Bard College Catalogue 2012-13
Campus Life
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 where 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.
Most students live on campus in a variety of residence halls—from gothic to eco-friendly, quiet to women only—that are within easy walking or biking distance of all academic, social, and recreational facilities. Many facilities are clustered at the center of the campus, including classrooms and libraries; science and computer labs; art studios and music practice rooms; the gymnasium and athletic fields; Kline Commons, with its student and faculty dining halls; and Bertelsmann Campus Center, which has a movie theater, post office, café, bookstore, and meeting, exhibition, and event spaces.
Undergraduates share the campus with the students and faculty of several affiliated institutes, research centers, and graduate schools. These centers present lectures, concerts, exhibitions, panel discussions, and other events that are open to the entire Bard community; some welcome undergraduate assistance with research and events.
|
|
