Affinity Ceremony Programs

Baccalaureate Ceremony

Saturday, May 18, 2024
12:15pm
The Chapel

Processional
Led by Kariamu Drummers

Welcome
Mariam Eshetu

Invocation
Reverend Samuel Speers, Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices

Welcome Remarks
Elizabeth Bradley, President
Transcript

Greetings
Carlos Alamo, Dean of the College

Introduction of Faculty Speaker
Priya Muldowney ’24

Faculty Remarks
Ashanti Shih, Assistant Professor of History

Tribute to Families
Sofia Nevarez ’24

Introduction of Guest Speaker
Evelyn Silva ’24

Baccalaureate Address
Monica Macer ’93

Presentation of JTASK Award
Anabel Varghese ’24
Recipient: Anna Belle Gadsen-Jones, Director of Residential Operations Center

Tribute to Seniors
African Violets

Closing Remarks
Kiran Rudra ’24

Recessional
Led by Kariamu Drummer

Latiné Sarape Ceremony

Saturday, May 18, 2024
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
Montserrat Madariaga-Caro, Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Keynote Speaker
Orador principal
Henry Molina ’19

Student Leader Remarks
Oradoras de la clase de graduación
Sofia Nevarez ’24
Emily Rivas ’24

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
Henry Molina ’19

Presentation of Class of 2024 and Group Photo
Foto del grupo
Eréndira Rueda, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of Latin American & Latinx Studies

African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Kente Cloth Ceremony

Saturday, May 19, 2024
3:00–4:00 p.m.
Chapel

Order of Ceremony
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Everyone
Led by Roslyn Pedlar-Onderdonk ’84

Opening Remarks and Congratulations
Nicole Savage ’08, AAAVC Co-Chair

Faculty Remarks
Kimberly Williams Brown, Assistant Professor of Education

Bestowal of Kente Cloths to the Class of 2024
AAAVC members and speakers

Welcome to the AAAVC
Eric Wilson ’76, AAAVC Co-Chair Emeritus

Welcome to the AAVC
Tyrone Forman ’92, AAVC Vice President and AAVC Trustee

Graduates’ Remarks
Opportunity for Graduates to Share Expressions

Group Photo

Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander Stole Ceremony

Saturday, May 18, 2024
4:15–5:15 p.m.
Villard Room, College Center

Welcome
Peipei Qiu, Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale and A. Lichtenstein Chair

Faculty Greeting to Seniors
Professor Hiromi Dollase, Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese

Keynote Speaker
Jane Lu ’17

Student Leader Remarks
Diya Chitrabhanu ’24, South Asian Students Alliance (SASA)
Samantha Chin ’24, Southeast Asian Students Alliance (SEASA)
Yidan Xu ’24, Chinese Students Community (CSC)

Bestowal of the Stoles
Peipei Qiu, Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale and A. Lichtenstein Chair
Professor Hiromi Dollase, Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese
Jane Lu ’17

Presentation of Class of 2024 and Group Photo
Peipei Qiu, Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale and A. Lichtenstein Chair

First-generation, Low Income (FLI) Program Cord Ceremony

Friday, May 17, 2024
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

Message to Seniors
Michael Woods ’17

Bestowal of Cords

Group Photo

Native American and Indigenous Stole Ceremony

Friday, May 17, 2024
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Rose Parlor, Main Building

Welcome
Wendy Maragh Taylor, Associate Dean of the College for Student Growth and Engagement

Remarks
Brian Daly, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resources and Professor of Physics

Faculty Greeting to Seniors
Rebecca PolletAssistant Professor of Chemistry

Bestowal of the Stoles
Rebecca Pollet, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Brian Daly, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resources and Professor of Physics
Rick Jones, Earth Science Laboratory Coordinator

Group Photo

Awarding of Prizes

Saturday, May 18, 2024
10:00 a.m.
The Chapel

Ceremony Program (PDF)