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Skidmore News

Leo Parra ’24 works in Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences.

Using resources from Skidmore's Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences, chemistry major Leo Parra ’24 was asked to help try to solve two archaeological mysteries during his senior year at Skidmore.

Summer at Skidmore

Institutional Diversity presents Pride 2024 

‌Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month at Skidmore from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, in Porter Plaza. Come to see the Progress Pride Flag and stay for delicious mocktails provided by Bars without Boundaries, light snacks, music, pride swag, and great company. 

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‌‌Juneteenth celebration at the Tang ‌

‌All are invited to attend a Juneteenth celebration at the Tang Teaching Museum from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 22. The family-friendly event will feature freedom- and Juneteenth-themed arts and crafts, storytelling for children, vendors, food, and live performances, including Prodigal B (hip-hop dance), Adrian Emanuel (neo-soul), Nkoula Badila and Angel Lau (Congolese dance and drumming workshop), and the Heavenly Echoes Gospel Band (gospel).

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‌New York State Summer Writers Institute 

‌Readings are held on campus and free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. 

  • ‌Novelist Cristina Garcia and poet Megan Fernandes, 8 p.m., Monday, June 24, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor) 
  • ‌Fictionists Margot Livesey and Daniel Torday, 8 p.m., Tuesday, June 25, Murray-Aikins Dining Hall (second floor) 
  • ‌Fiction reading with Phillip Lopate and Elizabeth Benedict, 8 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, (tickets required) 

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‌Concerts are held in Zankel Music Center. Tickets can be purchased online or at Zankel Box Office; All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend free of charge by showing their Skidmore ID. 

  • ‌“Mostly Modern Orchestra with Ankush Kumar Bahl,” 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 15 
  • ‌“Father’s Day Special — New York Stories,” 3 p.m., Sunday, June 16 
  • ‌“Dior String Quartet,” 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 20 
  • ‌“Fifth Season Finale, Mostly Modern Festival with Joann Falletta” 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 21

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‌Storytellers' Institute Work-in-Progress Show 

‌Fellows of the will present photography, painting, video, audio, and more from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 21, in Case Gallery. A screening and Q&A with the artists will begin at 6 p.m. (location TBD).

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  • ‌“Elevator Music 49: John Cage — Water Walk,” through Sept. 8 ‌ ‌
  • ‌“Hyde Cabinet #25: Kashi Kari — Celebrating Tradition and Craftsmanship from Pakistan,” through Sept. 8 ‌
  • ‌“Vorágine: Yente and Cecilia Biagini,” through Sept. 22 ‌
  • ‌“Yvette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves,” through Sept. 7, 2025 

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  • Tour of “Vorágine: Yente and Cecilia Biagini,” noon, Thursday, June 13 

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‌Who’s on campus? 

  • ‌, through June 22 ‌
  • ‌New York State Summer Writers Institute, June 24 through July 20 
  • ‌, through June 28 ‌ ‌
  • ‌Summer Sessions, Session I, through June 28

Dining Services

Summer hours

‌During the summer months, the Spa will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A breakfast menu will be available from 8 to 11 a.m.; hot soup and a deli menu will be available from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Grab and go items will be sold in Burgess Café. More information about Dining Services' hours of operation is available on the Dining Services website. ‌ ‌

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‌Pop-up grill

‌Dining Services is now offering a pop-up grill on Porter Plaza, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday. The grill menu features hotdogs, burgers (both beef and plant-based), and grilled chicken sandwiches. A combo meal includes your choice of a grill item, two sides, and a beverage for $7.99. In the case of rain, the pop-up grill will be relocated to inside the Spa.

Human Resources 

Drink 8 to Hydrate Challenge 

‌Tłó±đ Live More, Skidmore worksite wellness program is offering the six-week Drink 8 to Hydrate Challenge to all employees, June 17 through July 28, to help maintain adequate hydration during the hot summer months. The goal is to drink at least eight, 8-ounce glasses of water at least five days each week throughout the challenge.  

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‌Chair massages

‌Tłó±đ Live More, Skidmore worksite wellness program, in partnership with MVP Health Care, is offering free chair massages to Skidmore employees from noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday, June 18. Anyone interested in signing up for a 10-minute session with one of two licensed massage therapists . Those who signed up for a session when massages were offered in April are asked to please refrain from signing up again, to allow others an opportunity.

Announcements

Tennis court summer hours 

‌Tłó±đ tennis courts will have modified hours throughout the summer. The open recreation hours will be Monday through Friday from 2 to 7 p.m. and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, contact Peter Fisher. 

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‌Facilities updates 

‌Facilities Services will be renovating a number of areas across campus over the summer. Details about planned projects are available online.

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‌Skidmore discount at SPAC ‌

‌All employees are eligible to receive a 20% discount on ticket purchases to Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival (June 29-30), New York City Ballet (July 9-13), and Philadelphia Orchestra (July 31-Aug. 3) performances. Use the promotion code . This discount cannot be applied to Live Nation concerts.

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‌Summer reader available for purchase at the Skidmore Shop 

‌Copies of this summer's First Year Experience reader are available at the for purchase. “Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted” by Suleika Jaouad is a poignant memoir and a New York Times bestseller. ‌

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‌Summer Bulletin publication schedule ‌

‌There will be no Bulletin next week (June 19). Bulletin will resume publication on June 26. Submit by completing the online form. The deadline for all submissions is noon on Monday, June 24. Over the summer, the Bulletin will be distributed to faculty and staff only. Submissions to the Faculty-Staff Achievements section are not accepted over the summer. Please email swb@skidmore.edu if you have questions.‌

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