Seniors 2020

Moving to a New City

Most of you will be moving to a new home, often in a city or community away from Bard and away from the home where your parents live. This is a major decision and deserves considerable thought. New York City is wonderful, but may not be the place for you. Maybe Los Angeles is your dream, but another city might offer similar possibilities.

When Peter Criswell ’89 was making his postgraduation plans, he compiled a list of criteria that were important to him. He looked at several cities (New York, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle), and he considered whether the cities met his needs and could become a community he would call his own. You may have different cities to consider. You may have different questions. (We have added several of our own.) Almost all of you will have a choice about where you live after Bard. By considering where you will make that move, you can improve your chances of making a positive one.

Applying for Fellowships or Scholarships

Exciting postgraduate opportunities exist. For further information, please contact David Shein, Dean of Studies, Sottery 110, shein@bard.edu, 845-758-7045.

Deadlines for Fellowships Requiring Bard's Nomination or Endorsement

Mid-September

• Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (Statement of Intent)
• British Marshall Scholarship
• George Mitchell Scholarship
• Rhodes Scholarship

• Thomas J. Watson Fellowship (Full Application)
• Fulbright Student Program

• Carnegie Junior Fellowship
• Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs
• National Security Education Program (NSEP) David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship and Graduate Fellowship

• Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship
• Harry Truman Scholarship

• Morris K. Udall Scholarship

• Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship

• Bard Junior Fellowship

Postgraduation Career Plans

During your last academic year at Bard, you will have plenty of time to develop your postgraduation plans if you start in the fall and schedule an appointment in the Career Development Office (CDO) with a career adviser. Please e-mail cdo@bard.edu, log onto HandShake to make an appointment, or visit Campus Center 201 to schedule an appointment to discuss your career possibilities and job search plans.

Senior Class Gift

As you begin to prepare for the transition to life after Bard, you have the opportunity to join in many traditions of Bard alumni/ae. One of these traditions is the Senior Class Gift.

The Senior Class Gift marks the transition from being an active student to an active alumnus or alumna. Participation is very important! Not only does it show to the College community how much you, as students and soon to be alumni/ae, appreciate and value your Bard education and experience, but alumni/ae giving is also included in rankings, such as U.S. News and World Report, to show a much broader audience how much those closest to the College value it.

The Senior Class Gift is a great way to demonstrate your appreciation for the education you have received at Bard. It is also to show past and future classes the strong commitment you have to the success of our College.

Giving is simple, and there are many options:

• You can give today on Bard's secure online giving form. Note in the comments section that the contribution is for the Senior Class Gift.
• Mail in the pledge form you receive in the mail with your check made payable to Bard College. Write "Senior Class Gift" in the memo area of your check.
• Mail in the pledge form you receive in the mail with your credit card information filled in. You can make a pledge at any time, and you have until June 30 to fulfill it.