Reunion Events for Alumni/ae

Friday, May 23
Saturday, May 24
Sunday, May 25
Special Events for Reunion Classes
Train Station & Campus Shuttle Schedules
Housing & Accommodations
Alumni/ae Voluteers
Weekend Hours

Online Registration

Please Reserve by May 9, 2008
For meal reservations, please call 1-800-BARD COL

Tickets will not be mailed in advance. Please check in and pick up name tags and meal tickets at the registration desks on campus. Shuttle service will be provided between the College and the Rhinecliff Amtrak station; a shuttle schedule is available on the website prior to the reunion weekend or at the registration desks.

For further information, please contact:
Donna Parise, at 845-758-7504 or e-mail parise@bard.edu
or Office of Special Events, Bard College
PO Box 5000, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
800 BARDCOL or 845-758-7187

Schedule of Events

Please Reserve by May 9, 2008

Friday, May 23

Registration
2:00 to 7:00 p.m., Bertelsmann Campus Center
8:30 to 11:00 p.m., Manor House Café

3:00 p.m.
Alumni-Student Men's Rugby Game
Sponsored by the Department of Athletics and Recreation and Bard St. Stephen's Alumni/ae Association
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, north field (weather permitting)

President's Dinner and Reception
Salute reunion classes and honor the exceptional achievement of Bard alumni/ae and friends.
Commencement Tent
($35 per person)
5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
(reservations required)

Recipients of 2008 Awards

Bard Medal
Lorelle Marcus Phillips '57

John and Samuel Bard Award in Medicine and Science
Joel H. Fields '53, M.D.

Charles Flint Kellogg Award in Arts and Letters
Elizabeth Prince '83

John Dewey Award for Distinguished Public Service
Hannah "Kit" Kauders Ellenbogen '52

Bardian Award
Richard A. Gordon

Mary McCarthy Award
Joyce Carol Oates

9:00 p.m.
Commencement Jazzfest
Jazz in memory of Larry McLeod '76 and Frank Carter '79
Blum Hall, Edith C. Blum Institute

9:00 p.m.
"Down the Road"
Catch up with friends (refreshments, cash bar)
Manor House Café

9:00 p.m.
Welcome Back Gathering
For the Classes of 2003 and 1998; hosted by the 5th and 10th Reunion Committees (refreshments, cash bar)
Faculty Dining Room, aka DeKline

9:30 p.m.
Concert
Bard student soloists and composers in concert with
the American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor
Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

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Saturday, May 24

7:30 a.m.
Walking Tour of Bard Lands with Professor William Maple
A boxed continental breakfast will be available.
Meet on back lawn of Blithewood.
($5 per person)
(reservations required)

8:30 a.m.
President's Breakfast
Breakfast for Seniors, their families, faculty, and trustees
President's Garden
(complimentary, reservations required)

Registration
9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Bertelsmann Campus Center
5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Blithewood main lawn

10:00 a.m.
Senior Project Panel
Members of the Class of 2008 present their Senior Projects.
Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center

Tours

10:00 a.m.
Campus tour featuring new buildings

10:30 a.m.
The Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation

11:30 a.m.
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts

Check at Registration Desk for details

11:00 a.m.
Dedication
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center

11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Brunch
For alumni/ae, seniors, families, and guests
Main Dining Room, Kline Commons
$13 per person; $7 children (6 and under)
(reservations required)

Commencement

Academic Procession
Alumni/ae from reunion classes are invited to join the Class of 2008, faculty, and trustees in the Academic Procession. Academic attire is required and must be ordered in advance; attire ordered after April 25 will require an additional shipping and handling charge.

1:30 p.m.
Robing for the Academic Procession
F. W. Olin Humanities Building

2:00 p.m.
Formation of the Academic Procession
Chapel Walk

2:30 p.m.
Commencement Exercises
Alumni/ae are invited to celebrate the graduation of the Class of 2008 and the awarding of honorary degrees.
Commencement Tent, Seth Goldfine Memorial Field

Honorary Degrees

Conferring of Graduate Degrees

Conferring of Bachelor of Arts Degrees

Reception
Kline Commons Terrace

Special Events for Reunion Classes

5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Gather with classmates and friends for special receptions and dinners. Dinners offer reserved seating for reunion classes. (reservations required)

Class of 2003, 5th Reunion
Reception: Blithewood front lawn, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: Blithewood main lawn, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
($18 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1998, 10th Reunion
Reception: Blithewood front lawn, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: Blithewood main lawn, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
($18 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1993, 15th Reunion
Reception: Blithewood front lawn, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: Blithewood main lawn, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
($18 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1988, 20th Reunion
Reception: Blithewood front lawn, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Dinner: Blithewood main lawn, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
($18 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1983, 25th Reunion
Reception and dinner: Ward Manor lawn Reception: 5:00 p.m.; dinner: 6:30 p.m.
($45 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1978, 30th Reunion
Reception and dinner: Ward Manor lawn Reception: 5:00 p.m.; dinner: 6:30 p.m.
($45 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1973, 35th Reunion
Reception and dinner: Ward Manor lawn Reception: 5:00 p.m.; dinner: 6:30 p.m.
($45 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1968, 40th Reunion
Reception and dinner: Ward Manor lawn Reception: 5:00 p.m.; dinner: 6:30 p.m.
($45 per person; reservations required)

Class of 1953, 55th Reunion
Class of 1948 and 1949, 60th Reunion
Class of 1943, 65th Reunion
Class of 1938, 70th Reunion
Reception: Ward Manor lawn, 5:00 p.m.
Dinner: Manor House Café, 6:30 p.m.
($45 per person; reservations required)

Note: The next 45th reunion is that of the Class of 1964 in 2009. The next 50th reunion will welcome the Classes of 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1961 in 2010.

Commencement-Reunion Barbecue, Dance, and Fireworks
Blithewood main lawn

Cocktails (cash bar): 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Dinner: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
($18 per person; reservations required)

Dance to live music: 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Fireworks: approximately 9:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m. to midnight
Commencement Jazzfest
Some of the stellar jazz players in Bard's history play
in memory of Larry McLeod '76 and Frank Carter '79.
Blum Hall, Edith C. Blum Institute

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Sunday, May 25

9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Alumni/ae Memorial Service
In honor of alumni/ae, faculty, and special friends of the College who died during the past year
Officiants: Bard College Chaplaincy
Chapel of the Holy Innocents

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Champagne Buffet Brunch
Join President Leon Botstein, Dean of the College Michèle D. Dominy, and Board of Governors President Walter Swett '96 for a discussion on the state of the College.
($15 per person; reservations required)
Main Dining Room, Kline Commons

12:30 p.m.
Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Bard St. Stephen's Alumni/ae Association
Faculty Dining Room, Kline Commons

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Alumni/ae Volunteers

Alumni/ae interested in volunteering for alumni/ae committees and programs are cordially invited.

Thank you to Reunion Committee members who are helping to make this year's reunions a success.

5th: Pia Carusone, Bianca D'Allesandro, Eben Kaplan, Robert Lee, Meghan Mazzacone, Mollie Meikle, Rafi Rom, Corey Sullivan, Dumaine Williams; 10th: Josh Bell, Kate Massey; 15th: Erin Law, Olivier te Boekhorst, Roger Scotland, Paul Thompson; 20th: Cormac Flynn, Amy Kupferberg, Allison Radzin (Villone); 25th: Kristina Ellenbogen; 30th: Mary Caponegro; 35th: Adrianne Balcom, Randy Buckingham, Arli Epton, Blair Goodman, Richard Goodman, Barbara Grossman, Michael Hearn, Emily Matlin, Karen Zabrensky; 40th: Robert Edmonds, Diana Hirsch Friedman, Barbara Crane Wigren, Ellen Barber, Steven Blackman, Paula Fuchs Blasier, Linda Boldt, Cathi Cantalupo, Gary Comorau, Jim Fine, Harvey Blake Fleetwood, Charles Granquist, Gail Grisetti, Anita Deidamia McClellan, Anne Morris-Stockton, Thomas Noonan, Richard Ransohoff, William Sherman, Ann-Sargent Wooster, Jonathan Wyner; 55th: Naomi Bellinson Feldman, Charlie Naef, Roger Phillips; 60th: Nancy Levin Edelstein 65th: Philip Gordon; 70th: Philip Gordon

All information correct as of January 2008.

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Weekend Hours

Bertelsmann Campus Center
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8: 00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Down the Road Café, Bertelsmann Campus Center
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Bard College Bookstore
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

CCS Bard Hessel Museum
Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Richard B. Fisher and Emily H. Fisher Studio Arts Building
Friday to Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Stevenson Gymnasium
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(Facilities include pool, weight/fitness room, squash courts, basketball court, sauna, and outside tennis courts. Groomed walking and running trails are also available.)

Stevenson Library
Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Housing and Accommodations

Click here to register for on-campus housing.
Residence-hall rooms will be available on campus on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms have shared baths. Sheets, pillows, light blankets, and towels are provided.