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Celebrating a decade of In It programming, highlights from Homecoming and Family Weekend, and upcoming events this week.

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In It 10 celebrates a decade of programming with a series of powerful events, inspiring ϳԹ students, staff, faculty, and community partners to reflect on their collective responsibility to learn, remember, and act.

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ϳԹ welcomed alumni, families, and friends to campus for Homecoming and Family Weekend — a joyful celebration of community, creativity, and Thoroughbred pride.

The Coming Week

Thursday, Oct. 23

6 p.m. ‌

‌Tang Teaching Museum

‌7:30 p.m. ‌

‌Jacob Perlow Series: The Role of Journalism in Times of Crisis: Israel, the Middle East, and Beyond ‌

‌Davis Auditorium

Friday, Oct. 24

9 a.m.–5 p.m. ‌

‌Campus Flu and Covid Vaccine Clinic

‌McCaffery Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center, Tennis Viewing Room, first floor

‌3 p.m.

‌ĜAlgebraic Symmetries and Starscapes”

‌Palamountain Hall 231

‌7:30 p.m. ‌

‌Zankel Music Center

Saturday, Oct. 25

Noon

ϳԹ Polo Club: Men vs UMD Bloomfield Farm Polo

 

‌Č2 p.m. ‌

‌Tang Teaching Museum

‌Č‌Sunday, Oct. 26

‌2 p.m. ‌

‌Tang Teaching Museum

‌Wednesday, Oct. 29 ‌

‌7 p.m. 

‌Daniel Balmuth Lecture in Jewish Studies with ‌Paul Hockenos ’85 

‌Gannett Auditorium

Human Resources

Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment

‌Benefits Open Enrollment begins Thursday, Nov. 6, and must be completed by the end of Friday, Nov. 21. A Benefits Fair will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6, on the second floor of Murray-Aikins Dining Hall. Additional information will be shared by email and posted online. 

Position openings

‌Human Resources invites interested ϳԹ employees to submit application materials for the openings listed below: 

  • ‌Student Accounts Specialist – Bursar Office

‌To apply, please access the . Click on the tile for “Oracle HCM,” click “Me,” and then click on “Current Jobs.” You can access current open positions for .

‌Professional development, events, training, and other opportunities

  • Networking Breakfast – 9 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, second floor
     

‌ČFor more information, including registration details and a full listing of opportunities, visit the .

Faculty-Staff Achievements

Announcements

President’s open office hours 

President Conner invites all faculty, staff, and students to his open office hours from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. Email the Office of the President to reserve a 10-minute, in-person meeting.

‌Mexico Now Colloquium

‌ĜMexico Now: Storytelling, Power, and Resistance in the 21st Century” is a two-day colloquium featuring acclaimed authors Juan Pablo Villalobos and Guadalupe Nettel. The event will be held Friday, Oct. 31, and Saturday, Nov. 1, in the Wyckoff Center. Presenters will explore storytelling, political agency, and cultural identity in Mexico through literature, film, and other artistic forms.

Queer crafts meet-up

Join the Queer Faculty and Staff Affinity Group for queer crafts, 4–5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, in the IdeaLab. Create, connect, and unwind while making paper cards and decorating picture frames — materials provided. All faculty and staff are welcome. Contact jbsander@skidmore.edu for more information.

Greening your office lunch and learn

Join the Sustainability Office at noon Friday, Oct. 31, to learn easy, impactful ways to make your office eco-friendly while supporting a greener ϳԹ campus. Lunch will be provided. .

‌ČCybersecurity Awareness Month

As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, IT will launch a new cybersecurity awareness training program for all faculty, staff, and students. Watch for more details from the IT Help Desk in the coming days. Stay vigilant and report any suspicious emails or activity. Always verify the source before clicking on links.

“Preparing for a Home Sale: From Decluttering to the Sale”

The Retiree Initiative Planning Group will host “Preparing for a Home Sale: From Decluttering to the Sale,” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Surrey-Williamson Inn. Speakers include Kirstin Drabek ’94, associate broker at Keller Williams Realty, and Sheilah Sable, owner and founder of Call Sheilah. RSVP by Monday, Nov. 3, to Terry Diggory.

Facilities update 

Facilities Services has begun shutting down the chiller plant for the season, and the following buildings will no longer have air conditioning: Old Dana, Case Center, Ladd Hall, Bolton Hall, Palamountain Hall, Scribner Library, Barrett Center, Wait Hall, Tisch Learning Center, Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater, Jonsson Tower, and Howe Rounds.

Skidmania '75 tickets on sale now

‌ϳԹ’s biggest student-led concert returns to Zankel Music Center for two nights only – Friday, Nov. 21, and Saturday, Nov. 22. Tickets are $5 for students and $15 for faculty and staff. before they sell out. All proceeds benefit ϳԹ Cares.

‌Village Treats

‌The Office of Residential Life invites staff, faculty, and their families for an evening of trick-or-treating around the student apartments. Village Treats will take place from 5–7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. No registration required.

‌Celebrating the Africana Studies and the Mellon Foundation Grant

Join us from 4:30–6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, in the Wyckoff Center to celebrate four years of racial justice initiatives funded by the Mellon Foundation grant, "Africana Studies and the Humanities at ϳԹ: Transnational Explorations in Social Justice." The event will feature shared reflections, a short documentary, and food.

‌ϳԹ Shop

‌Check out the new Chicken Finger Friday design, now available on T-shirts and stickers in-store and at . Thanks to everyone who visited the pop-up shop in the dining hall during Homecoming and Family Weekend; more than $300 in proceeds from the event will benefit ϳԹ Cares.

ϳԹ Weekly Bulletin submission procedure and schedule

Help reduce bulk emails by posting your announcement in ϳԹ Weekly Bulletin, which is distributed to all employees as well as to all students. Submit announcements and events, and faculty and staff achievements by completing the appropriate online form. The deadline for all submissions is noon on Monday. Email swb@skidmore.edu if you have questions or experience technical issues due to ongoing website updates. 

Athletics

The action is heating up as the regular season nears its climax for fall teams, and three winter teams begin competition this weekend. Field hockey hosts Russell Sage College at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, in a nonleague game. Women’s soccer hosts Union College at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, and returns home to face Vassar College at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Volleyball is home for two league matches, taking on Vassar College at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and Bard College at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. The men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams open their season with dual meets against St. Lawrence University at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, and Clarkson University at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Riding opens its season Saturday morning, Oct. 25, at SUNY Cobleskill. Stay up to date with results and schedules on the and by subscribing to the .

Looking Ahead

Thursday, Oct. 30 

6 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum

‌Friday, Oct. 31

6 p.m. 

 

‌Tang Teaching Museum

Saturday, Nov. 1 

‌1 p.m. 

‌ϳԹ Polo open game 

‌Bloomfield Farm Polo

Sunday, Nov. 2

2 p.m. 

‌Tang Teaching Museum

 

Monday, Nov. 3 

4:306:30 p.m.

Celebrating the “Africana Studies and the Humanities” Mellon Grant

Wyckoff Center

Thursday, Nov. 6

9 a.m.5 p.m.

Campus Flu and Covid Vaccine Clinics McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center, Tennis Viewing Room

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