Fall Convocation

September 2, 2009
3:30pm
The Chapel

Jeffrey R. Walker
Professor of Earth Science

“The Local”

Program

Processional

Sonata III: Allegro: Con moto maestoso
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Gail Archer, college organist

Convocation Address

“The Local”

Jeffrey R. Walker
Professor of Earth Science
Read convocation address

Remarks

Caitlin Ashton Ly, ’10, president, V.S.A.
Read remarks

Welcome

Catharine Bond Hill, president, Vassar College
Read remarks

The Convocation Choir

Living in a Holy City
Words and music by Stephen Hatfield
Christine Howlett, director of choral activities

The Convocation Choir and Community

Gaudeamus Igitur, Arr. Geer/Bartholomew
Christine Howlett, director of choral activities

Recessional

Komm Heiliger Geist
BWV 651
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Gail Archer, college organist

About Convocation

Twice a year, in the fall and spring, the college community gathers in the chapel to hear from the president of the college, the president of the Vassar Student Association, and a special speaker who is usually a member of the faculty. The faculty and seniors dress in their academic robes. Fall Convocation is the official opening of the academic year at Vassar.