Past Events

Text that reads, "Clean up our neighborhood." There is a beige background with a green leaf pattern.
Apr. 28, 2024, 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Join us in making our neighborhood cleaner and greener with legislator Lisa Kaul.

A drawing of a lightbulb above the words "2024 Entrepreneur Pitch Competition"
Apr. 26, 2024, 2:30–7:30 p.m.

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.

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Apr. 26, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

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.

A person with long brown hair performs on a darkened stage in front of a microphone. The person is wearing all black clothing.
Apr. 26, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

A performance of original dance works by four Vassar seniors. Reserve free tickets.

Pictured: Matt Ford. Picture of a man with dreadlocks, a slamond colored shirt, and thick gold necklace smiling.

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.

Apr. 26, 2024, 8:00 p.m.

Featuring student winners of the soloist competition.

Eduardo Navega, conductor

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live

Program (PDF)

A string and wind ensemble performing, seated, with a clarinetist in the foreground.
Apr. 25, 2024, noon

A 20–30-minute lunchtime recital series by members of the Vassar College Chamber Music Program in a relaxed atmosphere outside the Bridge Café.

Headshot of Mukherjee Bhramar.

In this annual Henry Seely White Lecture sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Professor Bhramar Mukherjee will focuses on understanding selection bias in administrative patient-care data such as Electronic Health Records and medical/pharmaceutical claims.

Illustration of a building beneath clouds and among wind turbines with text that reads" Sustainable Futures Summit 2024, April 22, 2024 at Vassar College.
Apr. 22, 2024, 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

A forward-thinking educational event aimed at promoting sustainability, environmental consciousness, and innovative solutions among students and teachers. Paid registration required.

Headshot of Mukherjee Bhramar.
Apr. 22, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

In this annual Henry Seely White Lecture sponsored by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Professor Bhramar Mukherjee will discuss how we rely on summary statistics from historically privileged populations and then devise clever statistical methods to transfer/transport them for cross-ancestry use.

Closeup of a yellow and black butterfly sitting on the bulb of a red flower with the sky in the background.
Apr. 20, 2024, 10:00 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Join the Environmental Cooperative and Dutchess County for our collaborative Earth Day Celebration at the Vassar Barns! There will be something for everyone at this family-friendly event.