Vassar Inspiration and Education Weekend (VIEW)
Fall, 2009 (Dates to be determined)
VIEW (Vassar Inspiration and Education Weekend) is a "Vassar-style" homecoming event. Beginning on Friday afternoon, alumnae/i class, club, admission, affiliate and reunion volunteers return to come to campus and participate in information exchange sessions designed to inspire and inform them in their work as alumnae/i volunteers and ambassadors. The Outstanding Service to Vassar Award will be presented at the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Friday evening.
All alumnae/i are welcome back home on Saturday for classes, special tours, athletic events, and student performances. Dinner on Saturday evening opens with a conversation with President Catharine Hill.
VIEW 2008
The weekend of September 19–20, 2008, brought about 150 alumnae/i back to campus for VIEW, or Vassar Inspiration and Education Weekend — Vassar’s version of homecoming. Events included a “State of the College” panel featuring senior officers of the college and a Friday dinner honoring Fay Gambee ’62, this year’s recipient of the AAVC Outstanding Service to Vassar Award.
On Saturday, all alumnae/i were welcomed back on campus for a chance spend a day as a Vassar student again. Professors from the departments of film, political science, history, and psychology led class-style lectures, proving that a Vassar education doesn’t have to end at graduation. The new Prentiss athletic fields were dedicated and special tours were conducted of the arboretum, in the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, the farm, and the greenhouse, and the visiting Actors from the London Stage hosted a text workshop on The Winter’s Tale. Women’s Soccer and Field Hockey played in the afternoon and a cappella groups the Night Owls, Measure 4 Measure, and Matthew’s Minstrels held a concert, as did the Vassar Choir. The day finished off with a conversation hosted by President Catharine Hill, a dinner, a bonfire, and stargazing at the 1951 Observatory. Amidst all these events, alumnae/i found time to reconnect with friends and attend information sessions.
- Read AAVC Outstanding Service to Vassar Award recipient Fay Gambee's remarks
- Download a full schedule of the weekend events
VIEW 2007
- See video remarks from Mary Pick Hines '53, 2007 Outstanding Service to Vassar Award Recipient:
- See videos of the weekend activities:
- Broadband: Panel Discussion, Classroom Lectures
- Dial-up: Panel Discussion, Classroom Lectures
- Download a full schedule of the weekend events