Past Events
View the full schedule of Commencement Weekend events.
Sigma Xi is an international scientific research honor society dating back to 1886. It is one of the oldest and largest scientific organizations in the world. This ceremony will honor invited, eligible members and their invited guests to celebrate their current and future accomplishments to science, technology, and engineering.
Get the plants and seeds you need for your garden this year, all grown by PFP farmers, staff, and youth!
An afternoon of upright bass repertoire, including works by Vivaldi, Dragonetti, and Koussevitzky.
Studio Art senior thesis projects by nine student artists will be on view through May 18.
An afternoon of organ repertoire spanning nearly 400 years, including works by Buxtehude, Bach, and Franck.
Featuring solo works by Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Beethoven’s Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1.
An afternoon of flute repertoire featuring works by Doppler, Bozza, Chaminade, Martin, and more.
Get the plants and seeds you need for your garden this year, all grown by PFP farmers, staff, and youth!
An evening of 19th and 20th-century repertoire by Hugo Wolf, Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, Aaron Copland, and Jake Heggie
The Office of Community-Engaged Learning (OCEL) is hosting a celebratory community gathering for all CEL students, faculty sponsors, community partners, and the broader campus community.
Campus community only, please.
Annual Fishman Family Endowed Lecture by Dr. Julie Harris, a specialist in the art of medieval Iberia.
Join us in making our neighborhood cleaner and greener with legislator Lisa Kaul.
A high-level business pitch competition for Vassar Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program participants, where they can showcase their entrepreneurial prowess and connect with alums, mentors, faculty, peers, and community members.
Featuring student winners of the soloist competition.
Eduardo Navega, conductor
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Author Catherine Tan, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vassar College, will be sharing her book, Spaces on the Spectrum: How Autism Movements Resist Experts and Create Knowledge. Reception to follow.
Guided by Matt Ford ’17, Black-identifying alums and current students will discuss their unique experiences, write about the resources that helped them thrive, and create a collective archive of their stories to share with generations of Black Vassar students to come.
Campus community only, please.