Students

Handshake – This site serves as our on-campus & off-campus job board. It's also a one-stop shop for our digital resources, upcoming events, and an easy way to schedule an appointment. Students can access their Handshake account by logging in with their @bard.edu email address. Bard alumni/ae should contact the CDO for access.

The Bard Career Network – Access a digital community of over 1,500+ Bard Alumni/ae who are there to connect with you and offer advice, opportunities, and mentorship. The platform makes it easier than ever to see where Bardians go post-grad and to start growing your professional network. Your next opportunity could be one click away! Get Started

The Weekly Round-Up – This is CDO’s student newsletter, delivered every Monday during the academic year. Each issue features curated opportunities and resources, including local and on-campus job/internship postings, important deadlines, and upcoming career-related events. To make sure you receive the Weekly Round-Up, be sure you're signed up for the Bard Career Network listed above, as it is distributed through that platform.

Every spring, we host an in-person internship fair on our Annandale campus where Bard students can meet and engage with local employers looking to hire Spring & Summer interns. Opportunities available are typically in the fields of Communications, Education, Film, Research, Community & Social Justice, Agriculture & Farming, Business, and Sustainability. We also offer a free Photo Booth, where students can get a professional candid photo taken. 

Community Action Awards – Run by the Center for Civic Engagement and the Career Development Office, the CAA's provide funding for students pursuing unpaid or underpaid internships that are community-facing and public-oriented. The awards are competitive and typically range from $1,500 to $4,000. Learn More

SCALE Internship Equity Award (SIEA) – "The Scale Project Internship Equity Award was created predominantly for first-generation, low-income students at Bard. There is an inherent class privilege that comes with accepting unpaid or low-pay internships, excluding low-income students from pursuing such opportunities and acquiring work experience in their discipline. This award provides financial support for unpaid interns within any field or industry to compensate students for their labor while also taking into consideration the myriad of costs involved with working an internship." Learn More

BRAVE Summer Internship Stipend – "This money is meant to support an unpaid internship on the subject of violence, trauma, rape crisis, mental health, or advocacy. Your internship period must be a minimum of four weeks or eight weeks (respectively) in duration and must be supervised." Learn More

Center for the Study of Hate at Bard – "Since 2015, Bard students have participated in a summer internship program about hate. After a preparatory text study on hate, students spend the summer working full time with a nongovernmental organization, not only working against hatred, but also examining how that organization understands and addresses hatred, how it measures success, what additional scholarship would be useful for its work, and writing a report of their findings and analysis." Learn More

TLS Projects – "The Trustee Leader Scholar program supports students who design and run civic engagement projects based on their own compelling interests. These projects are local, national, and international in scope. Every student is invited at any time to design or join a project." Learn More

ELAS Courses – "Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences courses are designed to link academic work with community engagement activities that contextualize course materials and enhance learning." Learn More

Student Clubs – "The Office of Student Activities supports student leaders in managing their clubs and hosting events that will impact the student body. All clubs are created and managed by students. All club meetings and events, and student-managed spaces are open to any currently enrolled undergraduate student at Bard." Learn More

Bard Student Government (BSG) -  "BSG works to improve student services and residential life, represents student interests in curricular and training matters on campus, and administers funding for more than 150 student organizations. Student government leaders help to assess the campus climate and support the student body however possible." Learn More

 

Our Pre-Professional Health Adviser organizes informational overviews on the various pre-health pathways and assists students in identifying experiential learning opportunities, both on and off campus. We also collaborate with the Biology and Pre-Health Clubs on campus to organize talks and employer presentations related to this field.

Additionally, the annual LAUNCH program provides seniors with the opportunity to apply for research positions with top medical research hospitals.

The CDO collaborates with the Economics Club, Investment Club, technology faculty, and the Alumni/ae Affairs Office to offer career pathway talks with alumni/ae panelists. We also co-sponsor students who participate in the Wall Street Prep virtual boot camp every January, where students are immersed in a two-day intensive, during which they learn financial modeling and Excel skills.

The annual LAUNCH program also provides seniors with the opportunity to apply for roles with employers representing business and financial tracks.

Alumni/ae in the tech field have offered coding interview practice sessions for students studying in the computer science field at Bard.

The CDO collaborates with Rachel Cavell, Bard's Pre-Law Adviser, as well as the Law, Justice, and Society club, and Alumni/ae Affairs to organize informative law school talks and alumni/ae panels. Rachel also offers one-on-one advising for students considering applying for law school or who are interested in exploring other legal career paths.

The annual LAUNCH program also provides seniors with the opportunity to apply for opportunities to work as litigation paralegals and legal assistants with top law firms.