Features - Office of Alumnae/i Affairs & Development (OAAD)

Fall Convocation: Wisdom, Advice…and Awards

During Vassar’s Fall Convocation ceremony, Lisa Collins, Professor of Art on the Sarah Gibson Blanding Chair and Professor of American and Africana Studies, gave the Convocation Address, and the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College bestowed awards upon six distinguished alumnae/i.

Feature Article Posted 9/12/2019 Read article

AAVC Honors Six Alumnae/i During Convocation

During Convocation, the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College presented the award for Distinguished Achievement to renowned architect and historic preservation champion Phyllis Bronfman Lambert ’48 and the Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award to five members of the technology startup eevo—Jacob Adelgren ’15, Alejandro Dinsmore ’15, Matthew Griffiths ’16, Casey Hancock ’16, and Harris Gordon ’15.

Feature Article Posted 9/11/2019 Read article

Lila Nordstrom ’06 is featured in a documentary about 9/11 and Stuyvesant High students who were blocks away when the towers fell.

In The Media Posted 9/9/2019 Read article

Vassar Trustee Mark Burstein ’84, President of Lawrence College in Wisconsin, talks to WISC-TV about higher education and its role in the world.

In The Media Posted 8/7/2019 Read article

Francis Smith ’87’s photographic journey to capture the nation’s diversity was featured in a Washington Post Magazine article by Cari Shane ’87.

In The Media Posted 8/7/2019 Read article

On Campus - August 2019 Preview

A preview of events on the Vassar campus for August 2019.

Feature Article Posted 8/6/2019

Family’s Gift to Benefit Education Students, Community Initiatives

In conjunction with a New York-based social impact investment firm, the family and friends of educator Dan Mindich ’87, who died in 2014, will donate $2.25 million to Vassar, contingent on $1.25 million in matching funds, to help the college continue to provide training and mentoring for Vassar students planning to become teachers.

Feature Article Posted 7/31/2019 Read article

Art, Nature, and Alums — Viewing Chihuly at Kew Gardens, London

The fusion of art and nature was the theme of a daylong event on June 29 at Kew Gardens in London, hosted by Vassar’s Office of Regional and International Programs and attended by more than 90 alumnae/i. The gathering was organized in conjunction with the exhibition, Chihuly at Kew: Reflections on Nature, and featured a talk by Leslie Jackson Chihuly ’83.

Feature Article Posted 7/17/2019 Read article

On Campus - July 2019 Preview

A preview of events on the Vassar campus for July 2019.

Feature Article Posted 7/11/2019

Vassar Wins Prestigious CASE Awards

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has bestowed two top honors on Vassar’s Office of Alumnae/i Affairs and Development. OAAD was cited for its overall performance in fundraising and for its annual Sophomore Career Connections program.

Feature Article Posted 6/20/2019 Read article