Bard trustees frequently participate in campus activities; here, Trustee James C. Chambers ’81 congratulates Head Baseball Coach Ed Kahovec at the dedication of Honey Field. Photo: Karl Rabe
The Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Hoffman Library, and Kellogg Library have more than 400,000 volumes and 14,000 journals available in print or online in the complex, as well as in satellite libraries on and off campus such as the Levy Economics Institute, Center for Curatorial Studies, and Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture. The library’s Bard College Archives preserve the history of the College. Among the digital collections are the Bluecher Archive, recorded lectures by renowned philosophy professor Heinrich Bluecher; Poetry at Bard, an audio collection of readings; Digital Commons, scholarly works by the College community; and Bard Makes Noise, the sounds of College musicians. Special collections include Bardiana, consisting of rare books; Arendtiana, materials relating to Hannah Arendt; photography; and Hudson Valley Archives. The Stevenson Athletic Center contains four state-of-the-art international squash courts. The courts, which were manufactured in Germany, feature sand-filled walls for truer bounce and a picturesque mezzanine viewing area. Other highlights of the athletic complex include a 25-yard, six-lane swimming pool with Olympic timing equipment; 12,500 square feet of gymnasium space for basketball, badminton, volleyball, and fencing; and seating for up to 700 spectators. The fitness facility includes treadmills, elliptical trainers, rowing machines, and weight machines. Instructional rooms are lightfilled and spacious, and there are small conference rooms for meetings. Outdoor facilities are also excellent. The centerpiece of the Lorenzo Ferrari Field Complex is a sandbased, natural-turf, main field. There are six lighted hard-court tennis courts, a lighted platform tennis court, miles of cross-country running and Nordic skiing trails, the Seth Goldfine Memorial Rugby Field, and multipurpose fields. The newest addition, Honey Field, is a baseball diamond featuring Astroturf, bullpens, bleachers, and dugouts. Seating behind the plate accommodates approximately 230 fans. Woods Studio houses the classrooms, labs, studios, and exhibition gallery of the Photography Students and staff take a Spinning class in Stevenson Athletic Center. Photo: Scott Barrow
Program. Facilities include two black-and-white group darkrooms, private darkrooms for seniors, and a mural printing room.
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