Hours and Information
- Dining Hall (including weekly menus)
- Health Services
- Information Technology
- Meyer Recreation Barn
- Office of Student Life
- The Pod
- The Post Office
- Psychological Services
- The Student Center (including menu)
- Telecommunications
- Usdan Gallery
- Van and Shuttle Services
Dining Hall
LOCATION: Commons
PHONE: x4436
William Scully '94, Director of Dining Services
Marshall Ogert, Dining Services Manager
Art Amuso, Executive Chef
Nicholas Disorda, Snack Bar Manager
Menu and Information
Meal Hours
- Monday–Friday
• Continental Breakfast: 7:00–7:30 am
• Breakfast: 7:30–9:00 am
• Continental Breakfast: 9:00–10:00 am
• Lunch: 11:30 am–1:30 pm
• Dinner: 5:00–6:30 pm
- Saturday–Sunday
• Continental Breakfast: 8:00–11:00 am
• Brunch: 11:00 am–noon
• Continental Brunch: noon–1:00 pm
• Dinner: 5:00–6:30 pm
Grab and Go Hours
- Monday–Friday
• Lunch: 11:30 am–1:30 pm
• Dinner: 5:00–7:00 pm
Health Services
LOCATION: Commons, first floor
PHONE: x4426
Randy Anselmo, MD, Director of Health Services
Kay LaRoche, RN, Nursing Supervisor
Julie Hunter, RN, Day Nurse
Lauri Lyman, RN, Day Nurse
Betsy Browning, Midwife
Rachel Rodney, Dietician
Suzanne Ottomanelli, Administrative Assistant
Hours
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday–Friday: 9:00 am–6:30 pm
- Saturday: 1:00–6:30 pm
To make an appointment, call x4426 or (802) 440-4426 from off campus. Walk-ins are welcome to see a nurse, but an appointment is required to see the doctor. In case of an emergency, call x210.
The secretary cannot dispense any medications or supplies (even Band-Aids and over-the-counter medications); you must see a nurse or doctor for these requests. We make every effort to see you as quickly as possible, and are usually able to do so much quicker than in a private doctor's office or emergency room. Please keep in mind, however, that we must prioritize appointments based on severity of illness and there may be someone in greater need at any given time.
Information Technology
LOCATION: Dickinson Science Building, Second floor
PHONE: x4476
WEBSITE
HOURS
- Monday–Friday: 9:00 am–midnight
- Saturday: noon–10:00 pm
- Sunday: noon–midnight
Meyer Recreation Barn
LOCATION: Meyer Recreation Barn
PHONE: x4589
This facility houses an aerobics room, climbing wall, free weights, sauna, and restrooms. The exercise equipment includes selectorized/cable, cardiovascular, and plate-loaded machines. The Office of Student Life provides oversight of the facility.
General Guidelines for Use and Other Information
Hours
Monday–Friday: 6:30 am–10:30 pm
- Monday-Friday: 6:30 am-9:00 pm
- Saturday–Sunday: 9:00 am–9:00 pm
- Indoor Rock Climbing Wall: Monitor on duty, Sunday–Thursday, 7:00–9:00 pm
- Gear Room Open Hours: Contact Kate Ritter in the Office of Student Life (x4330)
Fitness Schedule spring 2010 (beginning march 1)
- Yoga with Rebecca Healy: Mondays from 5:30 pm–7:00 pm (upstairs studio)
- Anusara Yoga with Natasha Judson: Wednesdays from 7:30–8:30 pm (upstairs studio)
- Pilates with Donna Menneto: Thursdays from 1:00–1:50 pm (aerobics room)
Office of Student Life
LOCATION: Barn 113
PHONE: x4330
EMAIL: studentlife@bennington.edu
Eva Chatterjee-Sutton, Dean of Students
Veronica Jorgensen, Assistant to the Dean of Students
Sam Clement '08, Assistant Director of Student Life
Kindra Covert, Assistant Director of Student Life
Daniel Roberts, Assistant Director of Student Life
Sarah Walcott, Assistant Director of Student Life
Kate Ritter '08, Coordinator of Recreation
Kathy Simonds, Student Life Assistant
The Office of Student Life partners with academic life at the College to create a living-learning environment that promotes the development of self-assured individuals, a safe and respectful community, and opportunities for students to participate in creating a dynamic life on and off campus.
Our work encompasses non-academic aspects of students' lives such as residential life, student activities, wellness and outdoor programs, rights and responsibilities, and community service. In our work we strive to challenge, facilitate, mediate, provide guidance and support for students.
We beleive that the development of life skills, understanding and coping with the transition into and out of college and learning to govern oneself within a community is at the heart of our work.
HOURS
- Monday–Friday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Staff members from the Office of Student Life, Psychological Services, and Health Services are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They can be reached via Campus Safety at x0, or x210 in case of emergency.
The Pod
LOCATION: VAPA, second floor
PHONE: x4551
WEBSITE
The Post Office
LOCATION: Commons, first floor
PHONE: x4433
Marion Hall, Manager of Post Office
Norma Diaz, Senior Postal Clerk
Theresa Lapham, Postal Clerk
Arthur Lemieux, Postal Clerk
Juan Morgan, Postal Clerk
HOURS
- Mail arrives on campus once each day around 9:30 am. It is then sorted and placed in your mailbox by lunch.
- UPS and Federal Express arrive around noon and notices are in your box by 1:30 pm.
- Sales hours: 10:00 am–4:00 pm, weekdays, and 10:30 am–noon, Saturdays. We are a USPS contract station, so during that time you may transact all business as you would at your hometown post office. We sell stamps, stamped envelopes, regular postcards, aerograms, and money orders. You can send out mail or packages certified, insured, or registered. We can sell you the correct postage for all foreign correspondence. We can send items overnight by several methods: Post Office Express Mail, UPS, or Federal Express. Packages may also be sent UPS ground as long as they do not exceed 30 pounds. For more information, www.usps.com.
- Outgoing mail should be in the mail slot by 1:15 pm or 3:30 pm, weekdays, and by 11:45 am, Saturdays.
Your Mail
Your official address is:
Your Name
Bennington College
1 College Drive
Bennington, VT 05201-6003
- All of your mail (letters, magazines, and packages) sent through the United States Postal Service arrives at this office. You will also receive UPS, Federal Express, Airborne, and DHL packages here. Letters, magazines, and catalogs are placed directly in your mailbox. You will receive a notice of the arrival of packages. These may be picked up at the post office window. When you come to pick up a package, please bring a form of identification, until we get to know you.
- If you receive mail under a name other than the one on record, and/or if someone in addition to you will be receiving mail at your assigned box, please let us know. This will help avoid confusion and assure prompt delivery.
- Fax Procedure: We have a fax machine. We charge for both outgoing ($.99 per page in the U.S., or $5 + $1.50 per page for foreign) and incoming (a flat $.79 per fax) transmissions. These may be sent during the post office sales hours. Please be certain that you have the correct outgoing fax number. If you receive a fax, we will put a notice in your box. They must be paid for when you pick them up. The fax number is 802-447-4271.
Psychological Services
LOCATION: Commons, second floor
PHONE: x4451
April Stein, Director of Psychological Services
Hours
- Monday–Friday: 8:00 am–6:00 pm and by appointment
- Evenings, Saturdays, Sundays: By appointment only
To make an appointment, call x4451. In case of an emergency, call x210.
The College provides mental health services, which include diagnostic evaluations, short- and long-term individual psychotherapy, group psychotherapy, psychiatric consultations, and referrals. Psychological services are available to all students at the College.
The Student Center
LOCATION: Student Center
SNACK BAR PHONE: x4445
MENU AND INFORMATION
Hours
- Monday–Friday: 9:00am–midnight
- Saturday–Sunday: 2:00pm–midnight
Telecommunications
LOCATION: Commons, second floor
PHONE: x4443
Telecommunications Instructions
Pat Lescarbeau, Telecom Systems Administrator
Usdan Gallery
LOCATION: VAPA
PHONE: x4549
EMAIL: eapeller@bennington.edu
Elizabeth Pellerin, Visual Arts Program Coordinator
Gallery Hours
- Tuesday–Saturday: 1:00–5:00 pm
Van and Shuttle Services
Local van service
When school is in session, a free shuttle service is available to all students to and from campus to the town of Bennington. The van runs daily during the hours listed below. Contact Campus Safety (x0) with any questions.
- Monday: 1:00–8:00 pm
- Tuesday–Wednesday: 1:00–8:00 pm
- Thursday: 1:00–8:00 pm
- Friday: 1:00–9:00 pm
- Saturday: 10:00 am–10:00 pm
- Sunday: 10:00 am–9:00 pm
On Saturdays and Sundays, the Van will go to Williamstown if there are students who want to use the Williams College Library (on Saturdays, the Van leaves campus at 10:30 am to take students to the library; on Sundays, it leaves at 12:30 pm). On both days, the Van will leave campus at 4:30 pm to pick up the students who were dropped at the library earlier in the day (arriving in Williamstown approximately 5:00 pm). Each roundtrip takes approximately one hour, and while the Van is traveling to and from Williamstown there will be no local runs.
albany shuttle service
On Thursdays and Fridays, transportation is also available to Albany (airport, bus station, and train station) and arranged through the Office of Student Life; on Sundays and Mondays, transportation from these locations to campus is also available. For more information, view the weekly shuttle schedule or contact Office of Student Life (x4330).
Or view the expanded shuttle schedule for Long Weekend (beginning April 13) and the end of term (beginning June 2).
To arrange car service, contact Alternative Limousine Service directly at 866-212-5466.