Office of Community Service Programs
To schedule an individual appointment please email Michelle Hubbs at mhubbs@ngskmc-eis.net and she will send you a meeting request.
Each year, approximately 50 percent of Skidmore students participate in community service and fundraising activities, and our faculty teach more than 50 service-learning courses.
Learn more about community service options for students at Skidmore.
The Office of Community Service Programs, in the Division of Student Affairs, supports the curricular and cocurricular civic engagement activities of individual students, clubs, athletic teams and academic departments. The office serves as a liaison between the Skidmore community and more than 40 nonprofit agencies in the greater Saratoga region as well as a pre-orientation program and national and international service trips. Helping students become “informed, responsible citizens” is a priority of the office. We do this by providing experiences that encourage students to examine their values, develop practical competencies and apply their learning to find solutions for social and civic problems. The office supports student development by creating and sustaining opportunities for engagement and reflection both on and off campus.
Skidmore College was selected for the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. It is also a member of Campus Compact, a national coalition of college and university presidents dedicated to promoting community service, civic engagement and service-learning in higher education. Skidmore is profiled in the Guide to Service-Learning Colleges and Universities (Student Horizons Press).
Civic Engagement at Skidmore
Skidmore organized a Nov. 29 faculty panel that offered multiple scholarly perspectives and the webinar “Peacemakers at a Time of War,” presented by the Jewish and Palestinian peace group Roots on Nov. 27.
Faculty, staff, students, and alumni donate time, efforts, goods, and funds through the 18th annual event.
The Skidmore College community mobilized to support local families and community organizations for the 17th consecutive year through the Skidmore Cares community service program.
Skidmore’s dedicated space for prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice has been named in recognition of the leadership and support of parents Alicia and Bob Wyckoff.
Faculty, staff, and students volunteer time, efforts, and items to support local residents and families through 16th annual Skidmore Cares.