2013–2014

Dear Bard Parents:
Welcome to the Bard community and the Hudson Valley. As you and your son or daughter embark on one of the most transformative and exciting of life’s journeys, I assure you that the faculty and staff of the College will be available to assist with every step along the way.
The Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs created this Parents Handbook as a practical reference guide for first-year parents and their families. We know that families feel most comfortable with transitional adjustments when answers to potential questions are easy to access.
You can find additional information online on the Parents Network website, www.annandaleonline.org/parents, and on the Bard College website, www.bard.edu.
Contact information for the academic deans is located on my section of the Bard website at inside.bard.edu/doc. If you need additional information about the academic program now or as the year progresses, please contact Dean of Studies David Shein (845-758-7045 or shein@bard.edu). Dean of Students Bethany Nohlgren (845-758-7454 or nohlgren@bard.edu) can help if you have questions about your daughter’s or son’s cocurricular and extracurricular life at Bard.
Please note the academic calendar on page 10 highlights term dates, vacations, and special events such as Family Weekend, which will be held October 25–27, 2013. During Family
Weekend, faculty, staff, and students provide an array of events including classes, building and campus tours, student and faculty panels, and performances, all of which promise to provide a glimpse into the undergraduate life of your son or daughter.
We look forward to welcoming you to campus, now and many times in the future.
Yours truly,
Michèle D. Dominy
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Dear Bard Parents:
It is a pleasure to welcome you, the newest members of the Bard community.
We hope that your child has a rich, rewarding experience here and we urge you to join the online parent community website, www.annandaleonline.org/parents. Over the past few years, the site has become a vibrant source of information and one of the primary ways the College communicates with parents. From the site, you can link to the Parents Network Facebook group, where other parents can answer your questions and offer advice; it’s a great place to connect with parents in your area. You can also access the e-newsletter, which provides news on faculty, campus initiatives, and student life, giving you a sense of the daily happenings in a student’s life on campus. The website and newsletter also provide logistical information, including shuttle schedules, move-in dates, and the academic calendar.
Additionally, please consider participating in two key events this school year: Family Weekend takes place from October 25 to 27 on the main campus, and offers a varied program that includes classes, concerts, an “Ask the President” session, student performances, and sports events; Bard
Works , held in January, is a professional development program that prepares students for the work force. Held both on campus and in New York City, Bard Works events include résumé and interview classes, mock interview sessions, etiquette and life-skill workshops, and panel discussions with alumni/ae, staff, parents, and friends of the College. If you’d like to get involved with
Bard Works , please contact us. While on campus, be sure to visit the Anne Cox Chambers
Alumni/ae Center. Incorporating green technology in its design and construction, the Center houses informal meeting and exhibition space, conference rooms, and the offices of Bard’s alumni/ae and development programs. While you’re here, enjoy a slice of pizza next door at Two
Boots, the Cajun-Italian pizzeria owned by filmmaker and restaurateur Phil Hartman, who studied at Bard and is the proud parent of two Bardians from the Classes of 2008 and 2011.
As a parent, you’re an integral part of the Bard community. Much of what Bard does to ensure our academic excellence is made possible through your generosity. Parents host and attend events, offer internships, and join committees to support the Parents Fund. Our parents are among the most essential, dedicated members of the Bard community, and we hope that you will take part.
I look forward to meeting you on campus soon.
Sincerely,
Debra Pemstein
Vice President of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs
P.S. If you haven’t already registered as a parent on www.annandaleonline.org/parents, which provides valuable information, please do so.
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The Parents Network is designed to support the students and families that make up the Bard community and enhance the undergraduate college experience. The Parents Network also offers regional programs and networking opportunities that bring together students and their families with Bard faculty and administrators. Membership is open to all parents, grandparents, and guardians. The network’s annual meeting is held each fall during Family Weekend. Through the network, parents of current and former students give their time and resources to projects such as regional events, career counseling, professional introductions, calling parents of prospective students, and fundraising on behalf of the College. We welcome your ideas and, especially, your involvement.
To help introduce Bard to communities both near and far, parents organize and host events all over the country. In past years, events were held in Chicago, Santa Fe, New York City, San Francisco, and Los Angeles with special guests President Leon
Botstein, Vice President and Dean of the College Michèle D. Dominy, and Vice President and Dean for International Affairs and Civic Engagement Jonathan Becker. No event idea is too big or too small—please share your thoughts with us.
The Parents Fund is a vital component of Bard’s financial life. It provides scholarship dollars to 65 percent of students as well as access to the latest books, technology, and online resources for the entire student body. The Parents Fund also sustains faculty development, student life, and campus upkeep. Tuition and fees cover only about 60 percent of the cost of a Bard education. Your participation in the College’s fundraising efforts is needed and greatly appreciated. Parents who donate $1,000 or more to the Parents Fund are named to the St. Stephen’s Society and automatically become members of Bard’s Parents Advisory
Council (PAC).
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Parents Advisory Council (PAC)
Bard’s PAC is made up of dynamic, engaged, and supportive parents and guardians committed to:
• Enhancing and strengthening the Bard parent community online and regionally
• Ensuring a rich, productive dialogue between parents and the College
• Supporting participation and total giving to the Parents Fund
• Assisting with recruiting and mentoring students
PAC provides opportunities to support students’ overall educational experience while making valuable contributions to the
Bard community on and off campus. It is a wonderful way to help sustain Bard’s level of excellence, connect with other parents, and take a leadership role in your child’s education. PAC members are asked to participate in quarterly conference calls, attend the annual meeting during Family Weekend, help organize regional events, provide feedback and ideas concerning
Bard’s parent programs, and make an annual contribution to the Parents Fund commensurate with their means. To join the
Parents Advisory Council, please call Amy Husten, director of development, at 845-758-7505 or e-mail her at ahusten@bard.edu.
In fall 2009, Bard launched annandaleonline.com, an online community for parents and guardians of current students.
Annandaleonline is an interactive database that allows parents, on an opt-out basis, to view and enhance profiles; post photos, links, and blogs; and search for other families of current students to participate in discussion, regional activities, mentorship, and networking. More than 2,600 parents use the site.
Bard parents are valued members of our community and have various opportunities to enrich and contribute to the life of the College. Your experiences and insights as a parent of a Bard student are especially valuable to the parents of prospective students. Each spring, the Office of Admission solicits parent volunteers to call parents of accepted students who are considering enrollment at the College. You are in the unique position to help by answering questions guided by your own experience of having a child at Bard. The Office of Admission also holds receptions throughout the year in various parts of the country, bringing together our president, prospective students and their families, and college counselors. We benefit from the generous community of parents who offer to host such events in their homes. Contact Janet Stetson, associate director of admission, at 845-758-7472 if you are interested in assisting.
Bard Works is a conference-style professional development program for juniors and seniors that prepares them for work after
Bard. Parents, alumni/ae, staff, and friends of the College participate in panels, lead résumé and interview workshops, and much more. If you’d like to contribute your time and expertise, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
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The liberal arts and progressive curricular traditions coexist in the Bard education, making Bard a place of innovation in higher education and a force for the rebirth of intellectual thought in public life. The liberal arts tradition is evident in the First-
Year Seminar: The Common Course and in elective general courses that ground students in the essentials of inquiry and analysis, and present a serious encounter with the world of ideas. The progressive tradition runs through Bard’s tutorial system and interdisciplinary curriculum, emphasizing independent, creative thought and the skills required to express such thoughts effectively.
The College enhances the undergraduate experience with compatible intellectual and artistic ventures that contribute to the larger public and cultural life of the nation. Bard’s satellite institutes and graduate programs expand undergraduate students’ opportunities to work with leading scholars and artists and lead to the integration of new areas of study. For example, in New
York City, Bard undergraduates are offered specialized study with leading experts in international affairs in the Bard
Globalization and International Affairs Program or, through the Bard-Rockefeller Semester in Science, the opportunity to conduct research at a graduate school level in the internationally distinguished laboratories of The Rockefeller University.
Bard’s satellite model, unique in the field of higher education, equips students to play active, engaged roles not only for personal goals, but also to address the larger issues that face humanity in our time.
All first-year students participate in a common curriculum and also take elective courses. The common curriculum consists of the Language and Thinking Program, First-Year Seminar: The Common Course, the Citizen Science Program, and first-year advising.
Language and Thinking Program
The Language and Thinking Program is an intensive three-week writing program that begins in early August. Students read extensively in several genres, work on many different kinds of writing projects, and meet in small groups to discuss their reading learning at bard annandaleonline.org/parents 7

and writing. Through these activities, they learn to read and listen thoughtfully, articulate ideas, review their own work critically, and, most basically, recognize the link between thought and expression. The program is an introduction to college-level instruction as well as to the Bard community. Satisfactory completion of the Language and Thinking Program is required for matriculation into the College. Students failing to meet this requirement will be asked to take a one-year academic leave.
First-Year Seminar: The Common Course—Studies in Human Experience
All first-year students are required to take the two-semester First-Year Seminar: The Common Course, which introduces important intellectual, artistic, and cultural ideas and serves as a strong foundation for the student’s liberal arts education, regardless of the field in which a student decides to specialize. These fundamental ideas are presented in the context of a historic tradition, on as broad a scale as feasible, within a framework that emphasizes precise, analytical thinking through class discussions and frequent writing assignments. The heart of the seminar is a series of core texts (which may include a painting or a symphonic work) that focus on a common theme. Whatever the theme, the spirit of the course is exemplified by the observation that in daily life we frequently encounter ideas and concepts drawn from the texts studied in the Common Course; but without a concrete historical and critical context, we risk allowing others to define such ideas and concepts for us.
In 1953, Bard College inaugurated an experimental “Common Course” designed to show how the question of human freedom can be approached through a liberal arts education. Sixty years later, the Common Course continues to engage the individual experiences of first-year students, and to relate those experiences to extraordinary works of literature, philosophy, religion, politics, science, and the arts. In this way, the course introduces students to important intellectual, cultural, and artistic ideas that serve as a common foundation in liberal arts education. Core texts for the fall semester include Genesis and works by Plato,
Mencius, Xunzi, Lucretius, Augustine, Ibn Tufayl, Montaigne, Luther, Descartes, Galileo, Milton, and Weber. Core texts for the spring semester include works by Locke, Rousseau, Equiano, Kant, Mary Shelley, Büchner, Marx, Nietzsche, Melville, Freud,
Faulkner, and Arendt. Plenary sessions, guest lectures, panel presentations, performances, and student-organized symposia provide a collective forum in which students and faculty come together to investigate and test the ideas explored in the classroom.
Citizen Science Program
All first-year students spend January term in the Citizen Science Program. Citizen Science is an intensive, interdisciplinary investigation of the nature and conduct of science, drawing from biology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, and computer science. The current theme of the program is infectious disease—its definition, character, and social and cultural interpretations. As in the Language and Thinking Program, Citizen Science is taught in small groups by a faculty drawn from around the country. Satisfactory completion of the Citizen Science Program is required for graduation.
First-Year Advising
All first-year students are assigned an academic adviser. The faculty member and the student meet at strategic points during each semester: at registration; two weeks into the semester when course selection is final; shortly before midterm; two weeks after midterm; and just before registration for the next semester. The first-year advising system is intended to help students begin the process of selecting a program in which to moderate, meeting that program’s requirements, preparing for professional study or other activities outside of or after college, and satisfying other interests. Advising may be particularly important as students’ intellectual outlooks change and expand during their first year at the College.
First-Year Electives
A student selects three elective courses in each semester of the first year (the fourth course each semester is First-Year Seminar:
The Common Course). Electives allow students to take courses in fields in which they are interested and, perhaps more important, to experiment with unfamiliar areas of study. The electives help them expand their range of interests and knowledge, and narrow the choices from which to select a major.
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Through Bard’s study-abroad programs, students attend classes within foreign universities, rather than take courses designed exclusively for Americans. Bard’s unique offerings include Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, at which Bard students can take accredited courses in the social sciences and humanities; Smolny College, Russia’s first liberal arts college, a joint program of Bard and Saint Petersburg State University; ECLA of Bard, a private liberal arts institution in Berlin; and Al-
Quds Bard College in the West Bank. Many other programs are available in Europe, China, and elsewhere, some of which offer intensive and immersion foreign-language study. Another unique Bard offering is the Bard Globalization and
International Affairs Program, which provides opportunities to study and intern with international affairs organizations in New
York City.
Please visit www.bard.edu/academics to learn more about Bard’s academic procedures and policies, including:
• Curriculum
• Academic course information
• Academic requirements and regulations
• Evaluations and grades
• Academic deficiencies
• The program approach to majors
• Moderation
• Distribution requirements
• The Senior Project
• College policies on plagiarism and academic dishonesty
• Withdrawal and rematriculation
For the consensual relations policy between students and faculty/staff, visit http://inside.bard.edu/doso/handbook.
For academic course information and a detailed list of educational rights, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act, Notice of Nondiscrimination, anti-hazing policies, and accreditation, visit www.bard.edu/catalogue.
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2013–14
Saturday, August 10
Monday, August 12 – Wednesday, August 28
Wednesday, August 28
Wednesday, August 28 – Thursday, August 29
Thursday, August 29 – Friday, August 30
Saturday, August 31
Monday, September 2
Wednesday, September 11
Wednesday, September 18
Monday, October 14 – Tuesday, October 15
Friday, October 25
Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27
Friday, November 22
First-year students arrive
Check-in and financial clearance
First-year student orientation
Language and Thinking Program
Transfer students arrive
Check-in and financial clearance for transfer students
Academic orientation for transfer students
Matriculation days
Advising and registration for new first-year and transfer students
Financial clearance
Arrival day for all returning students
Check-in and financial clearance for all returning students
First day of classes
Drop/add period begins
First faculty meeting of the semester
Drop/add period ends at 5:00 p.m. —pass/fail grading option deadline
Fall break
Midterm grades and criteria sheets due
Moderation papers due
Family Weekend
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Wednesday, November 27 – Sunday, December 1 Thanksgiving recess
Monday, December 2
Wednesday, December 4
Senior Projects due for students graduating in December
Advising day
Thursday, December 12
Wednesday, December 18
Monday, December 16 – December 20
Friday, December 20
Registration for spring classes opens
Final faculty meeting of the semester
Completion days
Last day of classes
Intersession
Saturday, December 21, 2013 –
Friday, January 24, 2014
Saturday, January 4
Sunday, January 5 – Wednesday, January 22
Winter intersession (no classes for sophomores, juniors, and seniors)
First-year students return for Citizen Science Program
Citizen Science Program
Wednesday, January 22
Thursday, January 23 – Friday, January 24
Saturday, January 25
Monday, January 27
Wednesday, February 12
Friday, March 21
Saturday, March 22 – Sunday, March 30
Monday, April 28 – Tuesday, April 29
Tuesday, April 29
Wednesday, April 30
Thursday, May 8
Wednesday, May 14 – Tuesday, May 20
Tuesday, May 20
Thursday, May 22
Saturday, May 24
Arrival date and financial clearance for new first-year and transfer students
Academic orientation, advising, and registration for new first-year and transfer students
Arrival date and financial clearance for all returning students
First day of classes
Drop/add period ends
Moderation papers due
Spring recess
Advising days
Last day to withdraw from a course
Senior Projects due for students graduating in May
Course registration opens for fall 2014 semester
Completion days
Last day of classes
Baccalaureate service and Senior Dinner
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The Bard College operator is reached at 845-758-6822. For other numbers at Bard, dial 845-758- and the four-digit extension.
If the information you need is not listed here, call the First-Year Students Hotline at 845-758-7058. Directory information and e-mail addresses are also available on the College’s website, www.bard.edu; we encourage you to browse through Bard’s website to learn more about the wealth of services and programs provided by the College.
7045
7340
7242
7362
7280
7472
7406
7528
7073
7099
Academic
David Shein, Dean of Studies
Arts
Languages and Literature
Science, Mathematics, and Computing
Social Studies
Admission
Mary Backlund, Vice President of
Student Affairs, Director of Admission
Alumni/ae Affairs
Jane Brien ’89, Director
Athletics and Recreation
Kristen Hall, Director
Bard Center for Environmental Policy
Eban Goodstein, Director
Bard Globalization and
International Affairs Program
Jonathan Cristol ’00, Director
646-839-9262
Bertelsmann Campus Center contact numbers
7005
7557
7539
7378
7454
7056
7433
7454
Bookstore
Merry Meyer, Manager
BRAVE (Bard Response to Rape and
Associated Violence Education)
Rebecca Stacy, Director
Career Development
April Kinser, Director
Center for Civic Engagement
Jonathan Becker, Vice President and
Dean for International Affairs and Civic Engagement
Center for Student Life and Advising
David Shein, Dean of Studies
Community Service and Social Action
Paul Marienthal, Dean of Social Action and
Director, Trustee Leader Scholar Program
Counseling Services
Tamara Telberg, Director
Dean of Campus Life
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7454
7405
7532
7426
7526
7454
7900
7433
7500
7076
7080
7432
7430
7812
7427
7047
7605
Dean of the College
Michèle D. Dominy, Dean and
Professor of Anthropology
Dean of Students
Bethany Nohlgren
Development
Debra Pemstein, Vice President of
Development and Alumni/ae Affairs
Disability Support Coordinator
Amy Shein
Executive Vice President
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou
Financial Aid Office
Denise Ann Ackerman, Director
First-Year Experience
Mary Ann Krisa, Assistant Dean of Students
Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Box Office
Health Services
Marsha Davis, Director
Henderson Computer Resources Center
Joe DeFranco, User Services Manager
Institute for International Liberal
Education
Susan Gillespie, Director and Vice President for
Global Initiatives
Trish Fleming, Adviser, Study Abroad
Institute for Writing and Thinking
Peg Peoples, Director
International Student Services Office
Manishkamala Kalupahana, Adviser
Learning Commons
Jim Keller, Director
Levy Economics Institute
Deborah Treadway, Assistant to the
Executive Vice President
Multicultural Affairs/Difference and Media Project
Annie Seaton, Director
Opportunity Programs
Jane Duffy, Director
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7537
7423
7457
7335
4309
7438
7335
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7438
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7455
7460
7454
7531
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7099
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Parents Network and Fund, Assistant Director of
Development, Parent Programs
Hillary Henderson
Post Office
President
Leon Botstein
Registrar
Peter Gadsby, Associate Vice President for Enrollment
Religious Services
Bruce Chilton ’71, Chaplain of the College
Ginger Grab, Ecumenical Chaplain
Usman Khan, Muslim Chaplain
Nicholas Lewis, Community Chaplain
Joseph Mali, Catholic Chaplain
David Nelson, Jewish Chaplain
Tatjana Myoko von Prittwitz und Gaffron CCS ’99,
Buddhist Chaplain
Residence Life
Ashley Boltrushek, Director
Safety and Security
Ken Cooper, Director
Sophomore-Year Experience
Lora Seery, Associate Dean of Students
Stevenson Athletic Center
Jamie Hooper, Athletics Business Manager
Stevenson Library
Jeff Katz, Director, Bard College Libraries and Dean of
Information Services
Student Accounts
Gwen Menshenfriend, Bursar
Student Activities and Campus Center
Julie Silverstein, Director
Transportation and Shuttles
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Below is information about several administrative offices that can address your issues or concerns. If you have general concerns or questions about curricular or cocurricular life at the College, contact the Center for Student Life and Advising
(csla@bard.edu, 845-758-7454), which houses the dean of campus life, the dean of students, the dean of studies, the director of academic advising, the assistant director of students/director of first-year experience, associate dean of students/director of sophomore-year experience, and the international student adviser. If you have a concern about:
Your first-year student’s extracurricular experience
Contact Mary Ann Krisa, assistant dean of students (mkrisa@bard.edu, 845-758-7454), who is the primary contact for firstyear students and their parents and for faculty and staff who have concerns specific to the first year at Bard, such as social and adjustment issues, academic challenges or concerns, College regulations and requirements, and issues regarding campus safety and security. She coordinates the orientation program and facilitates activities designed to support students throughout their transition to campus.
Your second-year or transfer student’s extracurricular experience
Contact Lora Seery, associate dean of students (seery@bard.edu, 845-758-7454), who is the primary contact for second-year and transfer students and their parents and serves as a resource for faculty and staff with concerns specific to the second year at Bard, such as social and adjustment issues, academic challenges or concerns, College regulations and requirements, and issues regarding campus safety and security. She facilitates activities designed to support students through the sophomore year, transfer transition, and Moderation process.
Housing or other residence life issues
Contact Ashley Boltrushek, director of residence life (aboltrus@bard.edu, 845-758-7455), who is the primary contact for residence life. The residence life staff includes a director, housing director, and four professional area coordinators (AC) who live administrative and emergency information annandaleonline.org/parents 14

on campus and supervise 54 student peer counselors (PC). The PCs develop community-building programs and partner with residents to create an environment that supports the academic mission of the College. The professional staff provides support resources to individual students as needed. The residence life staff coordinates with the Safety and Security and Buildings and
Grounds Offices to foster a safe, healthy campus community.
Campus life
Contact Bethany Nohlgren, dean of students (nohlgren@bard.edu, 845-758-7454) or Gretchen Perry, dean of campus life
(gperry@bard.edu, 845-758-7454), who are resources for nonacademic matters and community or private concerns. To ensure that all students are successful in their adjustment to college life, the Office of Student Affairs does its best to accommodate individual students’ circumstances.
Multicultural affairs
Contact Annie Seaton, director of multicultural affairs and the Difference and Media Project (aseaton@bard.edu, 845-758-
7047). She and her staff are resources for students belonging to affinity groups (for example, students who are Jewish, Muslim,
Hindu, African American, LGBT, Latino, or Asian, as well as other groups). The office assists any and all students with interests in or questions about identity, broadly considered, and also organizes speakers and conferences, in collaboration with students, faculty, and departments.
Academics
Contact David Shein, dean of studies (shein@bard.edu, 845-758-7045), who is the dean for student academic affairs, or Jennifer
Triplett, director of academic advising (triplett@bard.edu, 845-758-7365), with questions about advising, course selection, academic support, Moderation, and other academic issues. The dean of studies advises students who have questions about their programs of study and collaborates with the deans in the Office of Student Affairs and the dean of the college to develop extracurricular programs and activities that supplement classroom work.
Academic support
Contact the Bard Learning Commons (learningcommons@bard.edu, 845-758-7812), which is located in the basement of
Stone Row and provides academic support for all students. Peer tutoring, staff consultations, and courses in writing, grammar, and math are offered each semester. The Bard Learning Commons website features extensive links to writers’ resources, including style guides, grammar help, foreign language dictionaries, and resources for students with learning disabilities. In addition to credit-bearing courses in writing, grammar, math, and public speaking, the Learning Commons offers one-on-one peer tutoring in all academic subjects. Students may request a peer tutor by filling out the appointment form at inside.bard.edu/learningcommons or by going to the Learning Commons and filling out a tutor request form. Writing tutors are available for drop-in consultations five evenings a week. Drop-in hours are also available in math, physics, and chemistry.
Students may also meet with staff members for more focused assistance on writing, study skills, and time management.
Security/Emergency
Contact the Office of Safety and Security, which is open 24 hours a day to assist all members of the College community.
Students should telephone x7460 (845-758-7460) to report any incident that appears suspicious or to report a crime. In the event of a life-threatening or emergency situation, students should immediately call x7777 (845-758-7777). Security assists in coordinating emergency medical transportation for the College community. All members of the department are trained in basic first aid and are supported by the Bard College Emergency Medical Service (Bard EMS). Security officers assist emergency responders, providing mutual aid if necessary. administrative and emergency information annandaleonline.org/parents 15

On-Campus Health Services
Contact Health Services (845-758-7433), which is located in the Robbins Annex; it is staffed by four nurse practitioners, a parttime physician, a registered nurse, an administrative assistant, and a receptionist. Health Services provides outpatient care to all registered undergraduate students and promotes optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, and social well-being through primary health care. The offices are open Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. by appointment, with a Thursday evening clinic open from 4:00–7:00 p.m. by appointment.
On-Campus Counseling Service
Contact the Counseling Service (845-758-7433), which is located in the Robbins Annex with Health Services. It is staffed by four full-time licensed clinical social workers and a part-time psychiatrist. The office provides individual counseling and sponsors groups, campus-wide wellness and mental health programming, and works closely with other offices to support student emotional well-being. The Counseling Service is open Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Students can make an appointment with a counselor by going to inside.bard.edu/counseling/appointments.
Community-wide or national emergency
If a community-wide or national emergency occurs, students and parents can contact the Bard Security Office (845-758-
7460) or the Dean of Students Office (845-758-7454) for information. Bard students are encouraged to register for a campuswide emergency communication system that will notify them in the event of a campus emergency through text messages and e-mail.
Emergency Medical Service
In the case of a medical emergency, students should call the Bard Emergency Medical Service (Bard EMS) at x7777 (845-758-
7777) or Safety and Security at x7460 (845-758-7460) for our EMS squad and transportation to Northern Dutchess Hospital.
Students under 18 must supply parental or guardian permission for treatment in the event of an emergency. Bard’s Emergency
Medical Service, a student-run organization of trained and state-certified, first-response volunteers, responds to individual health emergencies on campus. All services are confidential and are provided free of charge. The Dean of Students Office and
Residence Life Office share a 24-hour, on-call rotation to respond to any situation in which assistance is needed; a staff of professional counselors and health-care workers supplements this service.
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Technology
Computers are important tools for all college students, but with more than 250 public-access computers at Bard, it is possible to survive without owning one. Bard’s Henderson Computer Resource Center supports several multiplatform computer laboratories, including one that is open 24 hours, seven days a week. For those students who bring a computer to Bard, the
Henderson staff recommends the following minimum capabilities:
Macintosh Minimum Configurations
Mac OS X 10.5 or greater
2GB RAM or greater
160GB hard drive or greater
CD-RW/DVD±RW dual layer
1GB or greater External Storage Device (USB key or hard drive)
MS Word/Office 2008 or later
Micromat TechTool Pro
PC Minimum Configurations
Dell Dual Core or greater
Microsoft Windows 7 or greater
3GB Ram or greater
320GB Hard Drive or greater
DVD±RW
1GB or greater External Storage Device (USB key or hard drive)
MS Word/Office 2007 or later
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The focus of student life at Bard, both inside and outside of the classroom, is on campus. From its historic Hudson Valley setting to its state-of-the-art science and arts facilities, Bard offers an idyllic environment in which students can enjoy a rich social life interwoven with their cultural and intellectual pursuits. The College provides a wide range of activities and opportunities for students to engage in challenging and rewarding ways with peers, the community, and the world at large. It also provides a support system of advisers, tutors, counselors, and related programs to help students successfully negotiate their undergraduate experience.
Bard sponsors intercollegiate programs in men’s and women’s basketball, cross-country, lacrosse, swimming, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball, baseball, and men’s squash. The College is a member of NCAA Division III, the Liberty League,
United Volleyball Conference, and College Squash Association. Intramural and club sports include Ultimate Frisbee, bowling, badminton, basketball, cycling, fencing, equestrian, indoor soccer, rugby, and more. Classes range from aerobics to yoga and tai chi to karate.
The 59,000-square-foot Stevenson Athletic Center opened in 1989 and is the centerpiece of Bard’s Department of Athletics and Recreation facilities, which include the Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer and Lacrosse Complex; basketball, volleyball, and badminton courts; a swimming pool; cardiovascular center and weight room; new state-of-the-art squash courts, which were the centerpiece of a 2012 renovation; lighted tennis courts; and other playing fields. The $2.1 million renovation and expansion included new administrative offices and a new lobby; a new instructional classroom for yoga, aerobics, Pilates, and spinning; and improvements to both locker rooms. There is a full-service athletic training room and recreational space.
Membership benefits are available at no cost to Bard College students, faculty, staff, and their immediate family members; membership options are also available for local area residents.
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Bard has a strong tradition of community engagement, which encourages students to explore and develop leadership abilities and helps them to gain experience toward socially conscious careers. Created in 2011, Bard’s Center for Civic Engagement supports, coordinates, and promotes the wide array of initiatives that define Bard as a private institution in the public interest, demonstrating that an educational institution can provide undergraduates and graduates with a first-rate education and at the same time act as a socially entrepreneurial agent of change. The Center fosters local, national, and international partnerships to provide students with opportunities to pursue work, internships, academic interests, and community engagement. For more information about the Center for Civic Engagement, go to www.bard.edu/civicengagement or contact Associate Director of the Center for Civic Engagement/Dean of Student Affairs Erin Cannan at cannan@bard.edu.
As part of the Center for Civic Engagement, the Trustee Leader Scholar (TLS) program helps students develop skills that enable them to become leaders in local and global communities. TLS is a select group of students who design and implement service projects based on their own passions and interests. Examples of recent TLS projects include the New Orleans Project
(more than 500 Bard students have participated in the rebuilding of that city), mentoring in local prisons to help inmates prepare for the GED exam, teaching violin lessons to low-income children in nearby towns, and running ESL programs for migrant laborers in the Hudson Valley. Every Bard student is eligible to apply for TLS status. Acceptances are on a rolling basis and are based primarily on the willingness and capacity of a student to direct a large-scale project. Most TLS students remain active in the program throughout their college years. They meet one-on-one with the program director and associate director, take part in skill-building workshops, and write formal project proposals, budgets, and evaluations. They are offered hands-on opportunities to acquire skills in grant writing, lesson planning, and group facilitation.
The Chaplaincy at Bard has several chaplains on staff, including an Episcopal priest, an imam, a rabbi, an Anglican priest, and a community chaplain. The clergy offer formal and informal study with members of the College community who are interested in learning more about faith traditions—their own or those of others.
The Chaplaincy supports and advises the Jewish Students Organization, Muslim Students Organization, Christian Students
Fellowship, Buddhist Meditation Group, and Catholic community, in order to help students organize and celebrate regular holy observances and to develop programming for the campus. In addition, the clergy offer regular weekly worship:
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
Sunday, noon
Sunday, 7:00 p.m.
Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, noon
Worship Service, St. John the Evangelist (Episcopal), Barrytown
Catholic Mass, Bard Chapel
Evening Worship, Bard Chapel
Buddhist Meditation, Village A, Sacred Space
Healing Service, St. John the Evangelist, Barrytown
Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Qur’anic Studies, Village A, Sacred Space
Thursday, 5:00 p.m. Buddhist Meditation, Village A, Sacred Space
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Cook and bake for Shabbat, Kitchen, Basement of Village A
Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Christian Students Fellowship, Campus Center Lounge
Friday, 6:30 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services followed by Shabbat dinner, Village A, Sacred Space
The Career Development Office (CDO), located in Campus Center 201, welcomes all students with internship, job, and careerrelated questions. A student will often visit the CDO to seek help in writing a résumé, looking for a summer internship, sorting out career concerns, or planning career strategies. CDO offers Focus 2, an online assessment tool to help students explore interests, skills, values, majors, and possible careers.
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Everything you or your student may want to know about Bard career services is posted at www.bard.edu/cdo. It includes a
“Parents” section and important links to many of our career resources. Click on “Students” and you will find one of our most popular handouts, the Bard Basic Job Guide. This is CDO’s comprehensive guide that provides tips on writing résumés and cover letters, networking and LinkedIn, interviewing, and more. It’s never too early or too late to use our services, but we find that students who start working with CDO their first year at Bard are often more successful in their job search during the senior year.
CDO is increasingly focused on expanding recruiting opportunities for students and has joined two prestigious national liberal arts consortia that offer job interview and internship opportunities. The Fall Recruiting Consortium (FRC), www.frc.experience.com, offers an interviewing day in New York City each October and invites seniors to apply for interviews for jobs that begin after graduation. As a member of the Nationwide Internship Consortium (NIC), https://nic-csm.symplicity.com/employers/, all students are invited to access the NIC database that posts thousands of internships across the country. During CDO’s fall recruiting season we host a number of on-campus recruiting events where students can interview for internships and jobs starting in the summer or following graduation. Throughout the year CDO hosts special career events, panels, and informal talks to help students connect with alumni/ae and employers, and learn about various professions.
CDO hosts an online job board at www.collegecentral.com/bard (CCN) where registered students can access jobs and internships posted by Bard-friendly employers, on-campus student employment, a calendar of career events, and various career resources. We invite parents to work with us to develop opportunities with employers and organizations and welcome introductions to human resources departments or campus recruiters.
CDO staff meet with students one-on-one throughout their college life and beyond. We ask students who they are and what matters to them, and then we partner with them to translate a liberal arts education into meaningful internships and work experiences. The mission of CDO is to help students find a professional purpose along with offering a clear understanding of jobs in the 21st century and how to successfully secure job and internship offers.
The Bard–St. Stephen’s Alumni/ae Association
All students who attend Bard for at least one year are automatically part of the Bard–St. Stephen’s Alumni/ae Association. The association’s mission is to help alumni/ae connect with each other and maintain a relationship with the College. Members of the association’s Board of Governors serve as ambassadors of the College, lead efforts to connect with alumni/ae, foster a sense of community, and support the College’s fundraising efforts. In conjunction with the Career Development Office, the association facilitates mentoring relationships between current students, recent graduates, and seasoned alumni/ae working in their fields. The Office of Alumni/ae Affairs generates the Bardian , the College magazine, and maintains a dynamic social and professional networking community, annandaleonline.org, which contains information on all national and international special events for alumni/ae, contacts for classmates, and other alumni/ae and reunion information.
Through the generosity and leadership of a small group of alumni/ae, the Anne Cox Chambers Alumni/ae Center opened in
July 2012. Situated at the gateway to the College, the Center welcomes alumni/ae and visitors to Bard and hosts faculty and alumni/ae events throughout the year. The Center is a versatile space that provides conference and informal meeting rooms, exhibition spaces, and offices for Bard’s alumni/ae and development programs. the extracurricular bard community annandaleonline.org/parents 20

All full-time domestic undergraduate and graduate students are automatically enrolled in Bard College’s Accident and Sickness
Insurance Plan unless they obtain a waiver by presenting evidence of their own health insurance coverage. A student with existing Accident and Sickness insurance coverage under another policy (self, parent, spouse, etc.) may waive the Bard College
Student Accident and Sickness Insurance by going to the insurance plan website at www.ajfusa.com/students. Please refer to the Student Accident and Sickness Plan brochure (at www.ajfusa.com
/ students) for complete details regarding the coverage, benefits, limits, and exclusions.
All international undergraduate and graduate students are automatically enrolled in the Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan as described in this brochure unless they obtain a waiver by presenting evidence of insurance coverage from one of four different commercial providers. For a comparison of the costs and benefits of these alternative plans versus the cost of the Bard plan go to www.bard.edu/admission/accepted/forms/ (go to “Matriculation Forms” and scroll to the end of that section). The only way to waive the insurance is via the Internet www.ajfusa.com/students. Students enrolled in the insurance plan must actively attend classes for at least the first 31 calendar days after which the date for which coverage is purchased to remain eligible for coverage.
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Bard staff members are ethically and legally required to maintain the privacy of protected health information. Under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), no one—including family members, faculty, coaches, and employers—may be given any protected health information without the student’s written permission.
Bard College is committed to providing a healthy learning environment that facilitates the highest level of academic achievement and fosters the full development of all students. The community strives to support and promote safe, legal behavioral norms and standards with respect for individual integrity coupled with our shared responsibility to create a safe and vibrant academic environment. Every member of the community is responsible for abiding by the alcohol and drug policy and for encouraging others to do the same. The College expects that all members of the community will, through year-round educational programming and orientation events, familiarize themselves with the physical risks of and legal constraints on alcohol and drug use, and that they will make informed decisions regarding their own behavior. Students and parents can access the full alcohol and drug policy in the student handbook, http://inside.bard.edu/doso/handbook.
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Account statements, covering tuition and fees for the term, are mailed about 20 days before each scheduled payment date. The cost of tuition and fees is distributed over four payments, with an initial payment of deposit at an earlier date. Payment dates are as follows:
May 1, 2013 (annual nonrefundable deposit)
June 20, 2013
July 19, 2013
November 20, 2013
December 20, 2013
The College also offers the Bard Budget Plan, an alternative payment system that allows student accounts to be paid in 10 installments from June through the following March. An application form may be obtained from the Office of Student
Accounts. A four-year tuition prepayment plan is also available to incoming first-year students who do not receive financial aid toward tuition. For those electing this option, the tuition cost for each year is stabilized at the first-year amount; if a student withdraws from the College, the excess credit balance is refundable.
All enrolled students must attend the financial clearance session scheduled at the start of each semester in order to confirm their enrollment and have their identification cards validated. Students who anticipate arriving after that date should contact the Bursar’s Office in advance. Students who do not attend to the enrollment confirmation requirement are assumed not to be enrolled and their registrations and campus housing will be cancelled. Payment of a $100 fee must accompany requests for reenrollment. Students and parents or guardians are responsible for keeping the Office of Student Accounts informed in writing of their correct billing address.
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Generally speaking, there are three forms of financial assistance for students: grants, loans, and federal work-study funds.
Financial aid is awarded by Bard on the basis of need, academic achievement, and promise. The College is committed to helping as many qualified candidates as its funds will allow. In recent years approximately two-thirds of all students have received some financial aid. Need is determined annually by the U.S. Department of Education, the College Scholarship Service of the
College Board, and Bard College. In order to qualify for financial aid, students must submit the appropriate forms annually; it is important to meet application deadlines. More detailed information on specific financial aid programs and application dates is available at www.bard.edu/financialaid.
Through the administration of its financial aid program—supported by the College’s endowment, scholarship programs, and parent and alumni/ae contributions—Bard assists approximately two-thirds of its students. Tuition alone only covers approximately 60 percent of the cost of a Bard education, which is why the College relies on the generosity of alumni/ae, parents, and friends to ensure that the quality of a Bard education is maintained.
Students interested in the many work opportunities available on campus are encouraged to explore options listed on Bard’s website. The Financial Aid Office keeps an up-to-date list of job openings on and off campus. The Federal Work-Study Program runs throughout the academic year and typically pays students for eight to 10 hours of work per week.
The Career Development Office also helps Bard students prepare a résumé, search for a summer job or internship, and identify career goals. An online job board at www.collegecentral.com/bard lists volunteer opportunities, internships, seasonal jobs, and part- and full-time positions.
The bookstore, located in the Bertelsmann Campus Center, stocks all books and supplies required for course work (including many used books) and a wide selection of general books and supplies. The bookstore staff are able to special-order any book in print. Students may purchase required textbooks after registration, once their class schedules are finalized.
Most students use credit cards to purchase books; the bookstore also accepts cash, money orders, travelers’ checks, and bank checks made out to Bard College. The student identification card may also serve as a debit card, provided an account is established with the Office of Student Accounts. For more information, contact the Office of Student Accounts at x7520.
On average, books and supplies for undergraduate programs cost between $500 and $600 per semester (less for used books).
Textbooks are ordered from requisitions submitted by the faculty. Shelf cards indicate how many books are required for the course and whether a book is optional. Students should always check the instructor’s syllabus as well as the shelf-card course and section number to be sure that they purchase the right books. While the bookstore’s refund policy protects students in the event of a schedule change, students should not purchase books for any course they might drop. money matters annandaleonline.org/parents 24

For more information call 845-758-7007 or e-mail trans@bard.edu.
When school is in session, a free shuttle bus runs from campus to Red Hook and Tivoli, from early morning through late evening, seven days a week. Shuttles are also available to the Hudson Valley Mall in Kingston. On weekends (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) transportation is available between campus and the Poughkeepsie (Metro-North) and Rhinecliff (Amtrak) railroad stations. Special train shuttles are available for the opening of school, Thanksgiving break, winter intersession, spring break, and summer vacation. In addition, Bard also offers shuttles to Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Albany airports at the beginning of the aforementioned breaks. Unless otherwise specified, all trips leave from the Kline Commons parking lot. Schedule information is available for all of the above shuttles at http://blogs.bard.edu/transportation. Updated transportation information is sent via e-mail to all students one month before school breaks.
Cars on Campus
A car is not necessary for students at Bard. Social, academic, and athletic events take place on campus within walking distance of residence halls. Bard encourages biking and alternative methods of transportation on campus as part of the College’s commitment to the environment. Students who bring cars must register them with the Bard Safety and Security Office. Parking on campus is free in designated areas.
Bard has a student-run foot and bicycle patrol service to escort students walking at night. The campus’s walking paths are well maintained, and the beautiful scenery makes walking and biking a pleasure. Main paths are well-lighted and feature yellow security telephones at regular intervals. Bard security officers patrol the campus and can transport students who need help getting around.
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Bicycle Policy
Bicycles should be secured with standard bike locks. If a bike cannot be brought back to the residence hall, it should be locked and secured on a bike rack. Any bicycle not properly placed in a bicycle rack may be removed. The Buildings and Grounds
Office, in coordination with the Safety and Security Office, will remove bicycles that are improperly secured to buildings, trees, fences, light poles, or that block access to or exit from buildings (including hallways). The College is not responsible for damaged locks. Students should contact Security to reclaim their bikes.
Bard provides a limited amount of indoor bike storage for winter break, as bikes stored in hallways pose a fire safety hazard.
Bicycles left on campus during the summer months will be considered abandoned. These bicycles will be collected and donated to charity or recycled. Once a bicycle is redistributed by Security, it cannot be reclaimed by the original owner.
Zipcar at Bard
Bard College has partnered with Zipcar to bring self-service, on-demand car sharing to campus. To use Zipcars, a student simply registers as a Zipcar member, reserves a car online or by phone, uses his or her Zipcard to enter the car, and drives away.
The car is returned to the same location where it was picked it up.
Member benefits include:
• Access to Zipcars 24/7
• Discounted hourly rates for students age 18 and older—rates start at $8 per hour
• Gas, insurance, and maintenance are included
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Bard College is located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, on the east bank of the Hudson River, about 90 miles north of
New York City; 60 miles south of Albany, New York; 100 miles west of Hartford, Connecticut; and 220 miles west of Boston,
Massachusetts.
From southern Connecticut, follow I-84 to the Taconic State Parkway, take the Taconic north to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the Village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, and drive north 1.6 miles.
At the traffic light, turn left into the Bard campus.
From northern Connecticut, take Route 44 to Route 199 at Millerton, New York, drive west on Route 199, and proceed as from southern Connecticut.
From Massachusetts and northern New England, take the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit B-2 (Taconic Parkway), take the
Taconic south to the Red Hook/Route 199 exit, and proceed as from southern Connecticut.
From New York City, New Jersey, and points south, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 (Kingston), take Route 209 north (changes to Route 199 at the Hudson River) over the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge to Route 9G at the second light, turn left onto Route 9G, and drive north 3.5 miles. At the traffic light, turn left into the Bard campus.
From Albany and points north and west, take the New York State Thruway to Exit 19 and proceed as from New York City.
Bard is accessible from Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York City, and from the airports in Newark, New Jersey;
Albany, New York; and Newburgh, New York. When students are leaving campus for holidays and recesses, Bard runs a shuttle to Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Albany airports.
Amtrak provides service from Penn Station in New York City and from Albany to Rhinecliff, about nine miles south of Bard.
Metro-North provides service from Grand Central Terminal in New York City to Poughkeepsie, about 25 miles south of Bard.
Taxi service is available at both local stations. Amtrak offers a 10 percent discount on tickets for AAA members; visit amtrak.com for details.
Trailways provides service between New York City and Kingston. Visit www.trailwaysny.com for more information. Dutchess
County provides bus service between Tivoli and Poughkeepsie.
Amtrak: Train service between Rhinecliff and Penn Station, New York City | 800-USARAIL | www.amtrak.com
Trailways: Bus service between Kingston and Port Authority, New York City | 845-331-0744 | www.trailwaysny.com
Metro-North: Train service between Poughkeepsie and Grand Central Terminal, New York City | 800-METROINFO | www.mta.info/mnr
Loop Bus: Bus service between Tivoli and Poughkeepsie, 845-473-8424 | www.co.dutchess.ny.us/quicklinks/transportation/htm
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Please visit the following links to find information on local places of lodging, restaurants, shopping, and tourist attractions:
Red Hook: www.redhookchamber.org
Tivoli: www.chamberofcommerce.com/tivoli-ny
Rhinebeck: www.rhinebeckchamber.com
Kingston: www.ulsterchamber.org
We’d also like to thank the following local businesses for donating gift certificates, coupons, and merchandise to help Bard with its fundraising efforts. We are grateful for their generosity and support.
CJ’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
353 Old Post Road, Rhinebeck
845-876-7711 www.cjsrhinebeck.com
Four Brothers Pizza
3803 Route 9G, Rhinebeck
845-876-3131 www.fourbrotherspizzainn.com
Griffs Southside Deli
7361 South Broadway, Red Hook
845-758-0758
Hana Sushi
7270 South Broadway, Red Hook
845-758-4333 www.hana-sushi.com
Hannaford Supermarket
35 Hannaford Drive, Red Hook
845-758-9331
Max’s Memphis BBQ
South Broadway, Red Hook
845-758-MAXS www.maxsbbq.com
Omega Institute
150 Lake Drive, Rhinebeck
845-266-4444 eomega.org
Osaka Japanese Restaurant
74 Broadway, Tivoli
845-757-5055 www.osakasushi.net
Sante Fe
52 Broadway, Tivoli
845-757-4100 www.santefetivoli.com
Taste Budd’s
40 W. Market Street, Red Hook
845-758-6500 www.tastebudds.com
Terrapin Restaurant
6426 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck
845-876-3330 www.terrapinrestaurant.com
Two Boots Pizzeria
4606 Route 9G, Red Hook
845-758-0010
Village Pizza III
7514 N. Broadway, Red Hook
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In compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Bard College does not release information about a student’s academic records to anyone other than the student unless:
(i) the student has signed a consent form, allowing his/her records to be released to the individual(s) named in the release; or
(ii) the student is claimed as a dependent for tax purposes by either of his/her parents, in which case information about the student’s record may be released to either parent (regardless of which is the custodial parent).
If you would like to receive information about your son or daughter’s academic record, please complete the bottom half of this form and return it to: Office of the Registrar, Bard College, PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
Information will be sent at the discretion of the Dean of the College and upon request.
(i) I, , a student at Bard College, hereby waive my right of exclusive access to my academic record and authorize the Office of the Registrar to release information about it to the person(s) named below.
Signed: Dated:
(student)
(ii) I, , a student at Bard College, was claimed last year as a dependent for tax purposes by one or both of my parents. A signed copy of my parent(s)’s most recent federal tax return, showing the list of exemptions on the first page, is:
Check one: n enclosed n on file with the Bard College Office of Financial Aid
Signed: Dated:
(parent/guardian)
Please send information to:
This waiver applies only to the academic year in which it is signed. A new form must be filed at the start of each academic year.
Please note that criteria sheets (narrative evaluations) are released only to students.
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Photos: ©Peter Aaron ’68/ESTO; Scott Barrow; Don Hamerman; Pete Mauney ’93, MFA ’00; Karl Rabe