Campus Organizations
The Student Leadership Collective (SLC) comprises the Barnard Student Government Association (SGA), the Governing Board at Barnard, and the McIntosh Activities Council (McAC). The SLC was created to recognize the distinct and important roles and responsibilities of each organization on campus: SGA are elected officers who represent students’ concerns; GBB governs student clubs and supports student leaders, and McAC plans campus events celebrating College traditions for the Barnard community. The Student Leadership Collective Office is located in the Diana Center Anna Quindlen Room (inside Liz’s Place, Diana Center 1st Floor).
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The Student Government Association of Barnard College (SGA) aims to serve as a representative body of the general student body through active communication between students, administration and faculty. With various forums for collaboration, such as committees and weekly Representative Council meetings, SGA strives to promote open dialogue and action that will enhance student life at Barnard College. All Barnard College students, by virtue of having paid student activities fees, are members of the SGA.
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The Governing Board at Barnard (GBB) upholds the values of Barnard College by promoting the personal and intellectual development of students as leaders. We hold GBB clubs and their members to the high expectations of Barnard College: rigorous standards, self-awareness, holistic learning, and social accountability. Reflective of the Barnard mission statement, GBB believes that participation and leadership in student clubs will empower students “to achieve the personal strength that will enable them to meet the challenges they will encounter throughout their lives.” We strive to provide a strong sense of community and dedication to student life on Barnard's campus.
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The McIntosh Activities Council (McAC) is Barnard's programming board and plans some of annual campus traditions including Big Sub, Midnight Breakfast, the Emily Gregory Dinner, Spirit Week, and the Barnard Greek Games.
Sports and Athletics
Barnard College students have the opportunity to compete in NCAA Division 1 athletics through the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium. The first-ever NCAA Division 1 consortium of its kind, and only one of only three in the nation at any level of NCAA competition, The Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium sponsors 16 women's varsity teams (Archery, Basketball, Cross Country, Fencing, Field Hockey, Golf, Lacrosse, Rowing, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Volleyball), whose rosters feature student-athletes from all undergraduate programs at the University.
The teams, competing as the Columbia Lions, participate in contests, tournaments and exhibitions against regional and national opponents, with attention paid to in-conference competition against the other seven schools comprising The Ivy League (Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale).
Honor Code
The Honor Code, instituted at Barnard in 1912, governs all aspects of academic life at the College and contributes to its distinctive culture. Each student who registers at Barnard agrees to maintain the Honor Code; this includes Barnard students enrolled in Columbia courses as well as Columbia students enrolled in Barnard courses.
Approved by the student body in 1912 and updated in 2016, the Code states:
We, the students of Barnard College, resolve to uphold the honor of the College by engaging with integrity in all of our academic pursuits. We affirm that academic integrity is the honorable creation and presentation of our own work. We acknowledge that it is our responsibility to seek clarification of proper forms of collaboration and use of academic resources in all assignments or exams. We consider academic integrity to include the proper use and care for all print, electronic, or other academic resources. We will respect the rights of others to engage in pursuit of learning in order to uphold our commitment to honor. We pledge to do all that is in our power to create a spirit of honesty and honor for its own sake.
The Honor System Manual outlines the processes of the Honor System.
Enrollment in the College, award of academic credit, and conferral of the degree are subject to disciplinary powers vested by the Barnard Board of Trustees in designated officers of instruction, administration, or College committees.