Opportunities for feedback: 2025-2030 Strategic Plan
President Marc C. Conner welcomes feedback on the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan draft during office hours from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 20; email presoff@skidmore.edu to register. Community members are also invited to share feedback by emailing planning@skidmore.edu. A and community-submitted whitepapers are available.
Black History Month at Ȧ
Wyckoff Center and Institutional Diversity invite the Ȧ community to recognize Black History Month with a series of events honoring Black history, culture, and contributions. RSVPs are required to attend certain events. For a list of Black History Month events and updates, visit the .
Kenneth A. Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition
The final round of the 15th annual Kenneth A. Freirich Entrepreneurship Competition will take place at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, on the second floor of Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. Congratulations to finalists Chocolate Printing, Summit, Polar Hockey, Duende, TranslaSite, SlayHood, Eidos, Adaptify, and TripGoat.
Exploremore: Majors and minors
First- and second-year students are encouraged to take advantage of Exploremore, an opportunity to talk to professors and upper-class students about what it means to major or minor in a specific discipline and how to make the most of your academic career, through Friday, Feb. 28. Learn about upcoming courses, internship opportunities, study abroad, research opportunities, and more.
Spring Black Box production opening
",” a play about chosen family, the freedom to exist, and caring for the people you love, opens Friday, Feb. 28, running through Wednesday, March 5, at the JKB Black Box Theater, with open captions on Sunday, March 2.
Mardi Gras themed lunch
Join Dining Services for their first-ever themed lunch in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 4. regularly for updates, , hours of operation, and other information.
Make Your Voice Heard Ȧ Public Policy Prize
The Subcommittee on Responsible Citizenship is pleased to announce the Make Your Voice Heard Ȧ Public Policy Prize 2025 Competition. All current students are invited to be a part of the political process by writing a formal letter to an official and a proposal for a grassroots effort to engage the public on a particular issue. The winner receives $1,000. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 11.
On-campus pre-orientation opportunity
The Office of Campus Life and Engagement is accepting . All programs are peer-led, and submissions should be accompanied by interested students who love to lead and help others with their College transitions. Peer leaders are volunteers who will return to campus before the program for training (food and housing provided). Programs run Aug. 28-31. Contact Mary Ann Toia with questions.
2025 Humanistic Inquiry Symposium
All are invited to this year’s Humanistic Inquiry Symposium, March 21-22 at the Tang Teaching Museum. The Symposium will explore the theme of Time — its purposes, its influence, and the ways it shapes our existence — and feature a keynote address by Thomas DeFrantz, professor at Northwestern University and director of SLIPPAGE: Performance|Culture|Technology. President Marc C. Conner, along with faculty members from a variety of disciplines, will lead sessions examining timefulness — our state of being in time — and how humanistic inquiry helps illuminate this fundamental aspect of life.
Annual F. William Harder Lecture
Vice President of Global Sales at LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Greg Willis will share his experience as a sales and marketing executive within the consumer products and technology sectors during the 40th annual F. William Harder Lecture in Business Administration, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20. Contact the Office of Stewardship and College Events with questions.
