Opportunities for Involvement
Among the College’s basic principles is a fundamental belief in the link between liberal education and democracy, and Bard is firmly committed to promoting and sustaining projects that engage its students, faculty, and staff with some of the most important issues facing society. Through the support of the Dean of Student Affairs Office and the Center for Civic Engagement, students attending the Citizen Science program can participate in projects throughout the January term that promote such critical civic skills as active listening, collaboration, leadership, creative problem solving, ethical decision making, and information literacy.Citizen Science Education Strand faculty exploring their water-themed outreach experiments.
Citizen Science Engagement Fellows
The Citizen Science Engagement Fellows program is a collaborative academic–student affairs initiative focused on identifying and organizing a civic engagement cocurricular experience for first-years during their January term.
Citizen Science students helping to restore the historic Hudson River sloop Clearwater as part of the MLK Day of Engagement.
MLK Day of Engagement
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Engagement, in which students volunteer at dozens of sites across the Hudson Valley, is a mainstay of the Citizen Science program.