A bucolic setting.
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Home to some 2,600 students on 850 acres, and a ten minute walk from the lovely town of Saratoga Springs a few miles north of Albany, NY, Skidmore College started life as an all girls’ school. The school went co-ed in the 1970s and we were lucky to visit it on a crisp New York autumn day. The lovely campus, replete with trees and perfect buildings, is one we have long wanted to visit for its mix of setting and academic quality.
Capital for the gardens is abundant.
We visited on a Saturday, so it was busy. This is the Admissions Building.
The tour begins.
The Dana Science center.
At work in the chemistry lab in the Dana.
Autumn is here.
Our irrepressible tour guide, Charlotte, had vocal projection which needed no megaphone.
The science center has rotating displays of chemical molecules.
This is Prozac ….
Bikes are useful for visiting nearby Saratoga Springs.
The Dining Hall is simply the finest we have seen. Lots of cuisines, freshly prepared and a vital part of student life.
One of the many chefs in the magnificent food center.
Jonathan Seliger’s ‘Politeness Counts’, 2004 at the Tang Museum.
George Rickey’s mobile ‘Double L Excentric (sic) Gyratory VII’, 1994.
The volleyball courts in the Williamson Sports Center.
With the sole exception of a dorm building, all are limited to a couple of storeys.
The Zankel Performing Arts Center hosts many performances throughout the year.
Everything here is in perfect condition, the dorms are spacious and modern, the food center is beyond compare and the academics are first class. The nearby town of Saratoga Springs, famous as the oldest site for professional horse racing in the US, is within walking distance, and while home to only 25,000 residents is sophisticated, beautiful and safe. Dining (and coffee!) choices are abundant.
Alumni include director Jason Reitman and Grace Mirabella of Vogue.
Snapped on the iPhone 11 Pro.