{"id":274,"date":"2012-07-11T17:28:59","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T17:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T20:19:38","slug":"commencement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=274","title":{"rendered":"Commencement &amp; Alumni\/ae Reunion Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/05\/2025-Commencement-Campus-Parking-and-Shuttle-Stops-Map.pdf\"><strong>PARKING LOTS &amp; SHUTTLE STOPS COMMENCEMENT DAY\u00a0 Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Wednesday, May 20<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-TIVOLI-RED-HOOK-SHUTTLE-25-26.pdf\"><strong>BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Break: 12:00 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Break:\u00a0 4:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Break:\u00a0 9:00 PM &#8211; 10:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Service Ends 12:00 AM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=6903\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 MASSENA CAMPUS SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:05 AM to 10:35 AM (Break: 10:35 AM &#8211; 11:05 AM)<\/li>\n<li>11:05 AM to 1:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 1:05 PM &#8211; 1:35 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:35 PM to 4:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 4:05 PM &#8211; 5:05 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:05 PM to 7:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 7:05 PM &#8211; 7:35 PM)<\/li>\n<li>7:35 PM to 9:35 PM (Break:\u00a0 9:35 PM &#8211; 10:05 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:05 PM to 11:25 PM (Service Ends\u00a0 11:25 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Thursday, May 21<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-TIVOLI-RED-HOOK-SHUTTLE-25-26.pdf\"><strong>BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Break: 12:00 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Break:\u00a0 4:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Break:\u00a0 9:00 PM &#8211; 10:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Service Ends 12:00 AM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=6903\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 MASSENA CAMPUS SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:05 AM to 10:35 AM (Break: 10:35 AM &#8211; 11:05 AM)<\/li>\n<li>11:05 AM to 1:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 1:05 PM &#8211; 1:35 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:35 PM to 4:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 4:05 PM &#8211; 5:05 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:05 PM to 7:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 7:05 PM &#8211; 7:35 PM)<\/li>\n<li>7:35 PM to 9:35 PM (Break:\u00a0 9:35 PM &#8211; 10:05 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:05 PM to 11:25 PM (Service Ends\u00a0 11:25 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Friday, May 22<\/strong><\/span> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-TIVOLI-RED-HOOK-SHUTTLE-25-26.pdf\"><strong>BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Break: 12:00 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Break: 4:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Break 9:00 PM &#8211; 10:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Service Ends 12:00 AM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=6903\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 MASSENA CAMPUS SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>9:05 AM to 10:35 AM (Break: 10:35 AM &#8211; 11:05 AM)<\/li>\n<li>11:05 AM to 1:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 1:05 PM &#8211; 1:35 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:35 PM to 4:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 4:05 PM &#8211; 5:05 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:05 PM to 7:05 PM (Break:\u00a0 7:05 PM &#8211; 7:35 PM)<\/li>\n<li>7:35 PM to 9:35 PM (Break:\u00a0 9:35 PM &#8211; 10:05 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:05 PM to 11:25 PM (Service Ends\u00a0 11:25 PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Rhinecliff Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home.html\">Amtrak<\/a>) and Poughkeepsie Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/schedules?tab=mnr\">Metro-North<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home.html\">Amtrak<\/a>)<\/b>\u00a0 Depending on weather and traffic, t<em>ravel to Rhinecliff Station takes 20 to 25 minutes.\u00a0 Travel to Poughkeepsie takes 70 to 75 minutes.\u00a0 Plan your train times accordingly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A Tonche Transit Yellow or White School Bus will drop off and pick up passengers at Rhinecliff Station on Rhinecliff Road at Hutton Street, and drop off and pickup passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Taxi Stand\/Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby.<\/p>\n<p>All Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Bus Leaves Kline Southbound Stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011:30 AM <\/span><b>|<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 3:00 PM <\/span><b>|<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 5:05 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Drop off @ Rhinecliff Train Station Southbound:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 11:50 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:25 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Drop off and Pickup @ Poughkeepsie Station:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 12:40 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:15 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pickup @ Rhinecliff Station Northbound:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:25 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:50 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drop off @ Kline Northbound Bus Stop:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:45 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:10 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Saturday, May 23\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">COMMENCEMENT DAY<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/05\/2025-Commencement-Campus-Parking-and-Shuttle-Stops-Map.pdf\"><strong>PARKING LOTS &amp; SHUTTLE STOPS COMMENCEMENT DAY\u00a0 Map<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-TIVOLI-RED-HOOK-SHUTTLE-25-26.pdf\"><strong>BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00 AM to 12:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NO SERVICE: 12:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Commencement<\/strong> Closes Annandale Road beginning 1:00 PM<\/li>\n<li>5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Break 9:00 PM &#8211; 10:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>10:00 PM to 12:00 AM (Service Ends 12:00 AM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rhinecliff Amtrak Station PICKUPS ONLY Sat, May 23\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shuttle departs Rhinecliff Station<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>9:15 AM | 12:15 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>For Trains Arriving @<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>8:58 AM | 12:00 PM<\/li>\n<li>*All Passengers will be dropped off at Kline Northbound Bus Stop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NO SERVICE TO RHINECLIFF STATION SATURDAY, MAY 23<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Poughkeepsie Station Returns Sat, May 23 (Dutchess County Transit <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/03\/ROUTE-C-Schedule-Effective-01-04-25-Rev.03-14-25.pdf\">Route C Bus <\/a>Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NO BARD SERVICE TO or FROM POUGHKEEPSIE STATION SATURDAY, MAY 23.\u00a0 Please use Dutchess County Transit <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/03\/ROUTE-C-Schedule-Effective-01-04-25-Rev.03-14-25.pdf\">Route C Bus<\/a>.\u00a0 See Schedule Below.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/03\/ROUTE-C-Schedule-Effective-01-04-25-Rev.03-14-25.pdf\">ROUTE C BUS<\/a>\u00a0 &amp;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchessny.gov\/Departments\/Public-Transit\/Public-Transit.htm\">DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday-Saturday<\/strong> -Bard Students, Staff, and Faculty are encouraged to use the Dutchess County Public Transit Route C Bus.\u00a0 Thanks to our partnership with DCPT, the ride is always free on any route when you show your valid Bard College ID.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/03\/ROUTE-C-Schedule-Effective-01-04-25-Rev.03-14-25.pdf\">ROUTE C BUS SCHEDULE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-TIVOLI-RED-HOOK-CONNECTION-via-ROUTE-C-BUS.pdf\"><strong>BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK CONNECTION via ROUTE C BUS<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-POU-BARD-DCPT-BUS.pdf\"><b>BARD to POUGHKEEPSIE STATION to BARD<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchessny.gov\/Departments\/Public-Transit\/Public-Transit.htm\">DUTCHESS COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSIT<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>No DCPT Bus Service<\/strong> on New Year&#8217;s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President&#8217;s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran&#8217;s Day, Thanksgiving Day &amp; Christmas Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>The Route C Bus is operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dutchessny.gov\/Departments\/Public-Transit\/Public-Transit.htm\">Dutchess County Public Transit<\/a>.\u00a0 Please call DCPT at 845-473-8424<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Sunday, May 24<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/files\/2025\/07\/BARD-TIVOLI-RED-HOOK-SHUTTLE-25-26.pdf\"><strong>BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Break: 12:00 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Break: 4:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM)<\/li>\n<li>5:00 PM to 9:00 PM &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>SERVICE ENDS at 9:00 PM<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rhinecliff Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home.html\">Amtrak<\/a>) and Poughkeepsie Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mta.info\/schedules?tab=mnr\">Metro-North<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home.html\">Amtrak<\/a>)<\/b>\u00a0 Depending on weather and traffic, <em>travel to Rhinecliff Station takes 20 to 25 minutes.\u00a0 Travel to Poughkeepsie takes 60 to 70 minutes.\u00a0 Plan your train times accordingly.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>A Tonche Transit Yellow or White School Bus will drop off and pick up passengers at Rhinecliff Station on Hutton Street, and drop off and pickup passengers at the Poughkeepsie Station Taxi Stand\/Bus Horseshoe off the main lobby.All Northbound passengers will be dropped at Kline Bus Stop.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Bus Leaves Kline Southbound Stop<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a011:30 AM <\/span><b>|<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 3:00 PM <\/span><b>|<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 5:05 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Drop off @ Rhinecliff Train Station Southbound:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 11:50 AM | 3:20 PM | 5:25 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Drop off and Pickup @ Poughkeepsie Station:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 12:40 PM | 4:10 PM | 6:15 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pickup @ Rhinecliff Station Northbound:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:25 PM | 4:45 PM | 6:50 PM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drop off @ Kline Northbound Bus Stop:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01:45 PM | 5:05 PM | 7:10 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>*Train Schedules are subject to change. The Bard shuttle will meet the closest train to the schedule. To verify train schedules call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amtrak<\/a> at 1-800-USA-RAIL or <a href=\"http:\/\/as0.mta.info\/mnr\/schedules\/sched_form.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metro-North<\/a> at 1-800-METRO-INFO.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MEMORIAL DAY -Monday, May 25<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bard-Tivoli-Red Hook Shuttle Summer 2026<\/strong> -Begins Tuesday, May 26<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Inclement Weather: <\/strong>In the event of inclement weather updates will be posted to our <a title=\"Transportation Home Page\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/\">home page<\/a>, and to <a href=\"https:\/\/login.bard.edu\/cas\/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fbard.regroup.com%2Fauth_cas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Regroup.com<\/a>, the Campus Emergency Notification System.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, CONTACT SECURITY DISPATCH 845-758-7460<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>All schedules have been provided by Bard Transportation Services or the individual service provider.\u00a0 For more information call 845-758-7625, or email <a href=\"mailto:transportation@bard.edu\">transportation@bard.edu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARKING LOTS &amp; SHUTTLE STOPS COMMENCEMENT DAY\u00a0 Map Wednesday, May 20 \u00a0BARD-TIVOLI-RED HOOK SHUTTLE 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Break: 12:00 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM) 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (Break:\u00a0 4:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM) 5:00 PM to 9:00 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/?page_id=274\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":8,"menu_order":26,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-274","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7Vfwq-4q","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=274"}],"version-history":[{"count":180,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9547,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions\/9547"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bard.edu\/transportation\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}