STUDENTS AND STAFF JOIN TO DONATE AND DELIVER SUPPLIES FOR HURRICANE SANDY VICTIMS IN NEW YORK CITY.
endorsed in the Glotzbach-guided strategic plan, athletics, fitness, and recreation programming have grown steadily. Some part-time varsity coaching positions increased to full- time, an additional trainer was hired, fitness offerings are expanding, and more Thoroughbred teams are earning postseason berths and winning league championships. All the while, Skidmore athletes are staying true to their strong academic and service ethics. The Thoroughbred Soci- ety, introduced by Athletics Director Gail Cummings-Dan- son in 2006 to honor varsity players who earn grade-point averages of 3.67 or better, is inducting more members from all teams. She says athletics fosters “many skills you’d
want to see young people develop while they’re at college— leadership, conflict management, diversity self-advocacy, teamwork, and community service.” Looking ahead, she notes, “We have a lot of well-conditioned, well-experienced athletes who are also great students, and that makes us stronger overall. As students get more and more sophisti- cated in making college choices, we’ll bring in even more athletes who can be successful in the classroom and on the field.”
Building community In addition to serving as the president’s partner and key ad- visor, Marie Glotzbach is a dynamic leader in her own right. She began spearheading public outreach as soon as her hus- band was inaugurated, building on the College’s “creative and thoughtful spirit and the vibrancy of community in Saratoga Springs to help catalyze a collaborative sense of shared mission.”
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DONATION DRIVE, SKIDMORE CARES, HAS ALSO BECOME A WELCOME ANNUAL TRADITION.
Saratoga Reads began in the Glotzbachs’ first autumn. Each year a citywide vote is held to choose a book for adults and youths to read, and then related discussions, book sign- ings, performances, and other activities are organized around it. Marie Glotzbach says the branding of the pro- gram came through a Skidmore marketing course working with a Saratoga communications firm. “The program caught on quickly,” she says, “and now we’re celebrating its 10th anniversary, which is very gratifying.” SaratogaArtsFest, a collaboration with several arts nonprofits, began in June 2005, to help kick off the Sara- toga summer season and market the long, strong arts legacy that plays
such a defining role for both city and college. A faculty member in theater and a veteran arts promoter, Glotzbach was in her element as she helped shape the extremely popu- lar festival in its early years. It now has more than 60 part- ners presenting a four-day smorgasbord of visual arts, music, literature, and performing arts.
The holiday-season donation drive, Skidmore Cares, has also become a welcome annual tradition. In its first winter, the program collected much more than expected, and it just keeps growing. “Last year we collected more than $12,000 and gave 3,500 food, toiletry, and school items to nine area agencies,” Glotzbach reports. “That’s a powerful collective voice saying, ‘We want to give back to this com- munity that we care so much about.’”
It is a heady time for the College, she says of her hus-
band’s successful first 10 years, and they foresee much more progress to come. As they embark upon their next decade, she says, “We are both exactly where we want to be.”
CHARLIE SAMUELS
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