How do I receive my temporary login ID?
Contact the Office of Advancement at skidmoreconnect@skidmore.edu or call 800-584-0115 (toll free) or 518-580-5610 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm EST.
How do I activate my account?
Step 1
Click the First Time Login button (see video) at the top of the homepage. You will be asked to enter your last name in the last name field. Click find.
Step 2
Find your entry among the list of matching names, click the circle in front of it, and then click next. If your name isn’t listed, try going back and entering your maiden name.
Step 3
Enter the temporary login ID.
Step 4
On the next screen you will be asked to complete some basic information about yourself. Some information will be pre-populated, such as your username, which will appear in red font. You will be asked to create a password. Make a note of your username and password. Click submit.
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How do I login?
Click the yellow Login button on the top right of the homepage. Enter your Skidmore Connect username and password (which you created during the first-time login process). Click Login.
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How do I make my information public or private?
- On your profile page, click the green 'Edit' button on the section you would like to edit.
- Select show or hide next to the information you would like to make public or private.
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How do I set up my Skidmore Connect account so that I can login using my Facebook email and password (or sync accounts)?
After activating your account, you can set it up so that you have the option of signing in using your Facebook sign-in information. To do so follow the steps below. This process needs only to be done once. Remember, you will also continue to have the option of signing in with your Skidmore Connect username and password each time you access the system.
Step One
On the Skidmore Connect homepage, click the yellow Login button on the top right of the homepage. You will see a large blue button labeled Connect with Facebook. Click it. A pop-up window will appear on your screen. Enter the e-mail address and password associated with your Facebook account. The pop-up will close, and your Facebook profile picture will appear onscreen with a short confirmation message.
Step Two
Input your Skidmore Connect username and password in the fields to the left of your profile picture. Click the Login button. This completes the link between Facebook and Skidmore Connect, and only needs to be done once. The system will return you to the community homepage. Your Facebook profile photo will appear both within a welcome message on the Skidmore Connect homepage as well as on your Skidmore Connect profile page. You now have the option of posting content to both networks.
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How do I login to my Skidmore Connect account using my Facebook account login information?
(Note: you must first have activated your account by going through the first-time login process)
On the Skidmore Connect homepage, click the yellow Login button on the top right of the homepage. You will see a large blue button labeled Connect with Facebook. Click it. A pop-up window will appear on your screen. Enter the e-mail address and password associated with your Facebook account. The pop-up will close, and your Facebook profile picture will appear onscreen with a short confirmation message.
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How do I disconnect from my Facebook account from Skidmore Connect?
On the home page, in the welcome paragraph text directly underneath your Facebook profile photo, click the link that reads, "You can revoke authorization by clicking here."
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How do I add a photo to my profile?
- Click on the Update My Contact Info under the Alumni dropdown in the white navigation.
- On the profile page, click Change Photo.
- Click Browse to locate the image you want to upload on your local hard drive.
- After you have selected the image, click Submit to save the photo. (The photo may require approval by your site administrator.)
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How do I access the Alumni Directory?
There are links to the directory on the bar at the top of the page (you may need to scroll to the top of the page for the link to be visible). You must be logged in to view the directory.
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How do I add a Class Note or find a Class Note?
Submit a Class Note
Search Class Notes
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How do I update my account information?
Click on the Update My Profile under the Alumni dropdown in the white navigation. Use the different tabs at the top of the page to update different sections of your account. Make sure to save your changes.
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How do I reset my password?
- Click on the Reset Password link in the message.
- Enter the email address that is on file for you in the community.
- Click Reset My Password.
NOTE - If you share an email address with another member of the community, a drop-down list will appear on the next screen that allows you to pick the account you are resetting the password for.
- An email will be sent to you with a link that allows you to reset your password. The email link will be good for 30 minutes.
- After clicking the link in the email, you will be taken to the community and placed in a window asking you to enter a password and confirm it.
- Click Change Password.
- A success message will appear (shown below) that includes a link to login.
- Click the Login link in the message shown above. Enter your username and password to login.
If you have too many invalid login attempts, a message in red font will appear letting you know that your account has been locked. If you encounter problems, please contact the Office of Alumni Relations & College Events at 800-584-0115, or send an email to skidmoreconnect@skidmore.edu.
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How do I change my password?
- Log into Skidmore Connect
- Click on the Update My Profile under the Alumni dropdown in the white navigation.
- Click Edit on the drop down titled Account Information.
- Click on change password.
- Click on Save and Continue at bottom of page.
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Other Tips & Tricks
Friend Someone (Build your Friends List)
- Click on the Directory tab
- Enter the name of the person you want to friend and click Search.
- Click the Add Member to Friends List icon that is on the row with that person’s name.
- A sample email invitation message is displayed. Customize the email if desired and click Preview.
- Select Send to send the invitation.
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Email or Instant Message a Community Member
- Click on the Directory tab.
- Enter the name of the person you want to friend and click Search.
- Click on the email/instant message icon next to that person's name.
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Creating Photo Albums
Creating a photo album will allow you to include a picture on your profile page, as well as to share photos with other members of the Skidmore Connect community.
- Click on the Update My Profile under the Alumni dropdown in the white navigation.
- Click the Photos tab.
- In the Create a new Photo Album field, enter a name for the photo album and click Add.
- Click Manage Album.
- Click Manage Photos.
- Click Browse to search for the image you would like to upload.
- Select the image and click Upload.
- On the next screen you have the option to enter a caption for your photo. Click Finish.
NOTE – The images will need to be approved by a community administrator before they will be visible to the rest of the community.
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Add a Widget
Widgets are embedded icons that link to outside social networking sites, i.e. Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.
- Navigate to your profile within the community.
- You will be in Edit Mode by default. (You will need to be in Edit Mode in order to add Widgets to your profile.)
- Make sure you are on the tab you want to add content to. Click Add Content where you want the content added.
- Click the Widgets tab. The Widgets defined by your community administrator will be shown.
- Click the by a category to expand it in order to view your options.
NOTE - If the widgets within a category have sub-categories you will see a so you can expand it further. If there is no, then you will simply click on the widget you want.
- Click on the widget you want to add to your profile. Complete the required fields on the right side of the page to add the widget.
- Click Save.
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Add RSS Feed
- Navigate to your profile within the community. You will be in Edit Mode by default. (You will need to be in Edit Mode in order to add RSS Feeds to your profile.)
- Make sure you are on the tab you want to add content to.
- Click Add Content where you want the content added.
- Click the RSS Feeds tab.
- The RSS Feeds defined by your community administrator will be shown. Click the + by a category to expand it in order to view your options.
NOTE - If the feeds within a category have sub-categories you will see a + so you can expand it further. If there is no +, then you will simply click on the feed you want.
- Select the RSS Feed you want to add to your profile.
- Feed Name: The Name is predefined, but you can change it if you would like.
- Feed URL: The URL is predefined and cannot be changed.
- Maximum Number of Links: The maximum number of records/ articles to pull in has also been predefined, but you can change this number.
- Feed Height: You can also limit the feed height or leave blank or set it to 0 to allow the system to autofit the text.
- Show Description: This option allows you to get a short description of the links included in the feed. It is checked by default.
- Click Save.
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