Got an idea for a story in the spring issue of Scope Quarterly, which will focus on the college in relation to the Saratoga community?    We'd like to hear it.  Just key it in below or tell us in our Skidmore Interactive group in Facebook.

New community-relations office

Brief history of town-gown relations (e.g., sociologist Stonequist, Anne Palamountain, WSPN radio, Hurwitz and Lake Ave. School science fair, …what else?…)

Northwoods (incl. Girl Scouts’ work on meditation path)

Saratoga events: Reads, Cares, ArtsFest

Community-impact report highlights                                         

Locally grown food at dining hall

Lenora de la Luna and students teaching ESL

Roy Rotheim and EOC

Water Resources Initiative

Bob Turner and students doing political/survey/election work

David Karp and students doing mediation and restorative-justice work

Tom Lewis, Emma Hanson ’93, others restoring Preservation Hall

Teams/coaches offering sports camps, Kids’ Night Out, etc.

Leasing of land to local soccer club for $1

Tang events for local families, schools

Special Programs’ mature-adult seminars, summer institutes, free performances, visiting artists at local schools

Students’ service-learning internships last summer     

alumni who stayed (or returned) and made mark on community

Steve Sullivan (’79)

Garland Nelson (’97)

Jackie Jung ’61, Florence Andresen ’57

Jean Fei ‘70, Renee Moore UWW ’01

Kim Klopstock ’81

…local government? planning board? open space?…

…school teachers?…

(Scope staff will get list of alumni w/ 12866 zipcodes)