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Center for Faculty and Curricular Development

Supporting the professional development and pedagogical initiatives of the Bard College faculty, The Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD) offers programs and support for faculty at all stages in their teaching and professional development. Regular programming includes Lightning Lunches (noon discussions in the faculty dining room), a series of events designed specifically for new and junior faculty, publishing panels, open classrooms, teaching roundtables, and summer workshops. Ongoing projects include peer observation of teaching, one-on-one consultations on syllabus and assignment design, and mentoring. Visit our newsroom for upcoming programs and more.

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Accessibility at Bard
Stephanie Kufner, Visiting Associate Professor of German.
Photo by Chris Kayden

Accessibility at Bard

  • Implementing Universal Design
  • Universal Design Checklist
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  • Teaching for Equity Presentation

Academic Guidelines

  • Academic Program Annual Report Guidelines 
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Accessibility at Bard 

As many of you may know, faculty, staff, and students have been hard at work this addressing concerns presented by the Bard Disabled Student Union. Accessibility at Bard is a large working group that will continue its efforts over the course of this academic year, welcoming participation and input from all members of the community.

One major step forward has been the formulation of a model syllabus statement for faculty reference: please consider including this language (or some version adapted to the specific contours of your class) in course materials shared with students this fall.

Model Syllabus Statement
Bard College is committed to inclusion and providing equal access to all students; we uphold and maintain all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. If a student with a disability wishes to request accommodations, they must register with Disability and Access Services (DAS). Any information regarding a student’s disability will remain confidential. Requests for accommodations should be made as early as possible to ensure adequate time for coordination and planning. Please note that accommodations are not retroactive and require advance notice to implement. 

If you are already registered and have an existing accommodation plan with DAS, request that the office forwards your accommodation letter to the appropriate faculty. 
If you experience any unforeseen access barriers in this course, or have disability-related or accessibility questions, please contact DAS for a confidential discussion: [email protected]. 

Accessibility at Bard is committed to supporting inclusive pedagogy with tools such as the attached universal design checklist for digital materials.  
 
Administrative Assistants and Program Managers for academic programs received essential training to support faculty in creating more accessible course materials: I want to thank these dedicated professionals for their energetic efforts in support of Bard's institutional commitment to creating inclusive learning environments.  The College will provide ongoing training to help program support personnel master these new practices.

You may wish to familiarize yourself now with Bard SensusAccess, an on-demand file conversion service that helps Bard students, staff, and faculty convert digital materials into alternate formats, such as audio books, e-books, digital large-print and Braille. This service improves the accessibility and readability of your digital documents.  You can find SensusAccess here: moodle.bard.edu or via this link: sensusaccess.com/web3/bard

The College invited a consultant to meet with faculty, administrators, staff, and students to identify next steps and to formulate a comprehensive action plan for Accessibility at Bard. Recommendations were received - please stay tuned for updates on action items as we move forward. 

Please join me in thanking Erika van der Velden, former Director of Disability, Leslie Melvin, Academic Technology Services, Nancy Smith, Campus Accessibility Project Manager, and Juliet Meyers, Web Service Manager, for their tireless efforts to make Bard College more accessible to all members of our community.  The leadership of Vice President for Administration Coleen Murphy Alexander '00 and Vice President of Student Affairs Erin Cannan has been vital to all efforts and advances made to date.

We very much appreciate your ideas, suggestions, and cooperation in implementing these important changes.

Finally, Disability and Access Services has undergone some exciting changes! The office has moved to Olin 106. Erin Braselmann joins us as the new Director, and she can be reached at [email protected]. Rachel Flynn is the new Program Associate ([email protected]) and Megan Brien is the office's new Administrative Assistant ([email protected]).

Resources for Students and Faculty

Contact for the Center for Student Life & Advising:

Students, faculty, staff and parents are always welcomed (and encouraged!) to reach out to the deans with questions, concerns and ideas. The deans work with student groups:

Dean of Students: Hannah Zipple ([email protected], x7454)

First-Year Students: Cylon George ([email protected] , x7454)

Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors:
Students with last names A - G: Sharif Rosen ([email protected], x7454)

Students with last names H - P: Dorothy Albertini ([email protected], x7454)

Students with last names Q - Z: Corey Sullivan ([email protected], x7454)

Timand Bates, former Associate Dean of Students, is now in a new role at the College as the OSUN Online Course Manager. 

All the deans work closely with Vice President for Student Affairs Dumaine Williams, and their colleagues in the Dean of Studies office (David Shein and Molly Freitas) providing a useful supplement to the advising and support available to students from the Learning Commons, the Library, Disability Access Services, as well as from their professors, academic advisers, coaches, house professors and mentors. 

Course and Faculty Evaluation

  • Sample CaFE Form
  • Faculty Instructions

Common Links

  • Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD)
  • First-Year Seminar

Program External Review

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Faculty and Program Support Staff 

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Information Technology

Contact the Bard Helpdesk at [email protected] or call 758-7500

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Higher Education Resources

  • AAC&U: Association of American Colleges and Universities
  • AASHE - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education
  • ACE: American Council on Education
  • ACLS: American Council of Learned Societies 
  • Chronicle of Higher Education
  • CIC: The Council of Independent Colleges 
  • Environmental Consortium of the Hudson Valley
  • Inside Higher Education
  • NAFA: National Association of Fellowships Advisers
  • NCFDD: National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
  • Presidents' Alliance for Excellence in Student Learning and Accountability

  • AAC&U: Engaging Diverse Viewpoints (PDF)
  • College Learning for the New Global Century(PDF)
  • Committing to Quality: Guidelines for Assessment and Accountability in Higher Education (PDF)

More Information

  • Academic Calendar
    • Wednesday, October 4, 2023
      Late Drop Period Ends (last day to drop a class)
      Pass/Fail Grading Option Deadline (last day for students to petition faculty to take a class pass/fail)
    • Wednesday, October 4, 2023
      Faculty Meeting  1:20 pm
    • Monday, October 9, 2023 – Tuesday, October 10, 2023
      Fall Break
    • Friday, October 27, 2023 – Sunday, October 29, 2023
      Family and Alumni/ae Weekend#bardfallwknd We look forward to welcoming parents, family members, and alumni/ae to campus for Family and Alumni/ae Weekend from Friday, October 27 – Sunday, October 29, 2023. The schedule will be packed full of activities, showcasing just about every program on Bard’s 1,000-acre campus.

      Online registration for Family and Alumni/ae Weekend will open in the fall. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. 

      More Information
    • Friday, October 27, 2023
      Midterm Grades and Criteria Sheets Due from faculty
  • Faculty Meeting Schedule 2023-2024
    *Please note Faculty Meetings begin at 1:20 p.m. and are held in the Multipurpose Room of the Bertelsmann Campus Center

    Fall 2023:
    Wednesday, September 13
    Wednesday, October 11 (faculty-led)
    Wednesday, November 8 
    Wednesday, December 13

    Spring 2024:
    Wednesday, February 7
    Wednesday, March 13 (faculty-led)
    Wednesday, April 10
    Wednesday, May 22
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