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January 24, 2011
Students sledding on Sunset Lake hill in the 1920s.
January 26, 2011
February 04 - February 6, 2011
A painting of Springside, Matthew Vassar's estate in Poughkeepsie, by Henry Gritten in 1852.
February 15, 2011
February 22, 2011
A student with a special arrangement for studying in her room, 1951.
February 23, 2011
Henry Van Ingen and students in 1889 near what was at the time known as Mill Cove Lake, and is now known as Vassar Lake; Van Ingen was an artist and Vassar's first professor of art. Read about Van Ingen, or read about Mill Cove Lake.
February 25 - February 27, 2011
March 25 - March 27, 2011
The Chapel was designed by Shepley Rutan & Coolidge, and completed in 1904. The angel-head hammerbeam ceiling is a much-loved feature, along with the rose window by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Learn more about the chapel and its many stained-glass windows. Photo by Francis Smith '87.
April 29, 2011
Happy Birthday, Matthew! In a nod to the most recent Vassar Quarterly cover, and to student jokes of the past, Cordelia McGee-Tubb '11 drew a version starring herself and the infamous stolen kiwi. See the inspiration for dress-up-like-Matthew day.
April 30 - May 1, 2011
Founder's Day 1985, a Vassar tradition since the first spring semester in 1866. Read about that first celebration and the history of Founder's Day; also see vintage video of how it was celebrated in the early 1930s.
June 08, 2011
Adam Green, class of 1995, was the originator of Rocking the Boat, a non-profit that “uses boats to build kids.” Read more about this alum and the unusual organization he founded. */ ?> Mark Linn-Baker and Jon Tenney ’84 perform a scene from A Year with Frog and Toad at the Powerhouse Theater’s 25th anniversary gala in 2009. This year’s box office opens today. Check the season schedule.
July 04, 2011
A summer day, perhaps even July 4th. Gathering in the Park by C.K. Chatterton, 1914. Chatterton was an artist and the creator of Vassar’s studio art program. Learn more about today’s studio art at Vassar.
July 13, 2011
Legendary drama professor Hallie Flanagan's first production was The Marriage Proposal by Chekov, c.1927. Dramatic productions remain extremely popular at Vassar, including in the summer. See the Powerhouse season schedule.
July 15 - July 17, 2011
This painting by Charles Herbert Moore, titled Morning Over New York, 1864, was in the founding art collection of the college. It was also used on the Environmental Studies website to illustrate that program's broad pedagogic approach. See highlights of the Art Center's collection.
August 16, 2011
Matthew in front of Main Building as usual, maybe watching for students to arrive next week. New student orientation starts August 25. See the schedule. Photo: Tamar Thibodeau
August 25 - August 28, 2011
Move-in day, Jewett House, c.1950s. Welcome to the class of 2015! We have a little video for you.
September 22, 2011
Elizabeth Bishop ’34, with Tobias in 1954. An exhibit and a symposium mark her centenary, and Vassar’s premier collection of her papers. Robert Pinsky gives the symposium keynote, Sep. 24, 2011. Photo: J.L. Castel
September 29, 2011
The Undergraduate Research Summer Institute is celebrating its 25th anniversary. This year’s symposium includes an address by Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel. Above, Maria Kern ’11, working on a project in 2009. See a video about this URSI project and others.
October 03, 2011
October 10, 2011
Women’s Field Hockey in 1982. See a 2008 video about Vassar’s field hockey team. Also check out how this year’s team is doing.
October 14 - October 16, 2011
October 17, 2011
Radio broadcasting from Vassar started in 1938. By the 40s, a student-faculty “Radio Workshop Committee” was broadcasting regular programs. Read the history, and see a more contemporary video of WVKR in action.
November 09, 2011
Brian Riddell, Director of Dutchess Outreach, which feeds over 1,000 people in Poughkeepsie every month, wants you to know that Vassar’s 2012 Community Works campaign starts today. You can give online right now.
November 16, 2011
Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre’s Final Showings is this week, so make a reservation. Also see vintage video of dance at Vassar since the 1930s. Photo: Madeline Zappala ’12
December 22, 2011
January 27 - January 29, 2012
Detail of Yellow Hotbed, by Marco Maggi, part of the Art Center exhibition Marco Maggi: Lentissimo, for Modfest 2012. Learn more about the exhibit.
February 01 - February 2, 2012
February 08 - February 9, 2012
March 07 - March 8, 2012
Did you miss seeing the Sukkah project on campus last fall? There’s a video about it.
March 30 - April 1, 2012
Tranquility, by Adrien Seide. During All Families Weekend, the Vassar Haiti Project is holding its 11th annual art auction and sale. Check this weekend’s schedule for other activities.