Vassar Quarterly - Spring 2018 - 55

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R EU N ION

2018

Letter from the President of the AAVC

J U N E 8-10

Classes ending in 3s and 8s, including
the 50th Landmark Reunion Class of 1968.
Watch your mailbox for information
on Vassar's 2018 Reunion.
For Reunion information, call 800.443.8196.
A AVC

Alumnae House
161 College Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
alums.vassar.edu
2017/ 18 A AVC BOARD OF DIRECTOR S

President and AAVC Trustee
Milbrey "Missie" Rennie Taylor '68, New York
Vice President for Strategic Planning
Deborah Macfarlan Enright '82, Tennessee
Vice President for Operations
Stephen Hankins '85, P'13 '17, California
AAVC Trustees
Sharon Chang '84, P'19, New York
Stephen Hankins '85, P'13 '17, California
Tanya Odom '92, New York
Eve Slater '67, New Jersey
Karen Strain Smythe '82, New York
Alumnae House Committee Chair
Donna Parisi '89, New York
Alumnae/i Recognition Committee Chair
Sharon Chang '84, P'19, New York
Career Networking Committee Chair
Karen Strain Smythe '82, New York
Clubs and Regional Networks Committee Chair
Brian Farkas '10, New York
Communications Advisory Committee Chair
Lisa Denby '87, New York
Vassar Fund Council Chair
Brian Tormey '02, New York
Nominating Committee Chair
Monica Vachher '77, Pennsylvania
Nominating Committee
Sara Moody Allen '64, Pennsylvania
Nana Takyi Baffour-Awuah '14, New York
Roger Gibian '90, New York
Vivek Mahapatra '05, California
Natalie Nixon '91, Pennsylvania
Christina Peltier '10, Illinois
AAVC Directors
Ernest Ceberio '94, New Jersey
Julianna Maria Simon '11, California

In June, I will be at Vassar for my 50th
reunion. Having served as an active volunteer
since graduation, I have been on campus often
over the last several decades. I've had the
chance to witness varied architectural enhancements and other campus initiatives in an
immediate and tactile way. As the campus
blueprint has expanded, so have the opportunities to introduce students of different
interests to each other-inside the classroom
and beyond.
A recent addition to the blueprint is
the Bridge for Laboratory Sciences where
academic offerings open the scientific world
to our students. The physical component of
the building extends the southern edge of the
campus and makes Skinner Hall's extraordinary music program ever more accessible to
the rest of the Vassar community.
Once again, Vassar creates new opportunities for connection.
Beyond the campus, Vassar alumnae/i have been building metaphorical bridges, bringing
the world to Vassar and Vassar to the world.
There was an incredible alumnae-organized event that brought Vassar to Nashville; it was
attended by local members of classes ranging from 1956 to 2012. (See page 57.)
In conjunction with the Woodmere Art Museum's exhibition of the work of artist Violet
Oakley, the Vassar Club of Philadelphia hosted a reception and gallery talk for alumnae/i last
fall. The exhibition featured four Vassar-owned panels that usually hang in the Alumnae
House. (See page 56.)
President Bradley continues to be everywhere at once (or so it seems). She is an active
leader on campus, moving the college forward while traveling to meet alumnae/i all over
the U.S. and the world. These travels are allowing alumnae/i to begin to develop a personal
connection with her. All are invited to follow her Twitter feed @ehbvassar to learn more.
If your class year ends in either a 3 or an 8, I hope you are planning to attend Reunion
this June. It will be President Bradley's first Vassar reunion and promises to be a wonderful
weekend.
For those not celebrating a reunion this year, go to alums.vassar.edu to find other ways to
connect with fellow alums. I'm planning to check out @vassarathletics on Instagram to find
out when Vassar's tennis teams will be playing in my area.
Each of us has the opportunity to expand the campus beyond Poughkeepsie to our part of
the world and to connect with others from different Vassar classes or circles.
Expand your Vassar blueprint wherever you are.

Missie Rennie Taylor '68
President, AAVC

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