Dear Class of 1989,
Welcome
to your class web page. As you may have noticed, it now resides within
Skidmore Connect, the alumni social network and online community, which
we think is convenient. Wondering what your freshman roommate is up to
these days? You can search for him or her by clicking the directory tab
at the top of the page. When the listing comes up, you’ll have the
option of shooting off an email to say hi and adding roomy to your
friends list. To get started, you must first activate your account and login.
We hope you will take some time to explore all the
features available to you in Skidmore Connect. You’ll find quick
instructions for each task by clicking on the Tutorials tab above. We
strongly encourage you to start the ball rolling by customizing your
profile page. You can decide what information you would like displayed
and add a profile photo. Then, try submitting a class note. Why make
your friends wait for the next SCOPE magazine to find out you got
married, moved to Albuquerque, and patented an online bridal chapel
complete with a rush-order gift registry and virtual rice rental for
your guests? And, of course, you’ll want to upload a photo of the happy
event along with that note. Both will appear on your profile as well as
your Skidmore Connect class group page.
(to enter SC class group page, click the icon on upper right). Your
note will also be viewable by any community member who clicks the Class
Notes tab above and searches by class year or name.
If you have logged in using Facebook Connect (for instructions, see FAQs)
you have the option of having the note and photo you submitted in
Skidmore Connect post simultaneously on your Facebook profile page. Wow,
now that’s pretty efficient social networking.
Speaking of
social networks, many of you like to stay in touch using Facebook.
But there is a similar online group venue that’s a bit more specific to Skidmore you may want to consider: the Skidmore Connect class group page.
There are two advantages to using this group: classmates are already
members and access is limited to Skidmore alumni only. You can email,
post messages and photos on the wall, and IM classmates. As previously
mentioned, any class note you post will be displayed here as well.
We
hope that Skidmore Connect will be a helpful and flexible set of tools
for communicating with one another and the College. So take your time
and explore. Figure out which features best fit your communications
needs—and don’t forget to tell us about it by emailing comments to me at
mmonigan@skidmore.edu. We greatly value your feedback on Skidmore Connect. It’s your network and we want it to make it work for you. Thank you.
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Class Officers
Class President
Cindy Urick Stickles
Class Fund Chair
Daniel D. Antonelli
Class FOP Chair
Richard G. McDermott
Class Agents
David A. Bakyta
Robert P. Coan
Edward W. McBride
Raymond J. Yu
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