These are just a few ways to get started with civic engagement at Bard. Want to learn more? Stop by the CCE offices in the Resnick Family Gatehouse or email [email protected].
Upcoming Events
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4/21MondayVarious Campus Locations
Join Civic Ambassadors Weekly Events
Friday, February 21, 2025 – Friday, May 30, 2025 | Various Campus Locations
Join Civic Ambassadors for informal working groups of faculty, staff, and students, who are organizing events such as discussion groups, book clubs, community dinners, mutual aid support, and volunteering opportunities. The groups will also work to educate the Bard community on how local, state, and federal government works, including ways Bardians can engage with local elected officials. Meetings run weekly.
Gov. Institutions Working Group: Mondays, 1:15 PM, Olin 310
Gender Working Group: Tuesdays, 1:30 PM, Library Room 302
Climate Working Group: Thursdays, 1 PM, Kline
Rights Working Group: Fridays, 10 AM, Olin 310 -
4/21MondayOlin Language Center, Room 115
Environmental Injustice Across the Americas: Pollution, Community Waters, and Unequal Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro and New York
Monday, April 21, 2025 – Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | Olin Language Center, Room 115
Environmental Injustice Across the Americas: Pollution, Community Waters, and Unequal Urbanization in Rio de Janeiro and New York
This Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences series brings together Brazilian and American researchers from the humanities, social studies, and natural sciences to discuss urban and environmental studies and participatory methodologies. The events focus on case studies of peripheral neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, where two speakers were raised and others have spent years conducting in-depth ethnographic research.
Rio’s favelas and peripheries are characterized by high levels of poverty, environmental degradation, and street violence, as well as being hubs of active community organizing, art production, and local scholarship. The speakers will share insights from their research, discuss their participation in community-science projects, and highlight alternative routes for disseminating data, art, and activism.
Schedule:
Monday, April 21 at 11:50am – 1:10pm in Olin LC 115
“The Politics of Waste, Sacrifice Zones, and the Production of Rio de Janeiro”
Maria Raquel Passos Lima and Mariana Cavalcanti
Tuesday, April 22 at 3:30pm – 6:00pm in Weis Cinema
“Participatory Research, Community Science, Art, and Activism in Rio de Janeiro”
Maria Raquel Passos Lima, Henrique Gomes, Nicholas Barnes, Luna Borges, and Andreza da Silveira Jorge
Wednesday, April 23 at 11:50am – 1:10pm in Olin LC 115
“The Favela and the Sea: Fishing, Violence, and Environmental (In)Justice in Rio de Janeiro”
Henrique Gomes, Nicholas Barnes, Luna Borges Pereira Santos, and Peter Klein
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4/23Wednesday1:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Bard Makers Spring Fair!
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm EDT/GMT-4 | Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Come out to the Bard Makers Spring Fair on Wednesday afternoon and shop for unique, handmade items at reasonable prices. In an effort to support sustainable small businesses in the area, CCE invites you to take a look and buy from these campus and local makers!
Civic Ambassadors
The Civic Ambassadors Program seeks to help Bard students, faculty, and staff better understand and connect with their communities. Whether you want to participate in our discussion groups, book clubs, community dinners, mutual aid support, volunteering opportunities, or simply wish to know more about what’s happening in the local, state, and federal government, the Civic Ambassadors can help!
Start or Join a Project
The Trustee Leader Scholar Program
The Trustee Leader Scholar Program (TLS) is a student leadership incubator at Bard College. Students design and run their own projects, from local partnerships with community organizations to annual international volunteer trips. You can join an established project or start your own with support from the TLS Office. Visit the second floor of the Campus Center or email [email protected].
Opportunities to Get Involved
Photo by Sarah Wallock ’19
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses
Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences (ELAS) courses bring theory to practice by linking coursework, critical thinking, and engagement activities. A form of experiential learning, ELAS courses allow students to test ideas in the real world and develop creative approaches to social, cultural, and scientific issues.
Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference
The Annual Get Engaged Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference, organized by Bard College and the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Civic Engagement Initiative in partnership with the Community Engagement Office at Central European University, brings together student leaders and affiliated staff from OSUN partner institutions every year.