Inaugural Ceremony Archive
The text and video for each part of the ceremony are below. You will need Windows Media Player 9 or 10 to view the videos.
Photos
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Processional |
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Welcome |
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William A. Plapinger ’74 |
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Greetings |
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From the Community
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Robert R. Dyson President, Dyson Foundation |
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From the Students
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Abel McDonnell ’07 President, Vassar Student Association |
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From the Alumnae and Alumni
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Margaret Venecek Johnson ’84 President, Alumnae and Alumni of Vassar College, and Trustee, Vassar College |
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From the Faculty
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Mary Lyndon Shanley Professor of Political Science on the Margaret Stiles Halleck Chair, Vassar College |
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From the Seven College Conference
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Diana Chapman Walsh President, Wellesley College |
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From the Ivy League
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Donald J. Brown Phillip R. Allen Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Yale University |
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Music by the Vassar College Choir |
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Remarks |
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Morton Owen Schapiro |
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Installation of the President |
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William A. Plapinger ’74 |
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Inaugural Address |
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Music by the Vassar College Choir |
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Recessional |
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