Affinity Ceremony Programs
African American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Kente Cloth Ceremony
Saturday, May 20, 2023
1:30–2:30 p.m.
Chapel
Order of Ceremony
Lift Every Voice and Sing
Everyone
Led by Roslyn Pedlar-Onderdonk ’84
Welcome
Damon Johnson ’02
Opening Remarks
Gwen Salley ’81, AAAVC Co-Chair
Eric Wilson ’76, AAAVC Co-Chair
Congratulations
Elizabeth Bradley, President
Bestowal of Kente Cloths to the Class of 2023
Kimberly Williams Brown, PhD, Assistant Professor of Education
and AAAVC members
Student Remarks
Closing Remarks
Jasmine Syedullah, PhD, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Group Photo
Join us for a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the tent on Noyes Circle!
Asian, Asian-American, Pacific Islander Stole Ceremony
Saturday, May 20, 2023
2:45–3:45 p.m.
Villard Room, College Center
Welcome
Peipei Qiu,
Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale & A. Lichtenstein Chair
Greetings
Elizabeth Bradley, President
Message to Seniors
Peggy Ann Nagae ’73, AAVC Board Director
Remarks
Wyejee Jung ’23
Heejae Jung ’23
Bestowal of the Stoles
Remarks
Sophia Harvey, Associate Professor and Chair of Film
Closing Remarks
Peipei Qiu,
Professor of Chinese & Japanese on the L.B. Dale & A. Lichtenstein Chair
Group Photo
Join us for a reception at 5:30 p.m. at the tent on Noyes Circle!
Latinx Student Union (LSU) Stole Ceremony
Saturday, May 20, 2023
12:15–1:15 p.m.
Aula
Opening Remarks
Introducción
Eréndira Rueda, Associate Professor of Sociology and
Director of Latin American & Latinx Studies
Welcome
Bienvenida del Presidente
Elizabeth Bradley, President
Stole Ceremony
Ceremonia de Estola
Alum Remarks
Orador de ex-alumnos
Eugene López-Huerta ’20
Senior Class Speaker
Oradora de la clase de graduación
Melisa Torres ’23
Faculty Speaker
Orador de la facultad
Jaime Del Razo, Assistant Professor of Education
Group Photo
Foto del grupo
Join us at 5:30 p.m. for a reception at the Noyes Circle tent.
Únase a nosotros a las 5:30 p.m. para una recepción en la carpa de Noyes Circle.
Transitions Cord Ceremony
Friday, May 19, 2023
4:15–5:15 p.m.
Villard Room, College Center
Welcome
Michelle Quock, Director of Transitions Program
Remarks
Wendy Maragh Taylor, Associate Dean of the College
for Student Growth and Engagement
Message to Seniors
Kayla Gonzalez ’20
Bestowal of Cords
Closing
Michelle Quock, Director of Transitions Program
Group Photo