More info on how to prepare for fall registration in Vergil

 

Dear Students,   We are roughly two weeks away from the start of registration for fall classes.   I hope you were able to successfully try out the Vergil Course Search and Planner after reading my email last week.    This week, to prepare yourself for registering for fall classes in the new Vergil registration system, you can do the following things: •    Log into Vergil. •    Complete the Financial Responsibility Statement. Important: You will not be able to register for fall classes until this is completed. •    View your Registration Appointments for the fall. Be sure the Term in the upper-right is set to Fall 2025.   •    Rising seniors register on Tuesday April 15, rising juniors on Wednesday April 16, rising sophomores on Thursday April 17. •    If you think your registration appointment in Vergil is incorrect, please contact us immediately at registrar@barnard.edu. •    Use the Vergil Course Search to Add classes to your Planner. •    TIP: Be sure to change the Term to Fall 2025 in the upper right corner. •    Search by subject, by department, by Foundations/Gen Ed requirement, by classes with open seats, etc. See screenshots here. •    Schedule a meeting with your academic adviser.   You can find more information about how to register in Vergil here.   If you have questions about Vergil or registration more generally, please contact my office at registrar@barnard.edu so that we can assist you.   If you have questions about the Financial Responsibility Statement or payment arrangements more generally, please contact the Bursar’s Office at bursar@barnard.edu.   Best wishes, Jennifer Simmons Registrar

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Not graduating this May? Don't forget to meet with your adviser and register for classes April 15 for senior priority

If you're not graduating this May and plan to take fall 2025 classes, be sure to meet with your adviser for advising, so that you will be prepared to sign up for fall 2025 classes during your appointment timeslot the week of April 15-21 (seniors register Tuesday, April 15).  

Reminder that registration will take place entirely in Vergil

Your assigned registration time will appear closer to registration week if it’s not there yet. 

Additional reminder about the credit cap: You may not advance-register for more than 19 credits. Once the semester begins, you may ask your adviser for permission for up to 23 credits if there are extremely extenuating circumstances that make this necessary

Vergil registration resources

Not graduating this May or October?  Reminder that registration for the fall semester will take place on Vergil! Your academic record (transcript and degree audit) will still be in Student Planning, but now's a good time to get familiar with Vergil, so you can register with confidence and efficiency when rising-senior registration opens on Tuesday, April 15.

This Columbia website has some really helpful information and screenshots for all your registration needs:

 https://sishelp.sis.columbia.edu/vergil_student_registration

 

 

Accessibility Week 2025

Dear Barnard Students, Faculty, and Staff,    The Office of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Center for Accessibility Resources & Disability Services (CARDS), and the Disability Employee Resource Group are excited to invite all Barnard community members to the fifth annual Accessibility Week, which will take place from April 7-11, 2025. Accessibility Week offers community-wide programming focused on disability inclusion and social justice.   Special thanks to our partners: CEP, IMATS, and Health & Wellness   RSVP for ALL events here.   Please check out our Disability and Access website for more resources, including an intro guide on Digital Accessibility by Elana Altman (IMATS).    If you have any questions, please email dei@barnard.edu   Warmly, Office of DEI Center for Accessibility Resources & Disability Services   Events line-up:    CARDS Student Social/Field Day Monday, April 7 | 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Sulzberger Tower North Have a Field Day with CARDS! Students are invited to our 3rd Field Day event - we’ll have tie-dye, crafts/coloring, pizza, and bingo with prizes. We’ll also have a raffle for gift cards and CARDS Peer Mentors/Mentees can pick up their sweatshirts! Join us as we celebrate disabled joy together! If you have any questions please reach out to cards@barnard.edu   An Intro to Digital Accessibility - A Workshop for Faculty and Staff   Tuesday, April 8 | 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Milstein 516 Learn about digital accessibility and how to design accessible content. Sponsored by the Barnard Computational Science Center and Presented by Anisa Bora Disability (Research) Salon Tuesday, April 8 | 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. | James Room, Barnard Hall 4th Floor Join us for the Disability (Research) Salon during Accessibility Week, the week of April 7th! Students will have the opportunity to present research or theses related to disability studies or lived experiences with disability/chronic illness and then engage in discussion with the community. Opening remarks and facilitation will be provided by Prof Mara Green, Anthropology and instructor of the Disability course taught in the Fall 2023 & 2024 Semesters. Refreshments will be provided.   Tabling for How to Register with CARDS For Students By Students  Wednesday, April 9 | 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Diana First Floor   Disability Zine Event Wednesday, April 9 | 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Zine Library Sponsored by the Barnard Libraries and Presented by Jenna Freedman   Disability Employee Resource Group and Staff/Faculty Mixer Thursday, April 10 | 11:30  a.m. - 2 p.m. | Judith Shapiro Faculty Room, Diana 2nd Floor Are you interested in learning more about the Disability ERG? This event is for staff and faculty who identify as part of the disability community to connect and mingle with the Barnard Disability Employee Resource Group (ERG) members. Please come out to meet new people and celebrate Accessibility Week! Lunch will be provided.   Film screening of "As You Are" and talkback with Director Daisy Friedman Thursday, April 10 | 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. | Milstein LL001 Check out the short film “As You Are”, which delves into themes of desirability, intimacy, and the unique experiences of disabled individuals. Join in a talkback from the writer and Director, Daisy Friedman, BC’25.  Refreshments will be provided.   RSVP for ALL events here. We’d also like to highlight programming from the Center for Engaged Pedagogy:   The Crip Shelves Reading Group, a student-led initiative supported by the Center for Engaged Pedagogy (CEP).    A new monthly Crip Shelves Reading Group! Students, faculty, and staff will meet to discuss readings concerning critical disability studies, especially those which emphasize care work and engaged pedagogy. This month's reading is Making Sense: Language, Ethics, and Understanding in Deaf Nepal by our very own Barnard linguistic anthropologist, E. Mara Green! You are invited to join the conversation regardless of your background with disability studies! Register here. *A physical copy of the reading is available in the CEP lending library along with a digital copy through CLIO*   CEP is thrilled to announce our Bold 2025 Conference (April 3-4) lineup! Bold is not just any pedagogy conference; it’s a rare space for the whole Barnard community–students, faculty, and staff–to come together to consider the urgent questions impacting our teaching and learning culture. This year, we went back to our roots to emphasize student-designed sessions–like our Centering Disabled Voices panel discussion and our Prioritizing Student Learning, Centering Community Needs community conversation, both of which were pitched and designed by Barnard students and members of the CEP Student Advisory Committee.    Centering Disabled Voices: Faculty and Students in Conversation  Friday, April 4 | 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. Check out the full line-up and register for all conference sessions here (https://bit.ly/bold2025reg). A plug from Barnard Alum, Julia Betancourt ’21: Barnard Accessibility Week is partnering with the ReelAbilities Film Festival to allow Columbia community members to attend, for free, a screening of ReelShorts: Dream Big on April 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. This screening will include a selection of short films and a talk-back with the filmmakers and will end at approximately 2:45 pm. Free tickets are first come first serve, and community members can reserve their free tickets at this link. Barnard College 3009 Broadway, NY, New York View in browser

Senior Thesis Working Group - April 4th!

The Deans' Office for Advising and Support and the Center for Engaged Pedagogy are hosting another senior thesis group coaching session! If you are writing a senior thesis and are struggling with: comparing your progress to others, writer's block and motivation, an overwhelming course workload, wanting feedback on drafts, or reaching checkpoints, then we can help. 

RSVP to join the next group coaching session on Friday, April 4th at 3:30PM in Milstein Room 111!

Senior FAQ: I might need to take an incomplete or a class or two this summer to finish my degree; can I "walk" in Commencement this May?

 

Short answer: in some cases, with permission

Longer answer (also explained on the Deans Office website):

 

For students within 2 classes (no more than 8 credits) of graduating:

Students expected to complete degree requirements in the summer of that calendar year and who will be within 2 courses (totaling no more than 8 credits) of completing their degree requirements at the culmination of the Spring semester. While such students may participate in Commencement exercises, the degree will not be conferred until October. Approval for anticipated October graduates to participate in the May ceremony in the same calendar year must be obtained from the Senior Class Dean, and students must have a detailed plan for completion of their remaining credits.

Great! How do I get this approval?

1. Email rgrabine@barnard.edu, using subject line "permission to walk with credits pending"
2. In your email, please note the total number of credits you still need and when/where you plan to take them.
3. Please do this as soon as you are sure of your plans, so we can add you to the list! The deadline to make this request has been briefly extended and is now March 28

 

For students who will need more than 2 courses/8 credits or need to take classes beyond the summer:

In extremely rare circumstances, a student with more than 2 courses (or more than 8 credits) remaining for degree completion at the end of the Spring semester may be approved by the Dean for Academic Planning and Class Advising to participate in the May Commencement ceremonies. Please note that requests from students who need more than a semester's worth of credit after this May -- or who plan to be enrolled next fall -- are unlikely to be approved.

OK! I get that this may not be approved, but how would I request this special approval?

1. Email htedder@barnard.edu to request permission
2. In your email, please explain any extenuating circumstances and note the total number of credits you still need and when/where you plan to take them.
3. Please do this as soon as you are sure of your plans, so we can add you to the list! The deadline to make this request is March 20.

What if I want or need to participate in next year's Commencement ceremony?

Students whose degrees are conferred in October but who did not participate in the Commencement ceremony of that calendar year may request to the Dean of the College to participate during the ceremony the following May.

NEW registration site & process for summer, fall & beyond -- Registration is now in Vergil for all Barnard and Columbia students!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE from the Barnard registrar about new registration system for all future terms:

Dear Students,   I hope you enjoyed the break from classes last week.   As you probably know, fall registration starts in roughly three weeks (rising seniors register on Tuesday April 15, rising juniors on Wednesday April 16, rising sophomores on Thursday April 17).     Registration will be happening in the new Vergil registration system (not in Student Planning).     Between now and then, I will be emailing you with recommended steps you can take to familiarize yourself with the new system.   This week, I recommend that you go to the Vergil Course Search and explore the ways you can search for classes — by subject, by department, by Foundations/Gen Ed requirement, by classes with open seats, etc. See screenshots here.           TIP: Be sure to change the Term to Fall 2025 in the upper right corner   From the results of your Course Search, you can add classes to your Vergil Planner, just like you did in Student Planning. When your fall registration appointment begins, you will be able to register either from your Planner — or directly from the Course Search results.   If you have questions about Vergil, please contact my office at registrar@barnard.edu so that we can assist you.   Best wishes, Jennifer Simmons Registrar

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Barnard Bold Conference!

Interested in student-faculty pedagogical partnership? Curious about what makes academic freedom possible? Eager to make your voice heard in conversations on teaching and learning with Barnard students, faculty, and staff? There is still time to RSVP for the annual Bold Conference. Check out the full line-up and RSVP for all conference sessions here.

Barnard Bold Conference | April 3-4PM (various time), RSVP here

Bold is not just any pedagogy conference; it’s a rare space for the whole Barnard community–students, faculty, and staff–to come together to consider the urgent questions impacting our teaching and learning culture. This year, we went back to our roots to emphasize student-designed sessions–like our Centering Disabled Voices panel discussion and our Prioritizing Student Learning, Centering Community Needs community conversation, both of which were pitched and designed by Barnard students and members of the CEP Student Advisory Committee. 

Reminder: it is a violation of the College Code of Conduct to buy or sell Commencement tickets

We have heard that some seniors are attempting to sell Barnard Commencement tickets on social media platforms. Please note that the sale of commencement tickets for either the Barnard or Columbia University Commencement ceremonies is strictly prohibited. 

Barnard Commencement tickets are the property of the College, not the student. Students found selling tickets risk having their tickets revoked and their diplomas delayed, and could face additional sanctions such as probation. 

TL;DR: Do not buy or sell the free Commencement tickets

Senior Class Dean 2024-2025 Walk-In Hours -- Stop by in person or on zoom!

Got a quick question?

Need to talk to a dean ASAP?

If you have something complicated or want to be sure you can talk at length, please make an appointment via Dean Grabiner's online scheduler.

Otherwise, during the semester, you may walk in virtually or in person at any of the times below. 

Tuesdays 3:30-4:30pm Eastern Time

• Enter waiting room via this Tuesday Afternoon Walk-In Hours Zoom Link or visit 105 Milbank,
  
• We will see students on a first-come, first-served basis. 
• If we run out of time and can't see you, we apologize for the inconvenience and encourage you to schedule an appointment, to try walk-ins on a different day, or for time-sensitive matters, to call the office at 212-854-2024 during business hours.

Wednesdays: Degree Audit Drop-Ins 4-5pm Eastern Time

• Enter waiting room via this Degree Audit Drop-ins Zoom Link or visit 105 Milbank
• We will prioritize students seeking degree audit advice but will see other students if time permits 
• If we run out of time and can't see you, we apologize for the inconvenience and encourage you to schedule an appointment, to try walk-ins on a different day, or for time-sensitive matters, to call the office at 212-854-2024 during business hours.

Thursdays 3-4pm Eastern Time

• Enter waiting room via this Thursday Afternoon Walk-In Hours Zoom Link or visit 105 Milbank.
  
• We will see students on a first-come, first-served basis. 
• If we run out of time and can't see you, we apologize for the inconvenience and encourage you to schedule an appointment, to try walk-ins on a different day, or for time-sensitive matters, to call the office at 212-854-2024 during business hours.