and cooling systems, and the college has recently hired a sustainability coordinator to assist with efforts to "green" the campus. Skidmore received a grade of "B+" on the Sustainable Endowment Institute's "College Sustainability Report Card 2011."
== Athletics ==
Skidmore College's athletic teams are nicknamed the Thoroughbreds.
Skidmore's athletic department, run out of the Williamson Sports Center, currently funds and supports 19 varsity teams, including basketball, ice hockey, rowing and riding. Skidmore is a founding member of the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association, which was renamed to the Liberty League in 2004. As of 2024, Skidmore has won 11 National Championships and 92 Conference Championships.
From 1973 until 1982, Skidmore athletic teams were nicknamed the "Wombats". In 1982, the team nickname was changed to "Thoroughbreds" because it was felt that the wombat "lacked the image of an athlete."
== In honor ==
The SS Skidmore Victory (VC2-S-AP3), a World War II cargo ship, was named after …
