A Message about Continued Testing and Health Screenings, and Predeparture Testing for Students
A COVID-19 Update
- Continued testing and daily health screenings
- Pre-departure testing for students
We hope you are all enjoying the final days of the semester, and we wish good luck to all students completing final papers and exams.
New York State continues to require that the College provide detailed daily reports to the State Department of Health, so on-campus COVID testing will continue and we will keep the College’s COVID dashboard updated. Please join us in thanking the many people who have organized and operated Bard’s testing program over the past year. We can all be incredibly proud of our collective efforts that have resulted in less than 40 cases total and over 23,000 tests administered. As we transition into the summer, the College’s testing program - including continued surveillance testing of employees - will help us safely welcome new cohorts of students and employees to campus. In support of New York State requirements, until further notice the College will also continue requiring daily health screenings - via Involvio for students and via email for employees coming to campus.
We would also like to remind all students that pre-departure testing is available. No appointment is necessary; just walk into Stevenson Athletic Center anytime 9-11:30AM or noon-2:45PM Monday through Thursday next week, May 24-27. Unvaccinated students attending Baccalaureate and/or Commencement need to get a COVID-19 PCR test next Wednesday, May 26.
We are looking forward to Commencement next Saturday, followed by an enriching summer with students in the College’s summer programs as well as with the performers and staff who have been working hard to bring Summerscape back to life this year.
Sincerely,
Bard College COVID-19 Response Team
[email protected]
Coleen Murphy Alexander, Vice President for Administration
Kimberly Alexander, Director, Human Resources
Jonathan Becker, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Barbara Jean Briskey, Director, Health Services
Deirdre d'Albertis, Dean of the College
Malia Du Mont, Chief of Staff, President's Office/Vice President for Strategy and Policy
Brooke Jude, Associate Professor of Biology
John Gomez, Director, Safety and Security
David Lindholm, Interim Athletic Director
Emily McLaughlin, Associate Dean of the College
Jennifer Murray, Dean of International Studies
Bethany Nohlgren, Associate VP for Student Affairs/Dean of Students
Kahan Sablo, Dean for Inclusive Excellence
Michael Sadowski, Interim Dean of Graduate Studies
David Shein, Associate VP for Academic Affairs/Dean of Studies
Éric Trudel, Chair, Faculty Senate
Dumaine Williams, Vice President for Student Affairs/Early Colleges
For more information, call 845-758-6822.