On this penultimate day of classes King Glotzbach has returned from his spiritual journey into the Sabbatical Mountains to continue his reign o’r our humble Liberal Arts kingdom.

In an memo included in last night’s Student Announcements Digest Glotz alerted his denizens of his return as Skidmore’s President. Chants of “USA, USA” and spontaneous renditions of the Star Spangled Banner could be heard across the nation.

In his address (included in its entirety after the jump), President Glotzbach reflected on the “wonderful opportunity for personal renewal” his brief sabbatical provided, and assured us, his humble subjects, that his time away “only deepened [his] appreciation for the many aspects of Skidmore that make our College the very special place it is.”

In the memo Glotzbach also thanks Acting President Susan Kress for her work these past six months saying, “I do want to take a moment to express my deep appreciation to Vice President for Academic Affairs Susan Kress, who has led the College superbly through a number of challenging situations since last November.” yup.

While away, Glotzbach spent his time writing about some issues he “believes are important to the future of the College and, more broadly, to higher education in our country” and probably driving around in his Chrysler Sebring.

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