Raymond, Associate Professor of Philosophy. Friedman, Professor and Chair of Greek and Roman Studies and Christopher C. She was joined by Jaime Liborio Del Razo, Assistant Professor of Education Rachel D. The second panel, “Academic Life: A Faculty Panel for Families of First Year Students,” was hosted by Jennifer Herrera, Dean of First Year Students. “We have had no student who has tested positive based on an exposure on campus,” Bradley noted. The panelists answered more than 20 questions from parents about topics ranging from Spring Semester logistics, to study abroad, to COVID-19 testing and reporting. “Parents-you did a lot right on the way up because your students are really under pressure, showing tremendous grace and tremendous gratitude.”īradley was joined by William Hoynes, Dean of Faculty Carlos Alamo-Pastrana, Dean of the College and Marianne Begemann, Dean of Strategic Planning and Academic Resources. “To put them all together-it’s really pushed us, there’s no question it’s pushed us, but I am just so delighted with the commitment and humanity that our team and institution and your students have really shown through all of this,” she said. In her opening remarks at the first panel discussion, “A Conversation with the President and Deans,” President Elizabeth Bradley noted that any one of the trials of 2020-a pandemic, climate change, racial injustice, and a presidential election, would have been a lot to deal with. President Elizabeth Bradley hosted a panel discussion with Deans William Hoynes, Carlos Alamo-Pastrana, and Marianne Begemann. Virtual events open to families included three panel discussions with the president and deans, faculty, and students a virtual reunion for the men’s and women's swimming & diving teams and a special concert and interview with singer/songwriter Naïka as part of the Vassar Haiti Project’s annual benefit art sale. For students, there was a dinnertime concert on Noyes Circle and a roller-disco night sponsored by Vassar College Sound System at Walker Field House. Some of the events could be accessed at any time, including virtual tours of the campus, the arboretum, and the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center-and a performance by Vassar’s circus-themed performance troupe, the Barefoot Monkeys. The specially created Families Weekend content and recordings of live events will remain online for anyone who missed it. “We had people dialed in from Hawaii,” he said. One benefit of this year’s online format, he said, was that it allowed far-flung families to attend. “People seemed very engaged with it and appreciative,” said organizer Edward Cheetham, who noted that a virtual “walking tour” of the campus narrated by Vassar Historian Colton Johnson had 1,700 views.
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