The Office of Student Activities supports student leaders in managing their clubs and hosting events that will impact the student body.
To add your club to the list below or make a change to the current listing use the Club Registration Form. Contact the Office of Student Activities with any questions at 845-758-7097 or email [email protected]
The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics(AWM) is to create a community in which women and girls can thrive in their mathematical endeavors, and to promote equitable opportunity and treatment of women and others of marginalized genders and gender identities across the mathematical sciences.
Bard has an AWM chapter which has been run through the AWM club since last year. We hold math gatherings, go to conferences together, and generally foster a friendly and welcoming community around mathematics.
This year, we are also going to start running a mentoring program for incoming freshmen in math! This is a great opportunity to provide support in the transition to college and help make Bard a welcoming place. This program will include maintaining a supportive relationship with your mentee throughout the school year. Our mentoring project aims to welcome incoming first students into the Department of Mathematics. Our overarching goal is to better communicate with the new students by introducing them to relevant clubs/organizations, initiating an open and inclusive virtual platform for discussions, and bridging connections between upper and lower classmen.
Weekly Discussions on provided architectural periodicals and other texts. Group designs, project proposals, essays, and photography for structures/pavilions on the bard campus, along with club publications. Architecture is a recent addition to Bard and a quickly growing major. We feel that it is vital to have a student-led initiative to foster a culture in the program, as it is important to support the love and passion for architecture given that it is an extremely work heavy discipline.
A collective of students whose interest in the field of Architecture go beyond the classroom into Praxis. This club will invite guest lecturers, publish, build and activate a space for discourse in all things related to Architectural investigations.
Model United Nations is a politics and history club inspired by real-life UN proceedings. Club members take on the role of a diplomat, leader, or other historical figure in sessions that simulate intergovernmental and intra-governmental assemblies. In the process, they gain a deeper understanding of international politics and world issues; improved skills in public speaking, debate, rhetoric, and interpersonal communication; and a sense of comradery with other members. Club simulations and training sessions are held weekly. Throughout the year, the club will participate in several conferences at other colleges; members are encouraged to attend at least one per semester.
The Bard Debate Union is a community of students, faculty, and staff committed to promoting the values of civic discourse, dialogue, and debate throughout the Bard College community, the greater Hudson Valley region of New York, and the world at large.
The Bard Debate Union represents a union of both a student club and a college-sponsored team. As a club, the BDU organizes meetings, workshops, and events on campus and in the local community. As a team, the BDU prepares for, attends, and participates in inter-collegiate debate competitions.
The Bard Philosophy Club holds with St. Augustine that philosophy is always theology and vice versa.
We curate faculty and non-faculty talks of an interdisciplinary nature on the humanities as well as publish a once-a-semester journal. The latter project is a Catholic ecumenical voice for a postsecular culture, titled
We are a resource for all pre-health students. The purpose of this collection of students is to create an environment where it is encouraged to progress towards the completion of the requirements that must be fulfilled to become a medical student. With the events and assistance offered by the students within the club, working towards the goals of the organization as well as the fulfillment of students' individual goals as pre-health undergraduates.
Know a bunch of trivia or an ace in your academic or artistic field? Have a lot of useless knowledge that needs to be put to use somewhere? Come join the Bard Trivia Club (Quiz Bowl).
We're a group of trivia nerds who meet weekly to play trivia packets in the style of National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT). Quiz Bowl games work in a way that there are four people per team and a moderator will ask questions based on a series of academic topics as well as pop culture.
We also hold multiple trivia nights throughout the semester with different themes, so don't worry, your useless knowledge will come into play with Bard Trivia Club!
What we are, why, and what we hope to achieve: The Bard Biology club is a social and skill enhancing club that is open to students of all majors. This club exists for two major goals: (1) To create a sense of community for students interested in Biology, and (2) To connect students with opportunities to serve the Bard community. We hope to create a sense of community by hosting monthly events (documentary viewings, movie nights, game night, etc) to bring students together to get to know each other. In the long run, we plan on connecting students with volunteer and science outreach opportunities (in the form of tutoring, coaching, medical volunteers, etc.) in local communities (elementary, middle or high schools). We acknowledge that there are different fields in biology so we will be working with CDO and CCE to provide volunteer opportunities in different fields, be it medicine or anything, per the student’s interest. We will also invite Bard biology alumni to give talks on what they are doing now with their biology degrees and provide more insight into the different career opportunities that are available for biology majors. We want this club to not only be a fun club but also a way to discover one’s interest and improve one’s skills for future careers.
We will mostly be meeting once a month for now. We will be meeting in RKC 200 biweekly so keep in touch by checking the instagram post. Time will vary so for meetings and events so email a club head for clarification or check the instagram account below:
Club Head(s): Fuadur Omi ([email protected])
Albright Tuah ([email protected])
Sydney Gustave ([email protected])
Instagram Page: Bard Biology club
The Chemistry Club facilitates social interactions among Chemistry/Biochemistry or other STEM students and any curious Bardians who have similar interests. Through events and gatherings, the club aims to provide an opportunity for students to learn about chemistry-related topics outside of the course curriculum, as well as graduate school, careers, and employment opportunities in the area of chemistry and/or other STEM professions. We encourage fundraising and chemistry-related community outreach initiatives to offer middle and high school students an opportunity to explore and engage with the STEM field. Lastly, we aim to enhance professor/student relationships through club activities.
A club for students interested in classics to share appreciation for Greek, Latin, and the ancient world. Anyone can join, regardless of major or experience. Email Celeste Connell ([email protected]) if you're interested!
We send Bard volunteers to two local elementary schools.
CommunityConnect provides tutoring in Math and English. Volunteers play outside with the students before going into classrooms to promote positive emotional and social development.
The Bard Economics Club is a student-run organization that will supplement the economics program at Bard. Our goals are to enhance the undergraduate economics experience with speakers from various fields within economics such as finance, economic policy, and academia. We also want to raise money so that we can attend major economic conferences such as the Hyman Minsky Conference in Washington, D.C., amongst other talks and conferences in the NYC area. We also aim to help students develop networking skills, and organize networking events with students through Bard alumni working in economics-related fields. The CDO is also willing to work with us on building essential career-oriented skills such as resume-buildling, utilizing LinkedIn, interviews, etc. Besides all of these great opportunities, we also want to create an environment where economics majors can just talk about current events, their economics homework, their weekend, the stock market, cereal, their hedgehog and whatever else.
Philosophy Tea is a low pressure environment in which to discuss philosophical ideas and prompts while drinking tea and eating snacks. The club will aim to week monthly and will be open to suggestions and philosophical inquiries.
The purpose of Physics Club is to foster community within the physics department. Studying physics is really challenging, which makes having fun and building relationships with peers all the more important. We plan to host events like stargazing, movie, craft, and game nights, to supplement department events like Physics Phriday.
Thinking about pursuing veterinary school but don't know where to start? Need a support group for completing prerequisites, applying to veterinary school, and internships? Come join the pre-vet club! We will hold weekly meetings to talk about all things animal and vet-related.
The Psychology Club seeks to gather, inform, and engage all students interested in the field of psychology, both majors and non-majors! A key goal of ours is to build a strong community among students interested in this field and to widen the psychology community to other students through open events.
The Bard Psychology Club will also provide mental health resources to Bard students and serve as a resource hub. You can keep up with us on Instagram @mentalhealthatbard
Lastly, we aim to serve as a liaison between faculty and students, communicating any questions or concerns (anonymously) that students have, but may not feel comfortable speaking to faculty about.
Traveling Book and Tea Club aims to focus on Afro-centric ideas, authors, and books
from trans-global scholars, who have written about liberation for all people; especially people
within the African Diaspora, especially racialized black people that face oppression, as a result of oppressive hegemonies. Traveling Books and Tea Club was designed as a critical response to the unjust police violence towards black people, such as Sandra Bland(2015) and George Floyd(2020); and all other black people who have died at the hands of discriminatory violence and police brutality. We at Traveling Books and Tea Club believe that all individuals should know to engage in transformative-justice-based works that have helped push the needle forward toward(s) a more inclusive and transformatively justice-based past, present, and future(s) for everyone; and especially for black people. The Traveling Books and Tea Club wants to be able to give people of all identities, especially people who identify as black people the confidence in their own physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual strength in ways never done before on this campus, and outside of Bard.
This club will engage with campus life by offering free books and classes/meetings, as we read eminent authors, writers, critical thinkers, and poets such as Octavia Butler, Audre Lorde, Adrienne Marie Brown, and James Baldwin; black writers who were brilliant everyday people, who were able to transform their world, beyond the subjugated confinements of the oppression placed on them, that they were forced to experience daily. This club includes tea drinking and food as an auxiliary club activity to support black business owners. Bi-monthly book sessions will provide individuals with many skills that will help them feel secure in their environment and the world; to be able to deeply listen, empower, and uplift one another, especially as black people within the African Diaspora, and those who would like to be in community with and for us in solidarity. We will also, critically engage in lifeworks that have monumentally changed the way can re(imagine) and re(envision) a greater world, beyond oppressive confinements, like monumental people from our pasts; and us, right now, as we use this club praxis to build critical engagement and community to continue to push the needle forward for our present-futures as we exist on this earth.
It’s a “bring your own wheels” Skate Club. We’ll meet at a location on campus (hopefully we’ll find new, interesting, and safe places to skate) which we’ll share with the club via email and instagram post) Bikes, roller skates, roller blades, scooters, skateboards, longboards, or whatever you have are welcome. A time to chill with individuals interested in moving fast on WHEELS. All levels of expertise or lack there of is welcome!
We are Bard's only club devoted to target archery. Although we function primarily in a recreational capacity, we are currently integrating advanced coaching techniques in anticipation of being able to field a team.
This club is for all Bardians who are hoping to take advantage of the beautiful Hudson Valley and surrounding areas for outdoor adventuring and camping. We will have weekly fireside chats, overnight camping events (on-campus) and perhaps even off-site trips!
Cricket is one of the most unique sports played in more than 100 countries all around the world. The popularity of this sport has increased in past few years. Most US colleges and universities have been forming cricket teams and organizing tournaments. We intend to introduce this sport at Bard and develop cricketers at Bard. We have tournaments during the semester and players of all levels are welcomed to join us.
An Athletic Charter Club intended to provide a base of operations for Bard Fencers for individual and team events, train new Fencers and provide a safe space to be introduced to the sport without paying exorbitant private lesson costs, and to organize and communicate with other schools for competitive and casual meets and tourneys.
This is a non-competitive club that welcomes people of all levels and backgrounds. We will play different pick-up games every other weekend, including soccer, basketball, and flag football.
Kendo (the way of the sword) is a Japanese Martial Art hailing from samurai, dedicated to mastering the usage of the sword. No prior experience required.
Bard Outdoors' purpose is to facilitate and encourage student led trips into the outdoors! Hiking, camping, backpacking, canoeing, kayaking, biking, skiing, climbing, foraging, running, rafting, and more... The club will provide opportunities and funding for students with outdoors experience who want to plan and lead trips and for students who are interested in the outdoors and would like to build their own skills and experience. The club will provide a hub for Bardians to organize trips and meet people with similar interests. Our budget will mostly be used to rent/buy gear and for transportation. At the same time, the club's budget will be used to reduce financial inequities relating to outdoor access among Bard students, so that everyone who is interested in a trip is free from money concerns.
Pool Club is welcome to students interested in playing Pool recreationally. Whether a student is well-versed or a beginner, this club aims to unite those who have an affinity for the cue sport.
Welcome to the world of athleticism at our newly established tennis club on campus! As passionate tennis enthusiasts, we are excited to announce the formation of this club, dedicated to fostering a community of players who share a love for the sport. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a novice eager to pick up a racket for the first time, our club is designed to provide an inclusive and engaging environment for all skill levels. Join us on weekly tennis practices.
This is a club for solving Rubik's Cubes and other twisty puzzles. All levels are welcome. Those with no experience solving will have the opportunity to learn!
Bard Cavaliers, Bard’s group of horse riders and lovers, is a vibrant campus organization two years in the making. The group arranges riding lessons, hosts events on campus, and participates in shows at an alum-run stable in Tivoli for a discounted rate. The high cost of equestrian sports often makes them inaccessible to interested students with little experience or financial flexibility. It is our goal to provide lessons and experience in the stables for those who would not typically be able to afford them.
The FFA aims to provide self-defense classes available to all students on the Bard campus. This is a trauma-informed self-defense club.
We created this club in response to the events in late 2019 on both Simon’s Rock and our campus, as well as the countless forms of discriminatory violence that we see on a daily basis in our world. We at the FFA believe that all individuals should have the knowledge to defend themselves should the need arise. The FFA wants to be able to give people of all identities
confidence in their own physical strength in ways never done before on this campus.
The FFA will contribute to campus life by offering free classes in a safe and inclusive space
to all who want to learn how to defend themselves. Bi-monthly training sessions will provide
individuals with many skills that will help them feel secure in their environment, be it when
walking to their dorm alone at night, at a party, and other such situations. The class is also open
to faculty, staff, and other administrative personnel at Bard.
We hope that the information and
techniques taught in these classes will be openly shared in order to communicate these vital skills
to all who may need them. We would also like to encourage open discussions -- perhaps in the
form of invited speakers -- regarding the safety and security of women, minorities, nonbinary
individuals, and people with disabilities. We plan on collaborating with other clubs on campus,
such as In Search of Our Mothers Garden, Traveling Books and Tea Club, BSO, QPOC, ISO, Planned Parenthood, MSO, ASO, and more to help facilitate these
conversations.
The Kingdom of the Steel-Toed Salamanders brings fire arts to Bard in a fun, safe, controlled environment. The Steel-Toed Salamanders host regular fire safety courses to cover props, precautions, and other pertinent safety procedures. After passing the course, members can expect to learn fire poi, dragon staff, swords, whips, and more!
The PC Club aims to host programming and community events among student residents at Bard. Through this, the PCs will be able to foster community bonding while creating a space for students to have fun amongst each other.
A club that brings together community through friendly competitions in ping pong. The club is welcome to all levels of pongers. Those looking to play casually or competitively should join. We will have competitions throughout the semester with various prizes for the top pongers! We will also host doubles competitions that will allow even more ways to win!
Bard's Hudson Valley location lands it in the middle of one of the largest climbing communities in the world. Residing just forty minutes from the Shawangunks, a world-class climbing location, as well as many others both indoor and outdoor, we have the amazing ability to take advantage of year-round climbing. We have some experience in rock climbing, but are looking to grow, as we are sure many other Bardians are. Rock climbing is amazing sport that upon acquiring the basic skill set will get you strong and be a blast at the same time. Once you start, you'll be hooked!
Do you like playing outside? Do you like goofing off with your friends? DO YOU MISS SUMMER CAMP? Then come to Summer Camp Club! This is a club for kids at heart to come do traditional summer camp activities like gaga, chalk painting, games, and more! (We shall do fun wintery activities when it's cold too!) Come get outside and let your inner child out!
We meet to practice volleyball skills and play games for fun within the college community. All levels are accepted, no prior skills or knowledge needed. Low commitment and lots of fun, the volleyball club is a good way to get active and make some new friends.
Welcome to the home page of our site! Open to all Bard students Asian Student Organization (ASO) is focused on achieving an awareness of the Asian populations at Bard College, which includes students, faculty, and off-campus neighbors. ASO also aims to create a space that facilitates a dialogue between Asian and Asian American students with the larger Bard community. From various angles, we will try to demonstrate Asian culture and identity by holding events to educate, entertain, and provide community outreach to all students at Bard. We are conscious of the cultures that exist in Bard College and hope to increase understanding between Asian and non-Asian students.
Our mission is to stimulate members of the Bard College community to explore intellectual, political, cultural and social issues that are of importance to the Black community and America as a whole. Black History and current race issues are articulated through dialogue, cultural performances, music, lectures, and art. Race and politics are issues that are often recognized on our campus in through our academic curriculum. However, we as an organization feel that it is necessary to find creative ways to take that experience beyond the classroom brining the links between race, politics, academics, and social life to fruition in the hopes that awareness will spark action and ignite change in our communities.
Boricuas En La Luna or “BELL”s purpose is to create a safe and lively environment for all Puerto Ricans on campus, through gatherings, activities, exhibitions, luncheons, and bashes or “teteos”. Through this club, we strive to bring a piece of our culture to the Bard community, sharing our art, food, music, and more to further enrich the diversity on campus. BELL would sponsor parties and functions thrown by its members as part of the celebrations and expositions. We welcome any and all people in the campus who want to learn more of our culture and diversify their knowledge! Those interested in signing up can expect to participate or assist in events full of great food, music, learning opportunities and possibly field trips to our nearest local Puerto Rican business.
See more here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xzJYjxu6RlEdU8fKHxZwPp3juedT4KDHxHyWIvu8oII/edit?usp=sharing
Brothers at Bard is a club that works as a safe place for men of color at Bard College. The intention of this club is to help young men of color in succeeding not only academically, but socially and emotionally during their time at Bard college. Bi-weekly meetings on Friday.
The Caribbean Student Association (CSA) seeks to provide a sense of social solidarity and academic support among West Indian/Caribbean students at Bard, while promoting interactions with the Bard community as a whole. We hope to achieve this goal through (1) the education of Caribbean culture, society, and politics, (2) hosting events that celebrate the diversity which Caribbean students contribute to Bard and (3) raising awareness about issues past and present of importance to West Indians and the world. The CSA is inclusive to all Bard students, Caribbean or otherwise.
À space for all self-identifying Central Asians (or not) to build a community through cultural events, holiday celebrations, traditional food, performances, and more! Join us for all/any of it and suggest your own if you wish :)
The Chinese Student Organization (CSO), in the past six years since its establishment as a charter club, has taken an active and considerable part in promoting cultural exchanges and understanding in the Bard community, creating opportunities for all Bardians to experience Chinese culture, and discussing the cultural similarities and differences.
Gilson Place is a space created and run by students of color at Bard College with the oversight of student leaders, and supported by administration, staff, and faculty. Under the leadership of the Gilson Place Steering Committee and in collaboration with the many racialized affinity groups on campus, Gilson Place will serve to provide students coming from marginalized racial backgrounds a safe space to program, congregate, learn, and simply be.
This club will be the means by which Gilson Place receives funding for building upkeep, programming, and community needs.
What is Modern Greece, and are people still walking around wearing tunics and worshipping the Olympian gods? The Greek club will be a space for Bardians to learn more about the culture, customs and social issues of this small Mediterranean nation. Our events will include cooking traditional recipes, sharing music, learning Greek dances, as well as addressing some common misconceptions (i.e. we are not just side characters on Mamma Mia and Percy Jackson). Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join our club. Food will be provided!
Feel free to follow us on instagram @greekclub.bard
Our club is a Black Art critical consumption club. We aim to center literature while still highlighting and tracing he multimedia intertextual conversations between Black artists. Join our club if you are a student of color interested in developing community through conversations about Black cultural production
This club will be started to create representation for Indigenous students that are a part of Bard’s campus. Cultural Representation has been taken away from us and the spark of cultural appropriation hides the truth of who we are and what our traditions are. Bard has many organizations for other students of color on campus, each having their own unique identity. I want to give a place where there is representation for specifically indigenous students on campus. This association is not only made for students with native blood, but for those who want to help us break the generations worth of misinformation, to become educated, hopefully getting inspired to educate the rest of the Bard community. People not only should know the true history, but the culture of different Indigenous peoples. I want to give students confidence, to not be ashamed of their heritage, but instead, be proud of it.
International Student Organization (ISO) aims to foster meaningful interaction between the international student body and American students on campus. We hope to make Bard feel like home (if not make it home) for those who come from other countries. ISO events are organized by the planning committee of 8-10 people (numbers may vary from year to year), often a pretty diverse bunch, and are well-attended. We regularly collaborate with other clubs, in the form of both event sponsorships and direct organizing, and also work closely with the Office of International Student and Scholar Services.
LASO's goal is to share the Latin American culture with the rest of Bard. LASO is NOT an exclusive club and is therefore for both students who pertain to the culture and those who are interested in it. We strive to represent Latin America and show different aspects of its culture from its traditions to its politics.
Spearheading with the Reading Initiative, Men At Bard United seeks to create jumping points of connections amongst Men of Color at Bard in all years through bond-like activities and collaboration with clubs throughout the term.
An offshoot of the Office Equity and Inclusion, this club works to extend resources of OEI and increase its presence in the greater Bard Community. Club activities include workshops, networking activities, and social events. OEI scholars are a strong presence in campus life, being representatives of several campus organizations, and this is a good opportunity for the Bard community to learn more about this organization.
This club is a space created to center the lives and experiences of the queer and gender-nonconforming people of color both on Bard's campus and beyond. It's a place for conversation and action. It's a place that recognizes and affirms the lives of those whose lives are too often forgotten and erased. Though it was made intentionally to elevate the voices of QTPOC, allies and accomplices are welcome, but only with the understanding that your voices will not be centered and that you are there to learn and support.
Trans+ is an affinity group here at Bard created to make a safe space for students that identify as transgender, non-binary, or other gender-non-conforming identities. This student run club will focus on creating a community at Bard for trans students, as well as making Bard a safer place for trans students based on demonstrated needs.
Vietnamese Student Organization (VSO) at Bard aims at creating an understanding between Vietnamese and other cultures. Our activities include introducing Vietnamese cuisine, music, literature, language, etc. Most of all, this is a place for everybody to have fun while getting to know the Vietnamese culture.
Women of Color United (WOCU) seeks to provide an inclusive environment for members to exchange personal and collective experiences that occur on and off Bard’s campus. We seek to share with each other issues and experiences of race, gender, and sexuality surrounding the positions of women from diverse backgrounds. WOCU aims to facilitate conversations with the community on topics that are important to us and focus on self-care and self-love throughout the semester. We seek to uplift women and not degrade them, this is not a space for negative vibes. We aim to cultivate positive energy.
AfroPulse is a dance troupe destined to incorporate all styles of dance under the African Diaspora using genres like Hip Hop, R&B, AfroBeats, Soca, Dancehall, and many others. Students within the African Diaspora, and all other interested students can come together to explore black culture through a performing arts lens. We hope to perform at a multitude of school-wide events, and performances and enhance our knowledge through professional masterclasses.
The purpose for the club is to provide entertainment. An evening of music and dance will bring students under one roof to take a break from their studies and enjoy a different form of dancing. It also strengthens a sense of Bard Community as more and more people get together to watch a Bollywood Dance Show.
This club aims to form a choreography community at Bard, which includes Hip-hop, Afrobeats, jazz, and many more beyond. It is an open and welcoming space for students to take leadership in learning dance and choreography and share with the community. We would start by proposing the choreographies we want to learn and take turns to teach everyone.
Chinese dancing consists of many different traditional dancing genres. You can not only learn the Chinese dancing skills here but also have a more comprehensive understanding to the Chinese cultures. There will be many practices and events about the Chinese dance in the future.
This club will focus on teaching Latin dances and culture. Lessons will occur weekly; we will be hosting various social dancing events throughout the year with possibility of food fundraisers/events. Once a month we would like to host
Are you interested in Kpop and dance? Come and learn Kpop choreography with us! While any and all dance experience is welcome, we are a primarily performance-based club. We strive to maintain a special space and community at Bard for those who want to express themselves through dance and make connections with others who also share a passion for Kpop.
Bard Rave is a club that aspires to plan and help cultivate the rave scene at Bard. This will include themed events, such as electronic night, and open aux events where anyone can queue a song. We will also include occasional DJ sets and live sound elements. With loud speakers and sexy tunes Bard Rave Club is here to open up and embrace dance as a practice, exercise, and enjoyable activity. We invite everyone to let go of pressure, stress, awkwardness, and just... Rave
For students interested in learning Argentine Tango, attending Tango dances and events on and off campus, bringing artists to Bard, and creating a Tango community on campus. We add fun, passion, and musicality to everyday life.
Love dancing and dance parties? Want to stay fit but not a fan of going to the gym? Come have fun with us at Zumba Dance Club and delve more into Zumba rhythms and various styles of dancing (from salsa individual to bolly to hip hop), all mixed nicely and easily! We’re waiting for YOU here :)
We also run “Plate by Zumba” healthy baking and cooking classes open to everyone on campus! Come to learn more about nutritional science and enjoy some delicious cookies and cakes with us :)
The Bard Air Quality Initiative is a student-led group that began as a forum for students to continue learning about air quality outside of the classroom. We draw a connection between the community science lab’s air quality testing technology and the Bard community. We believe that building a more active and involved community engaged in our local environment is essential to promoting not only public health but a continued interest and investment in environmental well-being. We want to continue this project as a club in order to give the project more longevity and reach a greater portion of Bard’s student body. At meetings we will host activities that bring in speakers, provide air quality education resources and lessons, provide interested participants with training in air quality testing, and connect the Bard students, faculty and staff with the larger Hudson Valley air quality community. Funding will go towards air filters/purifiers and testing equipment as well as compensating speakers.
Bard Bees focuses on teaching and maintaining the art of beekeeping at Bard as well as supporting local biodiversity to help our pollinators thrive. We offer educational hands-on workshops about how to take care of bees; how to harvest honey in sustainable ways (members even get to take honey home!); and how bees are integral to our ecosystem and environment. We also host fun events such as bee-themed sustainable craft workshops, tea and baking events, book readings, and movie screenings. We work in collaboration with BardEATS, BardE3, and the sustainability office to provide fun, interactive, and educational opportunities and events!
The Bard Memetics Laboratory, aka the Bard Meme Lab, provides a space for examining online culture through the lenses of cinema and media studies, the experimental humanities, cognitive science, and the visual arts. By analyzing not just the content of memes but their very form, and through a focus on understanding meme creators themselves as artists, the Lab engages with the contemporary networked world to produce original research, publications, events, software, and other interventions.
Interested in recording, editing, or creating short form content? Creating videos inside and outside the Bard Community? Considering joining Bardongo!
Bardongo is a short form media platform that seeks to create content that engages the student body in various ways using nothing more then a phone and mics! Whether it is following trends on social media, interviewing the student body on various questions, or being inspired by an event, we hope to foster a community of aspiring creators or anyone who simply wants be apart of the process / creating something to look back on years to come!
BOTV is a media club whose goal is to bring entertainment, creativity, and also a platform for social thought to Bard by utilizing video, the Internet, and photography. We record and publicize Bard events in addition to creating original content created by our staff and Bard students within the community for the enjoyment of the Bard Community. We also are here to provide pertinent news information ranging from the Bard Hub to global news. We also teach workshops to club members who want to gain experience using video-audio equipment. As well as host events throughout the semester for all of campus.
Welcome to Creative Media Production Club, a place for cinematic creativity! Dive into hands-on media projects, such as music videos, brand campaigns, reality shows, or social media content. Whether you're an experienced filmmaker or a beginner, join us to bring your visions to life. Unleash your creativity, amplify your skills, and be part of the Bard College Media Production Club—where passion meets the screen!
This is a literature magazine created by first years, for first years. We want to establish a way for freshmen to get their foot in the door (pun deeply intended) when it comes to joining the Bard writing community! This is an awesome opportunity to understand what is like to get published, in an environment tailored to those who may not have a ton of experience.
Dragons, and spaceships, and monsters, oh my! We are a magazine dedicated to providing a space for genre fiction at Bard College. If your story has fantastical elements, we want it!
We are a literary magazine created by Bard students, for Bard students. We specialize in creative non-fiction and poetry. Our magazine is mostly online, though small batch copies of each issue are available in the Annandale-On-Hudson area.
We also run a writing group where students come together to share their ideas and workshop their own pieces.
This is the club affiliated with La Voz magazine. We help organize events around the magazine in addition to helping find writers, journalists and artists for the magazine´s content.
The Observer was the main newspaper on Bard campus from 1956 until 2008. This club hopes to revive the paper and give students an opportunity to write, photograph or interact with a published newspaper in whatever way they wish. Ideally the newspaper will chronicle events happening on campus as well as national and global topics. Open to anyone with an interest in journalism, editing, photography, etc!
The Bard College Georgian Choir studies and performs traditional polyphonic folk and liturgical songs from the Republic of Georgia on the Black Sea. The Georgian Choir Club offers students in the choir, as well as others, to learn an additional repertoire prior to class in a smaller group setting. In addition, the Club works to bring performing choirs from Georgia to the U.S., and facilitates opportunities to learn and experience elements of Georgian language and culture.
The Bard Harmonies is an SATB collegiate a cappella group open to anyone who loves to sing or beatbox! Our aim is to rehearse 1-2 times a week, perform for the student body, and possibly compete in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella!
Casual auditions will be held - you will be asked to sing a verse and chorus of a pop song of your choosing. You might also be asked to participate in some singing exercises. Date still to be determined!
Join us to explore your musical talents and enrich your college experience!
BUMP (Bard Underground Music Prevails) is an organization that exists as a resource for students and clubs looking to host live-music on campus. BUMP also hosts events and works to maintain safe-spaces. We are a collective of music clubs and venues on campus including SMOG, Root Cellar, Entertainment Committee, WXBC, and Bard Bars. You can reach us at [email protected] or through Instagram @BardBUMP.
The Entertainment Committee is responsible for giving members of our student community the tools required for organizing live music and arts events, through the allocation of funds and by providing information and guidance.
This club is aimed at students who play or trying to play jazz, conducting them to play jam sessions, rehearse, and play PAID and unpaid gigs in and outside of the college, as well as for preparation for future musical careers. This club also aims to train club members to become more professional musicians under autonomous conduct. Anyone who has some experience in jazz and looking for future development is welcomed.
A club for enjoyers of Ringo Starr to gather and listen to an entire Ringo Starr album in silence, with chips. To make Ringo Starr fanart, with acrylics. And to launch a long-game crusade to convince Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band to play SMOG.
The Root Cellar is a completely student-run space that houses one of the largest zine libraries on the east coast. The Root Cellar is also a multipurpose space for student use: we host shows, performances, and club meetings.
SMOG is a student run music venue and performance space. Students of Bard College may schedule time in this space to have shows or house other happenings. If you're interested in booking a show, organizing an event, looking to get paid as a student tech, or want to perform at SMOG, email [email protected] or [email protected].
This club is an opportunity for musicians of all skill levels to get together and play traditional music at Bard. Sheet music and lyric sheets for traditional tunes will be provided as a baseline, and we will be learning selected tunes by ear. People are encouraged to bring their own musical traditions from around the world. Everyone is welcome!
In this club students will gather to work on our own art projects and share tips and techniques. We will work in many mediums, including sewing, needle felting, ball jointed dolls, and multi-media projects.
We will also work on communal and club projects together.
The idea is to create a safe space where women and queer people can come and try art for the first time or make their skills better without the pressure of having a grade or having to take a class. It will have different stations such as painting, sketching, pottery, etc. and the idea is that anyone can come and try for an hour to do art without being judged while having music and stimulating conversation.
The purpose of the Bard Arts Network is to provide students with a prop house and create collaborative projects available to all students regardless of major, experience, and financial circumstance. Collaborative projects will feature student-run commercial and editorial-style work in photography and videography, and guest speakers will be brought in for masterclasses. Students will have opportunities to creatively direct, photograph, and/or film, act/model, and style and plan projects. The prop house will provide a range of items, goods, and equipment to make pursuing projects in the arts more accessible for those with fiscal boundaries and/or those who are beginning to pursue creative works and need help getting started. Bard Arts Network is open to all students, regardless of major.
Bard Blacksmithing club provides Students with the opportunity to use the forge for metal smithing. Projects can range anywhere from sculpture to tool-making. The club maintains the forge by providing fuel, equipment, and materials. We hold weekly walk-in sessions on Sundays. No prior experience necessary.
College? No. Collaging! Come hang out, learn, and create collages of all kinds. All materials — magazines, glue, snacks, scissors and more are provided. No prior experience necessary.
Bard Fashion and Models Club as it stands is a fashion club where students learn and do fashion related activities. They will learn more about fashion and how to make their own fashion branding. At Bard F&M club students will learn how to design clothes, do modeling, experience Catwalk branding, and digital modeling for fashion industries. Interested students are encouraged to experience modeling and fashion branding with us. The Bard F&M will have regular activities and meetings with members and will conduct fashion shows and modeling during the semesters. There are more fun and constructive activities to explore. Bard F&M is a new club and looking for new members regardless of their semesters. Everyone is welcomed!
In this club, we meet together weekly to express our creativity through the medium of collage. During the meetings we will make various art pieces (zines, posters, cards, etc) out of magazines, journals, found items, paper, and everything you can (or not) imagine. We are going to try out different techniques, challenges, and topics. We are open to collaboration with other clubs! No previous experience with collages is needed.
Founded in 2017 by Thai Singer and Jacob Stiel, the Bard Musical Theatre Company (BMTC) is a student-run amateur theatre company based at Bard College, upstate NY. BMTC hosts full musical theatre productions every semester for over 100 audience members every night. The collective also provides financial support to other student-run productions and theatre clubs at the college. Our mission is to promote student-run performing arts at Bard College and to provide opportunity and encouragement for all undergraduate students. We are committed to inclusivity in all we do.
The perfect place for people who want to start or continue doing stand up comedy at bard! Weekly open mics for people to practice their material and hone their craft! Beginners welcome!
bard college's club for all things funny, silly, and goofy. we write sketches. we do improv. we dabble in stand up from time to time. and we create the beloved and critically acclaimed bardvark satire newspaper.
come hangout sometime.
Bard STEP Team is dedicated to bringing entertainment to the Bard community with this from of dance style that combines stomping and clapping to create rhythm, beats, and music using just our bodies. We teach all those who are interested in Step and perform in cultural shows hosted by ASO and ISO. Also,the Bard Step Team is for anyone who wants to meet new excited and interesting people as well as show school spirit.
Hand-build, throw, everything clay! In the student a arts center in Red Hook (UBS), we will learn any and all clay-related skills Bard students are interested in, while building community and creating a comfortable space for relaxation. Tea is encouraged, make your own mug!
The club's purpose is to allow people of all artistic backgrounds to experience drawing (or painting) from a live model. Students can come practice their artistic skill, or try it out for the first time. There will be one or more models present for several hours of drawing time. There may also be still-life set ups around the models who will change positions periodically.
Filmmaking at Bard will bring together writers, directors, actors, cinematographers, editors, and anyone else who enjoys making movies. Each week we will work on creating short films that we collectively want to produce.
Natural Dyeing Club explores together the making of dyes and pigments from flowers, plants, roots, fruits, food scraps etc. Opportunities include foraging for these natural resources, dyeing, making paints, and so much more! No prior experience required. Bring your clothes, yarn, or any of your possessions, and come dye them!
Needlecraft Club is a resource for all students, regardless of ability level, to come together and knit/crochet/embroider/etc. in a relaxed and open environment. Anyone can drop by to work on an existing project, start a new one, and receive help from other members.
THE ST. TULA FILM SOCIETY was reestablished in 2010 by Film & Electronic Arts students to encourage viewership and criticism of past and current student work. Alongside weekly workshop meetings, the society holds screenings twice a month: the first screening consists of films from former Bard students whose works are in the archive, the second screening is devoted to showing current student work. All films are welcome, including works in progress — all are equal in the eyes of Saint Tula. Adolfas Mekas, an avant-garde filmmaker and former professor of film at Bard, initiated Saint Tula in the 1970s to encourage his students to become involved in each other’s projects. The mission is the same 50 years later.
The Old Gym is Bard College's only student-run performance venue on campus, supporting dozens of events in dance, theatre, music, and the visual arts throughout the year. With the capabilities of a small black box theater, The Old Gym is a malleable multi-purpose space that is available to all students through an application process at the beginning of each semester.
The Old Gym Committee works to provide a clean, functional, safe space capable of supporting the limitless creative potential of the Bard community.
One night a week we will be screening a film from around the world. Afterward, we will discuss and talk about the film. We love movie recommendations for anything you would want to watch!
The main purpose of Amnesty International is to protect Human Rights and the new club Amnesty International @ Bard will provide the grounds to talk about Human Rights issues in the United States and other countries. Amnesty @ Bard would not only talk about Human Rights violations but also encourage the youth and the faculty on campus to take action by writing letters to the authorities demanding justice, signing petitions, organizing panels, and other events that enable the conversation about Human Rights among the student body. All majors are very welcome to join us! The meetings will be fun and educational, friendly and welcoming. Come join Amnesty on Thursdays at 8 PM in the Campus Center. The club expects the students who are interested in Social Justice to join, all majors and years are welcome.
The Bard Disabled Student Union (BDSU) is dedicated to building community and advocacy among disabled students. We are concerned with promoting disability justice through a combination of building support networks and advocating for structural changes. Everyone is welcome. We hope that by building community and access, all students at Bard can learn and feel comfortable at the school.
A housing advocacy group on campus, giving a space for students to talk about housing challenges so we can work with admin to address them and hear what the students are saying.
We are the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine, an organization that works in solidarity with the Palestinian people to oppose the Israeli occupation through boycotts, divestment, sanctions, and various forms of civil disobedience and nonviolent protest. On campus, we work towards furthering education on Palestinian justice issues and standing in solidarity with others affected by colonization and occupation.
CodeRed aims to address the need for free and available period products for all. We provide tampons and pads in the bathrooms of most of campus and are working towards providing more environmentally sustainable products for free as well
Election@Bard is a nonpartisan voting initiative sponsored by the Andrew Goodman Foundation and The Center for Civic Engagement. The group works on all things relating to voting at Bard-- including voter registration, education and engagement.
OR Bard is a place for progressive political organizing at Bard College. We are a chapter of the national group, Our Revolution, which was founded by Bernie Sanders after his 2016 presidential campaign. As a part of this national movement, we are dedicated to electing progressives at the state and local level.
PPGEN at Bard College fosters an engaging environment for student discussions on reproductive justice and sex education. We empower the community to actively participate in related initiatives, celebrating the legacy of Black women through practices of intersectionality, anti-racism, LGBTQ+ liberation, and abolition feminism.
The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus.
The Scale Project examines the role and impact that socioeconomic status and class has on on Bard's campus, policies, and programs and creates sustainable solutions to make each more equitable. We will collect institutional data, meet with faculty and staff to propose new initiatives/solutions, relay all crucial information/resources to our peers via our Instagram and email, and continuously brainstorm ways to mediate classism on campus--via our Book Program, Being Not-Rich Google Doc, our Internship Equity Award, and the many other projects we work on simultaneously. This club will continue to collaborate with faculty, staff, administration, and students to work toward equity in community.
The Warr;ors is a student-led organization whose mission is to foster an environment that gives students a platform to advocate for and raise awareness about mental health on campus. By hosting engaging events and open discussions, sharing resources and developing a visual presence on campus, the Warr;ors are able to cultivate a community where students are unashamed and supported when it comes to getting the help they need. Working to end the taboo stigma surrounding mental health and reinforcing the idea that no one is ever alone.
The Catholic Student Association (CaSA) is a Christian organization which caters to the needs of Catholic & Christian students at Bard College. In addition to organizing transportation to and from Church on a weekly basis and having weekly prayer and rosary (a Catholic form of meditation) meetings, CaSA organizes celebrations for Christian holidays for all members of the campus to partake in, regardless of religious affiliation. CaSA provides a nuturing and inclusive space for all members of the Catholic faith and other Christian faiths to grow closer to God on campus.
This is a space of support on campus, not just for Christian individuals but for anybody seeking refuge in a space of love, fellowship, and discussion of real world topics along with those who desire to learn how to navigate life through the Christian faith.
We meet for weekly Bible Study on Sundays in Gilson Place from 3pm-5pm (though subject to change if needed) and Fridays for our monthly movie marathon where we watch and analyze Christian media. Gospel Choir is on the way with our Spring Concert/Easter Show coming up in April. We hope to have other programs expanding the reach of our club, building upon the lessons we learn from the Word of God, and applying them in a practical way (financial literacy, scholarship night, culinary classes, etc). There is also a prayer line available in Google Form format for people with a request that they need prayer for, completely anonymous (link in Instagram bio). Lastly, we hope to implement a weekly/monthly meal just to fellowship, chat, and eat with people on campus, incorporating the community aspect of Christianity. As service is one of the pillars of Christian faith, when we see a need on campus, we would like to do our very best to meet it!
For numerous discussions about Christians in College and navigating love, faith, the Holy Spirit, and discipleship, we hope you join us and stick around to learn something interesting and listen to voices on campus you may not have heard previously. This is an open space, but we ask for respect, an open heart, and ears to listen! Stay tuned for more information. Check out the main instagram, @bardcollegechristianclub, for updates as well as the Bible Study Instagram, @bardbiblestudy, for notes/recaps of the lesson and daily devotional updates/inspiration.
The Jewish Student Organization is a cultural and spiritual group that offers a place for students to practice and learn about Jewish tradition. The JSO provides a comfortable and engaging environment for the entire college. JSO holds Shabbat services and dinner every Friday night in the Center for Spiritual Life, as well as events for every major Jewish holiday. All are welcome!
• The mission of the Muslim Student Organization is to provide for the religious needs of Muslims in and around Bard College. Likewise, we aim to introduce and educate the broader community about Al-Islam. Consequently, anyone interested or harboring relevant curiosities are warmly welcome to join. The MSO encourages interaction between different religious groups in hopes of developing understanding and minimizing misconceptions.
• The MSO holds various informational programs throughout the course of the year including Friday (Jumu'ah) prayer, weekly discussions, film screenings, monthly dinners and speakers. All of these events are open to any and everyone who is interested; irrelative of religion, race or any background. Essentially, the MSO seeks to open the lines of communication between all individuals.
We're your friendly neighborhood bike coop, that has been around for years, helping members of the community fix bicycles and teach them how to care for the bicycles. This club has open hours for people to cycle through at their convenience to help with bike problems or fix up a bike from the Co-op. The Bike Co-op promotes bike safety and teaches people good biking methods and interesting places to bike in the area.
BEMS is a free, confidential, and a non-transport emergency medical service, operating 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on Bard's campus. Because of the atypical location of campus, we arrive on scene faster than local ambulances. With our average response time being 3 to 5 minutes, we provide essential care in those vital minutes.
We are entirely student-run club. All BEMS members are either training to be, or already are, New York State certified EMT-Bs. Bard EMS receives its semesterly budget from the Bard Convocation Fund, as decided by Bard students and the Fiscal Committee.
The Duties of BEMS is threefold:
To stabilize and package critical, unstable, or potentially unstable patients (as defined by New York State BLS Protocols [see 3.A]) for transport by ambulance.
To render emergency aid to stable patients (as defined by New York State BLS Protocols [see 3.A]) who need prompt hospital care, and arrange transport to an appropriate care facility.
To render minor interim aid to patients who refuse transport during the hours when Bard Student Health Services is closed.
Within the above parameters, BEMS will render aid to anyone who requests it.
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BEMS is currently off call as we are experiencing shortage in personnel (remote learners) and PPE. While we are not in service, we are hiring new members and making the squad as strong as possible for when we return on call. We intend to return on call with a truncated schedule mid-February*
Please email [email protected] with any questions, and [email protected] if you are interested in joining our team.
Within the Bard Student Government, the Central Assembly is made up of: the Speaker of the Student Body, the chairs of the Student Life, Fiscal, Education Policies, Socially Responsible Investment & Multicultural Diversity committees, the Peer Review & Student Judiciary Board chairs as well and the Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, and Archivist. Each member of the Central Assembly works to serve the student body in each of their respective branches around student life, communications conduct, and fiscal spending. Each member of the Central Assembly holds weekly office hours and attends meetings to aid in assessing the campus climate, discussing curricular concerns within the College, and simply supporting the student body as holistically as possible.
This club is created to help BRAVE with the programming and connecting to the wider Bard community through the other club collaborations and events.
BRAVE is a professionally directed student-service organization whose members provide anonymous and confidential crisis intervention, supportive counseling, advocacy, and ongoing education to the Bard community.
Consonants is a private space in a public institution. We bring a platform directly to the students by the students. We are a cafe, library, and study space for students. We are not open yet, but if you are interested in using the space to display or sell your art, or to advertise your business, please email [email protected].
Musicians' Wellness Club is dedicated to serving all the wellness needs of Bard music students. We will design wellness-oriented events and initiatives for promoting students' mental and physical health. This will include social events, food pop-ups, guest-speakers, injury-prevention seminars, self-care workshops, and a Snack-Pantry within the music building, among other things. This club is focused on creating community support, and helping Bard music students live their best, and healthiest, lives.
This club will be all about helping with cats around Bard's campus–Boots, the security cat, the dump cats, etc. Alice, Jess, and Rania have all been helping to feed Bard cats in collaboration with staff & faculty volunteers and a local rescue group: Cast Aside to Survive. There are many cats on Bard’s campus, and they need help and care! Workers at the Bard Dump buy food for the cats out of their pockets, and this is not fair to them and their budgets. We would use the club budget primarily to feed/spay/neuter/get shelters for cats. Club events may include bringing in speakers from Cast Aside to Survive and other shelters/rescues to talk about how to get involved with volunteering at shelters and fostering animals. The club would also have events for making cat shelters and toys, as well as crafts to be sold for fundraising.
Sawkill Coffee House is a student run cafe located in North campus. We are a Student Resource Group meaning that our menu items are free. We serve specialty coffee, teas, and snacks from 8am-11am and 8pm-12am.
Additionally, Sawkill is a study space with two private rooms, a computer lab, and open space for events and club meetings. Sawkill is committed to creating a safe, inviting space made for students by students.
A student run club that provides free and accessible high quality covid PPE such as KN95's, N95's and covid tests. Would also provide CO2 monitors, HEPA air filters for events to prevent superspreader events on campus. This club also provides information regarding updated Covid news, including ways to prevent long covid, protect your friends and family from covid, and provide updated information on masking.
We would also like to host covid safer events on campus that are accessible to any disabled, immunocompromised, and covid safe students on campus who are excluded from most campus life due to health issues or a covid conscious lifestyle.
Bard Global Bridges is a student-led club committed to enhancing the Bard College experience by building bridges between the international and non-international community through various activities including food, the arts&crafts, sports, dance, trip and more. We recognize that international students offer unique perspectives and talents that enrich our community, just as domestic students offer a local context that can make international students' experience more engaging and comfortable. We aim to create meaningful connections and relationships within this diverse community.
Bard Mahjong is a social club for students to gather and enjoy the timeless game of Mahjong! We teach and play many popular variations, with a primary focus on riichi (japanese) mahjong. Whether you're a seasoned player or a curious beginner, our club welcomes all skill levels. Join us for casual play, tournaments, collaborations with clubs in NYC and beyond, and a chance to make new friends! Hope to see you there
Chai Night is a weekly event, held in the Sands common room/kitchen on Wednesdays from 8-10 pm. We make big pots of chai (dairy and non-dairy versions) and Bard students gather and enjoy some delicious tea and good company! All are welcome, bringing your own mug is encouraged, and we are mask-friendly!
We organize a variety of events monthly that are available to the student population. We are also a resource for members of the student body planning other activities.
The Business & Networking Club allows students to be in a community of ambitious people, with an entrepreneurial mindset, who want to create something together. The club organizes meetings with invited speakers from business, finance, and other fields who provide information about their personal experiences and allow students to make important contacts. The club aims to provide students with the opportunity to attend conferences in New York City and other organized networking events in and outside of Bard.
The Community Project is a social club with the goal of rebuilding and supporting the POSSE Atlanta and Puerto Rico cohorts on campus. Both groups have derived from different demographics and have chosen to make their marks at Bard. Though the POSSE foundation provides spaces for students to connect and professionally develop their resumes, and have other opportunities, we hope to provide more spaces for these students to engage in programs that highlight their own identities and celebrate them culturally and socially. This club is not only exclusive to POSSE but is being created with the intention of connecting students within POSSE and OEI. More importantly, it creates spaces for community members outside of these scholarships to also find safe spaces where they can connect and build.
The Ukrainian Solidarity Club at Bard College is based on three main pillars: social, cultural, and activist. It is a place for all Bard students to come together to learn about Ukrainian culture and participate in events surrounding Ukrainian language, traditional crafts, food, music, and more. In addition to social and cultural events, Bard's Ukrainian Solidarity Club is an organization working towards spreading awareness about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, holding charity events to help Ukrainians and developing projects aimed at post-war reconstruction. It is a space for Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian students alike, aiming to cultivate cultural engagement and community.
We're Out Tonight or "WOT" is meant to enhance Bard's social scene through interactive and intersocial activities day and night. The aim of the club is to build community in the form of fun, helping Bard students feel less isolated whilst cultivating campus culture and bringing people together. From party buses, art collectives to galas, WOT is for everyone who wants to find their people at Bard. People can sign up to attend these events or become a part of the team receiving training as sound technicians, attending DJ Workshops, student-led art activities centered around less appreciated expression forms where collaboration is promoted and enhanced.
See more here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bOMwEnmr8XQVYDD0mG7RNPmb7R7ork80CgKCFYh_GzM/edit
Annandale Ales is a club dedicated to learning the nuances of fermentation. We brew beers based on commercial craft styles and our own original recipes in an attempt to further our knowledge of how different ingredients interact with each other at various stages of the brewing process. All are welcome to attend brewing and bottling sessions, but consumption of the finished product will be limited to on-campus pub nights and happy hours.
If you like good food and cute animals, BARC is right for you! Vegans, vegetarians, meat-eaters and everyone in between can join in on free food tastings, movie screenings, and more! Come join fellow animal (and food) enthusiasts today :)
The Bard Wellness Club, in affiliation with Peer Health, will serve to provide Bard students with wellness-oriented events for bettering mental and physical health. These events will promote healthy living with everything from lectures by experts in nutrition, meditation, and psychology, to outdoor events, smoothies, s'mores,and self-care workshops. We also will be having therapy dogs (so keep a lookout for our emails). We are a group focused on growing as individuals but with community support. :)
Cosplay club is a place where cosplayers, prop makers, costume makers, wig stylists, photographers, editors, and digital content creators alike can come together for a communal workspace!
This club is all about cooking and community with the aim of bringing some of our home to Bard! This club will have four meetings this spring semester where we prepare meals and deserts to later eat together. The beauty of sharing a bit of yourself and your culture is what makes the Culinary Community club so special!
Come watch weird, old, bad, unique, fun movies with friends and other oddly-inclined individuals! Taking over Weiss and other cinemas on campus, Cult Classics Club hosts screenings that are open to all, and all requests are welcome! With ranging levels of engagement (conversations during movies is welcome) examples of films include Un Chen Andalou, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Dracula (1931), and interactive screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show!
Our book club aims to foster a space where students can find their love for reading outside of an academic space again. We also want to give people the chance to discover books they wouldn’t otherwise read themselves. By reading and highlighting these works by authors from all kinds of diverse backgrounds, whether that mean ethnic, cultural, gender identity and sexual orientation, etc. The club hopes to foster cultural understanding, spark meaningful conversations, and provide a safe space for all members to share their thoughts and ideas.
K-DIARY is an all-inclusive club that works to create a safe space for both new and old K-Pop fans can celebrate and enjoy K-Pop music and culture! From decorating photo cards, to K-Pop trivia, K-Diary encourages K-Pop fans at Bard to share the love they have for it together!
Come and play the world's greatest trading card game! Anyone with interest in any aspect of the game can come and play. Our primary format is Commander/EDH, but depending on what players want we can play a host of other formats as well.
Not Just Dungeons and Dragons is Bard's hub for all manner of role playing games. Through ongoing drop-in campaigns, special events and a sizable lending library of sourcebooks, the club aims to foster a sense of community among Bard's players of RPGs, and to provide opportunities and resources which would otherwise be unavailable.
Phoenix Handmade Collections (Small Business project that include handmade and artistic things for selling and support Women and Children.)
Our vision is to help women and children with basic health and education expenses. At Phoenix Handmade Collections, we believe access to healthcare and education is a fundamental human right.
We not only are raising funds for women and the next generation, but we are also providing Bard Annandale students with the skills to become future leaders in art and business.
We will be facilitating team building exercises, mentoring in marketing (including: product promotion, digital media communications, and product assembly), and networking.
Phoenix is stand with love of Bard’s volunteers who interest to art which can be the symbol of peace, hope, wisdom for support and helping women and children. Volunteers make those earrings and candles with their precious time which all handmade.
For us, Phoenix is not only a project; it is peace of art that is salves for our pains and it is like therapy. Volunteers who work with us has their own life stories with pains and they come to make earring and candles which is part of art therapy for mind peace and it is content hope for new generation. We hope the new generation don’t face those challenges in their life. This project run by women and it is all about hope women and children.
Are you a photography student or taking a photography class? Say no more! This program is an extension of the Photography Mentorship Program within the Bard Photo Department. We seek to connect students through the means of workshops and artist talks.
PJs and Popcorn shows a new movie each week and brings back the old definition of a movie night. We create a dedicated time to relax and enjoy a movie with snacks. PJs are encouraged and personal snacks are welcomed. We present a wide variety of films so everyone has a chance to enjoy their favorite.
Each week will post the movie for the week on Instagram @Bards_pjs_and_popcorn.
In the Restaurant Reviewing club, we give food lovers the chance to taste and appreciate the many restaurants the Hudson Valley has to offer. Every other week we visit a restaurant and students are encouraged to post reviews on our Instagram page. On the weeks we don't dine out, we come together to have a potluck and share recipes. Our goal is to bring people together with delicious food and recommend food spots to the Bard community.
We aim to curate a healing space through herbal education, workshops, meditation, yoga, and mindfulness. We will connect with nature by foraging for medicinal and artistic materials as well as forest bathing. We take inspiration from Wild Roots as we tend to the community herb collection. Sapphic Sprouts will provide space for collecting wisdom new and old as we teach each-other and grow like sprouts in the soil. We hope to embark on a collective journey to nourish our souls and learn more about healing practices. :)
The Senior Class Council is a group of final year students responsible for organizing events to promote school spirit in anticipation of graduation. In addition, we also run fundraisers in order to raise money for the Senior Class Gift that will enhance the environment of Bard College for returning and future students as the legacy of the Class of 2023.
Welcome to Smolny Collective, a community of former Smolny College students now studying at Bard. Now, we are dedicated to preserving the rich history and stories of Smolny College, but our next projects may be linked to other topics. Our biweekly gatherings center around discussions on upcoming projects related to the Smolny Archive, where we delve into the past through documents, oral history, and narratives. As we explore the archive, we aim to make history accessible to all by organizing public events and collaborating with current students on collecting and sharing diverse narratives. Join us in shaping the future by embracing the stories of our past. If you are interested in the process of creating an exhibition and want to help us, sign up to get updates!
The Republic Chill at Bard College is a laid-back and relaxed community where students can come together to unwind and de-stress. Whether it's through playing video games, watching movies, or just hanging out and chatting, the club provides a space for students to take a break from the hustle and bustle of college life. The club is open to all students and encourages everyone to come and make new friends in a relaxed and casual environment. So if you're looking for a place to kick back, relax, and just chill, the Chill Club is the perfect spot for you.
Woodwork Crafts will work communally to provide a space and opportunity for Bard community members to safely explore their interests in crafting anything they aspire to with wood as their primary medium. We aim to foster a safe community-driven space where we support each other in research, material collection, learning a variety of techniques, and in completing personal projects. Suitable for all levels of experience!
As the name suggests, this is a book club that focuses on works written solely by women! We want to shed light on how often female authors are ridiculed by sharing our love for their works here, because they deserve to be enjoyed!
All works should be appreciated—no matter the genre. Whether it be YA romance, literary fiction, or anything in between, it is wrong to downplay the works of women just because some of them are not deemed
Our mission as You Survived is to be a resource hub for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. We do this by pooling the resources we are aware of and creating a game plan for each individual through 15 minute consults for FREE, through text or zoom. We also offer follow up support and are available through our instagram, and text (469) 645-8265. At You Survived we also believe in healing through volunteering and if the client wishes, we can connect them to volunteer opportunities to empower them.