Life After Bard
—from the Bard–St. Stephen's Alumni/ae Association

Yes, there is Life After Bard, and it includes Bard and the Bard family. Your connection to Bard does not end when you leave Annandale in May.

The Bard–St. Stephen's Alumni/e Association includes all graduates of the College and even non-graduates who attended Bard for at least a year. Its mission is to help alumni/ae maintain relationships with the College and other alumni/ae and to help support students at the College. Programs and services are varied and can be of interest and assistance as you begin your Life After Bard. There is no reason to fear losing the connections that you have made at Bard. You can also build on them by meeting Bardians who graduated before you. Don't miss out on the following:

Events

These are just a few of the events in the New York area and other communities where there is a concentration of Bard alumni/ae:

• Holiday Party in New York City in December. No admission charge
  for members of the most recent two graduating classes!
• Cities Party in six to eight cities across the country in April. Organized by the Young Alumni/ae Committee, these events focus on gathering young alumni/ae in various cities including New York, Boston,
  Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, and when possible, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Seattle.
• Other events include gatherings at the homes of alumni/ae, museum tours, readings, and a book club in New York City.

Career Networking

Alumni/ae can use the www.collegecentral.com/bard website just as students can. Search for job listings and contact mentors to talk about professions you may be investigating.

Staying Connected

The Bardian, the College's award-winning magazine is mailed to all alumni/ae. It includes features on alumni/ae programs and activities on campus, and class notes from the classes of the 1930s to last year. Class notes can be submitted through a link at www.bard.edu/alumni.

The www.bard.edu/alumni website features information about alumni/ae events and programs, as well as articles from the most recent Bardian. Alumni/ae can include information about their performances or exhibitions in the Down the Road listings. The site is also a gateway to the Alumni/ae Online Community, which includes an Alumni/ae Directory with e-mail addresses.

The Office of Alumni/ae Affairs maintains a mailing list of all alumni/ae. Unless an alumnus/a requests that their information be confidential, e-mail addresses are available from the Online Directory, which is open only to alumni/ae. If an alumnus/a wants to contact another alumnus/a by snail mail, the Alumni/ae Office will forward a letter or card to the other alumnus/a. Bard does not release contact information of any kind to
non-alumni/ae.

Get Involved

Looking to meet other alumni/ae, those who have gone before? When you graduate, consider joining a committee of the Alumni/ae Association and help organize the programs and activities of the Association. Committees include one especially for Young Alumni/ae and others working on fundraising, events or career networking activities. In addition, class correspondents gather class notes from classmates for the Bardian.

Give Back

Use the programs of the Alumni/ae Association to give back to future Bard students. Contributions from alumni/ae are critical in providing financial aid and maintaining the faculty and research resources that make Bard the unique college that it is.

So Don't Get Lost

When you leave be sure to update your address when you move. The first step in the process is the Don't Get Lost directory, which is compiled from information submitted when you turn in your Senior Project. You can keep your address and e-mail updated online or by calling 1-800-BARDCOL.

If the Office of Alumni/ae Affairs does not have your address and e-mail, it cannot send you the Bardian or information about events. Don't be left out!

Questions?

Need more information? Contact Jessica Kemm, Director of Alumni/ae Affairs, kemm@bard.edu, x7406.