Reunion General Schedule
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Friday, June 2
9 a.m.–10 p.m. Reunion Information Center is open
Location: Main Building Lobby
9 a.m.–11 p.m. Residence houses open for check-in
Dorm rooms are available after 2 p.m. Find your Dorm Headquarters.
3–4 p.m. Lectures and panels
Ageless Aging: Resilience, Cognitive Health, and Mindfulness
Location: Rockefeller 300 (also available virtually)
Campus Capital Projects: What’s Happening and Upcoming?
Location: Rockefeller 200
3–4 p.m. Tours
The Vassar Preserve and Environmental Cooperative
Location: Shuttles depart from Main Circle.
Walking Tour of the Vassar College Arboretum
Location: Meet at the entrance to Main in front of Main Circle.
3–4 p.m. Labyrinth Walk and Pratt House Open House
Location: Pratt House
Come experience the new labyrinth on campus and get a tour of Pratt House, the new hub for Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices (RSLCP) at the College. The labyrinth tour and introduction to walking meditation will be hosted by Professor Carolyn Palmer (Department of Psychology), and the Open House will be hosted by Saba Ali, Advisor for Muslim Student Life; Rabbi Bryan Mann, Rachlin Director for Jewish Student Life and Assistant Director, RSLCP; and Rev. Sam Speers, Associate Dean of the College for RSLCP. Refreshments will be served. Please note, the labyrinth at Pratt is one of two labyrinths now at the college; we also encourage you to check out the Willow Grove Labyrinth on the Vassar Farm.
4–5 p.m. Class of 1958—Art Lecture and Self-Guided Tour
Location: The Loeb Seminar room. Enter through the main entrance of the Loeb.
Bart Thurber, The Anne Hendricks Bass Director of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center and Lecturer in Art
The latest developments at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Followed by a self-guided tour.
5–6 p.m. Matthew Vassar Legacy Society Reception (by invitation)
Location: The President’s House Terrace
With gratitude for and in recognition of those who have provided for the College’s future through a planned gift or estate commitment.
5–6 p.m. Class of 1983–Welcome reception
Location: The Vassar Barns
Meet in front of Main Circle for a van shuttle.
5–7 p.m. The Loeb All-Class Welcome Reception
Refreshments served.
5:30–6:45 p.m. Shabbat services
Location: The Bayit (51 Collegeview Avenue, North Gate)
6 p.m. Night Owls rehearsal
Location: Rockefeller 200
6–7 p.m. Faculty reception
Location: President’s lawn Tent
7–9 p.m. Picnic dinner
Classes of 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968: 2nd floor Main Building
Classes of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2016, 2018: Noyes Tent
9–11 p.m. Hospitalities
Classes of 1958, 1963, 1968: Jewett House
All classes: Noyes Circle Tent
9:30 p.m. Fireworks over Sunset Lake
10 p.m.–12 a.m. The Afterglow Salon: A Sober, Safe, & Inclusive Social Space
Location: Susan Shiva Theater behind the ALANA center
Adults only, brought to you by the class of 2003 along with alums from QCVC (Queer Coalition of Vassar College); CHOICE (Campus Health Organization for Information, Contraception, and Education); and SQUIRM, a Vassar College student publication dedicated to exploring sex in literary and artistic forms.
After the fireworks comes the afterglow! Join us for a warm, welcoming erotic salon featuring a sultry dancefloor, sweet treats and co-creative erotic art stations. Please contact Chris Maxwell Rose ’03 with any questions or to participate. Coffee and dessert will be served.
10 p.m.–12 a.m. “The Mug”
Location: Lower level, College Center
Join us at the “Mug” for music from the 80’s and 90’s. Don’t forget to wait in line. Everyone 21 and older are welcome. Cash bar, DJ, and dancing.
Saturday, June 3
7:30–9 a.m. Breakfast
Available at Gordon Commons (formerly ACDC). Pay at the door (credit/debit).
Alumnae House Guests: Continental breakfast in the Dining Room
Classes of 1958, 1963, and 1968: Coffee service, muffins, and fruit, Jewett multipurpose rooms
9 a.m.–10 p.m. Reunion Information Center is open
Location: Main Building Lobby
9 a.m.–11 p.m. Residence houses open for check-in
9–10 a.m. President’s Hour
Location: The Chapel
Remarks by Vassar’s 11th President, Elizabeth Howe Bradley
10 a.m. Parade of Classes Line-Up
Line up for Parade of Classes (line starts with 1953 at the chapel along the path and road, ending with 2018). Look for your class banner along the parade route. Golf carts will be available.
10:30 a.m. Parade of Classes
11 a.m.–12 p.m. Celebrate Vassar
Location: Noyes Circle Tent
Alums from the 5th to the 70th reunion classes, guests, and children gather together to celebrate extraordinary volunteers, gifts, and our shared Vassar legacy. Remarks by James Estrada ’13, AAVC Board Member, President Bradley, Monica Vachher ’77, AAVC President, and Kat Mills Polys ’93, Vassar Fund Committee Chair.
12–1 p.m. Class Luncheons
Classes of 1953 and 1958: The Aula
Class of 1963 and 1968: Main Building, Villard Room
Classes of 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2016, and 2018: Gordon Commons
1 p.m. Class of 1968 Memorial Service
Location: Chicago Hall, entrance across from the Library
1:15 p.m. Class of 1963 informal dedication of new class tree
Location: Near Gordon Commons and 1963’s North Gate
1:15 p.m. Class of 1988 Memorial Service
Location: Class tree located west of Rockefeller Hall
1:15 p.m. Class of 1993 gathering at our class tree
Location: Class tree located by the Library
Join us to honor and acknowledge the changes and challenges of the last five years. This intentional reflection time will be led by Lea Seigen Shinraku ’93
2–3 p.m. Lectures and panels
Is a Multiracial Inclusive Democracy Possible in the United States?
Location: Rockefeller 300 (also available virtually)
Financial Wellness for Young Professionals
Location: Rockefeller 200
2–3 p.m. Tour
Walking Tour of the Vassar College Arboretum
Location: Meet at the entrance to Main in front of Main Circle.
2–3 p.m. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Curatorial Tours
Location: The Loeb
Tour of Body Matters, with John Murphy, The Phillip and Lynn Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings, and Ian Shelley ’22
How would Vassar students curate an exhibition at the Loeb? How would they perceive and remix the idea of a permanent art collection? Our newest temporary exhibition, organized by six Vassar students, attempts to answer these very questions. Curator John Murphy and Ian Shelley ’22 will discuss Body Matters, a collaborative curatorial project that broadly explores how bodies move through art, space, and time in our galleries.
Tour of Hairy Leg, with Jessica Brier, Curator of Photography
Jessica Brier, Curator of Photography, will offer a tour of the exhibition The Hairy Leg Or What To Do Wrong, a collaboration with Judy Linn in honor of her retirement from teaching photography at Vassar College for almost 25 years. Linn was invited to select photographs from the Loeb Art Center’s permanent collection, including works by Diane Arbus, Sid Grossman, Helen Levitt, Barbara Morgan, and many others. The exhibition tells a story of photography as a tool for breaking its own rules.
2–4 p.m. Vassar Devils & Angels Ice Cream Tent
Location: Quad Lawn
2–4 p.m. Family activities on the Quad lawn
Bubble bus, bouncy castles
A Day in the Park, The Wimpfheimer
2–4 p.m. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Location: Hildegard Krause Baker, class of 1911, Sculpture Garden
Enjoy afternoon iced tea and refreshments.
2:30–4:30 p.m. Alum author meet and greet
Location: Vassar College Store (aka, the Juliet), Raymond Avenue
3–4 p.m. Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Curatorial Tours
Location: The Loeb
Tour of Body Matters, with John Murphy, The Phillip and Lynn Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings, and Ian Shelley ’22
How would Vassar students curate an exhibition at the Loeb? How would they perceive and remix the idea of a permanent art collection? Our newest temporary exhibition, organized by six Vassar students, attempts to answer these very questions. Curator John Murphy and Ian Shelley ’22 will discuss Body Matters, a collaborative curatorial project that broadly explores how bodies move through art, space, and time in our galleries.
Tour of Hairy Leg, with Jessica Brier, Curator of Photography
Jessica Brier, Curator of Photography, will offer a tour of the exhibition The Hairy Leg Or What To Do Wrong, a collaboration with Judy Linn in honor of her retirement from teaching photography at Vassar College for almost 25 years. Linn was invited to select photographs from the Loeb Art Center’s permanent collection, including works by Diane Arbus, Sid Grossman, Helen Levitt, Barbara Morgan, and many others. The exhibition tells a story of photography as a tool for breaking its own rules.
3–5 p.m. Affinity receptions
Location: Main Building, 2nd floor and President’s lawn Tent
Join your fellow alums with whom you share identities and affiliations at the affinity receptions. Gatherings will include alum-athletes (President’s lawn Tent) and African American, International, Latinx, LGBTQIA+, Transitions/first-generation, and WVKR.
3–5 p.m. Department open houses
Education: Maria Mitchell Observatory
History: Swift Hall
3:30–4:30 p.m. Lectures and panels
The Promise and Peril of Social Media
Location: Rockefeller 300 (also available virtually)
Hallie Flanagan and the 1937 Federal Summer Theater Conference at Vassar
Location: Rockefeller 200
3:30–4:30 p.m. Tours
Pedagogy and Place: The Legacy of Vassar’s Landscape
Location: Meet in front of Rockefeller Hall
Campus Projects: View What’s New
Location: Meet in Main Circle
3:30–5 p.m. Annual Ferry House Mini-Reunion at Reunion
Location: Outdoor patio (weather permitting)
Calling all Ferries for an informal reception with light refreshments.
4 p.m. Class of 1993 presents: Movie night—Jess Plus None—a Vassar alum’s feature film debut!
Location: Blodgett Theater
This film has not been rated—language, sexual situations
Mandy Steckelberg-Fabian ’93 shares her directorial feature film debut, Jess Plus None, a lively and laugh-out-loud comedy that takes the setting of a pressure-cooker off-the-grid wedding in the woods to examine the truth and struggles of what it takes to sustain long-lasting adult friendships, as well as the universal trials of finding love in the modern age. Starring Abby Miller, Rory O’Malley, Marielle Scott, Matt Walsh.
5 p.m. Class of 1988 Author Meet and Greet
Location: Rockefeller 212
5 p.m. Class of 2013, Zachary Zane brings you Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto. Exploring Queer Spaces, Cracks, and Holes.
Location: Rockefeller 210
Zachary Zane is a sex and relationship columnist at both Men‘s Health and Cosmopolitan. His recently published book, Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto, shares his journey to overcoming sexual shame—a journey that started freshman year at Vassar. From stories of risqué Grindr hookups to living with his boyfriend and his boyfriend’s wife, Boyslut is painfully funny—but most potently a testimony that we can all learn to live healthier lives unburdened by stigma. Cassidy Hollinger will be moderating the in-conversation with Zane after he reads a brief excerpt from his new book. Q&A to follow.
5 p.m. Night Owls Concert
Location: Taylor 102
5:30–6:30 p.m. 1861 Loyalty Society Reception (by invitation)
Location: Thompson Memorial Library lawn Tent
With gratitude for and in recognition of a vital group of donors who have included Vassar among their annual giving priorities.
6 p.m. Class of 1968 and Class of 1963 Photos
Location: Meet in front of Rockefeller Hall entrance.
6:30–9:30 p.m. Class dinners
1953 and 1958: Alumnae House Dining Room
(Note: 1958 will take a class photo at 7 p.m.)
1963: Reading Room 133, Thompson Library
1968: 1951 Reading Room, Thompson Library (2nd floor)
1978: Aula
1983: Sunset Lake Tent
1988: Bridge Building
1993: Blodgett Tent
1998: Cushing Tent
2003: President’s lawn Tent
2008: Chapel lawn Tent
2013: TownHouse Tent
2016 and 2018: Noyes Tent
8:30 p.m. Class of 1993 presents: Movie night—Jess Plus None—a Vassar alum’s feature film debut!
Location: Blodgett Theater
This film has not been rated—language, sexual situations
Mandy Steckelberg-Fabian ’93 shares her directorial feature film debut, Jess Plus None, a lively and laugh-out-loud comedy that takes the setting of a pressure-cooker off-the-grid wedding in the woods to examine the truth and struggles of what it takes to sustain long-lasting adult friendships, as well as the universal trials of finding love in the modern age. Starring Abby Miller, Rory O’Malley, Marielle Scott, Matt Walsh.
10 p.m–12 a.m. Hospitalities
Classes of 1958, 1963, and 1968: Jewett House
Class of 1973: Davison House
10 p.m–1 a.m. All-class after party on Noyes Circle
Cash bar, DJ, and dancing to a multigenerational playlist.
Sunday, June 4
7:30 a.m–12 p.m. Breakfast/brunch
Location: Gordon Commons
Pay at the door (credit/debit).
Alumnae House Guests: Continental breakfast in the Dining Room
8 a.m.–1 p.m. Reunion Information Center is open
Location: Main Building Lobby
8:45 a.m. Choir rehearsal
Location: The Chapel
9 a.m–1 p.m. Residence houses open for check out
Please return room keys to Guest Services Coordinators in residence houses.
9 a.m. Fun Run with Cross-Country Coach Ron Stonitsch
Meet in front of the Athletic and Fitness Center
10–11 a.m. Service of Remembrance
Location: Chapel
An Inter-Religious Memorial Service Celebrating the Lives of Vassar Alumnae and Alumni
An inter-religious service drawing upon religious and humanist traditions to honor and celebrate the women and men of our reuning classes who have died since last reunions, as well as faculty, administrators, and staff who have died in the past year. Rabbi Susan Berman Stone ’78, Director of Spiritual Care at Hillcrest Hospital in Cleveland and former Director of Religious Activities and Chaplaincy Services at Vassar College, will give the memorial address. The Alumnae/i Choir will sing, directed by Gail Archer, College Organist.
1 p.m. Reunion adjourns/check-out
Please return room keys to Guest Services Coordinators in residence houses.
1 p.m. NYC charter bus departs from Main Circle
