The Bard College campus is situated on the east shore of the Hudson River in New York State. With the addition of the Montgomery Place Campus in 2016, the College now comprises nearly 1,000 acres. Bard’s Annandale-on-Hudson campus is a center from which students explore the rich natural and cultural life of the Hudson Valley, and also have access by car or train to New York City, about 90 miles to the south. Students enjoy world-class performing arts venues on campus and can choose from more than a hundred active student clubs, ranging in subject from astronomy to tango.
Campus Housing
All FLETs live on campus in Stephens Hall. Stephens Hall is one of seven residence halls that make up Cruger Village. Stephens is centrally located, with all dining, performance, computing, library, teaching and audio-visual facilities within walking distance. Cruger Village is typically home to first-year students, therefore there is a lot activity (particularly during the weekends and nights). Sawkill Coffee House is a 24-hour student space in Cruger Village.
Campus Housing
International House, which has been renovated inside to meet the needs of the tutors, but otherwise looks like all other residence halls in Cruger Village.
10 bedrooms furnished with a bed, desk, closet, dresser, 2 chairs, a desk lamp and bedding (you may want to purchase an extra blanket depending on your needs);
2 full-sized bathrooms;
laundry facilities (washer and dryer);
a fully-equipped kitchen, with refrigerator, microwave, stove, pots and pans, etc., allowing for small family meals;
a small living room, with a CD-player, cable TV, VCR and DVD player (American Standard), for relaxed gatherings; and
Internet and wireless access in each bedroom
Every Monday, the housekeeping service will come to clean the house. All other days of the week,
Flets are responsible for garbage removal and maintenance of the space.
The International House allows FLETs to host small parties, or have a friends or family members visit for any number of days.
Housing Availability
All FLETs will be assigned a single room in Stephens Hall. Housing is not available before the specified date of arrival. If FLETs decide to arrive earlier, they will need to make their own housing arrangements. For more information, see the Survival Guide. FLETs usually arrive and have the house available 5 days before that semester’s first day of school (depending on the calendar year, somewhere between August 27 and September 5). At the end of the academic year, FLETs are allowed to stay in the house until one week after the last day of the semester, which mostly falls on the Wednesday of the third week of May. Check the updated Bard calendar for specifics.
Dinning on Campus
Kline Commons, the main dining facility, offers a variety of nutritious and sustainable selections served in two large dining rooms, meeting rooms, and a faculty dining area. Through the efforts of Bard EATS, a campus program focused on food sustainability and nutrition, more than 20 percent of food purchases at Kline is “Real Food” (meeting local, fair, ecological, and humane standards). Through a continuous service plan, students on the meal plan enjoy the flexibility of dining at the hour of their choice.
FLETs will be enrolled in a 3-meal-a-day plan in our dining commons. Our Traditional Resident plans give each resident a certain number of meals each week at Kline Commons, plus a cache of “Bard Bucks” to spend throughout the semester at the Green Onion Grocer, Down the Road Café and Manor Café. The weekly meal total resets each Friday, and unused meals do not roll over to the next week. Your breakfast, lunch and dinner 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.