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Human Resources
Go to Human Resources (if you have not done so electronically before arrival), where you can fill out your tax forms and get your name put into the Bard College computer system.
I.D. Card
You will need to have a Bard identification card during your stay at Bard College. The card will enable you to visit the gym and borrow books from the library. You can go to the Central Services Office (after you’ve gone to Human Resources) and ask for an ID card. This ID card allows you to spend an additional $ 150.00/per semester on purchased items and can be used in the Green Onion Grocery, Down the Road Café, or Manor Café). Do spend it all because you will not receive a cash refund for dollars saved.
Meals
You are on the Bard College meal plan. Your meals will take place at Kline Commons. You will give your name or show your ID to the attendant at the door and mention that you are a Foreign Language Exchange Tutor.
Health Service
The Health and Counseling Office is at Robbins Annex (x7433), open M-F 9-5.
Library
Instead of an additional card, a bar code will be placed on your Bard ID card. You can get it either at the circulation desk, circulation office, or reference desk of the Stevenson Library.
E-Mail
To set up your electronic mail account and other computer questions, contact Paul at the Help Desk (x7500; Bogausch@bard.edu). Say that you are working at the College as a Tutor with the Foreign Language Faculty and need to set up an e-mail account. Your e-mail account will be valid usually for at least another 3 months after you leave. Before it will be closed you will receive e-mail warnings as to when it will be closed down
Mail and Mailbox
To get your mail and a mailbox you will need to go to the Post Office, which is located in the Bertelsmann Campus Center. Outgoing mail can be brought to the Post Office.
Telephone Service
To activate your telephone, see the Welcome Memo instructions.
Banking
To set up a bank account at a local bank, we recommend that you visit either of the banks listed below. Both are in the nearby town of Red Hook and can be reached by Bard shuttle or the LOOP bus. We advise you to set up a Savings Account. Be sure to take your passport and immigration documents. You will be asked for a Social Security number; tell the bank officers that you expect to receive a Social Security number in the first week of September. Please note that banks are closed on Saturday.
Mid-Hudson Federal Credit Union
23 S. Broadway, Red Hook, directly across from the bus stop
Hours: M-F 9-6, Tu-W 10-5, Th 10-6
845 758-2751
Key Bank
28 Market Street, Red Hook
Hours: M-F 9-5
845 758-2311
Room Reservations
To reserve a room for your tutorials or additional events, you need to make your own room reservations: Rooms in the Library can be reserved by contacting Kristin Troost (x7889); the rooms by the main stairwell are often the rooms used by tutors for tutorial sessions. To reserve rooms and Theater at the Bertelsmann Campus Center and Kline Commons, write to campuscenter@bard.edu. For rooms in the F. W. Olin Humanities Building, and Auditorium, [link to call Registrar’s Office (x7459), for Tutoring Spaces or the Seminar Room in the Center for Foreign Languages and Cultures (CFLC – http://inside.bard.edu/cflc ) , call Stephanie Kufner (kufner@bard.edu, 7443)
Audio-Visual Services
For any audiovisual equipment, contact av@bard.edu. Please try to reserve 72 hours in advance. For equipment in the library, speak with someone at the Reserves Desk.
Transportation
There is a free campus shuttle that runs from the Bard campus to two small towns, Red Hook and Tivoli. There is also a LOOP bus (not free) that runs to Poughkeepsie. The schedules for both is included in your welcome packet, and it can also be found at http://inside.bard.edu/community/transport/. If you have further transportation questions, call Ed Schmidt (x7007), the Transportation Director (he coordinates trips).
Sports at Bard
With your Bard ID you have unlimited access to the Bard Gymnasium: http://www.bard.edu/athletics/
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