Bard College
PAE-8: Support Programs for Under-Represented Groups

• Academic Support Programs
o Bard Academic Resource Center:
The Bard Academic Resources Center provides tutoring and other forms of academic assistance to all Bard students in all subject areas taught at the college. In addition to offering academic skills workshops, we have provided assistance to hundreds of students in more than forty subjects, including writing, moderation papers, senior projects and Masters theses; calculus, pre-calculus, chemistry, economics, biology, physics, Q-exam preparation; anthropology, art history, psychology, sociology, philosophy; First Year Seminar; languages; computer science; political studies and literature.
Academic support is provided to all Bard students in the Academic Resources Center. The faculty and staff associated with the Center provide assistance to students who need help with writing and mathematics; students who possess basic academic skills, but experience difficulties with the demands of college level work, including such issues as time management, study skills, and the writing of research papers; and students who need subject-specific tutoring in any of the many disciplines offered at Bard.
Additional support can be found in a variety of modalities, including professional tutorials and credit-bearing courses in writing; regular seminars and workshops (particularly on grammar, time management, academic paper writing, and research papers), workshops especially targeted for students working on moderation papers and senior projects; and peer tutoring in writing, mathematics, and specific subjects taught at the College. Peer tutors are students who have been recommended by faculty and trained in the principles of tutoring pedagogy by the Director of College Writing or the Director of Quantitative Support.

o Bard Educational Opportunity Programs:
The program allows Bard to accept a limited number of first-year students from historically economically disadvantaged groups. One objective of the program is to assist students who, by reason of inadequate early educational preparation, do not compete with the average Bard applicant in high school grades, class rank, and College Board scores, but who do possess the ability and motivation for successful study at Bard.

Opportunity Program scholars do well academically at Bard because of the outstanding academic, financial, and social support services provided through the Opportunity Programs Office and the College. The school's philosophy is geared toward retaining and graduating students, not simply admitting them.

• Affinity Clubs

Clubs at Bard College are student run and student initiated. The following are a list of the currently existing clubs that provide support for under represented groups:
o Anti-Racist Discourse
o Asian Student Organization
o Black Student Organization
o Caribbean Student Organization
o Gender Queer Discussion Group
o Hindu Student Organization
o Jewish Student Organization
o Latin American Student Organization
o Multiracial Student Colloquium
o Muslim Student Organization
o Queer Straight Alliance
o Racial Identity Politics Initiative
o Trans-Action Initiative
o West Indian Club

For descriptions of these clubs and their particular mission statements please see: http://student.bard.edu/clubs/

The following programs are offered under the umbrella of the Student Affairs Office; Kosher/Halal Neighborhood, Social Justice Neighborhood, TransAction, Muslim Student Organization, Black Student Organization, Hindu Student Organization, Latin American Student Organization, ISO, ASO, Queer Student Alliance, Anti-Racist Discourse, Active Minds (Mental Health), Bard International Solidarity Movement, Bard Palestinian Connection, Bard Spoken Word (Urban Poetry), Ballywood Dance Organization, China Experience Club, Christian Student Fellowship, Jewish Student Organization, Identity Politics Organization, Students for a Free Tibet, Students for Just Peace in Israel and Palestine, Students for Women's Education, Awareness and Rights; International Student Services, Chaplaincy

Academic supports includes: Institute for Media and Difference; Bard Educational Opportunity & Higher Educational Opportunities Office; POSSE

The Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD) offers programs and support for faculty at all stages in their teaching and professional development. It provides a convivial venue for faculty-initiated discussion of a wide range of topics and issues and connects faculty from all walks with the Faculty Support Network. The CFCD Committee is made up of Faculty, Staff, and Administrative members of Bard College.

The Center for Faculty and Curricular Development (CFCD) offers programs and support for faculty at all stages in their teaching and professional development. It provides a convivial venue for faculty-initiated discussion of a wide range of topics and issues and connects faculty from all walks with the Faculty Support Network. The CFCD Committee is made up of Faculty, Staff, and Administrative members of Bard College.

• http://inside.bard.edu/academicresources/
• http://inside.bard.edu/beop/
• http://student.bard.edu/clubs/
• http://inside.bard.edu/cfcd/