Skidmore College
PRE-3: Institutional Boundary
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Levi
Rogers Director of Sustainability Programs and Assessment Sustainability Office |
Institution type:
Institutional control:
A brief description of the institution’s main campus and other aspects of the institutional boundary used to complete this report:
Skidmore College is a highly regarded liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. The principal mission of Skidmore is the education of predominantly full-time undergraduates, a diverse population of talented students who are eager to engage actively in the learning process. The College seeks to prepare liberally educated graduates to continue their quest for knowledge and to make the choices required of informed, responsible citizens. Skidmore faculty and staff create a challenging yet supportive environment that cultivates students’ intellectual and personal excellence, encouraging them to expand their expectations of themselves while they enrich their academic understanding.
Skidmore owns over 1,000 acres of land. The core of our campus is heavily treed and includes nearly all of our classroom, office, and residential buildings and our North Woods, a conserved forest that is a regional treasure of flora and fauna. The North Woods is approximately 150 acres and is used by Skidmore and the Saratoga community alike. The woods are a place where people can connect with nature through meditation, cross-country skiing, walking, hiking, running, and they also serve as Skidmore’s outdoor laboratory. More than 30 courses across the College rely on the North Woods and numerous research projects are based in the North Woods each year. Our “off-campus” parcels include the site of Skidmore’s solar array, the site of our windrow composting, the Van Lennep Riding Center, White Hollow Farm, the Valentine boathouse, and several wooded properties to the north and west of campus. We have included all of Skidmore’s land in our reporting for STARS.
Which of the following features are present on campus and which are included within the institutional boundary?:
| Present? | Included? | |
| Agricultural school | No | No |
| Medical school | No | No |
| Other professional school with labs or clinics (e.g. dental, nursing, pharmacy, public health, veterinary) | No | No |
| Museum | Yes | Yes |
| Satellite campus | No | No |
| Farm larger than 2 hectares or 5 acres | No | No |
| Agricultural experiment station larger than 2 hectares or 5 acres | No | No |
| Hospital | No | No |
The rationale for excluding any features that are present from the institutional boundary:
We are a small liberal arts school, and the features above are not typically associated with this type of institution.
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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