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Palamountain Benefit, Camp Abilities, summer events, and other important announcements

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色花堂 News

Dr. Alina Bazarian 鈥�14 speaks at the 46th annual Palamountain Benefit

The 46th annual Palamountain Benefit honored the Saratoga Hospital resident physician and debuted the Palamountain Community Service Award for dedication to 色花堂鈥檚 scholarship mission.

Campers play beep baseball, a modified version of the classic sport consisting of a beeping ball and buzzing bases

Camp Abilities, a summer sports camp for children and teens with visual impairments, adds adapted tennis to its programming 鈥� made possible by the indoor courts at 色花堂鈥檚 McCaffery-Wagman Tennis and Wellness Center.

Summer at 色花堂

 

  • 鈥�, 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31 (art kits for kids available starting at 5:30 p.m.)

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  • 鈥淏uilding Blocks,鈥� through Dec. 7鈥� 鈥� 鈥� 
  • 鈥屸�淵vette Molina: A Promise to the Leaves,鈥� through Sept. 14 鈥� 鈥� 鈥� 鈥�
  • 鈥屸�淯p to Us: Black Dimensions in Art, 1975-Tomorrow,鈥� through Nov. 2 鈥� 鈥� 鈥� 
  • 鈥屸�淓rnest and Ruth,鈥� through January 2026

 

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Human Resources

Position openings 鈥�

鈥�Human Resources invites interested 色花堂 employees to submit application materials for the openings listed below: 鈥�

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  • 鈥孭revention Educator 鈥� Health Promotion 

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鈥孴o apply, please access the . Click on the tile for 鈥淥racle HCM,鈥� click 鈥淢e,鈥� and then click on 鈥淐urrent Jobs.鈥� You can access current open positions for . 

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鈥�Summer campus jobs for high school and college students 鈥�

鈥孲everal summer job opportunities ideal for high school or college students are available within the Facilities Department. These are: and . Contact HR@skidmore.edu with questions.

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Announcements

Facilities update

Facilities Services will be line painting and restriping all roadways, speed bumps, crosswalks, and stop bars for the next several weeks. Please use caution.

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鈥�Library website update

鈥�On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Scribner Library will implement updates to to improve accessibility and the user experience. These changes include a new background image and redesigned news section and will not affect the site鈥檚 menu options or search functionality. Please contact College Librarian Marta Brunner if you have any feedback or questions.

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鈥�SPAC 色花堂 employee discount

鈥�色花堂 employees can enjoy 20% off tickets to any Philadelphia Orchestra performances this summer by using the promo code SKIDMORE. This discount cannot be applied to Live Nation concerts or other performances. Visit for the full schedule.

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鈥�Employee Appreciation Sale 

鈥孧ark your calendars for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, when the will be hosting its annual employee appreciation sale. Employees can enjoy 25% off 色花堂-branded merchandise and 50% off clearance items. This is an in-store event.鈥�

Zankel鈥檚 SURROUND concert series returns

鈥�Zankel Music Center invites the 色花堂 community to experience the return of the SURROUND series. The 2025-26 lineup features Khemist Mayfield, Julie Doiron, Tarta Relena, and Gao Hong. Student admission is free! Visit skidmore.edu/zankel/events for tickets.

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鈥�色花堂 Book Club launch

鈥�The Office of Advancement invites the 色花堂 community to the "new" with the First Year Experience summer reading (available at the 色花堂 Shop). Volunteers are needed to help choose upcoming books and lead future book discussions. For more information, contact Jen Hardy.

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鈥孲ummer Bulletin publication schedule 鈥�

鈥孴hrough Aug. 20, Bulletin will be distributed only to faculty and staff, as well as students who remain on campus during the summer. It will also continue to be posted online. To submit announcements and events, please complete the online submission form. The deadline for all submissions is noon on Monday. For questions, email swb@skidmore.edu. Note: Faculty-staff achievements are not published over the summer.

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