Skidmore College history

As described in the Young Women's Industrial Club 1904–05 yearbook, students were broken into classes according to age.

By 1908, the industrial club had 436 students, male and female, many commuting from the surrounding towns and countryside.

In 1922, President Keyes won over the Board of Regents, and the Skidmore School of Arts became Skidmore College, a four-year degree-granting institution.

As described in the "College Traditions" section of the 1942–43 Student Handbook, "each entering student is given an oil cloth bib bearing her name and address, which she is required to wear the first few weeks of college.

By the time President Moore retired in 1957, Skidmore's student body stood at 1,100 strong and the campus was spread throughout approximately 80 buildings in downtown Saratoga Springs.

Skidmore College was established in downtown Saratoga Springs, but on October 28, 1961, the college acquired the Jonsson Campus, 850 acres (3.4 km) of land on the outer edges of Saratoga Springs.

The Jonsson Campus was named for the Skidmore trustee Erik Jonsson, the founder and president of Texas Instruments and a former mayor of Dallas, Texas (1964–71). The new Jonsson Tower bears his name.

Also in 1971, Skidmore established a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.

In 1988, Skidmore faculty formed the Collaborative Research Program, which provides students with opportunities to co-author papers and studies with professors.

Skidmore began granting master's degrees in 1991 through its Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program.

The Skidmore Honors Forum was founded in 1998.

2006 marked the start of the largest campaign in Skidmore's history, Creative Thought.

The goal was to raise $200 million, which was reached and surpassed in 2010 and celebrated at Celebration Weekend.

Boxscore for Softball vs Elmira College on April 23, 2021 at 3 p.m.