Plunge 4 People & Planet


March 3, 2013 at 2:00 pm
The Parliament of Reality, Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

The first annual Plunge for People & Planet happened in March, 2013! Bard Center for Environmental Policy students, faculty and staff jumped into icy waters  —raising over $4000 for scholarships and student internship stipends.

  • Opening Ceremony

    ' Photo by Eban Goodstein

  • Danielle Salisbury ('14, PCV)

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Danielle Salisbury plunges!

    ' Photo by Rochelle March

  • Brian Sewell ('14)

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • 10 Eco Commandments

    ' Photo by Rochelle March

  • Kyle Rorah ('14)

    ' Photo by Rochelle March

  • Bike Splash

    ' Photo by Rochelle March

  • Margaux Granat ('14)

    ' Desc: horiz2 Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Margaux's costume

    ' Photo by Rochelle March

  • Teamwork

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Team Leap

    ' Photo by Chungin Goodstein

  • Alicia Caruso ('14) and Danny Lapin ('14)

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Eban Goodstein, our fearless leader

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Jada Garofalo

    ' Photo by Goodstein

  • Shark Attack

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Plunge cheerleaders!

    ' Photo by Rochelle March

  • Undergrad leap

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  • Bardians joined our plunge

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Prizes

    ' Photo by Oliver Peckham

  • Plunge 4 People & Planet

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  • PLUNGE!

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Opening Ceremony1 Danielle Salisbury (2 Danielle Salisbury plunges!3 Brian Sewell (4 10 Eco Commandments5 Kyle Rorah (6 Bike Splash7 Margaux Granat (8 Margaux9 Teamwork10 Team Leap11 Alicia Caruso (12 Eban Goodstein, our fearless leader13 Jada Garofalo14 Shark Attack15 Plunge cheerleaders!16 Undergrad leap17 Bardians joined our plunge18 Prizes19 Plunge 4 People & Planet20 PLUNGE!21
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Why'd We Plunge?

Why
At Bard's Center for Environmental Policy we believe that solutions to environmental challenges, such as climate change, are best tackled from an integrated perspective. Coursework in science, economics, law and policy, and an internship in the field equip our students with skills necessary to create competent policy. Bard CEP develops a network of students with the wisdom, ambition, talent, and grace to change the future. Funds raised were allocated to:
  • Tuition scholarship, class 2015
  • Internship stipends, class of 2014

Where'd We Plunge?

Where
We plunged into the pond surrounding the "Parliament of Reality" the installation by the world-renowned artist Olafur Eliasson, in front of Bard's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. Eliasson challenges one to question their reality by evaluating the nature of their relationship with the environment, both man-made and natural.

Reality is a world that will soon be home to 9 billion people, all aspiring to a good quality of life. Reality is a world that will heat up somewhere between 4 and 12 degrees over our student’s lifetimes. A Parliament is a place to gather to solve problems.

Join Us!

CEP students have committed their working lives to changing the future.  Thanks to those who pledged their support to our first annual plunge-- and please join us next year as we continue to build community and fundraise for the future!