Bard College at Simon’s Rock has established an articulation agreement with Qingdao University. The agreement facilitates Simon’s Rock students spending a semester at Qingdao focusing on advanced Chinese language study. This may be combined with another semester of content-based study with faculty member Chris Coggins’s summer Signature Program, Sacred Landscapes and Nature Conservation in China and the Tibetan Borderlands: Trekking, Research, and Service Learning, when offered. A summer intensive Chinese language program is also available.