August 31, 2022
Processional
(All standing) Fanfare
Bohdan Kotyuk (b.1951)
(Ukrainian composer living in Lviv, Ukraine)
Gail Archer, Organ
Land Acknowledgment
Rev. Samuel H. Speers, Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices
![Reverend Samuel H. Speers stands at a podium, speaking. Reverend Speers is wearing a dark robe and a dark hat with a gold tassel.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0255.jpg)
The Convocation Choir
Unclouded Day
Words and Music by J.K. Alwood (1828–1909)
Arranged by Shawn Kirchner
Christine Howlett, Associate Professor and Chair of Music and Director of Choral Activities
![A choir of students performs in front of the assembled graduates.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0156.jpg)
Welcome
Elizabeth H. Bradley, President, Vassar College
![President Elizabeth H. Bradley speaks at a podium. President Bradley wears a blue robe and a black hat with a gold tassel.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0165.jpg)
Remarks
Carlos Alamo-Pastrana, Dean of the College
![Dean of the College Carlos Alamo-Pastrana speaks at an ornate wooden podium, with members of the Vassar administration and faculty on both sides.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0171.jpg)
Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) Award Presentation
Monica Vachher ’77, President, AAVC
Stephanie Goldberg ’14, Member, AAVC Alumnae/i Recognition Committee
Arushi Raina ’14, 2022 Young Alumnae/i Achievement Award Recipient
![Three people smile at the camera while standing in the large, well-lit chapel space](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0188.jpg)
Remarks
Julián Aguilar ’23, President, Vassar Student Association
![Julián Aguilar ’23, President of the Vassar Student Association, speaks on a large, wooden stage, with members of the administration and faculty on both sides. Aguilar is wearing a dark robe and dark graduation cap.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0203.jpg)
2022 Faculty Endowed Chairs Presentation
William Hoynes, Dean of the Faculty
![William Hoynes, Dean of the Faculty, speaks at a podium. Hoynes is wearing a burgundy robe and a dark cap with a gold tassel.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0204.jpg)
Convocation Address: “How I got Medieval: From First Gen to PhD”
Nancy Bisaha, Professor of History
![Nancy Bisaha, Professor of History, speaks in front of a podium. Bisaha wears a red robe and no cap.](/sites/default/files/2022-09/0111-22-08-kr-convocation-vassar-0232.jpg)
(All standing) Gaudeamus Igitur
Arr. Geer/Bartholomew
Christine Howlett, Associate Professor and Chair of Music and Director of Choral Activities
Closing
Rev. Samuel H. Speers, Associate Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life and Contemplative Practices
Recessional
(All standing)
Komm, Heiliger Geist BWV 651
J.S Bach (1685–1750)