BenningtonWorks Admitted Students Day

Get ready to experience Bennington College, and all it has to offer! Join Bennington College faculty, current students, and staff for this lively campus event. For more information see the Bennington Works website.

This event is for admitted students and their invited guests only. 

Schedule of Events:

9:00 am: Welcome Remarks from College President Laura Walker, Vice-President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Alfredo Medina Jr, and Director of Admissions Tonya Strong

For the following sessions, due to space constraints, students are encouraged to go to faculty sessions and guests to the student support sessions.  Please choose one for each time.

10:00am Sessions recommended for students:

In Their Element - Scientists at Work
How to Write
What's in a (French) film title?
Campus Tour

10:00am Sessions recommended for guests:

Supporting Your Student: Four Years at Bennington in 40 Minutes
Supporting Your Student: First Year Transitions
Campus Tour

11:15am Sessions recommended for students:

Center for the Advancement for Public Action (CAPA) Advanced Work Projects
Daoist Culture through Tai Chi
Qualitative InQueeries
Welcome to the VAPA Print Studio
Campus Tour

11:15am Sessions recommended for guests:

Supporting Your Student: Campus Safety
Supporting Your Student: Belonging at Bennington
Campus Tour

12:15 - 1:30 pm    Lunch

1:45pm Session recommended for students:

Comparative Democratization
Creative Writing & Literary Translation at Bennington: A Student Reading of Poetry, Prose, and Hybrid Forms
Expanding the Range: A Movement Exploration Workshop
Open Rehearsal of "Unibeauty and her Wicked Daughters"
Campus Tour

1:45pm Session recommended for guests:

Supporting Your Student: Bennington Graduates Land on their Feet
Supporting Your Student: Health & Wellness
Campus Tour

3:00pm Session:

Academic Services & Accommodations
Career Services: Field Work Term (FWT) & Career Development
Student Life Panel

4:15 pm      Closing Reception

Academic Services will be available for drop-in private meetings between 12pm - 2pm.   

Financial Aid Counselors will be available for drop-in appointments during the day or you can reach out to finaid@bennington.edu to set up a virtual meeting.