Events for Parents and Families
Friday, May 23
Saturday, May 24
Sunday, May 25
Housing & Accommodations
Weekend Hours
Online Registration
Click below to register for commencement events
PLEASE RESPOND BY MAY 9
For meal reservations, please call 1-800-BARD COL
Important: Everyone in your party, including the graduating senior, must have reservations for all Commencement events.
Tickets will not be mailed in advance. Please check in at one of the registration desks on campus to pick up your welcome packet, name badges, event tickets, and other information.
Shuttle Service
Shuttles
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
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, reservations required)
5:00 p.m.
Cocktail Reception
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
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
9:30 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
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
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
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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
Watch your mail and this site for more information. If you have questions or would like to help the committee organizing your reunion—or if you have new contact information—e-mail your class contact or submit your update online.
