballantine, shared many ways that Skidmore could potentially solve their housing problems in the future.
Read moreWill Sophomores be Housed in Triples?
April is a busy month for Skidmore students. We select courses for next year, celebrate Earth day, make final summer plans and enjoy our long awaited event, fun day. In addition to this, everybody, aside from seniors, select housing for next year. As housing selection is under way, we have seen some changes from past years.
Read moreNew Admissions and Financial Aid Building to Come
If you ask many of Skidmore’s top administrators, they will tell you that the Center for Integrated Science (CIS) remains a top priority, in terms of construction projects. Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Mary Lou Bates, confirmed this, saying “the top priority is CIS.”
Read moreMemories of David Porter
“If you can master the Greek verb, you can master anything.” That was President and Professor Emeritus David Porter’s mantra, and by it he not only urged students to pursue Classics and the humanities, but also to raise their game in any intellectual endeavor and to have faith in their abilities.
Read moreGoing Test-Optional was the Right Choice
On Friday, April 1st, Skidmore officially went test-optional, beginning with students applying for the class of 2021. As a student who spent countless hours of my junior year in high school taking the ACT twice and spending Saturday mornings on tutoring, I wish that Skidmore had made this decision several years ago.
Read moreWorld Languages and Literatures: The New Department Name
“Now that the Registrar’s sent the e-mail to all the students, the change finally feels real,” said Maria Lander, Chair and Professor of the World Languages and Literatures department. Lander is referring to an email to all students from, Registrar, David DeConno that said, “The Department of “Foreign Languages and Literature” has changed its name to ‘World Languages and Literatures.’”
Read moreSkidmore Removes Majors, Effective Next Year
Around this time last year Skidmore announced that they would begin offering a new major in the Fall of 2015. When this was announced, it was far from known that this major would only last a year, as Skidmore recently announced that effective next year, they would be removing all majors and minors. S
Read moreSkidmore Very Likely to go Test Optional
In the last 25 years, this is around the fourth time that Skidmore has evaluated their admissions requirement that applicants must submit standardized testing, but this year’s result is different than befor
Read moreA New Name for the Government Department
50 years ago, Henry Gallant created the Skidmore Government Department. Gallant had a Ph. D. in Government from Harvard University.
Read moreSkidmore Students are Safe After Brussels Attack
The Skidmore Study Abroad Office published a statement in regards to the attacks in Brussels today, March 22nd, and from what they have heard all Skidmore students studying abroad in Europe this semester are safe.
Read moreSkidmore to Become More Selective
This year, Skidmore has seen an increase in admissions applicants for the class of 2020. Currently, Skidmore has released both early decisions 1 and 2, and regular decision applicants should be hearing back in late March.
Read moreEarlier Issues with the Calendar
Earlier this semester there were many issues with the Skidmore Calendar, Skidmore EMS (room scheduling website) and the Library reservation system.
Read moreTwo Departments will find a New Home in Filene
The Skidmore Classics and Economics departments will be moving this August to Filene. They will be joining Art History, some of the Theater department, Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative (MDOCS) and Arts Administration. Currently the Classics department is located on the second floor of Ladd Hall and the Economics department is spread out between two floors of Harder and Filene.
Read moreAll College General Education Requirements Still Under Review
In November, the Skidmore News reported on the current state of the general education requirements that are currently under review. The Committee for Educational Policies and Planning (CEPP) is in the process of reviewing the requirements, and since November there have been some changes to the proposed new requirements.
Read moreHoverboard Ban
Recently Skidmore, as of January 25, followed many other institutions and colleges in banning hoverboards from its campus. Other colleges that have banned or temporarily banned hoverboards include Wellesley College, American University, Brandies University and George Washington University.
Read moreA Change to Case Center Furniture is Finally Starting to Take Shape
The Case Center furniture has been the same for a very a long time, in fact an old Skidmore News cover from 2001 shows the same tables and chairs that we used to have in Spa until a few days ago.
Read moreThe Final Stages of the Renovation
Originally, it was thought that over winter break Health Services and the Counseling Center would return to their permanent location on the first floor of Jonsson Tower. “As the fall semester progressed, however, it became apparent that [goal] was overly optimistic and a more realistic mid-spring completion date was set,” said Andrew Demaree, Director of the Counseling Center.
Read moreDoes Starbuck Cause Cancer?
In the past 17 years, there have been approximately 11 people that have worked in the Starbuck Center and have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Could the building be causing this cancer?
Read moreDecember 4th Faculty Meeting: The Final One of the Year
This past Friday, December 4th, was the last faculty meeting before winter break. The meeting began with American Studies professor Greg Pfitzer announcing that Professor Mehmet Odekon will be receiving the Distinguished Faculty Service Award.
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