BardWorks Program of Events

Monday, January 21

4:30–5:30 pm

Arrival and Check-in

5:30–7:30 pm

Dinner / Writing an Introduction to Your Mentor / Mind Mapping A time to contact with your assigned Bard mentor to schedule a Skype or phone appointment. You will begin collecting names for your professional network and reflect on your goals and wish list for BardWorks. Erin Cannan, Vice President for Student Affairs, Dean of Civic Engagement & Deputy Director, Bard Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), Bard College

Tuesday, January 22

The Art of Networking

8:30–9:30 am	Breakfast Kline Commons
9:30–10:30 am	Welcome, Introductions and Warm Up Members of the BardWorks team review the week and students start networking with each other and staff. Bard College BardWorks Leadership Team: Jane Brien ’89, Director, Office of Alumni/ae Affairs Erin Cannan, CCE Lindsay Davis Carr ‘06, Assistant Director Elisabeth Giglio, Director, CDO Harry Johnson ‘17, BardWorks and BAB Fellow Bethany Nohlgren, Dean of Students
10:30 - 11:30 am	The Art of Small Talk for Networking Elisabeth Giglio, Director of the CDO
11:30 am - 1 pm	Workshop: Telling Your Story, Part I Harry A. Johnson Jr.  ‘17 Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellow ‘17
1 - 2 pm	Lunch Provided by Taste Budd’s Cafe
2 - 3 pm	Workshop: Telling Your Story, Part II Harry A. Johnson Jr.  ‘17 Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellow ‘17
3 - 5 pm	Funding your Dream: Finding and Writing Grants Bonnie Goad, Associate Director, CCE
5 - 6:30 pm	Dinner Kline Dining Commons
6:30 - 8 pm	Entrepreneurship and Being Your Own Boss This panel will bring Bard Alumni/ae who currently own their own business to campus.

Wednesday, January 23

Resumé and Interviews

8:30–9:30 am	Breakfast Kline Commons
9:30–10 am	Getting Organized Erin Cannan, CCE
10–11:15 am	Panel: Human Resources Professionals and Hiring Managers Practitioners discuss general hiring and recruitment practices, application processes, background and reference checks, and interviewing. Panelists will share insights and tips for successful job search and networking strategies.
11:15 am - 12:45 pm	Workshop: Résumé Round Table Led by CDO staff
12:45–1:45 pm	Lunch Provided by Taste Budd’s Cafe
1:45–4 pm	Intro to  Informational Interviews Led by CDO staff
4:30–6 pm	Reducing Interview Anxiety Mindfulness Training Erica Kiesewetter, Visiting Associate Professor of Music & Associate Conductor, Bard College Community Orchestra
6–7 pm	Dinner Kline Commons
6–8 pm	Networking Reception Blithewood

Thursday, January 24

Digital Networking and Workplace Dynamics

8:30–9:30 am	Breakfast Kline Commons
9:30–10 am	Next Steps Erin Cannan, CCE
10 - 11:30 am	Workshop: Using LinkedIn for Networking and Your Job Search Bring your laptop to develop your LinkedIn profile. We will explore LinkedIn’s resources and learn how to connect with the greater Bard network.
11:30 - 1p	Financial Literacy Planning for life after college can be a financial challenge. This session focuses on practical tips on creating a budget, planning for student loan payments, saving for retirement, and developing a healthy financial life.
1-2 pm	Lunch & Mentor Check-in Kline Commons
2:30 - 5pm	Pulling it All Together - Roundtable Discussions Tables: Public Health/Medicine Social Justice/Social service Science Research Education Graduate Programs The Arts Law Business and Finance
5–6 pm	Dinner Kline Commons

Friday, January 25

6:30 am	Continental Breakfast Kline Commons
6:45 am	Board Bus to New York City Meet at the main Kline Bus Stop.  The bus leaves promptly at 6:50 am; please do not be late.
10:15–10:30 am	Introduction
10:30–11:45 am	Panel: Communications
12:15–1 pm	Lunchtime Conversation: Creating a Targeted Job Search
1–2:15 pm	Panel: Careers in Social Justice
2:30–4 pm	Panel: International Affairs
4:15–6 pm	Panel: Working in the Arts
6–7:30 pm	Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors Reception Welcoming Remarks: Jane Brien ’89, Office of Alumni/ae Affairs Brandon Weber ’97, Alumni/ae Trustee & President, Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors
7:30 pm	Board Bus back to Annandale Anyone not returning to campus should contact Harry Johnson in writing.

Thursday, November 15

8:00 am	Leave from Bard (Kline Stop)
3:30 pm	Arrive at Melrose Georgetown Hotel
6:45 - 7:45 pm	Making Conversation and Connections
8:00 - 9:00 pm	Opening Sessions

Friday, November 16

8:00 am	Light Breakfast/ Walk to Squire Patton Boggs
9:00 am	Welcome to Squire Patton Boggs Friends
10:00 - 10:45 am	Panel: International Development
10:45 - 11:15 am	International Development Meet & Greet
11:15 - 12:00 pm	Panel: Communications
12:00 - 12:30 pm	Communications Meet & Greet
12:30 - 1:15 pm	Panel: Politics, Nonprofits, and More
1:15 - 1:45 pm	Politics, Nonprofits, and More Meet and Greet
1:45  - 2:30 pm	Lunch
2:30- 3:15 pm	Panel: Working with the Government: Where Private meets Public
3:15 - 3:45 pm	Working with the government: Where Private meets Public Meet & Greet
3:45 - 4:30 pm	Panel: DC and the Government
4:30 - 5:00 pm	DC and the Government Meet & Greet
5:15 - 6:45 pm	Network Reception