September 2, 2026

Academic Processional

(All standing)
Led by Jennifer Kennell
College Marshal and Professor of Biology

Prelude for Organ in F Major
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel (1805–1847)
Gail Archer, Organ

Rev. Callista Isabelle
Associate Dean of the College for Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices

Christine Howlett
Professor of Music on the George Sherman Dickinson Chair and Director of Choral Activities

Swifter Than Flame
Elaine Hagenberg (b. 1980), text by Carl John Bostelmann

Carlos Alamo-Pastrana
Dean of the College, Vassar

Nicole Gao ’27
Vice-President, Vassar Student Association

Demetrius L. Eudell
Dean of the Faculty, Vassar

Lydia Murdoch
Professor of History
Lucy Maynard Chair

Nancy Bisaha
Professor of History
Eloise Ellery Chair

Yu Zhou
Professor of Geography
Ruth Gordon Hinerfeld Chair

Christopher Raymond
Professor of Philosophy
Matthew Vassar Jr. Chair of the Greek and Latin Languages and Literature

“Archives Lost and Found: Exploring the Self in History”
Mita Choudhury
Professor of History on the Evalyn Clark Chair, Vassar

Rev. Callista Isabelle
Associate Dean of the College for Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices

(All standing)
Arr. Geer/Bartholomew

Christine Howlett
Professor of Music on the George Sherman Dickinson Chair and Director of Choral Activities

(All standing)

Allegro Assai Vivace from Sonata I
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Gail Archer, Organ