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Vassar Team Wins 25th Annual Chemistry Bowl: Intercollegiate Event Is Always a Lighthearted Affair

Teams from local colleges and nearby high schools competed in the 25th Annual Chemistry Bowl, a not-so-serious event organized by Professor of Chemistry Christopher Smart.

Jennifer Rubbo Receives Community Service Award from Hispanic Heritage Committee

The Hispanic Heritage Committee of Poughkeepsie recognized Jennifer Rubbo, Manager of the Environmental Cooperative for Strategic Planning and Academic Resources, for the college’s collaboration with the group over the past three years. Rubbo received one of seven Community Service Awards presented by the group Nov. 10 at the Alumnae/i House.

Women’s Rugby Team Routs Delaware, Field Hockey Team Loses in a Shootout, and the Women’s Soccer Team Falls to MIT.

The women’s rugby team rolled over the University of Delaware, 96-0, Saturday, but the field hockey and women’s soccer teams both lost opening round games in their NCAA Division III tournaments.

Vassar Recalls Its Role in the Great War As The College Salutes Its Veterans

Following the end of WWI, Armistice Day was created to celebrate peace and to salute those who had served in the Great War. Vassar alumnae contributed to war and relief efforts in various ways—and some even died on the ground in Europe. Find out what roles they played and a look ahead at Vassar’s plan to celebrate all veterans.

Take Time to Pay Tribute to our Veterans: Please Pause to Thank our Posse Vets, Faculty and Staff

Veterans Day has taken on a special significance on the Vassar campus since 2013, when the first cohort of 11 Posse Veterans enrolled. The Vassar community offers its thanks to the 34 Posse vets currently on campus and the dozens of faculty and staff who have served in our Armed Forces.

A Long-forgotten “Sister School” Rekindles Vassar Ties: President of Tokyo Women’s Christian University Visits Campus

Nearly a century after Vassar students and alumnae raised money for a new auditorium in a lecture hall at Tokyo Women’s Christian University, the two schools rekindled their bonds at a meeting recently on the Vassar campus.

A Vassar Trifecta

Saturday is a big day for Vassar athletics. The field hockey, women’s soccer and women’s rugby teams are competing in post-season tournaments, starting with games Saturday afternoon in three separate locations.

Vassar field hockey advances to the Liberty League Championship Game for the first time, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

All Campus Dining Center Renamed Gordon Commons: Vassar Receives Gift from Family of Ellen Gordon ’52

Thanks to the generosity of Ellen Rubin Gordon ’52, her family, and the Cele H. and William B. Rubin Family Fund, Vassar’s All Campus Dining Center has a new name. In a ceremony Oct. 25 in the foyer of the Students’ Building, the dining center was officially designated Gordon Commons.

Vassar athletes ask us to “Think Pink” in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Vassar’s athletes and athletic venues will be festooned in pink later this month in observance of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Think Pink, an annual nationwide event, was established in 1992 to raise awareness about the disease.