Senior Handbook
Greetings from the Dean of the College
August 28, 2009
Dear Members of the Class of 2010:
I want to underscore the sense of excitement and seriousness of purpose that is about to define the final year of your undergraduate education. I know that, as you begin work on your Senior Projects, you will challenge yourself creatively, intellectually, and socially and will engage thoughtfully with faculty and peers in and out of the classroom.
Click here to download the Senior Project Guidelines
I am happy to introduce the Senior Guide, a resource for planning your senior year at Bard. This handbook, the product of a collaboration among the offices of the Dean of the College, Dean of Students, Career Development, the Registrar’s Office, and Alumni/ae Affairs, brings together such necessary information as how to format and present your Senior Project, how to order transcripts, and apply for fellowships and jobs, and how best to prepare for Commencement and add your name to the illustrious list of Bard alumni/ae.
The Watson Fellowship and Fulbright Scholarship application seasons have begun and careful planning, with the advantage of the summer months, vastly improves the quality of your applications. The Watson is an unusual opportunity, offering graduating seniors $25,000 for a year of travel to pursue an independent nonacademic project. The Fulbright Scholarship is supported by the U.S. government and offers students academic research opportunities in a foreign country. Bard students have excelled in winning these prestigious awards, and we wish this year’s applicants the best of luck. Other postgraduate opportunities can be found in the Fellowship & Scholarship Guide available through the Dean of Studies, David Shein.
I look forward to the honor of presenting you to President Botstein at Commencement, when you receive your degree. Welcome to your senior year.
Yours truly,
Michèle D. Dominy
Vice President and Dean of the College
Professor of Anthropology