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Campus Life
Campus Life
From its historic Hudson Valley setting to its state-of-the-art science and arts facilities, the College offers an idyllic environment where students can enjoy a rich social life interwoven with their cultural and intellectual pursuits.
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Get Out ThereOur campus isn’t just beautiful, it’s alive. Here are some ways to get out and get involved in your first years at Bard:
Explore Campus Life
About the Bard Farm
Student run. Community centered. We have 1,000 acres and a working farm that provides sustainably grown produce to the campus community through our dining service provider and a seasonal farm stand. Our farm is a working demonstration of Bard’s commitment to sustainability and climate solutions.
Civic Engagement
Civic engagement is at the core of Bard’s identity as a private institution that acts in the public interest. Bard envisions a unique role for colleges and universities at the nexus of education and civil society. In its endeavors in the United States and abroad, Bard reflects a commitment to innovation, a willingness to take risks, and a fundamental belief in the link between liberal education and democracy.
Get Involved at Bard
Bard provides students with a wide range of activities and opportunities to engage in challenging and rewarding ways with peers, the community, and the world at large. It also provides a support system of advisers, tutors, counselors, and related programs to help students successfully navigate their undergraduate experience.
Athletics and Recreation
The Department of Athletics and Recreation offers a variety of programs to meet the needs of students, staff, and community members, ranging from intercollegiate competition to instructional classes and weight training. The College sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams, with men’s and women’s teams in soccer, cross-country, volleyball, swimming, squash, tennis, track and field, and basketball, as well as baseball and women’s lacrosse.
Bard Houses
Bard Houses provide students with support, intellectual and social connections, and the opportunity to meet with faculty outside of the classroom from the moment they arrive at Bard. All entering students are assigned to one of five “houses” (communities, rather than buildings), each named for a distinguished alumnus/a or friend of the College and led by house professors who organize events—within and across communities—that emphasize informal interactions in faculty homes and in common meeting spaces around campus.
The Arts at Bard
Whatever your interest—dance, music, film, studio arts, theater—our academic programs and state-of-the-art studio and performance spaces offer students a host of opportunities to engage in the arts.
Inclusive Excellence at Bard
Athletics Facilities
Shaping the World
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We have an incredible array of options and opportunities for students to get involved, a vibrant campus life that invites students to be ambitious and to enjoy the power and thrill of discovering how very large the world is and how capable they are of shaping it.
—David Shein, Dean of Studies