Affinity Ceremony Programs
Baccalaureate Ceremony
Saturday, May 24, 2025
12:15 p.m.
The Chapel
Processional
Led by Kariamu Drummers
Welcome
Fanta Wague
Invocation
Reverend Samuel Speers, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life
Welcome Remarks
Elizabeth Bradley, President
Greetings
Carlos Alamo, Dean of the College
Introduction of Faculty Speaker
Noon Elmostafa
Faculty Remarks
Dr. Ismail Rashid
Tribute to Families
Marissa Desir
Introduction of Guest Speaker
Krystal Matthews
Baccalaureate Address
Dr. Marcelle Hayashida
Presentation of JTASK Award
Anisa Salahou & Renee Watson
Recipient: Precious Manning
Tribute to Seniors
African Violets
Closing Remarks
Fanta Wague
Recessional
Led by Kariamu Drummer
Saturday, May 18, 2024
12:15pm
The Chapel
Latiné Sarape Ceremony
Saturday, May 24, 2025
1:45–2:45 p.m.
Villard Room, College Center
Welcome
Bienvenida
Eréndira Rueda, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Latin American & Latinx Studies
Faculty Greeting to Seniors
Saludo de la facultad a los graduados
Daniel Mendiola, Assistant Professor, History Department
Keynote Speaker
Orador principal
Francesca Gutierrez Amann ’91
Student Leader Remarks
Oradoras de la clase de graduación
Daniela Chavez ’25, Latiné Student Association (LSU)
Pablo Crisostomo Suarez ’25, Latiné Student Association (LSU)
Sarape Ceremony
Ceremonia de Estola
Eréndira Rueda, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Latin American & Latinx Studies
Jaime L. Del Razo, Assistant Professor of Education
Daniel Mendiola, Assistant Professor, History Department
Francesca Gutiérrez Amann '91
Presentation of Class of 2025 and Group Photo
Foto del grupo
African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Kente Cloth Ceremony
Saturday, May 24, 2025
3:00–4:00 p.m.
The Chapel
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Everyone
Welcome to the AAAVC and Congratulations
Kendall Coleman ’11, AAAVC Member
Faculty Remarks
Kahdeidra Monét Martin, Assistant Professor of Education
Bestowal of Kente Stoles to the Class of 2025
AAAVC Bestowers and Speakers
Graduates’ Remarks
Marissa Desir ’25 and Carl Webster ’25
Welcome to the AAVC
Tyrone Forman ’92, AAVC Vice President and AAVC Trustee
Group Photo
Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander Stole Ceremony
Saturday, May 24, 2025
4:15–5:15 p.m.
Martel Theater
Welcome
Peipei Qiu, Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale and A. Lichtenstein Chair
Faculty Greeting to Seniors
Himadeep Muppidi, Professor of Political Science on the Betty Goff Cook Cartwright Chair
Keynote Speaker
Delia Cheung Hom ’00
Student Leader Remarks
Yining Shang, ‘25, Chinese Student Community (CSC)
Rayan Shikari, ‘25, South Asian Students’ Alliance (SASA)
Elizabeth Soe, ‘25, Southeast Asian Students’ Alliance (SEASA)
Bestowal of the Stoles
Peipei Qiu, Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale and A. Lichtenstein Chair
Himadeep Muppidi, Professor of Political Science on the Betty Goff Cook Cartwright Chair
Arpitha Kodiveri, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Presentation of Class of 2025 and Group Photo
First-generation, Low Income (FLI) Program Cord Ceremony
Friday, May 24, 2025
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Villard Room, College Center
Welcome
Michelle Quock, Director of FLI Program
Remarks
Wendy Maragh Taylor, Associate Dean of the College for Student Growth and Engagement
Student Leader Remarks
Noon Elmostafa, ’25
Message to Seniors
Stephen Palencia, ’20
Bestowal of Cords
Group Photo
Native American and Indigenous Stole Ceremony
Friday May 23, 2025
4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Welcome
Wendy Maragh Taylor, Associate Dean of the College for Student Growth and Engagement
Remarks
Kelli Duncan, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resources, Professor of Biology on the Patricia Shoer Goldman-Rakic ’59 Professorship Chair Program in Neuroscience and Behavior
Faculty Greeting to Seniors
Rebecca Pollet, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Bestowal of the Stoles
Kelli Duncan, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resources, Professor of Biology on the Patricia Shoer Goldman-Rakic ’59 Professorship Chair Program in Neuroscience and Behavior
Rebecca Pollet, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Group Photo