July 2023
News for Bard
Families & Friends
Dear Families,
Thank you to everyone who made a gift to Bard at the end of our fiscal year. We are grateful for the outpouring of support from Bard families and friends. Your contributions make an immediate impact and go to work right away supporting Bard’s greatest need.
Should you find yourself in the Hudson Valley this summer please join us at the Fisher Center for SummerScape and the 33rd Bard Music Festival. You may have seen the article about the Fisher Center’s 20th anniversary in The New York Times. You can read it here. Take a look at the Fisher Center’s website for ticket information.
While on campus, be sure to check out the current exhibitions at The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard). Indian Theater: Native Performance, Art, and Self-Determination since 1969 and Erika Verzutti: New Moons are currently on view.
Please save the date for Family and Alumni/ae Weekend: October 27-29, 2023. We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to experience Bard through concerts, tours, tastings, classes taught by our stellar faculty and more. If you think you may be able to join us, I encourage you to book your accommodations as soon as possible. View our list of local establishments here.
Take care and best wishes for a happy and healthy summer.
Sincerely,
Sasha Boak-Kelly
Senior Director of Development
[email protected]
P.S. Over Labor Day, Bard Athletics will host an inaugural golf outing at Casperkill Country Club in Poughkeepsie, NY. The day will consist of golf, food, and drink, with a silent auction to cap the event. All proceeds will go to Bard Athletics, helping fund special team travel opportunities and other enhancements to the student-athlete experience. For more information and to register, see here.
Dates to Remember
Friday, August 9, 2024, 9 am – 2 pm | Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for all other new First-Year Students
Friday, August 23, 2024, 9 am – 12 pm | Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for All New Transfer Students.
Reem-Kayden Center
New students check in with the Deans of Students, Dean of Studies, Residence Life, Health Services, and the Center for Civic Engagement as your first stop before launching into an activity-filled move-in and orientation period. Use this period to get your student ID and parking permit, if applicable. Students will get their IDs, keys, and course registration information.
Monday, August 26, 2024 – Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 9 am – 3:30 pm | Transfer Student Language and Thinking Program
Thursday, August 29, 2024 – Friday, August 30, 2024 | Matriculation Days - Advising and Class Registration for New First-Year and Transfer Students
Saturday, August 31, 2024 | Arrival Day for All Returning Students and Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students
Monday, September 2, 2024 | First Day of Fall Classes
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Moderation Short Papers Due for students moderating in the fall semester and Drop/Add Period Ends 5 pm
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 | Late Drop Period Ends (last day to drop a class) and Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline (last day for students to petition faculty to take a class pass/fail)
Monday, October 14, 2024 – Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | Fall Break
Newsmakers
Bard College Receives $2,000,000 from the Mellon Foundation to Support the Work of Artist Tania El Khoury
Funding Will Allow the Fisher Center at Bard, the OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts, and El Khoury to Implement a New Model in Which the Institution Provides Infrastructure for Holistic Supports of El Khoury’s Creative Practice and Research
The Fisher Center at Bard (Gideon Lester, artistic director and chief executive; Aaron Mattocks, chief operating officer) today announces that, in partnership with the OSUN Center for Human Rights and the Arts at Bard (CHRA), it has received a $2,000,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to support the work and livelihood of Tania El Khoury, a commissioned artist and guest cocurator at the Fisher Center, founding director of CHRA, and a distinguished artist in residence at Bard’s Theater and Performance Program.
Full StoryWhat Is Your Why? Grace Molinaro ’24 and Serra Sonmez ’25 on Fundraising for Global Relief Efforts
Why do civic engagement leaders get involved in the work they do? What keeps them going in the face of challenges? In this series, What Is Your Why?, the Bard College Center for Civic Engagement highlights campus and local changemakers. In this episode, Grace Molinaro ’24 and Serra Sonmez ’25 talk with Vice President of Civic Engagement Erin Cannan about their roles in organizing the Benefit Concert for Turkey and Syria at Bard after the devastating earthquake.
Full StoryBard Student Jackson Lopez ’24 Wins 2023 Hudson Political Studies Summer Fellowship and Hertog Fellowship in Security Studies
Jackson Lopez ’24, who is majoring in global and international studies with a focus on international relations, has been awarded the Hudson Political Studies Summer Fellowship and Hertog Fellowship in Security Studies in Washington, DC. During their six-week fellowship in the nation's capital, Hudson Political Studies Fellows take courses led by master teachers, policy workshops directed by field experts and experienced government officials, and a distinguished speaker series of exemplary figures from public life.
Full StoryBard College Professor Felicia Keesing Interviewed in Scientific American about Tick-Borne Illnesses
Dr. Felicia Keesing, Bard College’s David and Rosalie Rose Distinguished Professor of Science, Mathematics, and Computing, was interviewed about ticks and how to protect against the diseases they spread in Scientific American.
Full StoryBard College Names Heather Topcik as Dean and Director of Libraries
Bard College is pleased to announce the appointment of Heather Topcik as dean and director of libraries. In this role, she will be responsible for developing, articulating, and implementing a vision for expanding collaboration among all of the libraries across the Bard network. She will also continue to serve as director of research collections at Bard Graduate Center (BGC) and will be dividing her time between Annandale and New York City.
Full StoryThank you for your support!
A big thanks to our families and friends who made a gift to the College since our last newsletter. Your generosity makes it possible for Bard to educate thousands of students each year:
Anonymous (3) • Alix M. Shafer '78 and Denis Duman • Andrea J. Edwards and Donald Edwards • Ann R. Miller • Anne M. McGrail • Bonnie T. Goad and Daniel Donohue • Bruce Paddock and Arliss Paddock • Bruce Polin and Jennifer Plassman • Carrie C. Traub • Charles Heilbronn and Laurence Heilbronn • Christopher H. Nielsen and Andrea G. Nielsen • Dan Junkins and Minette Junkins • David Meikle • David Oldfield and Michelle Dakan • David W. Jacobowitz '65 and Linda Rodd • Dianne Heffron • Donald Kimelman and Gay Kimelman • Duncan M. Webb and Stephana Bottom • Edith M. Wallis '64 and Peter J. Wallis • Edmund Maassen and Jacqueline Dickinson • Elizabeth Belsky Stiel • Elizabeth Robertson • Ellen S. Waldinger • Ellen Sinson • George Feldman • Grayson Hunt • Gregory Fields and Rozanna Leo-Fields • Gretchen Jacott and Carlos Jacott • Ilya Levinson and Martine Benmann • Jamie A. von Klemperer and Alison M. von Klemperer • Jane A. Brien '89 and Stewart Verrilli • Jay O. Mills and Jennifer Mills • Jean Sack • Jeff Gerber and Alisa Peet • Jenny A. Siegel • Jesse Browner '83 and Judith Clain • Joanna J. Jordan • John E. Smedley and Carole A. Parker • Judith Joa • Kenneth Peyton and Judith Peyton • Kent Forden and Joanne Chu • Kieran Beer • Kimberly L. Haas • Martin Mosbacher and Andrea Mosbacher • Nathaniel J. Brown and Patreese A. Martin • Peter G. Raper and Karleen H. Neill • Peter G. Raper and Karleen H. Neill • Peter J. Macapia • Rachel Renaud • Rand Whipple and Anne Dowd • Richard B. Barber and Ann H. Schaetzel • Richard Hough and Vera Hough • Robert W. Lourie • Ross Lum and Erin Lum • Russell Steinert and Janis Stemmermann • Stewart Resnick and Lynda Resnick • Susan H. Gillespie • Tami Devine • Terry Schaff • Thomas J. Hagan • Thomas J. Shykula • Todd Dickinson and Sam Droke-Dickinson • Victoria H. Sutton and Jim Sutton • William F. Forsyth and Janice C. Forsyth • William M. Finkelstein and Barbara Schnitzler
Recent donations will be acknowledged in the August Insider. To make your gift, please click here.
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