Skidmore Thoroughbreds College is a private liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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19 Facts About Skidmore Thoroughbreds
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds College has undergone many transformations since its founding in the early 20th century as a women's college.
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Charles Henry Keyes became the first president of the school in 1912, and in 1919 Skidmore Thoroughbreds conferred its first baccalaureate degrees under the authority of the University of the State of New York.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds launched the "University Without Walls" program, which allows nonresident students over age 25 to earn bachelor's degrees.
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In 1988, Skidmore Thoroughbreds faculty formed the Collaborative Research Program, which provides students with opportunities to co-author papers and studies with professors.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds began granting master's degrees in 1991 through its Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds offers 44 undergraduate majors, an average class size of 16, and more than 1000 courses.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds is considered one of the Hidden Ivies according to Greenes' Guides to Educational Planning .
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds has been named as one of the "New Ivies" by Newsweek.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds has a music program housed in the Arthur Zankel Music Center, which contains a large concert hall and facilities.
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Almost every classroom at Skidmore Thoroughbreds is equipped with a computer and a projector, and many contain other audiovisual equipment such DVD players and slide projectors.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds maintains nine on-campus residence halls and three on-campus apartment complexes .
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Residence Hall rooms at Skidmore Thoroughbreds are quite large and the college usually appears on the Princeton Review's "Dorms Like Palaces" list.
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In 2010, The Skidmore Thoroughbreds News stopped printing physical copies and moved entirely online.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds Unofficial is a popular on-campus news and humor blog, documenting undergraduate life from an alternative perspective.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds currently has 6 a cappella groups: 1 all male, 3 co-ed, and 2 female.
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Three of Skidmore Thoroughbreds's buildings have geothermal heating and cooling systems, and the college has recently hired a sustainability coordinator to assist with efforts to "green" the campus.
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Currently led by Athletic Director Gail Cummings-Danson, Skidmore Thoroughbreds is a member of the Liberty League and is run out of the recently dedicated Williamson Sports Center.
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Skidmore Thoroughbreds College Emergency Medical Services, SCEMS for short, is a student-run New York State-certified Basic Life Support first response agency.
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