Past Events
A lecture by José Perillán, Associate Professor of Physics and Science, Technology, and Society Program (STS) Director.
MODfest 2025
Prudence Fenton ’75 will be featured at a screening of a documentary she co-produced about her partner, the songwriter Allee Willis. Open to the public.
Jess T. Dugan is a renowned photographer whose captivating family portrait, Self-portrait with Vanessa and Elinor (2 days old), is a highlight of Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency. Their work is informed by their own life experiences, including their identity as a queer and nonbinary person, and reflects a deep belief in the importance of representation and the transformative power of storytelling.
William’s sculptures, works on paper, and prints draw inspiration from music, literature, nature, and the art of the African diaspora.
MODfest 2025
A showcase featuring highlights from the fall Vassar Repertory Dance Theatre (VRDT) dance concert, a performance by NYC’s Battery Dance Company, and works created through Dancing to Connect, a collaboration between Vassar College and Poughkeepsie High School students. Open to the public.
Get ready to bid and win on Friday, December 13, 2024, from 7:30–9:30 p.m. in The Mug.
Campus community only, please.
Vassar College men’s and women’s fencing teams are sponsoring the 11th Annual New York Blood Center Blood Drive. Walk-ins are welcome. Open to the entire Poughkeepsie community.
A relaxing evening with Master Liu. All levels are welcome! Come and find a stress-free, warm, and happy environment to learn Qigong or practice it with a Chinese Master.
Sa’ed Atshan, Vassar’s 2024-2025 Randolph Fellow in Peace, Conflict, and the Middle East, will moderate a discussion with Rabbi Bryan Mann, Rachlin Director of Jewish Student Life at Vassar, and Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum.
Campus community only, please.
This annual Advent service at the Vassar College Chapel features readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols, culminating in a candle lighting ceremony. Vassar College Choir, Chamber Singers and Treble Chorus, and Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir will perform.
Music by Bernstein, Auerbach, Prokofiev, and Kovács.
A student-organized exhibition of work by Studio Art Majors and Correlates.
Students, staff, and faculty are invited to meet with the Office of Community-Engaged Learning’s (OCEL) community partner organizations and explore possible partnerships through community-engaged opportunities, community-engaged intensives, and community-based research projects.
Eduardo Navega, director
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Come celebrate the publication of “Our Common People Are a Vagrant Before Anything”: Wanderer-Pilgrims in the Nineteenth-Century Russian Literary Landscape (Slavica, 2024) by Associate Professor of Russian Studies Charles Arndt.
Campus community only, please.
James Osborn, director
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Join us for our 20-30 minute lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program. Eduardo Navega, director.
The Vassar Film Department will host alum India Donaldson ’07 and her feature debut, Good One. This event is free and open to the public.
Désirée Lim, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Pennsylvania State University, explores concerns about the rise of a “mega-rich” billionaire class that includes highly influential figures like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. Open to the public, no reservations required.
A student-organized exhibition of work by studio art majors and correlates. Free and open to the public.