Ribbon Cutting - CIS North Wing

Celebrating the Opening of the Center for Integrated Sciences North Wing

“Nearly two decades in the making, this celebration represents a significant moment in the history of Skidmore College. Science has always been a source of pride at Skidmore.”

— Philip A. Glotzbach, President Emeritus

kidmore celebrated the completion of the first of three phases of the Center for Integrated Sciences at a S socially distanced, outdoor ceremony in May 2021 . The 58,000-square-foot North Wing features 58 laboratories and classrooms, 21 faculty and staff offices, and resources that had previously been spread across campus . It houses the departments of Computer Science and Mathematics and Statistics, as well as Introduction to Chemistry courses and the Biology Department’s organismal and field methods classes .

Above: Marie Glotzbach and President Emeritus Philip A. Glotzbach (left) join President Marc Conner and Barbara Reyes-Conner (right) in a ceremonial ribbon-cutting marking the completion of the Center for Integrated Sciences (CIS) North Wing. CIS faculty coordinator Pat Fehling, Facilities Director Dan Rodecker, Construction Services Assistant Director Paul Lundberg, Vice President for Finance and Administration and Treasurer Donna Ng, and Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael Orr were also on hand to mark this historic achievement.