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Reunion 2023—Full of Joy and Laughter

The first weekend of June was a particularly joyous one for Vassar as the College welcomed back more than 1,200 alums from near and far for Reunion. This year Reunion was for classes ending in 3 and 8, but Vassar rolled out the burgundy carpet for 1973, the 50^th Reunion Class.

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AAVC Announces 2023 Honorees

The Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) has selected five alums to honor for their impact on the College, their communities, and the larger world. Two of these awards were given at Reunion 2023 in early June. The other three will be presented in the coming academic year.

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Local Historical Society Honors the Loeb for Service to the Community

The Dutchess County Historical Society recently presented its annual Dutchess Award to the Loeb for its “exceptional contributions to the Dutchess County community in the areas of preservation, history and/or education.”

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The Bartlett Center for Admission and Career Education: A Sustainable, Vibrant, and Collaborative Environment

Vassar’s Dede Thompson Bartlett Center for Admission and Career Education is the College’s most innovative and sustainable building yet.

Vassar Says Thank You and Farewell to 3 Retiring Trustees

Three members of the board of trustees who are retiring this year were honored for their combined 15 years of service to the College at a dinner during Commencement weekend.

Introducing Vassar’s Mobile App—for Alums!

Check out the alumnae/i module of Vassar’s mobile app, which provides quick and easy access to numerous tools and important information. Quickly survey alum social media, upcoming events, VassarNet, and a host of other content such as VQ and the Misc.

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Despite Pandemic-Imposed Interruptions, the Class of 2023 Persisted

Three years after a global pandemic interrupted their normal college experience, members of Vassar’s Class of 2023 were lauded for their remarkable resiliency at the College’s 159th Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 21.

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New Professors Span the Intersection of Academics and Racial Justice

Assistant Professors Tamyka Jordon-Conlin, Deon Knights, Ashanti Shih, and Payton Small are members of a cohort of tenure-track Vassar faculty members who will be working together to take some aspects of the College curriculum in a new, multidisciplinary direction.

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Annual Tech Competition Launches Robots and Friendships

Twenty students in Assistant Professor Joshua deLeeuw’s Cognitive Science 320 class designed and built their own autonomous robots. Emmett, a robot that wasn’t working until the very end of the semester, rose to the occasion at Vassar’s annual Autonomous Robot Design Competition.