tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33478095765974648652024-03-05T14:28:25.812-08:00Tbred TailsLife as a Skidmore College Admissions OfficerNat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-71007619939431032852008-06-10T08:19:00.001-07:002008-12-09T09:44:00.484-08:00Reunion!It was a blast! Enough said.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQm6cagWOOeugKlYHXgkTh5zhjcKIFKj5W3KcgWgHhxYPIuEZy0pFJuSeYnIEKx-C2RnK7X2D4Dc3MWZxfBOXKpu5fDhWqb08D9ccS-v8VrJk1VRzB-WGVfMiZCKuRGFF5A6qzSJDnfxB/s1600-h/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxQm6cagWOOeugKlYHXgkTh5zhjcKIFKj5W3KcgWgHhxYPIuEZy0pFJuSeYnIEKx-C2RnK7X2D4Dc3MWZxfBOXKpu5fDhWqb08D9ccS-v8VrJk1VRzB-WGVfMiZCKuRGFF5A6qzSJDnfxB/s200/IMG_0995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210274330966120370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnKQnj7t8PQRu2svNkGRQ9S5BPhLlQFd7eujEVVFoz9WyXUqvUyOAIRDGi3EunPDZCxVWoGyeaXf1ysoWxmYKlJgU-97tmi3Pv_6LKrrhUxbSnixVRGL3p2CDyCkJFzD4uwX6DNhNbVdc/s1600-h/IMG_0996.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnKQnj7t8PQRu2svNkGRQ9S5BPhLlQFd7eujEVVFoz9WyXUqvUyOAIRDGi3EunPDZCxVWoGyeaXf1ysoWxmYKlJgU-97tmi3Pv_6LKrrhUxbSnixVRGL3p2CDyCkJFzD4uwX6DNhNbVdc/s200/IMG_0996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210274357633752514" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4so15yKSrjsAV1NJT22EbEgmYXItyEIQTlMoPMbiSTDgOeEsXMvYSI4Zg8zxwEKHu-PiKC4_RU_zsxYBP48qu5nZXUWACczWhrNxZ1_PJtYJ9VjNS6k2QJRzVhtpsFDFDlgDPu_iYR52/s1600-h/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4so15yKSrjsAV1NJT22EbEgmYXItyEIQTlMoPMbiSTDgOeEsXMvYSI4Zg8zxwEKHu-PiKC4_RU_zsxYBP48qu5nZXUWACczWhrNxZ1_PJtYJ9VjNS6k2QJRzVhtpsFDFDlgDPu_iYR52/s200/IMG_1002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210274379882495922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik845eGAVMjxCMoxfPGwfQzm3hUpf61s5kLzRoNRpibhPvFAZPnqfKorCRkLsKB6JR1ujW8upUj4v0N_9wM901FQtS1dGqIMr7b0SmoPVb6IPyQjfSS9GCiK5o0J0tMwhblP3jpFKVf_KS/s1600-h/IMG_1005.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik845eGAVMjxCMoxfPGwfQzm3hUpf61s5kLzRoNRpibhPvFAZPnqfKorCRkLsKB6JR1ujW8upUj4v0N_9wM901FQtS1dGqIMr7b0SmoPVb6IPyQjfSS9GCiK5o0J0tMwhblP3jpFKVf_KS/s200/IMG_1005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5210274402072265778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Two "admissions people" posing for a picture together. Angel is the Director of Admissions at <a href="http://www.pitzer.edu/">Pitzer College</a></span>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-4556264100433766222008-06-09T12:34:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:02.359-08:00NYSACAC conferenceThe<a href="http://www.nysacac.org/"> New York State Association for Admissions Counseling</a> annual conference was held last week at <a href="http://www.manhattanville.edu/">Manhattanville College</a> in Purchase, New York. The conference is held every year at a different New York State college and is a great opportunity for admissions counselors and guidance counselors/college advisers to see one another, network and make new friends. The "NizzyACAC" conference is what I look forward to at the end of every year; kinda like the prom:) The conference keynote speaker was <a href="http://www.learntoquestion.com/seevak/groups/2002/sites/kozol/Seevak02/ineedtogoHOMEPAGE/homepage.htm">Jonathan Kozol</a>, a highly regarded educator/author. I was very interested to hear about the work he is doing with the Barrack Obama regarding education policy.<br /><br />One of my favorite aspects of the conference is the chance to see another college campus. I inevitably fall in love with the host institution every conference and Manhattanville was no exception. The student workers we met were incredible ( I bonded with the Hawaiian students), the facilities were impressive and the professors I met were very impressive. Conference participants also have the "luxury" of staying in the dorms!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q3YtH-WcUSvQccp9jcELuWMjbhrcj0VkIQGLUl-DTfwhpgWoFzfOkzxsy9XdOeEdmK1B-XlCAJrkZCwq7m0JZsPRiPyXRy-NCi01DTWc72PbOkn9Om3tGXLptioJ1cYgG2nTU8SaZ263/s1600-h/IMG_1055.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q3YtH-WcUSvQccp9jcELuWMjbhrcj0VkIQGLUl-DTfwhpgWoFzfOkzxsy9XdOeEdmK1B-XlCAJrkZCwq7m0JZsPRiPyXRy-NCi01DTWc72PbOkn9Om3tGXLptioJ1cYgG2nTU8SaZ263/s200/IMG_1055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209976914983891186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">A picture from inside the "castle" at Manhattanville</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70G4s673JkWREuNquEbekmChLz_Hn0cwFSlUIOnG_Wgm_8s_GvoIqlVdg90mID1wsy6bNkghPKpmDwyGsQnfxNPmtE_aLmKqN5sfe2JmWBQbCyjL9o4YbFEJdO0cVRuFbJ8wiHKPoBYxX/s1600-h/IMG_1061.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70G4s673JkWREuNquEbekmChLz_Hn0cwFSlUIOnG_Wgm_8s_GvoIqlVdg90mID1wsy6bNkghPKpmDwyGsQnfxNPmtE_aLmKqN5sfe2JmWBQbCyjL9o4YbFEJdO0cVRuFbJ8wiHKPoBYxX/s200/IMG_1061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209976921205922258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Most of the Skidmore crew inside our dorm room</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqPZ7r90oZYh9E8ggRF5BVedtOj1VpaGXgC3R2Ye05WRGbPg53Kkf2dZfT1aERMV4c6wSLzhLFjyJc0IUHJtH-NnAsqFk_eCH5x05WGrbvjDp2VLUWONsR-O9WMkj92ueSBCPYuVlj5ic/s1600-h/IMG_1053.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqPZ7r90oZYh9E8ggRF5BVedtOj1VpaGXgC3R2Ye05WRGbPg53Kkf2dZfT1aERMV4c6wSLzhLFjyJc0IUHJtH-NnAsqFk_eCH5x05WGrbvjDp2VLUWONsR-O9WMkj92ueSBCPYuVlj5ic/s200/IMG_1053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209976931801791730" border="0" /></a><br /><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://homepages.nyu.edu/%7Edc66/">Dalton Conley</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> addressed the conference on Tuesday night. I asked him to sign my copy of his book, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Honky-Dalton-Conley/dp/0375727752">Honky.</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-17242383870374525132008-06-09T11:59:00.000-07:002008-06-09T13:24:24.723-07:00IGR Workshop: One of the best professional workshops I've experiencedSummer for the "admission professional" entails a number of conferences and workshops. I was lucky enough to participate in an incredible workshop right here on the Skidmore campus. The <a href="http://www.igr.umich.edu/index.html">IGR workshop</a><a href="http://www.igr.umich.edu/index.html"> </a>was a very effective workshop to help professors, staff members and community members open up dialog surrounding race and identity. Thirty plus Skidmore staff members were admitted into the program run by the program directors, Monita and Charles (now retired). The three day workshop was challenging, rewarding and empowered participants with more knowledge, tools and experience to work with majority and diverse populations! I highly recommend the IGR workshop!<br /><br />Here is a link to a <a href="http://www.lsa.umich.edu/dean/igr/igr-intro.mpg">short clip about IGR workshops/classes.</a><br /><br />Skidmore is in the process of introducing more IGR type classes (there are a few offered already on campus) into the academic curriculum.Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-53870559089017711192008-05-30T08:01:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:02.989-08:00Graduation!My spring travel (see post below) this year coincided with Senior Week. I didn't have a chance to say congratulations to many of the seniors I met during the admissions process more than four or five years ago. Congrats to everyone who graduated!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_3U2wqfGaLdO-nepZ0v93CP6F48w0bLplYhuQ46VLkydYufjyNhMCUbFTNRSpyPHmlkeuvZtMN5JuxR1wl_mKEakcIPfRKpBBdbx2y_TDRBvg-0p6JWA3rpMP6VP6rMgIx8IHBw3ZCz8/s1600-h/IMG_0954.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_3U2wqfGaLdO-nepZ0v93CP6F48w0bLplYhuQ46VLkydYufjyNhMCUbFTNRSpyPHmlkeuvZtMN5JuxR1wl_mKEakcIPfRKpBBdbx2y_TDRBvg-0p6JWA3rpMP6VP6rMgIx8IHBw3ZCz8/s200/IMG_0954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206188595119811986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykeIFTOA01vyUVHOWP_QFMNWz0c_wXjZOnVe8xPuwK-UuB5W4y-A1qP-Jl_Ck3KWeEno7u4Z3rjy-TQTMwhxXB4KplPSrpxe6_4nmzPXPWGbdXXS1G0wZuRcWQ5vLKnAsF1OrhWRFOQou/s1600-h/IMG_0952.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykeIFTOA01vyUVHOWP_QFMNWz0c_wXjZOnVe8xPuwK-UuB5W4y-A1qP-Jl_Ck3KWeEno7u4Z3rjy-TQTMwhxXB4KplPSrpxe6_4nmzPXPWGbdXXS1G0wZuRcWQ5vLKnAsF1OrhWRFOQou/s200/IMG_0952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206188603709746594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiWmtEHDhMNiNb4CMSbqHa6F8kxGimwJ7hIecG6bLma7nAo_i2VYJ5BJTEScDKHGQJbHF3XzfDN1hv7HgYGwQNQg_FtGJa50yfPd62dH1m-PyCzwFPK7WHLPXle17STEND1vUVOsOHSIR/s1600-h/IMG_0959.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiWmtEHDhMNiNb4CMSbqHa6F8kxGimwJ7hIecG6bLma7nAo_i2VYJ5BJTEScDKHGQJbHF3XzfDN1hv7HgYGwQNQg_FtGJa50yfPd62dH1m-PyCzwFPK7WHLPXle17STEND1vUVOsOHSIR/s200/IMG_0959.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206188616594648498" border="0" /></a>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-37498836012256845602008-05-29T06:49:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:03.531-08:00Spring TravelSpring travel season has come and gone. Compared to the fall travel season, spring travel season is much shorter and not nearly as intense.<br /><br />I spent a short time in New York City where I traveled with <a href="http://www.pitzer.edu/admission/staff.asp">Jasmin Escobar,</a> assistant director of admissions at Pitzer College. My good friend and Skidmore classmate, <a href="http://www.pitzer.edu/admission/staff.asp">Angel Perez</a>, is the Director of Admissions at Pitzer and I look forward to seeing him this weekend at our 10 year reunion.<br /><br />I met so many great students in New York City and- ate so many great meals:) High Schools typically offer dinner before a night time fair. Some of the schools' PTA prepare a multi-ethnic feast fit for kings and the college reps dine before the college fair begins (like this one at one NYC high school)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysXt788silpRdGKkEQ4p2aJ_ppFeHedYn9qDbNwdSmiQ_hUudAuSSs12RUem9x7gBftLjlfckuKSeK5lMjyaDs9qNfDoNGYkrckMt6xL-Cunlt31Tic3j-lvrV9rrp4iEa31DFAhilh7h/s1600-h/IMG_0720.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhysXt788silpRdGKkEQ4p2aJ_ppFeHedYn9qDbNwdSmiQ_hUudAuSSs12RUem9x7gBftLjlfckuKSeK5lMjyaDs9qNfDoNGYkrckMt6xL-Cunlt31Tic3j-lvrV9rrp4iEa31DFAhilh7h/s200/IMG_0720.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205857633529916754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pgn510T_SoivjTyBKLVnDktmz4bYhAztIxSD2Hck3MAwcTrQD7kcn9enJtZ2vtbZ4ydVhnNs1yc-Wc7Zwnj4f-o8JckKdzBuk2P3ezpRBMV7qXFHOys60q8sIzqyhxU8AuJZ7SBXSz8G/s1600-h/IMG_0723.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pgn510T_SoivjTyBKLVnDktmz4bYhAztIxSD2Hck3MAwcTrQD7kcn9enJtZ2vtbZ4ydVhnNs1yc-Wc7Zwnj4f-o8JckKdzBuk2P3ezpRBMV7qXFHOys60q8sIzqyhxU8AuJZ7SBXSz8G/s200/IMG_0723.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205857650709785954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I went to a handful of fairs and sat on one College Night Panel in the New York City Area. I traveled to Long Island for a big fair organized by guidance counselors in the Nassau County School district. I also attended some college fairs in the mid-Hudson region of the state. I enjoy being on the road but this year I felt very guilty because I missed out on some graduation events on campus. My Spring travel season ended appropriately at the <a href="http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/staples/">high school</a> I graduated from nearly 15 years ago. I sat on a panel along side colleagues from Bucknell, Hartwick, Tufts, Union, University of Connecticut, and Yale. We spoke about various topics surrounding the admissions process. I spoke briefly about Facebook and public domain. Dinner was (of course) provided with a neat little twist; students in a culinary arts class prepared dinner for us.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3aL_blPyaH-m06XhoQyUxy_yFOfO0NMAv7whOJ4dUKD_nyfrifF1wiwUTAe5uUyhD0CNzDeBYMD94oXaZA1cXmhS5ebvXE0hMfyrBpgeB6PJConH_hx4cuTfHiDYBHFU2g-PvRZpbDQK/s1600-h/IMG_0946.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3aL_blPyaH-m06XhoQyUxy_yFOfO0NMAv7whOJ4dUKD_nyfrifF1wiwUTAe5uUyhD0CNzDeBYMD94oXaZA1cXmhS5ebvXE0hMfyrBpgeB6PJConH_hx4cuTfHiDYBHFU2g-PvRZpbDQK/s200/IMG_0946.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206183587187944834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Kudos to the student chefs!</span>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-68359149671294535862008-05-23T08:47:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:04.407-08:00Adirondack ScholarsAbout five months ago, I wrote about a project to serve rural, first-generation students.<span style=""> </span>Well, we pulled it off and it was a great success!<span style=""> </span>A big thanks to the Skidmore Women’s tennis team, and the other Skidmore students who acted as mentors for the day (Hillary Ekwall, Megan Labbate, and Saundra).<span style=""> </span>We had about eighty five students visit campus on Tuesday, participate in a scavenger hunt, and have lunch in the dining hall.<span style=""> </span>The day was designed to help the <st1:place st="on">Adirondack</st1:place> scholars become acquainted with a college campus and college life so they will think about going to college in the future! <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here is a rough copy of the scavenger hunt.<span style=""> </span>We hope other campuses take the lead in promoting early college awareness to under served populations. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>THE SKIDMORE SNAPSHOT with <st1:place st="on">ADIRONDACK</st1:place> SCHOLARS- APRIL 29<sup>TH</sup>, 2008</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Find or take a picture of the following items on the below list!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Extra points given for being in the picture with the “subject.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Someone younger than 10 years old on campus! <b style="">5pts<o:p></o:p></b><br />Skidmore student, class of 2011. <b style="">2pts</b><br />Skidmore Student in the library studying science! <b style="">4pts</b><br />Skidmore student wearing shorts and flip flops <b style="">5pts</b><br />Skidmore Professor <b style="">2pts</b><br />The President of Skidmore (outside of his office) <b style="">9pts</b><br />Skidmore student exercising in the gym <b style="">5pts</b><br />Skidmore student in an art studio <b style="">2pts</b><br />Skidmore student in the science lab <b style="">4pts</b><br />Skidmore student practicing an instrument <b style="">4pts</b><br />Skidmore students in the library studying together <b style="">4pts</b><br />Skidmore Student Government Officer (SGA officer) <b style="">5pts</b><br />A poster for an upcoming event <b style="">2pts</b><br />“ICE AGE” (the movie) <b style="">4pts</b><br />Inside a Skidmore dorm room <b style="">5pts</b><br />On the Skidmore basketball court <b style="">5pts</b><br />On stage of the Skidmore Theatre <b style="">5pts</b><br />In an art gallery <b style="">4pts</b><br />A fireplace <b style="">5pts</b><br />The Skidmore Seal <b style="">4pts</b><br />Skidmore sweatshirt <b style="">4pts<o:p></o:p></b><br />Skidmore Post Office <b style="">4pts<o:p></o:p></b><br />Wachenheim Field <b style="">3pts</b><br />Display of student research <b style="">6pts<o:p></o:p></b><br />A copy of the Skidmore News <b style="">2pts<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here are some pictures from the scavenger hunt!</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJsBu6rUK-jRMy_dOBoNwCBFPc_FH4EZcCtNtAO0ss6tHsg_mzFemF35VgpQXp58AAC5AFnsGMTBsLEeWxRyzRf7rTU2A80jkP0z8Zx_PPqiiV4xN9hPJ0d7BoyT1Xinjv4wUtREIz5M_/s1600-h/IMG_0694.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJsBu6rUK-jRMy_dOBoNwCBFPc_FH4EZcCtNtAO0ss6tHsg_mzFemF35VgpQXp58AAC5AFnsGMTBsLEeWxRyzRf7rTU2A80jkP0z8Zx_PPqiiV4xN9hPJ0d7BoyT1Xinjv4wUtREIz5M_/s200/IMG_0694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203624607018282242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Dani Fancher, a member of the women's tennis team, poses for a picture in order to get points in the scavenger hunt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthR93ZhI_MPvWCT2a3basy9-4c4w7JQbY-kfR_7DjIwAWYgFpd1rVtKPfAuXsBpwTJgi130IXtLFyRpwJB9kDqjfJFd71LfaLc6qzuzp141aQUPEwCGZwUxsnuh4urz6PDJNeTeEEH-my/s1600-h/IMG_0686.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthR93ZhI_MPvWCT2a3basy9-4c4w7JQbY-kfR_7DjIwAWYgFpd1rVtKPfAuXsBpwTJgi130IXtLFyRpwJB9kDqjfJFd71LfaLc6qzuzp141aQUPEwCGZwUxsnuh4urz6PDJNeTeEEH-my/s200/IMG_0686.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203624615608216850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">One of the groups poses on the stage of JKB theater<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ6hyphenhyphenRoEnkE0hifVwl_OkdeL7SUDzYQYM-ieZDu1GGHhOjQ0sGotspXInrjDv9H2t20Lduju1itws_tTveZwtJUDJOIaG1Pim1-9SdrJc51YUSFJEzhuRHtT6lZphZC5nT-Xx83PS_SWC/s1600-h/IMG_0708.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZ6hyphenhyphenRoEnkE0hifVwl_OkdeL7SUDzYQYM-ieZDu1GGHhOjQ0sGotspXInrjDv9H2t20Lduju1itws_tTveZwtJUDJOIaG1Pim1-9SdrJc51YUSFJEzhuRHtT6lZphZC5nT-Xx83PS_SWC/s200/IMG_0708.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203624624198151458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Some of the Adirondack Scholars talk to a group of Skidmore students studying in the library</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34sGK4FgD9HTWvZlMXt5xefVFEIi1fSEz3W8ILDL7h4KLt5wLEM2sZr4kGqQK1N04NGqCLa5q7bZJdI3DTGwNiQX6_e5g0W0ZwFl9m-OcES57iGUtFCYRr9QFLVxmioTrXigh7OYAEFx2/s1600-h/IMG_0672.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi34sGK4FgD9HTWvZlMXt5xefVFEIi1fSEz3W8ILDL7h4KLt5wLEM2sZr4kGqQK1N04NGqCLa5q7bZJdI3DTGwNiQX6_e5g0W0ZwFl9m-OcES57iGUtFCYRr9QFLVxmioTrXigh7OYAEFx2/s200/IMG_0672.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203624632788086066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Some of the Adirondack Scholars listening to their Skidmore mentors speak<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlKe2XTSLdyo-983Krpw3KKjQx5ZEY3pxW_dk7zWVtJKsHjxbe_loCdQtKH8zkQ-vMBk9_lhftZgMzJXZek-16wzUutEGL9aTuwJXFZIfUf40bl5i5yIZZRDp0eNoZ_iBfoChcW7gXI7c/s1600-h/IMG_0698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlKe2XTSLdyo-983Krpw3KKjQx5ZEY3pxW_dk7zWVtJKsHjxbe_loCdQtKH8zkQ-vMBk9_lhftZgMzJXZek-16wzUutEGL9aTuwJXFZIfUf40bl5i5yIZZRDp0eNoZ_iBfoChcW7gXI7c/s200/IMG_0698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5203624637083053378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Adirondack Scholars find a first-year student at Skidmore in line waiting for food</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-40405657559985744932008-04-17T06:46:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:04.945-08:00Discovery WeekendThis past weekend was Discovery Weekend at Skidmore, a program designed for (but not exclusively for) accepted students of color to become more familiar with Skidmore.<br /><br />Skidmore has made incredible strides in diversity over the last few years. When I returned to work for Skidmore in 2003, the student of color population was about 13% of the student body. The class of 2011 has nearly 24% students of color, and I expect the class o 2012 to be even larger.<br />Prospective students should not judge a school's "diversity" by looking at <span style="font-style: italic;">percentages. </span>Skidmore may have had only 13% students of color in 2003, but we were recognized in a <a href="http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=issc">national study as a model for success in regard to graduation and retention rates for students of color.</a> We have a much larger percentage of under represented students now, but we have not compromised the retention and graduation we were applauded for in 2003. Here is <a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i39/39a02401.htm">another article </a>about what is being called, "The Skidmore Model."<br /><br />And of course- the requisite pictures for each blog post!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcPkmwyrSzfTGUQTtFeBg-7rc55j-AWSxaGsBAg-Bh5H7JeItpXIyeUNIGg-A4-5vghL_5oavYUhhzoNUMoXcONLT1cSEk0vW6Pr7dKmf0369sPsSwPItp2aOh7DLoz_Ic72k_lZuN2yB/s1600-h/IMG_0500.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcPkmwyrSzfTGUQTtFeBg-7rc55j-AWSxaGsBAg-Bh5H7JeItpXIyeUNIGg-A4-5vghL_5oavYUhhzoNUMoXcONLT1cSEk0vW6Pr7dKmf0369sPsSwPItp2aOh7DLoz_Ic72k_lZuN2yB/s200/IMG_0500.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293914196115394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Professor <a href="http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/american_studies/jcw.html">Joshua Woodfork</a> (in the stripes) at breakfast with a few Discovery Weekend students</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFukM_SerkMD_9PhXVi1fHahlzhajIXaaOvYL2Lb3xWk1r2ON7L59vk_GI9CwHofikQVz4zpT4IgqNNkxokJWbh3gxtwCahrKaoiNlasCt_yMQ0NR7S9gEkHIHD9B52aLLLa1WA1jNhoSe/s1600-h/IMG_0423.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFukM_SerkMD_9PhXVi1fHahlzhajIXaaOvYL2Lb3xWk1r2ON7L59vk_GI9CwHofikQVz4zpT4IgqNNkxokJWbh3gxtwCahrKaoiNlasCt_yMQ0NR7S9gEkHIHD9B52aLLLa1WA1jNhoSe/s200/IMG_0423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293927081017298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hanging out at Galactic Bowling</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9derLimzExTaQMSJYlJHL7dP52BtZoL2k1v8reWCpEzJ6LrqMQE_ddAJ1IXjn5ykzDac7VmwBAGd2MKfx10xqFPEiWg203tVEVmw6XiQCSyn5JXVw7ejhqUjmZZuWVoNsNOEanBsF9iRV/s1600-h/IMG_0486.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9derLimzExTaQMSJYlJHL7dP52BtZoL2k1v8reWCpEzJ6LrqMQE_ddAJ1IXjn5ykzDac7VmwBAGd2MKfx10xqFPEiWg203tVEVmw6XiQCSyn5JXVw7ejhqUjmZZuWVoNsNOEanBsF9iRV/s200/IMG_0486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293935670951906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">In front of Case Center</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzVGPLUhCCB1oh9fOVC8WMePHofS4Rwe4wb-QFdeX_5TvgFB3e5dGLDfuz9qqN8DHXo2phrrmUgsVrDVu9SgJvCOa8-2jMEuXDztZSOaqXG2pnfC7D6jqG0zLnw05ZF_hGZzKhgKBttYR/s1600-h/IMG_0509.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWzVGPLUhCCB1oh9fOVC8WMePHofS4Rwe4wb-QFdeX_5TvgFB3e5dGLDfuz9qqN8DHXo2phrrmUgsVrDVu9SgJvCOa8-2jMEuXDztZSOaqXG2pnfC7D6jqG0zLnw05ZF_hGZzKhgKBttYR/s200/IMG_0509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293944260886514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hanging out with some of the Hawaiians on Discovery Tour:)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8I5_RR1Ndegjlu3n-8QWBxE9crr50BJaFoPI8dnsw241VO7qELQiIavfU7_xsyp6luvpl6uCeCu-EyRKeFuNqFqG-8DWGooMXyjBD3EPyVXP2KW9ixyDJYqcoUdOCy00GSKaY6PeltOn/s1600-h/IMG_0492.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8I5_RR1Ndegjlu3n-8QWBxE9crr50BJaFoPI8dnsw241VO7qELQiIavfU7_xsyp6luvpl6uCeCu-EyRKeFuNqFqG-8DWGooMXyjBD3EPyVXP2KW9ixyDJYqcoUdOCy00GSKaY6PeltOn/s200/IMG_0492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190293948555853826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Link to all of my pictures are <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036501&id=12202947">here</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2036500&id=12202947">here</a>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-78398350295194078892008-04-15T10:18:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:05.514-08:00Catching UpIt has been a crazy few weeks so I apologize for not blogging recently!<br /><br />A couple weeks ago, I had the honor of speaking at the <a href="http://www.hsas-lehman.org/">High School of American Studies at Lehman College.</a> We had a great discussion about the application review process!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLiZ3j9VEPBjx3w3xzj2X8hnYrdPEDpKJGm6iYcrXzikLkK8YhcLIT1ZgQn8Wmt74MGOyzckTZq9c24CngvV_CKJZ8yauhpfLPZVnPkWlyW7wEMEd02GEr0svvaDFQyJ6FfHrWIiWYCFt/s1600-h/IMG_0311.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLiZ3j9VEPBjx3w3xzj2X8hnYrdPEDpKJGm6iYcrXzikLkK8YhcLIT1ZgQn8Wmt74MGOyzckTZq9c24CngvV_CKJZ8yauhpfLPZVnPkWlyW7wEMEd02GEr0svvaDFQyJ6FfHrWIiWYCFt/s200/IMG_0311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189527494462013314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">A view from the back at HSAS' College night</span><br /><br /><br />A few days later, <a href="http://www.stuy.edu/">Stuyvesant High School</a> brought eighty juniors to campus. I had a great time hanging out, answering questions, and eating in the dining hall!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWZQso2j_WdeTRLm6hZiBykwY2b_R-oeuCDfT7QpyrtHhFYdnEMWOHFP2ZmFvszJ5Tgk0Y6iAduqUKRifN28Eb0PTl5VgtxhY1nqzhepd_lnmqVJX94rV-tSRcX1iHpe06UqfKOLGoVgd/s1600-h/IMG_0365.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWZQso2j_WdeTRLm6hZiBykwY2b_R-oeuCDfT7QpyrtHhFYdnEMWOHFP2ZmFvszJ5Tgk0Y6iAduqUKRifN28Eb0PTl5VgtxhY1nqzhepd_lnmqVJX94rV-tSRcX1iHpe06UqfKOLGoVgd/s200/IMG_0365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189526047058034514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Stuy students saying goodbye to Skidmore</span><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.skidmore.edu/academics/music/scholarships/schlrshp.htm">Filene Music Scholarship</a> competition took place on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Congratulations to all of the finalists!<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzzsX2EG3U9EJkDgbvgkRwg_erEhPEvGEqo89Ux7QuuPg-sAFaUSI7-ORuhGUalZyXlwPZgRnLK0b6QKP0Ntw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-style: italic;">Two current students perform during a break in the competition!</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxW5za1lMr0RqI7VHWboAKd56kh6hQc0yaaxWfCYtIJKUMGKrrOkdWugiVtZNhF7PNo9cP2kbIWtxf82LyQHQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-style: italic;">Another current student performance</span>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-79058428807766458842008-04-03T17:59:00.001-07:002008-12-09T09:44:05.934-08:00John AshcroftI went to the John Ashcroft lecture on campus last night. I am proud of Skidmore for bringing a controversial speaker to campus. I may not agree with much of anything he said, but I'm appreciative of the discourse and debate he brought to campus (even before he arrived). Events like this makes a small learning community so rewarding; students are able to hear, share, defend, and oppose ideas in an academic forum.<br /><br />I think his lecture would have been more appropriately tittled "Defending the Patriot Act," as opposed to, "Leadership in difficult times."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnsbFmPhuU_XmEkL8Jsn8G_ygspltN2N6rqUwnv7GCo7CzGgLNDxaKWC8-w-x-vbxP4ehEA3crr2pOVmHx3RYYTDoJSWqMXX-PmsyPeE00rShM3vSy-pZ0ZqcWq7gxX7s8CL8GvO3T4wd/s1600-h/IMG_0388.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsnsbFmPhuU_XmEkL8Jsn8G_ygspltN2N6rqUwnv7GCo7CzGgLNDxaKWC8-w-x-vbxP4ehEA3crr2pOVmHx3RYYTDoJSWqMXX-PmsyPeE00rShM3vSy-pZ0ZqcWq7gxX7s8CL8GvO3T4wd/s200/IMG_0388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189570783437389730" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I watched from a simulcast of the lecture in Case Center.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctg4B1mgYCtESgXpYw6bLYCTPcHf0GnlqTVHIwa9UTEv_Nl1GRVzgUxCzwfxwGfM6coZuckonwKbKzEnmkhmiXHubsDeyUnLvQgKZEH3ZiW6Ppsn13Foh1fELXJRpL8KGoUELFijrbPwQ/s1600-h/IMG_0390.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctg4B1mgYCtESgXpYw6bLYCTPcHf0GnlqTVHIwa9UTEv_Nl1GRVzgUxCzwfxwGfM6coZuckonwKbKzEnmkhmiXHubsDeyUnLvQgKZEH3ZiW6Ppsn13Foh1fELXJRpL8KGoUELFijrbPwQ/s200/IMG_0390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189570792027324338" border="0" /></a>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-48214967211354997262008-04-01T17:39:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:05.993-08:00Thank youNow that you have received your decision letter, please take the time to do the following:<br /><br />Thank your teachers (especially the ones who wrote recommendation letters for you)!<br /><br />Thank your guidance counselor/college counselor. He/she was <span style="font-style: italic;">much</span> busier than you might think!<br /><br />Last but not least, thank your parents!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DXrIHtU5xo1rYFLcbJgdl-u76vIbLhGScwBJ-UTa29CRzdUbGJpnTFxfQ_7Zr_C4FgSJkx1QrUUlFj3eqAhzWY1AocuHXqdQ_ywlqKwppaT_1as9yixaDamPdyOvvm4TLjuBGtfmYvv1/s1600-h/MIDPAC~1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DXrIHtU5xo1rYFLcbJgdl-u76vIbLhGScwBJ-UTa29CRzdUbGJpnTFxfQ_7Zr_C4FgSJkx1QrUUlFj3eqAhzWY1AocuHXqdQ_ywlqKwppaT_1as9yixaDamPdyOvvm4TLjuBGtfmYvv1/s200/MIDPAC~1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184444043532149346" border="0" /></a><br />Students at <a href="http://www.midpac.edu/">Mid-Pac</a> pose with the counseling staff and admission counselors from Agnes Scott, Colby and Kenyon.Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-40005374205646534642008-03-27T19:21:00.001-07:002008-12-09T09:44:07.255-08:00Letters are in the mail!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAhZInIvTNxql6ELx8MKScysHC99sNH1wy1j2RtsSyxQL_qKeATHXquAwXuu_PYIDOrzt6L8B3WH9ZHSr5JX0HSpkgoa2FoXBLa2_mGOnEr7ZEE9ThCK2Y-G8jGebGsP3LOno3WtIwacW/s1600-h/IMG_0349.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAhZInIvTNxql6ELx8MKScysHC99sNH1wy1j2RtsSyxQL_qKeATHXquAwXuu_PYIDOrzt6L8B3WH9ZHSr5JX0HSpkgoa2FoXBLa2_mGOnEr7ZEE9ThCK2Y-G8jGebGsP3LOno3WtIwacW/s200/IMG_0349.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182615671659274834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The mail truck arrives to collect 7,420 letters</span><br /><a onblur="try 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIj3yhIWsPoFfYhZtreyv6OK6UTWwYuXquWWGucLiEjnGia-OCwjVrc18X8Ke3FvB_K-wwvcM3FIgfK-koMI5DBESGeaF9p1PjVFFRC2f-bLa9qx1FAteKaDsdE-0ls0q_j08l1q2z2gEj/s1600-h/IMG_0324.JPG"><br /></a>It was an emotional day for our beloved Diana Burke. This year will be the last time she loads the mail truck with decision letters. Words can't thank her enough for the forty one years of service to the Skidmore community!Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-38791156507687596292008-03-24T10:59:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:07.441-08:00The wait is (almost) over!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N5FU7e5fM4p72mj4fPBFh0PAlbSpjDzsNZIoEhYGECwQyTY-wytqDQQ8DxAX7PkSCa1H8ml69zBry0BNEzLq8Ter3v-RDLdicbgP0oCJ1EcN_q5mO4SQKoTPLgzXgG0EpGd83FxChyphenhyphengs/s1600-h/152-0-dsc_6832.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9N5FU7e5fM4p72mj4fPBFh0PAlbSpjDzsNZIoEhYGECwQyTY-wytqDQQ8DxAX7PkSCa1H8ml69zBry0BNEzLq8Ter3v-RDLdicbgP0oCJ1EcN_q5mO4SQKoTPLgzXgG0EpGd83FxChyphenhyphengs/s200/152-0-dsc_6832.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181372832677863890" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal">On March 27<sup>th</sup>, decision letters will leave the Skidmore admissions office.<span style=""> </span>Months and months of hard work culminate into one simple decision letter. Some applicants will be ecstatic when the mail arrives, most will be disappointed.<span style=""> </span>This post is dedicated to all 7,400+ applicants this year, regardless of the decision letter you receive. We thank you for your patience through the entire application process. We hope all of you will find the right institution for you, and for some of you, we hope that institution is Skidmore.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Accepted students can sign up for an Accepted Candidates Day <a href="http://cms.skidmore.edu/admissions/acd/index.cfm">here.</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Check out some of the Skidmore groups on facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6626513196">Skidmore Class of 2012</a> (started by a Skidmore class of 2012 student) and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2269862349">Discovery Weekend at Skidmore</a> (a page I maintain). You can also check out the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=509487625673">video</a> I posted on the Discovery Weekend page.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p>While my next few blogs will be geared toward accepted students, please know I have not forgotten about the students just beginning their college search process.<span style=""> </span>I will include a few posts to help students navigate the college search process.</p>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-24310550767571462142008-03-10T08:00:00.000-07:002008-12-09T09:44:07.627-08:00Podcast Tour?This week is Spring break for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Skidmore</span> students. We still offer group information sessions for prospective students but we do not have student led tours this week (March 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>-March 15<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>). On that note, I notice a larger population of students visiting <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Skidmore</span> during the weekend, when the admissions office is not necessarily open. This got me thinking about what we could do to service the self-guided tours better.<br /><br />We are currently playing with the idea of having a podcast or mp3 audio file (available on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Skidmore</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">web page</span>) of a self-guided tour; visitors could visit buildings they were interested in and click play on their <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Ipod</span>/mp3 player to listen to a student talk about that specific building. For those less technically inclined, we could also have a phone number to call (using a cell phone) with the same recorded description of the building.<br /><br />We recorded audio for two of the buildings on campus, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">JKB</span> Theater and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Filene</span> Music Hall. We selected two superstar seniors (Natasha <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Amendolara</span> and Ryan Klein) to leave their legacy behind in the form of their recorded voice.<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxpJqmHX81ZtxNV1n2qQEp08qKt9rYAnWbN0sCRo7fQtdIqv2movuRQD-HIMuqy7XFbGO2Dj8Y2ddYLbS94aQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><span style="font-style: italic;">Natasha getting ready to record</span> (my camera was accidentally in video mode<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvGEghC0B4JY02ioD476FOz4Pofz1IDBue1SjODOSa9OOKJgZEw2p6N7ltkJru2mKIttVDc0swhJhsMBcVxoYeKPHe_VTUAMoTBg7A46FMoHcqJXR0qH1Ul-pQJ_pvGghyGswAe2Lfrqx/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Ryan on his way to class</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvGEghC0B4JY02ioD476FOz4Pofz1IDBue1SjODOSa9OOKJgZEw2p6N7ltkJru2mKIttVDc0swhJhsMBcVxoYeKPHe_VTUAMoTBg7A46FMoHcqJXR0qH1Ul-pQJ_pvGghyGswAe2Lfrqx/s1600-h/IMG_0245.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvGEghC0B4JY02ioD476FOz4Pofz1IDBue1SjODOSa9OOKJgZEw2p6N7ltkJru2mKIttVDc0swhJhsMBcVxoYeKPHe_VTUAMoTBg7A46FMoHcqJXR0qH1Ul-pQJ_pvGghyGswAe2Lfrqx/s200/IMG_0245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176139527904770722" border="0" /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></a>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-30643490165374331582008-02-27T20:33:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:08.352-08:00Faculty Basketball at SkidmoreNow that I work at Skidmore, I can play "noontime faculty/staff basketball". Games are held Monday, Wednesday and Friday at, you guessed it, noon. You can always judge how good a college is by how competitive the faculty basketball is (uh....not really- but wouldn't that be neat to see in the guidebooks?).<br /><br />Here are some pictures from the last outing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUe6fGQDu58stbJFqM1xTLzlEcwhnZQow7JK6AuBfNte_FJPZhHEKxPjztCioEqV-GUm9FWuPWPkeJhtY8sxWOZ7BoCf72TlzNNhdzWEWZymqgihiRym7T-MG9x0xyTY7qqdvmvs0FRvb/s1600-h/IMG_0137.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUe6fGQDu58stbJFqM1xTLzlEcwhnZQow7JK6AuBfNte_FJPZhHEKxPjztCioEqV-GUm9FWuPWPkeJhtY8sxWOZ7BoCf72TlzNNhdzWEWZymqgihiRym7T-MG9x0xyTY7qqdvmvs0FRvb/s200/IMG_0137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171890652998235730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Executing the triangle offense</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8Jr66e0cygzmpuKcyFUJqx-ocNzE7lc8L8F3quAS1d3kBlh0u6P8nTzFT_XMKxmAOOVp-lFdp49PnCwItW6iXwrGdlBYh3fxSmC_KdSqtHOr4sX9DCTSvg0llOc9JiKNPQCrIKoHIx9K/s1600-h/IMG_0138.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8Jr66e0cygzmpuKcyFUJqx-ocNzE7lc8L8F3quAS1d3kBlh0u6P8nTzFT_XMKxmAOOVp-lFdp49PnCwItW6iXwrGdlBYh3fxSmC_KdSqtHOr4sX9DCTSvg0llOc9JiKNPQCrIKoHIx9K/s200/IMG_0138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171890661588170338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Sometimes we play soccer too (click on photo)!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASaVgHBYFOLzpVa7sPq18BPQhe6hIVV1jUjQSFw_NoHQ5GLwp_DlEB_L-KKjudo66yeHspE5cPjhptRmNYG-iMicSSOrpZ-0VAtL4GOu1zMEE1fG-2QaObydtUmyuzua4u93kl-W_UpJg/s1600-h/typrince_627_080213.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASaVgHBYFOLzpVa7sPq18BPQhe6hIVV1jUjQSFw_NoHQ5GLwp_DlEB_L-KKjudo66yeHspE5cPjhptRmNYG-iMicSSOrpZ-0VAtL4GOu1zMEE1fG-2QaObydtUmyuzua4u93kl-W_UpJg/s200/typrince_627_080213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171891378847708786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Some of the professors can really play:)</span>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-24510997559919060612008-02-23T21:50:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:11.953-08:00Chowderfest!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcjj00vxo2ILkty7nFaiBzKhROyrYneoWv_DHqa7TYftdnThz0b4Yp8uJoAxYOUiAVSIkxO3yAC_ZLkXsdt9avjybi-Nhh2kjhQ3-HEExWKA0j7tjSLw3wryN0BXGpnYHZZoNPic_bH4j/s1600-h/IMG_0172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHcjj00vxo2ILkty7nFaiBzKhROyrYneoWv_DHqa7TYftdnThz0b4Yp8uJoAxYOUiAVSIkxO3yAC_ZLkXsdt9avjybi-Nhh2kjhQ3-HEExWKA0j7tjSLw3wryN0BXGpnYHZZoNPic_bH4j/s200/IMG_0172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170428036245321282" border="0" /></a><br />Chowderfest 2008!<br /><br />I have been busy reading applications and I haven't had time to blog as much as I want to. Here is a post about Chowderfest!<a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=3347809576597464865"></a><br /><a href="http://www.discoversaratoga.org/Chowderfest/">http://www.discoversaratoga.org/Chowderfest/</a><br /><br />We brought our pugs along ( bundled up for the cold), a bottle of water, and a couple cans of soda to cleanse the palate and quench our thirst!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgjyZq-FFnWxAauNk7EeEMmqsBN6lA3_CXGmXuADETEtJUqre3pgHGeP-0FN7cvkRJ0SseVl3gbLouSqZg7jvaMNNx09c6Ct1anAo01MK8UeucVts6A1bUv0YZazYODK0uhyphenhyphenP1Ldy_lZT/s1600-h/IMG_0154.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgjyZq-FFnWxAauNk7EeEMmqsBN6lA3_CXGmXuADETEtJUqre3pgHGeP-0FN7cvkRJ0SseVl3gbLouSqZg7jvaMNNx09c6Ct1anAo01MK8UeucVts6A1bUv0YZazYODK0uhyphenhyphenP1Ldy_lZT/s200/IMG_0154.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170425858696902130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This Chowder won "Best Dog Chowder" as judged by the Mayor's dog.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkG5yz-gweXxJ90T6Qc0X5s_bYZ4kcmSROcPRI2F0eD7og_NUPeDLM0wZHRjCXbNqoMes0e0_pFCinGzpF36GbuBVR1b5sQVXDOj_JLRcvwons667yYxKllwkzn7g9HVreeKXWv6CutEd/s1600-h/IMG_0155.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWkG5yz-gweXxJ90T6Qc0X5s_bYZ4kcmSROcPRI2F0eD7og_NUPeDLM0wZHRjCXbNqoMes0e0_pFCinGzpF36GbuBVR1b5sQVXDOj_JLRcvwons667yYxKllwkzn7g9HVreeKXWv6CutEd/s200/IMG_0155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170425923121411586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Dookie dares Walter (in the Skidmore sweater) to try the dog chowder<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-qo5-DY6bNRgTzfhgc-DvCdl2hdNnACok6cKsF-tbV2loFd6AQfVfjRHfdDF6N_vaBwn9zCEMRJeVp4i6NTljgEqMLS-QV7I0KP7ZVx8XDRu6QDoix7UnFbz2hKFVMPMPj4FFdZ8h0PT/s1600-h/IMG_0146.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-qo5-DY6bNRgTzfhgc-DvCdl2hdNnACok6cKsF-tbV2loFd6AQfVfjRHfdDF6N_vaBwn9zCEMRJeVp4i6NTljgEqMLS-QV7I0KP7ZVx8XDRu6QDoix7UnFbz2hKFVMPMPj4FFdZ8h0PT/s200/IMG_0146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170425936006313490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">The line outside at one of the chowder stops!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuFoXUitk64v-h_L0CDEepHzsTOILl2XZkCL6uApxXavhOI3z7D4qolZsRTUARVAppQav5sU0dE6KkuE8qYRJMAv8FpCwW5jXr-6MVeWvRUS3f-CzrzHvYLMo38ZhuQK7BMyBpjFC3oYD/s1600-h/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuFoXUitk64v-h_L0CDEepHzsTOILl2XZkCL6uApxXavhOI3z7D4qolZsRTUARVAppQav5sU0dE6KkuE8qYRJMAv8FpCwW5jXr-6MVeWvRUS3f-CzrzHvYLMo38ZhuQK7BMyBpjFC3oYD/s200/IMG_0167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170425953186182690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">I actually had two bowls of this chowder. It was one of the winners of the day!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rcJH3DXmZsHXl949iJ1CqbZ-HAzg4lzmgRH7WTRyW6YfFQS90nSF9nVrA45QcA-EyrAaWUU_EO5qCylpTvSShJ9L2sLXLpjYk1PSVFoCna2w0ibZ8j3gOrAvYxuvHZaq44OOrlZjg66k/s1600-h/IMG_0169.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rcJH3DXmZsHXl949iJ1CqbZ-HAzg4lzmgRH7WTRyW6YfFQS90nSF9nVrA45QcA-EyrAaWUU_EO5qCylpTvSShJ9L2sLXLpjYk1PSVFoCna2w0ibZ8j3gOrAvYxuvHZaq44OOrlZjg66k/s200/IMG_0169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170425961776117298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Our ballot for </span>Chowderfest<span style="font-style: italic;"> 2008! </span>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-83395604535925628372008-02-11T16:45:00.000-08:002008-03-12T18:55:48.261-07:00Skidmore musiciansCongratulations to <strong>Julia Nunes '11</strong>, the winner of the <a href="http://bushmanmusic.com/uke-contest.cfm">Bushman World Ukelele Video Contest</a>.<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-lt3vVA-4I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-lt3vVA-4I</a><br /><br />Skidmore has an incredible music community; here are some other Skiddies I enjoy listening to.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/amyregan"><strong>Amy Regan</strong></a><br />"So in Love" is my favorite!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lisabastonimusic"><strong>Lisa Bastoni</strong></a><strong><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">Can be seen performing all over Boston.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/sinem">Sinem Saniye</a></strong><br />"Boom Sheke Nana" won the <a href="http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2006b/lennon_awards.php">2006 John Lennon Songwriting Contest</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/lyledivinsky"><strong>Lyle Divinsky</strong></a><br />Also starred in Cabaret Troupe's production of "Fame" earlier this fall.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/natosborn"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nat Osborn</span></a><br />His group features a number of Skidmore classmates. "Yours alone" is awesome!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/dylanconnor"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dylan Connor</span></a><br />So versatile and talented.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/Dylanconnor"></a><br />Here is a brand new way to keep track of all your favorite Skidmore musicians:<a href="http://skidmore.magnify.net/">http://skidmore.magnify.net/</a>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-5627285719413601172008-02-06T06:43:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:13.116-08:00Super TuesdayYesterday was a super Tuesday in many respects. Skidmore has enough voter participation in order be its own polling district so Skidmore students vote right on campus!<br />Skidmore students also vote in local elections (but we'll save that for another post).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoisu8Vl7JtCic5eOAwflnRImfi104yH31DkAwy8cacfnK3lcuwSSgWmLEdojpNY5YjOg8MMwqHnycKP5K8Bhe5srJemFfD7DY7GPipvL9CHJ-_PZ06xylXlBPEr8t6ct0FTeR4Oa5M0XB/s1600-h/IMG_0179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165739873283306914" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoisu8Vl7JtCic5eOAwflnRImfi104yH31DkAwy8cacfnK3lcuwSSgWmLEdojpNY5YjOg8MMwqHnycKP5K8Bhe5srJemFfD7DY7GPipvL9CHJ-_PZ06xylXlBPEr8t6ct0FTeR4Oa5M0XB/s200/IMG_0179.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lLYQx2Nq_I0WV_yDacinNB29BaYkGaGvf3KCP6hMFVXhvI2pwQzN0iVr2lnmCSFyQQwz7N06Q9rzSFQnLlFoMUiNG5SxKC8XZO2z84QAA0RaxUv0nQojsCKaZkBqWhCyyRoJNE6XsN8v/s1600-h/IMG_0180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165739886168208818" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lLYQx2Nq_I0WV_yDacinNB29BaYkGaGvf3KCP6hMFVXhvI2pwQzN0iVr2lnmCSFyQQwz7N06Q9rzSFQnLlFoMUiNG5SxKC8XZO2z84QAA0RaxUv0nQojsCKaZkBqWhCyyRoJNE6XsN8v/s200/IMG_0180.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was also able to join many of the international students at an informal gathering at Scribner House, the home of President Glotzbach and his wife Marie.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRoVraO-2uIRTgdDB1ozJiqi3XwDOAw1u3UA9dMQbFgJ6S9M-VhUmFECXdG87BtNbBtMU0iuXUNfcFlt9w5ZbqXfqDy_ZLGXGSf8OXRnLj89solPJVs3hkbzXabDDMSI7xqJPA-A2-a1O/s1600-h/IMG_0182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165739899053110738" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCRoVraO-2uIRTgdDB1ozJiqi3XwDOAw1u3UA9dMQbFgJ6S9M-VhUmFECXdG87BtNbBtMU0iuXUNfcFlt9w5ZbqXfqDy_ZLGXGSf8OXRnLj89solPJVs3hkbzXabDDMSI7xqJPA-A2-a1O/s200/IMG_0182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNEBo0wDNguCrBCWPYwytgXVSouBlLgPBQOzXQKAdkGb3ff7RO-_NajdNIeov3_AlEvWci-KvwwYOY_EnbKFCZR2cRIzQ00b80WiwDmkTv_75hzJGFm224OkRB61byJjeexwf25Ll5zL1/s1600-h/IMG_0181.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165739890463176130" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdNEBo0wDNguCrBCWPYwytgXVSouBlLgPBQOzXQKAdkGb3ff7RO-_NajdNIeov3_AlEvWci-KvwwYOY_EnbKFCZR2cRIzQ00b80WiwDmkTv_75hzJGFm224OkRB61byJjeexwf25Ll5zL1/s200/IMG_0181.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQusOClP8CziSRvRbnQOLVLZy3mcLF7EOHT4GScRpk_K6kizjBlTE8iV7VHVuqAbvd0V9O1Gt-aTyVmjJ5Vy_xV7LTsi25G8mn4S_6I8rl1LxIznOZ61NayUViCuRsOpegc5IMzL1wKTWQ/s1600-h/IMG_0183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165740758046569954" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQusOClP8CziSRvRbnQOLVLZy3mcLF7EOHT4GScRpk_K6kizjBlTE8iV7VHVuqAbvd0V9O1Gt-aTyVmjJ5Vy_xV7LTsi25G8mn4S_6I8rl1LxIznOZ61NayUViCuRsOpegc5IMzL1wKTWQ/s200/IMG_0183.JPG" border="0" /></a>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-52771725384185126882008-01-19T10:16:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:13.721-08:00College Connect ConferenceMarisa, Dean and I just got back from the <a href="http://www.collegefes.org/">CFES</a> <a href="http://www.collegefes.org/pdf/CCAnnualMeeting08.pdf">College Connect Conference</a>. This year the conference focused on helping underserved students in rural areas and Lake Placid was an ideal meeting place.<br /><div><em>Fact: Only one percent of philanthropist dollars (in education) went towards underserved rural populations!</em></div><br /><div></div><div>There were twenty-one colleges represented and even more elementary, middle and high schools from rural areas present! Some participants drove more than seven hours to be at the conference.</div><br /><div></div><div>The conference connects schools with underserved populations with/to Colleges. The partnership then shares ideas and comes up with a program to present at the end of the conference. CFES provides funding for the programs each team comes up with! Skidmore worked with a CFES program manager and outlined an incredible day to take place later this spring. </div><br /><div></div><div><em>Student Summit 2008; A Skidmore Snapshot </em>will bring one hundred (100) underserved students from the Adirondacks (from at least five different schools) to campus in late April! The 6th-8th graders will meet a number of Skidmore students and work with them to complete a "scavenger hunt." Each team of 10 Adirondack scholars (and Skidmore mentors) will be given a disposable camera. Each team will need to take a photo of specific items and people on all around campus in order to check off items off their scavenger hunt list! The Adirondack scholars will walk away with photo albums to remember their day on a college campus (not to mention lunch in the awesome dining hall!)</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WbwAWxWOE1kMbEaWHk0EqHFlzt2sN54cyb-Kgp7Qe5gathOWZNteFACDtDIS_Hq3Nx1kkaH6HliIusDx1K_e5RpkkL_tPhyWp2tBl1HnLGgccip857PowCpO3SkJNzyuykVczxq8Bsdn/s1600-h/IMG_0124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157958604697919298" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WbwAWxWOE1kMbEaWHk0EqHFlzt2sN54cyb-Kgp7Qe5gathOWZNteFACDtDIS_Hq3Nx1kkaH6HliIusDx1K_e5RpkkL_tPhyWp2tBl1HnLGgccip857PowCpO3SkJNzyuykVczxq8Bsdn/s200/IMG_0124.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>The Olympic Center</em></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK5tTTzIfSLk9imyWuPoyOrd0h9J0O2J241Ezo7842UlkMWb1wL7-sBsQne6Ydtr6rnoR56u7QHrraob4_uUAWOsiVGySs65UxNc6JHpMcfvsIQfj5mIJPUXYLKJdSX4oq8d8Q-BWI0hd/s1600-h/IMG_0128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157958630467723106" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheK5tTTzIfSLk9imyWuPoyOrd0h9J0O2J241Ezo7842UlkMWb1wL7-sBsQne6Ydtr6rnoR56u7QHrraob4_uUAWOsiVGySs65UxNc6JHpMcfvsIQfj5mIJPUXYLKJdSX4oq8d8Q-BWI0hd/s200/IMG_0128.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Marisa writes down our ideas to share with the group</em></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ll9928Q9fZBxjPCitA6FY6uyJ6cPnAKGN_CkpFNlvp6xWzivxt2cCteeRtuIfhv0xP9GxEkkc7HyzLXgDUvA4h6a-bWZmSTWIHGHNYyh5GZQjYBxxY6A2Pi1Wv6RbOMNBSovzuSKKNIl/s1600-h/IMG_0131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157958643352625010" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ll9928Q9fZBxjPCitA6FY6uyJ6cPnAKGN_CkpFNlvp6xWzivxt2cCteeRtuIfhv0xP9GxEkkc7HyzLXgDUvA4h6a-bWZmSTWIHGHNYyh5GZQjYBxxY6A2Pi1Wv6RbOMNBSovzuSKKNIl/s200/IMG_0131.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Everyone shares their ideas at the end of the conference</em></div>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-90942527560945723272008-01-11T20:36:00.001-08:002008-12-09T09:44:14.140-08:00Skidmore in NYC<div>Some of the admissions office is in New York City tonight for an admissions event on Saturday.<br /><div>We were able to catch up with my former director John Young, now the director at <a href="http://www.hws.edu/">Hobart William Smith</a>. We also had the chance to have dinner with a former Head Ambassador (tour guide) from our office who now works in Admissions for <a href="http://www.parsons.edu/">Parsons</a>! Go Sarah! </div><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrSDHe1ELBvynLrraa83HV-UxSb-emJD2XrYpHUyNq6xozjUlVBHPrKiokO2mtaAzpZ2SMorz1AqviPyAzPtcDAXf9fx-f6o82kcFsLmjfT02mZ0f1IC0Pr7aRvJz6ImqNdSkyHKXtnzg/s1600-h/IMG_0038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154451446073155282" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrSDHe1ELBvynLrraa83HV-UxSb-emJD2XrYpHUyNq6xozjUlVBHPrKiokO2mtaAzpZ2SMorz1AqviPyAzPtcDAXf9fx-f6o82kcFsLmjfT02mZ0f1IC0Pr7aRvJz6ImqNdSkyHKXtnzg/s200/IMG_0038.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Marisa, Peter, Dean, Sarah, Shardae, Cathy and John!<br /></em><br /><div><em> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eubghmPnOgi999e37dt_CW62M2JpjBk_srlVzLf2ijfg21yfKXZoef94yU3VhTqTH-ET6PxtDvGcdzLEdcpQMCmUjh1uXdc7LqaLrlz-_8HSm2LiOQLQm6aZ1XHYWZ1KLUzOcpNe1YgJ/s1600-h/IMG_0040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154453842664906482" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1eubghmPnOgi999e37dt_CW62M2JpjBk_srlVzLf2ijfg21yfKXZoef94yU3VhTqTH-ET6PxtDvGcdzLEdcpQMCmUjh1uXdc7LqaLrlz-_8HSm2LiOQLQm6aZ1XHYWZ1KLUzOcpNe1YgJ/s200/IMG_0040.JPG" border="0" /></a>Marisa and Sarah talking shop!</em></div></div>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-91528069052446121882008-01-10T14:46:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:17.577-08:00SUCH festivus party<div>A huge round of applause to <a href="http://www.hamilton.edu/">Hamilton College </a>for organizing a great <a href="http://tbredtails.blogspot.com/2008/01/happy-new-year.html">SUCH party</a>. The party this year had a "festivus" theme based on a Seinfeld episode<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-wm9N0KiAs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-wm9N0KiAs</a><br /><br />We were all instructed to send in some festivus grievances- or something that drives us crazy (relating to the admissions process). The top ten grievances were read while standing at the festivus pole.<br /><br />We all knew Hamilton had something up their sleeves for the "feats of strength" portion of the program after dinner. This turned out to be an admissions related trivia contest. Our emcee was Dave Lyons, a former Hamilton admissions counselor who now is a college advisor at <a href="http://www.rivers.org/Default.asp?bhcp=1">The Rivers School</a>. Dave did a fantastic job of coming up with all of the admissions related trivia questions!<br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwXdEWh_CAFXXOP-SZCAPELWgKEZJBhRYipPcuHhSWcMLjsOlHW-1HNlfKkP9UpGGRqHA-fhKfRjcs09BummwqMNFM-CvNBdI4d8LhBDTVGJw7949xzEpLqY6kPPQH_tRn-s-8L3su5jI/s1600-h/IMG_0005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153997605468921394" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwXdEWh_CAFXXOP-SZCAPELWgKEZJBhRYipPcuHhSWcMLjsOlHW-1HNlfKkP9UpGGRqHA-fhKfRjcs09BummwqMNFM-CvNBdI4d8LhBDTVGJw7949xzEpLqY6kPPQH_tRn-s-8L3su5jI/s200/IMG_0005.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Kyle from Hamilton with Marisa from Skidmore. </em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XtqBRDf04cthjT7-JrkasDI65EhAo1JqXCt75zj2qk-mgpx4AjbGfjHawCALpTNPL27y4JjEsyOVsceXYF8RHYwmTo1CHZwJB4JQU39C2NmIMVPEYqrHjt0EAHSudLWkmFrnE0T4xTJT/s1600-h/IMG_0018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153997614058856002" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4XtqBRDf04cthjT7-JrkasDI65EhAo1JqXCt75zj2qk-mgpx4AjbGfjHawCALpTNPL27y4JjEsyOVsceXYF8RHYwmTo1CHZwJB4JQU39C2NmIMVPEYqrHjt0EAHSudLWkmFrnE0T4xTJT/s200/IMG_0018.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Dave Lyons played the part of emcee for the SUCH party<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzp4avxe2IE5M2tVTIlF0gnNzYD8dRgXM8WinhAH1ocKhAxWApBTcwr0etfmzJqU0l-_xlV7TTmme4Jd82vyER27eJ2XW80igRB9PslT8Jaz8_goGN837mO4J9XplR9JJA8NCc_MOb3Os/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153997618353823314" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzp4avxe2IE5M2tVTIlF0gnNzYD8dRgXM8WinhAH1ocKhAxWApBTcwr0etfmzJqU0l-_xlV7TTmme4Jd82vyER27eJ2XW80igRB9PslT8Jaz8_goGN837mO4J9XplR9JJA8NCc_MOb3Os/s200/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em> The Deans of the SUCH schools<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1O5gw1lN7CIIMZGeZo32aetpusc9VZ2tr3g98LF7w6J3uyyLNVk6pyvL9SSTmJe1BmoJPjZNNNCYDRrYS8q62KAiOl7_GzSKfIxlRu6hjyYw-F_opren2tZMTl2IPujohtiQufZw-951T/s1600-h/IMG_0034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153997626943757922" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1O5gw1lN7CIIMZGeZo32aetpusc9VZ2tr3g98LF7w6J3uyyLNVk6pyvL9SSTmJe1BmoJPjZNNNCYDRrYS8q62KAiOl7_GzSKfIxlRu6hjyYw-F_opren2tZMTl2IPujohtiQufZw-951T/s200/IMG_0034.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Seating placards</em></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyN-5rfocprdOORaNghFr7X0XrIDjHFXf-e3Kgzr2sbnPZeNRmo_pQjfxynelHPEh2I7aOSlUUDZhuJmDwsYmu_XnRkJ1tfKEVR8Z5x0AMUv09Wgc33WG-D9ADZALsu6Sd7u4x62nsNNnC/s1600-h/IMG_0030.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154444024369667778" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyN-5rfocprdOORaNghFr7X0XrIDjHFXf-e3Kgzr2sbnPZeNRmo_pQjfxynelHPEh2I7aOSlUUDZhuJmDwsYmu_XnRkJ1tfKEVR8Z5x0AMUv09Wgc33WG-D9ADZALsu6Sd7u4x62nsNNnC/s200/IMG_0030.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>The Colgate team busy at work</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7xgglPVqxMoHzmoTOS0MCEf65R2YPlEPeXfKBbx2tnEWsOGtkccEvn_kLiPYeI1vmdb3H8mncxCQ-wn62hiOGPTqBukJowgM9PWgcN5FyV6TpImlQEkO4Z-ISmhzW2tV0mi9C6ioeEkV/s1600-h/IMG_0022.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154011495393156786" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS7xgglPVqxMoHzmoTOS0MCEf65R2YPlEPeXfKBbx2tnEWsOGtkccEvn_kLiPYeI1vmdb3H8mncxCQ-wn62hiOGPTqBukJowgM9PWgcN5FyV6TpImlQEkO4Z-ISmhzW2tV0mi9C6ioeEkV/s200/IMG_0022.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Hamilton busy at work</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSVjaEMoYWPkXCtkvqRA2Bqb-96yE_FJF8vUe2OMC0siwM8gHFGesm217hzFD8kdFFItKGQ_oIDtn-JSWSjJywt1Uda41IDcEaXDO9biQcdbBct9un3gHGjhzISn8YW2u8bdCWKrxcCh8/s1600-h/IMG_0024.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154000491686944370" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSVjaEMoYWPkXCtkvqRA2Bqb-96yE_FJF8vUe2OMC0siwM8gHFGesm217hzFD8kdFFItKGQ_oIDtn-JSWSjJywt1Uda41IDcEaXDO9biQcdbBct9un3gHGjhzISn8YW2u8bdCWKrxcCh8/s200/IMG_0024.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>The Union team trying to figure out the maximum allowable display height at a NACAC college fair</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rof9tOFQHhb4ZOi3VRRpkdN9Jv4Xr98EkzfOY6t1P81pNMYOXvpB2Xt_pxlPVD2w0QgUKN8rELMjm2IL9_pPSuJjg2D-fjEGW8usmNWr12ghrgF4AA63G22xSlpukkD06ZU72l8nwWzo/s1600-h/IMG_0026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154000526046682754" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rof9tOFQHhb4ZOi3VRRpkdN9Jv4Xr98EkzfOY6t1P81pNMYOXvpB2Xt_pxlPVD2w0QgUKN8rELMjm2IL9_pPSuJjg2D-fjEGW8usmNWr12ghrgF4AA63G22xSlpukkD06ZU72l8nwWzo/s200/IMG_0026.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>One question every team answered incorrectly</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpxwDRHntJvmiv0ssCZu8QSFd4hEwGhXcWaCY1GU8-wqc5B9w6Abe-ORsv32kQ-amK9hAUpk5EkmwFB5H3hHmrM9R_Un4JkKXYBqVyRGfyD2VKLT0rArFaPU5Y1cRNx3bZ8yOiD6Kxb_9/s1600-h/IMG_0019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154000551816486562" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpxwDRHntJvmiv0ssCZu8QSFd4hEwGhXcWaCY1GU8-wqc5B9w6Abe-ORsv32kQ-amK9hAUpk5EkmwFB5H3hHmrM9R_Un4JkKXYBqVyRGfyD2VKLT0rArFaPU5Y1cRNx3bZ8yOiD6Kxb_9/s200/IMG_0019.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Picture Round. One point to match the school to the picture. One more point to name the Director of College Guidance at the school. </em></div>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-19907402100471010712008-01-08T11:12:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:18.739-08:00Kudos to the Women's Basketball teamYou already know I am a big proponent of early college awareness (especially for underrepresented populations). In fact, I think all colleges should be <em><strong>required</strong></em> to do early college awareness and I am currently working on a proposal to the national board to try to ensure this happens! <div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://www2.skidmore.edu/athletics/teams/basketball_w/staff/index.cfm">Darren Bennett</a>, head women's basketball coach, arranged for <a href="http://www.albanyschools.org/schools/arborhill/arborhill.htm">Arbor Hill Elementary School</a> (in Albany) to visit Skidmore, take a short tour, and see the women's basketball team play! There were raffles throughout the game and many students walked away with Skidmore backpacks, t-shirts and other collectibles.</div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>The opposing team from <a href="http://www.svc.edu/">Southern Vermont College </a>was probably not expecting a crowd at the game because Skidmore students are on break until later this month. Skidmore came away with the victory but the highlight of the day was after the game when the students from Arbor Hill were able to interact with the players from the Skidmore Women's Basketball team!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlmOnhKFb20wveM3z8NPonxb_eOTGyphHgFyOfHevWaldFqj9eN3Z3RxFPZrWSIp0T-BZt4v0h02adqBB0bKbEtkDjETf4F5wc-C6GHC1ORyPsN9Uclkk0HKMQHYyGG8UIyC7cv3sWDnh/s1600-h/IMG_6112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153190499509624258" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlmOnhKFb20wveM3z8NPonxb_eOTGyphHgFyOfHevWaldFqj9eN3Z3RxFPZrWSIp0T-BZt4v0h02adqBB0bKbEtkDjETf4F5wc-C6GHC1ORyPsN9Uclkk0HKMQHYyGG8UIyC7cv3sWDnh/s200/IMG_6112.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Students from the <a href="http://cms.skidmore.edu/greenberg/">Greenberg Child Care Center </a>on campus also came to watch the game!</em><br /><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklOfjqGFcKlgKsSrIoh-frM5jwBw6R8-jBR1Akikm8eN3jzSiaRYjrXIh7WnRb8vSb6efv8efyt4XYx08ydJF90RvIa70gLXv92g1nLmGMu1yV7b4rLEAhLV6T4lzP9smrHxGqtdii7xd/s1600-h/IMG_6114.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153190508099558866" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklOfjqGFcKlgKsSrIoh-frM5jwBw6R8-jBR1Akikm8eN3jzSiaRYjrXIh7WnRb8vSb6efv8efyt4XYx08ydJF90RvIa70gLXv92g1nLmGMu1yV7b4rLEAhLV6T4lzP9smrHxGqtdii7xd/s200/IMG_6114.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>The students from Arbor Hill wait for the Skidmore basket before cheering!</em><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-wVi6gYT79lT4WA-S1jjNRNA9flHuDDMOd1ESGpxSn6d4QXKxSThmno1B5Rd3_2qlXbUBdsUztLUMXQFo90uHu6mSPS1IEnmsvM1qFS5T6J7qgmXora9tLTefHP7M3GdaIIDUx0FH_XE/s1600-h/IMG_6125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153191925438766578" style="" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79a02EaalpzDv83Wtl7bBPFTBHQLUoyhA9Nj2_qa5rWYogI6RDFaSo3ft6x8CSfVeAmJq5zjImZowlf4VTqVpGbkiKkH7mLX0T8dcemZfURRbTiEiKcOvyOR8C-Swxlshgyia8YMfNEBo/s1600-h/IMG_6140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153191942618635794" style="" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79a02EaalpzDv83Wtl7bBPFTBHQLUoyhA9Nj2_qa5rWYogI6RDFaSo3ft6x8CSfVeAmJq5zjImZowlf4VTqVpGbkiKkH7mLX0T8dcemZfURRbTiEiKcOvyOR8C-Swxlshgyia8YMfNEBo/s200/IMG_6140.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>The students have fun with the Skidmore players after the game</em></div></div><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzjAV2UNmjR6ozhW-nQeP4u-zSb1e69JNnZw_Z7-mdZYY8WAH2R3iiJz5vMwJYyhtXbWM_Yt8Tbv0Sf1Oakpw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><em>Skidmore cheer after the game</em><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxDtFGSsuEbwgMxh_HloP5E6SWlEn03tW4Lph1eT5jcmI-VLE6K8XdshURm5uOkKYlJeZnAPuyrBBV6_2e6_A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><em>Let's see your moves!</em></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy2ZP8xfzoUu-E3mVHUU1Pic9FFm5zE-YRDfQ-8i79qni1u383W6ODGNLHyueAgNZwBkIyyQd_3gnJaMIKRBg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><em>Everyone having a good time after the game!</em></p>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-26254529285113750782008-01-03T08:19:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:19.036-08:00Happy New Year!Saratoga Springs has a great New Years Eve celebration every year. <a href="http://www.ymcasaratoga.org/firstnight/shogrid.php">http://www.ymcasaratoga.org/firstnight/shogrid.php</a> I spent my first NYE in Saratoga in 2007 after spending the last seven years celebrating in New York City. This year I was under the weather and stayed in.<br /><strong>What is coming up?</strong><br /><br />I'm really looking forward to the annual SUCH holiday gathering! The admission offices from <strong>S</strong>kidmore College, <a href="http://www.union.edu/"><strong>U</strong>nion College</a>, <a href="http://www.colgate.edu/"><strong>C</strong>olgate University</a>, and <a href="http://www.hamilton.edu/"><strong>H</strong>amilton College </a>get together every year to celebrate the holidays, take a break from the application review season, and just to catch up with each other. The party host rotates every year so this year Hamilton College is the host school. One of the biggest surprises to me about my job in admissions is the extraordinary collegiality in the profession. This was particularly surprising given my experience as a student athlete for Skidmore (we compete against Hamilton and Union in the <a href="http://www.libertyleaguesports.org/">Liberty League</a>).<br /><br />I'll be at the College Connect Annual Meeting held at The Hilton Lake Place Resort in Lake Placid, New York on January 17th-18th (Carpooling with Union College to the event!).<br /><a href="http://www.collegefes.org/pdf/CCAnnualMeeting08.pdf">http://www.collegefes.org/pdf/CCAnnualMeeting08.pdf</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeomT9AhfXiYDoMLL8vs1oNL2WkWkbr9f5q6rgEquR2OFSQZaIUHfbyq4V8cZ3HGk8LvC9b8PJv4n_jT9gA8ojugf7Fg6mII9h5ok-SKp3bP88-nQhpDS-oDGgaM6pBIpn3doMPcO-UQNG/s1600-h/IMG_5687.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151322940355141042" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeomT9AhfXiYDoMLL8vs1oNL2WkWkbr9f5q6rgEquR2OFSQZaIUHfbyq4V8cZ3HGk8LvC9b8PJv4n_jT9gA8ojugf7Fg6mII9h5ok-SKp3bP88-nQhpDS-oDGgaM6pBIpn3doMPcO-UQNG/s200/IMG_5687.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Walter, one of the (many) admissions office mascots, gets tangled in some holiday lights. Happy Holidays!<br /><br /></em><em></em>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-54224413167041545112007-12-21T08:25:00.001-08:002008-12-09T09:44:19.761-08:00BeatlemaniaBeatlemania, my favorite Skidmore tradition (check out some of my other "<a href="http://tbredtails.blogspot.com/2007/12/my-favorites-list.html">favorite things</a>" around Saratoga), was awesome! We got there at 7:30 pm and there were no seats left. We were able to bring in chairs and sit at the very back. The <a href="http://cms.skidmore.edu/campaign/goals/loader.cfm?url=/commonspot/security/getfile.cfm&pageID=130845">Zankel Music Center</a> (coming soon) will be able to accommodate the entire crowd!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQohKSTa9baS-XBXoLv6xdJynGJygBcWaVRXb2MyXffbTmasgf9Iq-z_CjhT7xpdr5kq_g0QsNGKlFliNjK11WENQO79g8fdEFyTsz2vfRS1MXuG-WAxtCUiG20yPb4AGwg9Q8O1Hn7ar/s1600-h/IMG_5664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146463657306119522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQohKSTa9baS-XBXoLv6xdJynGJygBcWaVRXb2MyXffbTmasgf9Iq-z_CjhT7xpdr5kq_g0QsNGKlFliNjK11WENQO79g8fdEFyTsz2vfRS1MXuG-WAxtCUiG20yPb4AGwg9Q8O1Hn7ar/s200/IMG_5664.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Standing room only</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZag-ew-id0XvtFg_QFXern8mb2Upizon3v5GEPwF1lyXcSBFnXttYlpfnNWDtERd01rDzROAhkAgqV4CZKyc0eZcxIeYl247sW80dGGBtVflno7VBsiEv8cn3w2HGcOpCNakYdZux9z3/s1600-h/IMG_5672.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146463665896054130" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZag-ew-id0XvtFg_QFXern8mb2Upizon3v5GEPwF1lyXcSBFnXttYlpfnNWDtERd01rDzROAhkAgqV4CZKyc0eZcxIeYl247sW80dGGBtVflno7VBsiEv8cn3w2HGcOpCNakYdZux9z3/s200/IMG_5672.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>The Bandersnatchers</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8_IK3BV6Tq-2ShL6noKTgNSEagNp01AbSTpGF_DleC49iBK55AOJaeXk1d57zZjkmrn2HQK8OMR55R_o0jQb5Ba9rEHPKOaxEhcJLH_A-oRW2cqK3fgKH_zfX5ooq9FflYSi1Za8zKFd/s1600-h/IMG_5678.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146463670191021442" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8_IK3BV6Tq-2ShL6noKTgNSEagNp01AbSTpGF_DleC49iBK55AOJaeXk1d57zZjkmrn2HQK8OMR55R_o0jQb5Ba9rEHPKOaxEhcJLH_A-oRW2cqK3fgKH_zfX5ooq9FflYSi1Za8zKFd/s200/IMG_5678.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Alex Selby, summer tour guide extraordinaire, rocking out with his crew<br /></em><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyaQGMMY0l1yr-1sXaIDflhsuMxBUUbhxeaU25qoarpfnq7i5DYDmjjO9_mNuVOtXIYaNE2yVEkML8V8QQOnA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-32151555703572824842007-12-13T08:30:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:20.969-08:00Twenty-four hours of Manchester, VermontThe admissions office held its annual reading retreat. The admissions committee leaves Saratoga and spends twenty-four hours in Manchester, Vermont. We carefully cover all aspects of the application review process. (No cameras allowed during our meeting:))<br /><br />After a full day of work, we headed into town and spent some time in the outlets. I went with a group to the <a href="http://www.northshire.com/">Northshire Book Store </a>and spent an hour or so happily reading. Some of us later went to the <a href="http://www.burrburton.org/">Burr and Burton Academy </a>Hockey game. The team's head coach, Corey Herrington, is a Skidmore Alumnus (class of 96).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56YzOSkw9MvRzEyy_zKR2S2oUWsyzDy4CkH7AsNCMdm2FZUrfsUj7MTPJJRm-_tvasmfZdz-XL-6F5Sr4PvuZXyGmjQg5qumh0OxtMSFqbVqHJ8iAnExFRvX5bROnNeiejQlTDhgtRSKR/s1600-h/IMG_5628.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143503633905593330" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56YzOSkw9MvRzEyy_zKR2S2oUWsyzDy4CkH7AsNCMdm2FZUrfsUj7MTPJJRm-_tvasmfZdz-XL-6F5Sr4PvuZXyGmjQg5qumh0OxtMSFqbVqHJ8iAnExFRvX5bROnNeiejQlTDhgtRSKR/s200/IMG_5628.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Leaving the admissions office for Manchester, Vermont<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWRQLyMVWS3UFnmDL-sIKmmqj0NaAVLjlK9ImhD1CVf2jLGxEolce9SG1jwQPOiZfyOReugL6vDufCIcTr8f6HaTTZqZcJ2d5EVNmth7_7bLbZEuTrrcxTFVoDzcK4WvZmbYa67Nd5DfN/s1600-h/IMG_5631.JPG"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143503642495527938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdWRQLyMVWS3UFnmDL-sIKmmqj0NaAVLjlK9ImhD1CVf2jLGxEolce9SG1jwQPOiZfyOReugL6vDufCIcTr8f6HaTTZqZcJ2d5EVNmth7_7bLbZEuTrrcxTFVoDzcK4WvZmbYa67Nd5DfN/s200/IMG_5631.JPG" border="0" /></em></a><em>Travel gift exchange to round out the official part of our meeting<br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UgmtpFbhVB5tAdKQWCYhoGv9HjMpTYC7xOSYVVG5iU_Ktk5QeYec0Ffr49oBVjWIGryFZboJxplj_AHr4cxqE-snbpoascHX92xWxJXEiPW-kYy8UZcereW5KBzPMPdHiiE5Zt-vv9lz/s1600-h/IMG_5638.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143503646790495250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UgmtpFbhVB5tAdKQWCYhoGv9HjMpTYC7xOSYVVG5iU_Ktk5QeYec0Ffr49oBVjWIGryFZboJxplj_AHr4cxqE-snbpoascHX92xWxJXEiPW-kYy8UZcereW5KBzPMPdHiiE5Zt-vv9lz/s200/IMG_5638.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Peter keeps getting taller at Skidmore. In front of Northshire Bookstore in Manchester</em><br /><em><br /></em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_zeKL-00zRh6uuJeI6-kBElXSLo5Plc926DFQAF4oiz2Ui7iQJqs5lX5d0caB7UKWCHsV0AB6HErdQh_xONeg4vfofO3tioANNLHk4pB1Y4jMFWIEEJoLbP6Wewzp2f2do5976UZ1MSh/s1600-h/IMG_5641.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143503663970364466" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI_zeKL-00zRh6uuJeI6-kBElXSLo5Plc926DFQAF4oiz2Ui7iQJqs5lX5d0caB7UKWCHsV0AB6HErdQh_xONeg4vfofO3tioANNLHk4pB1Y4jMFWIEEJoLbP6Wewzp2f2do5976UZ1MSh/s200/IMG_5641.JPG" border="0" /></a> <em>Burr and Burton Academy Hockey game!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCxvbym6jBF1O4Byo7tJRQ7Wdm9_Zgrnock7FrVeYKG3i-kmNEQDljR6t86vMLTT-3dpYOXgFgGqcI86IwuOuSwZ1FPQnVo28wslAIyZyuee-kmLqPkpcjeX8qX28bfRwOEWGt1OFwCGp/s1600-h/IMG_5660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143503655380429858" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCxvbym6jBF1O4Byo7tJRQ7Wdm9_Zgrnock7FrVeYKG3i-kmNEQDljR6t86vMLTT-3dpYOXgFgGqcI86IwuOuSwZ1FPQnVo28wslAIyZyuee-kmLqPkpcjeX8qX28bfRwOEWGt1OFwCGp/s200/IMG_5660.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> Jane reads a question to an opposing team during a game of <a href="http://store.cranium.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=256_266&products_id=1">Cranium</a></em>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3347809576597464865.post-67777820078991710412007-12-10T12:34:00.000-08:002008-12-09T09:44:21.510-08:00More Gore = More SoreSkidmore has an ideal location in so many ways. We are three hours from some incredible cities like New York City, Boston and Montreal (not to mention being in Saratoga Springs). We are at the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains and we are close to some great ski mountains!<br /><div></div><br /><div>Skidmore is:</div><div></div><div>90 miles from <a href="http://www.mountsnow.com/">Mount Snow</a></div><br /><div>87.2 miles from <a href="http://www.killington.com/winter/index.html">Killington</a> Ski Resort</div><br /><div>64.2 miles from <a href="http://www.stratton.com/index.htm">Stratton</a> Mountain</div><br /><div>61.9 miles from <a href="http://www.goremountain.com/">Gore</a> Mountain</div><br /><div>19.4 miles to <a href="http://www.skiwestmountain.com/Index.cfm">West Mountain</a></div><br /><div></div><div>Peter and I decided to go to Gore for the day. He has a season pass at Gore (which he got for $300 because of his young age:)) and I buy the <a href="https://www2.pricechopper.com/orderform/skipass.shtml">Price Chopper pass books </a>(3 tickets + a couple companion tickets for $105). We had an awesome day of skiing and boarding. Peter cut out early but I continued to board until closing (and I am really feeling it today)!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlSi92JC35AQg50JDaG0w7gEV1Sxqf-Y9OXoAclrDNMGg0x2jnWlhhrQZSZRef0CiTuHvg-EfRXMNCA8K27YW11GXEM2v3BX5Tw4dTjHYAb7f_eL7ubdhY0RkimT9lgvm7EJe8bnRZ26F/s1600-h/IMG_5621.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142465255606462754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlSi92JC35AQg50JDaG0w7gEV1Sxqf-Y9OXoAclrDNMGg0x2jnWlhhrQZSZRef0CiTuHvg-EfRXMNCA8K27YW11GXEM2v3BX5Tw4dTjHYAb7f_eL7ubdhY0RkimT9lgvm7EJe8bnRZ26F/s200/IMG_5621.JPG" border="0" /></a><em> Peter is really tall and I am really short (and Peter was standing on a pile of snow)</em></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wMOEn4K-fulma9X3Qke6LeZCjnhhus4qRFLS-DpXiabs_mpEHtEDDuk1i4KwE0uXObap9YSlkMLrdiOWvGR_IELKoRxp3wxjPmYoR3Yfi-41MN5m3qfRRXX8NdwwbdQwbZa6CZ8q6xf1/s1600-h/IMG_5622.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142465281376266546" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6wMOEn4K-fulma9X3Qke6LeZCjnhhus4qRFLS-DpXiabs_mpEHtEDDuk1i4KwE0uXObap9YSlkMLrdiOWvGR_IELKoRxp3wxjPmYoR3Yfi-41MN5m3qfRRXX8NdwwbdQwbZa6CZ8q6xf1/s200/IMG_5622.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Peter is happy because Gore has gondola</em></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr9i6FE1tE0oWbnDnzaqkX8YsIsRClq0R9za2ZJ8CHUYaXou-aUGr6bNyyj5FQIgRET_BlofK12FIN-teBYBsCyviKxvM8FuD9R5BZwHDAKqOxvWgxBGSHUC52DFFPrei8EG0fDeeRyXI/s1600-h/IMG_5624.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142465311441037634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUr9i6FE1tE0oWbnDnzaqkX8YsIsRClq0R9za2ZJ8CHUYaXou-aUGr6bNyyj5FQIgRET_BlofK12FIN-teBYBsCyviKxvM8FuD9R5BZwHDAKqOxvWgxBGSHUC52DFFPrei8EG0fDeeRyXI/s200/IMG_5624.JPG" border="0" /></a><em>Permanent smile from the cold</em></div>Nat Smitobolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10665110290160029189noreply@blogger.com0