Friday, May 27
Registration
Pick up your tickets for the weekend’s events, get a campus map, and your wristbands. A limited number of on-site barbecue tickets will be available for purchase until Saturday, 3 pm. $28 per person, free for children 9 and under.
New Annandale House
Bard Rugby Fest and Alum Games
Join the Bard College Rugby Affinity Group for games with fellow alums and students! All are welcome.
2 pm Touch Rugby Tournament
3 pm Rugby Alumnx Game
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer and Lacrosse Complex, north field
Bard College Awards Ceremony
Hosted by the Bard College Alumni/ae Association
Join fellow Bardians for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres on the Sosnoff Theater patio followed by the Bard College Awards ceremony, hosted by Bard President Leon Botstein and KC Serota '04, president of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors. This inspiring annual event celebrates the exceptional achievements of Bard alumni/ae and friends of the College; outstanding faculty and staff who are retiring are also recognized with the Bardian Award. The event is free but advance registration is required. Please be sure to pick up your packets and wristbands from Registration before attending.
5 pm
Cocktail Reception
Sosnoff patio, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
6:30 pm
Bard College Awards Ceremony
Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Jazzfest
Bardians playing jazz together. Everyone is welcome.
Blum Hall, Edith C. Blum Institute, Avery Arts Center
Concert
Bard College soloists and composers in concert with The Orchestra Now (TŌN), Leon Botstein, conductor. Seating is first come, first served.
Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
Saturday, May 28
Registration
Pick up your tickets for the weekend’s events, a campus map, and your wristbands. A limited number of on-site barbecue tickets will be available for purchase until Saturday, 3 pm. $28 per adult, free for children 9 and under.
New Annandale House
Senior Project Panel
Selected members of the Class of 2022 present their Senior Projects.
László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation
Stevenson Library Open House
All graduates, alumni/ae, and their families are invited, especially the Class of 2020 whose bound Senior Projects will be on display on the first floor. Also on display will be an exhibition of the work of Mimi Gross, ‘61, and two newly conserved portraits of Samuel and Mary Bard, grandparents of College founder John Bard. Cookies will be served!
Stevenson Library
Ruth and David Schwab ’52 Atrium Dedication
Join President Leon Botstein, members of the Board of Trustees, alumni/ae, faculty, and staff for the dedication of the Schwab ’52 Atrium in honor of Bard College Board of Trustees Life Trustee David E. Schwab II ’52 and Ruth Schwartz Schwab ’52 on the occasion of their 70th Bard reunion.
Ruth and David Schwab ’52 Atrium, Franklin W. Olin Humanities Building
Memory and History: The Legacy of Alfred Spitzer and Edith Neumann
German and Austrian paintings from the turn of the 20th century, a bequest to Bard College from Dr. Edith Neumann.
Levy Economics Institute, Blithewood
Saturday Brunch
For graduating seniors, their families, guests, and alumni/ae.
$15 per adult, free for children 9 and under.
Main Dining Room, Kline Commons
Graduate Programs Luncheon
For Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 graduates of the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture; International Center of Photography–Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies; Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts; Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture; Master of Arts in Teaching Program; Vocal Arts and Graduate Conducting Programs of the Bard College Conservatory of Music; Master of Business Administration in Sustainability; Levy Economics Institute Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy; Master of Music in Curatorial, Critical, and Performance Studies, The Orchestra Now (TŌN); and their guests. Advance registration required. $35 per person, free for graduates, faculty/staff, and children 9 and under.
Blithewood south lawn
Commencement
Commencement Exercises
1 pm
Tent opens for seating
Commencement Tent, Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field
2:30 pm
Academic Procession
Alumni/ae from reunion classes are invited to join the Class of 2022, members of the Classes of 2020 and 2021, trustees, and faculty in the procession to the Commencement tent. (Academic attire is required.)
Formation at Annandale Road, south of the Chapel of the Holy Innocents
Livestreaming of Commencement
All welcome at Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center, and Olin Auditorium, Franklin W. Olin Humanities Building
3:00 pm
Commencement Ceremony
Celebrate the Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 and the awarding of honorary degrees. James C. Chambers ’81, chair of the Board of Trustees of Bard College, presiding, and The Right Reverend Andrew M. L. Dietsche, officiating. A professional photographer will take photos of graduates receiving their degrees. Families of graduates will be contacted by Genesee Photo Systems to purchase images. For safety reasons, standing in the aisle is prohibited during the ceremony.
Commencement Tent, Seth Goldfine Memorial Field
Commencement Barbecue
Gather with family and friends.
$28 per adult, free for children 9 and under. Advance reservations recommended. Cash bar.
Blithewood north lawn
Dance to Eight to the Bar
Bard’s favorite graduation dance band gives it up for new graduates, alumni/ae, and families.
Blithewood north lawn
Jazzfest
Blum Hall, Edith C. Blum Institute, Avery Arts Center
Fireworks
Stake your spot on the lawn and lie back for the best fireworks show in the Hudson Valley.
Blithewood west lawn
Stereo Moonrise Vinyl Lounge
After fireworks, follow the sound of music to the Fisher Studio Arts Building to find party people of all ages dancing and moving, chatting and grooving. Spinning pop, rock, soul, funk, disco, hip hop and more, DJs ARM 18 (Andrew McIntosh ‘97) and Boogie Knight (Pablo Salinas ‘97) get down and boogie while a "magic bus" and bonfire round out the fun. Cash bar.
Anna Jones Memorial Garden
Sunday, May 29
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
Alumni/ae Brunch
Join Bard President Leon Botstein and President of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors KC Serota ’04 for a celebration brunch. All are welcome. Remarks at 11:30 am. $25 per adult, free for children 9 and under. Advance registration recommended.
Kline Commons
Meeting of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors
New graduates and all alumni/ae interested in volunteering for alumni/ae committees and programs are cordially invited to attend.
László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation
Land Acknowledgment for Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson
Developed in cooperation with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community
In the spirit of truth and equity, it is with gratitude and humility that we acknowledge that we are gathered on the sacred homelands of the Munsee and Muhheaconneok people, who are the original stewards of this land. Today, due to forced removal, the community resides in Northeast Wisconsin and is known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. We honor and pay respect to their ancestors past and present, as well as to future generations, and we recognize their continuing presence in their homelands. We understand that our acknowledgment requires those of us who are settlers to recognize our own place in and responsibilities toward addressing inequity, and that this ongoing and challenging work requires that we commit to real engagement with the Munsee and Mohican communities to build an inclusive and equitable space for all.