Bard Student Community Service & Social Action

Office of Community Service and Social Action
The Office of Community Service and Social Action coordinates opportunities for any Bard student who is interested in contributing positive energy to the world for a day or a lifetime.

The Trustee Leader Scholar Program (TLS) is now housed in the Office of Service and Action. TLS scholars are a group of particularly motivated students, are given the opportunity to develop their organizational andleadership skills through the design and implementation of service projects that promote energetic involvement in campus life and cultivate relationships between the college and its surrounding communities. They choose the projects. They run the projects. Click here to see a list of current TLS projects.

BRAVE, Bard Response to Rape and Associated Violence Education
Peri Rainbow, ext. 7557, Program Director
B.R.A.V.E. is available for educational programs or for general information concerning rape and other sexual violence. Volunteer student counselors are available during the academic year, 24 hours a day. To reach a BRAVE counselor call Security at ext. 7777 and tell them you would like to speak to the BRAVE counselor on-call. Call ext. 7557 for more information and office hours. BRAVE office is located in Sottery, Room 104.

B.E.M.S. - Bard Emergency Medical Service
Pia Carusone, chair
BEMS is a student-run organization of trained and state-certified first-response volunteers. Available 24 hours a day during the academic year, and limited hours during the summer. BEMS responds to medical emergencies on campus. Services are confidential and are provided free of charge. Call Security to contact the on-call BEMS member.

Community Bike Patrol
Ken Cooper, ext. 7461
The Office of Safety and Security oversees a student bike patrol for the campus during the majority of the academic year. If interested in being hired as a Bike Patrol staff member, contact ext. 7461 for more information.

Foot Patrol
Meghan Mazzacone, Teresa Falgoust
The Foot Patrol is a student run group that provides walking escorts for students seven nights a week (M-Th 7:00 pm to 1:00 am & Fri. and Sat. 7:00 pm to 1:30 am). To get an escort call the Security Dispatcher at ext. 7460.

Community Garden
The Community Garden is open to all. Weekly potlucks on Wednesdays starting at 4:00. Summer programs for kids. Contact Paul Marienthal, Office of Community Service and Social Action, ext. 7056 for more information.

Party Patrol
Mike Dockhorn (md792@bard.edu)
The party patrol is a student run group that provides assistance to student party hosts to help see that parties run smoothly.