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Bard College at Simon’s Rock Accepting Submissions for Next Issue of Digital, Open-Access
Academic Journal, Early College Folio Volume 2, Issue 2
JANUARY 1, 2023 — With this issue entitled “Unconventional Paths to College Education,”
Early College Folio aims to exemplify the idea that early college allows diverse student
populations to find diverse education solutions and that these solutions may present
themselves as inherently unconventional.
Kilpatrick Athletic Center at Simon’s Rock to Launch Fall Swim Offerings Beginning
September 12
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 — The Kilpatrick Athletic Center at Simon’s Rock announces their
fall swim lesson offerings for youth and adults beginning September 12, 2022. Programs
for youth ages six months to 13 years old and adults are available.
Cycle of Mozart Sonata Performances at Simon’s Rock to Start on September 4
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022 — After completing two previous cycles of violin and viola sonatas,
by Brahms and Beethoven, violinist Ronald Gorevic and pianist Larry Wallach are tackling
the more extensive list of works in that genre by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
2022 Book One Lecture with Molly McCully Brown
AUGUST 9, 2022 — Bard College at Simon’s Rock is pleased to welcome acclaimed author
and Simon’s Rock alumna Molly McCully Brown for a public talk reflecting on her award-winning collection of poetry and this year’s
Book One selection, The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded.
Simon’s Rock Student Awarded Massachusetts Space Grant Fellowship
JUNE 6, 2022 — Senior Tyler Farnsworth was awarded a Massachusetts Space Grant Fellowship to conduct research with Assistant Professor in Biology Amy Smith this summer at Simon’s Rock.
Simon’s Rock Professor Peter Filkins Awarded Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships
APRIL 28, 2022 — Peter Filkins, Richard B. Fisher Professor of Literature at Bard
College at Simon’s Rock, has been awarded a 2022–2023 Guggenheim Fellowship in Biography and a Spring 2023 Fulbright IFK Senior Fellowship in Cultural Studies in support of his writing a biography of Ingeborg Bachmann (1926–1973), one of the
most important Austrian writers and poets of the 20th century.
Simon’s Rock Leads in Global Climate Education Initiative
APRIL 14, 2022 — As our planet continues to heat up, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
is joining more than 300 universities, high schools, and other organizations around
the world to focus on a critical question. What can we do this year to help solve
climate change while creating jobs and promoting access to clean energy for everyone?
Ben Dobson to be Simon’s Rock 2022 Commencement Speaker
APRIL 14, 2022 — Ben Dobson ‘00, founder and president of Hudson Carbon and Simon’s
Rock alum, will address the graduates at the 53rd Commencement ceremony of Bard College
at Simon’s Rock on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The ceremony will be held
in person and will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.
Simon’s Rock Awarded Early College Full School Impact Planning Grant of $150,000 to
Partner with Southern Berkshire Regional School District
APRIL 12, 2022 — Simon’s Rock recently announced that the institution was awarded
an Early College Full School Impact Planning Grant of $150,000 from the Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Simon’s Rock Alum Chazlee Myers ’12 Awarded Fulbright to Teach English in Italy
APRIL 11, 2022 — Simon’s Rock alum Chazlee Myers ‘12 was awarded an English Teaching
Assistant (ETA) grant by the US-Italy Fulbright Commission to provide assistance to
local English teachers in Italy and act as a cultural ambassador for the U.S from
October 2022 to June 2023. Myers is one of only ten ETA grant awardees for Italy.
Simon’s Rock to Host Ukrainian Poetry Reading with John Hennessy and Jim Kates
APRIL 8, 2022 — John Hennessy and Jim Kates will read translations of Ukrainian poetry
in solidarity with the current plight of the Ukrainian people. The reading will take
place on Wednesday, April 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Kellogg Music Center at Bard College
at Simon’s Rock. The event is free and open to the public.
Simon’s Rock to launch Curiosity Camp for Students Completing 9th, 10th, and 11th
Grades
APRIL 5, 2022 — Curiosity Camp at Simon’s Rock is a two-week exploration of college
living and learning designed for students currently completing grades 9, 10 and 11.
The camp will be held on Simon’s Rock’s campus from July 10–23, 2022.
Simon’s Rock Theater Program to Premiere Four One-Act Musicals with Guest Artist &
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Playwright Marsha Norman
APRIL 5, 2022 — The Theater program at Bard College at Simon’s Rock premieres four
one-act student-written musicals April 7-9 in the McConnell Theater at the Daniel
Arts Center. Simon’s Rock students have had the privilege of working with Pulitzer
Prize and Tony award-winning playwright and screenwriter Marsha Norman over the past
eight months in the development process of their musicals.
Violinist Francesca Anderegg Returns to the Berkshires for a Recital on the South
Berkshire Concert Series at Simon’s Rock
MARCH 24, 2022 — On Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 pm, Francesca Anderegg will return
to the Berkshires and Simon’s Rock for a recital of music for violin and piano by
women composers in the McConnell Auditorium of the Daniel Arts Center. The concert
is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended and vaccination certificates
and masks are required. Anderegg, who grew up in the Berkshires and has performed
here frequently, will be accompanied by pianist Matthew McCright. Their program will
include works by Clara Schumann, Gra`zyna Bacewicz, Hannah Lash, Jessie Montgomery,
and also will include the Violin Sonata of Amy Beach.
Simon’s Rock is Welcomed by the Montserrat Ministry of Education for Semester Abroad
Program
MARCH 7, 2022 — The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports [welcomed students
and faculty from Bard College at Simon’s Rock as part of the first cohort of 16 students
and three core faculty, along with numerous visiting faculty, to spend a full semester
studying on the island.
Award-winning Author and Coach Dr. Pamela Larde to Deliver 25th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois
Lecture
FEBRUARY 28, 2022 — Dr. Pamela Larde, a professor, coach, award-winning author, business
owner, and Director of Education at Harvard/McLean’s Institute for Coaching, will
deliver the 25th W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Lecture on March 7.
South Berkshire Concerts at Simon’s Rock Resumes with the Rolston String Quartet
FEBRUARY 16, 2022 — After a hiatus of 27 months, the series of visiting musicians
at Bard College at Simon’s Rock will resume on Sunday, February 27 in the McConnell
Auditorium of the Daniel Arts Center. The concert will feature the Rolston String
Quartet, a young ensemble from Canada that has been winning awards both at home and
internationally. They will be performing a program of works by Haydn, Mendelssohn,
and the contemporary Peruvian-American composer Gabriela Lena Frank.