Frequently Asked Questions for Community Members
Last updated August 11, 2020
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What is Bard doing to help keep nearby communities safe as campus reopens?
Bard’s reopening plan takes into consideration our surrounding communities. Bard students who are enrolled for fall 2020 classes and living off campus are subject to the same expectations and policies as those living on campus. All off-campus students must sign a health pledge and adhere to our daily health screening protocols. All students living off campus or visiting local communities must adhere to Bard’s health and safety policies for the fall, including arrival testing, periodic testing, physical distancing, face coverings, and quarantine and contact tracing protocols. They are also expected to abide by all state and local health and safety measures. All Bard students are expected to adhere to these rules whenever they are off campus in the local communities for any reason. Students who fail to adhere to these protocols are subject to the same disciplinary measures as those living on campus. Throughout the fall semester we will be reminding everyone in the Bard community of the importance of taking personal responsibility for the safety of others, both on and off campus.
Are Bard facilities open to the public?
Visitors may come to campus for socially distanced outdoor activities. All are expected to wear face coverings in public when they cannot guarantee at least six feet of distance from others.
Access to the buildings of Bard College will be restricted to only students, faculty, and staff. Visitors are not permitted in campus facilities, unless an Application for Essential Visitors has been submitted to and approved by the College’s COVID-19 Response Team, and the visitor has completed a health screening. Applications for non-Bard friends or acquaintances to visit campus will not be approved. Any nonapproved visitors will be removed from campus.
New York State currently prohibits the operation of any gym. Therefore, the Stevenson Athletic Center is currently closed. If New York State and the Bard College administration determine an opening date, detailed protocols for using the athletic facilities will be announced.
The Fisher Center has postponed SummerScape 2020 and the Bard Music Festival, but they are offering a rich collection of performances and special events via their online platform, Upstreaming. Offices at the Fisher Center are currently closed. Visit the FAQs page to learn more about Fisher Center’s response to COVID-19.
All the facilities at the Center for Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art are closed to the public until further notice. Visit their website to browse exhibitions.
Stevenson Library is currently closed. However, the library staff offers research support and remote resources. Please visit their website for COVID-19 updates and details about services.
May I visit outdoor spaces on the Bard campus?
The campus’s outdoor spaces will remain open to the campus community to engage in physically distanced activities, but access to buildings is restricted to members of the Bard community.
Upstreaming from the Fisher Center
Archival Discoveries and New Commissions for the Digital Sphere
Upstreaming broadens the Fisher Center’s commitment to reaching audiences far beyond the physical walls of our building, and offers new ways of engaging with the artists we collectively hold so dear. Upstreaming features digital commissions, virtual events, and beloved performances and rich contextual materials from the archives of the SummerScape Opera and Bard Music Festival’s 30-year history.