Student Stories
With nearly 100 clubs to join, 44+ majors to study, hundreds of faculty members to learn from and 2,700 students to befriend, there are a lot of stories to tell at Skidmore.
Skidmore offers transformative experiences in every season 鈥� from winter festivals and springtime research to summer concerts and fall traditions. Lila Smith 鈥�26, a political science major from Moorestown, New Jersey, shares how Skidmore and Saratoga Springs provide year-round opportunities for learning, connection, and discovery.
The first-year English course What鈥檚 in it for Me? pairs writing with community service, pushing students to reflect on empathy, responsibility, and their roles as civic-minded writers.
Classics major and English minor Mia McCormack '27 shares her passion for classics through Skidmore鈥檚 individual peer tutoring program, helping classmates and learning valuable lessons along the way.
For her senior project in theater at 快猫短视频, Adelaide Lance 鈥�25 designed a deeply immersive set for a fully student-run play about friendship, identity, and love 鈥� blending storytelling and scenic design in a powerful example of how creativity and hands-on learning come together in Skidmore鈥檚 Theater Department.
Chiara Garcia-Ugarte 鈥�25 discovered her love for museum work and community through the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery.
Double majoring in art and psychology, Oli Landsman 鈥�27 found an unexpected creative outlet as DJ Dirty Shirley, host of WSPN鈥檚 鈥淢araschino Lobotomy.鈥� Watch this video to see how spinning tracks at Skidmore helped her tune in to a whole new side of music 鈥� and herself.
Wes Williamson 鈥�25, a senior environmental science major who played hockey at Skidmore and studied abroad in New Zealand, describes the experiences of student-athletes who successfully studied abroad. They all agree: 鈥淒on鈥檛 think that you need to sacrifice one experience for another. You can truly do it all at Skidmore.鈥�
As a peer health educator with a focus on mental health, Vojtech (Vojta) Kubala 鈥�27, a psychology major from Czechia, feels fulfilled in helping his fellow students while preparing for his ideal career in psychotherapy.
Saratoga Springs may get chilly in the winter, but the cozy-chic winter destination is anything but boring. Emrah Jusufoski '28 explores some of the activities and destinations that make Saratoga Springs and the surrounding region the winter place to be.
Food is a big part of everybody鈥檚 college experience. And that鈥檚 especially true for students with food allergies like Jake Gordon 鈥�25. Jake describes how Minus 9, a new allergen-free station in Murray-Aikins Dining Hall, has helped him 鈥渨orry less and enjoy his time at Skidmore.鈥� It鈥檚 just one example of how the award-winning Dining Services team is working to make sure everyone enjoys a great meal and good company at Skidmore.
Whether she's singing on stage or working behind the scenes with cutting-edge tech, Grace Higginbotham 鈥�26, a music major with dance and arts administration minors from Los Angeles, says she has thrived in a community that supports her many talents and where she has never felt boxed in.
Owen Brady 鈥�25 had planned to shadow a Danish pro soccer team鈥檚 director of performance during a summer internship only to discover upon arrival that he, the American intern, was in charge.