| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.69 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 8, 2020 |
Bard College
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Erin
Cannan-Campolong Assoc. Dir. CCE CCE |
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Local advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:
Bard has been supporting student voting rights starting in 1999 when the College systematized voter registration and developed systems to get students to the local polls. The College has joined other local institutions in three law suits to affirm student voting rights and launched a student-led initiative called Election@Bard. In 2020, following a presentation by students to the local Town Board, Bard College filed a lawsuit against the Dutchess County Board of Elections for violating the voting rights of students. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Dutchess County, follows years-long efforts by Bard students to establish an on-campus polling location.
Election@Bard, under the supervision and direction of Jonathan Becker, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Director, Center for Civic Engagement; Associate Professor of Political Studies, and Erin Cannan, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Civic Engagement, has worked with:
Elizabeth Soto (Democratic Election Commissioner Dutchess County)
Kevin Cahill (NYS Assemblyman)
Jacob Testa (Red Hook Town Board Member)
Robert McKeon (Red Hook Town Supervisor)
to protect voting rights.
Election@Bard, under the supervision and direction of Jonathan Becker, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Director, Center for Civic Engagement; Associate Professor of Political Studies, and Erin Cannan, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Civic Engagement, has worked with:
Elizabeth Soto (Democratic Election Commissioner Dutchess County)
Kevin Cahill (NYS Assemblyman)
Jacob Testa (Red Hook Town Board Member)
Robert McKeon (Red Hook Town Supervisor)
to protect voting rights.
Regional advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
Bard has been supporting student voting rights starting in 1999 when the College systematized voter registration and developed systems to get students to the local polls. The College has joined other local institutions in three law suits to affirm student voting rights and launched a student-led initiative called Election@Bard. In 2020, following a presentation by students to the local Town Board, Bard College filed a lawsuit against the Dutchess County Board of Elections for violating the voting rights of students. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York in Dutchess County, follows years-long efforts by Bard students to establish an on-campus polling location.
Election@Bard, under the supervision and direction of Jonathan Becker, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Director, Center for Civic Engagement; Associate Professor of Political Studies, and Erin Cannan, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Civic Engagement, has worked with:
Elizabeth Soto (Democratic Election Commissioner Dutchess County)
Kevin Cahill (NYS Assemblyman)
Jacob Testa (Red Hook Town Board Member)
Robert McKeon (Red Hook Town Supervisor)
to protect voting rights.
Election@Bard, under the supervision and direction of Jonathan Becker, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs; Director, Center for Civic Engagement; Associate Professor of Political Studies, and Erin Cannan, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Civic Engagement, has worked with:
Elizabeth Soto (Democratic Election Commissioner Dutchess County)
Kevin Cahill (NYS Assemblyman)
Jacob Testa (Red Hook Town Board Member)
Robert McKeon (Red Hook Town Supervisor)
to protect voting rights.
National advocacy
Yes
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:
Bard College endorsed putting an economy-wide price on carbon emissions by signing on to the Higher Education Carbon Pricing Initiative (Jan 10, 2020), endorsed the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (H.R. 763), and wrote in favor of the Higher Education Sustainability Act (S.2928), which was introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). S.2928 would re-establish a competitive grant program called the University Sustainability Program (USP) at the U.S. Department of Education. The program would provide $250,000-$500,000 grants to institutions of higher education to support the creation, implementation, and growth of sustainability programs
International advocacy
No
A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:
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A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
BHSEC http://www.bard.edu/earlycollege/
Bard has hosted two multinational academic exchange programs through the Department of State's Study of the U.S. Institutes for a number of three year cycles. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) offers experiential learning through an intensive academic program, site visits, travel to different U.S. regions, and opportunities to build relationships with U.S. peers and community members. Over the course of the last five years, in partnership with Department of State, the College has hosted 20 university-level student leaders for the “Civic Engagement in the 21st Century: Leadership and the Challenge of the Engaged Citizen” and 20 professionals and scholars
for the “Grand Strategy in Context: Institutions, People, and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy."
The Study of the U.S. Institute (S.U.S.I.) on Civic Engagement explores America’s great leap into participatory democracy, with the goal of providing participants with the tools and understanding to allow them to become engaged citizens in their own communities. The Institute includes an academic residency and study tours and develop their own civic engagement projects to implement upon their return.
Both programs focus on people-to-people diplomacy and international collaboration and cooperation across international networks. U.S. Branch in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has sponsored 40,000 individuals participating in U.S. Department of State exchange programs that seek to promote mutual understanding and respect between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
One of Bard College’s basic principles is a fundamental belief in the link between liberal education and democracy. Bard is firmly committed to promoting and sustaining projects that engage its students, faculty, and administrators with the most important issues facing society.
The College's goals for both programs is to provide participants with grounding in either U.S. civic engagement or American foreign policy in all its complexity. Students in the Civic Engagement program develop community engagement projects that are aimed to address inequality and expand inclusion in their communities. The Foreign Policy program helps scholars develop syllabi and curricula to provide teaching tools to advance knowledge in the classroom and encourage collaborative research projects across the network.
Bard has hosted two multinational academic exchange programs through the Department of State's Study of the U.S. Institutes for a number of three year cycles. Sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) offers experiential learning through an intensive academic program, site visits, travel to different U.S. regions, and opportunities to build relationships with U.S. peers and community members. Over the course of the last five years, in partnership with Department of State, the College has hosted 20 university-level student leaders for the “Civic Engagement in the 21st Century: Leadership and the Challenge of the Engaged Citizen” and 20 professionals and scholars
for the “Grand Strategy in Context: Institutions, People, and the Making of U.S. Foreign Policy."
The Study of the U.S. Institute (S.U.S.I.) on Civic Engagement explores America’s great leap into participatory democracy, with the goal of providing participants with the tools and understanding to allow them to become engaged citizens in their own communities. The Institute includes an academic residency and study tours and develop their own civic engagement projects to implement upon their return.
Both programs focus on people-to-people diplomacy and international collaboration and cooperation across international networks. U.S. Branch in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) has sponsored 40,000 individuals participating in U.S. Department of State exchange programs that seek to promote mutual understanding and respect between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
One of Bard College’s basic principles is a fundamental belief in the link between liberal education and democracy. Bard is firmly committed to promoting and sustaining projects that engage its students, faculty, and administrators with the most important issues facing society.
The College's goals for both programs is to provide participants with grounding in either U.S. civic engagement or American foreign policy in all its complexity. Students in the Civic Engagement program develop community engagement projects that are aimed to address inequality and expand inclusion in their communities. The Foreign Policy program helps scholars develop syllabi and curricula to provide teaching tools to advance knowledge in the classroom and encourage collaborative research projects across the network.
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